The top 25 new and reissued jazz, blues, and Afro-Cuban and Brazilian CDs played on WEMU July 4-10, 2004.Following are the 25 most-played new and reissued jazz, blues, and Afro-Cuban and Brazilian CDs on 89.1 from July 4th through July 10th. The number in parentheses indicates how many times a disc was played.
Jazz
1. The Spanish Harlem Orchestra - Across 110th Street - Libertad (8)
2. McCoy Tyner - Illuminations - Telarc (8)
3. Various - Happy Birthday Newport! - 50 Swinging Years - Columbia
Legacy (8)
4. Von Freeman - The Great Divide - Premonition (7)
5. Shahida Narrallah - The Ruby And The Pearl - Alembic Arts (7)
6. Benny Golson - Terminal 1 - Concord (7)
7. Benny Green And Russell Malone - Bluebird - Telarc (7)
8. Various - The Contemporary Records Story - Contemporary (7)
9. Jamie Cullum - Twenty Something - Verve (6)
10. Paul Wertico - Stereonucleosis - A440 (5)
11. John Scofield - En Route - Verve (5)
12. Ben Allison - Buzz - Palmetto (5)
13. Dave Liebman - In A Mellow Tone - Zoho (5)
14. Terry Gibbs - 52nd Street: Songs Of The Bebop Era - Mack Avenue (5)
15. Quincy Jones And Bill Cosby - Original Jam Sessions: 1969 - Concord
(5)
16. Harold Mabern - A Few Miles From Memphis - Prestige (5)
17. The Sonic Liberation Front - Ashe And Gogo - High Two (4)
18. Melvin Sparks - It Is What It Is - Savant (4)
19. Sean Jones - Eternal Journey - Mack Avenue (4)
20. Bobby Watson - Horizon Reassembled - Palmetto (4)
21. Roseanna Vitro - Tropical Postcards - Challenge (4)
22. Stefon Harris - Evolution - Blue Note (4)
23. Vincent Herring - Mr. Wizard - High Note (4)
24. Astral Project - The Legend Of Cowboy Bill - astralproject.com (4)
25. Mel Rhyne - Tomorrow, Yesterday And Today - Criss Cross (4)
Blues
1. The Bo-Keys - The Royal Sessions - Yellow Dog (5)
2. Etta James - Blues To The Bone - RCA Victor (5)
3. Ron Levy's Wild Kingdom - After Midnight Grooves - Levtron (4)
4. Bobby Rush - Folk Funk - Deep Rush (3)
5. Ronnie Earl - Now My Soul - Stony Plain (3)
6. Sam Myers - Coming From The Old School - Electro-Fi (3)
7. Muddy Waters - King Bee - Epic Legacy (3)
8. Guitar Shorty - Watch Your Back - Alligator (3)
9. James Cotton - Baby, Don't You Tear My Clothes - Telarc (3)
10. The Bruce Katz Band - A Deeper Blue - Severn (3)
11. Duke Robillard - Blue Mood: The Songs Of T-Bone Walker - Stony
Plain (2)
12. Henry Butler - Homeland - Basin Street (2)
13. Muddy Waters - Hard Again - Epic Legacy (2)
14. Muddy Waters - I'm Ready - Epic Legacy (2)
15. Leslie West - Blues To Die For - Blues Bureau International (2)
16. W.C. Clark - Deep In The Heart - Alligator (1)
17. Johnny Winter - Johnny Winter - Epic Legacy (1)
18. Smokin' Joe Kubek - Show Me The Money - Blind Pig (1)
19. Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers - Keepin' It Real - Blind Pig (1)
20. Phillip Fankhauser - Talk To Me - Memphis International (1)
21. Louise Hoffsten - Knackebrod Blues - Memphis International (1)
22. John Lee Hooker - Jack O'Diamonds - Eagle Records (1)
23. John Lee Hooker Jr. - Blues With A Vengeance - Kent (1)
24. Vasti Jackson - No Borders To The Blues - VJM Records (1)
25. The Mississippi Sheiks - The Red Hot Mississippi Sheiks - Columbia
Legacy (1)
Afro-Cuban and Brazilian
1. Spanish Harlem Orchestra - Across 110th Street - Libertad (9)
2. The Body Acoustic - The Body Acoustic - Chesky (4)
3. Lila Downs - Una Sangre - Narada (3)
4. Nomo - Nomo - Ypsilanti Records (3)
5. Jose Rizo's Jazz On The Latin Side All-Stars - The Last Bullfighter
- Sangu (3)
6. Various Artists - Pure Brazil - Planet Rhythm (3)
7. Cachao - Ahora Si! - Cimeson (3)
8. Bola Sete - Voodoo Village - Fantasy (3)
9. Various Artists - Ritmo Afro-Cubano - Fantasy (3)
10. Oliver Lake - Dat Love - Passin' Thru (2)
11. Tito Puente Jr. - En Los Pasos De Mi Padre - Protel Records (2)
12. Katia Moraes & Sambaguru - Live - Kufala (2)
13. Bobby Matos - Made By Hand - Life Force (2)
14. Bill O'Connell - Latin Jazz Fantasy - Random Chance (2)
15. Orquestra Popular De Camara - Orquestra Popular De Camara -
Adventure Music (1)
16. Bebo Valdes & Cigala Dieguito - La Grimas Negras - Calle 54 Records
(1)
17. Caetano Veloso - A Foreign Sound - Nonesuch (1)
18. Vinicius Cantuaria - Horse And Fish - Bar None (1)
19. Maria Rita Mariano - Maria Rita - Warner Music Latina (1)
20. Sammy DeLeon - Y Su Orquestra - Azica (1)
21. Marco Figueira - Braziliance - Blue Toucan Music (1)
22. Claudia Acuna - Luna - Max Jazz (1)
23. Henry Brun And The Latin Players - Spiritual Awakenings - Pulsar (1)
24. Candido And Graciela - Inolvidable - Chesky (1)
25. Omara Portvondo - Flor De Amor - Nonesuch (1)