Vagabundeo Makes KCSM Top 100 of 2007!

From KCSM Music Director Jesse "Chuy" Varela:

"I share with you a list compiled from the www.jazzlist.org database of KCSM Jazz 91, in the San Francisco Bay Area, of the top 100 spun records of 2007 at our 24/7 jazz station. Our DJs are some of the most knowledgeable and include Alisa Clancy, Melanie Berzon, Chris Cortez, Clifford Brown Jr., Keith Hines, Kathleen Lawton, Dick Conte, John Rogers, Wolfe Rickets, Greg Bridges, Jayne Sanchez, Michael Burman, Richard Hadlock, Mal Sharpe, Dave Ramirez, Alicia Lopez, Ron Pelletier, Lee Thomas, Herb Wong, Bob Parlocha and yours truly, Jesse 'Chuy' Varela."

KCSM TOP 100 PLAYED NEW RELEASES OF 2007

1. Ed Reed: Love Stories (Ed Reed Songs) - 89 spins

2. Bobby Hutcherson: For Sentimental Reasons (Kind Of Blue) - 78

3. Jackie Ryan: You and the night and the music (Open Art) - 77

4. Kurt Elling: Night Moves (Concord) - 70

5. Jules Broussard: With Strings Attached (Darling & Kid) - 68

6. Rebecca Parris: You Don't Know Me (Saying It With Jazz) - 63

7. Herb Gibson: Let's Play (Silverado) - 63

8. Dayna Stephens: The Timeless Now (CTA) - 61

9. Abbey Lincoln: Abbey Sings Abbey (Verve) - 56

10. Jon Mayer: So Many Stars (Reservoir Music) - 54

11. Kenny Burrell: 75th Birthday Bash (Blue Note) - 53

12. Calvin Keys: Hand Made Portrait (Silverado) - 52

13. Michael O'Neil: Still Dancin' (Mosax) - 52

14. Ron Carter: Dear Miles (Blue Note) - 51

15. Patti Austin: Avant Gershwin (Rendevous) - 49

16. Beatlejazz: All You Need (Lightyear) - 49

17. Gerald Wilson: Monterey Moods (Mack Ave) - 49

18. Terrell Stafford: Taking Chances (Max Jazz) - 47

19. Tierney Sutton: On The Other Side (Telarc Jazz) - 47

20. Brian Bromberg: Downright Upright (Artistry Music) - 44

21. Russell Gunn: Plays Miles (High Note) - 43

22. Larry Willis: Blue Fable (High Note) - 43

23. Michael Brecker: Pilgrimage (Heads Up) - 42

24. Grady Tate: From The Heart (Half Note) - 42

25. Andy Bey: Ain't Necessarily So (12th St. Records) - 41

26. Joe Zawinul: Brown Street (Telarc) - 41

27. Monk's Music Trio: Monk On Mondays (CMB) - 39

28. Jack Sheldon: Listen Up (Butterfly) - 39

29. Eric Alexander: Temple Of Olympic Zeus (High Note) - 38

30. Kate McGarry: The Target (Palmetto) - 37

31. Houston Person: Thinking Of You (High Note) - 37

32. Jimmy Cobb: Cobb's Corner (Chesky) - 35

33. Steve Nelson: Sound - Effect (High Note) - 35

34. Michel Camilo: Spirit of the Moment (Telarc) - 35

35. Steve Kuhn: Live at Birdland (Blue Note) - 35

36. Kerry Strayer: Play it where it lays (KS Productions) - 35

37. Bill Charlap: Live at the Village Vanguard - 34

38. Hank Jones: Kids - Live at Dizzy's Coca Cola Club (Blue Note) - 34

39. One More: The Summery - The Music Of Thad Jones Vol.2 (IPO) - 33

40. Houston Person: Thinking Of You (High Note) - 33

41. Poncho Sanchez: Raise Your Hand (Concord Picante) - 33

42. Wil Blades: Sketchy (Doodlin') - 32

43. Harry Connick Jr.: Chanson Du Vieux Carre (Marsalis Music) - 32

44. Dee Dee Bridgewater: Red Earth - A Malian Journey (Emarcy) - 31

45. Joshua Redman: Back East (Nonesuch) - 31

46. Queen Latifah: Travlin' Light (Verve) - 31

47. Sonny Fortune: You and the night and the music (18th & Vine) - 30

48. Herbie Hancock: River: The Joni Letters (Verve) - 30

49. John Hicks: On The Wings Of An Eagle (Chesky) - 30

50. Robert Glasper: In My Element (Blue Note) - 29

51. Sachal Vasandani: Eyes Wide Open (Mack Ave) - 29

52. Hot Club of SF: Yerba Buena Bounce (Reference) - 28

53. Frank Morgan: A Night In The Life (High Note) - 28

54. Hendrik Meurkins: New York Samba Jazz Quintet (Zoho) - 28

55. Mark Weinstein: Con Alma (Jazzheads) - 28

56. Phil Woods: American Songbook II (Kind Of Blue) - 28

57. Randy Crawford & Joe Sample: Feeling Good (PRA) - 27

58. Various: Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life (Blue Note) - 27

59. Conrad Herwig: Sketches of Spain y Mas (Half Note) -26

60. Paquito D'Rivera: Funk Tango (Sunnyside) - 26

61. David "Fathead" Newman: Life (High Note) - 26

62. Avashai Cohen: As Is (Half Note) - 25

63. Don Friedman: Waltz For Marilyn (Jazz Excursion) - 25

64. Fred Randolph: New Day (Creative Spirit) - 24

65. Bobby Sanabria: Big Band Urban Folk Tales (Jazzheads) - 24

66. John Santos: Papa Mambo (Machete) - 24

67. Will Bernard: Party Hats (Palmetto) - 24

68. Bill Holman Band: Hommage (Jazzed Media) - 24

69. Jim Snidero: Tippin' (Savant) - 24

70. Carl Allen & Rodney Whitaker: Get Ready (Mack Avenue) - 23

71. Chembo Corniel: For The Rest Of Your Life (Chemworo) - 23

72. Dena DeRose: Live at the Jazz Standard (Max Jazz) - 23

73. Tia Fuller: Healing Space (Mack Ave) - 23

74. Kenny Werner: Lawn CHair Society (Blue Note) - 23

75. Michael Wolff: Jazz, Jazz, Jazz (Wrong) - 23

76. Bob Mintzer: In The Moment (Art Of Life) - 23

77. Dafnis Prieto: Absolute Quintet (Zoho) - 22

78. Carl Saunders Exploration: The Lost Bill Holman Charts (MAMA) - 22

79. Charles Tolliver Big Band: With Love (Blue Note/Mosaic) - 22

80. John Calloway: The Code (Bombo) - 21

81. Anat Cohen: Poetica (Anzic) - 21

82. Eldar: Re-imagination (Masterworks Jazz) - 21

83. Freddy Cole: Music Maestro Please (High Note) - 20

84. Deborah Cox: Destination Moon (Decca) - 20

85. Steve Khan: Borrowed Time (Tone Center) - 20

86. Bill Mays Inventions Trio: Fantasy (Palmetto) - 20

87. McCoy Tyner: McCoy Tyner Quartet (Half Note) - 20

88. Peter Zak: My Conception (Steeplechase) - 20

89. Cyrus Chestnut: Cyrus Plays Elvis (Koch) - 19

90. Deep Blue Organ Trio: Folk Music (Origin) - 19

91. John Fedchock: Up & Running (Reservoir) - 19

92. Bruce Hornsby: Camp Meeting (Columbia) - 19

93. Sammy Figueroa: The Magician (Savant) - 18

94. Maria Schneider Orchestra: Sky Blue (Artist Share) - 18

95. The Stryker/Slagle Band: Latest Outlook (Zoho) - 18

96. Alexa Weber Morales: Vagabundeo/Wanderings (Patois) - 18

97. Terrence Blanchard: A Tale Of God's Will - A Requiem For Katrina
(Blue Note) - 17

98. Quartet San Francisco: Whirled Chamber Music (Violin Jazz) - 17

99. Antonio Sanchez: Migration (Cam Jazz) - 17

100. John Scofield: This Meets That (Emarcy) - 17