Year End Jazz Chart: 2018


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ArtistTitleLabelPeakWeeksSpins
1Eddie HendersonBe CoolSmoke Sessions2264780
2Joey AlexanderEclipseMotema1254779
3John ColtraneBoth Directions at Once - The Lost AlbumImpulse / Verve1244718
4Kenny Barron QuintetConcentric CirclesBlue Note2264468
5Jeff Hamilton TrioLive From San PedroCapri1254369
6Dr. Lonnie SmithAll In My MindBlue Note1274318
7Kurt EllingThe QuestionsOKeh1264316
8Don BradenEarth, Wind and WonderCreative Perspective Music2244272
9Steve HobbsTribute to BobbyChallenge1264204
10Allan HarrisThe Genius of Eddie JeffersonResilience4264154
11Jim Snidero & Jeremy PeltJubilation!Savant5264150
12Chick Corea + Steve Gadd BandChinese ButterflyConcord Jazz / Stretch1273867
13Mike LeDonne and The Groover QuartetFrom The HeartSavant3263794
14Cory Weeds Little Big BandExplosionCellar Live2233717
15Antonio AdolfoEncontros – Orquestra AtlanticaAAM Music2233636
16Verve Jazz EnsembleConnect The DotsLightgroove Media1213634
17Karrin AllysonSome of That Sunshinekasrecords2193615
18DIVA Jazz Orchestra25th Anniversary ProjectArtistShare1253582
19Tia FullerDiamond CutMack Avenue6263577
20Ellis MarsalisThe Ellis Marsalis Quintet Plays the Music of Ellis MarsalisELM8253567
21Count Basie OrchestraAll About That BasieConcord Jazz1143521
22Black Art Jazz CollectiveArmor Of PrideHighNote2243494
23Wynton Marsalis SeptetUnited We SwingBlue Engine2273484
24Stefon Harris & BlackoutSonic CreedMotema1133483
25Renee RosnesBeloved Of The SkySmoke Sessions2263457
26Freddy ColeMy Mood Is YouHighNote5263456
27Bob Mintzer Big Band - New York VoicesMeeting of MindsMCG Jazz5243428
28Kamasi WashingtonHeaven and EarthYoung Turks4243416
29Buster WilliamsAudacitySmoke Sessions6263412
30Bill O'ConnellJazz LatinSavant7253282
31Monika HerzigSheroesWhaling City Sound6253274
32Alfredo RodriguezThe Little DreamMack Avenue4263262
33Jason Marsalis and the 21st Century Trad BandMelody Reimagined: Book 1Basin Street4263261
34Marcus MillerLaid BlackBlue Note10243252
35Manhattan TransferThe JunctionBMG8243232
36Bob JamesEspressoEvolution Music3153217
37Corcoran HoltThe MeccaHolthouse Music3263176
38Miles Davis & John ColtraneThe Final TourLegacy6263168
39Azar LawrenceElementalsHighNote2263157
40New FacesStraight ForwardPosi-Tone6253129
41Eric AlexanderSong of No RegretsHighNote2253119
42YellowjacketsRaising Our VoiceMack Avenue1153106
43Lisa HiltonEscapismRuby Slippers Production8253094
44Benito Gonzalez, Gerry Gibbs & Essiet EssietPassion, Reverence, TranscendenceWhaling City Sound8253094
45Scott Hamilton Trio featuring Rossano Sportiello & JJ ShakurLive at Pyatt HallCellar Live6253056
46Pat MartinoFormidableHighNote1253055
47Bobby SanabriaWest Side Story Re-ImaginedJazzheads1223001
48Tiffany AustinUnbrokenCon Alma Music16252984
49Van Morrison and Joey DeFrancescoYou're Driving Me CrazySony / Legacy7262982
50Julian LageModern LoreMack Avenue11272979
51Michael DeaseReaching OutPosi-Tone6252973
52Jeremy PeltNoir en Rouge Live in ParisHighNote4262941
53Alexis Cole w/ One For AllYou'd Be So Nice To Come Home ToVenus11262937
54Geoffrey KeezerOn My Way to YouMarKeez14242909
55Erroll GarnerNightconcertMack Avenue5232906
56Christian SandsFacing DragonsMack Avenue2142899
57Cyrille AiméeLiveMack Avenue12262892
58Leslie PintchikYou Eat My Food, You Drink My Wine, You Steal My Girl!Pintch Hard4262891
59Steve TurreThe Very Thought of YouSmoke Sessions1172881
60Dafnis Prieto Big BandBack to the SunsetDafnison Music15252859
61Lynne Arriale TrioGive Us These DaysChallenge15202820
62Mike Clark & Delbert BumpRetro ReportRopeadope14252813
63Steven KroonIn Your DreamsKroonatune17252808
64Eliane EliasMusic from Man of La ManchaConcord7252794
65Cécile McLorin SalvantThe WindowMack Avenue3142783
66Jemal RamirezAfrican SkiesJoyful Beat9262783
67Ben PatersonLive at Van Gelder'sCellar Live11192773
68Emmet Cohen featuring Ron CarterMasters Legacy Series Volume 2Cellar Live6252763
69Jay RodriguezYour SoundWhaling City Sound9252751
70Brubeck BrothersTimelineBlue Forest16232735
71Keith Jarrett / Gary Peacock / Jack DeJohnetteAfter The FallECM9252707
72Houston PersonRain or ShineHighNote3252684
73George Cotsirilos QuartetMostly In BlueOrigin15242642
74Dan BlockBlock PartyMiles High9242629
75McClenty Hunter, Jr.The Groove HunterStrikezone13252618
76Charlie Sepulveda & The TurnaroundSongs For NatHighNote6182617
77Rob Dixon Trio ft. Charlie Hunter and Mike ClarkCoast to CrossroadsRob Dixon Music13212604
78Roxy CossThe Future Is FemalePosi-Tone12252580
79Houston Person & Ron CarterRemember LoveHighNote7182548
80Ken Peplowski Big BandSunriseArbors12262543
81George KahnStraight AheadPlaying16262528
82Akira Tana & GuestsJAZZaNOVAVega Music21242509
83Gregory PorterNat King Cole & MeBlue Note1252504
84Helen SungSung with Words (A Collaboration with Dana Gioia)Stricker Street9152481
85Brad Mehldau TrioSeymour Reads The Constitution!Nonesuch16242461
86Harold L?ɬ?pez-NussaUn D?ɬ?a CualquieraMack Avenue20232440
87Steve Gadd BandSteve Gadd BandBFM Jazz8252434
88Eddie DanielsHeart Of BrazilResonance19262429
89Dan Pugach NonetPlus 1Unit20232427
90Al Di MeolaOPUSEar Music16252422
91Caesar FrazierInstinctDoodlin5252356
92Kait DuntontrioKAIT 2Real & Imagined Music20262302
93Stanley Clarke BandThe MessageMack Avenue25262302
94Dave McMurrayMusic Is LifeBlue Note31242277
95Dayramir GonzalezThe Grand ConcourseMachat23232275
96Greg Fishman QuintetSo You SayGreg Fishman Jazz Studios21202275
97Steve SlagleDedicationPanorama7252271
98Mark Winkler & Cheryl BentyneEastern Standard TimeCaf?ɬ© Pacific13172239
99Adam Shulman SextetFull TiltCellar Live18262237
100Lauren HendersonArmameBrontosaurus38252226