Top 10 of 2025

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 | Label10 | Roberto Restuccia | Hand2Heart | Trippin-N-Rhythm9 | Antonio Adolfo | Carnaval | AAM Music8 | Kirk Whalum | Epic Cool | Mack Avenue7 | Mike Freeman | Zona Vibe | Circles In A Yellow Room | VOF Records6 | Brian Culbertson | Day Trip | BCM 5 | Ledisi | For Dinah | Candid4 | Adrian Crutchfield | Slick | Trippin-N-Rhythm3 | JD Allen | Love Letters (The Ballad Section) | Savant2 | Nathan Mitchell | The Legacy Project | Feel The Heat 1 | Christian McBride Big Band | Without Further Ado, Vol. 1 | Mack AvenueLike, subscribe, comment, tell a friend! Stay connected with us: @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram and Facebook!

Position | Artist | Album Title | Label10 | Darren Rahn | Light Of The World | Side 2 Music9 | JD Allen | Love Letters (The Ballad Section) | Savant8 | Gerald Albright | G-Stream 3 - Full Throttle | Bright Music7 | George Coleman | George Coleman With Strings | HighNote6 | 3rd Force | Lifeforce | Baja/TSR5 | Jimmy Greene | As We Are Now | Green Music Works 4 | Brian Culbertson | Day Trip | BCM 3 | Eric Alexander & Vincent Herring | Split Decision | Smoke Sessions2 | Kirk Whalum | Epic Cool | Well Alright | Mack Avenue1 | Christian McBride Big Band | Without Further Ado, Vol. 1 | Mack AvenueLike, subscribe, comment, tell a friend! Stay connected with us: @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram and Facebook!

Position | Artist | Album Title | Label10 | Brian Culbertson | Day Trip | BCM9 | Tyreek McDole | Open Your Senses | Artwork8 | Kim Scott | Livin It Up | Innervision7 | Joe Farnsworth | The Big Room | Smoke Sessions6 | Roberto Restuccia | Hand 2 Heart | Trippin-N-Rhythm5 | Eric Alexander & Vincent Herring | Split Decision | Smoke Sessions4 | Gerald Albright | G-Stream 3 - Full Throttle | Bright Music3 | Jimmy Greene | As We Are Now | Green Music Works2 | 3rd Force | Lifeforce | Baja/TSR1 | Christian McBride Big Band | Without Further Ado, Vol. 1 | Mack AvenueLike, subscribe, comment, tell a friend! Stay connected with us: @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram and Facebook!

Position | Artist | Album Title | Label10 | Brian Culbertson | Day Trip | BCM9 | Joe Farnsworth | The Big Room | Smoke Sessions8 | Jazz Funk Soul | Simpatico | Shanachie 7 | Antonio Adolfo | Carnaval | AAM Music6 | Roberto Restuccia | Hand 2 Heart | Trippin-N-Rhythm5 | Jimmy Greene | As We Are Now | Green Music Works4 | Gerald Albright | G-Stream 3 - Full Throttle | Bright Music3 | Tyreek McDole | Open Your Senses | Artwork2 | 3rd Force | Lifeforce | Show Me The Way | Baja/TSR1 | Christian McBride Big Band | Without Further Ado, Vol. 1 | Mack AvenueLike, subscribe, comment, tell a friend! Stay connected with us: @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram and Facebook!

Position | Artist | Album Title | Label10 | Roberto Restuccia | Hand 2 Heart | Trippin-N-Rhythm9 | Etienne Charles | Gullah Roots | Culture Shock8 | Brian Culbertson | Day Trip | BCM7 | Antonio Adolfo | Carnaval | AAM Music6 | Jazz Funk Soul | Simpatico | Over Easy | Shanachie5 | Brian Simpson | Midnight Groove | Shanachie4 | Joe Farnsworth | The Big Room | Smoke Sessions3 | Jimmy Greene | As We Are Now | Green Music Works2 | Gerald Albright | G-Stream 3 - Full Throttle | Bright Music1 | Christian McBride Big Band | Without Further Ado, Vol. 1 | Mack AvenueLike, subscribe, comment, tell a friend! Stay connected with us: @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram and Facebook!

Position | Artist | Album Title | Label10 | Darren Rahn | Light Of The World | Side 2 Music9 | JD Allen | Love Letters (The Ballad Section) | Savant8 | Gerald Albright | G-Stream 3 - Full Throttle | Bright Music7 | George Coleman | George Coleman With Strings | HighNote6 | 3rd Force | Lifeforce | Baja/TSR5 | Jimmy Greene | As We Are Now | Green Music Works 4 | Brian Culbertson | Day Trip | BCM 3 | Eric Alexander & Vincent Herring | Split Decision | Smoke Sessions2 | Kirk Whalum | Epic Cool | Mack Avenue1 | Christian McBride Big Band | Without Further Ado, Vol. 1 | Mack AvenueLike, subscribe, comment, tell a friend! Stay connected with us: @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram and Facebook!

Position | Artist | Album Title | Label10 | Brian Culbertson | Day Trip | BCM9 | Joe Farnsworth | The Big Room | Smoke Sessions8 | Jazz Funk Soul | Simpatico | Shanachie 7 | Antonio Adolfo | Carnaval | AAM Music6 | Roberto Restuccia | Hand 2 Heart | Trippin-N-Rhythm5 | Jimmy Greene | As We Are Now | Green Music Works4 | Gerald Albright | G-Stream 3 - Full Throttle | Bright Music3 | Tyreek McDole | Open Your Senses | Artwork2 | 3rd Force | Lifeforce | Baja/TSR1 | Christian McBride Big Band | Without Further Ado, Vol. 1 | Mack AvenueLike, subscribe, comment, tell a friend! Stay connected with us: @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram and Facebook!

Position | Artist | Album Title | Label10 | Roberto Restuccia | Hand 2 Heart | Trippin-N-Rhythm9 | Etienne Charles | Gullah Roots | Culture Shock8 | Brian Culbertson | Day Trip | BCM7 | Antonio Adolfo | Carnaval | AAM Music6 | Jazz Funk Soul | Simpatico | Shanachie5 | Brian Simpson | Midnight Groove | Shanachie4 | Joe Farnsworth | The Big Room | Smoke Sessions3 | Jimmy Greene | As We Are Now | Green Music Works2 | Gerald Albright | G-Stream 3 - Full Throttle | Bright Music1 | Christian McBride Big Band | Without Further Ado, Vol. 1 | Mack AvenueLike, subscribe, comment, tell a friend! Stay connected with us: @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram and Facebook!

Position | Artist | Album Title | Label10 | Roberto Restuccia | Hand 2 Heart | Trippin-N-Rhythm9 | Etienne Charles | Gullah Roots | Culture Shock8 | Brian Culbertson | Day Trip | BCM7 | Antonio Adolfo | Carnaval | AAM Music6 | Jazz Funk Soul | Simpatico | Shanachie5 | Brian Simpson | Midnight Groove | Shanachie4 | Joe Farnsworth | The Big Room | Smoke Sessions3 | Jimmy Greene | As We Are Now | Green Music Works2 | Gerald Albright | G-Stream 3 - Full Throttle | Bright Music1 | Christian McBride Big Band | Without Further Ado, Vol. 1 | Mack AvenueLike, subscribe, comment, tell a friend! Stay connected with us: @cooljazzcountdown on Instagram and Facebook!