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Night Train Top 40 Albums For May 2015

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

2.   Mary Stallings - Feelin' Good (High Note)

3.   Joe Alterman - Georgia Sunset (Joe Alterman)

4.   Sarah Partridge - I Never Thought I'd Be Here (Origin)

5.   Jacky Terrasson - Take This (Impulse)

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

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

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

9.     Harold Mabern - Afro Blue (Smoke Sessions)

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

11.     Steve Turre - Spiritman (Smoke Sessions)

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

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

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

15.     Joey Calderazzo - Going Home (Sunnyside)

16.     Eric Reed - Groovewise (Smoke Sessions)

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

18.     Marcus Miller - Afrodeezia (Blue Note)

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

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

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

22.     Chris McNulty - Eternal (Palmetto)

23.     Katie Thiroux - Introducing (Green Gig Music)

24.     Ben Williams - Coming of Age (Concord)

25.     Eddie Henderson - Collective Portrait (Smoke Sessions)

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

27.     Pat Bianchi Trio - A Higher Standard (Pat Bianchi)

28.     Joey Alexander - My Favorite Things (Motema)

29.     Jared Gold - Metropolitan Rhythm (Posi-Tone)

30.     Eliane Elias - Made in Brazil (Concord)

31.     Cyrus Chestnut - A Million Colors in Your Mind (High Note)

32.     Rachel Caswell - All I Know (Turtle Ridge)

33.     Charles McPherson - The Journey (Capri)

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

35.     Kyle Eastwood - Time Pieces (Jazz Village)

36.     Anat Cohen - Luminosa (Anzic)

37.     Ernestine Anderson - Swings the Penthouse (High Note)

38.     John Fedchock Quartet - Fluidity (Summit)

39.     Daniel Weltlinger - Koblenz (Rectify)

40.     Cory Weeds - Condition Blue (Cellar Live)

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.