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Night Train Top 40 Albums For June 2016

1. Ed Cherry – Soultree (Posi-Tone)

2. Hristo Vitchev – In Search of Wonders (Hristo Vitchev)

3. George Coleman – A Master Speaks (Smoke Sessions)

4. Brad Mehldau Trio – Blues and Ballads (Nonesuch)

5. Allison Miller’s Boom Tic Boom – Otis Was a Polar Bear (Royal Potato Family)

6. Benny Golson – Horizon Ahead (High Note)

7. Frank Catalano/Jimmy Chamberlain – Bye Bye Blackbird (Ropeadope)

8. Antonio Adolfo – Tropical Infinito (AAM)

9. Will Bernard – Out and About (Posi-Tone)

10. Christian Tamburr – People Talk (Christian Tamburr)

11. Organik Vibe Trio – Things We Did Last Summer (Cellar Live)

12. Bill Charlap Trio – Notes from New York (Impulse)

13. Freddie Hendrix – Jersey Cat (Sunnyside)

14. Sarah Vaughan – Live at Rosy’s (Resonance)

15. Yellowjackets – Cohearence (Mack Avenue)

16. Rene Marie – Sound of Red (Motema)

17. Joe Chambers – Landscapes (Savant)

18. Freddy Cole – He Was the King (High Note)

19. Great American Music Ensemble – It’s All in the GAME (Jazzed Media)

20. Adrienne Fenemor – Mo’ Puddin’ (Adrienne Fenemor)

21. Eric Olsen Revision Quartet – Sea Changes (BluJazz)

22. Three More Sounds – High Voltage (Skipper Productions)

23. John Hart – Exit from Brooklyn (Zoho)

24. Warren Wolf – Convergence (Mack Avenue)

25. The Funky Organics – The Funky Organics (Chicken Coup)

26. Hendrik Meurkins – Harmonicus Rex (Height Advantage)

27. Jim Rotondi – Dark Blue (Smoke Sessions)

28. Willie Jones III – Groundwork (WJ3)

29. Pat Metheny – The Unity Sessions (Nonesuch)

30. Russell Malone – All About Melody (High Note)

31. Andy Brown Quartet – Direct Call (Delmark)

32. Karl Latham – Living Standards (Drop Zone Jazz)

33. Renee Rosnes - Written in the Rocks (Smoke Sessions)

34. Laurence Hobgood Trio - Honor Thy Fathers (Circumstantial)

35. Curtis Robinson – Dancing in the Street (Curtis Robinson)

36. Bill O'Connell & the Latin Jazz All-Stars - Heart Beat (Savant)

37. Milt Hinton - The Judge’s Decision (CAP)

38. Dominick Farinacci – Short Stories (Mack Avenue)

39. Larry Young – In Paris (Resonance)

40. Ray Vega/Thomas Marriott - Return of the East West Trumpet Summit (Origin)

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.