WXDU Jazz Top 20 for the week of 6/28/98-7/4/98
1. Trio Hurricane - Live at Fire in the Valley (Eremite) ***
2. Gerry Hemingway - Johnny's Corner Song (Auricle)
3. Phil Woods/Lew Tabackin - Phil Woods/Lew Tabackin (Evidence)
4. Latin Jazz Orchestra - Havana Blues (Palmetto)
5. Other Dimensions in Music - Now! (AUM Fidelity) ***
6. Jemeel Moondoc Trio - Fire in the Valley (Eremite) ***
7. Whit Dickey Trio - Transonic (AUM Fidelity) ***
8. Various Artists - Lives (Proving Grounds) ***
9. Gold Sparkle Band - Plays 2 By Shipp (Nu) ***
10. Various Artists - Vision One (AUM Fidelity) ***
11. Rick Stepton Sextet - Blue Collar Trombone (Brownstone)
12. Shirley Horn - I Remember Miles (Verve)
13. Milford Graves - Grand Unification (Tzadik) ***
14. Larry Willis - My Funny Valentine (Evidence)
15. George Coleman Quartet - I Could Write a Book (Telarc)
16. Denis Charles Quartet - Captain of the Deep (Eremite)
17. Marc Ribot - Y Cubanos Postizos (Atlantic) ***
18. Joe Morris/Ken Vandermark/Hans Poppel - Like Rays (Knitting Factory)
19. Nnenna Freelon - Maiden Voyage (Concord)
20. Jackie McLean - Fire and Love (Blue Note)
*** indicates also counts for our non-jazz dj's as a playlist track and
is more likely to get additional airplay throughout the week. The Marc
Ribot album was #9 overall at the station this week!
Jazz Top 20 for the week of 6/21-6/27
1. Other Dimensions in Music - Now! (AUM Fidelity) ***
2. Whit Dickey Trio - Transonic (AUM Fidelity) ***
3. Tom Bruno/Sabir Mateen - Getting Away with Murder (Eremite) ***
4. Various Artists - Vision One (AUM Fidelity) ***
5. Trio Hurricane - Live at Fire in the Valley (Eremite) ***
6. Various Artists - Lives (Proving Grounds) ***
7. Gold Sparkle Band - Plays 2 by Shipp (Nu) ***
8. Denis Charles Quartet - Captain of the Deep (Eremite) ***
9. Gerry Hemingway Quartet - Johnny's Corner Song (Auricle)
10. Milford Graves - Grand Unification (Tzadik) ***
11. Jemeel Moondoc Trio - Fire in the Valley (Eremite) ***
12. Tenor Rising, Drums Expanding - Picture Disc (S@1)
13. Latin Jazz Orchestra - Havana Blues (Palmetto)
14. Phil Woods/Lew Tabackin - Phil Woods/Lew Tabackin (Evidence)
15. Nnenna Freelon - Maiden Voyage (Concord)
16. Morris/Vandermark/Poppel - Like Rays (Knitting Factory)
17. Miles Davis - Panthalassa (Columbia)
18. Cecil Bridgewater - Mean What You Say (Brownstone)
19. Ravi Coltrane - Moving Pictures (BMG)
20. Nicholas Payton - Payton's Place (Verve)
*** indicates CD also counts as a playlist choice for non-jazz dj's
wxdu jazz top 20 for the week ending June 22
1. Phil Woods/Lew Tabackin - self-titled (Evidence)
2. Various Artists - Lives (Proving Grounds) ***
3. Gerry Hemingway Quartet - Johnny's Corner Song (Auricle)
4. Whit Dickey Trio - Transonic (AUM Fidelity) ***
5. Trio Hurricane - Live at Fire in the Valley (Eremite) ***
6. Hasidic New Wave - Psycho Semetic (Knitting Factory) ***
7. Miles Davis - Panthalassa (Columbia)
8. Various Artists - Vision One (AUM Fidelity) ***
9. Milford Graves - Grand Unification (Tzadik) ***
10. Nnenna Freelon - Maiden Voyage (Concord Jazz)
11. Dave Brubeck Quartet - So What's New? (Telarc)
12. That Nothing is Known - Quartet Improvisations (Recorded)
13. Michael Jefry Stevens & Mark Whitecage - Short Stories (Red Toucan)
14. Eddie Gomez - Dedication (Evidence)
15. Kenny Werner Trio - A Delicate Balance (BMG)
16. Various Artists - Finnish Jazz 98 (Finnish Jazz)
17. Denis Charles Quartet - Captain of the Deep (Eremite) ***
18. Toots Thielemans - Chez Toots (Private Music)
19. Vandermark 5 - Target or Flag (Atavistic) ***
20. Various Artists - Jewish Alternative Movement (Knitting Factory) ***
*** indicates release is also available to our regular playlist
(non-jazz) dj's to fulfill one of their playlist requirements, and is
likely to receive significant airplay outside of jazz programming. The
Jazz Top 20 is based entirely on airplay received during jazz programming.
WXDU Jazz Top 20 5/2/98 - 5/8/98
1. Kenny Wheeler - All the More (Soul Note)
2. Joe Maneri - Paniot's Nine (Avant) ***
3. Grant Green - Iron City (32 Jazz)
4. Matthew Shipp Trio - The Multiplication Table (Hatology) ***
5. Kali Fasteau - Comraderie (Flying Note) ***
6. McPhee/Vandermark/Kessler - A Meeting in Chicago (Okkadisk)
7. Charlie Rouse - Moment's Notice (Storyville)
8. Noah Howard Quartet - In Concert (Cadence) ***
9. Eric Alexander - Mode for Mabes (Delmark)
10. Ben Allison - Medicine Wheel (Palmetto)
11. Blueitt Baritone Saxophone Group - Live at the Knitting Factory (KFR)
12. Brad Mehldau - Art of the Trio Vol. 2 (Warner)
13. Matt Wilson - Going Once, Going Twice (Palmetto)
14. Vandermark 5 - Target or Flag (Atavistic) ***
15. Various Artists - B-3'in (32 Jazz)
16. Septer Bourbon - The Smile of Honeycake Horse (Jazzline)
17. David Friesen - Ancient Kings (Shamrock)
18. Steve Coleman - Genesis and the Opening of the Way (BMG)
19. Robin Eubanks - 4:JJ/Slide/Curtis and Al (TCB)
20. Carsten Dahl - Will You Make My Soup Hot & Silver (Storyville)
*** indicates release is also on our non-specialty playlist and is likely
to get significant airplay outside of our regular jazz programming.
WXDU Jazz Top 20 for 4/25-5/1
1. Orange Then Blue - Orange Then Blue (GM)
2. Charlie Rouse Quartet - Moment's Notice (Storyville)
3. Pete (LaRoca) Sims - Turkish Women at the Bath (32 Jazz)
4. Matthew Shipp Trio - The Multiplication Table (hatology) ***
5. Vandermark Five - Target or Flag (Atavistic) ***
6. Kali Fasteau - Comraderie (Flying Note) ***
7. Blueitt Baritone Saxophone Group - Live at the Knitting Factory (KFR)
8. Ben Allison - Medicine Wheel (Palmetto)
9. Chris Speed - Yeah, no (Songlines)
10. Jane Bunnett - Chamalongo (Blue Note)
11. Robert Mazurek - Playground (Delmark)
12. Wadada Leo Smith - Condor, Autumn Wind (Wobbly Rail) ***
13. TanaReid - Back to Front (Evidence)
14. Nancy Kelly - Singin' and Swingin' (Amherst)
15. Carlsten Dahl - Will you make my soup Hot and Silver? (Storyville)
16. NRG Ensemble - Bejazzo Gets A Facelift (Atavistic) ***
17. Mishagas - Live (Proof of Existence) ***
18. Grant Green - Iron City (32 Jazz)
19. Frank Catalano - Cut It Out!?! (Delmark)
20. Kenny Wheeler - All the More (Soul Note)
*** indicates CD is on non-specialty playlist as well and is likely to
recieve airplay from non-jazz DJ's. In addition to those indicated, the
Noah Howard Quartet's "In Concert" CD (Cadence) is also on this playlist.
WXDU Jazz Top 20 for the week of 4/18-4/24
1. Pete (LaRoca) Sims - Turkish Women at the Bath (32 Jazz)
2. Ray Brown Trio w/ Ulf Wakenius - Summertime (Telarc)
3. Sangha Trio - frantically, frantically being at peace (Slippery Slope)
4. Matthew Shipp Trio - The Multiplication Table (hatology) ***
5. NRG Ensemble - Bejazzo Gets a Facelift (Atavistic) ***
6. Noah Howard Quartet - In Concert (Cadence) ***
7. Kali Fasteau - Comraderie (Flying Note) ***
8. Wadada Leo Smith - Condor, Autumn Wind (Wobbly Rail) ***
9. Vandermark 5 - Target or Flag (Atavistic)
10. TanaReid - Back to Front (Evidence)
11. John Scofield - A Go Go (Verve)
12. Dave's True Story - Sex Without Bodies (Chesky)
13. Richard "Groove" Holmes - Groove's Groove (32 Jazz)
14. Mark Turner - Mark Turner (Warner)
15. Frank Catalano - Cut It Out!?! (Delmark)
16. Ben Allison - Medicine Wheel (Palmetto)
17. Marc Ducret - un certain malaise (Screwgun)
18. Jane Bunnett - Chamalongo (Blue Note)
19. Georg Grawe Quartet - Melodie Und Rhythmus (Okkadisk)
20. Blueitt Baritone Saxophone Group - Live at the Knitting Factory (KFR)
*** indicates on playlist for non-jazz djs
Jazz Top 20 for 4/4/98-4/10/98
1. Georg Grawe Quartet - Melodie Und Rhythmus (OkkaDisk)
2. Bhob Rainey - The Narrator's Umbrella (unreleased promo for show here)
3. Noah Howard Quartet - In Concert (Cadence Jazz) ***
4. Kali Fasteau - Camraderie (Flying Note) ***
5. John Lindberg Ensemble - Bounce (Black Saint) ***
6. Matt Wilson - Going Once, Going Twice (Palmetto)
7. Sangha Trio - frantically, frantically being at peace (Slippery Slope)
8. Wadada Leo Smith - Condor, Autumn Wind (Wobbly Rail) ***
9. Joseph Jarman/Leroy Jenkins - Out of the Mist (Ocean Records)
10. Phineas Newborn Jr. Trio - Tivoli Encounter (Storyville)
11. Bobby Previte's Latin for Travellers - My Man in Sydney (Enja)
12. Blueitt Baritone Saxophone Group - Live at the Knitting Factory (KFR)
13. Mishagas - Live (Proof of Existence) ***
14. Jessica Williams/Leroy Vinegar Trio - Encounters II (Jazz Focus)
15. Ethnic Heritage Ensemble - The Continuum (Delmark)
16. Rich Corpolongo Quartet - Smiles (Delmark)
17. Charlie Hunter and Pound for Pound - Return of the Candyman (Blue Note)
18. Brad Mehldau - Art of the Trio Volume 2 (Warner)
19. Braxton/Grawe duo - [amsterdam]1991 (Okkadisk)
20. Vibes - Vibes (Knitting Factory Records
*** Indicates also on regular playlist
All releases listed in the top 10 this week were played at least twice
during regular jazz slots from 5-8pm, monday through friday.
WXDU Jazz Top 20 for 3/28/98-4/3/98
1. Georg Grawe Quartet - Melodie Und Rhythmus (Okkadisk)
2. Vibes - Vibes (Knitting Factory Records)
3. Bobby Matos - Sessions (CuBop)
4. Vanguard Jazz Orchestra - Lickety Split (New World Records)
5. Kali Fasteau - Comraderie (Flying Note) ***
6. Noah Howard Quartet - In Concert (Cadence Jazz) ***
7. Mishagas - Live (Proof of Existence) ***
8. Wadada Leo Smith - Condor, Autumn Wind (Wobbly Rail) ***
9. Sangha Trio - frantically, frantically being at peace (Slippery Slope)
10. Chris Speed - yeah, no (Songlines)
11. Blueitt Baritone Saxophone Group - Live at the Knitting Factory (KFR)
12. Matt Wilson - Going Once, Going Twice (Palmetto)
13. Jessica Williams/Leroy Vinegar Trio - Encounters II (Jazz Focus)
14. Anthony Braxton/Georg Grawe duo [amsterdam]1991 (Okkadisk)
15. Brad Mehldau - Art of the Trio Vol. 2 (Warner)
16. Lou Montelione - Comin' Back Home (Jazzheads)
17. Myra Melford/Han Bennink - Eleven Ghosts (hatology)
18. Tab Smith - Top'n'Bottom (Delmark)
19. Thomas Chapin Trio - Sky Piece (KFR) ***
20. John Lindberg Ensemble - Bounce (Black Saint) ***
*** Indicates also on regular playlist
other playlist CD's not listed: Curlew - Fabulous Drop (Cuneiform)
Each of the CD's in the top 20 was played at least twice this week during
the weekday jazz slots from 5-8 p.m.