The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Jazz Album Chart
for the Week of Nov 1, 2025
| TW | LW | Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▲ | 1 | 3 | Without Further Ado, Vol 1 | Christian McBride | Mack Avenue | Big Band |
| ▼ | 2 | 1 | For Dinah | Ledisi | Candid | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▼ | 3 | 2 | So Much to Say | Paul Brown | Shanachie Ent. | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 4 | 25 | Stryker with Strings Goes to the Movies | Dave Stryker | Strikezone | Contemporary Jazz |
| - | 5 | 5 | For the Record | Pete Mills | Mighty Ernie | Mainstream Jazz |
| ▲ | 6 | 13 | Storybook: the Music of Mark Miller | Birdland Big Band | Birdland | Big Band |
| ▼ | 7 | 4 | The Romance Continues | Tony Saunders | Baja/TSR | Smooth Jazz |
| ▼ | 8 | 6 | Cool Shades | Nils | Baja | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▼ | 9 | 7 | Across the Field College Fight Songs Reimagined | Visions Jazz Ensemble | Patios | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 10 | 24 | Destiny | Brendan Rothwell | Self-Release | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▼ | 11 | 8 | Feelin' Good | Nils | Baja | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▼ | 12 | 9 | Rise | Bonnie J Jensen | Self-Release | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▼ | 13 | 10 | Late Night Groove | Lowell Hopper | Self-Release | Smooth Jazz |
| ▼ | 14 | 11 | Louisiana Stories | Don Paul | Irresistible/Revolutionary | Crossover Jazz |
| ▼ | 15 | 12 | Song | Joanie Pallatto & Bradley Parker-Sparrow | Southport | Crossover Jazz |
| ▼ | 16 | 14 | Unbridled the Flying Horse Big Band Meets George Garzone | Flying Horse Big Band | Flying Horse | Big Band |
| ▼ | 17 | 15 | THE LITTERAL TRUTH | The Paul Litteral Band | Outrageous 8 | Crossover Jazz |
| ▼ | 18 | 16 | Return of the Light (feat. Freddie Hendrix, Erena Terakubo, Sameer Shankar & David Heilman) | Joe Elefante | Self-Release | Crossover Jazz |
| ▼ | 19 | 17 | Life Got in the Way | Heather McKay | Self-Release | Latin Jazz |
| ▼ | 20 | 18 | Reimagine (feat. Brent Edstrom) | Jennifer Madsen | Self-Release | Mainstream Jazz |
| ▼ | 21 | 19 | Waking Dream | Randy Napoleon | Self-Release | Mainstream Jazz |
| ▼ | 22 | 20 | Playing Favorites | Chris Rottmayer | Pilars | Mainstream Jazz |
| ▼ | 23 | 21 | Simply 'S Wonderful: the Magic of Gershwin | Juliet Ewing | Honey Diva | Traditional Jazz |
| ▼ | 24 | 22 | Conceivable Directions | Enrique Haneine | Elegant Walk | Modern Jazz |
| ▼ | 25 | 23 | Murrina | Margherita Fava | Self-Release | Modern Jazz |
| - | 26 | 26 | Soliloquies | Jason Kao Hwang | Self-Release | Avant-Garde Jazz |
| - | 27 | 27 | Let Your Heart Lead the Way | Marilyn Kleinberg | Waking Up Music | Crossover Jazz |
| - | 28 | 28 | Spheres | Scott Emmerman | Self-Release | Fusion |
| - | 29 | 29 | Songs for a Perigee Moon | Carl Weingarten | Multiphase | Fusion |
| - | 30 | 30 | JAMB | Dave Erickson Project | Self-Release | Contemporary Jazz |
| - | 31 | 31 | Hidden Gems | Brent Laidler | self-Release | Contemporary Jazz |
| - | 32 | 32 | Tributes | Marcus McLaurine | Jade Elephant Productions | Contemporary Jazz |
| - | 33 | 33 | Boundless | Lemek | Trippin N Rhythm | Contemporary Jazz |
| - | 34 | 34 | Groovin Smooth | Ghost Jazz Trio | Guitar One | Smooth Jazz |
| - | 35 | 35 | Circles in a Yellow Room | Mike Freeman ZonaVibe | VOF | Latin Jazz |
| - | 36 | 36 | Hope | Todd Boston | Gita | Jazz |
| - | 37 | 37 | Beyond the Warrior's Eyes | Brian Tarquin | BHP Music-Guitar Trax | Fusion |
| - | 38 | 38 | Promised Land | Paul Brown | Shanachie | Contemporary Jazz |
| - | 39 | 39 | Mystical | Reza Khan | Painted Media | Contemporary Jazz |
| - | 40 | 40 | Emerge Dancing (feat. Jeff Pittson) | Suzanne Pittson | Vineland | Contemporary Jazz |
| - | 41 | 41 | Myths of Origin | Jason Kao Hwang | True Sound | Avant-Garde Jazz |
| - | 42 | 42 | Zebra Stories | Steve Allee | Self-Release | Contemporary Jazz |
| - | 43 | 43 | First Dance | Freedom Art Quartet | Freedom Art | Avant-Garde Jazz |
| - | 44 | 44 | It Hits Different | Norman Brown | Shanachie Ent. | Contemporary Jazz |
| - | 45 | 45 | My Latin Heart | Roger Glenn | Patois | Latin Jazz |
| - | 46 | 46 | Tomorrow (There is a Way) | Eberhard Klunker | Seven Us Media | Fusion |
| ▲ | 47 | 48 | Dr. Jaz | Jazmin Ghent | Self-Release | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 48 | 49 | Refuge | Mitch Towne | Cross Towne | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 49 | 50 | Let's Get Away | Norman Brown | Shanachie Ent. | Smooth Jazz |
| ▲ | 50 | 51 | From T(h)ree to Four | Manuel Muzzu | Self-Release | Smooth Jazz |
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