The Cool Jazz Countdown

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 and view this week's playlist @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram and Facebook!

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 playlist @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram and Facebook!

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 with us and view this week's playlist @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram and Facebook!

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! Stay connected with us and view this week's playlist @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram and Facebook!

The Bassman and Kyle take you from 10 to 1, and welcome new projects from Grammy-winning drummer Ulysses Owens, Jr. and veteran guitarist Chris Standring into the top 10 this week. Like, subscribe, comment, tell a friend! Stay connected with us and view this week's playlist @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram and Facebook!

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 great sounds ahead! Like, subscribe, comment, tell a friend! Stay connected with us and view this week's playlist @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram and Facebook!

New sounds from Gerald Albright, The Dave Wilson Quartet, and Kurt Elling and The WDR Big Band make things interesting this week. The Bassman and Kyle break it down from 10 to 1. Like, subscribe, comment, tell a friend! Stay connected with us and view this week's playlist @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram and Facebook!

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 week's playlist @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram and Facebook!

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 @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram and Facebook!

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 playlist @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram and Facebook!

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, tell a friend! Stay connected with us and view the playlist @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram and Facebook!

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 playlist @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram and Facebook!

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, comment, tell a friend! Stay connected with us and view the playlist @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram and Facebook!

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 it down from 10 to 1! Like, subscribe, comment, tell a friend! Stay connected with us and view the playlist @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram and Facebook!

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, comment, tell a friend! Stay connected with us and view the playlist @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram and Facebook!

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-full-winners-nominees-list Like, subscribe, comment, tell a friend! Stay connected with us and view the playlist @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram and Facebook!

The Bassman and Kyle count 'em down, featuring new sounds from Lafayette Harris, Jr., Richard Elliot and Nicholas Cole. Will Kenny Barron hold on to the top spot? Like, subscribe, comment, tell a friend! Stay connected with us and view the playlist @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram and Facebook!

New year, same cool jazz vibe! The Bassman and Kyle take you from 10 to 1, featuring fresh sounds from Kayla Waters, Thom Rotella, Ledisi, Nat Adderley, Jr. and more. Like, subscribe, comment, tell a friend! Stay connected with us: @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram and Facebook!

Enjoy our countdown of the top jazz albums of the past year, featuring the sounds of: The Chicago Jazz Orchestra featuring Bobby Broom, Brian Simpson, Tyreek McDole, Cyrus Chestnut and more!

Position | Artist | Album Title | Label 10 | Roberto Restuccia | Hand2Heart | Trippin-N-Rhythm 9 | Antonio Adolfo | Carnaval | AAM Music 8 | Kirk Whalum | Epic Cool | Mack Avenue 7 | Mike Freeman | Zona Vibe | Circles In A Yellow Room | VOF Records 6 | Brian Culbertson | Day Trip | BCM 5 | Ledisi | For Dinah | Candid 4 | Adrian Crutchfield | Slick | Trippin-N-Rhythm 3 | JD Allen | Love Letters (The Ballad Section) | Savant 2 | Nathan Mitchell | The Legacy Project | Feel The Heat 1 | Christian McBride Big Band | Without Further Ado, Vol. 1 | Mack Avenue Like, subscribe, comment, tell a friend! Stay connected with us: @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram and Facebook!