Year End Jazz Chart: 2019


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ArtistTitleLabelPeakWeeksSpins
1Catherine RussellAlone TogetherDot Time1275465
2Steve DavisCorrelationsSmoke Sessions2265023
3Dave StrykerEight Track IIIStrikezone1264972
4Herlin RileyPerpetual OptimismMack Avenue1264933
5Jazzmeia HornLove and LiberationConcord Jazz1194597
6Poncho SanchezTrane's DelightConcord Picante1144503
7Vanessa RubinVanessa Rubin Sings Tadd DameronNibur2264433
8Michel CamiloEssenceResilience Music Alliance2264421
9George CablesI'm All SmilesHighNote1264412
10Wynton MarsalisBolden (Original Soundtrack)Blue Engine2264285
11Mary StallingsSongs Were Made to SingSmoke Sessions2264275
12Monty AlexanderWareika HillMACD1184243
13Eric ReedEverybody Gets the BluesSmoke Sessions1264155
14Branford Marsalis QuartetThe Secret Between the Shadow and the SoulOKEH4224090
15Greg MurphyBright IdeaWhaling City Sound1264075
16Mike LeDonnePartners In TimeSavant1224052
17Joey DeFrancescoIn the Key of the UniverseMack Avenue3274025
18Alan Broadbent TrioNew York NotesSavant4263996
19Jeremy PeltJeremy Pelt The ArtistHighNote3263954
20Chick CoreaThe Spanish Heart Band: AntidoteConcord1243919
21Al FosterInspirations & DedicationsSmoke Sessions2243910
22David KikoskiPhoenix RisingHighNote7263846
23Akiko, Hamilton, DechterEqual TimeCapri5263804
24Cory Weeds QuintetLive at Frankie's Jazz ClubCellar Live4263793
25Yoko MiwaKeep Talkin'Ocean Blue Tear Music4253792
26Something BlueMaximum EnjoymentPosi-Tone2263749
27Chicago Soul Jazz CollectiveSoulophoneSelf-Released11253749
28Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz QuintetThe Rhythm of InventionPatois5253746
29Emmet Cohen TrioDirty In DetroitSelf-Released14263706
30Michael WolffSwirlSunnyside1263703
31Etienne CharlesCarnival: The Sound Of A People vol 1Culture Shock Music4263685
32Jimmy CobbThis I Dig Of YouSmoke Sessions3183682
33Amina FigarovaRoad To SunAmFi7263620
34Larry FullerOverjoyedCapri5243580
35Harold MabernThe Iron Man: Live at SmokeSmoke Sessions1253580
36Betty CarterThe Music Never StopsBlue Engine3263569
37Caesar FrazierCloser to the TruthSavant4263545
38Alvin Queen TrioA Tribute to Oscar PetersonStunt7263535
39Verve Jazz EnsembleNight ModeLightgroove Media6233520
40Houston PersonI'm Just a Lucky So and SoHighNote3173519
41Antonio AdolfoSamba Jazz AlleyAAM Music3203440
42Quiana LynellA Little LoveConcord Jazz11253432
43Tierney Sutton BandScreen PlayBFM Jazz6263431
44Tom HarrellInfinityHighNote6263408
45Veronica SwiftConfessionsMack Avenue7203347
46Joshua RedmanCome What MayNonesuch6243294
47Bill O'Connell and the Afro Caribbean EnsembleWind Off The HudsonSavant4173282
48Al Hood and the H2 JazztetJazz MusesAquarius14263225
49Pat BianchiIn The MomentSavant1253186
50Brandon GoldbergLet's PlayBrandon Goldberg Music7233162
51Matthew WhitakerNow Hear ThisResilience Music Alliance9193142
52Greg AbateGratitude: Stage Door Live at the ZWhaling City Sound8263130
53Jim SnideroWaves of CalmSavant7263121
54Theo CrokerStar People NationSony / Masterworks8253109
55New York VoicesReminiscing In TempoOrigin10173100
56Behn GilleceParallel UniversePosi-Tone3253095
57Ehud Asherie TrioWild Man BluesCapri21253068
58Cyrille AiméeMove On: A Sondheim AdventureMack Avenue6253053
59Ken Peplowski & Diego FigueiredoAmizadeArbors14213049
60Dave BassNo BoundariesWhaling City Sound13203046
61Alfredo Rodriguez & Pedrito MartinezDuologueMack Avenue4263003
62Richie Cole / Tony MonacoThe Keys Of CoolRCP - Richie Cole Presents4212997
63Iris OrnigStorytellerIris Ornig Music4252953
64Ken FowserRight On TimePosi-Tone13262950
65Nicki ParrottFrom New York to ParisArbors10232902
66Hendrik MeurkensCobb's PocketIn and Out12162899
67Eliane EliasLove StoriesConcord Jazz8162892
68Kait DuntonPlanet D'earthReal & Imagined Music9262868
69Five PlayLive From The Firehouse StageDiva Jazz Orchestra, Ltd.14242859
70Snorre KirkBeatStunt12252855
71Dan Bonsanti's The 14 Jazz OrchestraThe Future Ain't What It Used To BeDabon Music5252827
72Larry KoonseNew Jazz Standards, Vol. 4Summit16232825
73Roxy CossQuintetOutside In Music6162823
74Charlie DennardDeep BlueDeneaux Music8262798
75George BensonWalking To New OrleansProvogue / Mascot Label Group16262750
76Nicolas BeardeI Remember YouRight Grooove15182723
77Scott Hamilton QuartetDanish Ballads ... & MoreStunt7152710
78Chuck ReddGroove CityDalphine21262704
79Alexa TarantinoWinds Of ChangePosi-Tone15232699
80James SuggsYou're Gonna Hear From MeArbors17262681
81Michael O'Neill Quintet w/ Tony LindsayPacific Standard TimeJazzmo16242675
82Ralph MooreThree ScoreWJ315262665
83Claire Martin & Jim MullenBumpin'Stunt15262662
84Mike ClarkIndigo Blue - Live at the IridiumRopeadope14222661
85Lauren HendersonAlma OscuraBrontosaurus22222654
86Dave Zinno UnisphereStories ToldWhaling City Sound17252644
87The Pete McGuinness Jazz OrchestraAlong for the RideSummit14222642
88Miles DavisRubberbandRhino / Warner6142642
89Gil Evans OrchestraHidden Treasures Monday Nights Volume OneBopper Spock Suns Music18252640
90Ron JacksonStandards and Other SongsRoni Music24252637
91Thom RotellaStorylineTRM19252624
92Mike LeeSong For All Of UsIYOUWE31212623
93Ray ObiedoCarouselRhythmus14162615
94Chick Corea TrioTrilogy 2Concord Jazz2112614
95Bob SheppardThe Fine LineChallenge18242550
96Joe Magnarelli QuintetIf You Could See Me NowCellar Live3252548
97Lisa HiltonOasisRuby Slippers Productions6252524
98Avery Sharpe400: An African American Musical PortraitJKNM20252506
99Diego RiveraConnectionsPosi-Tone12152500
100Steve KhanPatchworkTone Center7132493