After composing such classics as Giving You the Best That I’ve Got and Sweet Love, vocal smooth jazz artist Anita Baker is bringing back the sound of ’90s R&B with her remake of Tyrese Gibson’s Lately, the debut single off … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2012
There is something distinctive about smooth jazz. You have to experience it to know it and feel it. The vibration of a saxophone reed or the gentle picking of a guitar string can soothe a broken heart, awaken forgotten memories, … Continue reading
While Kirk Whalum’s latest project, Romance Language, is romantic sax music of the highest caliber, it is much, much more than that. It is a tribute to the late jazz giant, John Coltrane. Those who are familiar with the music of … Continue reading
I’ve let my biases toward early smooth jazz be known. So, how does the future bode for the genre? If some of the new smooth jazz I’m hearing on today’s radio is any indication, I think there’s still some life … Continue reading
It’s not difficult to debate that the best smooth jazz is early smooth jazz before radio stations with the moniker became saturated with easy-listening “light rock” vocals and trite melodies over sampled urban beats. Feel free to disagree with me. … Continue reading