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Jazz Hot 100 Countdown 2011

Here it is...the list of the top 100 most-requested songs of the year, based on WRTI listener-generated requests from the weekly Jazz Hot 11 Countdown.

Rank: Artist: Song: ALBUM: Record Label

100. Corea/Clarke/White: Bud Powell: FOREVER: Concord
99. David Budway: Love You Tonight: A NEW KISS: Max Jazz
98. Monika Herzig: Italian Taxi Ride: COME WITH ME: Owl Studios
97. Deep Blue Organ Trio: It Ain't No Use: WONDERFUL!: Origin
96. Bobby Watson: Heavy on the Sauce!: THE GATES BBQ SUITE: Lafiya Music
95. Dave Holland and Pepe Habichuela: Joyride: HANDS: Dare2 Records
94. Geoffrey Keezer/Peter Sprague Band: En Babia: MILL CREEK ROAD: SBE Records
93. Rene Marie: Free for A Day: BLACK LACE FREUDIAN SLIP: Motema
92. Roger Davidson & David Finck: The Summer Knows: UMBRELLAS AND SUNSHINE: Soundbrush Records
91. Avishai Cohen: Seven Seas: SEVEN SEAS: Sunnyside

Rank: Artist: Song: ALBUM: Record Label

90. Carmen Lundy: Willow Weep for Me: NIGHT and DAY: Afrasia
89. Nilson Matta & Roni Ben-Hur: Eretz: MOJAVE: Motema
88. Dmitry Baevsky: I'll String Along With You: DOWN WITH IT:Sharp 9
87. Larry Vuckovich: Comin' Home Baby: SOMETHIN' SPECIAL: Tetrachord Music
86. Organik Vibe Trio: Sleeping Beauty: MOSCOW
85. Shirley Crabbe: Lucky To Be Me: HOME: MaiSong Music
84. Sachal Vasandani with Jon Hendricks: Hi-Fly: HI-FLY: Mack Avenue
83. Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra: Wester Yew: TREELINES: Justin Time
82. Stanley Jordan: Lil' Darlin': FRIENDS: Mack Avenue
81. Jessica Williams: Welcome: FREEDOM TRANE: Origin

Rank: Artist: Song: ALBUM: Record Label

80. Houston Person: I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face: SO NICE: High Note
79. John Vanore and Abstract Truth: Dreams: CONTAGIOUS WORDS: Acoustical Concepts
78. Royce Campbell Trio: You Go To My Head: MAKE ME RAINBOWS: Moon Cycle Records
77. Wayne Wallace: La Escuela: TO HEAR FROM THERE: Patois
76. Eric Reed: Light Blue: SHADES OF MONK: Savant
75. Dana Lauren: On the Sunny Side of the Street: IT'S YOU OR NO ONE
74. Cassandra Wilson: Went Down To St. James Infirmary: SILVER PONY: Blue Note
73. Giacomo Gates: Lady Day and John Coltrane: THE REVOLUTION WILL BE JAZZ: Savant
72. Chuck Redd: Common Thread: COMMON THREAD: Arbors Jazz
71. The New Gary Burton Quartet: Banksy: COMMON GROUND: Mack Avenue

Rank: Artist: Song: ALBUM: Record Label

70. Rebirth Brass Band: Exactly Like You: REBIRTH OF NEW ORLEANS: Basin Street
69. Champian Fulton: Exactly Like You: THE BREEZE AND I: Gut String Records
68. SF Jazz Collective: Song for My Father: LIVE 2010 7th ANNUAL CONCERT TOUR
67. Dave Valentin: When Sunny Gets Blue: PURE IMAGINATION: High Note
66. The Curtis Brothers: Madison: COMPLETION OF PROOF: Truth Revolution
65. Jonathan Kreisberg: Twenty One: SHADOWLESS: New for Now Music
64. David Leonhardt Jazz Group: I Concentrate On You: PLAYS COLE PORTER: CDBY
63. Christian McBride with Dr. Billy Taylor: Spiritual: CONVERSATIONS WITH CHRISTIAN: Mack Avenue
62. Monty Alexander: No Woman No Cry: HARLEM-KINGSTON EXPRESS: Motema
61. John McLaughlin and 4th Dimension: The Fine Line: TO THE ONE: Abstract Logix

Rank: Artist: Song: ALBUM: Record Label

60. Gerald Wilson Orchestra: September Sky: LEGACY: Mack Avenue
59. Wide Hive Players: Preachers Pistol: PLAYERS II GUITAR: Widehive
58. Joe Truglio: Unchanged: PAST LIVES
57. John Scofield: Throw It Away: A MOMENT'S PEACE: EmArcy
56. Russell Malone: The Witching Hour: TRIPLE PLAY: Max Jazz
55. George Benson: Paper Moon: GUITAR MAN: Concord
54. Dominick Farinacci: Willow Weep for Me: DAWN OF GOODBYE: E One
53. Warren Wolf: Sweet Bread: WARREN WOLF: Mack Avenue
52. Radam Schwartz: Stay Away Blues: SONGS FOR THE SOUL: Arabesque
51. Peter Paulsen: You Said You'd Call: GOES WITHOUS SAYING: Square PegWorks

Rank: Artist: Song: ALBUM: Record Label

50. Irvin Mayfield woth Wynton Marsalis: Blue Dawn: A LOVE LETTER TO NEW ORLEANS: Basin Street
49. Temple University Jazz Band: Deep Valley of Swing: TO THAD
48. Terri Lyne Carrington: Simply Beautiful: MOSAIC: Concord
47. Denise Donatelli: Don't Explain: WHEN LIGHTS ARE LOW: Savant
46. Terell Stafford: Little Brown Book: THIS SIDE OF STRAYHORN: MaxJazz
45. Regina Carter: Daydreaming on the Niger: REVERSE THREAD: E1 Entertainment
44. Ernest Stuart: Bye Bye Blackbird: SOLITARY WALKER
43. John Brown Trio: Isfahan: DANCING WITH DUKE: Brown Boulevard
42. "Papa" John DeFrancesco: Blues In the Closet: A PHILADELPHIA STORY: Savant
41. Hendrik Meurkens: Estate: LIVE at BIRD'S EYE: Zoho

Rank: Artist: Song: ALBUM: Record Label

40. Poncho Sanchez and Terence Blanchard: Nocturna: CHANO Y DIZZY: Concord
39. Gerald Clayton Band: 3D: THE PARIS SESSIONS: Emarcy
38. Pat Martino: Lean Years: UNDENIABLE: High Note
37. Cedar Walton: Underground Memoirs: THE BOUNCER: High Note
36. Kurt Rosenwinkle and OJM: Turns: OUR SECRET WORLD: Word Of Mouth Music
35. Roy Haynes: They Call the Wind Mariah: ROY-ALTY: Dreyfus
34. Marcus Shelby Orchestra: Memphis: SOUL OF THE MOVEMENT: Porto Franco Records
33. Doug Webb: Try A Little Tenderness: MIDNIGHT: Positone
32. Christian McBride Big Band: I Should Care: THE GOOD FEELING: Mack Avenue
31. Rick Braun: Time After Time: SINGS WITH STRINGS: Artistry Music

Rank: Artist: Song: ALBUM: Record Label

30. DeFrancesco Brothers: The Slow Blues: JOEY & JOHNNY
29. Deep Blue Organ Trio: It Ain't No Use: WONDERFUL!: Origin
28. Gene Ludwig: You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To: LOVE NOTES OF COLE PORTER: Big O Records
27. Noah Preminger: Quickening: BEFORE THE RAIN: Palmetto
26. Vanguard Jazz Orchestra: Don't Ever Leave Me: FOREVER LASTING: Planet Arts
25. Rufus Reid: When She Smiles Upon Your Face: HUES OF A DIFFERENT BLUE: Motema
24. Nicole Henry: A Day In the Life of A Fool: EMBRACEABLE: Artist Share
23. Joey DeFrancesco: Life Is Good: 40: High Note
22. Sean Jones: Olive Juice: NO NEED FOR WORDS: Mack Avenue
21. Larry Tamanini: Softly As In A Morning Sunrise: LOOKIN' INTO IT: Dark Key Music

Rank: Artist: Song: ALBUM: Record Label

20. Ninety Miles: And This Too Shall Pass: NINETY MILES: Concord Picante
19. Ron Carter's Great Big Band: Con Alma: RON CARTER'S GREAT BIG BAND: Sunnyside
18. Delfeayo Marsalis: Star Crossed Lovers: SWEET THUNDER: Troubador Jazz Records
17. Eric Harland: Voyager: VOYAGER LIVE BY NIGHT: Sunnyside
16. Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra: Dali: PORTRAIT IN SEVEN SHADES: Jazz At Lincoln Center
15. Jeremy Pelt: Paradise Lost: THE TALENTED MR. PELT: High Note
14. Esperanza Spalding: Chim Chim Cher-Ee: EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE A CAT: Disney Jazz
13. Jeff "Tain" Watts: Family: FAMILY: Dark Key Music
12. Karrin Allyson: Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most: ROUND MIDNIGHT: Concord
11. Kevin Eubanks: The Dancing Sea: ZEN FOOD: Mack Avenue

Rank: Artist: Song: ALBUM: Record Label

10. Leslie Pintchik: I Can't Make You Love Me: WE'RE HERE TO LISTEN: Pintch Hard
9. James Carter Organ Trio: Walking the Dog: AT THE CROSSROADS: Emarcy
8. Chuck Loeb: D.I.G.: PLAIN N' SIMPLE: Tweety Records
7. Matt Savage: Seasons Change: WELCOME HOME: Savage Records
6. Matt Nelson Trio: Lady Luna: NOSTALGIAMANIAC: Chicago Sessions
5. Westchester Jazz Orchestra: Dolphin Dance: MAIDEN VOYAGE SUITE: WJO Productions
4. Ryan Cohan: Joshua: ANOTHER LOOK: Motema
3 .Denise King Olivier Hutman Trio: Besame Mucho: NO TRICKS: Cristal Records
2. Bill Easley: You Go To My Head: LOVE STORIES: American Showplace Music
1. Charlie Haden with Diana Krall: Goodbye: SOPHISTICATED LADIES: EmArcy