The Roots Music Report's
Top Contemporary Jazz Song Chart
for the Year of 2024
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anything | Norman Brown |
| 2 | Funkafarian | Troy Roberts |
| 3 | Love on the Tyrrhenian | CeCe Gable |
| 4 | Uptop | Adam Hawley |
| 5 | Cold Duck (feat. Jared Gold, McClenty Hunter Jr. & Bob Mintzer) | Dave Stryker |
| 6 | Unstoppable | Adam Hawley |
| 7 | Crush | Blake Aaron |
| 8 | Straight Ahead (feat. Jared Gold, McClenty Hunter Jr. & Bob Mintzer) | Dave Stryker |
| 9 | A Kind Heart | Steve Oliver |
| 10 | Look at the Bright Side Featuring Nils Juptner | Reza Khan |
| 11 | Feels So Right | Blake Aaron |
| 12 | Dreamland | Blake Aaron |
| 13 | She's the One | Blake Aaron |
| 14 | What About the Kids | Rachel Z |
| 15 | Cali Mambo (feat. Tom Beckham & Moses Patrou) | Dred Scott Trio |
| 16 | Infant Eyes (feat. Jared Gold, McClenty Hunter Jr. & Bob Mintzer) | Dave Stryker |
| 17 | Pauline | Russ Brannon |
| 18 | Get Up | Ronny Smith |
| 19 | Code Blue (feat. Jared Gold, McClenty Hunter Jr. & Bob Mintzer) | Dave Stryker |
| 20 | Carlos | Ronnie Foster |
| 21 | Careless Whisper | Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio |
| 22 | Kiss the Groove | Julian Vaughn |
| 23 | Creepin' | Rose Mallett |
| 24 | Ain't Nobody | Rose Mallett |
| 25 | Wray | Montreal Jazz Trio |
| 26 | I Remember Clifford (Live) | Roy Hargrove & Mulgrew Miller |
| 27 | Going Back to New Orleans | Catherine Russell |
| 28 | Disco Ears | Joshua Redman |
| 29 | Mosaic | Emmet Cohen |
| 30 | Echoes | Simon Chivallon |
| 31 | Cascade | Michael Mason |
| 32 | Blue Visions | The Todd Herbert Quartet |
| 33 | Sierre (Live) | T.S. Monk |
| 34 | The Visit (Live) | Chris Cortez |
| 35 | Young Moon | Connie Han |
| 36 | Wanderlust | Ana Nelson |
| 37 | Idle Moments (Live) | Jim Snidero |
| 38 | Essence (feat. Paul Bollenback & Byron Landham) | Brian Ho |
| 39 | Manteca (feat. Tom Beckham) | Dred Scott Trio |
| 40 | In Your Arms (feat. Anna Moore) | Mike Di Lorenzo |
| 41 | Simple #2 | Kurt Rosenwinkel Trio |
| 42 | Freedom Rhythm | Giovanni Angelini |
| 43 | Italian Sketches Part 2 | Jakub Paulski |
| 44 | Laugh Up | Jimi Prasad Orchestra |
| 45 | Woody N' Us | Belmondo Quintet |
| 46 | A Lady with a Song | Amber Weekes |
| 47 | Wrongs | Dan Pitt Quintet |
| 48 | The Diver | Simeon Davis Group |
| 49 | The Snake | Rose Mallett |
| 50 | My Funny Valentine | Rose Mallett |
| 51 | The Surest Things Can Change (feat. Brian McKnight) | David Benoit |
| 52 | Good Morning Mr. Shmink | Lettuce |
| 53 | Homecoming | Don MacDonald |
| 54 | A Night in Verona | Xaver Hellmeier |
| 55 | Arriving Home | Avishai Darash |
| 56 | Yearnin' for Your Love (feat. Paul Bollenback & Byron Landham) | Brian Ho |
| 57 | Fly by | Adam Hawley |
| 58 | Place in the Sun | Todd Mosby |
| 59 | Snakebite Playfight | The Jazz Defenders |
| 60 | Danza Cubano (feat. Matt Pavolka) | Dred Scott Trio |
| 61 | La Enganadora (feat. Tom Beckham) | Dred Scott Trio |
| 62 | Skyway | Steve Oliver |
| 63 | Groove Street (feat. Jared Gold, McClenty Hunter Jr. & Bob Mintzer) | Dave Stryker |
| 64 | Forgive and Forget | Allen Dennard |
| 65 | Heartland | Paul Shawn Quintet |
| 66 | Evident Monk | Jacek Kochan |
| 67 | Sun Wall | The Bad Plus |
| 68 | Swimming | Kari van der Kloot |
| 69 | Reboot | Ronnie Foster |
| 70 | Something for Kenny | Roni Ben-Hur |
| 71 | Brouhaha | Christian McBride |
| 72 | Time of the Barracudas | Alex LeFaivre Quartet |
| 73 | Only Now | Igor Butman |
| 74 | What the Funk | Dan Harris |
| 75 | Dig | Way North |
| 76 | Sasquatch | Eric Alexander |
| 77 | Guachi Guaro (feat. Tom Beckham) | Dred Scott Trio |
| 78 | Blues and the Abstract Truth (feat. Jeff Pittson & Evan Pittson) | Suzanne Pittson |
| 79 | Speak to Me | Julian Lage |
| 80 | The Oasis | Allen Dennard |
| 81 | The Last Pop Tune | Randy Napoleon |
| 82 | Language of Love Featuring Bob James | Reza Khan |
| 83 | I’m Always Drunk in San Francisco | Amber Weekes |
| 84 | You Stepped out of a Dream | Samara Joy |
| 85 | Well You Better | Tom Johnson Jazz Orchestra |
| 86 | Cafe Rio (feat. Spice Fusion) | David Benoit |
| 87 | Blues for the Cage | John Lamkin II & the Favorites Jazz Quintet |
| 88 | Twins | Steve Allee |
| 89 | Ellisin' (feat. Paul Bollenback & Byron Landham) | Brian Ho |
| 90 | Meurks' Mood | Hendrik Meurkens |
| 91 | Fuzzy Logic (feat. Spice Fusion) | David Benoit |
| 92 | Remitti | Nesrine |
| 93 | Pull Your Pants Up | Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio |
| 94 | In Common | The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble |
| 95 | Do You Remember | Joachim Schoenecker |
| 96 | Pursuit | Xander Naylor |
| 97 | Lowdown | Manteca |
| 98 | Brendy's Run (Single) | Stu Weinberg |
| 99 | Jazz Woman | Nancy Kelly |
| 100 | Rhythm Edge | Eric Person |
| 101 | Fo Sho | Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio |
| 102 | Welcome to the Beach | Paul Hardcastle |
| 103 | Forward March | Eric Essix |
| 104 | Hold on | Eric Essix |
| 105 | Back Porch | Eric Essix |
| 106 | Wavelength | Paul Hardcastle |
| 107 | What You Do to Me | Nick Colionne |
| 108 | Step to This | Nick Colionne |
| 109 | Stride | Eric Essix |
| 110 | Overlap (feat. Jared Gold, McClenty Hunter Jr. & Bob Mintzer) | Dave Stryker |
| 111 | Soulstice (feat. Jared Gold, McClenty Hunter Jr. & Bob Mintzer) | Dave Stryker |
| 112 | The More I See You (feat. Jared Gold, McClenty Hunter Jr. & Bob Mintzer) | Dave Stryker |
| 113 | Let Us Go | Mike LeDonne |
| 114 | Omission | Julian Lage |
| 115 | Falcon Featuring Jeff Lorber | Reza Khan |
| 116 | Who Dat? | Thom Rotella |
| 117 | Language of Love (feat. Bob James) | Reza Khan |
| 118 | Timing is Everything | Eric Alexander |
| 119 | A Flower is a Lovesome Thing | Brian Landrus |
| 120 | Isfahan | Brian Landrus |
| 121 | Green Lights | Troy Roberts |
| 122 | Waltz for Bill | Steve Allee |
| 123 | Simba's Samba | Ada Rovatti |
| 124 | Grooveland | Ada Rovatti |
| 125 | Ode to George Floyd | John Lamkin II & the Favorites Jazz Quintet |
| 126 | All the Way | Jeff Harnar |
| 127 | The Secret Life of Plants (feat. Jeff Pittson) | Suzanne Pittson |
| 128 | Cats and Mouses | Tom Johnson Jazz Orchestra |
| 129 | Spinning Coins | Jason Kao Hwang |
| 130 | Silhouettes Lean Forward | Jason Kao Hwang |
| 131 | Bending Branches into Roots | Jason Kao Hwang |
| 132 | Remembering Our Conversation | Jason Kao Hwang |
| 133 | Afro Blue | Beata Pater |
| 134 | Cold As Weiss | Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio |
| 135 | She'll Come Round | The Jazz Defenders |
| 136 | Bird Lives | Ulysses Owens Jr. |
| 137 | Meanderthal | The Jazz Defenders |
| 138 | Ellisin' | Brian Ho |
| 139 | Costa Del Lol | The Jazz Defenders |
| 140 | The Organ Grinder's Swing | Matthew Whitaker |
| 141 | Phoenix Reimagined - Live | Lakecia Benjamin |
| 142 | Go Down Moses | John Lamkin II & the Favorites Jazz Quintet |
| 143 | Hittin' at the Haven | John Lamkin II & the Favorites Jazz Quintet |
| 144 | Everything I Love (feat. Jeff Pittson) | Suzanne Pittson |
| 145 | Blackbird (feat. Jeff Pittson) | Suzanne Pittson |
| 146 | Cornet Chop Suey | Bria Skonberg |
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