The Roots Music Report's
Top 50 Jazz Album Chart
for the Week of Jan 31, 2026
| TW | LW | Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 | 1 | So Much to Say | Paul Brown | Shanachie Ent. | Contemporary Jazz |
| - | 2 | 2 | The Romance Continues | Tony Saunders | Baja/TSR | Smooth Jazz |
| *NEW* | 3 | - | Groove in the Face of Adversity | Don Was | Mack Avenue | Jazz |
| ▼ | 4 | 3 | Cortadito | The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective | Self-Release | Latin Jazz |
| ▼ | 5 | 4 | Cool Shades | Nils | Baja | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▼ | 6 | 5 | Destiny | Brendan Rothwell | Self-Release | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▼ | 7 | 6 | Feelin' Good | Nils | Baja | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▼ | 8 | 7 | The Light & the Fury | The Outernet | Self-Release | Fusion |
| - | 9 | 9 | Unbridled the Flying Horse Big Band Meets George Garzone | Flying Horse Big Band | Flying Horse | Big Band |
| ▲ | 10 | 14 | Wake Up Call: the Music of Gregg Hill | Rick Roe | Cold Plunge | Mainstream Jazz |
| ▲ | 11 | 15 | Dream Dancing: Celebrating Zoot Sims at 100 | The Scott Silbert Quartet | Self-Release | Traditional Jazz |
| ▲ | 12 | 16 | Love Makes the Changes | Maria Corsaro | Self-Release | Traditional Jazz |
| ▲ | 13 | 18 | The Road to Trantor | Carl Schultz | Origin | Modern Jazz |
| *NEW* | 14 | - | About Time (feat. Enrique Haneine) | John Clay | Self-Release | Modern Jazz |
| ▲ | 15 | 19 | Silver Lining | Andrea Lisa | Self-Release | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 16 | 20 | Spheres | Scott Emmerman | Self-Release | Fusion |
| ▲ | 17 | 21 | Songs for a Perigee Moon | Carl Weingarten | Multiphase | Fusion |
| ▲ | 18 | 22 | JAMB | Dave Erickson Project | Self-Release | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 19 | 23 | Boundless | Lemek | Trippin N Rhythm | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 20 | 24 | Anew | Kayla Waters | Shanachie | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 21 | 25 | Mystique | Lowell Hopper | Self-Release | Smooth Jazz |
| ▲ | 22 | 26 | Groovin Smooth | Ghost Jazz Trio | Guitar One | Swing |
| ▲ | 23 | 27 | Under the Covers | The Steve Luciano Quartet | Self-Relase | Mainstream Jazz |
| ▲ | 24 | 28 | Hope | Todd Boston | Gita | Jazz |
| ▲ | 25 | - | When the Night | Dan Balmer | Self-Release | Jazz |
| ▲ | 26 | 29 | Beyond the Warrior's Eyes | Brian Tarquin | BHP Music-Guitar Trax | Fusion |
| ▲ | 27 | 30 | Promised Land | Paul Brown | Shanachie | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 28 | 31 | Into You | Incognito | Shanachie | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 29 | 32 | Mystical | Reza Khan | Painted Media | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 30 | 33 | It Hits Different | Norman Brown | Shanachie Ent. | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 31 | 34 | As We Think | Chris Standring | Ultimate Vibe | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 32 | 35 | Tomorrow (There is a Way) | Eberhard Klunker | Seven Us Media | Fusion |
| ▲ | 33 | 36 | Dr. Jaz | Jazmin Ghent | Self-Release | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 34 | 37 | Midnight Groove | Brian Simpson | Shanachie | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 35 | 38 | Let's Get Away | Norman Brown | Shanachie Ent. | Smooth Jazz |
| ▲ | 36 | 39 | From T(h)ree to Four | Manuel Muzzu | Self-Release | Smooth Jazz |
| ▲ | 37 | 40 | Rivers | Will Sumner | Guitar One | Smooth Jazz |
| ▲ | 38 | 41 | Live at Vic's Las Vegas (feat. Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold, Rachel Eckroth & Sam Weber) | Nicole Zuraitis | La Reserve | Big Band |
| ▲ | 39 | 48 | Pete's Pandemic Playlist | Peter Curtis | Self-Release | Jazz |
| ▲ | 40 | 42 | The Lonely Coyote | Marc van Vugt | Baixim | Jazz |
| ▲ | 41 | 43 | Hello! How Are You? | Caity Gyorgy | La Reserve | Jazz |
| ▲ | 42 | 44 | Dear Mr. Hill | Andrew Wilcox | Trrcollective | Jazz |
| ▲ | 43 | 45 | Up from the Outside | Steve Langemo | Guitar One | Fusion |
| ▲ | 44 | 46 | Radiance | Lonnie Plaxico | Self-Release | Contemporary Jazz |
| ▲ | 45 | 55 | Heartwood | Lawson Rollins | Infinita | Smooth Jazz |
| ▲ | 46 | 47 | Without Further Ado, Vol 1 | Christian McBride | Mack Avenue | Big Band |
| ▲ | 47 | - | Double Live at Green Lady Lounge | Guitar Elation | Jazz Daddy | Jazz |
| ▲ | 48 | 49 | Convertible | Kingsley Durant | Zen Diagram | Fusion |
| ▲ | 49 | 61 | Heart, Mind and Soul | Randy Bernsen | Jerico Jams | Fusion |
| - | 50 | 50 | A Soul in Time | Morgan-Husband-Feraud | Guitar One | Fusion |
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