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Bob Baldwin; David Benoit; Alex Bugnon; Brian Culbertson; Eumir Deodato; Terry Disley; George Duke; Ronnie Foster; Jonathan Fritzén; Chris Geith; Tom Grant; Dave Grusin
Smooth R&B is mellow R&B. Smooth jazz - a mellower type of jazz, similar to R&B. Slow jam - a ballad commonly marketed as R&B; sometimes has overlap with smooth jazz. Urban adult contemporary - a radio format consisting mostly of R&B music. Some radio stations use "Smooth R&B" as their branding or tagline.
The mid- to late-1970s included songs "Breezin'" as performed by another smooth jazz pioneer, guitarist George Benson in 1976, the instrumental composition "Feels So Good" by flugelhorn player Chuck Mangione, in 1978, "What You Won't Do for Love" by Bobby Caldwell along with his debut album was released the same year, jazz fusion group Spyro Gyra's instrumental "Morning Dance", released in ...
Quiet storm appropriates R&B and soul "slow jams" and recontextualizes them into rotations with their peers and predecessors. [15] Music journalist Jason King wrote, "Sensuous and pensive, quiet storm is seductive R&B, marked by jazz flourishes, 'smooth grooves,' and tasteful lyrics about intimate subjects.
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. The format first appeared in 1976 but initially it drew from songs recorded earlier.
By 1976, Stevie Wonder had become one of the most popular figures in R&B and pop music, not only in the U.S., but worldwide. Within a short space of time, the albums Talking Book, Innervisions and Fulfillingness' First Finale were all back-to-back-to-back top five successes, with the latter two winning the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1974 and 1975, respectively.
Stacker identified 20 music legends from the '70s who still perform today. All acts included either performed in 2024 or have a show scheduled for 2025. ... soul, R&B, and jazz. The band released ...
XII is a studio album by Brian Culbertson released in 2010 by GRP Records.The album peaked at number two on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart, number one on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, and number 15 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.