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Night Train Top 40 - December 2011

1. Pat Martino Quartet - Undeniable (HIgh Note)

2. John Scofield - A Moment’s Peace (EmArcy)

3. Rene Marie - Black Lace Freudian Slip (Motema)

4. Various - Miles EspaƱol (E One)

5. Vince Mendoza - Nights on Earth (Horizontal)

6. Ron Carter - Great Big Band (Sunnyside)

7. Stanley Jordan - Friends (Mack Avenue)

8. James Carter Organ Trio - At the Crossroads (EmArcy)

9. Christian McBride - The Good Feeling (Mack Avenue)

10. Keith Jarrett - Rio (ECM)

11. Organik Vibe Trio - Moscow (Organik Vibe Trio)

12. Antonio Adolfo - Chora Baiao (AAM)

13. Larry Vuckovich - Somethin’ Special (Tetrachord)

14. Gerald Beckett - Standard Flute (Summit)

15. Tierney Sutton - American Road (BFM Jazz)

16. Miguel Zenon - Alma Adentro (Marsalis Music)

17. Dave Brubeck Quartet - Their Last Time Out (Columbia/Legacy)

18. Freddie Cole - Talk To Me (High Note)

19. Jay Ashby/Steve Davis - Mistaken Identity (MCG Jazz)

20. Bill Frisell - All We Are Saying…(Savoy Jazz)

21. Roy Haynes - Roy-Alty (Dreyfus Jazz)

22. Houston Person - So Nice (High Note)

23. Phil Norman Tentet - Encore (Mama)

24. Yotam - Brasil (JLP)

25. Pablo Aslan Quintet - Piazzolla in Brooklyn (Soundbrush)

26. Jovino Santos Neto - Current (Adventure Music)

27. Sonny Rollins - Road Show Vol. 2 (EmArcy)

28. Kevin Crabb - Waltz for Dylan (Crabb Claw)

29. Mike Longo Trio + 2 - To My Surprise (CAP)

30. Chuck Loeb - Plain ‘n’ Simple (Tweety)

31. Swingadelic - The Other Duke (Zoho)

32. Poncho Sanchez/Terence Blanchard - Chano Y Dizzy (Concord Picante)

33. Bill O’Connell - Triple Play Plus Three (Zoho)

34. Alan Pasqua - Twin Bill (BFM Jazz)

35. Kenny Burrell - Tenderly (High Note)

36. Deep Blue Organ Trio - Wonderful! (Origin)

37. Maureen Choi Quartet - Maureen Choi Quartet (Maureen Choi)

38. Denny Zeitlin - Labyrinth (Sunnyside)

39. Dave Valentin - Pure Imagination (High Note)

40. Giacomo Gates - The Revolution Will Be Jazz (Savant)

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