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Best known for his dynamite soprano, Najee proved his versatility with this disc by using alto and tenor, and even throwing in some tender flute work on the mellow "My Old Friend." He is a strong improvisator, but you could classify Tokyo Blue as R&B just as easily as jazz due to the funk grooves (which display a similar formula as George Howard's best work). There are also strong guest appearances by several vocalists here, including Freddie Jackson on Stevie Wonder's "Superwoman." Immensely pleasurable, a fun listen from beginning to end, and recommended for those pop/jazz fans who wanna shake their groove thang. Najee was one of smooth jazz's most consistent proponents of a sub genre that came to be called rhythm and jazz. Top cuts here include "Talkin'," "Tokyo Blue," and "Stay."
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
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Morris Pleasure, Composer - Najee, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Blue Note Records ℗ 1990 Blue Note Records
Morris Pleasure, Composer - Fareed, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Beau Huggins, Producer, Executive Producer - Najee, Composer, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Blue Note Records ℗ 1990 Blue Note Records
Alex Bugnon, Composer - Reynolds, Composer - Bell, Composer - Najee, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Blue Note Records ℗ 1990 Blue Note Records
Robin Smith, Composer - Najee, MainArtist - Stephanity Spruill, Composer
(C) 2006 Blue Note Records ℗ 1990 Blue Note Records
Miller Jr., Composer - Najee, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Blue Note Records ℗ 1990 Blue Note Records
Morris Pleasure, Composer - Fareed, Producer - Najee, Composer, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Rachel C. Nicolazzo, Composer
(C) 2006 Blue Note Records ℗ 1990 Blue Note Records
John Ross Lang, ComposerLyricist - Richard James Page, ComposerLyricist - Steven Park George, ComposerLyricist - Fareed, Producer - Najee, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Blue Note Records ℗ 1990 Blue Note Records
Morris Pleasure, Composer - Najee, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Blue Note Records ℗ 1990 Blue Note Records
Stevie Wonder, Composer - Najee, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Blue Note Records ℗ 1990 Blue Note Records
Morris Pleasure, Composer - Najee, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Blue Note Records ℗ 1990 Blue Note Records
Album review
Best known for his dynamite soprano, Najee proved his versatility with this disc by using alto and tenor, and even throwing in some tender flute work on the mellow "My Old Friend." He is a strong improvisator, but you could classify Tokyo Blue as R&B just as easily as jazz due to the funk grooves (which display a similar formula as George Howard's best work). There are also strong guest appearances by several vocalists here, including Freddie Jackson on Stevie Wonder's "Superwoman." Immensely pleasurable, a fun listen from beginning to end, and recommended for those pop/jazz fans who wanna shake their groove thang. Najee was one of smooth jazz's most consistent proponents of a sub genre that came to be called rhythm and jazz. Top cuts here include "Talkin'," "Tokyo Blue," and "Stay."
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:47:26
- Main artists: Najee
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 2006 Blue Note Records ℗ 2006 Blue Note Records
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