The top 25 jazz, blues, and Afro-Cuban and Brazilian CDs played on WEMU the week of January 4-10, 2004Following are the 25 most-played new and reissued jazz, blues, and Afro-Cuban and Brazilian CDs on 89.1 from January 4th through the 10th. The number in parentheses indicates how many times a disc was played.
Jazz
1 Moutin Reunion Quartet - Red Moon - Sunnyside (15)
2 Charlie Parker - The Complete Verve Master Takes - Verve (10)
3 Russell Gunn - Mood Swings - High Note (7)
4 James Carter - Gardenias For Lady Day - Columbia (6)
5 Tom Harrell - Wise Children - Bluebird (6)
6 Curtis Amy - Mosaic Select 7: Curtis Amy - Mosaic (6)
7 Malachi Thompson - Blue Jazz - Delmark (5)
8 Jimmy Cobb's Mob - Cobb's Groove - Milestone (5)
9 Ralph Peterson - Tests Of Time - Criss Cross (5)
10 The Revolutionary Snake Ensemble - Year Of The Snake - Innova (5)
11 George Schuller - Round 'Bout Now - Playscape (5)
12 Gene Ludwig - Hands On - Blues Leaf (5)
13 Wycliffe Gordon - Dig This!! - Criss Cross (4)
14 Butch Miles - Straight Ahead 'Till Morning - Nagel-Heyer (4)
15 Ken Schaphorst - Indigenous Technology - Accurate (4)
16 Frank Kimbrough - Quickening - Omni Tone (4)
17 Carmen Lundy - Something To Believe In - Justin Time (4)
18 Dennis Tini - The Eyes Of Youth - Nicole Tini Music (4)
19 Dan Cray Trio - No One - Dancray.com (4)
20 Horace Silver - Rockin' With Rachmaninoff - Bop City (4)
21 Randy Sandke - Cliffhanger - Nagel-Heyer (3)
22 Red Holloway - Coast To Coast - Milestone (3)
23 Cassandra Wilson - Glamoured - Blue Note (3)
24 Josh Roseman Unit - Treats For The Nightwalker - Enja (3)
15 Geoffey Keezer - Falling Up - Max Jazz (3)
Blues
1 Charles Brown - A Life In The Blues - Rounder (8)
2 The Holmes Brothers - Simple Truths - Alligator (6)
3 Dr. John - All By Hisself: Live At The Lonestar - Hyena (5)
4 Jimmy Burns - Back To The Delta - Delmark (4)
5 Enrico Crivellaro - Key To My Kingdom - Electro-Fi (4)
6 Al Green - I Can't Stop - Blue Note (4)
7 Ellis Hooks - Up Your Mind - Evidence (3)
8 Fruteland Jackson - Blues 2.0 - Electro-Fi (3)
9 Corey Harris - Mississippi To Mali - Rounder (3)
10 Kenny Neal And Billy Branch - Double Take - Alligator (3)
11 Nora Jean Bruso - Nora Jean Bruso Sings The Blues - Red Hurricane
(2)
12 Detroit Junior - Live At The Toledo Museum Of Art - Blue Suit (2)
13 Big Bill Morganfield - Blues In The Blood - Blind Pig (2)
14 Van Morrison - What's Wrong With This Picture? - Blue Note (2)
15 Danny Caron - Good Hands - Dannycaron.com (2)
16 Ruthie Foster - Runaway Soul - Blue Corn Music (2)
17 Alberta Adams - I'm On The Move - Eastlawn (1)
18 James Harman - Pacific Moon Trance - Pacific Blues (1)
19 The Dixie Hummingbirds - Diamond Jubilation - Treasure (1)
20 Rory Block - Last Fair Deal - Telarc (1)
21 Al Copley - Jump On It! - One Mind (1)
22 Kenny Traylor - Tribute - Top Cat (1)
23 Chris Cain - Hall Of Shame - Blue Rock'It (1)
24 Greg "Fingers" Taylor - Hi-Fi Baby - Warehouse Creek (1)
25 William Lee Ellis - Conqueroo - Bellwether (1)
Afro Cuban and Brazilian
1 John Santos & The Machete Ensemble - Brazos Abiertos - Machete (3)
2 Henry Mora Orchestra - 'Round Midnight - Tropico (3)
3 Omar Sosa And Adam Rudolph - Pictures Of Soul - Ota (3)
4 Los Soneros De Oriente - A Las Orishas - Bedford Music (2)
5 Diego Urcola - Soundances - Sunnyside (2)
6 Airto Moreira - Life After That - Narada World (2)
7 Mark Weinstein - Todo De Bom - String Jazz (2)
8 Havana NRG - Camino Al Cielo - NRG Records (2)
9 Tony Pastrana - Presents New York Latin Jazz - Mambo Maniacs (2)
10 Soneros De Verdad - Soneros De Verdad Presete Guillermo Rubalcaba:
Pasado Y Presente - Pimienta (2)
11 Virginia Rodriguez - Mares Profundos - Edge (2)
12 Ralph Irizarry - It's Time - Timbalaye (2)
13 Teresa Garcia Caturla - Llego Tete - Pimienta (2)
14 Various - Festival In Havana - Fantasy (2)
15 Tom Lellis - Southern Exposure - Adventure Music (1)
16 Michael James Turre - Compositions - Illusory (1)
17 Eduardo Mendonca - Brazil In Washington - Show Brazil (1)
18 Babatunde Lea - Level Of Intent - Motema (1)
19 David Alvarez - Son Demasiado - Tumi (1)
20 Romero Lubambo - Rio De Janeiro Underground - 441 (1)