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Jazz90.1 Top 100 for 2006

1) Nomo-New Tones-Ubiquity 2) Ben Allison-Cowboy Justice-Palmetto 3) Karrin Allyson-Footprints-Concord 4) Joe Locke & Jeffery Keezer-Live in Seattle-Origin 5) Dr.Lonnie Smith-Jungle Soul-Palmetto 6) Roy Hargrove-Nothing Serious-Verve 7) Charlie Hunter-Copperopolis-Ropeadope 8) Eric Alexander-It's All In The Game-High Note 9) Eldar-Live at The Blue Note-Sony 10) Diana Krall-From This Moment On-Verve 11) Cyrus Chestnut-Genuine Chestnut-Telarc 12) Christian Scott-Rewind That-Concord 13) Sonny Rollins-Sonny, Please-Doxy 14) Pat Martino-Remember: Wes Montgomery Tribute-Blue Note 15) Robin McKelle-Introducing Robin 16) Christian McBride-Live at Tonic-Ropeadope 17) -The Survivor-Nagel Heyer 18) Ted Nash-In The Loop-Palmetto 19) Nachito Herrera-Live at The Dakota Two-Dakota Live 20) -Lucky to Be Me-Concord 21) Brian Bromberg-Wood II- 22) Paul Shapiro-It's In The Twilight-Tzadek 23) Ann Hampton Calloway-Blues In The Night-Telarc 24) Mingus Big Band-Live in Tokyo-Sunnyside 25) Ray Charles-Count Basie-Ray Sings/Basie Swings-Concord 26) -Legend of Showcase-LRS Media 27) Rashied Ali-Judgment Day Vol.1 28) Jimmy Cobb-Marsalis Music Honors-Marsalis Records 29) Bob Snider-Fallen Angel 30) Luis Predomo-No Ranking-Dreyfus 31) Pete Cater Big Band-The Right Time 32) Jaco Pastorius Big Band-The Word Is Out-Telarc 33) Kenny Werner-Demo-cracy-High Note 34) Brad Mehldau-House on Hill-Nonesuch 35) Eliane Elias-Around The City-Bluebird 36) Randy & Mike Brecker-Some Skunk Funk-BHM 37) Randy Weston-Zep Tepi 38) Cross Hart Experience- 39) Etta James-All The Way-RCA 40) Don Braden-Workin-High Note 41) -Sweet Love of Mine-High Note 42) Jon Faddis-Terenga-Koch 43) Ornette Coleman-Sound Grammar 44) Phil Woods-Unherd Herd-Jazzed Media 45) -Continuo-Sunnyside 46) Monty Alexander-Concrete Jungle-Telarc 47) -Diggstown-Marsalis Records 48) Tom Scott- United-MCG JAZZ 49) Janis Siegel-A Thousand Beautiful Things-Telarc 50) Esperanza Spaudling-Junjo-Avya 51) Al DiMeola--Telarc 52) Kahil El'zabar Ritual Trio F/Billy Bang-Big M-Delmark 53) -The Carnegie Hall Concert-ECM 54) Elvis Costello & Allan Toussaint-The River in Reverse-Verve 55) Geri Allen-Timeless Portraits&Dreams 56) Regina Carter-I'll Be Seeing You-Verve 57) Hank Jones& Frank Weiss-Hank & Frank-Lineage 58) Gladys Knight-Before Me-Verve 59) Mike Stern-Who Let The Cats Out-Telarc 60) Toots Thielman-One More For The Road-Verve 61) Mike LeDonne-On Fire Live at Smoke-Savant 62) Colin Stranahan-Transformation-Capri 63) Cat Russell-Cat-World Village 64) -Beyond The Wall-Nonesuch 65) Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood-Outlouder-Blue Note 66) Roberta Gamberini-Easy To Love-Groovin High 67) Ray Barretto-Standards-Ricanditioned-Zoho 68) The Bamboos-Step it Up-Ubiquity 69) Louis Hayes & The Cannonball Adderley Legacy Band-Maximum Firepower-Savant 70) Patricia Barber-Mythologies-Blue Note 71) Anton Schwartz-Radiant Blue-Antonjazz 72) John Pizzerelli-Dear Mr.Sinatra-Telarc 73) Nancy Wilson- Turned to Blue-MCG JAZZ 74) -Critical Mass-Sunnyside 75) Mark Elf-Liftoff-Jen Bay 76) The Vanguard Jazz Orch-Up From The Skies-Planet Arts 77) --Rounder 78) The Yellowjackets-Twenty Five-Heads Up 79) -One Flight Up-High Note 80) Winard Harper-Make It Happen 81) -View So Tender-Wonder Revisited Vol. 1-Capri 82) Steve Turre-Keep Searchin-Savant 83) Jim Tomlinson f/Stacy Kent-The Lyric-O 84) -Live at Kennedy Center Vol.1 85) Matt Savage- Quantum Leap-Savage 86) 3osity-Capri 87) Hot Club of Detroit-Mack Ave 88) Ignacio Berroa-Codes-Blue Note 89) Connie Evingson & Hot Club of Sweden-Stockholm Sweetnin-Minnehaha 90) Big Band-Dizzy's Business-MCG JAZZ 91) --Stretch 92) Trio Beyond (Jack DeJonette, , John Scofield)-Trio Saudades 93) Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band-The Phat Pack-Immergent 94) George Benson & -Givin it Up-Concord 95) Freddie Cole-Because of You-Savant 96) Melvin Sparks-Move on Up-Savant 97) Susan Tedschi-Hope and Desire-Verve 98) Gary Smulyan-Hidden Treasures 99) Pat Bianchi-East Coast Roots 100) Marc Cary-Foucus-Motema