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| Released | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
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A Nice Place to Be is the fifth studio album by jazz saxophonist George Howard released in 1986 on MCA Records. [1] On the Billboard charts, it spent two weeks on top of the Traditional Jazz Albums chart, while peaking at number two on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and number 22 on Top R&B Albums chart.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
With a 3 out of 5 star rating, Ron Wynn of AllMusic remarked "More jazz content than usual, but still far from what Howard is capable of doing." [2]
| 1 | No No | George Howard, Wayne Linsey | 06:08 |
| 2 | Jade's World | George Howard | 05:15 |
| 3 | Sweetest taboo | Sade Adu, Martin Ditcham | 05:05 |
| 4 | Nice Place to Be | George Howard, Wayne Linsey | 05:18 |
| 5 | Let's Live in Harmony | George Howard, Wayne Linsey | 06:00 |
| 6 | Pretty Face | Paul Gordon, Joseph Williams | 05:02 |
| 7 | Spenser: For Hire | Stephen Dorff, Larry Herbstritt | 04:36 |
| 8 | Stanley's Groove | Stanley Clarke, George Howard | 05:45 |
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 [3] | 109 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [4] | 22 |
| US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard) [5] | 2 |
| US Traditional Jazz Albums ( Billboard ) [6] | 1 |
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