A weekly survey highlighting the top Jazz albums within the Traditional and Contemporary jazz genres, based on national jazz chart movement, listener feedback and local radio airplay. Hosted by Marcellus "The Bassman" Shepard and Kyle LaRue.
Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Les Sabler | Patches Groove | New Vista Records 9 | Samara Joy | Portrait | Verve 8 | Marion Meadows | Just Doing Me | Shanachie 7 | Renee Rosnes | Crossing Paths | Smoke Sessions 6 | Jazmin Ghent | Dr. Jaz | Independent Stay connected with us at http://www.Facebook.com/CoolJazzCountdown and @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram!...
Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Steve Davis | We See | Smoke Sessions 4 | Norman Brown | It Hits Different | Shanachie 3 | Arturo Sandoval | My Foolish Heart | Metajax 2 | George Cables | I Hear Echoes | HighNote 1 | Boney James | Slow Burn | Concord Stay connected with us at http://www.Facebook.com/CoolJazzCountdown and @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram!...
Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Ryan La Valette | Fresh | Trippin In Rhythm 9 | Brandon Sanders | The Tables Will Turn | Savant 8 | Marion Meadows | Just Doing Me | Shanachie 7 | Steve Davis | We See | Smoke Sessions 6 | Jazmin Ghent | Dr. Jaz | Independent Stay connected with us at http://www.Facebook.com/CoolJazzCountdown and @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram!...
Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Arturo Sandoval | My Foolish Heart | Metajax 4 | Kim Scott | Living It Up | Innervision 3 | Samara Joy | Portrait | Verve 2 | George Cables | I Hear Echoes | HighNote 1 | Boney James | Slow Burn | Concord Stay connected with us at http://www.Facebook.com/CoolJazzCountdown and @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram!...
Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Ryan La Valette | Fresh | Trippin In Rhythm 9 | Peter Bernstein | Better Angels | Smoke Sessions 8 | Marion Meadows | Just Doing Me | Shanachie 7 | Brandon Sanders | The Tables Will Turn | Savant 6 | Walter Beasley | A Tribute To Soul | Affable Stay connected with us at http://www.Facebook.com/CoolJazzCountdown and @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram!...
Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Steve Davis | We See | Smoke Sessions 4 | Norman Brown | It Hits Different | Shanachie 3 | George Cables | I Hear Echoes | HighNote 2 | Boney James | Slow Burn | Concord 1 | Samara Joy | Portrait | Verve Stay connected with us at http://www.Facebook.com/CoolJazzCountdown and @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram!...
Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Richard Elliot | Straight Up Down | Shanachie 9 | Steve Davis | We See | Smoke Sessions 8 | Dave Koz and Adam Hawley | Automatic | Just Koz Entertainment 7 | Peter Bernstein | Better Angels | Smoke Sessions 6 | Blake Aaron | Love And Rhythm | Innervision Stay connected with us at http://www.Facebook.com/CoolJazzCountdown and @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram!...
Top 10 of 2023! Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Conrad Herwig | The Latin Side of McCoy Tyner | Savant 9 | Cindy Bradley | Promise | Trippin In Rhythm 8 | Black Art Jazz Collective | Truth To Power | HighNote 7 | Etienne Charles | Creole Orchestra f/ Rene Marie | Culture Shock 6 | Richard Elliot | Straight Up Down | Shanachie Stay connected with us at http://www.Facebook.com/CoolJazzCountdown and @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram!...
Top 10 of 2024! Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Emmet Cohen | Vibe Provider | Mack Avenue 4 | Warren Wolf | History of the Vibraphone | Cellar Music Group 3 | Lindsey Webster | Reasons | Shanachie 2 | Vincent Ingala | Escape With Me | Shanachie 1 | Norman Brown | It Hits Different | Shanachie Stay connected with us at http://www.Facebook.com/CoolJazzCountdown and @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram!...
Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Joy Lapps & Larnell Lewis | The Caribbean Christmas Mixtape, Vol. 1 | Independent 9 | Donald Vega Trio | All Is Merry And Bright | Imagery 8 | Nicole Henry | My Favorite Things | Banister Records, Inc. 7 | Jazz In Pink | Give Love On Christmas Day | Gail Johnson 6 | JD Allen | A Garland of Holiday Songs | Savant Stay connected with us at http://www.Facebook.com/CoolJazzCountdown and @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram! Have a safe and happy holiday se...
Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Rick Braun | It’s Christmas | Brauntosaurus 4 | Robert Glasper | In December | Loma Vista 3 | Deborah Silver & The Count Basie Orchestra | Swingin’ Through The Holidays [EP] | Green Hill Music 2 | Christian Sands | Christmas Stories | Mack Avenue 1 | Gregory Porter | Christmas Wish | Blue Note Stay connected with us at http://www.Facebook.com/CoolJazzCountdown and @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram! Have a safe and happy holiday season!...
Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Spyro Gyra | Jubilee | Amherst Records 9 | Delfeayo Marsalis & The Uptown Jazz Orchestra | Crescent City Jewels | Troubadour Jass 8 | Boney James | Slow Burn | Concord 7 | Samara Joy | Portrait | Verve 6 | Vincent Ingala | Escape With Me | Shanachie Stay connected with us at http://www.Facebook.com/CoolJazzCountdown and @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram!...
Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Warren Wolf | History of the Vibraphone | Cellar Music Group 4 | Blake Aaron | Love And Rhythm | Innervision 3 | Peter Bernstein | Better Angels | Smoke Sessions 2 | Richard Elliot | Straight Up Down | Shanachie 1 | Brandon Sanders | The Tables Will Turn | Savant Stay connected with us at http://www.Facebook.com/CoolJazzCountdown and @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram!...
Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Spyro Gyra | Jubilee | Amherst Records 9 | Delfeayo Marsalis & The Uptown Jazz Orchestra | Crescent City Jewels | Troubadour Jass 8 | Boney James | Slow Burn | Concord 7 | Samara Joy | Portrait | Verve 6 | Vincent Ingala | Escape With Me | Shanachie Stay connected with us at http://www.Facebook.com/CoolJazzCountdown and @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram!...
Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Warren Wolf | History of the Vibraphone | Cellar Music Group 4 | Blake Aaron | Love And Rhythm | Innervision 3 | Peter Bernstein | Better Angels | Smoke Sessions 2 | Richard Elliot | Straight Up Down | Shanachie 1 | Brandon Sanders | The Tables Will Turn | Savant Stay connected with us at http://www.Facebook.com/CoolJazzCountdown and @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram!...
Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Tony Saunders | The Romance Continues | Baja/TSR 9 | Thom Rotella | Side Hustle | HighNote 8 | Boney James | Slow Burn | Concord 7 | Delfeayo Marsalis & The Uptown Jazz Orchestra | Crescent City Jewels | Troubadour Jass 6 | Vincent Ingala | Escape With Me | Shanachie Stay connected with us at http://www.Facebook.com/CoolJazzCountdown and @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram!...
Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Peter Bernstein | Better Angels | Smoke Sessions 4 | Blake Aaron | Love And Rhythm | Innervision 3 | Brandon Sanders | The Tables Will Turn | Savant 2 | Richard Elliot | Straight Up Down | Shanachie 1 | Warren Wolf | History of the Vibraphone | Cellar Music Group New Music Feature: Samara Joy “Portrait” (Verve) Stay connected with us at http://www.Facebook.com/CoolJazzCountdown and @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram!...
Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | AOS (Architects of Sound) | Where We Belong | SRG Jazz 9 | Emmet Cohen | Vibe Provider | Mack Avenue 8 | Elan Trotman | Runnin’ Hot | Woodward Ave 7 | Brandon Sanders | The Tables Will Turn | Savant 6 | Vincent Ingala | Escape With Me | Shanachie Stay connected with us at http://www.Facebook.com/CoolJazzCountdown and @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram!...
Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Peter Bernstein | Better Angels | Smoke Sessions 4 | Blake Aaron | Love And Rhythm | Innervision 3 | Delfeayo Marsalis & The Uptown Jazz Orchestra | Crescent City Jewels | Troubadour Jass 2 | Richard Elliot | Straight Up Down | Shanachie 1 | Warren Wolf | History of the Vibraphone | Cellar Music Group Stay connected with us at http://www.Facebook.com/CoolJazzCountdown and @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram!...
Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Jazmin Ghent | Upgrade | Jazmin Ghent 9 | Michael Dease | Grove’s Groove | Le Coq 8 | Elan Trotman | Runnin’ Hot | Woodward Ave 7 | Emmet Cohen | Vibe Provider | Mack Avenue 6 | Randy Scott | Oasis | Trippin In Rhythm Stay connected with us at http://www.Facebook.com/CoolJazzCountdown and @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram!...
Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Thom Rotella | Side Hustle | HighNote 4 | Vincent Ingala | Escape With Me | Shanachie 3 | Warren Wolf | History of the Vibraphone | Cellar Music Group 2 | Richard Elliot | Straight Up Down | Shanachie 1 | Delfeayo Marsalis & The Uptown Jazz Orchestra | Crescent City Jewels | Troubadour Jass Stay connected with us at http://www.Facebook.com/CoolJazzCountdown and @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram!...
Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Adam Hawley | Unstoppable | MBF 9 | Catherine Russell and Sean Mason | My Ideal | Dot Time 8 | Kirk Whalum | Epic Cool | Mack Avenue 7 | Thom Rotella | Side Hustle | HighNote 6 | Richard Elliot | Straight Up Down | Shanachie Stay connected with us at http://www.Facebook.com/CoolJazzCountdown and @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram!...
Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Delfeayo Marsalis & The Uptown Jazz Orchestra | Crescent City Jewels | Troubadour Jass 4 | Randy Scott | Oasis | Trippin In Rhythm 3 | Emmet Cohen | Vibe Provider | Mack Ave 2 | Vincent Ingala | Escape With Me | Shanachie 1 | Warren Wolf | History of the Vibraphone | Cellar Music Group Stay connected with us at http://www.Facebook.com/CoolJazzCountdown and @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram!...
Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Dave Koz & Adam Hawley | Automatic | Just Koz Entertainment 9 | Delfeayo Marsalis & The Uptown Jazz Orchestra | Crescent City Jewels | Troubadour Jass 8 | Nicholas Cole | Brown Sugar | Trippin In Rhythm 7 | Thom Rotella | Side Hustle | HighNote 6 | Richard Elliot | Straight Up Down | Shanachie Stay connected with us at http://www.Facebook.com/CoolJazzCountdown and @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram!...
Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Nicholas Cole | Brown Sugar | Trippin In Rhythm 9 | Zaccai Curtis | Cubop Lives | TR Collective 8 | Chris ‘Big Dog’ Davis | After The Storm | Trippin In Rhythm 7 | Alvin Queen Trio | Feeling Good | Stunt 6 | Richard Elliot | Straight Up Down | Shanachie On The Line: Vibraphonist Warren Wolf! Stay connected with us at http://www.Facebook.com/CoolJazzCountdown and @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram!...
Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Thom Rotella | Side Hustle | HighNote 4 | Randy Scott | Oasis | Trippin In Rhythm 3 | Emmet Cohen | Vibe Provider | Mack Ave 2 | Vincent Ingala | Escape With Me | Shanachie 1 | Warren Wolf | History of the Vibraphone | Cellar Music Group On The Line: Vibraphonist Warren Wolf! Stay connected with us at http://www.Facebook.com/CoolJazzCountdown and @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram!...
Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Blake Aaron | Love and Rhythm | Innervision 9 | Zaccai Curtis | Cubop Lives | TR Collective 8 | Chris ‘Big Dog’ Davis | After The Storm | Trippin In Rhythm 7 | Etienne Charles | Creole Orchestra ft. Rene Marie | Culture Shock 6 | Brian Simpson | Soul Connection | Shanachie Stay connected with us at http://www.Facebook.com/CoolJazzCountdown and @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram!...
Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Alvin Queen Trio | Feeling Good | Stunt 4 | Randy Scott | Oasis | Trippin In Rhythm 3 | Warren Wolf | History of the Vibraphone | Cellar Music Group 2 | Vincent Ingala | Escape With Me | Shanachie 1 | Emmet Cohen | Vibe Provider | Mack Ave Stay connected with us at http://www.Facebook.com/CoolJazzCountdown and @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram!...
Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Citrus Sun | Anaconga | Dome Records 9 | Warren Wolf | History of the Vibraphone | Cellar Music Group 8 | Chris ‘Big Dog’ Davis | After The Storm | Trippin In Rhythm 7 | Louis Hayes | Artform Revisited | Savant 6 | Brian Simpson | Soul Connection | Shanachie Stay connected with us at http://www.Facebook.com/CoolJazzCountdown and @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram!...
Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 5 | Emmet Cohen | Vibe Provider | Mack Ave 4 | Randy Scott | Oasis | Trippin In Rhythm 3 | Zaccai Curtis | Cubop Lives | TR Collective 2 | Vincent Ingala | Escape With Me | Shanachie 1 | Alvin Queen Trio | Feeling Good | Stunt Stay connected with us at http://www.Facebook.com/CoolJazzCountdown and @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram!...
