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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.
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.
"Just like Music" 1 [50] 267 August 7 Jeff Ryan "Sentimental Soul" 1 [51] 268 August 14 Jonathan Fritzén "Keys to Paradise" 1 [52] 269 August 21 Paula Atherton featuring Nathan Mitchell "Summer Song" 2 [53] 270 September 4 Lin Rountree "Release" 1 [54] 271 September 11 Steve Cole "Living Out Loud" 1 [55] 272 September 18 Darren Rahn "Midnight ...
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 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.
"Easy" is a song by American band Commodores from their fifth studio album, Commodores (1977), released on the Motown label. Group member Lionel Richie wrote "Easy" with the intention of it becoming another crossover hit for the group given the success of a previous single, "Just to Be Close to You", which spent two weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart (now known as ...
Smooth is the fourth studio album by the American musician Gerald Albright, released in 1994 on Atlantic Records. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The album peaked at No. 25 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart and No. 2 on both the Billboard Jazz Albums and Contemporary Jazz Albums charts.
Dave Koz, saxophonist who hosted a morning show in Los Angeles as well as a weekly syndicated program. Paul Hardcastle, syndicated weekend radio show; Norman Brown, syndicated weekend radio show; Brian Culbertson, syndicated weekend radio show; David Longoria, 24k Music Network syndicated television and radio show Welcome To The World