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Top Contemporary Jazz Chart – July 2, 1994

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,…

John Hilderbrand
July 6, 2026

cover to the album Live Wires by contemporary jazz band Yellowjackets

Top Contemporary Jazz March 22, 1992

Years before I launched ContemporaryJazz.com, I maintained a personal top 10 “Jazz and New Adult Contemporary” chart of my own. It was based on what I liked and what seemed to be popular according to other charts and magazines. Top…

John Hilderbrand
March 22, 2022

Top Contemporary Jazz Feb. 13, 1994: The Benoit/Freeman Project

The top ten contemporary jazz recordings from the week of Feb. 13, 1994! David Benoit and Russ Freeman, The Benoit/Freeman Project Nelson Rangell, Yes Then Yes Tom Scott, Reed My Lips Richard Smith, From My Window Torcuato Mariano, Paradise Station…

John Hilderbrand
February 15, 2019