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cover art to Cornucopia by Stanley Jordan with chart background

Top Contemporary Jazz – July 1990

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…

John Hilderbrand
June 29, 2017

Top Contemporary Jazz March 2, 2002: Metheny, Botti, Boney and More

Here are the top selling contemporary jazz recordings as listed by Billboard on March 2, 2002. The Pat Metheny Group’s Speaking of Now debuted at #1. Pat Metheny Group – Speaking Of Now Boney James – Ride Chris Botti –…

John Hilderbrand
March 6, 2017

Top Contemporary Jazz Chart – May 11, 1991

Looking back at the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart from May 11, 1991, you see some of the first recordings from the post-MCA acquisition of GRP Records. Greenhouse by Yellowjackets, Love and Understanding by George Howard, and Healing the Wounds…

John Hilderbrand
May 10, 2016