The top 25 jazz, blues, and Afro-Cuban and Brazilian CDs played on WEMU, the week of January 18, 2004.Following are the 25 most-played current and reissued jazz, blues, and Afro-Cuban & Brazilian CDs on 89.1 from January 18th through the 24th. The number in parentheses indicates how many times a disc was played.
Jazz
1 Dave Douglas - Strange Liberation - Bluebird (10)
2 Francisco Aguabella - Ochimini - Cubop (8)
3 James Carter - Gardenias For Lady Day - Columbia (7)
4 Gene Ludwig - Hands On - Blues Leaf (7)
5 Russell Gunn - Mood Swings - High Note (7)
6 Mike Stern - These Times - ESC (6)
7 Roy Eldridge - Complete Verve Studio Recordings - Mosaic (6)
8 Malachi Thompson - Blue Jazz - Delmark (5)
9 The Revolutionary Snake Ensemble - The Year Of The Snake - Innova (5)
10 Cassandra Wilson - Glamoured - Blue Note (5)
11 Steve Yeager - New Groove Blues - Collective Vibe (5)
12 Achille Gajo - Blue Sand - Piadrum (5)
13 Bill Buchman - Out Of The Blue - Artispoetry.com (5)
14 Ned Otter - Powder Keg - Two And Four (5)
15 Jimmy Cobb's Mob - Cobb's Groove - Milestone (4)
16 Randy Sandke - Cliffhanger - Nagel-Heyer (4)
17 Butch Miles - Straight On 'Till Morning - Nagel-Heyer (4)
18 Yoron Israel - Basic Trane-ing - Ronja Music (4)
19 Miguel Zenon - Ceremonial - Marsalis Music (4)
20 Moutin Reunion Quartet - Red Moon - Sunnyside (3)
21 The Great Jazz Trio - Autumn Leaves - 441 (3)
22 Ken Schaphorst - Indigenous Technology - Accurate (3)
23 Joel Frahm With Brad Mehldau - Don't Explain - Palmetto (3)
24 Wayne Gorbea And Salsa Picante - Saboreando - Shanachie (3)
25 Tom Harrell - Wise Children - Bluebird (3)
Blues
1 The Holmes Brothers - Simple Truths - Alligator (9)
2 Al Green - I Can't Stop - Blue Note (6)
3 Nora Jean Bruso - Nora Jean Bruso Sings The Blues - Red Hurricane
(6)
4 Charles Brown - A Life In The Blues - Rounder (6)
5 Kenny Neal And Billy Branch - Double Take - Alligator (5)
6 John Lee Hooker - Face To Face - Eagle Entertainment (5)
7 Enrico Crivellaro - King To My Kingdom - Electro-Fi (3)
8 Fruteland Jackson - Blues 2.0 - Electro-Fi (3)
9 Detroit Junior - Live At The Toledo Museum Of Art - Blue Suit (3)
10 Big Bill Morganfield - Blues In The Blood - Blind Pig (3)
11 Rory Block - Last Fair Deal - Telarc (3)
12 Dr. John - All By Hisself: Live At The Lone Star - Hyena (3)
13 Ellis Hooks - Up Your Mind - Evidence (2)
14 Ruthie Foster - Runaway Soul - Blue Corn Music (2)
15 The Dixie Hummingbirds - Diamond Jubliation - Treasure (2)
16 Luther Keith - Thunder In My Blues - BMB Records (2)
17 Measured Chaos - Measured Chaos Live! 33 1/3 Records (2)
18 Snooky Pryor - Mojo Ramble - Electro-Fi (2)
19 Ruby Hayes - Ruby's Blues - Princess House (2)
20 Grandpa Boy - Deadman Shake - Fat Possum (2)
21 Van Morrison - What's Wrong With This Picture? - Blue Note (1)
22 Al Copley - Jump On It! - One Mind (1)
23 John Mayall - 70th Birthday Concert - Eagle Entertainment (1)
24 E.C. Scott - The Other Side Of Me - Black Bud (1)
25 Scott Holt - Chipped Front Tooth - Light Year (1)
Afro-Cuban and Brazilian
1 Francisco Aguabella - Ochimini - Cubop (8)
2 Diego Urcola - Soundances - Sunnyside (3)
3 Wayne Gorbea & Salsa Picante - Saboreando - Shanachie (3)
4 Henry Mora Orchestra - 'Round Midnight - Tropico (2)
5 Omar Sosa & Adam Rudolph - Pictures Of Soul - Ota (2)
6 Los Soneros De Oriente - A Las Orishas - Bedford Music (2)
7 Teresa Garcia Caturla - Llego Tete - Pimienta (2)
8 Airto Moreira - Life After That - Narada World (1)
9 Soneros De Verdad - Soneros De Verdad Presente Guillermo Rubalcaba:
Pasado Y Presente - Pimienta (1)
10 Ralph Irizarry - It's Time - Timbalaye (1)
11 Tom Lellis - Southern Exposure - Adventure Music (1)
12 Michael James Turre - Compositions - Illusory (1)
13 Eduardo Mendonca - Brazil In Washington - Show Brazil Productions
(1)
14 Babatunde Lea - Level Of Intent - Motema (1)
15 Romero Lubambo - Rio De Janeiro Underground - 441 (1)
16 Daude - Neguinha Te Amo - Real World (1)
17 Pamela Driggs - Itacuruca - 441 (1)
18 Pat Longo Latin Big Band - Extreme Heat - Longann (1)
19 Claudio Roditi - Three For One - Nagel-Heyer (1)
20 Various - Musica Latina Chicago - Big Chicago Records (1)