Elektra/Musician Releases: February 1982

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Down Beat, June 1982, p. 49

Note: the Bobby Short album was re-titled Moments Like This and issued on the Elektra label (60002)

Charlie Parker – One Night in Washington

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Jazz Masters Edition
Recorded at Club Kavakos, Washington D.C., February 22nd, 1953.
Produced by Bill Potts
Peak on Billboard Jazz Album Chart: #28

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Musician, May 1982, p. 82
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Down Beat Magazine: ★★★★★
Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz: ★★★

Red Rodney & Ira Sullivan – Spirit Within

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Produced by Mike Berniker
Peak on Billboard Jazz Album Chart: Did not chart

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Down Beat, June 1982, p. 49

Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz: ★★★

Eric Gale – Blue Horizon

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Produced by Eric Gale
Peak on Billboard Jazz Album Chart: #20

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Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz: ★★★

Lee Ritenour – Rio

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Produced by Lee Ritenour
Peak on Billboard Jazz Album Chart: #11
Peak on the US Billboard Top 200 chart: #163
Peak on Cash Box album chart: #178

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Musician, June 1982, p.86

Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide: ★★★
Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz: ★★★

Various Artists – The Griffith Park Collection

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Stanley Clarke, bass; Chick Corea, piano; Joe Henderson, tenor saxophone; Freddie Hubbard, trumpet and flugelhorn; Lenny White, drums
Produced by Lenny White
Peak on Billboard Jazz Album Chart: #35

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Musician, June 1982, p. 82

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Down Beat Magazine: ★★★

Freddie Hubbard – Ride Like the Wind

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Produced by Jeffrey Weber
Peak on Billboard Jazz Album Chart: #24

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Musician, June 1982, p. 86

John McLaughlin – My Goals Beyond

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Originally released in 1971
Produced by John McLaughlin
Peak on Billboard Jazz Album Chart: #34 (1982)
Peak on the US Billboard Top 200 chart: #194 (1972)

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Musician, June 1982, p. 86

Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz: ★★★

Material – Memory Serves

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Produced by Material
Peak on Billboard Jazz Album Chart: #32

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Musician, June 1982, p. 86

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Down Beat Magazine: ★★★★
Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz: ★★★

Various Artists – The Musicians Guide, Volume 1

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Sampler – songs taken from above albums plus a track from Echoes of an Era (Elektra 60021)
Produced by various
Peak on Billboard Jazz Album Chart: #41

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Billboard, February 20, 1982, p. 70

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Billboard, February 27, 1982, p 42 & 64

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Charting the Charts: Heart to Heart by David Sanborn

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Here’s a look at how David Sanborn’s album Heart to Heart fared on the various Billboard and Cash Box charts:

1978      
Date Billboard
200		 Cash Box
200		 Billboard
Jazz (50)
 Cash Box
Jazz (40)
June 3 175 30
June 10 165 23 23
June 17 155 174 23 18
June 24 151 155 17 16
July 1 159 150  17 14
July 8 193 148 18 14
July 15 147  20 16
July 22 163  20 19
July 29 199  16 21
Aug 5  19 25
Aug 12  21 29
Aug 19  28 30
Aug 26  33 31
Sept 2  33 33
Sept 9  36 34
Sept 16  37
Sept 23  40
Sept 30  41
Oct 7  47
Oct 14  50

Billboard #1 Contemporary Jazz Albums of 1989

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Starting in 1987, Billboard switched from having one “Top Jazz Albums” chart with forty chart positions to having two jazz albums charts: 1) the existing “Top Jazz Albums” chart was reduced to 15 chart positions, and 2) a new “Top Contemporary Jazz Albums” chart premiered with 25 positions. Here’s a chart of the #1 Top Contemporary Jazz Albums of 1989:

Week Ending Album Artist(s)
January 7 Silhouette Kenny G
January 21 Heart’s Horizon Al Jarreau
February 4
February 18
March 4
March 18
April 1
April 15
April 29 Spellbound Joe Sample
May 13
May 27
June 10
June 24
July 8
July 22
August 5 Amandla Miles Davis
August 19 Letter from Home Pat Metheny
September 2
September 16
September 30
October 14
October 28
November 11 At Last Lou Rawls
November 25 Migration Dave Grusin
December 9
December 23 Time Out of Mind Grover Washington, Jr.

#1 Jazz Albums:
1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979
1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989

#1 Contemporary Jazz Albums:
1987 · 1988 · 1989

Billboard #1 Jazz Albums of 1972

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In 1972, Billboard published a Jazz Album list monthly with 20 albums ranked through June.  Beginning in July, the chart expanded to 25. Here’s a chart of the #1 jazz albums of 1972:

Week Ending Album Artist(s)
January Shaft Soundtrack Isaac Hayes
February
March Smackwater Jack Quincy Jones
April
May
June
July
August Push Push Herbie Mann
September Upendo Ni Pamoja Ramsey Lewis Trio
October
November All the King’s Horses Grover Washington, Jr.
December On the Corner Miles Davis

#1 Jazz Albums:
1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979
1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989

#1 Contemporary Jazz Albums:
1987 · 1988 · 1989

Billboard #1 Jazz Albums of 1989

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Starting in 1987, Billboard switched from having one “Top Jazz Albums” chart with forty chart positions to having two jazz albums charts: 1) the existing “Top Jazz Albums” chart was reduced to 15 chart positions, and 2) a new “Top Contemporary Jazz Albums” chart premiered with 25 positions. Here’s a chart of the #1 Top Jazz Albums of 1989:

Week Ending Album Artist(s)
January 7 Talkin’ ‘Bout You Diane Schuur
January 21
February 4
February 18
March 4 Michel Camilo Michel Camilo
March 18
April 1
April 15
April 29 Chick Corea Akoustic Band Chick Corea Akoustic Band
May 13 The Truth is Spoken Here Marcus Roberts
May 27
June 10 Chick Corea Akoustic Band Chick Corea Akoustic Band
June 24
July 8
July 22
August 5 In a Sentimental Mood Dr. John
August 19
September 2 Tenderly George Benson
September 16
September 30
October 14
October 28
November 11 “When Harry Met Sally” Soundtrack Harry Connick, Jr.
November 25
December 9 Waiting for Spring David Benoit
December 23

#1 Jazz Albums:
1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979
1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989

#1 Contemporary Jazz Albums:
1987 · 1988 · 1989

Billboard #1 Contemporary Jazz Albums of 1988

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Starting in 1987, Billboard switched from having one “Top Jazz Albums” chart with forty chart positions to having two jazz albums charts: 1) the existing “Top Jazz Albums” chart was reduced to 15 chart positions, and 2) a new “Top Contemporary Jazz Albums” chart premiered with 25 positions. Here’s a chart of the #1 Top Contemporary Jazz Albums of 1988:

Week Ending Album Artist(s)
January 9 Go Hiroshima
January 23
February 6 Dianne Reeves Dianne Reeves
February 20
March 5
March 19
April 2
April 16
April 30 And You Know That Kirk Whalum
May 14
May 28
June 11 Simple Pleasures Bobby McFerrin
June 25
July 9 Reflections George Howard
July 23 Time and Tide Basia
August 6
August 20 Close-Up David Sanborn
September 3 Rites of Summer Spyro Gyra
September 17
October 1 Simple Pleasures Bobby McFerrin
October 15
October 29
November 12 Silhouette Kenny G
November 26
December 10
December 24

#1 Jazz Albums:
1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979
1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989

#1 Contemporary Jazz Albums:
1987 · 1988 · 1989

Billboard #1 Jazz Albums of 1973

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In 1973, Billboard published a Jazz Album list sporadically for the first three months of the year with 25 albums ranked. Beginning in April, a list of 40 albums was published every two weeks. Here’s a chart of the #1 jazz albums of 1973:

Week Ending Album Artist(s)
January 13 Chicago V Chicago
January 27
February 24 Strange Fruit Billie Holiday
March 24 Prelude Deodato
April 7
April 21
May 5
May 19 The 2nd Crusade The Crusaders
June 2
June 16
June 30 Black Byrd Donald Byrd
July 14
July 28
August 11 You’ve Got it Bad Girl Quincy Jones
August 25
September 8 Black Byrd Donald Byrd
September 22 Soul Box Grover Washington, Jr.
October 6 2 Deodato
October 20
November 3 Black Byrd Donald Byrd
November 17
December 1
December 15 Spectrum Billy Cobham
December 29

#1 Jazz Albums:
1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979
1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989

#1 Contemporary Jazz Albums:
1987 · 1988 · 1989

Billboard #1 Jazz Albums of 1971

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In 1971, Billboard published a Jazz Album list weekly for the first half of the year, then monthly for the remainder of the year.  Twenty albums were ranked in each chart. Here’s a chart of the #1 jazz albums of 1971:

Week Ending Album Artist(s)
January 2 To Be Continued Isaac Hayes
January 9
January 16
January 23
January 30
February 6
February 13
February 20
February 27 Miles Davis at Fillmore Miles Davis
March 6 To Be Continued Isaac Hayes
March 13
March 20
March 27 Bitches Brew Miles Davis
April 3
April 10 To Be Continued Isaac Hayes
April 17 Bitches Brew Miles Davis
April 24
May 1 To Be Continued Isaac Hayes
May 8
May 15 Bitches Brew Miles Davis
May 22
May 29 To Be Continued Isaac Hayes
June 5
June 12
June 19
June 26 Second Movement Eddie Harris & Les McCann
July
August
September
October
November Shaft Isaac Hayes
December

#1 Jazz Albums:
1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979
1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989

#1 Contemporary Jazz Albums:
1987 · 1988 · 1989