The Roots Music Report's
Top Classic Jazz Song Chart
for the Year of 2022
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joy of Life | Jeannine Otis |
| 2 | Green Dolphin Street | Chris Standring |
| 3 | City of Sounds | Joe Farnsworth |
| 4 | Sounds from the Ancestors | Kenny Garrett |
| 5 | New York Attitude | Joe Farnsworth |
| 6 | What is This Thing Called Love | Thilo Wagner, Wolfgang Mörike, Gregor Beck |
| 7 | Hargrove | Kenny Garrett |
| 8 | Why Can't We Live Together | Dr. Lonnie Smith |
| 9 | Where Are You? (feat. Camille Thurman) | Louis Hayes |
| 10 | What Was That? | Kenny Garrett |
| 11 | More Than You Know | Doug MacDonald |
| 12 | Next Time You See Me | Doug MacDonald |
| 13 | My Favorite Things | Harold Mabern |
| 14 | Mack the Knife | Ella Fitzgerald |
| 15 | Air Mail Special | Ella Fitzgerald |
| 16 | Undecided | Ella Fitzgerald |
| 17 | It's Only a Paper Moon | Louis Hayes |
| 18 | Sunshine Superman | Dr. Lonnie Smith |
| 19 | Naima | Harold Mabern |
| 20 | Jersey Bounce | Ella Fitzgerald |
| 21 | Dahomey Dance | Harold Mabern |
| 22 | Hesitation | Joe Farnsworth |
| 23 | Cold Duck Time | Chris Nordman Trio |
| 24 | High Wire | Chris Nordman Trio |
| 25 | Things Ain't What They Used to Be | Chris Nordman Trio |
| 26 | Arab Arab | Louis Hayes |
| 27 | Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! | Ella Fitzgerald |
| 28 | I'm Afraid the Masquerade is over (feat. Camille Thurman) | Louis Hayes |
| 29 | Crisis | Louis Hayes |
| 30 | Dearly Beloved | Doug MacDonald |
| 31 | Monk's Dream | Joe Farnsworth |
| 32 | Time Was | Joe Farnsworth |
| 33 | Blue Bossa | Chris Nordman Trio |
| 34 | Sweet Bread | Christian McBride |
| 35 | 'Tain't What You Do | Ella Fitzgerald |
| 36 | Galatea's Guitar | Gabor Szabo |
| 37 | It’s Time to Come Home | Kenny Garrett |
| 38 | Blue Train | Harold Mabern |
| 39 | Hey Bartender | Floyd Dixon |
| 40 | Lemuria | Joe Farnsworth |
| 41 | Rainbow Sign | Ron Miles |
| 42 | Epistrophy (Live at Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA / 1968) | Thelonious Monk |
| 43 | Mercy, Mercy, Mercy | Chris Nordman Trio |
| 44 | Watermelon Man | Chris Nordman Trio |
| 45 | Custodian of the New | Ron Miles |
| 46 | Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting | Charles Mingus |
| 47 | What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? | Ella Fitzgerald |
| 48 | You'd Be So Nice to Come Home to | Ella Fitzgerald |
| 49 | Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul | Charles Mingus |
| 50 | You Turned the Tables on Me | Ella Fitzgerald |
| 51 | Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea | Ella Fitzgerald |
| 52 | Boogie Stop Shuffle | Charles Mingus |
| 53 | Preview | Ella Fitzgerald |
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