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Top 40 Albums August 2012

KMUW | By Chris Heim
Published September 11, 2012 at 2:28 PM CDT
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  1. Bruce Barth - Three Things of Beauty (Savant)
  2. Kevin Mahogany/Dave Stryker Organ Trio - Next Time You See Me (Mahogany Jazz)
  3. Cory Weeds - Up A Step (Cellar Live)
  4. Sara Gazarek - Blossom & Bee (Palmetto)
  5. Dr. Lonnie Smith - The Healer (Pilgrimage)
  6. Kate McGarry - Girl Talk (Palmetto)
  7. Bela Fleck and the Marcus Roberts Trio - Across the Imaginary Divide (Rounder)
  8. Curtis Fuller - Down Home (Capri)
  9. Tessa Souter - Beyond the Blue (Motema)
  10. Jazz Soul Seven - Impressions of Curtis Mayfield (BFM Jazz)
  11. Duke Ellington Legacy - Single Petal of A Rose (Renma)
  12. Brad Mehldau - Ode (Nonesuch)
  13. Brazilian Trio - Conselacao (Motema)
  14. Virginia Mayhew Quartet - Mary Lou Williams: The Next 100 Years (Renma)
  15. Sylvia Herold and the Rhythm Bugs - The Spider and the Fly (Sylvia Herold)
  16. Grant Geissman - Bop! Bang! Boom! (Futurism)
  17. Pat Metheny - Unity Band (Nonesuch)
  18. Roni Ben-Hur/Santi DeBriano - Our Thing (Motema)
  19. Chick Corea/Gary Burton - Hot House (Concord)
  20. John Abercrombie Quartet - Within A Song (ECM)
  21. Jessica Williams - Songs of Earth (Origin)
  22. Mike Freeman ZonaVibe - The Vibesman (VOF)
  23. Carol Saboya - Belezas (AAM)
  24. Eric Reed - The Baddest Monk (Savant)
  25. Stacey Kent - Dreamer in Concert (Blue Note)
  26. Chaise Lounge - Insomnia (Modern Songbook)
  27. Stephanie Nakasian  & the Harris Simon Trio - Show Me The Way (Capri)
  28. Scott Cossu - Jazz, Boogie and Deja Blues (Summit)
  29. Joe Chambers - Moving Pictures Orchestra (Savant)
  30. Tony Monaco - Celebration (Chicken Coop)
  31. Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Twenty Dozen (Savoy Jazz)
  32. Eddie Gomez - Per Sempre (BFM Jazz)
  33. Kenny Garrett - Seeds from the Underground (Mack Avenue)
  34. Bria Skonberg - So Is The Day (Random Act)
  35. Nick Moran Trio - No time Like Now (Manor Sound)
  36. Oscar Penas - From Now On (BJU)
  37. Larry Willis - This Time The Dream's On Me (High Note)
  38. Roberta Piket - Solo (Thirteenth Note)
  39. Arturo Sandoval - Dear Diz (Concord)
  40. Fred Hersch Trio - Alive at the Vanguard (Palmetto)
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Chris Heim
Chris Heim produces and hosts Global Village, a nationally and internationally distributed world music show; the nightly jazz show Night Train, and Crossroads, KMUW’s twice-weekly blues and R&B show. Chris is also a critic and freelance writer whose work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Utne, Global Rhythm, Dirty Linen, and Option, among others.
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