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SMOOTH JAZZ TOP 100 AIRPLAY (SmoothJazz.com) · Playlist · 110 songs · 2.1K likes.
Enjoy the Elite TOP 100 Smooth Jazz videos from this week's Most Played Smooth Jazz albums on the planet, as monitored on over 90 radio stations around the world by SmoothJazz.com....
- George Benson – Affirmation
- Bob James – Since I Fell For You
- Lonnie Liston Smith – Rainbows of Love
- Incognito – Pieces of A Dream
- Sade – Your Love Is King
- Chris Botti – Good Morning Heartache
- Norman Brown – After The Storm
- Grover Washington Jr. – Winelight
- Kenny G – Sade
- George Shaw – 6295 Sw Fisher
George Benson was the epitome of cool in the 1970s and 80s. The renowned guitarist released a string of best-selling albums, from the hard bop classic, ‘Beyond The Blue’ to the iconic Quincy Jones-produced R&B record, ‘Give Me The Night’. Benson bridged the gap between jazz and pop like no other. He seamlessly alternated between virtuosic jazz guit...
Keyboardist Bob James, who has released dozens of excellent smooth jazz albums, is another composer whose back catalogue made the foundation for countless hip hop beats. His tracks have been sampled by the likes of Eric B. & Rakim, Ghostface Killah, Common, Missy Elliott, Beastie Boys and loads more. James’ band was originally discovered in 1962 by...
Lonnie Liston Smith is a legendary funk, soul and jazz musician who rose to prominence in the 1960s and 70s playing keyboards with jazz greats like Miles Davis, Pharoah Sanders, Leon Thomas and Art Blakey. Starting out as a pianist, he began to explore the musical possibilities of the electric piano and other keyboards. In 1973 he formed his own gr...
The smooth sound is not exclusive to American jazz. Representing the UK on this list is Incognito, the acid jazz innovatorwhose music often edged into the realm of smooth jazz. This joyful, R&B-infused song, from the album ‘Positivity’, has an incredible bassline and features the wonderful vocals of Maysa Leak, a hugely popular artist amongst smoot...
Sade is another British smooth jazz icon who seamlessly blended jazz and R&B. Her debut album, ‘Diamond Life’, went multi-platinum in both the UK and US – and for good reason. It contains some of the greatest smooth jazz and smooth soul tracks around, including the album opener and classic R&B number, ‘Smooth Operator’. Although the album was met w...
Staying with Jill Scott, this smooth jazz rendition of Billie Holiday’s classic ballad features the singer’s powerful voice which gives the jazz standard a whole new lease of life. Accompanying her sultry vocal performance is the trumpet player Chris Botti. He began his career with brief stints in the touring bands of Frank Sinatra and Buddy Richbe...
Rising to fame in the mid-1990s, Norman Brown took the smooth jazz baton from George Benson and pushed the genre forward. He signed to the Motown label Mo’ Jazz in the early 90s and quickly became one of the most talked-about artists on the soul-jazz scene. ‘After The Storm’ is one of the musician’s best-known records and contains many of his great...
Grover Washington Jr. was one of the leaders in crossover jazz in the 1980s and 90s. ‘Winelight’ is an early smooth jazz record released in 1980, which earned acclaim on its release and has since become a classic of the genre. One of the most common criticisms of smooth jazz is its unadventurous solos, but on ‘Winelight’ Washington departs from the...
Okay, we admit that many Kenny G albums sum up what jazz musicians and fans don’t like about this genre… but he did release one or two great tunes! With his name practically being synonymous with smooth jazz, no ‘best of’ list would be complete without mentioning the divisive sax player. ‘Duotones’, Kenny G’s 1986 best-seller, is probably the album...
This infectious track is included in a compilation of lesser-known smooth jazz gems via the acclaimed reissue record label, Numero Group. Although these cuts are by no means classics, the quality of the music is fantastic and they make an ideal gateway into this genre for the listener. Smooth jazz is here to stay. Through its use as background musi...
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Smooth Jazz Hits: Best Of The Best. Album • Various Artists • 2019. 10 songs • 45 minutes. Play. Save to library. 1. Drumline. Boney James 756K plays. 4:18. 2. Do I Do. Peter White 213K...
Smooth Jazz Modern. Smooth Jazz with an emphasis on the best of the past ten years. Our 100 highest-rated Smooth Jazz tracks.
Top Smooth Jazz 2020. Playlist • 2021. 16K views • 49 tracks • 3 hours, 37 minutes. To The Top (feat. Jeff Ryan) Adam Hawley Escape. 4:24. Afro Calypso. Julian Vaughn Supreme. 4:11. It's On Now...
