The top 25 new and reissued jazz, blues, and Afro-Cuban and Brazilian CDs played on WEMU January 24-30, 2005.Following are the 25 most-played new and reissued jazz, blues, and Afro-Cuban and Brazilian CDs on 89.1 from January 24th through 30th. The number in the parentheses indicates how many times a disc was played.
Jazz
1. David ?Fathead? Newman/ I Remember Brother Ray/ High Note (11)
2. Stefano Di Battista/ Parker?s Mood/ Blue Note (10)
3. Pete Siers Trio / Those Who Chose To Swing, Volume Two/ PKO (7)
4. Steve Turre/ Spirits Up Above/ High Note (6)
5. Eddie ?Lockjaw?Davis/ The Best Of Eddie ?Lockjaw? Davis/ Prestige (6)
6. Donald Harrison/ Free Style/ Nagel-Heyer (5)
7. Dr. Lonnie Smith/ Too Damn Hot/ Palmetto (5)
8. Ken Walker Sextet/ Terra Firma/ Synergy Music (5)
9. Jeff Coffin Mu?Tet/ Bloom/ Compass (5)
10. Archie Shepp And Mal Waldron/ Left Alone Revisited/ Synergy Music (5)
11. Rick Roe And Rodney Whitaker/ Sphere/ Unknown (5)
12. Sarah Vaughan/ Love Songs/ Columbia Legacy (5)
13. Wynton Marsalis/ Unforgivable Blackness/ Blue Note (4)
14. Dave Douglas/Mountain Passages/ Koch Records (4)
15. Michael Wolf/ Dangerous Visions/ Artemis (4)
16. Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra/ A Love Supreme/ Palmetto (4)
17. Dave Bennett/ Tribute To Benny Goodman/ PKO (4)
18. Carl Admundson And The Modern Guitar Quintet/ Guitarists! / Blue Line (4)
19. Ahmed Abdullah/ Diversions Of The Spirits Of Ra: Traveling The Spaceways/ Planet Arts (4)
20. Michel Camillo/ Solo/ Telarc (4)
21. Yeah No! / Swell Henry/ Squealer (4)
22. Wayne Shorter/ Footprints: The Life And Music Of Wayne Shorter/ Columbia Legacy (4)
23. Red Garland/ The Best Of Red Garland Trios/ Prestige (4)
24. Count Basie Orchestra/ Good Time Blues/ Pablo (4)
25. Art Pepper/ The Best Of Art Pepper/ Contemporary (4)
Blues
1. Roscoe Gordon/ No Dark In America/ Skuntry (5)
2. Keb? Mo?/ Peace: Back By Popular Demand/ Epic/Okeh (5)
3. Memphis Slim/ Paris Mississippi Blues/ Sunnyside (4)
4. Detroit Jr./ Blues On The Internet/ Delmark (4)
5. Bernard Allison/ Higher Power/ Ruf Records (4)
6. Dave Specter & Steve Freund/ Is What It Is/ Delmark (3)
7. The Black Keys/ Rubber Factory/ Fat Possum (3)
8. Roy Carrier And The Night Rockers/ Living Legend/ Severn (2)
9. John Hammond/ In Your Arms Again/ Back Porch (2)
10. Chris Thomas King/ When My Guitar Screams And Moans/ 21st Century Blues (2)
11. Louisiana Red/ No Turn On Red/ High Tone (2)
12. Roomful Of Blues/ Standing Room Only/ Alligator (2)
13. Corky Siegel?s Travelling Chamber Blues Show/ Live!/ Alligator (2)
14. Arthur Migliazza/ Arthur Migliazza/ arthurmigliazza.com(2)
15. Wayne Toups/ Whoever Said It Was Easy/ Shanachie (1)
16. Eddie Turner/ Rise/ Northern Blues (1)
17. Tommy Castro/ Soul Shaker/ Blind Pig (1)
18. Carlos del Junco/ Blues Mongrel/ Northern Blues (1)
19. Johnny Dyer w/ Mark Hummel/ Rolling Fork Revisited/ Mountain Top (1)
20. 52nd Street Blues Project/ Blues And Grass/ Chesky (1)
21. Donny Gatton/ Unfinished Business/ Powerhouse (1)
22. Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama/ There Will Be A Light/ Virgin (1)
23. Sonny Landreth/ Grant Street/ Sugar Hill (1)
24. The Neville Brothers/ Walkin? The Shadows Of Life/ Back Porch (1)
25. Jimmy Norman/ Little Pieces/ Wild Flower (1)
Afro-Cuban and Brazilian
1. Michael Camillo/ Solo/ Telarc (4)
2. Caribbean Jazz Project/ Here And Now/ Concord (3)
3. Buyu Ambroise/ Blues In Red/ Justin Time (3)
4. Jane Bunnett/ Red Dragonfly/ Narada (3)
5. Hilario Duran/ New Danzon/ Alma (3)
6. Manuel Guajiro Mirabel/ Buena Vista Social Club Presents/ Nonesuch (3)
7. Monica Salmaso/ Iaia/ World Village (3)
8. Carlos ?Patato? Valdez/ El Hombre/ Mambo Maniacs (3)
9. Benny Velarde Y Super Combo/ Viva Velarde/ Hopping Mad (2)
10. Bossacucanova/ Uma Batide Differente/ Six Degrees (2)
11. Tete Alhinho/ Voz/ Times Square (2)
12. Loteria De la Cumbia Lounge/ Charanga Cakewalk/ Artemis (2)
13. Bob Marley & The Wailers/ Burnin? Deluxe Edition/ Island (2)
14. Various Artists/ Tango: The Originals Vol.1/ Danza Y Movimiento (2)
15. Jessie Marquez/ Sana Locura/ sanalocura.com (2)
16. Dafnis Prieto/ About The Monks/ Zoho (2)
17. Claudio Roditi/ Light In The Dark/ Nagel-Heyer (2)
18. The Craig Russo Latin Jazz Project/ Soul Eyes/ Cagoots (2)
19. Jimmy Bosch/ El Avion De La Salsa/ JRG Records (1)
20. Cliff Korman And The Brazilian Tinge/ Migrations/ Planet Arts (1)
21. Tania Libertad/ Negro Color/ World Village Music (1)
22. Mark Lotz/ Cuban Fishes Make Good Dishes/ Random Chance (1)
23. Paula Morelenbaum/ Berimbaum/ Universal Music Brazil (1)
24. Nueva Manteca/ Latin Tribute To Westside Story/ Munich (1)
25. Long John Olivia/ Buleya/ Lucumi Productions (1)