Best Jazz of 2009

A seamless meeting of jazz and hip-hop, Robert Glasper's Double Booked tops this year's list, which includes new work from John Hollenbeck, Vijay Iyer, Jack DeJohnette, and more.

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	1. 11 days in the top 100 L-O-V-E ›Issac Delgado Audio CD $11.98 $10.99
	2. Ranking has gone up in the past 24 hours 77 days in the top 100 Tribal ›Dr. John Audio CD $15.98 $12.99
	3. Ranking has gone up in the past 24 hours 103 days in the top 100 6 String Theory ›Lee Ritenour Audio CD $18.98 $12.99
	4. Ranking has gone up in the past 24 hours 1368 days in the top 100 Kind of Blue ›Miles Davis Audio CD $7.99 $7.98
	5. Ranking has gone down in the past 24 hours 49 days in the top 100 Georgia Warhorse ›JJ Grey Audio CD $17.98 $12.37
	6. Ranking has gone down in the past 24 hours 53 days in the top 100 Chamber Music Society ›Esperanza Spalding Audio CD $18.98 $11.99
	7. Ranking has gone down in the past 24 hours 160 days in the top 100 Jasmine ›Keith Jarrett (Artist) … Audio CD $18.98 $12.99
	8. 244 days in the top 100 Historicity ›Vijay Iyer Audio CD $16.98 $13.99
	9. Ranking has gone up in the past 24 hours 93 days in the top 100 XII ›Brian Culbertson Audio CD $13.98 $11.99
	10. Ranking has gone up in the past 24 hours 107 days in the top 100 The Imagine Project ›Herbie Hancock Audio CD $16.98 $12.85

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	1. 70 days in the top 100 Caravan Palace ›Caravan Palace \| Format: MP3 Download $5.00
	2. 849 days in the top 100 Nothing But The Best [The Frank Sinatra Collection] ›Frank Sinatra \| Format: MP3 Download $9.99
	3. Ranking has gone up in the past 24 hours 946 days in the top 100 It's Time ›Michael Bubl� \| Format: MP3 Download $7.99
	4. 72 days in the top 100 The Complete Atomic Basie ›Count Basie \| Format: MP3 Download $5.00
	5. Ranking has gone down in the past 24 hours 36 days in the top 100 Classics ›Chet Atkins \| Format: MP3 Download $5.00

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L-O-V-E

›Issac Delgado

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Tribal

›Dr. John

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$15.98 $12.99

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6 String Theory

›Lee Ritenour

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XII

›Brian Culbertson

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The Imagine Project

›Herbie Hancock

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Solo

Vijay Iyer

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Bitches Brew (Legacy Edition)

›Miles Davis

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Deja Vu

›George Duke

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Music Redeems

Marsalis Family

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The Latin Side of Herbie Hancock

Conrad Herwig

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Sending My Love

›Norman Brown

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Never Can Say Goodbye

›Bob Baldwin

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Heart and Soul

›Kenny G

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Jackiem Joyner

›Jackiem Joyner

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New & Notable

All We Need

Oli Silk

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Everything is Everything: The Music...

Kirk Whalum

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Jazzmasters VI

›Paul Hardcastle

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›John Scofield

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Beautiful Dreamers

Bill Frisell

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When Larry Met Harry

Larry Goldings & Harry Allen

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Classic Sounds of New Orleans

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Chucho's Steps

›Chucho Valdes

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When Lights Are Low

Denise Donatelli

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Never Stop

Bad Plus

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Going Express

Helen Sung

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Providencia

Danilo Perez

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Quest for Freedom

Richie Beirach, Dave Liebman

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There's a Storm Inside

Chico Pinheiro

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Forever

›Eddie Gomez

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$19.98

South Beach

Brian Simpson

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Global Kiss

›Steve Oliver

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Chamber Music Society

›Esperanza Spalding

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Mirror

Charles Lloyd Quartet

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Never Can Say Goodbye: The Music of...

Joey DeFrancesco

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New Jazz Releases

Sept. 7, 2010

Reunion 1990 ~ Ornette Coleman
Music for Cocktails-Ibiza Jazz Lounge ~ Music for Cocktails-Ibiza Jazz Lounge
Happy Session ~ Benny Goodman
Greatest Ballads ~ Miles Davis
Heart & Soul ~ Ben E. King
Chet: Lyrical Trumpet of Chet Baker ~ Chet Baker

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Sept. 28, 2010

Fellowship ~ Lizz Wright
Playing The Piano ~ Ryuichi Sakamoto
Silver Pony ~ Cassandra Wilson
In Stride ~ Oregon
Silent Movies (Dig) ~ Marc Ribot
Love You Found Me ~ Paul Brown

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Sept. 14, 2010

Mirror ~ Charles Lloyd Quartet
Never Stop ~ Bad Plus
Bitches Brew: 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition ~ Miles Davis
Straight Up With A Twist ~ Kristine W
And If ~ Anat Fort
When Larry Met Harry ~ Larry Goldings & Harry Allen

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Oct. 5, 2010

Sinners & Saints ~ Raul Malo
Hands ~ Dave Holland & Pepe Habichuela
Chamber Music Society ~ Esperanza Spalding
Hello Louis: The Hit Years 1963-1969 ~ Louis Armstrong
Morning Star ~ Hubert Laws
Dream ~ Mary Stallings

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Sept. 21, 2010

Home ~ Jane Monheit
Discovery / Nirvana ~ Charles Quartet Lloyd
Odds & Ends ~ Joyce Breach
Essential Herb Alpert ~ Herb Alpert
My Classical Way ~ Marc Antoine
National Guard Shows ~ Andy Williams

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Oct. 12, 2010 & Beyond

Llyria ~ Nik Bartsch, Ronin (October 12)
Let's Touch the Sky ~ Fourplay (October 26)
The Rub & Spare Change ~ Michael Formanek, Tim Berne, et al. (October 12)
Hello Tomorrow ~ Dave Koz (October 19)
Windmill Tilter the Story of Don Quixote ~ Kenny With the John Dankworth Orchestra Wheeler (October 12)
Second Chance ~ Irene Kral (October 12)

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	1. 70 days in the top 100 Caravan Palace ›Caravan Palace \| Format: MP3 Download $5.00
	2. 849 days in the top 100 Nothing But The Best [The Frank Sinatra Collection] ›Frank Sinatra \| Format: MP3 Download $9.99
	3. Ranking has gone up in the past 24 hours 946 days in the top 100 It's Time ›Michael Bubl� \| Format: MP3 Download $7.99
	4. 72 days in the top 100 The Complete Atomic Basie ›Count Basie \| Format: MP3 Download $5.00
	5. Ranking has gone down in the past 24 hours 36 days in the top 100 Classics ›Chet Atkins \| Format: MP3 Download $5.00

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