(Smooth Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Pop Jazz) Najee - Дискография [12 CD, 1986-2007], MP3 , 320 kbps
NAJEE
Жанр: Smooth Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Pop Jazz
Аудио кодек: MP3
Битрейт аудио: 320 kbps
Джером Наджи Рашид (Jerome Najee Rasheed, род. 4 ноября 1957, Нью-Йорк, США) - Smooth Jazz/Jazz исполнитель. Он играет не только на саксофоне (сопрано-саксофон - его главный инструмент, хотя он также играет на альт- и тенор-саксофонах), а и на флейте, клавишных. Najee был одним из первых инноваторов в urban Contemporary Jazz/Smooth Jazz.
Najee выступал и делал записи с многими знаменитостями: Freddie Jackson, Will Downing, Jeffrey Osborne, Marcus Miller, Charles Earland, Paul Jackson Jr., George Duke и „Prince“.
1986 - Najee's Theme
Производитель диска: USA (EMI)
Продолжительность: 0:44:03
Billboard Charts:
Top Contemporary Jazz Albums No. 1
Top Jazz Albums No. 8
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums No. 12
The Billboard 200 No. 56
01. Feel So Good To Me 04:41
02. Najee's Theme 04:35
03. For The Love Of You 05:01
04. Can't Hide Love 05:09
05. We're Still Family 04:41
06. Sweet Love 04:44
07. Betcha Don't Know 05:49
08. What You Do To Me 05:13
09. Mysterious 04:05
Персоны
Ralph Rolle - Drums
Rahni Song - Synthesizer, Flute, Keyboards, Piano, Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano), Vocals, Producer, Keyboard Bass, Drum Programming,
Fareed - Guitar
Richie Ruiz - Drums
Pete Tateo - Percussion, Vocals
Regis Branson - Keyboards, Keyboard Bass, Vocals
Kris Kello - Keyboard Bass
Tahni Song - Keyboards, Vocals
Tanya Willoughby - Vocals
Billy Rucker - Vocals
Karen Marshall - Vocals
Vanessa Anderson - Vocals
John White - Vocals
Scott White - Vocals
Lesette Wilson - Piano
Wayne Brathwaite - Keyboards, Keyboard Bass
Zack Harris - Percussion, Vocals
Barry Sonjohn Johnson - Guitar (Bass)
Khris Kellow - Keyboards, Keyboard Bass
Charlie Elgart - Synthesizer, Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano), Drum Programming, Producer, Flute, Keyboards
Omar Hakim - Drums
Najee - Flute, Drum Programming, Main Performer, Producer, Sax (Soprano), Keyboards, Sax (Alto)
1988 - Day By Day
Производитель диска: USA (EMI)
Продолжительность: 0:48:27
Billboard Charts:
Top Contemporary Jazz Albums No. 6
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums No. 23
The Billboard 200 No. 76
01. Personality 04:24
02. Day By Day 05:04
03. So Hard To Let Go 04:55
04. He's Armed And Dangerous 04:53
05. Gina 04:06
06. That's The Way Of The World 06:37
07. Tonight I'm Yours 04:17
08. Najee's Nasty Groove 04:52
09. Sweet Sensation 04:32
10. Stand Up 04:42
Персоны
Laverne Blair - Vocals (bckgr), Assistant Producer
Clifford Branch - Synthesizer, Keyboards
Wayne Brathwaite - Synthesizer, Bass, Producer, Drum Programming
Alex Bugnon - Keyboards
Armstead Christian - Vocals
Robert Damper - Keyboards
Janice Dempsey - Vocals
Barry Eastmond - Keyboards, Producer, Drum Programming
Charlie Elgart - Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Keyboard Programming
Fareed - Guitar, Percussion, Keyboards, Producer, Drum Programming
Thomas Flammia - Guitar, Vocals (bckgr)
Bernard Fowler - Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
Diane Garisto - Vocals (bckgr)
Nikki Gregoroff - Vocals (bckgr)
Darroll Gustamachio - Mixing
Barry Sonjohn Johnson - Bass, Vocals (bckgr)
Bashiri Johnson - Percussion
Judy Jones - Vocals (bckgr)
Curtis King - Vocals (bckgr)
Rohn Lawrence - Guitar
Yogi Lee - Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
Cindy Mizell - Vocals (bckgr)
Najee - Keyboards, Saxophone, Producer
Janice Pendarvis - Vocals (bckgr)
Ira Seigel - Guitar
Rahni Song - Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Engineer, Fairlight
Audrey Wheeler - Vocals (bckgr)
Buddy Williams - Cymbals, Drums
1990 - Tokyo Blue
Производитель диска: USA (EMI)
Продолжительность: 0:47:31
Billboard Charts:
Top Contemporary Jazz Albums No. 1
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums No. 17
The Billboard 200 No. 63
1. Talkin' 05:50
2. Stay 05:09
3. Cruise Control 05:51
4. I'll Be Good to You 04:27
5. Nation's Call 01:04
6. Tokyo Blue 04:34
7. My Old Friend 04:50
8. Buenos Aires 05:48
9. Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You) 05:00
10. Only at Night 04:39
Персоны
Denzil Miller - Piano, Finger Snaps
Paul Mills – Drums
Morris Pleasure - Bass, Keyboards, Synthesizer
Bass Fareed - Guitar, Vocal Arrangement, Production Coordination, Drum Programming, Mixing, Engineer
Artie Reynolds - Bass
Rohn Lawrence - Guitar
Regis Branson - Vocals (Background)
Steve Horton - Guitar
James Calloway - Bass
Audrey Wheeler - Vocals (Background)
Don Blackman - Keyboards
Robert Damper - Keyboards
Werner Vana Gierig - Synthesizer
Barry Sonjohn Johnson - Bass, Vocals
Mark Ledford - Vocals
Freddie Jackson - Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Vesta Williams - Vocals, Vocals (Background), Vocal Arrangement
Victor Bailey - Bass
Omar Hakim - Drums
Najee - Flute, Sax (Alto), Mixing Assistant, Assistant Engineer, Drum Programming, Finger Snaps, Main Performer, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
1992 - Just An Illusion
Производитель диска: USA (EMI)
Продолжительность: 1:04:55
Billboard Charts:
Top Contemporary Jazz Albums No. 5
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums No. 25
The Billboard 200 No. 107
01. Touch of Heaven 05:04
02. I Adore Mi Amor 05:28
03. Just an Illusion 05:01
04. Breezy 04:30
05. All I Ever Ask 04:38
06. Noah's Ark 05:05
07. Loving Every Moment 04:51
08. Burn It Up 05:03
09. Skyline 05:16
10. Deep Inside Your Love 05:14
11. Here We Go 05:16
12. Until We Meet Again 04:46
13. Whenever We're Together 04:37
Персоны
Jean McClaine - Vocals (Background)
Veronica Menyweather - Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Jason Miles - Synthesizer, Programming
Marcus Miller - Guitar (Bass), Keyboards, Vocals (Background), Drum Programming, Engineer, Producer
Lori Perry - Vocals (Background)
Jeffrey Osborne - Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Jeff Pescetto - Vocals (Background), Producer
Angel Rogers - Vocals (Background)
Alec Shantzis - Bass, Keyboards
Jerry Elcock - Vocals (Background)
Fareed - Percussion, Drums, Engineer, Mixing, Producer, Arranger
Artie Reynolds - Synthesizer, Bass
Maree - Vocals (Background)
Freddie "Ready Freddie" Washington - Bass
Phil Perry - Vocals (Background)
Caron Wheeler - Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Bryan Loren - Synthesizer, Keyboards, Producer, Mixing, Engineer, Programming
Rachele Cappelli - Vocals (Background)
Jerry Barnes - Vocals (Background)
Katreese Barnes - Vocals (Background)
Poogie Bell - Drums
Kim Davis - Guitar (Bass)
Steve Dubin - Percussion, Drums, Producer
Brenda Lee Eager - Vocals (Background)
Mitch Foreman - Keyboards
Reggie Griffin - Vocals (Background)
Paul Jackson, Jr. - Guitar
Josie James - Vocals (Background)
Abraham Laboriel - Bass
Will Downing - Vocals
Freddie Jackson - Vocals
Paul Pesco - Guitar
Najee - Bass, Producer, Mixing, Drum Programming, Liner Notes, Main Performer, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Sax (Alto), Keyboards, Drums, Arranger, Flute
1994 - Share My World
Производитель диска: USA (EMI)
Продолжительность: 1:03:57
Billboard Charts:
Top Contemporary Jazz Albums No. 2
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums No. 23
The Billboard 200 No. 163
01. My Angel 06:15
02. Laid Back 04:50
03. Now That I've Found You 06:53
04. Joy 04:52
05. I Didn't Know 05:52
06. Secret Admirer 04:59
07. Street 05:14
08. Broken Promises 05:10
09. Heart Like Mine 06:36
10. Saleemah's Dream 01:59
11. Share My World 04:43
12. I Didn't Know (Instrumental) 06:27
Персоны
Morris Pleasure - Strings, Keyboards
Alec Shantzis - Keyboards
Lori-Ann Velez - Vocals (Background)
Isaac Wiley, Jr. - Drums
Buz - Vocals
D. James - Guitar
Andrew Sherman - Keyboards
April Spikes - Vocals (Background)
Jerry Elcock - Vocals (Background)
Amanda Elliot - Vocals (Background)
Ushanda Tiana Goldsboro - Vocals (Background)
Bill Jacobs - Vocals (Background)
Pocket - Guitar
Artie Reynolds - Bass
Richie Ruiz - Percussion
Angela Stribling - Vocals (Background)
Bryan Tate - Clavinet
Bernard Davis - Drums
Christian - Vocals (Background), Producer
Robert Damper - Strings, Keyboards
Barry Sonjohn Johnson - Bass, Vocals (Background)
Victor Bailey - Bass
Najee - Flute, Main Performer, Producer, Sax (Soprano), Guitar
1995 - Najee Plays Songs From The Key of Life
Производитель диска: USA (EMI)
Продолжительность: 1:11:12
Billboard Charts:
Top Contemporary Jazz Albums No. 6
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums No. 67
01. Love's In Need Of Love Today 04:34
02. Have A Talk With God 01:59
03. Village Ghetto Land 03:21
04. Confusion 04:11
05. Sir Duke 04:52
06. I Wish 03:52
07. Knocks Me Off My Feet 05:35
08. Pastime Paradise 02:32
09. Summer Soft 05:59
10. Ordinary Pain 03:46
11. Saturn / Ebony Eyes 02:46
12. Isn't She Lovely / Joy Inside My Tears 02:28
13. Black Man 05:01
14. Nigiculela-Es Uno Historia / I Am Singing 04:00
15. If It's Magic 01:49
16. As 04:29
17. Another Star 04:48
18. All Day Sucker / Easy Goin' Evening 04:59
Персоны
Greg Phillinganes - piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Mini-moog synthesizer
Chuck Rainey
Jerry Hey
Reggie Young - trombone
Gary Grant - trumpet, flugelhorn
David T. Walker
Phil Upchurch
Freddie Washington
James Gadson - guitar, drums
Michael White - drums
Ronnie Foster - piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Clavinet
Michael Sembello
Wah Wah Watson - guitar
Ray Fuller
Byron Miller - bass
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler
Najee - soprano, alto & tenor saxophones, flute, lyricon
Paulinho DaCosta - percussion
Jamal
Daniel Higgins - alto & tenor saxophones
Wayne Holmes
Also: Herbie Hancock, Paul Jackson Jr., George Duke, Stanley Clarke, Sheila E., Ray Parker Jr., Patrice Rushen
1998 - Morning Tenderness
Производитель диска: USA (PolyGram Records)
Продолжительность: 0:56:18
Billboard Charts:
Top Contemporary Jazz Albums No. 2
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums No. 65
01. Not A Day Goes By 05:35
02. Sapphire 05:07
03. Window Of Change 04:50
04. All The Things (Your Man Won't Do) 04:49
05. Just For You 04:47
06. Room To Breathe 05:00
07. Morning Tenderness 04:51
08. Indian Summer 04:47
09. Second Time Around 04:12
10. Spirals 03:44
Персоны
James Manning - Bass
Nick Smith - Piano, Keyboards
Lori-Ann Velez - Vocals (Background)
Michael White - Drums
Gene Williams - Keyboards
Fareed - Guitar, Producer, Vocals (Background)
Jamal Rasheed - Children's Voices
Regis Branson - Piano, Vocals
Miss Jones - Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Victor Sien - Percussion
Dai Starr - Drums
Craig Booker - Drum Programming
Ty Causey - Vocals (Background)
Audrey Wheeler - Vocals (Background)
Sekou Bunch - Bass
Rachel Z - Keyboards
Freddie Fox - Guitar
Najee - Flute, Keyboards, Sax (Soprano), Main Performer, Synthesizer Bass, Producer, Sax (Tenor)
1998 – The Best Of Najee
Производитель диска: USA (Blue Note)
Продолжительность: 0:54:25
Billboard Charts:
Top Contemporary Jazz Albums No. 15
1. For the Love of You 05:01
2. Najee's Theme 04:34
3. Sweet Love 04:43
4. Tokyo Blue 04:34
5. Can't Hide Love 05:06
6. Niculela Es Una Historia 03:59
7. My Old Friend 04:52
8. Day by Day 05:02
9. Betcha Don't Know 05:47
10. Have You Ever Loved Somebody 05:20
11. Noah's Ark 05:03
Персоны
Rahni Song - Producer
Najee - Producer, Main Performer
2000 - Love Songs
Производитель диска: USA (Capitol Records)
Продолжительность: 0:47:19
Billboard Charts:
Top Contemporary Jazz Albums No. 23
01. If it's magic 01:45
02. Now that I've found love 06:24
03. Gina 04:06
04. Easy going even 03:52
05. All I ever ask 04:40
06. I adore mi amore 05:26
07. Love's in need of love 04:33
08. Stay 05:08
09. Until we meet again 04:45
10. That's the way of the world 06:35
Персоны
Paul Jackson Jr.
Chuck Rainey - bass
Cindy Mizelle
James Gadson - drums
Ronnie Foster - Fender Rhodes piano, Clavinet
Wah Wah Watson
Ray Fuller - guitar
Morris Pleasure - strings, keyboards
Audrey Wheeler - background vocals
Najee - soprano, alto & tenor saxophones, alto flute, keyboards, drums
Steve Skinner - keyboards, programming
Bernard Davis
Steve Dubin - drums, percussion
Mitchell Foreman - keyboards
Alec Shantzis - keyboards, bass
Fareed - keyboards, guitar, percussion, programming
Robert Damper
Also: George Duke, Sheila E., Omar Hakim, Victor Bailey, Freddie Jackson, Alex Bugnon
2003 - Embrace
Производитель диска: USA (N-CODED Music)
Продолжительность: 0:56:18
Billboard Charts:
Top Contemporary Jazz Albums No. 7
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums No. 82
01. Embrace 04:34
02. Eye 2 Eye 04:43
03. Sunshine sometimes Rain 04:10
04. La Smooth (Dedicated to Grover Washington) 04:55
05. On The Way 05:22
06. Vibin' w/Ayers ( Featuring Roy Ayers) 05:31
07. Believe 03:23
08. Someone Watching over you (Featuring Bebe Winans) 05:09
09. Mali's Bounce 00:24
10. Peruvian Sunset 04:36
11. Before Dawn 04:04
12. Movimientos (Featuring Pete Escovedo) 05:24
13. Bonus 03:55
Персоны
BeBe Winans – Vocals
Kevin Walker - Bass, Percussion Sequencing, Producer
John Lampkin - Drum Programming
Greg Phillips – Drums
Sisandra Lewis - Vocals (Background)
Mike Scott - Guitar
Robyn Springer - Vocals (Background)
Bashiri Johnson - Percussion
Dinky Bingham - Keyboards, Drum Programming
Moe Daniels - Strings, Keyboards, String Arrangements
James K. Lloyd - Keyboards
Roy Ayers – Vibraphone
Pete Escovedo - Percussion
Omar Hakim - Drums
Najee - Flute, Drum Programming, Crowd Noise, Soloist, String Arrangements, Executive Producer, Producer, Moog Synthesizer, Keyboards, Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano)
2005 - My Point Of View
Производитель диска: USA (PolyGram Records)
Продолжительность: 0:45:52
Billboard Charts:
Top Contemporary Jazz Album No. 1
1. Sidewayz 05:34
2. 3 A.M. 05:12
3. Fallin' in Love with You 05:09
4. Back in the Day 04:37
5. Charm 03:30
6. My Point of View 04:40
7. 2nd 2 None 03:50
8. Emotional 04:03
9. How Lovely You Are 05:16
10. Miyuki 03:55
Персоны
Rex Rideout - Keyboards, Programming, Engineer, Producer
Michael White - Drums, Engineer
Nathanial Wilkie - Keyboards
Rohan Reid - Guitar (Bass), Vocal Arrangement
Greg Phillips - Drums
Alvin S. White - Guitar
Chris "Big Dog" Davis - Keyboards, Programming, Keyboard Programming, Drum Programming, Producer
Wayne Bruce - Guitar
James K. Lloyd - Keyboards, Programming, Producer
Will Downing - Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Najee - Flute, Sax (Alto), Engineer, Sax (Soprano) Dwight Sills Guitar
2007 - Rising Sun
Производитель диска: USA (Heads Up International)
Продолжительность: 0:47:45
Billboard Charts:
Top Contemporary Jazz Album No. 1
01. Clarity 04:23
02. Brazillian Affair 04:14
03. Child At Heart 04:14
04. Can't Wait Another Minute 04:11
05. Come What May 04:49
06. Out Of A Dream 04:54
07. Moody's Mood For Love 04:53
08. Still In Love 04:14
09. Romance The Night 04:06
10. Smooth Sailing 03:34
11. Rising Sun 04:07
Персоны
Victor Williams - Percussion
David Dyson - Bass
Rohn Lawrence - Guitar
Blues Webb - Drums
Tony Watson, Jr. - Saxophone
Timmy Maia - Vocals (Background)
Reginald Veal - Bass (Acoustic)
Jeff Antoniuk - Sax (Tenor), Horn Arrangements
Randy Bowland - Guitar
Wayne Bruce - Guitar
Gary Grainger - Bass
John Grant - Guitar (Acoustic), Mixing, Engineer, Producer, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Programming
James K. Lloyd - Keyboards, Drum Programming, Producer
Najee - Flute, Sax (Alto), Producer, Sax (Soprano)
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