The top 25 new and reissued jazz, blues, and Afro-Cuban and Brazilian CDs played on WEMU the week of February 7-13, 2005Following are the 25 most-played new and reissued jazz, blues, and Afro-Cuban and Brazilian CDs on 89.1 from February 7th through 13th. The number in the parentheses indicates how many a disc was played.
Jazz
1. David ?Fathead? Newman/ I Remember Brother Ray/ High Note (9)
2. Joey De Francesco With Jimmy Smith/ Legacy/ Concord (7)
3. Dave Douglas/ Mountain Passages/ Greenleaf (6)
4. Steve Turre/ Spirits Up Above/ High Note (5)
5. Pete Siers Trio/ Those Who Chose To Swing, Volume Two/ PKO (5)
6. Rick Roe And Rodney Whitaker/ Sphere/ Unknown Records (5)
7. Caribbean Jazz Project/ Here And Now ? Live In Concert/ Concord (5)
8. Carlos ?Patato? Valdes/ El Hombre/ Mambo Maniacs (5)
9. Alon Yavnai Trio/ Picture This/ alonyavnai.com (5)
10. Donald Harrison/ Free Style/ Nagel-Heyer (5)
11. Jeff Parker/ The Relatives/ Thrill Jockey (5)
12. Miles Davis/ My Funny Valentine: Live/ Columbia Legacy (5)
13. Eddie ?Lockjaw? Davis/ The Best Of Eddie ?Lockjaw? Davis/ Prestige (4)
14. Orbert Davis/ Blue Notes/ 316 (4)
15. Randy Johnston/ Is It You?/ High Note (4)
16. Jeff Coffin Mu?tet/ Bloom/ Compass (4)
17. Ken Walker Sextet/ Terra Firma/ Synergy Music (4)
18. Dafnis Prieto/ About The Monks/ Zoho (4)
19. Jason Moran/ Same Mother/ Blue Note (4)
20. Yeah No!/ Swell Henry/ Squealer (4)
21. Damjan Krajacic/ In Retrospect/ Round Tone (4)
22. Stefano Di Battista/ Parker?s Mood/ Blue Note (3)
23. Dr. Lonnie Smith/ Too Damn Hot/ Palmetto (3)
24. Jim Seeley-Arturo O?Farrill/ Jim Seeley and Arturo O?Farrill Quintet/ Zoho (3)
25. Jane Bunnett/ Red Dragonfly/ Narada (3)
Blues
1. Dave Specter And Steve Freund/Is What It Is/Delmark (6)
2. Detroit Jr./ Blues On The Internet/ Delmark (4)
3. Memphis Slim/ Paris Mississippi Blues/ Sunnyside (4)
4. Charlie Musselwhite/ Deluxe Edition/ Alligator (3)
5. Joe Weaver/ Detroit Rhythm & Blues/ Bo Weevil (3)
6. Roomful Of Blues/ Standing Room Only/ Alligator (2)
7. Corky Siegel?s Traveling Chamber Blues Show/ Live!/ Alligator (2)
8. Johnny Nicholas/ Thrill On The Hill/ Top Cat (2)
9. Sonny Landreth/ Grant Street/ Sugar Hill (1)
10. Ron Levy/ Voodoo Boogaloo/ Levtronic (1)
11. Jimbo Mathus/ Knock Down South/ Knock Down South (1)
12. Arthur Migliazza/ Arthur Migliazza/ arthurmigliazza.com (1)
13. RJ Mischo/ Meet Me On The Coast/ Cross-Cut (1)
14. The Neville Brothers/ Walkin The Shadows Of Life/ Back Porch (1)
15. Tom Principato/ Anniversary CD/ Powerhouse (1)
16. Fillmore Slim/ The Game/ Mountain Top (1)
17. Bernard Allison/ Higher Power/ Ruf Records (1)
18. Tommy Castro/ Soul Shaker/ Blind Pig (1)
19. Detroit Women & The Motor City Express/ Rattle Your Cage/ detroitwomen.org (1)
20. 52nd Street Blues Project/ Blues And Grass/ Chesky (1)
21. Roscoe Gordon/ No Dark In America/ Skuntry (1)
22. John Hammond/ In Your Arms Again/ Back Porch (1)
23. Studebaker John and The Hawks/ Between Life And Death/ Avanti (1)
24. Carlos Johnston/ In And Out/ Mister Kelly?s (1)
Afro-Cuban and Brazilian
1. Caribbean Jazz Project/ Here And Now/ Concord (5)
2. Carlos ?Patato? Valdes/ El Hombre/ Mambo Maniacs (5)
3. Jane Bunnett/ Red Dragonfly/ Narada (4)
4. Dafnis Prieto/ About The Monks/ Zoho (4)
5. Hilario Duran/ New Danzon/ Alma (3)
6. Manuel Guajiro Mirabel/ Buena Vista Social Club Presents.../ Nonesuch (3)
7. Osdalgia/ Suthan Los Cueros/ Lusafrica (3)
8. Soweto Gospel Choir/ Voices From Heaven/ Shanachie (3)
9. Benny Velarde Y Super Combo/ Viva Velarde/ Hopping Mad (3)
10. Michel Camilo/ Solo/ Telarc (2)
11. Cuarteto Cedron/ Playe En San Telmo/ Le Chant Du Monde (2)
12. Carlos Delgado/ Mi Ritmo/ Llego (2)
13. Jorge Ben Jor/ Reactivus Amro Est./ Universal (2)
14. Pucho And His Latin Soul Brothers/ The Hide Out/ Milestone (2)
15. Claudio Roditi/ Light In The Dark/ Nagel-Heyer (2)
16. Son Cafe?/ Bailando Con/ BKS (2)
17. Juan Carlos Romero/ Romero/ Harmonica Mundi (1)
18. Buyu Ambroise/ Blues In Red/ Justin Time (1)
19. Bossacucanova/ Uma Batide Diferente/ Six Degrees (1)
20. Lady Smith Black Mambazo/ No Boundaries/ Gallo (1)
21. Mark Lotz/ Cuban Fishes Make Good Dishes/ Random Chance (1)
22. Los Jovenes Del Barrio/ Es Diferente/ Shanachie (1)
23. Jessie Marquez/ Sana Locura/ sanalocura.com (1)
24. Ana Moura/ Keep My Life In Your Hands/ World Village (1)
25. Tres Dos/ La Zona Ritmo/ tres-dos.com (1)