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Night Train Top 40 Albums For April 2015

1.    Jose James - Yesterday I Had the Blues (Blue Note)

2.    Molly Johnson - Because of Billie (Molly Johnson)

3.    Jacky Terrasson - Take This (Impulse)

4.    Rez Abbasi Acoustic Quartet - Intents and Purposes (Enja)

5.    Albert 'Tootie' Heath - Philadelphia Beat (Sunnyside)

6.    Charles Ruggiero - Boom Bang Boom Bang (Rondette)

7.    Steve Turre - Spiritman (Smoke Sessions)

8.    Dave Stryker - Messin' with Mr. T (Strike Zone)

9.    Akua Dixon - Akua Dixon (Akua's Music)

10.Delfeayo Marsalis - The Last Southern Gentlemen (Troubadour)

11.Cassandra Wilson - Coming Forth By Day (Legacy)

12.Eddie Henderson - Collective Portrait (Smoke Sessions)

13.Omer Avital - New Song (Motema)

14.Joe Alterman - Georgia Sunset (Joe Alterman)

15.Kyle Eastwood - Time Pieces (Jazz Village)

16.Clarence Penn & Penn Station - Monk: The Lost Files (Origin)

17.Gov't Mule/John Scofield - Sco-Mule (Evil Teen)

18.Marcus Miller - Afrodeezia (Blue Note)

19.Charles McPherson - The Journey (Capri)

20.Chris Cortez - Top Secret (Blue Bamboo Music)

21.Justin Kauflin - Dedication (Qwest/Jazz Village)

22.Eric Reed - Groovewise (Smoke Sessions)

23.Anat Cohen - Luminosa (Anzic)

24.Kevin Eubanks/Stanley Jordan - Duets (Mack Avenue)

25.Russell Malone - Love Looks Good On You (High Note)

26.Harold Mabern - Afro Blue (Smoke Sessions)

27.Eliane Elias - Made in Brazil (Concord)

28.Federico Britos - Hot Club of the Americas (3 Knocks Entertainment)

29.Clark Terry - Keep On Keepin' On (Varese Sarabande)

30.Brad Goode Quartet - Montezuma (Origin)

31.Quincy Davis - Songs in the Key of Q (In the Know)

32.Harry Allen - For George, Cole and Duke (Blue Heron)

33.Dave Bass - NYC Sessions (Whaling City Sound)

34.Aaron Goldberg - The Now (Sunnyside)

35.Wolff & Clark Expedition - 2 (Random Act)

36.Steve Gadd Band - 70 Strong (BFM Jazz)

37.Susan Krebs Chamber Band - Simple Gifts (Green Gig Music)

38.Katie Thiroux - Introducing (Green Gig Music)

39.Allan Harris - Black Bar Juke Box (Love Productions)

40.Brian Charette - Good Tipper (Posi-Tone)

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.