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Night Train Top 40 For August 2020

KMUW | By Chris Heim
Published September 1, 2020 at 12:08 AM CDT

  1. John Di Martino – Passion Flower (Sunnyside)
  2. 3D Jazz Trio – I Love to See You Smile (3DCD)
  3. Swingadelic – Bluesville (Zoho)
  4. La Lucha – Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Arbors)
  5. Erroll Garner – Gemini/The Magician/Gershwin & Kern (Mack Avenue/Octave)
  6. Larry Willis – I Fall in Love Too Easily (High Note)
  7. Ray Mantilla – Rebirth (Savant)
  8. Jeff Hamilton Trio – Catch Me IF You Can (Capri)
  9. Dr. Michael White – Live (Basin Street)
  10. Idle Hands – Solid Moments (Posi-Tone)
  11. Cory Weeds – Day by Day (Cellar)
  12. Bill Frisell – Valentine (Blue Note)
  13. Grant Stewart Quartet – Rise and Shine (Cellar)
  14. Lakecia Benjamin – Pursuance: The Coltranes (Ropeadope)
  15. Lauren Henderson – The Songbook Session (Brontosaurus)
  16. Jason Marsalis – Live (Basin Street)
  17. Various Artists – Ella 100: Live at the Apollo (Concord)
  18. Jeff Rupert/George Garzone – The Ripple (Rupe Media)
  19. Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers – Just Coolin’ (Blue Note)
  20. Robby Ameen – Diluvio (Origin)
  21. Brian Andres Trio Latino – Mayan Suite (Bacalao)
  22. Christian Tamburr – The Awakening (Christian Tamburr)
  23. Duchess – Live at Jazz Standard (Anzic)
  24. Jerry Granelli Trio – Plays Vince Guaraldi & Mose Allison (Rare Noise)
  25. Peggy Lee – Ultimate (Capitol)
  26. Carl Saunders – Jazz Trumpet (Summit)
  27. Antonio Adolfo – Bruma (AAM)
  28. Aquarela – A Bela Vida (Buda Musique)
  29. John Stein – Watershed (Whaling City Sound)
  30. Gerald Beckett – Mood (Pear Orchard)
  31. Diego Figueiredo – Compilation (Arbors)
  32. Diane Schuur – Running on Faith (Jazzheads)
  33. BK Trio – Hit It (BK Trio)
  34. Bill Warfield & the Hell’s Kitchen Funk Orchestra – Smile (Planet Arts)
  35. Kandace Springs – The Women Who Raised Me (Blue Note)
  36. Michael Dease – Never More Here (Posi-Tone)
  37. Dave Stryker – Blue Soul (Strikezone)
  38. John Fedchock NY Sextet – Into the Shadows (Summit)
  39. Monika Herzig – Eternal Dance (Savant)
  40. Steve Fidyk – Battle Lines (Blue Canteen)
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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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