Soul Jazz Selection
Here is a selection of the Soul Jazz favorites of SomehowJazz. You’ll find here albums, tunes, and live videos from the genre. Just click on the titles for more information and please leave your comments.
Crusaders “Street Life”
Street Life by Crusaders from the album "STREET LIFE" released in 1978 by MCA Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Randy Crawford - Vocals | Joe Sample - Keyboards, Horn & String arrangements | Wilton Felder - Electric Bass, Tenor Saxophone | Stix Hooper -...
The Crusaders “Marcella’s Dream”
Marcella's Dream by The Crusaders from the album "IMAGES" released in 1978 by ABC Blue Thumb Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Stix Hooper - Drums | Joe Sample - Keyboards | Wilton Felder - Soprano Saxophone | Robert Pops Popwell - Bass | Billy Rogers - Guitar...
Quincy Jones “Body Heat”
Body Heat by Quincy Jones from the album "BODY HEAT" released in 1974 by A&M Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Leon Ware & Bruce Fisher - Vocals | Billy Preston - Organ | Malcolm Cecil, Robert Margouleff, Mike Melvoin, Dave Grusin – Synthesizer | Wah...
Isaac Hayes “Do Your Thing”
Do Your Thing by Isaac Hayes from the album "SHAFT" released in 1971 by Stax Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Isaac Hayes – Vocals, Piano | Willie Hall – Drums, Tambourine | James Alexander – Bass | Lester Snell – Electric Piano | Charles “Skip” Pitts, Michael...
Gerald Veasley “Soul Seduction”
Soul Seduction by Gerald Veasley from the album "SIGNS" released in 1994 by Heads Up International... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Gerald Veasley - Six String Bass | Grover Washington Jr. -Soprano Saxophone | Jef Lee Johnson - Guitar | Bill Jolly - Fender Rhodes...
Zachary Breaux “Cafe Reggio”
Cafe Reggio by Zachary Breaux from the album "UPTOWN GROOVE" released in 1997 by Zebra Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Zachary Breaux - Guitar | Mark Portmann - Keyboards, Synthesizers, String Arrangement | Harvey Mason - Drums | Kenny Davis - Bass | Luis...
The Crusaders “Soul Caravan”
Soul Caravan by The Crusaders from the album "CHAIN REACTION" released in 1975 by ABC Blue Thumb Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Joe Sample - Electric Piano | Larry Carlton - Guitar | Wilton Felder - Electric Bass, Tenor Saxophone | Stix Hooper - Drums |...
George Benson and Al Jarreau “‘Long Come Tutu”
'Long Come Tutu by George Benson and Al Jarreau from the album "GIVIN' IT UP" released in 2006 by Concord label... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Al Jarreau - Vocals | George Benson - Guitar | Michael White - Drums | Herbie Hancock - Piano | Patrice Rushen - Keyboards,...
Quincy Jones “Ai No Corrida”
Ai No Corrida by Quincy Jones from the album "THE DUDE" released in 1981 by A&M Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Quincy Jones - Rhythm Arrangement | Jerry Hey - Horn Arrangement | Jerry Hey, Quincy Jones - Synthesizer Arrangement | Patti Austin, Quincy...
Stanley Turrentine “Gibraltar”
Gibraltar by Stanley Turrentine from the album “SUGAR” released in 1971 by CTI Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Stanley Turrentine - Tenor Saxophone | Freddie Hubbard - Trumpet | George Benson - Guitar | Ron Carter - Bass | Lonnie Liston Smith - Electric Piano...
Quincy Jones “Paranoid”
Paranoid by Quincy Jones from the album “MELLOW MADNESS” released in 1975 by A&M Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Leon Ware - Vocals | Harvey Mason - Drums | Ian Underwood - Synthesizer Programming | Louis Johnson - Bass | Wah Wah Watson - Guitar | George...
Roy Ayers Ubiquity “We Live In Brooklyn Baby”
We Live In Brooklyn Baby by Roy Ayers from the album "EVOLUTION" released in 1995 by Polydor Records... (Song recorded in 1972, from the album "HE'S COMING") MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Roy Ayers - Vibraphone, Organ, Vocals | Harry Whitaker - Organ, Vocals | David...
Al Jarreau “Sticky Wicket”
Sticky Wicket by Al Jarreau from the album "HIGH CRIME" released in 1984 by Warner Bros. Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Al Jarreau - Lead Vocals | Jay Graydon, Paul Jackson Jr. - Guitar | Greg Phillinganes - Synthesizer | Bill Reichenbach, Charles Loper,...
Roy Ayers “Liquid Love”
Liquid Love by Roy Ayers from the album "VIRGIN UBIQUITY II" (Unreleased Recordings 1976-1981) released in 2005 by Rapster Records… MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Roy Ayers - Vibraphone, Rhodes Electric Piano, Arp String Ensemble, Synthesizers, Hohner D-6 Clavinet,...
Quincy Jones “Listen (What It Is)”
Listen (What It Is) by Quincy Jones from the album "MELLOW MADNESS" released in 1975 by A&M Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: George Johnson, Paulette McWilliams - Vocals | Louis Johnson - Electric Bass | Harvey Mason - Drums | George Johnson - Guitar |...
Quincy Jones “Along Came Betty”
Along Came Betty by Quincy Jones from the album "BODY HEAT" released in 1974 by A&M Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Malcolm Cecil, Robert Margouleff, Mike Melvoin, Dave Grusin – Synthesizer | Wah Wah Watson, Phil Upchurch, David T. Walker, Arthur Adams,...
Meshell Ndegeocello “God Shiva”
God Shiva by Meshell Ndegeocello from the album “PEACE BEYOND PASSION” released in 1996 by Maverick Records... MUSICIANS PERSONNEL: David Gamson - producer, drum programming | Meshell Ndegeocello - bass, vocals, writer, producer | Wendy Melvoin - guitar | Luis...
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 |...
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...
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...
Twennynine with Lenny White “Just Right For Me”
Just Right For Me by Twennynine with Lenny White, from the album "TWENNYNINE" released in 1980 by Elektra Records... Twennynine with Lenny White "Just Right For Me" SomehowJazz followers would like to hear your insights as well. Please use the comment...
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