The Roots Music Report's
Top Jazz Album Chart
for the Year of 2023
| Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linger Awhile | Samara Joy | Verve | Jazz |
| 2 | Convertible | Kingsley Durant | Zen Diagram | Fusion |
| 3 | 9 to 5 | 3D Jazz Trio | DIVA Jazz | Traditional Jazz |
| 4 | Blues to Be There: a Salute to Duke Ellington | Planet D Nonet | Eastlawn | Big Band |
| 5 | Oasis: the Music of Gregg Hill | Rodney Whitaker | Origin | Modern Jazz |
| 6 | XYZ | Jeff Richman | Blue Canoe | Jazz |
| 7 | Cool Shades | Nils | Baja | Contemporary Jazz |
| 8 | I Love a Love Song! | Rachael & Vilray | Nonesuch | Jazz |
| 9 | Destiny | Brendan Rothwell | Self-Release | Contemporary Jazz |
| 10 | Prime (feat. Jared Gold & McClenty Hunter Jr.) | Dave Stryker | Strikezone | Contemporary Jazz |
| 11 | The Peplowski Project | David Larsen | Self-Release | Traditional Jazz |
| 12 | Reminiscing at Rudy's | Houston Person | HighNote | Jazz |
| 13 | Uptown on Mardi Gras Day | Delfeayo Marsalis | Troubadour Jass | Big Band |
| 14 | Promised Land | Paul Brown | Shanachie | Contemporary Jazz |
| 15 | Saxology | Wayne Alpern | Henri Elkan | Mainstream Jazz |
| 16 | Pete's Pandemic Playlist | Peter Curtis | Self-Release | Jazz |
| 17 | Blue House | Marc Ciprut | White Label | Modern Jazz |
| 18 | Technocats the Music of Gregg Hill | Technocats | Cold Plunge | Mainstream Jazz |
| 19 | Hey Guys, Watch This | Nellie McKay | Hungry Mouse | Jazz |
| 20 | Unidad | Aguankó | Self-Release | Latin Jazz |
| 21 | The Hot Toddies Jazz Band | The Hot Toddies Jazz Band | Self-Release | Jazz |
| 22 | Tender Touch | Lowell Hopper | Self-Release | Smooth Jazz |
| 23 | Octet and Originals | Antonio Adolfo | Self-Release | Latin Jazz |
| 24 | The Pacific Jazz Group | The Pacific Jazz Group | Ropeadope | Cool Jazz |
| 25 | The Red Door | Orrin Evans | Smoke Sessions | Jazz |
| 26 | All About Love | Tony Saunders | Baja/TSR | Smooth Jazz |
| 27 | Hope | Todd Boston | Gita | Jazz |
| 28 | The Other Shoe: the Music of Gregg Hill | Michael Dease | Origin | Modern Jazz |
| 29 | Family Business | Jim Alfredson | Posi-Tone | Jazz |
| 30 | The Omnichord Real Book | Meshell Ndegeocello | Blue Note | Jazz |
| 31 | Up and Gone | The Moore-McColl Jazz Society | Madison | Crossover Jazz |
| 32 | Between Dreaming and Joy | Jeff Coffin | Ear Up | Avant-Garde Jazz |
| 33 | Let's Get Away | Norman Brown | Shanachie Ent. | Smooth Jazz |
| 34 | Truth Against the World | The Andy Rothstein Band | Vemicious Knid | Fusion |
| 35 | Exactly Right! | Louis Hayes | Savant | Classic Jazz |
| 36 | Urbanessence | Tito Carrillo | Origin | Latin Jazz |
| 37 | Keyboards | Kait Dunton | Real & Imagined | Mainstream Jazz |
| 38 | The Diva Jazz Orchestra "30" (Live at Dizzy's Club) | The DIVA Jazz Orchestra | Self-Release | Big Band |
| 39 | Dance Kobina | Joe Chambers | Blue Note | Traditional Jazz |
| 40 | Dead Funk Summit | Joe Marcinek Band | Vintage League | Jazz |
| 41 | The Mary Lou Williams Resurgence Project, Vol. 1 | Cecilia Smith | Innova | Jazz |
| 42 | Up from the Outside | Steve Langemo | Guitar One | Fusion |
| 43 | Groovin Smooth | Ghost Jazz Trio | Guitar One | Smooth Jazz |
| 44 | Ones Upon a Time | Paul Brown | Woodward Avenue | Contemporary Jazz |
| 45 | Songs from the Deep | Eric Essix | Essential | Contemporary Jazz |
| 46 | Tomorrow (There is a Way) | Eberhard Klunker | Seven Us Media | Fusion |
| 47 | Meadowlark | Will Sumner | Guitar One | Smooth Jazz |
| 48 | Soul Searchin' | Larry Carlton | Shanachie Ent | Contemporary Jazz |
| 49 | Stage and Screen | John Pizzarelli | Palmetto | Jazz |
| 50 | Heartwood | Lawson Rollins | Infinita | Smooth Jazz |
| 51 | Soul Expression | Jim Adkins | Self-Release | Jazz |
| 52 | The Trio, Vol. 3 | Dave Bass | Self-Release | Jazz |
| 53 | Solar Music | Butcher Brown | Concord | Crossover Jazz |
| 54 | Parallel Motion | Yellowjackets | Mack Avenue | Contemporary Jazz |
| 55 | Better Days | Mr. Chair | Self-Release | Fusion |
| 56 | JAMB | Dave Erickson Project | Self-Release | Contemporary Jazz |
| 57 | Mentors | Lennie Moore | Self-Release | Big Band |
| 58 | Sometimes There Are No Words | Keith LuBrant | Guitar One | Fusion |
| 59 | Back Home in Kansas City | Bobby Watson | Smoke Sessions | Jazz |
| 60 | Pan Africa | Derrick Gardner & The Jazz Prophets | Impact | Jazz |
| 61 | Ah-Bop | Gene Ess | SIMP | Modern Jazz |
| 62 | New Standards, Vol. 1 | Terri Lyne Carrington | Candid | Jazz |
| 63 | Without Question | Pete McCann | Self-Release | Mainstream Jazz |
| 64 | Tranquility | Les Sabler | New Vista | Smooth Jazz |
| 65 | Finger Painting | Nick Colionne | Trippin N Rhythm | Contemporary Jazz |
| 66 | In the Moment | Ella & the Bossa Beat | Self-Release | Latin Jazz |
| 67 | Joe Alterman Plays Les McCann: Big Mo & Little Joe | Joe Alterman | Self-Release | Jazz |
| 68 | With Peter Bradley (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Javon Jackson | Self-Release | Jazz |
| 69 | One for Wes | Mimi Fox Organ Trio | Origin | Jazz |
| 70 | The Latin Side of Mingus | Conrad Herwig | Savant | Jazz |
| 71 | JOYS | John "Tbone" Paxton | Eastlawn | Jazz |
| 72 | Your Requests | Laila Biali | Self-Release | Crossover Jazz |
| 73 | The Deplar Effect (feat. Eddie Roberts) | New Mastersounds | Color Red | Jazz |
| 74 | NU-JIVE: Nations United | Troy Roberts | Self-Release | Contemporary Jazz |
| 75 | Losing My Mind | Darmon Meader | Self-Release | Crossover Jazz |
| 76 | Burning Room Only | Ron Bosse | Deep Cat | Contemporary Jazz |
| 77 | Alive at the Village Vanguard | Fred Hersch | Palmetto | Jazz |
| 78 | Kemet (The Black Land) | Javier Nero | Outside In Music | Big Band |
| 79 | Alright! | Roger Lewis | Irresistible | Contemporary Jazz |
| 80 | Let Sound Tell All | Julius Rodriguez | Verve | Jazz |
| 81 | The Good Life | George Freeman | HighNote | Classic Jazz |
| 82 | Makram | Joe Locke | Circle 9 | Fusion |
| 83 | Shaw's Groove | Jason Keiser | OA2 | Jazz |
| 84 | Finding the Right Notes | Ron Carter | IN+OUT | Jazz |
| 85 | Completion | Griffin Woodard Group | Praise Message | Modern Jazz |
| 86 | Time Capsule | Bill Warfield and the Hell's Kitchen Funk Orchestra | Planet Arts | Jazz |
| 87 | Legacies | Arturo O'Farrill | Blue Note | Jazz |
| 88 | Big Band Extravaganza | Doug MacDonald | Self-Release | Classic Jazz |
| 89 | Great Women of Song: Nina Simone | Nina Simone | Verve | Jazz |
| 90 | Commitment | Jae Sinnett's Zero to 60 Quartet | Self-Release | Jazz |
| 91 | Time Bandits | John Bailey | Freedom Road | Jazz |
| 92 | Impressions of Ella | Robin Mckelle | Doxie | Jazz |
| 93 | VuVu for Frances | Claire Daly | Daly Bread | Jazz |
| 94 | The Heavy Hitters | The Heavy Hitters | Cellar Live | Jazz |
| 95 | The Art of the Bass Choir | Lincoln Goines | Origin | Jazz |
| 96 | Resolution | Ken Fowser | WJ3 | Jazz |
| 97 | Generations | Steve Turre | Smoke Sessions | Jazz |
| 98 | Bicoastal Collective: Chapter Six | Paul Tynan & Aaron Lington | OA2 Records | Jazz |
| 99 | Time of My Life | Dylan Nau | RocketSnake | Jazz |
| 100 | Rise | Lawson Rollins | Infinita | Fusion |
| 101 | Butcher Brown Presents Triple Trey | Butcher Brown | Concord | Crossover Jazz |
| 102 | Simply Calvin | Calvin Keys | Wide Hive | Jazz |
| 103 | Aquablue | Greg Johnson | Self-Release | Jazz |
| 104 | Feel Like Making LIVE! | Bob James | Evolution | Jazz |
| 105 | Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse 1963-1964 | Ahmad Jamal | Jazz Detective | Jazz |
| 106 | At the Water's Edge | Wayne Maureau | Self-Release | Jazz |
| 107 | Cannon & Sparrow | Emily Braden | Self-Release | Jazz |
| 108 | Standing by the Crossroads | Elio Villafranca | Self-Release | Jazz |
| 109 | The Breath | Tom Teasley | Self-Release | Jazz |
| 110 | Legacy | Paul Litteral | Outrageous 8 | Big Band |
| 111 | In Good Standing | Altin Sencalar | Posi-Tone | Jazz |
| 112 | In Motion | El Payo | Stay True Sounds | Jazz |
| 113 | Are We There Yet? | Ed Cherry | Cellar | Jazz |
| 114 | #People | Ray Blue | Jazzheads | Crossover Jazz |
| 115 | Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays the Beatles | Brad Mehldau | Nonesuch | Jazz |
| 116 | DreamLand | Libby York | OA2 | Jazz |
| 117 | You've Got to Learn (Live) | Nina Simone | Verve | Jazz |
| 118 | Everything is Going to Be OK | GoGo Penguin | XXIM Records | Modern Jazz |
| 119 | New Beginnings | Jason Marshall | Cellar | Contemporary Jazz |
| 120 | Coral Way | Alfredo Rodríguez | Mack Avenue | Crossover Jazz |
| 121 | On a Clear Day: the Oscar Peterson Trio - Live in Zurich, 1971 | Oscar Peterson | Mack Avenue | Jazz |
| 122 | Between Two Worlds | Terell Stafford | Le Coq | Latin Jazz |
| 123 | What's Trending | Leo Sidran | Bonsai | Mainstream Jazz |
| 124 | Mélusine | Cécile McLorin Salvant | Nonesuch | Jazz |
| 125 | Got the Keys to the Kingdom: Live at the Village Vanguard | Chris Potter | Edition | Modern Jazz |
| 126 | Basie Swings the Blues | The Count Basie Orchestra | Candid | Jazz |
| 127 | Quaver | Geof Bradfield Quintet | Caligram | Jazz |
| 128 | Oak Tree | Tom Harrell | HighNote | Jazz |
| 129 | Desserts | Juan Carlos Quintero | Moondo | Latin Jazz |
| 130 | Solo in Barcelona | Mulgrew Miller | Storyville | Smooth Jazz |
| 131 | Far Far Away | Jim Snidero | Savant | Jazz |
| 132 | While We Have Time | Maddie Vogler | Origin | Modern Jazz |
| 133 | Stride | Eric Essix | Self-Release | Contemporary Jazz |
| 134 | Echoes of an Era Redux: My Father's Record Collection, Vol. 1 | Alison Crockett | Sol Image | Traditional Jazz |
| 135 | High Hopes | Kane Kalas | Centerpoint | Big Band |
| 136 | Steve Snyder Trio (Prime Vintage) | The Steve Snyder Trio | DPU | Mainstream Jazz |
| 137 | This Could Be the Start | Linda Purl | Reaching | Mainstream Jazz |
| 138 | Duo | Claudia Acuña | Ropeadope | Jazz |
| 139 | Spellbound | Bobby Rozario | Origin | Fusion |
| 140 | The Song Inside the Tune | Michael Costantino | Self-Release | Mainstream Jazz |
| 141 | SuperBlue (feat. Charlie Hunter) | Kurt Elling | Edition | Contemporary Jazz |
| 142 | Class of '88 | Senri Oe | Sony Masterworks | Jazz |
| 143 | 11 | Sault | Forever Living Originals | Crossover Jazz |
| 144 | Umoja | Nicola Conte | Far Out | Contemporary Jazz |
| 145 | Aria | Tineke Postma | Edition | Modern Jazz |
| 146 | Tiger Tail | Evan Drybread | Self-Release | Contemporary Jazz |
| 147 | Big Trippin | Bobby West | Soulville Sound | Jazz |
| 148 | Everybody Say Yeah! | George Freeman | Southport | Jazz |
| 149 | The Power Station Sessions | The Pat Petrillo Big Rhythm Band | Autumn Hill | Big Band |
| 150 | The Real Thing | Dizzy Gillespie | Perception | Jazz |
| 151 | Artful Dodgers | Three Story Sandbox | Tall Grass | Avant-Garde Jazz |
| 152 | Nature of Things | New Latitude | Self-Release | Smooth Jazz |
| 153 | Raise Your Spirit Consciousness | Jay Hoggard | Self-Release | Jazz |
| 154 | Cartas Ao Vento | Claudia Villela | Taina Music | Latin Jazz |
| 155 | Guilty Pleasures | Kurt Elling | Edition | Contemporary Jazz |
| 156 | My Father's Hands | Cyrus Chestnut | HighNote | Jazz |
| 157 | Artspoke the Best of (2007-2018) | Stuart Hamm | Guitar One | Fusion |
| 158 | On Savoy: Marian McPartland | Marian McPartland | Craft | Jazz |
| 159 | Blues on Top | Mike Clark and Leon Lee Dorsey | Self-Release | Jazz |
| 160 | Cantaloupe Island | Leon Lee Dorsey | Jazz Avenue | Jazz |
| 161 | Spirit of 3, Spirit of 4 | Jon Menges | Self-Release | Mainstream Jazz |
| 162 | Lamb Chops | Clifford Lamb | Weberworks | Jazz |
| 163 | Bird with Strings...and More! | Phil Woods | Storyville | Smooth Jazz |
| 164 | The Lonely Coyote | Marc van Vugt | Baixim | Jazz |
| 165 | In Real Time | Artemis | Blue Note | Modern Jazz |
| 166 | The Venetian | Vin Venezia | Innervision | Mainstream Jazz |
| 167 | Boomer Vibes Volume 1 | Tom Collier | Summit | Jazz |
| 168 | Better | Larry Goldings, Kaveh Rastegar, Abe Rounds | Ropeadope | Jazz |
| 169 | Opening | Chris Keefe | Self-Release | Mainstream Jazz |
| 170 | Immigrant | Fuat Tuac | Tuzu Kuru | Crossover Jazz |
| 171 | The Winds of Change | Billy Childs | Mack Avenue | Mainstream Jazz |
| 172 | Alta Vista | David Correa | Zocalo | Latin Jazz |
| 173 | Lost in Centralia | Project Alcazar | Guitar One | Fusion |
| 174 | Moonlighting – AstroJazz, Vol.1 | Astrocolor | Softone | Jazz |
| 175 | Krasno/Moore Project: Book of Queens | Eric Krasno | Concord | Jazz |
| 176 | Finding Light | Jeff Denson, Romain Pilon and Brian Blade | Ridgeway | Contemporary Jazz |
| 177 | Risin' Up | Adam Hawley | MBF Ent. | Contemporary Jazz |
| 178 | Bossas & Boleros | Gabriel Espinosa | Zoho | Latin Jazz |
| 179 | BOSSA 65: Celebrating Carlos Lyra and Roberto Menescal | Antonio Adolfo | Self-Release | Jazz |
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