The Roots Music Report's
Top Jazz Song Chart
for the Year of 2025
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name | Sub Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Like a Woman | Lady Blackbird | Crossover Jazz |
| 2 | It's All over Now, Baby Blue | The Andy Rothstein Band | Crossover Jazz |
| 3 | Let Not (Your Heart Be Troubled) | Lady Blackbird | Crossover Jazz |
| 4 | I Look for You | Sault | Crossover Jazz |
| 5 | Help the Poor | Robben Ford | Jazz |
| 6 | Talk to Your Daughter | Robben Ford | Jazz |
| 7 | Chynna | Michael Landau | Jazz |
| 8 | Johnny Swing | Michael Landau | Jazz |
| 9 | Roodis Tones | Michael Landau | Jazz |
| 10 | Born Under a Bad Sign | Robben Ford | Jazz |
| 11 | Theme from Shaft | Dave Stryker | Contemporary Jazz |
| 12 | Nomad | Frank Marino Bass | Smooth Jazz |
| 13 | Carpals | Mark Scott III | Mainstream Jazz |
| 14 | Uptop | Adam Hawley | Contemporary Jazz |
| 15 | Anything | Norman Brown | Contemporary Jazz |
| 16 | Ghouls and the Goblins | Michael Landau Group | Fusion |
| 17 | Flow My Tears | Stuart Hamm | Fusion |
| 18 | You Only Live Twice | Dave Stryker | Contemporary Jazz |
| 19 | Summertime | Paul Brown | Contemporary Jazz |
| 20 | When You Have a Dream | Donna Singer | Crossover Jazz |
| 21 | So Nice (Summer Samba) | Shiri Zorn & George Muscatello | Latin Jazz |
| 22 | Showman Dan | Madeleine Peyroux | Swing |
| 23 | Take Me As I Am | Paul Brown | Contemporary Jazz |
| 24 | The River Between Us (feat. Troy Roberts, Nestor Torres, Luisito Quintero, Alex Norris, Jeff Lederer, Ricky Rodriguez, Jimmy Macbride & Juan Diego Villalobos) | Silvano Monasterios | Latin Jazz |
| 25 | Hija Mia (My Daughter) | Neff Irizarry | Latin Jazz |
| 26 | At the End of the Day (feat. Doug Walter, Tom Ranier, Trey Henry & ATLYS) | Jerry Kalaf | Modern Jazz |
| 27 | Tu Mi Delirio | Ermelinda Cuellar | Latin Jazz |
| 28 | No Moon at All | Holly Cole | Jazz |
| 29 | Garota De Ipanema | Shiri Zorn & George Muscatello | Latin Jazz |
| 30 | Black Nile (Live) [feat. Oscar Stagnaro, Maxim Lubarsky, Ernesto Diaz & Steve Langone] | Dan Moretti | Latin Jazz |
| 31 | Sunlight Bossa Nova | Lawson Rollins | Smooth Jazz |
| 32 | Never Too Late | Lowell Hopper | Smooth Jazz |
| 33 | Running | Norah Jones | Crossover Jazz |
| 34 | When We Were Kings (feat. Joe Sanders & Fred Pasqua) | Rob Clearfield | Crossover Jazz |
| 35 | Dance on the Wire (feat. Troy Roberts, Nestor Torres, Luisito Quintero, Alex Norris, Jeff Lederer, Ricky Rodriguez, Jimmy Macbride & Juan Diego Villalobos) | Silvano Monasterios | Latin Jazz |
| 36 | Cafe Brasilia (feat. Rick Roe & Rodney Whitaker) | Randy Napoleon | Mainstream Jazz |
| 37 | You've Got What It Takes (feat. Gregory Porter) | Ledisi | Contemporary Jazz |
| 38 | What a Difference a Day Made | Ledisi | Contemporary Jazz |
| 39 | Satin Doll | Margherita Fava | Modern Jazz |
| 40 | Orchard Downs | The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective | Latin Jazz |
| 41 | Perspectives (feat. Doug Walter, Tom Ranier, Trey Henry & ATLYS) | Jerry Kalaf | Modern Jazz |
| 42 | Easy Day | Donna Singer | Crossover Jazz |
| 43 | All Blues | NolasiA | Crossover Jazz |
| 44 | Depois De Tanto Tempo | Maria Puga Lareo | Latin Jazz |
| 45 | Under the Stars (feat. Isaiah Collier) | Brian Simpson | Contemporary Jazz |
| 46 | Calypso'ish | Tim Jago | Modern Jazz |
| 47 | Top Hat & Tails | Chris Standring | Contemporary Jazz |
| 48 | We Got This | Pieces of a Dream | Contemporary Jazz |
| 49 | Step to It | Paul Brown | Contemporary Jazz |
| 50 | Funkafarian | Troy Roberts | Contemporary Jazz |
| 51 | Arroz Con Pollo | Bill Moio | Smooth Jazz |
| 52 | Samadhi | Joe Elefante | Mainstream Jazz |
| 53 | Fragility of Existence (feat. Imani-Grace Cooper, Brian Settles, Allyn Johnson, Herman Burney & Lenny Robinson) | Reginald Cyntje | Modern Jazz |
| 54 | It Can Happen | Nils | Contemporary Jazz |
| 55 | Swagalicious | Tony Saunders | Smooth Jazz |
| 56 | Let's Bounce | Paul Brown | Contemporary Jazz |
| 57 | Snowbound | Rebecca Kilgore | Mainstream Jazz |
| 58 | Stella by Starlight | NolasiA | Crossover Jazz |
| 59 | Convocation | Ben Clifton | Mainstream Jazz |
| 60 | Casual Cool | Norman Brown | Contemporary Jazz |
| 61 | But Not for Me | Juliet Ewing | Traditional Jazz |
| 62 | At the End of the Night | Maria Puga Lareo | Latin Jazz |
| 63 | Nowhere to Go but Up (feat. Kenny Barron, Peter Washington & Joe Farnsworth) | Jeff Rupert | Mainstream Jazz |
| 64 | Volver | Daniel Pardo | Latin Jazz |
| 65 | Cuando Te Beso | Daniel Pardo | Latin Jazz |
| 66 | Honeysuckle Rose (feat. John Manzari) | The DIVA Jazz Orchestra | Big Band |
| 67 | The Acent | Sam Riney, Barry Coates and Jerry Kalaf | Avant-Garde Jazz |
| 68 | Bird Lives | Pete Mills | Mainstream Jazz |
| 69 | Kind Minded | Tim Jago | Modern Jazz |
| 70 | The Solitary Seeker | Melissa Aldana | Modern Jazz |
| 71 | Struttin' | Bill Moio | Smooth Jazz |
| 72 | Luck Be a Lady (feat. Clint Holmes) | The DIVA Jazz Orchestra | Big Band |
| 73 | Lightkeeper | Juan Perea | Latin Jazz |
| 74 | Estrada Do Sol | Masha Campagne | Latin Jazz |
| 75 | Trams (feat. Troy Roberts, Alex Ridout, Hamish Smith & Marcello Cardillo) | Jackson Potter | Mainstream Jazz |
| 76 | Signal and Noise | Ravita Jazz | Mainstream Jazz |
| 77 | Swing It for the Maestro | Kristen R. Bromley | Mainstream Jazz |
| 78 | Ray-Dias (feat. Terell Stafford, Tim Warfield, Rick Roe & Dana Hall) | Rodney Whitaker | Modern Jazz |
| 79 | Pense Nisso | James Zito | Modern Jazz |
| 80 | Fine Line | Tim Jago | Modern Jazz |
| 81 | Perpetual Insights | Enrique Haneine | Modern Jazz |
| 82 | It's Time to Put the Dog to Bed | Stan Harrison | Modern Jazz |
| 83 | Chocolate Shake | Chris Standring | Contemporary Jazz |
| 84 | Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar | Maria Puga Lareo | Latin Jazz |
| 85 | Rumba Para Camaguey | Luis Deniz | Latin Jazz |
| 86 | Calliope | Paul Hanson and Raze the Maze | Fusion |
| 87 | Five Four Thing | Detroit Tenors | Jazz |
| 88 | La Fiesta | Albare | Jazz |
| 89 | 69-20 | Paul Hanson and Raze the Maze | Fusion |
| 90 | When You Think You’ve Seen It All | Jackie Myers | Crossover Jazz |
| 91 | Mueñca Rota | Ermelinda Cuellar | Latin Jazz |
| 92 | Broken Light | Ravita Jazz | Mainstream Jazz |
| 93 | Mean to Me (feat. Brent Edstrom) | Jennifer Madsen | Mainstream Jazz |
| 94 | Zito's Jump | James Zito | Modern Jazz |
| 95 | Echoes of the Soul (feat. Imani-Grace Cooper, Brian Settles, Allyn Johnson, Herman Burney & Lenny Robinson) | Reginald Cyntje | Modern Jazz |
| 96 | Eastside Party | BPM | Contemporary Jazz |
| 97 | Calvert Street | Andrea Lisa | Contemporary Jazz |
| 98 | Cal's Guajira | Roger Glenn | Latin Jazz |
| 99 | 5th Symphony in Congo Square | Jon Batiste | Jazz |
| 100 | Crush | Blake Aaron | Contemporary Jazz |
| 101 | Low Key Lightly (feat. Sara Caswell) | Dave Stryker | Contemporary Jazz |
| 102 | Crushing Beans | Avi Granite 6 | Modern Jazz |
| 103 | Body Blow | Donny McCaslin | Modern Jazz |
| 104 | Tyner Tune | Juan Perea | Latin Jazz |
| 105 | Eleggua | Dayme Arocena | Jazz |
| 106 | Don't Ever Call Me Again | Larry Goldings | Jazz |
| 107 | Sparkotropic | Erik Friedlander | Jazz |
| 108 | Bolivia | The Empress | Contemporary Jazz |
| 109 | Giant Steps (feat. George Garzone) | Flying Horse Big Band | Big Band |
| 110 | Pharaoh's Daughter (feat. George Garzone & Jeff Rupert) | Flying Horse Big Band | Big Band |
| 111 | Fields (feat. Joe Sanders & Fred Pasqua) | Rob Clearfield | Crossover Jazz |
| 112 | Ankara Blues (feat. Freddie Hendrix, Erena Terakubo, Sameer Shankar & David Heilman) | Joe Elefante | Crossover Jazz |
| 113 | Samba Carioca (feat. Rafael Barata & Ricardo Peixoto) | Masha Campagne | Latin Jazz |
| 114 | El Swing De La Finca (Farm Swing) | Neff Irizarry | Latin Jazz |
| 115 | Kenny, Ken | Pete Mills | Mainstream Jazz |
| 116 | Time Zone | James Zito | Modern Jazz |
| 117 | Ecumenopolis (feat. Tim Wendel & Adam Benjamin) | Carl Schultz | Modern Jazz |
| 118 | Premonition | Sam Riney, Barry Coates and Jerry Kalaf | Avant-Garde Jazz |
| 119 | Indy Blues | Kristen R. Bromley | Mainstream Jazz |
| 120 | Vice Versa | Paul Brown | Contemporary Jazz |
| 121 | Try This | Bill Moio | Smooth Jazz |
| 122 | Funky G Sus (Fast) | Joe Marcinek Band | Fusion |
| 123 | Skcc | Leigh Pilzer's Seven Pointed Star | Mainstream Jazz |
| 124 | The Intrepid Fox | Jesse Fischer | Jazz |
| 125 | Prince of Darkness | David Lopato & Global Coolant | Modern Jazz |
| 126 | Be Normal | Jennifer Wharton's Bonegasm | Modern Jazz |
| 127 | Take on Me | Serafin LaRiviere | Crossover Jazz |
| 128 | Freedom | Yoko Miwa Trio | Contemporary Jazz |
| 129 | Tomorrow is the Question | Julian Lage | Jazz |
| 130 | Kowabunga | Manteca | Jazz |
| 131 | Müller's Wheel (feat. Woody Mankowski) | Tobin Mueller | Jazz |
| 132 | Hot Tamale | The Boom Yeh | Fusion |
| 133 | The Smile of the Snake | Artemis | Crossover Jazz |
| 134 | NEW YORK | The Paul Litteral Band | Crossover Jazz |
| 135 | Cromwell (feat. Freddie Hendrix, Erena Terakubo, Sameer Shankar & David Heilman) | Joe Elefante | Crossover Jazz |
| 136 | Caravan | Kenney Polson | Latin Jazz |
| 137 | Body and Soul (feat. Sean Jones & Brent Edstrom) | Jennifer Madsen | Mainstream Jazz |
| 138 | Baby Simon | Pete Mills | Mainstream Jazz |
| 139 | Love Makes the Changes (feat. Gregory Toroian, Skip Ward & David Silliman) | Maria Corsaro | Traditional Jazz |
| 140 | Horizon Dance (feat. Brad Mehldau, John Patitucci & Brian Blade) | Chris Potter | Modern Jazz |
| 141 | Four Ahead | Enrique Haneine | Modern Jazz |
| 142 | 720 Berkeley | Bill Moio | Smooth Jazz |
| 143 | No More Blues | Samara Joy | Contemporary Jazz |
| 144 | Careless Whisper | Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio | Contemporary Jazz |
| 145 | Straight Talk | Bill Moio | Smooth Jazz |
| 146 | BIG MONEY | Jon Batiste | Jazz |
| 147 | Isn't She Lovely | Andy Nevala | Latin Jazz |
| 148 | Blues for D.P. | Wayne Escoffery | Jazz |
| 149 | Old Folks | Christian McBride | Big Band |
| 150 | Rosetta Stone | Randy Hoexter | Modern Jazz |
| 151 | The First Time (feat. Jamal Brown, Allyn Johnson, Herman Burney & Lenny Robinson) | Reginald Cyntje | Crossover Jazz |
| 152 | El Guararey De Pastora (feat. Haila) | Dayramir Gonzalez | Latin Jazz |
| 153 | Innocent Bystander | Danette McMahon | Crossover Jazz |
| 154 | Thoughts and Prayers | Dharma Down | Modern Jazz |
| 155 | Joy | Stan Harrison | Modern Jazz |
| 156 | The Last Loop | Sam Riney, Barry Coates and Jerry Kalaf | Avant-Garde Jazz |
| 157 | Only Love | Anson Wright | Jazz |
| 158 | Itaru's Phone Booth | Myele Manzanza | Fusion |
| 159 | Ballin' the Jack (feat. Leo Manzari) | The DIVA Jazz Orchestra | Big Band |
| 160 | L.O.V.E. (feat. Clint Holmes & Ann Hampton Callaway) | The DIVA Jazz Orchestra | Big Band |
| 161 | Shape Shifter | Sam Riney, Barry Coates and Jerry Kalaf | Avant-Garde Jazz |
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