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WEFT Top 30 Chart for October 7, 2008

Here is WEFT's weekly top-30 chart as reported to CMJ on October 7th, 2008. If you have any questions, please contact the WEFT Charting Coordinator at charts@weft.org.

Charting week: 
October 7, 2008
  1. Charlie Haden Family & FriendsRamblin’ Boy (Decca)
  2. Cassandra WilsonLoverly (Blue Note)
  3. The HubBoundary Layer (Tzadik)
  4. Ram Dass And KrieceCosmix (Waveform)
  5. Thievery CorporationRadio Retaliation (ESL)
  6. Sub Swara Coup D'Yah (Low Motion)
  7. Oberon, The Possum KingWho'll Stop The Reign? (Self-Released)
  8. Lucinda WilliamsLittle Honey (Lost Highway)
  9. Lonesome BrothersThe Last CD* (Self-Released)
  10. Markley And BalmerMarkley And Balmer (Soona Songs)
  11. Bobby Previte And The New BumpSet The Alarm For Monday (Palmetto)
  12. Robin MckelleModern Antique (Cheap Lullaby)
  13. Dominique Di Piazza TrioPrincess Sita (Sunnyside)
  14. Roy HargroveEar Food (Emarcy-Groovin' High)
  15. Nick Sondy*The Incidence Of Coincidence (self-released)
  16. Sonarchy TrioSonarchy 1998 (Majmua)
  17. KoushikOut My Window (Stones Throw)
  18. Ashley Brooke ToussantAll Songs in English (A.B. Toussant)
  19. Abi TapiaThe Beauty In The Rain (MoonHouse)
  20. Sonya KitchellThis Storm (Decca-Velour)
  21. BittersweetsGoodnight, San Francisco (Compass)
  22. WinterpillsCentral Chambers (Soft Alarm-Signature Sounds)
  23. MystifiedSky Watcher (Small Doses)
  24. Anna EstradaSonando Vuelos
  25. Chris FloryFor You (ARBORS JAZZ)
  26. Various ArtistsDutch Jazz Music 2008
  27. Todd SickafooseTiny Resistors (Cryptogramophone)
  28. Jeff GauthierHouse Of Return (Cryptogramophone)
  29. F**k The FactsDisgorge Mexico (Relapse)
  30. Straight Line StitchWhen Skies Wash Ashore (Raging Nation-Koch)

WEFT Top 30 Chart for September 23, 2008

Here is WEFT's weekly top-30 chart as reported to CMJ on September 23rd, 2008. If you have any questions, please contact the WEFT Charting Coordinator at charts@weft.org.

Charting week: 
September 23, 2008
  1. Bambara Transkhalouna (self-released)
  2. Lila DownsShake Away (Manhattan)
  3. Various ArtistsBlues Gold (Hip-O)
  4. Various ArtistsCalypsoul 70: Caribbean Soul And Calypsoul Crossover 1969-1979 (Strut)
  5. ChiwonisoRebel Woman (Cumbancha)
  6. Various ArtistsPutumayo Presents: Acoustic Arabia (Putumayo)
  7. Various ArtistsClassic Piano Blues (Smithsonian Folkways)
  8. Oberon, The Possum KingWho’ll Stop the Reign? (OPK)
  9. John Brown's BodyAmplify (Easy Star)
  10. DubxannePolice In Dub (Echo Beach)
  11. Various ArtistsFrancophone Singles: April 2008 (Francophonie Diffusion)
  12. Bill FrisellHistory, Mystery (Nonesuch)
  13. Lil’ed & The Blues ImperialsFull Tilt
  14. Plena LibrePlena Al Salsero - Live In Monterrey, Mexico (Ritmo Artists)
  15. Klaus Schulze And Lisa GerrardFarscape (SPV)
  16. Willie "the Lion" Smith & Don EwellStride Piano Duets Live In Toronto, 1966 (Delmark)
  17. Mary LoweJazz Diva (Ambush)
  18. Savina YannatouSongs Of An Other (ECM)
  19. Burning SpearJah Is Real (Burning Music)
  20. SidestepperThe Buena Vibra Sound System (Palm Pictures)
  21. Jackson Conti Sujinho (Mochilla)
  22. Albert CummingsFeels So Good (Blind Pig)
  23. E.g. KightIt’s Hot in Here (MC Records)
  24. Los FabulocosLos Fabulocos (Delta Groove)
  25. Various ArtistsFUTURE OF THE BLUES
  26. Kenny BarronThe Traveler (Sunnyside)
  27. Bob Mintzer Big BandSwing Out (MCG Jazz)
  28. Markley & BalmerMarkley & Balmer (Soona Songs)
  29. Lonesome BrothersThe Last CD (Capivating)
  30. Mr. Scruff"Kalimba" [Single] (Ninja Tune)

WEFT Top 30 Chart for August 26, 2008

Here is WEFT's weekly top-30 chart as reported to CMJ on August 26th, 2008. If you have any questions, please contact the WEFT Charting Coordinator at charts@weft.org.

Charting week: 
August 26, 2008
  1. Various ArtistsPutumayo Presents: Acoustic France (Putumayo)
  2. Various ArtistsBlues Gold (Hippo Recordings)
  3. Bo Diddleydefinitive collection
  4. DubxannePolice In Dub (Echo Beach)
  5. Jackson Conti Sujinho (Mochilla)
  6. Various ArtistsBrief History of the Blues (Universal)
  7. Liz MandevilleRed Top (Earwig)
  8. Travis HaddixDaylight at Midnight
  9. Esperanza SpaldingEsperanza (Heads Up)
  10. Cassandra WilsonLoverly (Blue Note)
  11. Sonny RollinsRollins Plays For Bird (Prestige)
  12. Johnny OsbourneTruths And Rights (Heartbeat)
  13. Gaelic StormWhat's The Rumpus? (MRI Associated)
  14. Justin AdamsSoul Science (Wayward)
  15. RockamovyaRockamovya (Young Tree)
  16. Sub Swara Coup D'Yah (Low Motion)
  17. Ornette ColemanTown Hall 1962 (ESP-Disk)
  18. Little Ed & The Blues ImperialsFull Tilt
  19. Glenn WhiteSacred Machines (OA2 Records)
  20. David SanchezCultural Survival (Concord)
  21. Dredd FooleKissing The Contemporary Bliss (Family Vineyard)
  22. The HubBoundary Layer (Tzadik)
  23. The OrbThe Dream (The Future Academy Of Noise, Rhythm And Gardening Mix) (Six Degrees-Dragonfly)
  24. Issa BagayogoMali Koura (Six Degrees Records)
  25. Various ArtistsFuture of the Blues
  26. Magic Slim & The TeardropsMidnight Blues (Blind Pig)
  27. Albert CummingsFeels So Good (Blind Pig)
  28. Los FabulocosLos Fabulocos (Delta Groove)
  29. Klaus Schulze And Lisa GerrardFarscape
  30. Corey WilkesDrop It (Delmark)

WEFT Top 30 Chart for August 12, 2008

Here is WEFT's weekly top-30 chart as reported to CMJ on August 12th, 2008. If you have any questions, please contact the WEFT Charting Coordinator at charts@weft.org.

Charting week: 
August 12, 2008
  1. The HubBoundary Layer (Tzadik)
  2. Esperanza SpaldingEsperanza (Heads Up)
  3. Willie Nelson/wynton MarsalisTwo Men With The Blues (Blue Note)
  4. Ellis Marsalis QuartetAn Open Letter To Thelonious (Elm)
  5. Fernando HuergoProvinciano (Sunnyside)
  6. Abi TapiaThe Beauty In The Rain (MoonHouse)
  7. Anna Laubeoutta my head (ginkgo)
  8. Beth WoodBeachcomber's Daughter (Self-Released)
  9. Mary LoweJazz Diva (Ambush)
  10. Wadada Leo Smith's Golden QuartetTabligh (Cuneiform)
  11. Finders And YoungbergKeep Your Suitcase Packed (Self)
  12. Jeff TalmadgeEin Abend Unter Freunden (Bozart)
  13. Jonathan ByrdThe Law And The Lonesome (WATERBUG)
  14. Mike And RuthyThe Honeymoon Agenda (Self-Released)
  15. Rebecca MartinThe Growing Season (Sunnyside)
  16. RefugeesUnbound (Wabuko)
  17. Tim GrimmHolding Up The World (Vault)
  18. Saxophone SummitSeraphic Light (Telarc)
  19. James CarterPresent Tense (Emarcy)
  20. Miles DavisBags Groove (Concord Jazz)
  21. Yuganaut This Musicship (ESP-Disk)
  22. Brazilian GirlsNew York City (Verve Forecast)
  23. Various ArtistsLife Beyond Mars: Bowie Covered (Rapster)
  24. F**k The FactsDisgorge Mexico (Relapse)
  25. Catalepsy Iniquity (Stillborn)
  26. Dredd FooleKissing The Contemporary Bliss (Family Vineyard)
  27. Carrier BandVoice Coil (Deep Listening)
  28. The OrbThe Dream (The Future Academy Of Noise, Rhythm And Gardening Mix) (Six Degrees-Dragonfly)
  29. Quiet VillageSilent Movie (!K7)
  30. AbortedStrychnine.213 (Century Media)

WEFT Top 30 Chart for August 6, 2008

Here is WEFT's weekly top-30 chart as reported to CMJ on August 6th, 2008. If you have any questions, please contact the WEFT Charting Coordinator at charts@weft.org.

Charting week: 
August 6, 2008
  1. Various ArtistsFabriclive 40: Noisia (Fabric)
  2. Grupo FantasmaSonidos Gold (Aire Sol)
  3. Cassandra WilsonLoverly (Blue Note)
  4. Various ArtistsPutumayo Presents: Cafe Cubano (Putumayo)
  5. Orchestra BaobabMade In Dakar (Nonesuch)
  6. Sergio MendesEncanto (Universal)
  7. Various ArtistsAyombe! The Heart Of Colombia's Musica Vallenata (Smithsonian Folkways)
  8. Duke RobillardA Swingin' Session With Duke Robillard (Stony Plain)
  9. Legendary Rhythm And Blues RevueCommand Performance (Delta Groove Productions-Delta Groove)
  10. Roswell Rudd Quartet"Keep Your Heart Right" [Single] (Sunnyside)
  11. Jef StottSaracen (Six Degrees)
  12. AllaEs Tiempo (Crammed Discs)
  13. 17 HippiesHeimlich (Fat Wreck Chords)
  14. Hot Club Of DetroitNight Town (Mack Avenue)
  15. Yuganaut This Musicship (ESP-Disk)
  16. Conrad HerwigThe Latin Side Of Wayne Shorter (Half Note)
  17. James HunterThe Hard Way (Hear)
  18. Esperanza SpaldingEsperanza (Heads Up)
  19. Saxophone SummitSeraphic Light (Telarc)
  20. Jamie BaumSolace (Sunnyside Communications)
  21. The HubBoundary Layer (Tzadik)
  22. Tim GrimmHolding Up The World (Vault)
  23. TapeLuminarium (Hapna)
  24. Jonathan ByrdThe Law And The Lonesome (WATERBUG)
  25. RefugeesUnbound (Wabuko)
  26. Fire RoomBroken Music (Atavistic)
  27. Mike And RuthyThe Honeymoon Agenda (Self-Released)
  28. Finders And YoungbergKeep Your Suitcase Packed (Self)
  29. SidestepperThe Buena Vibra Sound System (Palm Pictures)
  30. Jeff TalmadgeEin Abend Unter Freunden (Bozart)

WEFT Top 30 Chart for July 29, 2008

Here is WEFT's weekly top-30 chart as reported to CMJ on July 29th, 2008. If you have any questions, please contact the WEFT Charting Coordinator at charts@weft.org.

Charting week: 
July 29, 2008
  1. Various ArtistsPutumayo Presents: African Party (Putumayo)
  2. Jef StottSaracen (Six Degrees)
  3. Byther SmithBlues On The Moon (Delmark)
  4. Ellis Marsalis QuartetAn Open Letter To Thelonious (Elm)
  5. Ron CarterDear Miles (EMI)
  6. The OrbThe Dream (The Future Academy Of Noise, Rhythm And Gardening Mix) (Six Degrees-Dragonfly)
  7. Various ArtistsPutumayo Presents: Cafe Cubano (Putumayo)
  8. RockamovyaRockamovya (Young Tree)
  9. Orchestra BaobabMade In Dakar (Nonesuch)
  10. Maria MuldaurYes We Can (Telarc)
  11. Teeny TuckerTwo Big M's (TeBo)
  12. James CarterPresent Tense (Emarcy)
  13. Scott TumaNot For Nobody (Digitalis)
  14. Better BeatlesThe Better Beatles (Hook or Crook)
  15. Star AnnaCrooked Path (Malamute )
  16. Crooked StillStill Crooked (Signature Sounds)
  17. Tim GrimmHolding Up The World (Vault)
  18. Jonathan ByrdThe Law & the Lonesome (Waterbug)
  19. The RefugeesUnbound (Wabuko)
  20. HerbaliserSame As It Never Was (!K7)
  21. Beata Soderberg And JustangoBailata (World Village)
  22. Various ArtistsPutumayo Presents: Quebec (Putumayo)
  23. AllaEs Tiempo (Crammed Discs)
  24. SonantesSonantes (Six Degrees)
  25. La Drivers Union Por Por GroupPor Por: Honk Horn Music of Ghana (Smithsonian Folkways)
  26. Natalia ClavierNectar (ESL)
  27. Cecilia Villar EljuriEn Paz (Lovecat)
  28. Howard TateBlue Day (Evidence)
  29. Deejay OmDeejay Om's Reheated Naan N' Curry
  30. Miles DavisMuted Miles (Prestige)

WEFT Top 30 Chart for July 22, 2008

Here is WEFT's weekly top-30 chart as reported to CMJ on July 22nd, 2008. If you have any questions, please contact the WEFT Charting Coordinator at charts@weft.org.

Charting week: 
July 22, 2008
  1. Tab BenoitNight Train To Nashville (Telarc)
  2. Ron CarterDear Miles (EMI)
  3. Dave SpecterLive From Chicago (Delmark)
  4. Various ArtistsPutumayo Presents: Cafe Cubano (Putumayo)
  5. Various ArtistsPutumayo Presents: African Party (Putumayo)
  6. Miles DavisBags Groove (Concord Jazz)
  7. Various ArtistsBlues Caravan: Guitar And Feathers (RUF)
  8. Sonny RollinsRollins Plays For Bird (Prestige)
  9. Watermelon SlimNo Paid Holidays (Northern Blues)
  10. Luis Mario OchoaMomentos Cubanos (Cuban Music Productions)
  11. Yuganaut This Musicship (ESP-Disk)
  12. Frank RothkammJust 3 Organs (FLUX)
  13. John MellencampMy Sweet Love (StarCon)
  14. Legendary Rhythm And Blues RevueCommand Performance (Delta Groove-Delta Groove Productions)
  15. Robin RogersTreat Me Right (Blind Pig)
  16. Michael BurksIRON MAN (Alligator)
  17. Stanton MooreEmphasis! On Parenthesis (Telarc)
  18. Victor WootenPalmystery (Heads Up)
  19. Sun RaSome Blues But Not The Kind That's Blue (Atavistic)
  20. Various ArtistsLife Beyond Mars: Bowie Covered (Rapster)
  21. Quiet VillageSilent Movie (!K7)
  22. Plena LibrePlena Al Salsero - Live In Monterrey, Mexico (Ritmo Artists)
  23. Various ArtistsPutumayo Presents: Quebec (Putumayo)
  24. AfrissippiAlliance (Hill Country)
  25. Etran FinatawaDesert Crossroads (Riverboat)
  26. Michael DoucetFrom Now On (Smithsonian Folkways)
  27. Sean Costello"We Can Get Together" [Single] (Delta Groove)
  28. Clarence SpadyJust Between Us (Severn)
  29. Homemade Jamz Blues BandPay Me No Mind (Northern Blues)
  30. Planeta Imaginario BioMasa (Cuneiform)

WEFT Top 30 Chart for July 15, 2008

Here is WEFT's weekly top-30 chart as reported to CMJ on July 15th, 2008. If you have any questions, please contact the WEFT Charting Coordinator at charts@weft.org.

Charting week: 
July 15, 2008
  1. Various ArtistsPutumayo Presents: Quebec (Putumayo)
  2. The OrbThe Dream (The Future Academy Of Noise, Rhythm And Gardening Mix) (Six Degrees-Dragonfly)
  3. NiyazNine Heavens (Six Degrees)
  4. 17 HippiesHeimlich (Fat Wreck Chords)
  5. Various ArtistsMiles From India (Four Quarters)
  6. Big Blue BallBig Blue Ball (RealWorld-Real World)
  7. Gypsy Nomadseternal summer (E.A. Recordings)
  8. Sergio MendesEncanto (Universal)
  9. Computer Vs. BanjoComputer Vs. Banjo
  10. Orchestra BaobabMade In Dakar (Nonesuch)
  11. Natalia ClavierNectar (ESL)
  12. David SanchezCultural Survival (Concord)
  13. John ColtraneSettin' The Pace (Prestige)
  14. Michael DoucetFrom Now On (Smithsonian Folkways)
  15. Various ArtistsSinging For Life: Songs Of Hope, Healing And HIV-AIDS In Uganda (Smithsonian Folkways)
  16. La Drivers Union Por Por GroupPor Por: Honk Horn Music of Ghana (Smithsonian Folkways)
  17. Etran FinatawaDesert Crossroads (Riverboat)
  18. Pink MartiniHey Eugene! (Heinz)
  19. Aimee MannSmilers (Superego)
  20. Watson TwinsHow I am to Be (Vanguard)
  21. Various ArtistsPutumayo Presents: African Party (Putumayo)
  22. BolistikBolistik
  23. KrzysztofJajouka (Small Doses)
  24. Gabriel AlegriaNuevo Mundo (Saponegro)
  25. Dafnis PrietoTaking The Soul For A Walk (Dafnison)
  26. Peter Brotzmann/peeter UusikylaBorn Broke (Atavistic)
  27. Sonny RollinsRollins Plays For Bird (Prestige)
  28. Yuganaut This Musicship (ESP-Disk)
  29. Nicholas PaytonInto The Blue (Nonesuch)
  30. Fernando HuergoProvinciano (Sunnyside)

WEFT Top 30 Chart for July 8, 2008

Here is WEFT's weekly top-30 chart as reported to CMJ on July 8th, 2008. If you have any questions, please contact the WEFT Charting Coordinator at charts@weft.org.

Charting week: 
July 8, 2008
  1. 17 HippiesHeimlich (Fat Wreck Chords)
  2. Orchestra BaobabMade In Dakar (Nonesuch)
  3. Duke RobillardA Swingin' Session With Duke Robillard (Stony Plain)
  4. Various ArtistsPutumayo Presents: Quebec (Putumayo)
  5. The OrbThe Dream (The Future Academy Of Noise, Rhythm And Gardening Mix) (Six Degrees-Dragonfly)
  6. Various ArtistsClassic Piano Blues (Smithsonian Folkways)
  7. AfrissippiAlliance (Hill Country)
  8. Lydia MendozaThe Best Of Lydia Mendoza (Arhoolie)
  9. Tony DemarcoThe Sligo Indians (Smithsonian Folkways)
  10. Janiva MagnessWhat Love Will Do (Alligator)
  11. Willie 'big Eyes' SmithBorn In Arkansas (Big Eye)
  12. Dave SpecterLive In Chicago (Delmark)
  13. John BeasleyLetter To Herbie (RESONANCE)
  14. Patrick De SantosIn The Mud With White Shoes
  15. Dr. OxDr. Ox (c74)
  16. Quiet VillageSilent Movie (!K7)
  17. PortisheadThird (Island)
  18. Laromlab Laromlab (Mushpot)
  19. Plena LibrePlena Al Salsero - Live In Monterrey, Mexico (Ritmo Artists)
  20. La Drivers Union Por Por GroupPor Por: Honk Horn Music of Ghana (Smithsonian Folkways)
  21. 3 Na Massa3 Na Massa (Nublu)
  22. Jef StottSaracen (Six Degrees)
  23. Various ArtistsLa India Canela: Merengue Tipico From The Dominican Republic (Smithsonian Folkways)
  24. Various ArtistsChapinlandia: Marimba Music Of Guatemala (Smithsonian Folkways)
  25. Ayombe!The Heart of Colombia's Musica Valleneta (Smithsonian Folkways)
  26. Jeff HealeyMess Of Blues (RUF)
  27. Nat DoveReal Texas Piano (Triclef)
  28. Dr. JohnCity That Care Forgot (429)
  29. Kenny NealLet Life Flow (Blind Pig)
  30. DeicideTil Death Do Us Part (Earache)

WEFT Top 30 Chart for July 1, 2008

Here is WEFT's weekly top-30 chart as reported to CMJ on July 1st, 2008. If you have any questions, please contact the WEFT Charting Coordinator at charts@weft.org.

Charting week: 
July 1, 2008
  1. The OrbThe Dream (Six Degrees)
  2. Gene Harris QuartetLive In London (Resonance Records)
  3. Brad Mehldau TrioLive (Nonesuch)
  4. Booka ShadeThe Sun & The Neon Light (Get Physical)
  5. John BeasleyLetter To Herbie (Resonance Records)
  6. Fernando HuergoProvinciano (Sunnyside)
  7. KrzysztofJajouka (Small Doses)
  8. Carmen RizzoOrnament of an Imposter (Electrofone)
  9. Tk BlueFollow The North Star (JaJa Records)
  10. Kj DenhertLucky Seven (Motéma)
  11. Taylor EigstiLet It Come To You (Concord Jazz)
  12. Dj Logic & Jason MilesGlobal Noize (Shanachie)
  13. Chip McneillFour Steps 3 (Capri Records)
  14. Stanton Moore TrioEmphasis
  15. TapeLuminarium (Häpna)
  16. Robert Rich & Ian BoddyReact (DiN)
  17. Bitter:sweetDrama (Quango)
  18. Midnight JuggernautsDystopia (Astralwerks)
  19. Eva BeMoving Without Traveling (Sonar Kollektiv/Best Seven)
  20. DeicideTill Death Do We Part
  21. Storms ApproachStorms Approach
  22. CryptopsyThe Unspoken King
  23. BelphegorBondage Goat Zombie
  24. MoonspellNight Eternal
  25. Gamma GoatBeard Of Sound, Beard Of Sand (Eh?)
  26. Chen Yi & Karen TanakaInvisible Curve (New World)
  27. Tramaj VoyixTramaj Voyix
  28. Fire RoomBroken Music (Atavistic)
  29. Axis GalleryDisturbing Behavior (self-released)
  30. Various ArtistsDelicious Rmxxology (Delicious Vinyl)