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Album cover montage from the October 12, 1991 contemporary jazz chart featuring Béla Fleck & the Flecktones’ Flight of the Cosmic Hippo, Candy Dulfer’s Saxuality, Fourplay’s Fourplay, The Manhattan Transfer’s The Offbeat of Avenues, Kim Waters’ Sax Appeal, The Rippingtons’ Curves Ahead, Chick Corea Elektric Band’s Beneath the Mask, Warren Hill’s Kiss Under the Moon, and Acoustic Alchemy’s Back on the Case.

Top Contemporary Jazz Chart – October 12, 1991

The October 1991 chart was packed with debuts and big names! The Rippingtons were back at #1 with Curves Ahead, their second consecutive chart-topper and one of five #1 contemporary jazz albums the group would eventually have. At #2 was…

A collage of nine contemporary jazz album covers from 1990: Michael Franks – Blue Pacific, Basia – London Warsaw New York, Bob James – Grand Piano Canyon, Spyro Gyra – Fast Forward, The Rippingtons featuring Russ Freeman – Welcome to the St. James’ Club, Stanley Clarke & George Duke – 3, Najee – Tokyo Blue, Tom Grant – Edge of the World, and Max Groove – Maximum Groove. The collage is set against a purple background with faint CD imagery.

Top Contemporary Jazz Albums – September 15, 1990

ContemporaryJazz.com is looking back at the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums Chart from 35 years ago. Michael Franks’ 1990 release Blue Pacific glowed with his trademark lyrical cleverness – playful turns of phrase and gentle humor wrapped in breezy storytelling.…