The Roots Music Report's
Top Contemporary Jazz Album Chart
for the Year of 2024
| Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Speak to Me | Julian Lage | Blue Note |
| 2 | Groove Street | Dave Stryker | Strikezone |
| 3 | Love and Rhythm | Blake Aaron | Innervision |
| 4 | Cali Mambo | Dred Scott Trio | Ropeadope |
| 5 | It Hits Different | Norman Brown | Shanachie Ent. |
| 6 | Mystical | Reza Khan | Painted Media |
| 7 | Cool Shades | Nils | Baja |
| 8 | Destiny | Brendan Rothwell | Self-Release |
| 9 | JAMB | Dave Erickson Project | Self-Release |
| 10 | Dreams Realized | Rose Mallett | Self-Release |
| 11 | Unstoppable | Adam Hawley | MBF Ent. |
| 12 | Memory in Motion | The Jazz Defenders | ITI |
| 13 | Promised Land | Paul Brown | Shanachie |
| 14 | Feelin' Good | Nils | Baja |
| 15 | Bowmanville | Bowmanville | Stoneagle |
| 16 | Three Chord Monte | Tony Romano | Self-Release |
| 17 | What It Means | Bria Skonberg | Cellar Live |
| 18 | Wonderful! | Mike LeDonne | Cellar Live |
| 19 | Standards Deluxe | The Rob Dixon / Steve Allee Quintet | Self-Release |
| 20 | The Hidden World of Piloo | Ada Rovatti | Piloo |
| 21 | Ones Upon a Time | Paul Brown | Woodward Avenue |
| 22 | Time Takes Odd Turns | Tom Johnson Jazz Orchestra | Self-Release |
| 23 | A Lady with a Song – Amber Weekes Celebrates Nancy Wilson | Amber Weekes | Self-Release |
| 24 | The Tuba Trio Chronicles Volume II | Joseph Daley | JoDa Music |
| 25 | Just Like That | Nick Colionne | Trippin N Rhythm |
| 26 | A New Beat | Ulysses Owens Jr. | Cellar |
| 27 | Into You | Incognito | Shanachie |
| 28 | Finger Painting | Nick Colionne | Trippin N Rhythm |
| 29 | Zebra Stories | Steve Allee | Self-Release |
| 30 | Love on the Tyrrhenian | CeCe Gable | Self-Release |
| 31 | Sugilanon | Caroline Julia Cabading | Patois |
| 32 | NU-JIVE: Nations United | Troy Roberts | Self-Release |
| 33 | After the Storm | Chris "Big Dog" Davis | Trippin 'n Rhythm |
| 34 | Bridges (feat. Paul Bollenback & Byron Landham) | Brian Ho | Cellar Live |
| 35 | Lift Me Up | Streetwize | Shanachie |
| 36 | Gentle and Smooth | Nathan Mitchell | Trippin 'n Rhythm |
| 37 | Songs from the Deep | Eric Essix | Essential |
| 38 | Contrafactus | Spike Wilner Trio | Cellar Live |
| 39 | As We Think | Chris Standring | Ultimate Vibe |
| 40 | Flashback | Allen Dennard | Self-Release |
| 41 | A New Light | Steve Oliver | Self-Release |
| 42 | The Jazz Meurkengers | Hendrik Meurkens | Cellar Live |
| 43 | Oasis | Randy Scott | Trippin 'n Rhythm |
| 44 | Play It Cool | Mike Di Lorenzo | Keep The Groove |
| 45 | Land of Enchantment | Todd Mosby | Self-Release |
| 46 | Risin' Up | Adam Hawley | MBF Ent. |
| 47 | Soliloquies | Jason Kao Hwang | Self-Release |
| 48 | Plays Ellington & Strayhorn | Brian Landrus | Palmetto/Blueland |
| 49 | Timeless | David Benoit | SRG Jazz |
| 50 | At Mezzrow | Ken Peplowski | Cellar |
| 51 | Movin' | John Lamkin II & the Favorites Jazz Quintet | Self-Release |
| 52 | Relentless Pursuit | Tony Addison | Odradek |
| 53 | Masters Legacy Series, Volume 5: Houston Person | Emmet Cohen | La Reserve |
| 54 | Emerge Dancing (feat. Jeff Pittson) | Suzanne Pittson | Vineland |
| 55 | Call for Winter II: Resonance | Daniel Herskedal | Edition |
| 56 | Archaic Humans | Nation Beat | Ropeadope |
| 57 | Across the Field College Fight Songs Reimagined | Visions Jazz Ensemble | Patios |
| 58 | Timing is Everything | Eric Alexander | Cellar Live |
| 59 | Hearing into the Future | Tony Jones and Jessica Jones | Reva |
| 60 | Interlude of the Duende | Emaginario | Ropeadope |
| 61 | Ricano, Vol.1 Live in 2023 | Jonathan Suazo | Ropeadope |
| 62 | Stepping Stones | Sean Fyfe | Cellar Live |
| 63 | Wintersongs | Laila Biali | Self-Release |
| 64 | Stride | Eric Essix | Self-Release |
| 65 | Uptown in Orbit | Emmet Cohen | Mack Avenue |
| 66 | Caribbean Blue | Russ Spiegel | Ruzztone |
| 67 | I Told You So | Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio | Colemine |
| 68 | Congo Lament | Isrea Butler | Vegas |
| 69 | Alternate Summer | Tom Harrell | HighNote |
| 70 | With Eyes Closed | Matt Panayides Trio | Pacific Coast Jazz |
| 71 | Reboot | Ronnie Foster | Blue Note |
| 72 | Soul Connection | Brian Simpson | Shanachie |
| 73 | Send for Me | Catherine Russell | Dot Time |
| 74 | Struttin | Ronny Smith | Pacific Coast |
| 75 | Portrait | Samara Joy | Verve |
| 76 | Live at the Deer Head Inn | Jim Snidero | Savant |
| 77 | In Harmony (Live) | Roy Hargrove & Mulgrew Miller | Resonance |
| 78 | Songs from My Father | Gerry Gibbs | Whaling City Sound |
| 79 | Montreal Jazz Trio | Montreal Jazz Trio | Odd Sound |
| 80 | May Waltz | The Todd Herbert Quartet | Self-Release |
| 81 | Two Continents One Groove (Live) | T.S. Monk | Storyville |
| 82 | Live at Blue Bamboo | Chris Cortez | Blue Bamboo |
| 83 | Secrets of Inanna | Connie Han | Mack Avenue |
| 84 | Bridges | Ana Nelson | Self-Release |
| 85 | Brotherhood | Belmondo Quintet | Jazz & People |
| 86 | Side Hustle | Thom Rotella | HighNote |
| 87 | X-Man in New York | Xaver Hellmeier | Cellar Live |
| 88 | Step Down | The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble | MERLIN |
| 89 | Resonate | Lettuce | Round Hill |
| 90 | The Q Sessions | Christian McBride | Mack Avenue |
| 91 | The Bad Plus | The Bad Plus | Edition |
| 92 | Cold As Weiss | Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio | Colemine |
| 93 | Fault Lines | Dana Fitzsimons | Self-Release |
| 94 | Nascentia (Birth) | Steve Slagle | Panorama |
| 95 | Jazzwords | Steve Million | SM Music |
| 96 | Phoenix | Lakecia Benjamin | Whirlwind |
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