The top 25 jazz, blues, and Cuban/Brazilian CDs played on WEMU November 2-8, 2003.Following are the 25 most-played current and reissued jazz, blues, and Cuban/Brazilian CDs on 89.1 from November 2nd through the 8th. The number in parentheses indicates how many times a disc was played.
Jazz
1 Malachi Thompson - Blue Jazz - Delmark (9)
2 Barbarito Torres - Barbarito Torres - Pimienta (9)
3 Rodney Jones - Soul Manifesto Live! - Savant (8)
4 Cassandra Wilson - Glamoured - Blue Note (7)
5 William Parker Violin Trio - Scrapbook - Thirsty Ear (7)
6 Gerry Mulligan - Complete Verve Gerry Mulligan Concert Band
Sessions - Mosaic (7)
7 John Patton - Mosaic Select 6: John Patton - Mosaic (7)
8 Jimmy Cobb's Mob - Cobb's Groove - Milestone (6)
9 Danny Caron - Good Hands - dannycaron.com (6)
10 Butch Miles - Straight On Till Morning - Nagel-Heyer (6)
11 Count Basie And The Orchestra - America's Number One Band: The
Columbia Years - Columbia Legacy (6)
12 Paul Chambers - Mosaic Select 5: Paul Chambers - Mosaic (6)
13 Poncho Sanchez - Out Of Sight! - Concord Picante (5)
14 Abbey Lincoln - It's Me - Verve (5)
15 Miroslav Vitous - Universal Syncopations - ECM (5)
16 Houston Person - Social Call - High Note (4)
17 Terence Blanchard - Bounce - Blue Note (4)
18 Branford Marsalis - Romare Bearden Revealed - Marsalis Music (4)
19 Red Holloway - Coast To Coast - Milestone (4)
20 Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls - Vs. The Forces Of Evil - Naim (4)
21 George Cables - Looking For The Light - MuseFX (4)
22 The Great Jazz Trio - Autumn Leaves - 441 (4)
23 Geoff Muldaur's Futuristic Ensemble - Private Astronomy: A Vision
Of The Music Of Bix Beiderbecke - Edge (4)
24 Michael James Turre - Compositions - Illusory (4)
25 Jay McShann - Goin' To Kansas City - Stony Plain (4)
Blues
1 Various Artists - The Box Of The Blues - Rounder (8)
2 Danny Caron - Good Hands - dannycaron.com (6)
3 Various Artists - Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: A Musical
Journey - Hip-O (6)
4 Jimmy Burns - Back To The Delta - Delmark (5)
5 Eric Bibb - Natural Light - Earth Beat (5)
6 Muddy Waters - Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live: Legacy Edition -
Epic Legacy (5)
7 Dave Clark's Blues Swingers - Switchin' In The Kitchen - Delmark (4)
8 Ellis Hooks - Up Your Mind - Evidence (4)
9 Jay McShann - Going To Kansas City - Stony Plain (4)
10 J Street Jumpers - Good For Stompin' - Severn (3)
11 Al Copley - Jump On It! - One Mind (3)
12 Big Bill Morganfield - Blues In The Blood - Blind Pig (2)
13 RJ's Rhythm Rockers - Live At "The Menu" - No Cover (2)
14 The Dixie Hummingbirds - Diamond Jubilation - Treasure (2)
15 Duke Robillard - Exalted Lover - Stony Plain (2)
16 Alberta Adams - I'm On The Move - Eastlawn (2)
17 Reverend Marc Falconberry - Blues All Live - M56 (2)
18 Johnny B. Moore - Rockin' In The Same Boat - Delmark (2)
19 Robben Ford - Keep On Running - Concord (2)
20 Chris Cain - Hall Of Shame - Blue Rock'It (2)
21 Various Artists - Exile On Blues Street - Telarc (2)
22 Fruteland Jackson - Blues 2.0 - Electro-Fi (2)
23 Townes Van Zandt - Acoustic Blue - Tomato (2)
24 Taj Mahal - Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Taj Mahal -
Columbia Legacy (2)
25 R.L. Burnside - First Recordings - Fat Possum (2)
Cuban/Brazilian
1 Barbarito Torres - Barbarito Torres - Pimienta (9)
2 Poncho Sanchez - Out Of Sight! - Concord Picante (5)
3 Michael James Turre - Compositions - Illusory (4)
4 Babatunde Lea - Level Of Intent - Motema (3)
5 Diego Urcola - Soundances - Sunnyside (3)
6 Chucho Valdes - New Conceptions - Blue Note (3)
7 Claudio Roditi - Three For One - Nagel-Heyer (3)
8 John Santos And The Machete Ensemble - Brazos Abiertos - Machete (2)
9 David Alvarez - Son Demasiado - Tumi (2)
10 Diego Amador - Piano Jondo - Milestone (2)
11 Nelson Angelo - Caterete - Adventure Music (2)
12 Danae - Pido - Tumi (2)
13 Richard Galliano - Piazzolla Forever - Dreyfus (2)
14 Various Artists - Chill Brazil 2 - Warner Music Latino (2)
15 Caetano Veloso - The Best Of Caetano Veloso - Nonesuch (2)
16 Various Artists - Festival In Havana - Milestone (2)
17 Virgina Rodrigues - Mares Profundos - Edge (1)
18 Marcos Amorim - Cris On The Farm - Adventure Music (1)
19 Baya - Baya -MuseFX (1)
20 Andrea Brachfeld - Son Charanga - Latin Cool (1)
21 Paula Driggs - Itacurca - 441 (1)
22 Papo Vazquez - Carnival In San Juan - Cubop (1)
23 Truco Y Zaperoko - Musica Universal - Libertad (1)
24 Michel Camillo - Live At The Blue Note - Telarc (1)
25 Orquesta La Palabra - Breakthrough - Tornilla (1)