Good smooth jazz musicians?!
Question: any suggestions?
Answers: any suggestions?
Norman Brown
Boney James
Alex Bugnon
Fourplay
Kirk Whalum
Najee
Candy Dulfer
Marion Meadow
Walter Beasley
Are a few that I like and keep in regular rotation.
Hope that was helpful.
Wynton Marsalis or his brother.
oops I gonna say a name that I don't like.......................................
Kenny G.
and then .......
Ray Conniff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6gRPoBNw...
Chick Correa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB7EEpB-u...
Bebu Silvetti (if You don't like this one.....)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAY14u5Dp...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEo2Cbj2d...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CI_5z_ks...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGXjqpDYW...
Bebu is (was) pianist and composer....He has and play His own music( not like Kenny)
Bob James
You say smooth... Ok...
Try:
Chet Baker (The album "Chet Baker Sings")
Bille Holiday (her recordings on the Verve label)
Stan Getz
Ella Fitzgerald (Cole Porter Songbook and if you like all the other Songbook albums)
Fat Johnson
Here's some stuff I like:
Everette Harp
Gerald Albright
Dave Sanborn
Spyro Gyra
Eric Marienthal
The Rippingtons
The Caribbean Jazz Project
Smooth Africa (Compilation album)
Chris Botti
Lee Ritenour
Boney James
Courtney Pine
George Howard (RIP)
and never forget:
Grover Washington, Jr. (RIP) - the man who started the genre.
You might also consider Miles Davis a smooth jazz artist, depending on what album and song we are talking about.
Dan Barrett on BLUE SWING!
Jeff Lorber.
Fourplay.
Boney James.
Ronny Jordan.
Rick Braun.
Kirk Whalum.
I like Al Jarreau and George Benson. These guys are classic artists who have been around forever. Billie Holiday is a classic artist. I also love a little known artist named Jacqui Naylor. She has a beautiful voice. Kenny G is an excellent saxophone player. Madeleine Peyroux is a talented artist not too many people know about. I love her.