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The smooth jazz format also added R&B; according to Cary Goldberg of JVC, Paul Hardcastle "brought a sophisticated, urban groove" to the format. She said, "Instead of bringing jazz to R&B, he's brought an R&B groove to contemporary jazz." [7] The smooth jazz music mix included 70 percent instrumentals and 30 percent vocals.
2021 Issue date Song Artist(s) Ref. January 2 "Better Days Ahead" Gerald Albright [1]January 9 [2]January 16 [3]January 23 "Blue Moon" Skinny Hightower
"Free to Be" 1 [12] 229 June 27 Cindy Bradley "Snack Grouch" 2 [13] 230 July 11 Oli Silk featuring Vincent Ingala "New Bounce" 3 [14] 231 August 1 Alex Parchment featuring Phillip Doc Martin "Vibin' in Time" 1 [15] 232 August 8 Nils Jiptner "Caught in the Groove" 1 [16] 233 August 15 Paul Hardcastle "Latitude" 1 [17] 234 August 22
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 ...
Jazz FM is a British digital radio station owned and operated by Bauer Media Audio UK. It broadcasts across the United Kingdom and Malta predominantly playing jazz music, jazz standards as well as blues and soul music. The station, in this incarnation set up by Richard Wheatley, traces its roots back to 102.2 Jazz FM, which first launched in ...
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The re-launch of 101.9 was accompanied by a new television advertising campaign which featured Al Jarreau, Miles Davis, Kenny G, Bobby McFerrin and Herb Alpert [21] –all artists whose music formed the core of the new smooth jazz format, which proved successful and long-lasting for a station that had not been used to stability in its programming.
13 – Billy Munn, British jazz pianist and arranger (died 2000). 13 – Maxine Sullivan , American vocalist and performer (died 1987 ). 18 – Big Joe Turner , American blues shouter (died 1985 ).