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WEFT Top 30 Chart for December 7, 2009

Here is WEFT's weekly top-30 chart as reported to CMJ on December 8th, 2009. If you have any questions, please contact the WEFT Charting Coordinator at charts@weft.org.

Charting week: 
December 8, 2009
  1. Mccoy TynerSolo: Live from San Francisco (Half Note)
  2. The Monterey QuartetLive at The 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival (Monterey Jazz Festival Records)
  3. Sonny Moorman GroupLive As Hell (Atlas Records)
  4. Zora YoungThe French Connection (Delmark)
  5. Steve Morse BandOut Standing in Their Field (Eagle Rock Entertainment)
  6. Maria MuldaurGarden of Joy (Stony Plain)
  7. Dj SpookyThe Secret Song (Thirsty Ear)
  8. Sean CostelloSean's Blues A Memorial Retrospective (Landslide Records)
  9. Vijay Iyer Trio Historicity ( ACT)
  10. Mikkel Ploug, Sissel Vera Pettersen, Joachim Badenhorst Equilibrium ( Songlines)
  11. Francesco Cafiso Angelica ( Cam Jazz)
  12. Mark Isham + Kate Ceberano Bittersweet ( Earle-Tone Records)
  13. Laurent WolfRitmo Dynamic (Armada)
  14. Gerald Wilson OrchestraDetroit (Mack Avenue)
  15. EotoFire the Lazers (Sci Fidelity)
  16. OntologistArrow To The Sun (Canzona)
  17. Sharel Relentless ( Jazz Legacy Productions)
  18. Johnny RawlsAce of Spades (Catfood Records)
  19. Arthur AdamsStomp the Floor (Delta Groove)
  20. Various ArtistsWaveform Transmissions Volume Two (Waveform)
  21. Various ArtistsEcko Sampler (Ecko)
  22. Ricky SweumPulling Your Own Strings (Origin Records)
  23. Reverend Horton Heat Laughin' & Cryin' (Yep Roc)
  24. Various Artists Poet: A Tribute to Townes Van Zandt (TVZ/Fat Possum)
  25. Woody Guthrie My Dusty Road (Rounder)
  26. Poncho Sanchez Psychedelic Blues ( Concord Picante)
  27. Ramsey Lewis Songs From The Heart: Ramsey Plays Ramsey ( Concord Jazz)
  28. Shane FaheyThe Slated Pines (Endgame)
  29. Rj Spangler's Blue FourThe Bill Heid Sessions (Eastlawn Records)
  30. InfusionAll Night Sun Light (Omnis)

WEFT Top 30 Chart for November 23, 2009

Here is WEFT's weekly top-30 chart as reported to CMJ on November 24th, 2009. If you have any questions, please contact the WEFT Charting Coordinator at charts@weft.org.

Charting week: 
November 24, 2009
  1. Zora YoungFrench Connection (Delmark)
  2. Coco MontoyaThe Essential Coco Montoya (Blind Pig)
  3. Arthur AdamsStomp The Floor (Delta Groove)
  4. Various ArtistsWaveform Transmissions Vol. 2 (Waveform)
  5. Sean CostelloSean's Blues: A Memorial Retrospective (Landslide)
  6. Maria MuldaurGarden of Joy (Stony Plain)
  7. Johnny RawlsAce of Spades (Catfood Records)
  8. Joe Louis WalkerBetween A Rock And The Blues (Stony Plain)
  9. EotoFire The Lazers [EP] (SCI Fidelity)
  10. Allen ToussaintThe Bright Mississippi (Nonesuch)
  11. Dj Spooky That Subliminal KidThe Secret Song (Thirsty Ear)
  12. Monterey QuartetLive at The 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival (Monterey Jazz Festival Records)
  13. Freddy ColeThe Dreamer In Me: Live At Dizzy's Club (High Note)
  14. Doug Macdonald & The Jazz Coalition With StringsFourth Stream (BluJazz)
  15. Cyrus ChestnutSpirit
  16. David BrinstonDirty Woman (Ecko)
  17. Larry Gray1, 2, 3... (Chicago Sessions)
  18. WoodbrainSwimming In Turpentine (Yellow Dog)
  19. Rick Estrin And The NightcatsTwisted (Alligator)
  20. Chad McculloughDark Wood, Dark Water (Origin)
  21. SyntaksYlajali (Ghostly International)
  22. Henry Threadgill ZooidThis Brings Us To (Pi)
  23. James Carter And John MedeskiHeaven On Earth (Half Note)
  24. Gerald WilsonDetroit (Mack Avenue)
  25. Mccoy TynerSolo: Live From San Francisco (Half Note-McCoy Tyner Music)
  26. Dj/rupture And Matt ShadetekSolar Life Raft (The Agriculture)
  27. Darwin Noguera's Evolution QuintetThe Gardener (Chicago Sessions)
  28. Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz QuintetBien Bien (Patois)
  29. PantyraidThe Sauce (Marine Parade)
  30. Herb Alpert And Lani HallAnything Goes Live (Concord)

WEFT Top 30 Chart for November 16, 2009

Here is WEFT's weekly top-30 chart as reported to CMJ on November 17th, 2009. If you have any questions, please contact the WEFT Charting Coordinator at charts@weft.org.

Charting week: 
November 17, 2009
  1. Tinsley EllisSpeak No Evil (Alligator)
  2. Darwin Noguera's Evolution QuintetThe Gardener (Chicago Sessions)
  3. Louis SclavisLost On The Way (ECM)
  4. Allen ToussaintThe Bright Mississippi (Nonesuch)
  5. Joe Louis WalkerBetween A Rock And The Blues (Stony Plain)
  6. Henry Threadgill ZooidThis Brings Us To (Pi)
  7. Zvonimir TotEloquent Silence (Chicago Sessions)
  8. Mccoy TynerSolo: Live From San Francisco (Half Note-McCoy Tyner Music)
  9. Darden PurcellEasy Living (Armored)
  10. Heath BrothersEndurance (Jazz Legacy)
  11. Kentucky Jazz Repertory OrchestraFlying Home (SEA BREEZE JAZZ)
  12. David BerkmanLive At Smoke (Challenge)
  13. OrganissimoGroovadelphia (Big O)
  14. James Carter And John MedeskiHeaven On Earth (Half Note)
  15. Gerald WilsonDetroit (Mack Avenue)
  16. Roy Hargrove Big BandEmergence (Groovin' High)
  17. Andrew 'jr. Boy' JonesGettin' Real (Electro-Fi)
  18. R&b BombersBad Behavior (self-released)
  19. Marshall Vente TrioMarshall Arts (Self-Released)
  20. Mike ZitoPearl River (Eclecto Groove)
  21. Jeff HealeySongs From The Road (RUF)
  22. BlackburnBrotherhood (Make It Real Records)
  23. Tommy CastroHard Believer (Alligator)
  24. Willie McblindBad Thing (Freenote Music)
  25. Eric HoveyBlues Farm
  26. Robin TrowerWhat Lies Beneath (V-12 Big Daddy)
  27. Joshua Breakstone TrioNo One New (Capri Records)
  28. Joe MartinNot By Chance (Anzic )
  29. Waitiki 7Adventures in Paradise (Pass Out Records)
  30. Cyrus ChestnutSpirit

WEFT Top 30 Chart for November 2, 2009

Here is WEFT's weekly top-30 chart as reported to CMJ on November 3rd, 2009. If you have any questions, please contact the WEFT Charting Coordinator at charts@weft.org.

Charting week: 
November 3, 2009
  1. Roy Hargrove Big BandEmergence (Groovin' High)
  2. Darden PurcellEasy Living (Armored Records)
  3. VitalicFLASHMOB (Pias)
  4. Stefon Harris And BlackoutUrbanus (Concord-Concord Jazz)
  5. Fareed Haque And The Flat Earth EnsembleFlat Planet (Owl Studios)
  6. Bob Albanese Trio With Ira SullivanOne Way-Detour (Zoho)
  7. Roberta GambariniSo In Love (Groovin' High)
  8. Andrew "jr. Boy" Jonesgettin real (Electro-Fi)
  9. Coco MontoyaThe Essential Coco Montoya (Blind Pig)
  10. Count Basie OrchestraSwinging, Singing, Playing (MackAvenue)
  11. Monterey QuartetLive at The 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival (Monterey Jazz Festival Records)
  12. New York Jazz Repertory OrchestraLe Jazz Hot (Planet Arts)
  13. Louis SclavisLost On The Way (ECM)
  14. Jeff HealeySongs From The Road (RUF)
  15. Jon Alberts, Jeff Johnson And Tad BrittonApothecary (Origin)
  16. Ricky SweumPulling Your Own Strings
  17. Avey Brothers BandDevil In My Bed (Self Released)
  18. Allen ToussaintThe Bright Mississippi (Nonesuch)
  19. John Hollenbeck Large EnsembleEternal Interlude (Sunnyside)
  20. Donny MccaslinDeclaration (Sunnyside)
  21. Sunny Day Real EstateLP2 (SUB POP)
  22. Spencer DayVagabond (Concord Jazz)
  23. Kenny And LeahYou And The Night And The Music (K & L)
  24. Melissa WalkerIn The Middle Of It All (Sunnyside)
  25. Zoot WomanThings Are What They Used To Be (ZWR)
  26. OntologistArrow To The Sun (Canzona)
  27. David BrinstonDirty Woman (Ecko)
  28. Corey HarrisBlu.black (Telarc)
  29. Robert GlasperDouble Booked (Blue Note)
  30. Jessica WilliamsThe Art Of The Piano (Origin)

WEFT Top 30 Chart for October 5, 2009

Here is WEFT's weekly top-30 chart as reported to CMJ on October 6th, 2009. If you have any questions, please contact the WEFT Charting Coordinator at charts@weft.org.

Charting week: 
October 6, 2009
  1. Cecilia NoëlA Gozár (Compass)
  2. Various ArtistsThe Rough Guide To Blues And Beyond (World Music Network)
  3. Kyle Asche Organ TrioBlues For Mel (Tippin')
  4. John MayallTough (Eagle)
  5. Mike ZitoPearl River (Eclecto Groove)
  6. Andy SheppardMovements In Colour (ECM)
  7. Sista Monica ParkerSoul Blues And Ballads (Mo Muscle)
  8. Christian McbrideKind Of Brown (Mack Avenue)
  9. BrownoutAguilas And Cobras (Six Degrees)
  10. Daby BaldeLe Marigot Club Dakar (Riverboat)
  11. Jeff HealeySongs From The Road (RUF)
  12. GroundationHere I Am (Young Tree)
  13. Corey Harrisblu.black (Telarc)
  14. Black SeedsSolid Ground (Easy Star Records)
  15. Various ArtistsThe Rough Guide To Gypsy Revival (World Music Network)
  16. Sean CostelloSean's Blues A Memorial Retrospective (Landslide Records)
  17. Baaba MaalTelevision (Palm)
  18. Stefon Harris And BlackoutUrbanus (Concord-Concord Jazz)
  19. ShantelPlanet Paprika (Crammed)
  20. Mark HummelMark Hummel's Chicago Blues Party
  21. Os MutantesHaih Or Amortecedor (Epitaph-Anti)
  22. Ronnie Earl And The BroadcastersLiving In The Light (Stony Plain)
  23. Robert Cray BandThis Time (Vanguard)
  24. Robert GlasperDouble Booked (Blue Note)
  25. Courtney FortuneSpeak Love (Origin)
  26. Slavic Soul Party!Taketron (Barbes)
  27. Forro In The DarkLight A Candle (Nat Geo)
  28. Various ArtistsPutumayo Presents: España (Putumayo)
  29. Puerto PlataCasita De Campo (Awesome)
  30. Dave Douglas And Brass EcstasySpirit Moves (Greenleaf)

WEFT Top 30 Chart for September 14, 2009

Here is WEFT's weekly top-30 chart as reported to CMJ on September 15th, 2009. If you have any questions, please contact the WEFT Charting Coordinator at charts@weft.org.

Charting week: 
September 15, 2009
  1. Mark HummelMark Hummel's Chicago Blues Party
  2. Les Triaboliquesrivermudtwilight (World Village)
  3. ShantelPlanet Paprika (Crammed Discs)
  4. Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain And Edgar MeyerThe Melody Of Rhythm (E1 Music)
  5. Various Artists3rd Annual Delta Groove Blues All-Star Revue Vol. 2 (Delta Groove)
  6. ZelTrue (self-released)
  7. Christian McbrideKind Of Brown (Mack Avenue)
  8. 10 Ft. Ganja PlantBush Rock (ROIR-Reachout International)
  9. Kailash KherYatra (Nomadic Souls) (Cumbancha)
  10. Sean BlackmanIn Transit (COMPLEX)
  11. String SistersLive (Compass)
  12. Various ArtistsClassic Protest Songs (Smithsonian Folkways)
  13. SarazinoYa Foy! (Cumbancha)
  14. Pride Of New YorkPride Of New York (Compass)
  15. Chicago Afrobeat ProjectOff The Grid (CAbP)
  16. Patricia TalemPatricia Talem (NU GROOVE)
  17. Shahrzad SepanlouTO (self-released)
  18. Modern SoundsHold It Fellas / Stomp, Stomp (Ventrella)
  19. Jimmy RushingThe Scene - Live In New York (Highnote)
  20. John Patitucci TrioRemembrance (Concord Jazz)
  21. Matt Wilson QuartetThat's Gonna Leave A Mark (Palmetto)
  22. Dizzy Gillespie All-star Big BandI'm BeBoppin' Too (Halfnote)
  23. Jimmy RushingThe Scene (Highnote)
  24. GroundationHere I Am (Young Tree)
  25. Los Alhema & Andres Fernandez AmadorTraditional Gypsy Flamenco (ARC)
  26. Various ArtistsSix Degrees Of the Middle East (Six Degrees)
  27. Queen IfricaMontego Bay (VP Records)
  28. Wax TailorIn The Mood For Life (Le Plan)
  29. TinariwenImidiwan: Companions (World Village)
  30. Yasmin LevyMano Suave (self-released)

WEFT Top 30 Chart for September 7, 2009

Here is WEFT's weekly top-30 chart as reported to CMJ on September 8th, 2009. If you have any questions, please contact the WEFT Charting Coordinator at charts@weft.org.

Charting week: 
September 8, 2009
  1. GroundationHere I Am (Young Tree)
  2. Jimmy RushingThe Scene (Highnote)
  3. Lady SawExtra Raw: The Best of Lady Saw (VP Records)
  4. David BerkmanLive At Smoke (Challenge)
  5. Dizzy Gillespie All-star Big BandI'm BeBoppin' Too (halfnote)
  6. Tommy CastroHard Believer (Alligator)
  7. Ronnie Earl & The BroadcastersLiving in the Light (Stony Plain)
  8. Various ArtistsRiddim Driven: Sweet (VP)
  9. Modern SoundsHold It Fellas / Stomp, Stomp (Ventrella)
  10. Nahini Doumbia & Les Espoirs Du Malipercussion & songs from mali (ARC)
  11. Patricia TalemPatricia Talem (NU GROOVE)
  12. Jean-pierre SimonsSentimentally... To Africa
  13. Steve Kuhn TrioMostly Coltrane (ECM)
  14. Bobby BroomBobby Broom Plays For Monk (Origin)
  15. Queen IfricaMontego Bay (VP)
  16. Various ArtistsIt Ain't Over: Delmark Celebrates 55 Years Of Blues (Delmark)
  17. Jeff HealeySongs From The Road (RUF)
  18. Duke RobillardStomp! The Blues Tonight (Stony Plain)
  19. Mark HummelMark Hummel's Chicago Blues Party
  20. Various Artists3rd Annual Delta Groove Blues All-Star Revue Vol. 2 (Delta Groove)
  21. AerosolAirborne (N5MD)
  22. SarazinoYa Foy! (Cumbancha)
  23. Daby BaldeLe Marigot Club Dakar (Riverboat)
  24. Os MutantesHaih Or Amortecedor (Epitaph-Anti)
  25. Kat WalkerJazz Skat Gumbo (Self-Released)
  26. Charles MingusMingus Ah Um (Legacy-Sony Legacy)
  27. 10 Ft. Ganja PlantBush Rock (ROIR-Reachout International)
  28. Claudia AcunaEn Este Momento (Marsalis Music)
  29. Johnnie BassettThe Gentleman Is Back (Mack Avenue)
  30. Various ArtistsDIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH: CHICAGO BLUES HARMONICA PROJECT (Severn)

WEFT Top 30 Chart for September 7, 2009

Here is WEFT's weekly top-30 chart as reported to CMJ on September 8th, 2009. If you have any questions, please contact the WEFT Charting Coordinator at charts@weft.org.

Charting week: 
September 8, 2009
  1. GroundationHere I Am (Young Tree)
  2. Jimmy RushingThe Scene (Highnote)
  3. Lady SawExtra Raw: The Best of Lady Saw (VP Records)
  4. David BerkmanLive At Smoke (Challenge)
  5. Dizzy Gillespie All-star Big BandI'm BeBoppin' Too (halfnote)
  6. Tommy CastroHard Believer (Alligator)
  7. Ronnie Earl & The BroadcastersLiving in the Light (Stony Plain)
  8. Various ArtistsRiddim Driven: Sweet (VP)
  9. Modern SoundsHold It Fellas / Stomp, Stomp (Ventrella)
  10. Nahini Doumbia & Les Espoirs Du Malipercussion & songs from mali (ARC)
  11. Patricia TalemPatricia Talem (NU GROOVE)
  12. Jean-pierre SimonsSentimentally... To Africa
  13. Steve Kuhn TrioMostly Coltrane (ECM)
  14. Bobby BroomBobby Broom Plays For Monk (Origin)
  15. Queen IfricaMontego Bay (VP)
  16. Various ArtistsIt Ain't Over: Delmark Celebrates 55 Years Of Blues (Delmark)
  17. Jeff HealeySongs From The Road (RUF)
  18. Duke RobillardStomp! The Blues Tonight (Stony Plain)
  19. Mark HummelMark Hummel's Chicago Blues Party
  20. Various Artists3rd Annual Delta Groove Blues All-Star Revue Vol. 2 (Delta Groove)
  21. AerosolAirborne (N5MD)
  22. SarazinoYa Foy! (Cumbancha)
  23. Daby BaldeLe Marigot Club Dakar (Riverboat)
  24. Os MutantesHaih Or Amortecedor (Epitaph-Anti)
  25. Kat WalkerJazz Skat Gumbo (Self-Released)
  26. Charles MingusMingus Ah Um (Legacy-Sony Legacy)
  27. 10 Ft. Ganja PlantBush Rock (ROIR-Reachout International)
  28. Claudia AcunaEn Este Momento (Marsalis Music)
  29. Johnnie BassettThe Gentleman Is Back (Mack Avenue)
  30. Various ArtistsDIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH: CHICAGO BLUES HARMONICA PROJECT (Severn)

WEFT Top 30 Chart for August 24, 2009

Here is WEFT's weekly top-30 chart as reported to CMJ on August 25th, 2009. If you have any questions, please contact the WEFT Charting Coordinator at charts@weft.org.

Charting week: 
August 25, 2009
  1. Matt Wilson QuartetThat's Gonna Leave A Mark (Palmetto)
  2. Bobby BroomBobby Broom Plays For Monk (Origin)
  3. The LoudhornsOne For Maynard (Loud Conversation Pieces)
  4. Dave BrubeckTime Out (Sony Legacy-Columbia-Sony)
  5. Canadian BrassSwing That Music: A Tribute To Louis Armstrong (Opening Day)
  6. Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth StringsRenegades (Delmark)
  7. Freddie HubbardWithout A Song: Live In Europe 1969 (Blue Note)
  8. Patrick RydmanI Will Do It (Footprint)
  9. Sarah DeleoI’m In Heaven Tonight (Sweet Sassy Music)
  10. Frank SinatraLive At The Meadowlands (Concord)
  11. Mark Alban Lotz And Lotz Of Music Bite! (LOP LOP)
  12. Various ArtistsZe 30: Ze Records 1979-2009 (Strut)
  13. Various ArtistsPublic Enemies – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Decca Records)
  14. Miroslav Vitous Group W/ Michel PortalRemembering Weather Report (ECM)
  15. Dizzy Gillespie All-star Big BandI’m BeBoppin’ Too (Half Note Records)
  16. Josh Berman QuintetOld Idea (Delmark)
  17. Christian McbrideKind Of Brown (Mack Avenue)
  18. Steve Lehman OctetTravail, Tansformation, And Flow (Pi)
  19. Kyle Asche Organ TrioBlues For Mel (Tippin')
  20. John Mclaughlin And Chick Corea Five Peace Band (Concord)
  21. Gaslamp KillerMy Troubled Mind (Brainfeeder/Alpha Pup)
  22. WhomadewhoThe Plot (Gomma)
  23. YppahThey Know What Ghost Know (Ninja Tune)
  24. Rival ConsolesHelvetica
  25. Marty Grosz And Hot WindsThe Classic Sessions (ARBORS JAZZ)
  26. Tigran Hamasyan TrioRedhail
  27. Black MoldSnow Blindness Is Crystal Antz (Flemish Eye)
  28. Band Name MissingNinja Tune Singles Compilation July 2009 (Ninja Tune)
  29. Your DemiseIgnorance Never Dies (Earache)
  30. BehemothEvangelion (Metal Blade )

WEFT Top 30 Chart for August 10, 2009

Here is WEFT's weekly top-30 chart as reported to CMJ on August 11th, 2009. If you have any questions, please contact the WEFT Charting Coordinator at charts@weft.org.

Charting week: 
August 11, 2009
  1. Bobby BroomPlays For Monk (Origin Records)
  2. Charles MingusMingus Ah Um (Legacy Edition) (Columbia - Legacy)
  3. Johnnie BassettThe Gentleman Is Back (Sly Dog)
  4. Ana PopovicBlind For Love (Electro Groove)
  5. Dizzy Gillespie All-star Big BandI'm BeBoppin' Too (Half Note Records)
  6. Miles DavisSketches of Spain - Legacy Edition (Columbia - Legacy)
  7. Huun Huur Tu & Carmen RizzoThe Eternal (Elecrofone)
  8. Frank SinatraLive at the Meadowlands (Concord)
  9. Vernon Ray HarringtonWest Side Blues (Atomic H2 Records)
  10. Rick DerringerKnighted by The Blues (Shrapnel Records)
  11. VariousMississippi Blues (Mississippi)
  12. Irma ThomasSimply Grand (Rounder)
  13. Various ArtistsZe Records 1979-2009 (Strut)
  14. Missy AndersonMissy Anderson (Main Squeeze Records)
  15. Watermelon SlimEscape From The Chicken Coop (Northern Blues)
  16. Claudia AcuñaEn Este Momento (Marsalis Music)
  17. Thomas MarriottFlexicon (Origin Records)
  18. VariousIt Ain't Over: Delmark Celebrates 55 Years of Blues (Delmark)
  19. Jake LearLost Time Blues (SR)
  20. Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth StringsRenegades (Delmark)
  21. Christian Mcbride & Inside StraightKind Of Brown (Mack Avenue)
  22. Mulatu Astatke & The HeliocentricsInspiration Information (!K9 Records)
  23. Dave Brubeck QuartetTime Out - Legacy Edition (Columbia - Legacy)
  24. Steve Lehman OctetTravail, Transformation, and Flow (Pi Recordings)
  25. John Allred, Jeff Barnhart, Danny CootsThe ABC's of Jazz (Arbors Records)
  26. Freddie HubbardWithout A Song: Live In Europe 1969 (Blue Note)
  27. Various ArtistsThe Very Best of Prestige Records (Prestige)
  28. The Gaslamp KillerMy Troubled Mind (Brainfeeder/Alpha Pup)
  29. ClarkTotems Flare (Warp)
  30. The PenelopesPriceless Concrete Echoes (Le Plan)