Duke music professor and jazz musician John Brown has hit the national charts twice in recent weeks.
His self-released CD Terms of Arts, which was released four weeks ago rests 15th this week on the JazzWeek national charts. Last week it was 28th.
Brown also hit last week's chart with Merry Christmas, Baby, his release of Christmas music with trumpter Roy Codrington. Both albums were listed by JazzWeek as being among the top new albums being added to playlists at jazz radio stations across the country.
Terms of Art is a tribute album to the great Art Blakely and his band the Jazz Messengers. On the album bassist Brown is back by Codrington and three others.
Brown who is director of the Duke Jazz Ensemble, said he was excited by the response to the albums. "It is a huge, huge blessing," he said.
For a review of Terms of Art, click here. To purchase the album click here.
JazzWeek's chart for last week is available here.