The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Jazz Album Chart
for the Week of Apr 19, 2025
| TW | LW | Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▲ | 1 | 6 | Slang Spirituals | Lady Blackbird | BMG | Crossover Jazz |
| - | 2 | 2 | Stryker with Strings Goes to the Movies | Dave Stryker | Strikezone | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▼ | 3 | 1 | Try This | Bill Moio | ITI | Smooth Jazz |
| - | 4 | 4 | Safe Travels | Jerry Kalaf | Self-Release | Modern Jazz |
| - | 5 | 5 | Soft Light | Mark Scott III | Miller Three Publishing | Mainstream Jazz |
| ▲ | 6 | 7 | Mystical | Reza Khan | Painted Media | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 7 | 33 | Hidden Gems | Brent Laidler | self-Release | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 8 | 28 | Lightkeeper | Juan Perea | Zoho | Latin Jazz |
| - | 9 | 9 | Acts of Faith | Sault | Forever Living Originals | Crossover Jazz |
| - | 10 | 10 | Under a Lavender Sky | Ermelinda Cuellar | Self-Release | Latin Jazz |
| - | 11 | 11 | The River | Silvano Monasterios | Self-Release | Latin Jazz |
| ▲ | 12 | 13 | The Romance Continues | Tony Saunders | Baja/TSR | Smooth Jazz |
| ▲ | 13 | 14 | Love and Rhythm | Blake Aaron | Innervision | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 14 | 15 | It Hits Different | Norman Brown | Shanachie Ent. | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 15 | 16 | Tribute: the Music of Gregg Hill | Rick Roe | Cold Plunge | Mainstream Jazz |
| ▲ | 16 | 17 | Cool Shades | Nils | Baja | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 17 | 18 | Across the Field College Fight Songs Reimagined | Visions Jazz Ensemble | Patios | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 18 | 19 | Destiny | Brendan Rothwell | Self-Release | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 19 | 21 | Precious Moments | Lowell Hopper | Self-Release | Smooth Jazz |
| ▲ | 20 | 22 | Louisiana Stories | Don Paul | Irresistible/Revolutionary | Crossover Jazz |
| ▼ | 21 | 8 | Small Things | Jackson Potter | Shifting Paradigm | Mainstream Jazz |
| ▲ | 22 | 25 | Brazilia Live at the Pump House: Celebrating Wayne Shorter | Dan Moretti | Roots Grooves | Latin Jazz |
| ▲ | 23 | 26 | What Is? | Russ Anixter's Hippie Big Band | Self-Release | Big Band |
| ▲ | 24 | 27 | Mosaic: the Music of Gregg Hill | Rodney Whitaker | Origin | Modern Jazz |
| ▲ | 25 | 29 | Mosaic | Reginald Cyntje | Self-Release | Modern Jazz |
| ▼ | 26 | 3 | Right Here | Tomas Martin Lopez | Bongotoms | Latin Jazz |
| ▼ | 27 | 20 | Feelin' Good | Nils | Baja | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 28 | 30 | Soliloquies | Jason Kao Hwang | Self-Release | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 29 | 31 | Never Too Late | Lowell Hopper | Self-Release | Smooth Jazz |
| ▲ | 30 | 32 | JAMB | Dave Erickson Project | Self-Release | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 31 | 34 | Tributes | Marcus McLaurine | Jade Elephant Productions | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 32 | 35 | Songs for a Perigee Moon | Carl Weingarten | Multiphase | Fusion |
| ▲ | 33 | 36 | Hope | Todd Boston | Gita | Jazz |
| ▲ | 34 | 38 | Groovin Smooth | Ghost Jazz Trio | Guitar One | Smooth Jazz |
| ▲ | 35 | 40 | Emerge Dancing (feat. Jeff Pittson) | Suzanne Pittson | Vineland | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 36 | 37 | Promised Land | Paul Brown | Shanachie | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 37 | 39 | Beyond the Warrior's Eyes | Brian Tarquin | BHP Music-Guitar Trax | Fusion |
| ▲ | 38 | 41 | Zebra Stories | Steve Allee | Self-Release | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 39 | 42 | Unstoppable | Adam Hawley | MBF Ent. | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▼ | 40 | 12 | As We Think | Chris Standring | Ultimate Vibe | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 41 | 43 | Let's Get Away | Norman Brown | Shanachie Ent. | Smooth Jazz |
| ▲ | 42 | 44 | Tomorrow (There is a Way) | Eberhard Klunker | Seven Us Media | Fusion |
| ▲ | 43 | 45 | Meadowlark | Will Sumner | Guitar One | Smooth Jazz |
| ▲ | 44 | 46 | From T(h)ree to Four | Manuel Muzzu | Self-Release | Smooth Jazz |
| ▲ | 45 | 48 | April & Joanie Sing! | April Aloisio & Joanie Pallatto | Southport | Crossover Jazz |
| ▲ | 46 | 50 | De Pavel a Pavel | De Pavel A Pavel | From the 317 | Latin Jazz |
| ▲ | 47 | 51 | Tranquility | Les Sabler | New Vista | Smooth Jazz |
| ▲ | 48 | 52 | Ones Upon a Time | Paul Brown | Woodward Avenue | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 49 | 53 | Up from the Outside | Steve Langemo | Guitar One | Fusion |
| ▲ | 50 | 54 | The Lonely Coyote | Marc van Vugt | Baixim | Jazz |
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