Year End Jazz Chart: 2006


ArtistTitleLabelPeakWeeksSpins
1Pat MartinoRemember: A Tribute To Wes MontgomeryBlue Note1276642
2Karrin AllysonFootprintsConcord1266286
3Roy HargroveNothing SeriousVerve Music Group1265262
4Dr. Lonnie SmithJungle SoulPalmetto1235206
5Joey DeFrancescoOrganic VibesConcord1265028
6Diana KrallFrom This Moment OnVerve Music Group1154806
7Cyrus ChestnutGenuine ChestnutTelarc1244658
8Eric AlexanderIt's All In The GameHighNote1264305
9Jaco Pastorius Big BandThe Word Is OutHeads Up3274300
10Regina CarterI'll Be Seeing You (A Sentimental Journey)Verve Music Group1204276
11David 'Fathead' NewmanCityscapeHighNote1264275
12Larry GoldingsQuartetPalmetto1254199
13Anthony WonseyThe ThangSharp Nine3264185
14Bob Mintzer Big BandOld School: New LessonsMCG Jazz2224085
15Taylor EigstiLucky To Be MeConcord Jazz7274080
16Mark ElfLiftoffJen Bay1274033
17Tom ScottBebop UnitedMCG Jazz6263894
18Chick CoreaThe Ultimate AdventureStretch1263798
19Brian BrombergWood IIArtistry8253780
20Cedar WaltonOne Flight DownHighNote2183712
21Tony MonacoEast To WestChicken Coup4253631
22Eddie DanielsMean What You SayIPO Recordings4273515
23EldarLive At The Blue NoteSony Classical3243491
24Jon FaddisTerangaKoch3253456
25Eric ReedHereMAXJAZZ5263449
26Miles DavisThe Legendary Prestige Quintet SessionsPrestige3243385
27Vincent HerringEnds And MeansHighNote7263319
28Larry Willis TrioThe Big PushHighNote3263167
29Jae SinnettThe Sinnett HearingsJ-Nett1263143
30Dianne ReevesGood Night and Good Luck [Soundtrack]Concord1273090
31Jimmy CobbMarsalis Music Honors Jimmy CobbMarsalis Music7273046
32Pat Metheny and Brad MehldauMetheny MehldauNonesuch2143040
33The Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big BandDizzy's BusinessMCG Jazz2133035
34Terry GibbsFindin' The GrooveJazzed Media4152978
35Various ArtistsHear and NowConcord6252966
36Hank Jones & Frank WessHank & FrankLineage6252956
37Houston PersonAll SoulHighNote1262955
38Scott HamiltonNocturnes and SerenadesConcord Jazz7212894
39Joe Locke & The Milt Jackson Tribute BandRev-elationSharp Nine1272870
40Frank MorganReflectionsHighNote3222844
41Various ArtistsOur New Orleans 2005Nonesuch1272837
42Louis Hayes & The Cannonball Legacy BandMaximum FirepowerSavant2132824
43Scott Whitfield Jazz Orchestra EastDiamonds For NatSummit5252802
44Larry Vuckovich TrioStreet SceneTetrachord10272789
45Ray MantillaGood VibrationsSavant11252729
46Ray Charles & The Count Basie OrchestraRay Sings, Basie SwingsConcord/Hear Music3122704
47Brad Mehldau TrioHouse On HillNonesuch5242675
48Houston Person & Bill CharlapYou Taught My Heart To SingHighNote7172663
49Avishai CohenContinuoRazDaz/Sunnyside7262645
50Monty AlexanderConcrete Jungle: The Music Of Bob MarleyTelarc12272634
51Ben AllisonCowboy JusticePalmetto12242628
52Nancy WilsonTurned To BlueMCG Jazz11222604
53Stefon HarrisAfrican TarantellaBlue Note2122598
54Anton SchwartzRadiant BlueAnton Jazz4192577
55Ray BarrettoStandards Rican-ditionedZoho Music5202536
56Mark ColbySpeaking of StanHallway3242523
57Ted Nash & Still EvolvedIn The LoopPalmetto5152503
58Geri AllenTimeless Portaits and DreamsTelarc4172494
59Christian Jacob TrioContradictionsWilderJazz9232491
60Roberta GambariniEasy To LoveGroovin High13252474
61Ernie AndrewsHow About MeHighNote11252454
62Various ArtistsLegends Of Jazz With Ramsey Lewis ShowcaseLRS Media10242437
63Marc CaryFocusMotema10262437
64Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat BandThe Phat PackImmergent5222424
65The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri ProjectSimpaticoArtist Share5132418
66Madeleine PeyrouxHalf The Perfect WorldRounder12172390
67Steve KhanThe Green FieldTone Center11252360
68The Chris Walden Big BandNo BoundsOrigin12232352
69Roy Haynes & The Fountain of Youth BandWhereasDreyfus Jazz7172351
70Phil WoodsUnheard HerdJazzed Media10242348
71Michael CarvinMarsalis Music Honors Michael CarvinMarsalis Music17272347
72Various ArtistsHigher Ground: Hurricane Relief BenefitBlue Note7272329
73Grant GeissmanSay That!Futurism12252310
74Freddy ColeBecause Of YouHighNote8222308
75Winard HarperMake It HappenPiadrum6202267
76Various ArtistsProgressions: 100 Years Of Jazz GuitarSony4272255
77Christian ScottRewind ThatConcord Jazz15252189
78One For AllThe LineupSharp Nine17192186
79Bob Sneider & Joe Locke Film Noir ProjectFallen AngelSons of Sound16242178
80Delfeayo MarsalisMinions DominionTroubadour Jass9142151
81Joe LovanoStreams of ExpressionBlue Note7202142
82Buck HillRelaxSevern8222142
83Sean JonesRootsMack Avenue14162133
84Caribbean Jazz ProjectMosaicConcord14212132
85Carmen LundyJazz & The New Songbook: Live at the MadridAfrasia18252128
86Joe Locke & Geoffrey Keezer GroupLive In SeattleOrigin9232118
87Paul BollenbackBrightness of BeingElefant Dreams13212118
88Maria Schneider OrchestraDays of Wine and RosesArtist Share13272062
89Rodney JonesDreams and StoriesSavant5252042
90HiromiSpiralTelarc13252020
91Kenny GarrettBeyond The WallNonesuch6162012
92Manu KatchéNeighbourhoodECM20261997
93Charley HarrisonKeeping My ComposureC323251960
94Eliane EliasAround The CityRCA / Victor12181945
95Ray MarchicaIn The RingSons of Sound12221944
96Andre CeccarelliAvenue des Diables BluesDreyfus15261936
97SFJAZZ CollectiveSFJAZZ Collective 2Nonesuch19261935
98Chuck ReddChuck Redd Remembers Barney Kessel: Happy All TimeArbors21251926
99Steve TurreKeep Searchin'HighNote191925
100Mike LeDonneNight SongSavant3271922

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