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A weekly survey highlighting the top Jazz albums within the Traditional and Contemporary jazz genres, based on national jazz chart movement, listener feedback and local radio airplay. Hosted by Marcellus "The Bassman" Shepard and Kyle LaRue.
Unknown Host hosts The Cool Jazz Countdown, a music show with 148 episodes published.
The Bassman and Kyle take you from 10 to 1, with new entries to explore this week from guitarists Nils and Bobby Broom joining the pack of ten! Like, subscribe, share...and stay connected with us and view this week's pla
Major moves on the charts this week give way to a new #1 album...plus a new entry from "old soul" pianist Emmet Cohen! The Bassman and Kyle take you from 10 to 1! Stay connected with us and view this week's playlist @coo
We've got a New Music Feature from vocalist and songwriter Douyè, as well as fresh sounds from guitarist/producer Paul Brown and trumpet veteran Arturo Sandoval. The Bassman and Kyle take you from 10 to 1! Stay connected
Fresh sounds this week from vocalist Kem, and welcoming saxophonist and former New Music Feature artist Steve Wilson into the top 10. Do we have enough movement in the top 5 to unseat trumpeter Jeremy Pelt? Find out, as
The Bassman and Kyle take you from 10 to 1, with new sounds from Canadian trumpeter/vocalist Bria Skonberg and contemporary guitarist/producer Adam Hawley on the survey this week. Plus, a tribute to the life and music of
The Bassman and Kyle take you from 10 to 1, with new sounds from trumpeter Brian Lynch and guitarist Blake Aaron break in to the top 10...plus a salute to the 'Saxophone Colossus', Sonny Rollins. Stay connected with us a
Plenty of moves in the top 10 this week, and fresh sounds from Billy Childs, The Sistering, Hendrik Meurkens, and The TNR Collective as well. Tap in as The Bassman and Kyle take you from 10 to 1. Stay connected with us a
More new entries to explore, as fresh sounds from guitarist Steve Oliver and the Baltimore Jazz Collective join the pack this week. The Bassman and Kyle take you from 10 to 1. Stay connected with us and view this week's
The Bassman and Kyle take you from 10 to 1 and welcome THREE new entries on the chart...plus a New Music Feature from veteran saxophonist Steve Wilson entitled "Enduring Sonance" (Smoke Sessions Records). Stay connected
This week, we welcome new projects from Grammy-winning drummer Ulysses Owens, Jr. and veteran guitarist Chris Standring. Will we see a new #1 for a second consecutive week? The Bassman and Kyle take you from 10 to 1! Sta
The Bassman and Kyle take you from 10 to 1...and with guitarist Dave Stryker and smooth saxophonist WaKaNa re-entering the top 10, plus pianist Monika Herzig joining the pack, and a NEW #1 album this week...there's some
Two new entries and one re-entry, and healthy dose of "musical chairs" in the top 10 this week! The Bassman and Kyle take you from 10 to 1. Like, subscribe, comment, tell a friend! Stay connected with us and view this we
We welcome two new entries and a former #1 re-entering the countdown this week. The Bassman and Kyle take you from 10 to 1. Like, subscribe, comment, tell a friend! Stay connected with us and view this week's playlist @c
So...what's new? Well for starters, how about FOUR new entries in the top 10 this week! The Bassman and Kyle take you from 10 to 1. Like, subscribe, comment, tell a friend! Stay connected with us and view this week's pla
This week, the Bassman and Kyle are exploring fresh sounds from organist Pat Bianchi for our New Music Feature of the Week...plus new sounds from vocalist Lindsey Webster debuting in the top 10! Like, subscribe, comment,
Lots of movement in the top 10 this week, and a new #1 to reveal before it's all said and done. The Bassman and Kyle take you from 10 to 1! Like, subscribe, comment, tell a friend! Stay connected with us and view the pla
Two new entries plus three re-entries in the top 10 this week...and a new #1 ready to take the crown! Lots to dive into as in the top 10 this week as The Bassman and Kyle count them down from 10 to 1! Like, subscribe, co
We're checking out new sounds from bassists Julian Vaughn and Byron Miller this week, plus lots of movement in the top 10. Will Kenny Barron make it 5 consecutive weeks at #1? We'll find out as The Bassman and Kyle count
Familiar names with fresh sounds back in the top discussion, plus some movement in the top 5. Is it enough to unseat piano legend Kenny Barron? We'll see! The Bassman and Kyle take you from 10 to 1. Like, subscribe, comm
The Bassman and Kyle salute the nominees in the jazz and jazz-adjacent categories from the 68th annual GRAMMY Awards! See the full list of nominees and winners at: https://www.grammy.com/news/2026-grammys-nominations-ful
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