Top 75 Jazz Countdown 2007

WRTI's countdown of the top jazz tunes in 2007.

The top 75 most requested songs of the year, based on WRTI listener-generated requests from the weekly Jazz Hot 11 Countdown.

ARTIST - TUNE
ALBUM
LABEL

1
Terence Blanchard - Wading Through
A TALE OF GOD'S WILL
Blue Note

2
Carl Allen & Rodney Whittaker - Get Ready
GET READY
Mack Avenue

3
Gerald Wilson Orchestra - Latin Swing
MONTERAY MOODS
Mack Avenue

4
Wayne Bergeron - You Go To My Head
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
Concord

5
Roberto Fonseca - Triste Allegria
ZAMAZU
Justin Time

6
Nick Russo +11 & Miles Griffith - RO
RO

7
Arturo Sandoval - 21st Century
RUMBA PALACE
Telarc

8
Randy Crawford and Joe Sample - But Beautiful
FEELING GOOD
PRA

9
Eugene Marlow - Summertime
WONDERFUL DISCOVERY
MEII

10
Jeri Brown - No Moon At All
NEW WONDERLAND
Justin Time

11
Martin Bejerano - Lover Man
EVOLUTION/REVOLUTION
Reservoir Music

12
Sean Jones - Say Brah
KALEIDOSCOPE
Mack Avenue

13
Jimmy Ponder - The Creator Has A Master Plan
SOMEBODY'S CHILD
High Note

14
Billy Bang Quintet - Nothing But Love
ABOVE & BEYOND
Justin Time

15
Terence Blanchard - Levees
A TALE OF GOD'S WILL
Blue Note

16
The Godfathers of Groove - Long Live New Orleans
THE GODFATHERS OF GROOVE
18th and Vine

17
Luciana Souza - Here It Is
NEW BOSSA NOVA
Verve

18
McCoy Tyner - Search For Peace
MCCOY TYNER QUARTET
Half Note

19
Alvin Queen - Contemplation
I AIN'T LOOKIN' AT YOU
Justin Time

20
Wallace Roney - Vater Time
JAZZ
High Note

21
Chris Potter - Chief Seattle
SONG FOR ANYONE
Sunnyside

22
Joe Zawinul - In A Silent Way
BROWN STREET
Birdjam/WDR

23
Gloria Lynne - Shangri-la
FROM MY HEART TO YOURS
High Note

24
Joel Frahm - My Ideal
WE USED TO DANCE
Anzic

25
Kenny Burrell - A Night In Tunisia
75th BIRTHDAY BASH LIVE!
Blue Note

26
Christian Scott - Katrina's Eyes
ANTHEM
Concord

27
Jackie Ryan - Never Let Me Go
YOU & THE NIGHT & THE MUSIC
Open Art

28
John Scofield - Behind Closed Doors
THIS MEETS THAT
Emarcy

29
Trudy Pitts - Naima
PIANADELPHIA

30
Edward Simon - Abiding Unicity
UNICITY
CamJazz

31
Michael O'Neill w/ Kenny Washington - Cherokee
STIL DANCIN'
Jazzmo

32
Cyrus Chestnut - Suspicious Minds
CYRUS PLAYS ELVIS
Koch

33
Roni Ben-Hur - Eshkolit
KEEPIN' IT OPEN
Motema

34
Josh Nelson - Loose End
LET IT GO
Native Language

35
Vanguard Jazz Orchestra - Up From the Skies
UP FROM THE SKIES

36
Bill Charlap - Autumn In New York
LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD
High Note

37
Robert Glasper - Maiden Voyage/Everything In Its Right Place
IN MY ELEMENT
Blue Note

38
Eldar - I Remember When
RE-IMAGINATION
Sony

39
Allan Harris - Its only A Paper Moon
LONG LIVE THE KING
Kennedy Center

40
Kendrick Scott - The Source
THE SOURCE
World Culture Music

41
Joe Lovano and Hank Jones - Soultrane
LIVE AT DIZZY'S CLUB COCA COLA
Blue Note

42
Dayna Stephens - Teeth
THE TIMELESS NOW
CTA

43
Charlie Haden - Left Hand of God
BEST OF QUARTET WEST
Verve

44
Mort Weiss and Sam Most - Jitterbug Waltz
MORT WEISS MEETS SAM MOST
SMSJazz

45
Queen Latifah - Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars
TRAV'LIN' LIGHT
Verve

46
Kurt Elling - Tight
NIGHTMOVES

47
Poncho Sanchez - Maceo's House
RAISE YOUR HAND
Concord

48
Honolulu Jazz Quartet - Real Old Style
TENACITY

49
Avishai Cohen - Smash (Live)
AS IS

50
Andy Bey - Ain't Necessarily So
AIN'T NECESSARILY SO
12th Street

51
Wynton Marsalis - The Are Those Soulful Days
FROM THE PLANTATION TO THE PENITENTIARY
EMI

52
Jean-Michel Pilc - Widmung
NEW DREAMS
Dreyfus

53
Michael Buble - Too Close For Comfort
WE ALL LOVE ELLA
Verve

54
Freddy Cole - You're My Thrill
BECAUSE OF YOU
High Note

55
Gerald Wilson Orchestra - Jazz Swing Waltz
MONTERAY MOODS
Mack Avenue

56
David 'fathead' Newman - Life
LIFE

57
Falkner Evans - Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum
ARC
CAP

58
Joey Defrancesco - Cherokee
THE AUTHORIZED BOOTLEG
Concord

59
Cheryl Bentyne - You Don't Know Me
THE BOOK OF LOVE
Telarc

60
Deep Blue Organ Trio - Ceora
FOLK MUSIC
Origin

61
Roy Haynes and Fountain of Youth Band- James
WHEREAS

62
Abbey Lincoln - Should've Been
ABBEY SINGS ABBEY
Verve

63
Beegie Adair - Its Been A Long, Long Time
SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY
Village Square

64
Dave Stahl Band - Mercy Mercy Mercy
LIVE AT THE RITZ
Abee Cake

65
Harry Connick Jr. - Someday You'll Be Sorry
CHANSON DU VIEUX CARRE

66
Houston Person and Bill Charlap - Sweet Lorraine
YOU TAUGHT MY HEART TO SING
High Note

67
Jaleel Shaw - My Future Just Passed
PERSPECTIVE
Fresh Sound

68
Jane Monheit - Moon River
SURRENDER
Concord

69
Jon Faddis - The Hunters and the Gatherers
TERANGA
Koch

70
New Fire - Balance
REVOLUTIONS
Dreambox Media

71
Russel Gunn - Nardis
PLAYS MILES
High Note

72
The Jimmy Heath Big Band - Heritage Hum
TURN UP THE HEATH
Planet Arts

73
The Roger Kellaway Trio - Night Train
HEROES
IPO

74
Wayne Bergeron - You Go To My Head
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
Concord

75
Gerald Wilson Orchestra - Jazz Swing Waltz
MONTERAY MOODS
Mack Avenue