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Happy October! Here are the charts from the last week of September! Beginning to sound like Autumn around here (whatever that means)...

Jazz - A lot of movement, a new #1, and a few new names:



1    LEE RITENOUR    A Twist Of Rit    Concord
2    CECILE MCLORIN SALVANT    For One To Love    Mack Avenue
3    WESTERN STANDARD TIME    A Big Band Tribute To The Skatalites, Vol. 2    Vintage Vault
4    MACK AVENUE SUPERBAND    Live From The Detroit Jazz Festival 2014    Self-Released
5    JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS    Live In Cuba    Blue Engine
6    FRANK VIGNOLA AND VINNY RANIOLO    Swing Zing!    Self-Released
7    BILL WARFIELD AND THE Quick read more or view full article HELL'S KITCHEN FUNK ORCHESTRA    Mercy, Mercy, Mercy    Blujazz
8    DAN TRUDELL TRIO    Dan Trudell Plays Piano    Self-Released
9    GEORGE FREEMAN AND CHICO FREEMAN    All In The Family    Southport
10    BLACK VIOLIN    Stereotypes    Universal

World - Nattali Rize and Notis keeping it up there once again this week!



1    NATTALI RIZE AND NOTIS    New Era Frequency    One Rebel Creative
2    DAYME AROCENA    Nueva Era    Brownswood
3    SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA    Resistance    Strut
4    FLAVIA COELHO    Mundo Meu    Mr. Bongo
5    SECKOU KEITA    22 Strings    Arc
6    MICHAEL FRANTI AND SPEARHEAD    "Once A Day" [Single]    
7    ELEKTRA KURTIS AND ENSEMBLE ELEKTRA    Bridges From The East    Self-Released
8    ANA ALCAIDE    Tales Of Pangea: Gotrasawala Ensemble    Arc
9    BALLAKE SISSOKO AND VINCENT SEGAL    Musique De Nuit    Six Degrees
10    CEU    Live    Six Degrees

College - Oh, Lucero is back on top... And there's a LOT of familiar names here!



1    LUCERO    All A Man Should Do    ATO
2    NATHANIEL RATELIFF AND THE NIGHT SWEATS    Nathaniel Rateliff And The Night Sweats    Stax
3    GARY CLARK JR.    The Story Of Sonny Boy Slim    Warner Bros.
4    LINDI ORTEGA    Faded Gloryville    Last Gang
5    LEON BRIDGES    Coming Home    Columbia
6    BEIRUT    No No No    4AD
7    WILCO    Star Wars    dBpm
8    ARCS    Yours, Dreamily    Nonesuch
9    ANDRA DAY    Cheers To The Fall    Warner Bros.
10    FOALS    What Went Down    Warner

Roots - Some big debuts here this week:



1    THE RAGPICKER STRING BAND    The Ragpicker String Band    Yellow Dog Records
2    BAD NEWS BARNES    90 Proof Truth    Flaming Saddles Records
3    BOB MALONE    Mojo Deluxe    Delta Moon Deluxe
4    JOE WEST AND THE SINNERS    Jamie Was a Boozer    Blacy Black Panda
5    THE BLUE WATER HIGHWAY BAND    Things We Carry    Blue Water Highway
6    LOWELL LEVINGER    Get Together    Grandpa Raccoon Records
7    LES COPELAND    To Be in Your Company    Earwig
8    DANIELL NICOLE    Wolf Den    Concord Records
9    THE JIMMYS    Hot Dish    Brown Cow
10    GREGG ALLMAN    Back to Macon, GA    Rounder

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The blog's been a little quiet lately... The Charts should shake things up a bit! We've got all new top 5's this week, a ton of new names, and a lot of movement!!

Jazz - New names cropping up, and this new #1 has seen a ton of play across all different types of shows:



1    WESTERN STANDARD TIME    A Big Band Tribute To The Skatalites, Vol. 2    Vintage Vault
2    BILL WARFIELD AND THE HELL'S KITCHEN FUNK ORCHESTRA    Mercy, Mercy, Mercy    Blujazz
3    JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS    Live In Cuba    Blue Engine
4    FRANK VIGNOLA AND VINNY RANIOLO    Swing Zing!    Self-Released
5    CORBIN ANDRICK   Quick read more or view full article  Olmstead's Whistle    
6    JEFF BENEDICT BIG BAND    Holmes    Tapestry
7    JOHN PIZZARELLI    Midnight McCartney    Concord
8    ADAM SCONE    I Scream Scone!    Rondette
9    MACK AVENUE SUPERBAND    Live From The Detroit Jazz Festival 2014    Self-Released
10    ANTONIO ADOLFO    Tema    AAM

World - Nattali Rize and Notis finally move up into the top spot, after moving around the lower 5 for weeks now!



1    NATTALI RIZE AND NOTIS    New Era Frequency    One Rebel Creative
2    FLAVIA COELHO    Mundo Meu    Mr. Bongo
3    SAOR PATROL    XV 15 Year Anniversary Edition    Arc
4    SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA    Resistance    Strut
5    DAYME AROCENA    Nueva Era    Brownswood
6    VIEUX FARKA TOURE AND JULIA EASTERLIN    Touristes    Six Degrees
7    BALLAKE SISSOKO AND VINCENT SEGAL    Musique De Nuit    Six Degrees
8    WOUTER KELLERMAN    Love Language    Listen 2 Africa
9    ANA ALCAIDE    Tales Of Pangea: Gotrasawala Ensemble    Arc
10    SLIGHTLY STOOPID    Meanwhile, Back At The Lab    Stoopid

College - A TON of new names, AND a debut in at #1!



1    LUCERO    All A Man Should Do    ATO
2    REVIVALISTS    Men Amongst Mountains    Wind-Up
3    WILCO    Star Wars    dBpm
4    FOALS    What Went Down    Warner
5    NATHANIEL RATELIFF AND THE NIGHT SWEATS    Nathaniel Rateliff And The Night Sweats    Stax
6    YO LA TENGO    Stuff Like That There    Matador
7    ARCS    Yours, Dreamily    Nonesuch
8    GARY CLARK JR.    The Story Of Sonny Boy Slim    Warner Bros.
9    BEN FOLDS    So There    New West
10    GOSPEL MACHINE    Your Holy Ghost    Self-Released

Roots - Always new stuff here, but all 10!? Yep:



1    TOMMY MCCOY    25 Year Retrospect    Blind Pig
2    JOHN MAYALL    Find a Way To Care     Forty Below Records
3    CHRIS O'LEARY    Gonna Die Tryin'    American Showplace Music
4    LES COPELAND     To Be In Your Company    Earwig
5    GUY DAVIS     Kokomo Kidd    MC Records
6    FREEBO    If Not Now When    Poppabo
7    SHAWN COLVIN    Uncovered    Concord
8    VARIOUS    Angels Sing the Blues    Earwig
9    JOE WEST AND THE SINNERS    Jamie Was A Boozer     Black Panda
10     BRICKWALL JACKSON     Beautiful Mystery    BHM

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