The Roots Music Report's
Top Contemporary Jazz Album Chart
for the Year of 2023
1 |  | Cool Shades by: Nils Buy Now:   | Label: Baja Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist:    |
2 |  | Destiny by: Brendan Rothwell Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
3 |  | Prime (feat. Jared Gold & McClenty Hunter Jr.) by: Dave Stryker Buy Now: | Label: Strikezone Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
4 |  | Promised Land by: Paul Brown Buy Now: | Label: Shanachie Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
5 |  | Ones Upon a Time by: Paul Brown Buy Now: | Label: Woodward Avenue Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
6 |  | Songs from the Deep by: Eric Essix Buy Now: | Label: Essential Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
7 |  | Soul Searchin' by: Larry Carlton Buy Now: | Label: Shanachie Ent Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
8 |  | Parallel Motion by: Yellowjackets Buy Now: | Label: Mack Avenue Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
9 |  | JAMB by: Dave Erickson Project Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
10 |  | Finger Painting by: Nick Colionne Buy Now: | Label: Trippin N Rhythm Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
11 |  | NU-JIVE: Nations United by: Troy Roberts Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
12 |  | Burning Room Only by: Ron Bosse Buy Now: | Label: Deep Cat Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
13 |  | Alright! by: Roger Lewis Buy Now: | Label: Irresistible Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
14 |  | New Beginnings by: Jason Marshall Buy Now: | Label: Cellar Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
15 |  | Stride by: Eric Essix Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
16 |  | SuperBlue (feat. Charlie Hunter) by: Kurt Elling Buy Now: | Label: Edition Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist:  |
17 |  | Umoja by: Nicola Conte Buy Now: | Label: Far Out Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
18 |  | Tiger Tail by: Evan Drybread Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
19 |  | Guilty Pleasures by: Kurt Elling Buy Now: | Label: Edition Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
20 |  | Finding Light by: Jeff Denson, Romain Pilon and Brian Blade Buy Now: | Label: Ridgeway Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
21 |  | Risin' Up by: Adam Hawley Buy Now: | Label: MBF Ent. Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
22 |  | Uptown in Orbit by: Emmet Cohen Buy Now: | Label: Mack Avenue Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
23 |  | Grateful Deadication 2 by: Dave McMurray Buy Now: | Label: Blue Note Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
24 |  | Smile by: Tawanda Buy Now: | Label: Resonance Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
25 |  | Live by: Towner Galaher Organ Trio Buy Now: | Label: Rhythm Royale Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
26 |  | It Was Time by: Mark Ortwein Buy Now: | Label: Terra Voce Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
27 |  | Send for Me by: Catherine Russell Buy Now: | Label: Dot Time Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist:  |
28 |  | Live at Smalls Jazz Club by: Jesse Davis Buy Now: | Label: Cellar Live Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
29 |  | Bridges by: Ana Nelson Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
30 |  | Step Down by: The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble Buy Now: | Label: MERLIN Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
31 |  | Bowmanville by: Bowmanville Buy Now: | Label: Stoneagle Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
32 |  | Just Like That by: Nick Colionne Buy Now: | Label: Trippin N Rhythm Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
33 |  | The Bad Plus by: The Bad Plus Buy Now: | Label: Edition Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
34 |  | My Original Plan by: Joanie Pallatto Buy Now: | Label: Southport Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
35 |  | Someday by: Marc Copland Quartet Buy Now: | Label: Innervoice Jazz Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
36 |  | Compassion by: Don Paul and Hamid Drake Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
37 |  | Relentless Pursuit by: Tony Addison Buy Now: | Label: Odradek Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
38 |  | The 1st Gospel by: Mthunzi Mvubu Buy Now: | Label: Ropeadope Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
39 |  | 'Round Midnight (Re-Imagined) by: Amber Weekes Buy Now: | Label: Amber Inn Productions Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
40 |  | Secrets of Inanna by: Connie Han Buy Now: | Label: Mack Avenue Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
41 |  | Art of Protest by: Sonic Portraits Jazz Various Artists Buy Now: | Label: Sonic Portraits Jazz Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
42 |  | Two of Swords by: Miró Henry Sobrer Buy Now: | Label: Patois Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
43 |  | Phoenix by: Lakecia Benjamin Buy Now: | Label: Whirlwind Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
44 |  | Fault Lines by: Dana Fitzsimons Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
45 |  | Jean Fineberg & Jazzphoria by: Jean Fineberg Buy Now: | Label: Pivitol Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
46 |  | Accidental Melody by: Joanie Pallatto Buy Now: | Label: Southport Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
47 |  | Nascentia (Birth) by: Steve Slagle Buy Now: | Label: Panorama Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
48 |  | Ballads: into the Heart of It by: Steve Slagle Buy Now: | Label: Panorama Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
49 |  | Love over War by: Don Paul and Rivers Answer Moons Buy Now: | Label: Irresistable/Revolutionary Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
50 |  | View with a Room by: Julian Lage Buy Now: | Label: Blue Note Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
51 |  | Butcher Block Ballet by: Jeremy Manasia Trio Buy Now: | Label: Blujazz Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
52 |  | May Waltz by: The Todd Herbert Quartet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
53 |  | Ascent to the Blues by: Alex Sipiagin Buy Now: | Label: Posi-Tone Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
54 |  | I Can See the Other Side by: Ball State University Jazz Ensemble Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
55 |  | Two Continents One Groove (Live) by: T.S. Monk Buy Now: | Label: Storyville Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
56 |  | Reboot by: Ronnie Foster Buy Now: | Label: Blue Note Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
57 |  | I Told You So by: Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio Buy Now: | Label: Colemine Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
58 |  | Blue Train by: Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas Buy Now: | Label: Seraphic Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
59 |  | What It Means to Be Human by: Jasper Hoiby Buy Now: | Label: Edition Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
60 |  | Soul Connection by: Brian Simpson Buy Now: | Label: Shanachie Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
61 |  | Countermelody by: Evan Arntzen Buy Now: | Label: Dot Time Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
62 |  | Gifts by: Aaron Stroessner Quartet Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
63 |  | Unstoppable by: Adam Hawley Buy Now: | Label: MBF Ent. Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
64 |  | Fool's Journey by: Matt DeMerritt Buy Now: | Label: Self-Release Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
65 |  | Afrika Love by: Alchemy Sound Project Buy Now: | Label: Artists Recording Collective Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
66 |  | Kinfolk 2: See the Birds by: Nate Smith Buy Now: | Label: Edition Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
67 |  | Cold As Weiss by: Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio Buy Now: | Label: Colemine Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
68 |  | The Weather is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful by: The Jeff Benedict Big Big Band Buy Now: | Label: Groovy Panda Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
69 |  | Restless by: Jackson Potter Buy Now: | Label: Wise Cat Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
70 |  | Next Chapter by: Michael Rabinowitz Buy Now: | Label: Blue Ridge Bassoon Sub Genre: Connect with the Artist: |
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