July Archives - ContemporaryJazz.com https://contemporaryjazz.com/category/charts/july Celebrating 30 Years Online! Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:08:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://i0.wp.com/contemporaryjazz.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/cropped-ContemporaryJazz-mascot-logo-favicon-512x512-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 July Archives - ContemporaryJazz.com https://contemporaryjazz.com/category/charts/july 32 32 124780169 Top Contemporary Jazz Chart – July 2, 1994 https://contemporaryjazz.com/top-contemporary-jazz-chart-july-2-1994 https://contemporaryjazz.com/top-contemporary-jazz-chart-july-2-1994#respond Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:43:12 +0000 https://contemporaryjazz.com/?p=5189 Tenderness from Al Jarreau was a live-in-the-studio recording that blended the intimacy of a concert performance with the polish of a studio album. Produced by Marcus Miller, the project featured an all-star cast including Joe Sample, David Sanborn, Michael Brecker, Patches Stewart, Steve Gadd, Eric Gale,  and acclaimed soprano Kathleen Battle. The album found Jarreau […]

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]]> Tenderness from Al Jarreau was a live-in-the-studio recording that blended the intimacy of a concert performance with the polish of a studio album. Produced by Marcus Miller, the project featured an all-star cast including Joe Sample, David Sanborn, Michael Brecker, Patches Stewart, Steve Gadd, Eric Gale,  and acclaimed soprano Kathleen Battle. The album found Jarreau revisiting classics such as “Try a Little Tenderness,” “Your Song,” “My Favorite Things,” “She’s Leaving Home,” and “Summertime,” while also including updated versions of his own compositions like “We Got By” and “Save Your Love for Me.” Tenderness may be one of the most relaxed and inspired recordings of Jarreau’s career, pairing his vocal agility with stellar talent and songs that gave him plenty of room to soar.

Top Contemporary Jazz Albums
Week of July 2, 1994

# Artist Album
1 Kenny G Breathless ▶
2 David Sanborn Hearsay ▶
3 Al Jarreau Tenderness ▶
4 Norman Brown After the Storm ▶
5 John Tesh Project Sax by the Fire ▶
6 The Benoit/Freeman Project The Benoit/Freeman Project ▶
7 Boney James Backbone ▶
8 Incognito Positivity ▶
9 Nancy Wilson Love, Nancy ▶
10 Paul Hardcastle Hardcastle ▶
11 Gerald Albright Smooth ▶
12 Bob James Restless ▶
13 Patti Austin That Secret Place ▶
14 Fourplay Between the Sheets ▶
15 Dave Koz Lucky Man ▶
16 Marion Meadows Forbidden Fruit ▶
17 Gil Scott-Heron Spirits ▶
18 Candy Dulfer Sax-A-Go-Go ▶
19 Ronny Jordan The Quiet Revolution ▶
20 Stanley Clarke East River Drive ▶
21 Carl Anderson Heavy Weather Sunlight Again ▶
22 Tom Scott Reed My Lips ▶
23 Joe McBride A Gift for Tomorrow ▶
24 Yellowjackets Run for Your Life ▶
25 Nelson Rangell Yes, Then Yes ▶

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]]> https://contemporaryjazz.com/top-contemporary-jazz-chart-july-2-1994/feed 0 5189 Top Contemporary Jazz – July 1990 https://contemporaryjazz.com/top-contemporary-jazz-july-1990 https://contemporaryjazz.com/top-contemporary-jazz-july-1990#respond Thu, 29 Jun 2017 20:09:07 +0000 http://contemporaryjazz.com/?p=2879 The following were the top-selling contemporary jazz recordings in early July of 1990: Stanley Jordan – Cornucopia Najee – Tokyo Blue Basia – London Warsaw New York Patti Austin – Love Is Gonna Getcha Alex Bugnon – Head Over Heels Spyro Gyra featuring Jay Beckenstein – Fast Forward Dianne Reeves – Never Too Far Jonathan […]

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]]> cover to Cornucopia from Stanley JordanThe following were the top-selling contemporary jazz recordings in early July of 1990:

  1. Stanley Jordan – Cornucopia
  2. Najee – Tokyo Blue
  3. Basia – London Warsaw New York
  4. Patti Austin – Love Is Gonna Getcha
  5. Alex Bugnon – Head Over Heels
  6. Spyro Gyra featuring Jay Beckenstein – Fast Forward
  7. Dianne Reeves – Never Too Far
  8. Jonathan Butler – Deliverance
  9. George Howard – Personal
  10. Lonnie Liston Smith – Love Goddess

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]]> https://contemporaryjazz.com/top-contemporary-jazz-july-1990/feed 0 2879 Top Contemporary Jazz Chart – July 8, 1988 https://contemporaryjazz.com/july1988chart https://contemporaryjazz.com/july1988chart#comments Fri, 12 Jul 2013 23:51:42 +0000 http://www.contemporaryjazz.com/?p=2317 Here were the top-selling contemporary jazz recordings in summer 1988, according to the July 8, 1988 issue of Billboard! George Howard – Reflections Bobby McFerrin – Simple Pleasures Basia – Time and Tide Rippingtons featuring Russ Freeman – Kilamanjaro David Benoit – Every Step of the Way Tim Heintz – Searching the Heart Chick Corea […]

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]]> Reflections by George HowardHere were the top-selling contemporary jazz recordings in summer 1988, according to the July 8, 1988 issue of Billboard!

  1. George Howard – Reflections
  2. Bobby McFerrin – Simple Pleasures
  3. Basia – Time and Tide
  4. Rippingtons featuring Russ Freeman – Kilamanjaro
  5. David Benoit – Every Step of the Way
  6. Tim Heintz – Searching the Heart
  7. Chick Corea – Eye of the Beholder
  8. Dianne Reeves – Dianne Reeves
  9. Kirk Whalum – And You Know That!
  10. Shadowfax – Folksongs for a Nuclear Village

Entering the chart that week was a number of releases that would be headed toward the top: Spyro Gyra’s Rites of Summer, Politics by Yellowjackets, If This Bass Could Talk by Stanley Clarke, and Sade’s Stronger Than Pride.

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