1995 Top 100 Jazz Releases
Rankings Based on Airplay and Requests
1. Marcus Printup Song For The Beautiful Woman Blue Note
2. Danielle Gasparro Smooth Sailing
3. Bobby Shew Metropole Orchestra Mons
4. Lynne Arriale Trio When You Listen DMP
5. Terence Blanchard Romantic Defiance Columbia
6. Milt Jackson Burnin' in the Woodhouse Qwest\Reprise
7. Mel Torme\Rob McConnell Velvet & Brass Concord
8. Barrett Deems Big Band How'd You Like It So Far Delmark
9. Arturo Sandoval & The Latin Train GRP
10. Gerald Wilson Orchestra State Street Sweet MAMA
11. Wynton Marsalis\ Joe Cool's Blues Columbia
Ellis Marsalis
12. Jimmy Smith Damn! Verve
13. Roy Hargrove Family Verve
14. U.C.F. Jazz Lab Band The Future's In Your Hands
15. Vanessa Rubin Vanessa Rubin Sings Novus
16. Christian McBride Gettin' To It Verve
17. Oscar Peterson The More I See YOu Telarc
18. Ingrid Jensen Vernal Fields Enja
19. George Robert\Tom Harrell Cape Verde Mons
20. GRP All-Star Big Band All Blues GRP
21. Ian McDougall Quartet The Warmth of the Horn Concord
22. Diana Krall Only Trust Your Heart GRP
23. Steven Kowalczyk Moods And Grooves Atlantic
24. Joey DeFrancesco The Street of Dreams Big Mo
25. George Robert Metropole Orchestra Mons
26. John Fedchock New York Big Band Reservoir
27. Howard Alden\Ken Encore Concord
Peplowski
28. Carla Helmbrecht One For My Baby Heart Music
29. Ellyn Drucker\Spike Nice Work! Capri
Robinson
30. Kathy Kosins All In A Dream's Work School Kids
31. Rob McConnell Don't Get Around Much Anymore Concord
32. Elias Haslanger Standards Heart Music
33. Ed Peterson The Haint Delmark
34. Joshua Redman Spirit of the Moment Warner Bros.
35. Frank Morgan Love, Lost and Found Telarc
36. McCoy Tyner Infinity Impulse!
37. Karrin Allyson Azure Te Concord
38. Don Braden Organic Epicure
39. Eden Atwood There Again Concord
40. Bruce Barth Morning Call Enja
41. Joe Williams Live in Vegas Monad
42. Bridges of Madison County Soundtrack Malpaso
43. J.J. Johnson Tangence Verve
44. Dr. John Afterglow Blue Thumb
45. Papa John DeFrancesco Comin' Home Muse
46. Hargrove\McBride\Scott Parker's Mood Verve
47. Lena Horne An Evening with Lena Horne Blue Note
48. Lou Donaldson Sentimental Journey Columbia
49. Barbara Morrison Doing All Right Mons
50. Bill Holman Big Band A View From the Side JVC
51. Mark Whitfield 7th Ave. Stroll Verve
52. Eric Alexander Up, Over & Out Delmark
53. Dennis Rowland Rhyme, Rhythm & Reason Concord
54. Massimo Farao Ciao Baby Monad
55. Kenny Burrell Lotus Blossom Concord
56. John Pizzarelli Dear Mr. Cole Novus
57. Greg Hatza Greg Hatza Organization Palmetto
58. Mingus Big Band Gunslinging Birds Dreyfus
59. Leroy Jones Mo' Cream From the Crop Columbia
60. Warner Jams Volume 1 Warner Bros.
61. Bob Florence With All the Bells and Whistles MAMA
62. Larry Goldings Caminhos Cruzados Novus
63. Dave Brubeck Nightshift Telarc
64. Garrison Fewell Are You Afraid of the Dark Accurate
65. Blue Wisp Big Band Butterfly and the Smooth One Sea Breeze
66. Rachelle Ferrell First Instrument Blue Note
67. Michael Wolff Trio Jumpstart! Jimco
68. Message The Art of Blakey Evidence
69. John Pisano Among Friends Pablo
70. Carol Sloane The Songs Carmen Sang Concord
71. Mulgrew Miller Getting To Know You Novus
72. Larry Goldings Whatever It Takes Warner Bros.
73. Weslia Whitfield Nice Work... Landmark
74. Jon Mayer Round Up the Usual Suspects Pullen Music
75. Charles McPherson First Flight Out Arabesque
76. B-Sharp Quartet Mirage MAMA
77. Abbey Lincoln A Turtle's Dream Verve
78. Sonny Fortune A Better Understanding Blue Note
79. Carmen Bradford With Respect Evidence
80. Allan Harris It's A Wonderful World Mons
81. Charles Rutherford Note Walker Sea Breeze
82. Steve Million Million To One Palmetto
83. Tito Puente Tito's Idea Tropijaz
84. Christoph Spendel Trio Back to Basics Miramar
85. Brad Mehldau Introducing Brad Mehldau Warner Bros.
86. Ron Eschete Rain or Shine Concord
87. Lorne Lofsky Bill, Please Jazz Inspiration
88. DeeDee Bridgewater Love & Peace Verve
89. Eric Reed The Swing and I Mojazz
90. Michael Carvin Each One, Teach One Muse
91. Harry Skoler Conversations in Language of Brownstone
Jazz
92. Benny Goldon Live Dreyfus
93. Clark Terry Remember the Time Mons
94. Gene Harris Quartet Brotherhood Concord
95. Keith Jarrett Trio Standards in Norway ECM
96. Junko Onishi Trio Live at the Village Vanguard Blue Note
97. Richie Cole Kush Heads Up
98. Kenny Garrett Triology Warner Bros.
99. Various Artists A Tribute to Lee Morgan NYC
100. Mike Smith Quartet Sinatra Songbook Delmark