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Our jazz blog is based on the music style of Radio SomehowJazz. Favorite tunes from jazz funk, jazz fusion and other contemporary styles of jazz… Just click on the album covers to listen.
Herbie Hancock – Man-Child
Herbie Hancock - Man-Child (Columbia / 1975) One of the best jazz funk, fusion records of all times, "Man-Child" is the third album of the powerful Hancock trilogy that started with "Head Hunters" in 1973. With the addition of a horn section and wah-wah guitar to the...
Kenny Garrett, Kirk Whalum, Boney James, Rick Braun, Larry Carlton, George Duke “Always There” (Live Video)
Kenny Garrett, Kirk Whalum, Boney James, Rick Braun, Larry Carlton, George Duke "Always There" (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival, 1999) Musicians / Personnel: Kenny Garrett - Alto Sax, Kirk Whalum - Tenor Sax, Boney James - Tenor Sax, Rick Braun - Trumpet, Larry...
Deodato – Prelude
Prelude ( CTI / 1972 ) With this 1972 album, Deodato separates himself from his Brazilian background and sets his trademark artistic arrangement style, combining jazz and groove with symphonic orchestration. " Prelude " is the album that made him an internationally...
Eddie Henderson
An exceptionally talented trumpet and flugelhorn player with a style of his own, Eddie Henderson was discovered and encouraged at an early age by jazz greats like Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis. He gained wide popularity starting with Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi...
Patricia Barber “The Beat Goes On”
The Beat Goes On by Patricia Barber from the album “COMPANION” released in 1999 by Premonition Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Michael Arnopol - Bass, Eric Montzka - Drums, Patricia Barber - Piano, Vocals, If you like this tune, probably you will love to...
Alphonso Johnson – Moonshadows
Alphonso Johnson - Moonshadows ( Epic / 1976 ) "Moonshadows" This studio album released in 1976, is an important building stone of progressive funk music. Full of fresh and innovative ideas, it truly reflects the artistic spirit of the seventies. We love the lively...
Hiroshi Suzuki “Romance”
Romance by Hiroshi Suzuki from the album “Cat” released in 1975 by Columbia Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Kunimitsu Inaba - Bass, Akira Ishikawa - Drums, Hiromasa Suzuki - Keyboards, Takeru Muraoka - Saxophone, Hiroshi Suzuki - Trombone, If you like this...
The Crusaders “I Felt The Love”
I Felt The Love by The Crusaders from the album “FREE AS THE WIND” released in 1977 by Blue Thumb Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Stix Hooper - Drums | Joe Sample - Keyboards | Wilton Felder - Tenor Saxophone | Larry Carlton - Guitar | Robert Popwell - Bass |...
Stanley Clarke – Stanley Clarke
Stanley Clarke - Stanley Clarke (Nemperor / 1974) A musical experiment blending jazz with rock elements, has become a showcase of instrumental mastery that set the standards of fusion, before the word was ever used as a musical term. Filled with extensive and free...
Horace Silver “SONG FOR MY FATHER” (Live Video)
Horace Silver "SONG FOR MY FATHER" (Live in Italy / 1976) Musicians / Personnel: Horace Silver - Piano, Tom Harrell - Trumpet, Bob Berg - Tenor Sax, If you like this tune, probably you will love to visit our online radio station as well. Please use the comment box...
The Crusaders – Crusaders 1
The Crusaders - Crusaders 1 ( Blue Thumb / 1972 ) This album was already a soul jazz treasure when it came out in 1972. A rare recording of which all pieces are favorites, and we rotate almost all of them in Somehowjazz. It's a kind of debut album after they ended...
The Crusaders
Rebellious, soulful and visionary! That's what The Crusaders is to SomehowJazz. Coming out of the Bebop era, playing a very different style of music than everybody else for a decade, the band members erupted their musicianship through mastering their individuality and...
Roy Hargrove, The RH Factor “Crazy Race”
Crazy Race by Roy Hargrove & The RH Factor from the album “Distractions” released in 2006 by Verve... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Renee Neufville - Vocals, Lenny Stallworth, Reggie Washington - Bass, Jason Thomas, Willie Jones III - Drums, Todd Parsnow - Guitar,...
“Watermelon Man” Live Video
Watermelon Man by Jef Lee Johnson, Gerald Veasley, Gerald Albright and James Rouse... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Jef Lee Johnson - Guitar, Gerald Veasley - Bass, Gerald Albright - Alto Sax, James Rouse - Drums, If you like this tune, probably you will love to visit...
George Duke “From Dusk To Dawn”
From Dusk To Dawn by George Duke, from the album “AFTER HOURS” released in 1998 by Warner Bros. Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Byron Miller - Electric Bass, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler - Drums, George Duke - Electric Piano (Rhodes), Synthesizer, Ray Fuller -...
Eddie Henderson – Sunburst
Eddie Henderson - Sunburst ( Blue Note / 1975 ) A sunburst of fusion tightly played by geniuses at the peak of their career, featuring a harder, spacier music with free, emotional soloing based on intelligent structures. Eddie Henderson, Bennie Maupin and Julian...
Tribe “Son Of Tribe”
Son Of Tribe by Tribe (w Carl Craig) from the album “REBIRTH” released in 2009 by Discograph... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Phil Ranelin - Trombone, Wendell Harrison - Sax, Marcus Belgrave - Trumpet, Amp Fiddler - Keyboards, John Arnold - Guitar, Carl Craig -...
The Rolling Stones “Waiting On A Friend”
Waiting On A Friend by Rolling Stones from the album "TATTOO YOU" released in 1981 by Rolling Stones Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Sonny Rollins - Tenor Saxophone | Mick Taylor - Guitar | Mick Jagger - Vocals | Charlie Watts - Drums Bill Wyman - Bass |...
Santana “Black Magic Woman” Live Video
Santana "BLACK MAGIC WOMAN" Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 2011... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Carlos Santana - Guitar | Dennis Chambers - Drums | David K. Matthews - Keyboards | Benny Rietveld - Bass | Karl Perazzo - Timbales, Percussion | Raul Rekow - Congas |...
Herbie Hancock “Tell Me A Bedtime Story”
Tell Me A Bedtime Story by Herbie Hancock from the album “FAT ALBERT ROTUNDA” released in 1969 by Warner Bros. Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Buster Williams - Bass | Albert "Tootie" Heath - Drums | Joe Henderson - Saxophone | Herbie Hancock - Piano |...
D’Angelo, David Sanborn “Use Me” Live Video
Use Me by D'Angelo / David Sanborn & Friends (Live Video) Musicians / Personnel David Sanborn - Alto Saxophone Marcus Miller - Bass Gene Lake - Drums Steve Gadd - Guiro Eric Clapton - Guitar If you like this tune, probably you will love to visit our online...
Herbie Hancock “Watermelon Man” (Live Video)
Herbie Hancock's HeadHunters, live in Tokyo August 20th 2005 "Watermelon Man". Musicians / Personnel: Roy Hargrove - Trumpet Marcus Miller - Bass Terri Lyne Carrington - Drums Wah Wah Watson - Guitar Munyungo Jackson - Percussion Herbie Hancock - Keyboards Lionel...
Christian Scott “So What”
So What by Christian Scott from the album “REWIND THAT” released in 2006 by Concord Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Christian Scott - Trumpet, Matthew Stevens - Guitar, Donald Harrison - Alto saxophone, Thomas Pridgen - Drums, Zaccai Curtis - Electric Piano,...
Pete Escovedo, Shiela E. “La Cuna” Latina Familia
Pete Escovedo, Shiela E. "LA CUNA" Live video from Latina Familia CDV relased in 1989 MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Pete Escovedo - Timbales Shiela E - Congas Rebeca Mauleon - Piano Bill Ortiz - Trumpet If you like this tune, probably you will love to visit our...
Jaco Pastorius – Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius ( Epic/Legacy / 1976 ) The self-titled first solo album of Jaco Pastorius was produced by Bobby Colomby, who wanted to introduce a young talent. With the collaboration of a lineup of extraordinary musicians and new compositions, it...
David Troncoso “Misunderstanding”
Misunderstanding by David Troncoso from the album “MEANT TO BE” released in 1985 by DII Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: David Troncoso - Bass | Joanne Grauer - Piano | Aaron Ballesteros - Drums | Written and produced by David Troncoso | Mixed by Al Schmitt |...
Marcus Miller “Run For Cover” (Live Video)
Run For Cover by Marcus Miller live at Java Jazz Festival 2007 Genre: Jazz Funk Musicians / Personnel: Marcus Miller - Bass Poogie Bell - Drums Favorite Marcus Miller Tunes Red Baron Run For Cover - (Live Video) Watermelon Man - (Live...
George Duke – Feel
George Duke - Feel ( Basf MPS / 1974 ) This is the beginning of George Duke's unique style, the album in which he started "experimenting" as he calls it himself, with synthesizer orchestration. While playing with the huge capacity of electronic keyboards and...
Billy Cobham
Drummer extraordinaire Billy Cobham stands out with his impeccable open-handed drumming technique and his influential style. He stormed the jazz world with complex progressive jazz tunes as a soloist drummer along with other heavy instrumentalists such as John...
Lew Soloff “Georgia on my Mind” Live Video
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As the name suggests, SomehowJazz offers to our listeners an assortment of most jazz genres. We also share our favorites in the blog categories shown below. Categories are Jazz Funk, Jazz Fusion, Soul Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Jazz Rock, Funk & Soul and Latin Jazz.
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