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The following is a list of notable jam bands, or bands on the jam-band circuit. Jam band performances often feature extended musical improvisation (" jams ") over rhythmic grooves and chord patterns , and long sets of music that cross genre boundaries.
The earliest known use of the term is the 1983 Midnight Star recording "Slow Jam" on their album No Parking on the Dance Floor. Essence magazine compiled a list of the "25 Best Slow Jams of All Time", containing songs of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, [1] and Complex compiled a list of 100 slow jams in "The Best Songs to Get You in the Mood". [2] [3]
Slow jams with quiet storm elements continued to be produced through the 2000s and 2010s. [ 4 ] Quiet storm songs are a mix of genres, including pop , contemporary R&B , smooth soul , smooth jazz and jazz fusion – songs having an easy-flowing and romantic character.
This is a list of former artists who have recorded for Def Jam Recordings, organized alphabetically by last name. Listed in parentheses are names of Def Jam affiliated labels, under which the artist recorded.
For example, Robert Johnson and Tampa Red, who were the first to record the most blues standards on the list at four each, performed them as solo or duo acoustic performances. B.B. King and Muddy Waters, with the most standards on the charts at five each, [8] used electric blues-ensemble arrangements.
WJMI – 99 Jams – Mainstream urban; WKXI-FM – Kixie 107 – Urban adult contemporary; WRTM-FM – Smooth 100.5 – Urban adult contemporary; WFQY – BDAY 99.1 – Old-school hip hop; WJDX-FM - Real 105.1 - Mainstream urban; WSFZ/W251DB - Jackson's BIN 98.1 - Black-oriented news; WONG - Soul 1150 - Urban AC/Gospel music; WMGO - AM 1370 ...
Jam on Revenge: Unknown Treacherous Three: The Treacherous Three: Unknown The Sugarhill Gang: Livin' in the Fast Lane: Unknown Duke Bootee: Bust Me Out: Unknown T Ski Valley: in the 80's: Unknown Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five: Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five: Unknown Rock Steady Crew: Ready for Battle
The compilation was released on 25 October 1997, and features all of The Jam's singles (A-side tracks) in chronological order. [ 2 ] This compilation album contains the same nineteen tracks previously released upon the 1991 album Greatest Hits , although The Very Best of The Jam contains two further tracks: "'A' Bomb in Wardour Street" and ...