The top 25 jazz, blues, Cuban and Brazilian CDs played on WEMU September 14-21, 2003.The number in parentheses tells you how many a disc was played.
Jazz
1 Michael Brecker Quindectet - Wide Angles - Verve (8)
2 Poncho Sanchez - Out Of Sight! - Concord Picante (8)
3 Avishai Cohen - Lyla - Raz Daz (7)
4 Ron Blake - Lest We Forget - Mack Avenue (7)
5 Chucho Valdes - New Conceptions - Blue Note (6)
6 Ron Carter - The Golden Striker - Blue Note (5)
7 Cyrus Chestnut Trio - You Are My Sunshine - Warner Brothers (5)
8 Javon Jackson - Easy Does It - Palmetto (5)
9 Terence Blanchard - Bounce - Blue Note (5)
10 Eric Reed - E-Bop - Savant (5)
11 Guy Klucesvek And Phillip Johnston - Tales From The Cryptic -
Winter & Winter (5)
12 David Binney - South - ACT (5)
13 William Parker Violin Trio - Scrapbook - Thirsty Ear (5)
14 Branford Marsalis - Romare Bearden Revealed - Marsalis Music (5)
15 Gerald Wilson Orchestra - New York, New Sound - Mack Avenue (4)
16 Marty Ehlich - Line On Love - Palmetto (4)
17 Dianne Reeves - A Little Moonlight - Blue Note (4)
18 Dave Holland - Extended Play: Live At Birdland - ECM (4)
19 Kurt Elling - Man In The Air - Blue Note (4)
20 Ernie Andrews - Jump For Joy - Savant (4)
21 Papo Vazquez - Carnival In San Juan - Cubop (4)
22 Doug MacDonald - Turn - Sea Breeze (4)
23 Monty Alexander - Impressions In Blue - Telarc (4)
24 Ingrid Jensen & Project O - Now As Then - Justin Time (4)
25 Kurt Rosenwinkel - Heartcore - Verve (4)
Blues
1 James "Blood" Ulmer - No Escape From The Blues - Hyena (8)
2 RJ's Rhythm Rockers - Live At "The Menu" - No Cover (4)
3 Jay McShann - Goin' To Kansas City - Stony Plain (4)
4 Various Artists - Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Piano Blues -
Columbia Legacy (4)
5 Various Artists - Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: The Soul Of A
Man - Columbia Legacy (4)
6 Eric Bibb - Natural Light - Earth Beat (3)
7 Tab Benoit - The Sea Saint Sessions - Telarc (3)
8 Robert Cray - Time Will Tell - Sanctuary (3)
9 Irene Reid - Movin' Out - Savant (3)
10 Muddy Waters - Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live: Legacy Edition -
Epic Legacy (3)
11 B.B. King - Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: B.B. King -
Columbia Legacy (3)
12 Various Artists - Johnny's Blues: A Tribute To Johnny Cash -
Northern Blues (2)
13 Various Artists - Highlights From The Fouth Annual Blues And Boogie
Piano Summit - 1-2-3 Records (2)
14 Otis Taylor - Truth Is Not Fiction - Telarc (2)
15 Anson Funderburgh - Which Way Is Texas? - Bullseye (2)
16 Duke Robillard - Exalted Lover - Stony Plain (2)
17 Various Artists - Shout, Sister, Shout: A Tribute To Sister Rosetta
Tharpe - MC (2)
18 Jackie Payne-Steve Edmonson Band - Partners In The Blues - Burnside
(2)
19 Calvin Cooke - Heaven - Dare (2)
20 Big Dave McLean - Blues From The Middle - Stony Plain (2)
21 Chris Duarte - Romp - Zoe (2)
22 Various Artists - Vanthology: A Tribute To Van Morrison - Evidence
(2)
23 Various Artists - Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Feels Like
Goin' Home - Columbia Legacy (2)
24 Bessie Smith - Martin Scorses Presents The Blues: Bessie Smith -
Columbia Legacy (2)
25 Various Artists - Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Warming By
The Devil's Fire - Columbia Legacy (2)
Cuban and Brazilian
1 Poncho Sanchez - Out Of Sight! - Concord Picante (8)
2 Chucho Valdes - New Conceptions - Blue Note (6)
3 Papo Vazquez Pirates And Troubadours - Carnival In San Juan - Cubop
(4)
4 Rosa Passos And Ron Carter - Entre Amigos - Chesky (3)
5 Various - Chega De Saudade: Historia Da Bossa Nova - Iris Musique
(3)
6 Scott Martin - Cafe Cubano - SCM (2)
7 Baden Powell - O Universo Musical De Baden Powell - Sunnyside (2)
8 Milton Nasciemento - Travessia - Iris Musique (2)
9 Chris Washburne And The Syotos Band - Trouble In Paradise -
Jazzheads (3)
10 Caribbean Jazz Project - Bird Of A Feather - Concord (1)
11 Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto - Canto Do Rio - Liquid City (1)
12 Yo-Yo Ma - Obrigado Brazil - Sony Classical (1)
13 Oscar Stagnaro - Mariella's Dream - Song-O-Saurus (1)
14 Mamborama - Entre La Habana Y El Yuma - Cuba Chevere (1)
15 Roberto Occhipinti - The Cusp - Modica (1)
16 Annette Aguilar And Stringbeans - Special Friends - Eagle Seeks
Salmon Productions (1)
17 Andrea Brachfeld - Son Charanga - Latin Cool (1)
18 Omar Sosa - A New Life - Ota (1)
19 Oscar Castro-Neves - Playful Heart - Mack Avenue (1)
20 Caetano Veloso - The Best Of Caetano Veloso - Nonesuch (1)