The Roots Music Report's
Top Modern Jazz Song Chart
for the Year of 2025
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | At the End of the Day (feat. Doug Walter, Tom Ranier, Trey Henry & ATLYS) | Jerry Kalaf |
| 2 | Perspectives (feat. Doug Walter, Tom Ranier, Trey Henry & ATLYS) | Jerry Kalaf |
| 3 | Calypso'ish | Tim Jago |
| 4 | Satin Doll | Margherita Fava |
| 5 | Roll It out | Marc Ciprut |
| 6 | Smooth | Marc Ciprut |
| 7 | Take a Cip | Marc Ciprut |
| 8 | Lost City | Pete McCann |
| 9 | Kind Minded | Tim Jago |
| 10 | Fragility of Existence (feat. Imani-Grace Cooper, Brian Settles, Allyn Johnson, Herman Burney & Lenny Robinson) | Reginald Cyntje |
| 11 | Time Zone | James Zito |
| 12 | Fine Line | Tim Jago |
| 13 | The Solitary Seeker | Melissa Aldana |
| 14 | Ray-Dias (feat. Terell Stafford, Tim Warfield, Rick Roe & Dana Hall) | Rodney Whitaker |
| 15 | Pense Nisso | James Zito |
| 16 | Perpetual Insights | Enrique Haneine |
| 17 | It's Time to Put the Dog to Bed | Stan Harrison |
| 18 | Echoes of the Soul (feat. Imani-Grace Cooper, Brian Settles, Allyn Johnson, Herman Burney & Lenny Robinson) | Reginald Cyntje |
| 19 | Zito's Jump | James Zito |
| 20 | The Nearness of You | James Zito |
| 21 | Crushing Beans | Avi Granite 6 |
| 22 | Body Blow | Donny McCaslin |
| 23 | Ecumenopolis (feat. Tim Wendel & Adam Benjamin) | Carl Schultz |
| 24 | Prince of Darkness | David Lopato & Global Coolant |
| 25 | Be Normal | Jennifer Wharton's Bonegasm |
| 26 | Horizon Dance (feat. Brad Mehldau, John Patitucci & Brian Blade) | Chris Potter |
| 27 | Four Ahead | Enrique Haneine |
| 28 | Rosetta Stone | Randy Hoexter |
| 29 | Joy | Stan Harrison |
| 30 | Tomorrowsville | Randy Hoexter |
| 31 | Thoughts and Prayers | Dharma Down |
| 32 | Broken Glass (feat. Imani-Grace Cooper, Brian Settles, Allyn Johnson, Herman Burney & Lenny Robinson) | Reginald Cyntje |
| 33 | Shearing (feat. Doug Walter, Tom Ranier, Trey Henry & ATLYS) | Jerry Kalaf |
| 34 | Tadafuq | Dharma Down |
| 35 | What's Left Unsaid | Stan Harrison |
| 36 | Unique Array of Swirls | Enrique Haneine |
| 37 | No Clue | Margherita Fava |
| 38 | Ex One Blues | Dharma Down |
| 39 | 263 Beacon (feat. Doug Walter, Tom Ranier, Trey Henry & ATLYS) | Jerry Kalaf |
| 40 | Another Summer (feat. Doug Walter, Tom Ranier, Trey Henry & ATLYS) | Jerry Kalaf |
| 41 | Bailing (feat. Doug Walter, Tom Ranier, Trey Henry & ATLYS) | Jerry Kalaf |
| 42 | Epilogue (feat. Doug Walter, Tom Ranier, Trey Henry & ATLYS) | Jerry Kalaf |
| 43 | Safe Travels (feat. Doug Walter, Tom Ranier, Trey Henry & ATLYS) | Jerry Kalaf |
| 44 | Phosphenes | Randy Hoexter |
| 45 | Sankalpa | Tineke Postma |
| 46 | Cut to the Chase | Malcolm Strachan |
| 47 | Continue (feat. Ryan Keberle & Shane Endsley) | Denin Slage-Koch |
| 48 | Diaspora | Randy Hoexter |
| 49 | East 73rd Street | Dharma Down |
| 50 | The Spirit of Adventure (feat. Adam Benjamin) | Carl Schultz |
| 51 | The Details | Stan Harrison |
| 52 | Sympathetic Vibrations | Brian Lynch |
| 53 | The Dragonfly (feat. Mike Stern) | Randy Hoexter |
| 54 | Argentum (For Horace) | Randy Hoexter |
| 55 | The Wine-Dark Sea (feat. Roberta Setzu) | Randy Hoexter |
| 56 | Bubu Jinn | Dharma Down |
| 57 | Baghdad | Dharma Down |
| 58 | They Must Be Praying | Stan Harrison |
| 59 | Mosaic (feat. Terell Stafford, Tim Warfield & Rick Roe) | Rodney Whitaker |
| 60 | Jalla Man | Dharma Down |
| 61 | A Murder of Cheerleaders | Dharma Down |
| 62 | (Smaller Than) the Big Picture | Stan Harrison |
| 63 | Born to Be Blue | Peter Bernstein |
| 64 | So Near, So Far | George Cables |
| 65 | Time Shift | Tim Jago |
| 66 | Soil to Sky | Tim Jago |
| 67 | Major | Tim Jago |
| 68 | Bernie's Tune | Tim Jago |
| 69 | Body and Soul | Tim Jago |
| 70 | Prelude to a Kiss | George Cables |
| 71 | A Power Deferred | David Bixler |
| 72 | Particle Accelerator | Randy Hoexter |
| 73 | Evening Comes Early (feat. Mike Stern) | Randy Hoexter |
| 74 | All That Remains | Stan Harrison |
| 75 | Some Poor Soul Has a Fire | Stan Harrison |
| 76 | Ditty for Dewey | Peter Bernstein |
| 77 | Hazel Eyes | Peter Bernstein |
| 78 | No Problem | Peter Bernstein |
| 79 | Journey to Agartha | George Cables |
| 80 | You'd Be So Nice to Come Home to | George Cables |
| 81 | Ready 'N Able | James Zito |
| 82 | Island Girl | James Zito |
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