Contemporary Jazz Selection
Here is a selection of the Contemporary Jazz favorites of SomehowJazz. You’ll find here albums, tunes, and live videos from the genre. Just click on the titles for more information. Just enjoy.
Bobby Lyle “Paradise Cove”
Paradise Cove by Bobby Lyle from the album "SECRET ISLAND" released in 1992 by Atlantic Jazz label... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Larry Kimpel - Bass | Ndugu Leon Chancler - Drums | Paul Jackson Jr. - Guitar | Stanley Benders - Percussion | Bobby Lyle - Piano,...
Onaje Allan Gumbs “Quiet Passion”
Quiet Passion by Onaje Allan Gumbs from the album "THAT SPECIAL PART OF ME" released in 1988 by Zebra Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Onaje Allan Gumbs - Acoustic piano, Synthesizer | Roger Byam - Soprano Saxophone | Anthony Cox - Acoustic Bass | Victor Lewis...
Brian Bromberg “Compared To That”
Compared To That by Brian Bromberg from the album “COMPARED TO THAT” released in 2012 by Artistry Music. MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Brian Bromberg - Acoustic Bass, Piccolo Bass | Vinnie Colaiuta - Drums | Jeff Lorber - Piano | Alex Acuña - Percussion | Vince Trombetta -...
Anthony Wilson Trio “Harajuku”
Harajuku by Anthony Wilson Trio from the album "JACK OF HEARTS" released in 2009 by Groove Note Records. MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Anthony Wilson - Guitar | Larry Goldings - Organ | Jim Keltner - Drums | Executive Producer - Ying Tan | Produced by Joe Harley | Recorded...
Joe Sample “Fly With Wings Of Love”
Fly With Wings Of Love by Joe Sample from the album "RAINBOW SEEKER" released in 1978 by ABC Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Stix Hooper - Drums, Percussion | Robert Pops Popwell -Bass | Joe Sample - Piano, Strings | Barry Finnerty - Guitar | Paulinho Da...
Pat Metheny Group “To The End Of The World”
To The End Of The World by Pat Metheny Group from the album “WE LIVE HERE” released in 1995 by Geffen Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Pat Metheny - Guitar | Lyle Mays - Keyboards | Steve Rodby - Bass | Paul Wertico - Drums | Luis Conte - Percussion |...
Michael Brecker “Song For Bilbao”
Song For Bilbao by Michael Brecker from the album "TALES FROM THE HUDSON" released in 1996 by Impulse Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Michael Brecker - Tenor Saxophone | Pat Metheny - Guitar, Synth Guitar | McCoy Tyner - Piano | Jack DeJohnette - Drums | Dave...
Grover Washington Jr. “Winelight”
Winelight by Grover Washington Jr. from the album "WINELIGHT" released in 1980 by Elektra Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Grover Washington Jr – Alto Saxophone | Marcus Miller – Bass | Steve Gadd – Drums | Eric Gale – Guitar | Richard Tee – Electric Piano |...
Everette Harp “All Jazzed Up (And Nowhere To Go)”
All Jazzed Up (And Nowhere To Go) by Everette Harp from the album "MY INSPIRATION" released in 2007 by Shanachie Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Everette Harp - Tenor and Alto Saxophone | Rex Rideout - Keyboards | A. Ray Fuller - Guitar | Alex Al - Bass |...
Victor Feldman’s Generation Band “Cafe Lido”
Cafe Lido by Victor Feldman's Generation Band fron the albm "HIGH VISIBILITY" released in 1985 by TBA Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Max Bennett - Bass | Victor Feldman - Rhodes Piano, Acoustic Piano, Percussion, Vibes, Marimba, Synthesizer | Tom Scott -...
Everette Harp “No Bout A Doubt It”
No Bout A Doubt It by Everette Harp from the album "IN THE MOMENT" released in 2006 by Shanacie Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Everette Harp - Alto & Tenor Saxophone | Rex Rideout - Fender Rhodes Piano, Keyboards | Paul Jackson Jr. - Guitar | Larry...
Chris Botti “Best Time”
Best Time by Chris Botti, from the album “NIGHT SESSIONS” released in 2001 by Columbia Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Chris Botti - Trumpet | Vinnie Colaiuta - Drums | Billy Childs - Keyboards | Luis Conte - Percussion | Kipper - Programming, Keyboards,...
Malia “Yellow Daffodils” feat. Erik Truffaz
Yellow Daffodils by Malia from the album “YELLOW DAFFODILS” released in 2002 by Epic Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Malia - Vocals | André Manoukian - Keyboards | Erik Truffaz - Trumpet | Bob Le Gal - Guitar | Booster - Programming | Recorded, Mixed &...
Chick Corea “Fickle Funk”
Fickle Funk by Chick Corea from the album “SECRET AGENT” released in 1978 by Polydor Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Bunny Brunel - Bass | Tom Brechtlein - Drums | Chick Corea - Keyboards | Al Vizzutti - Trumpet, Flugelhorn | Airto Moreira - Percussion | Joe...
Marcus Miller “Que Sera Sera” feat. Selah Sue
Que Sera Sera by Marcus Miller from the album "LAID BLACK" released in 2018 by Blue Note Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Selah Sue - Vocals | Marcus Miller - Bass, Backing Vocals | David Rideau - Mixing Engineer | Alek Edmonds, Chris Allen, Jason Shavey,...
Chuck Loeb “D.I.G. (Deep Inner Groove)
D.I.G. (Deep Inner Groove) by Chuck Loeb from the Album "PLAIN 'N' SIMPLE" released in 2011 by Tweety Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Chuck Loeb - Guitar | Harvey Mason - Drums | Pat Bianchi - Organ | Written, Arranged and Produced by Chuck Loeb | Mixed by...
Miles Davis – Robert Glasper “Right On Brotha”
Right On Brotha by Miles Davis - Robert Glasper from the album "EVERYTHING'S BEAUTIFUL" released in 2016 by Columbia, Blue Note & Legacy Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Miles Davis - Trumpet | Stevie Wonder - Harmonica | Robert Glasper - Composer,...
Terri Lyne Carrington “Backward Country Boy Blues”
Backward Country Boy Blues by Terri Lyne Carrington from the album “MONEY JUNGLE: PROVOCATIVE IN BLUE” released in 2013 by Concord Jazz label... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Terri Lyne Carrington - Drums | Christian McBride - Bass | Gerald Clayton - Piano | Nir...
Jim Rotondi “Love For Sale”
Love For Sale by Jim Rotondi from the album "FOUR OF A KIND" released in 2008 by Positone Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Jim Rotondi - Trumpet | David Hazeltine - Electric Piano | Joe Farnsworth - Drums | John Webber - Acoustic Bass | Nick O'Toole -...
Ben Williams “Strength and Beauty”
Strength and Beauty by Ben Williams from the album "COMING OF AGE" released in 2015 by Concord Music Group... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Marcus Strickland - Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone | Ben Williams - Acoustic Bass | John Davis - Drums | Matthew Stevens -...
Nicholas Payton “Praalude (Sonic Trance)”
Praalude (Sonic Trance) by Nicholas Payton from the album "SONIC TRANCE" released in 2003 by Warner Bros. Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Nicholas Payton - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Keyboards, Various Effects | Karriem Riggins - Sampler | Remixed by David Was |...
George Duke “It’s On”
It's On 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 (Wurlitzer 140 B) | Ray Fuller - Electric Guitar |...
Lee Ritenour “A Little Bumpin’ ” (Live Video)
A Little Bumpin' by Lee Ritenour, Melvin Davis, Oscar Seaton, Barnaby Finch and Eric Marienthal... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Lee Ritenour - Electric Guitar | Oscar Seaton - Drums | Melvin Davis - Bass | Barnaby Finch - Keyboards | Eric Marienthal - Flute, Soprano...
Jack DeJohnette, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland “JOHN McKEE” (Live Video)
Jack DeJohnette, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland "JOHN McKEE" live in Antibes 1990... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Jack DeJohnette - Drums | Pat Metheny - Guitar, Guitar Synthesizer | Herbie Hancock - Grand Piano, Synthesizer | Dave Holland - Acoustic Bass |...
Pat Metheny Group “Au Lait”
Au Lait by Pat Metheny Group, from the album "OFFRAMP" released in 1982 by ECM Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Pat Metheny – Guitar synthesizer, Guitar, Synclavier Guitar | Lyle Mays – Piano, Synthesizer, Autoharp, Organ, Synclavier | Steve Rodby – Acoustic...
Shadowfax “Kindred Spirits”
Kindred Spirits by Shadowfax, from the album "THE DREAMS OF CHILDREN" released in 1984 by Windham Hill Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Stuart Nevitt - Drums, Percussion | Phil Maggini - Bass | G.E. Stinson - Twelve & Six String Guitars | Chuck Greenberg...
Terri Lyne Carrington “Jazz Is A Spirit”
Jazz Is A Spirit by Terri Lyne Carrington from the album "THE ACT YEARS" released in 2015 by ACT Music... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Terri Lyne Carrington - Drums | Wallace Roney - Trumpet | Greg Kurstin - Keyboards | Danny Robinson - Guitar | Malcolm Jamal Warner...
Jim Rotondi, David Hazeltine feat. Full House “Voodoo”
Voodoo by Jim Rotondi, David Hazeltine feat. Full House from the album "CHAMPAGNE TASTE" released in 2005 by Nagel Heyer Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Jim Rotondi -Trumpet, Synthesizer | David Hazeltine - Fender Rhodes Electric Piano, Hammond B-3 Organ |...
Lee Ritenour “Children’s Games”
Children's Games by Lee Ritenour from the album "PORTRAIT" released in 1987 by GRP Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: William Kennedy - Drums | Jimmy Haslip - Bass | Russell Ferrante - Keyboards | Larry Williams - Synthesizers | Lee Ritenour - Guitar Synth,...
Jeff Lorber Fusion “Rain Dance / Wanna Fly”
Rain Dance / Wanna Fly by Jeff Lorber Fusion from the album "NOW IS THE TIME" released in 2010 by Heads Up International label... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Irene Bauza - Lead and Backing Vocals | Frankie Biggz - Backing Vocals | Jeff Lorber - Keyboards | Jimmy...
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