The Rhythm of the Saints is the eighth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon, released on October 16, 1990 on Warner Bros. Like its predecessor Graceland (1986), the album was commercially successful and received mostly favorable reviews from critics.
Still Crazy After All These Years is the fourth solo studio album by Paul Simon. Recorded and released in 1975, the album produced four U.S. Top 40 hits: "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover", "Gone at Last", "My Little Town", and the title track. It won two Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in 1976.
Wild Things Run Fast is the 11th studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Her first of four releases for Geffen Records, it was released in 1982 and represents her departure from jazz to a more 1980s pop sound. This was her first album to work with bassist Larry Klein, whom she married in 1982. Klein would play bass on and co-produce her next four albums.
Swing is the seventeenth studio album released by The Manhattan Transfer in 1997 on the Atlantic Records label. This album is a collection of 1930's and 1940s swing music with The Manhattan Transfer's jazz twist. The album also features a guest appearance by Stéphane Grappelli, one of his last recordings before his death.
Standing Together is an album by jazz guitarist George Benson that was released in 1998.
Give Me the Night is a 1980 album recorded and released by American jazz guitarist and singer George Benson.
If That's What It Takes is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Michael McDonald. The album was released in August 1982 and peaked at #6 on Billboard 200, while singles "I Keep Forgettin' " went to #4 and "I Gotta Try" was #44 on Billboard Hot 100.
Between the Sheets is the second studio album of the jazz group Fourplay which was released in August 1993 on Warner Bros. Records. The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart and No. 15 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. Between the Sheets has sold over 500,000 copies in the United States and has thus been certified gold by the RIAA.
Heartlight is the fifteenth studio album by Neil Diamond. It was released in August 1982 on Columbia Records. The album spent 34 weeks on the charts and peaked at #9. For shipments of a million copies it was certified Platinum by the RIAA.
West Side Stories is the eleventh studio album by the six-time Grammy Award-nominated, one-time Grammy winning composer, keyboardist and pioneer of the smooth jazz genre, Jeff Lorber, released on Verve Forecast in 1994. After six previous nominations, Lorber won his first Grammy Award on January 28, 2018 for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for Prototype by his band The Jeff Lorber Fusion.
20/20 is the 22nd studio album by George Benson, released on the Warner Bros. record label in 1985. The lead single by the same name reached #48 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA. "You Are the Love of My Life" is a duet with Roberta Flack; it was one of numerous songs used for Eden Capwell and Cruz Castillo on the American soap opera Santa Barbara. Also included on 20/20 is the original version of the song "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" which would later become a smash hit for Hawaiian singer Glenn Medeiros.
Boney's Funky Christmas is the first Christmas album and fourth studio album by jazz saxophonist Boney James, released in 1996.
Hot Sauce is the third album by smooth jazz saxophonist Jessy J, released on September 6, 2011. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Jazz chart. The album features guest performances by Saunders Sermons, Paul Brown, Joe Sample, Harvey Mason, and Ray Parker, Jr.
Saxophonic is the seventh studio album by saxophone player Dave Koz. It was released by Capitol Records on October 7, 2003. The album peaked at number 2 on Billboard Jazz Albums chart.
Twice the Love is a 1988 studio album by George Benson that was recorded with six production teams. The two main singles off the record were the title track "Twice the Love" and the Curtis Mayfield song "Let's Do It Again" which was a No. 1 hit for The Staple Singers in 1975.
Summer Horns is a collaboration album by Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair and Richard Elliot. It was released on May 7, 2013 via Concord Records. The album was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards losing to Steppin' Out by Herb Alpert.
Second Chances is the fourth album released by smooth jazz artist Jessy J. Released on September 10, 2013, it debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. The album features guest writers, co-producers and performances by Norman Brown, Jeff Lorber, Jimmy Haslip, Johnny Britt, and Joe Sample. In addition to eight original songs, Second Chances includes Jessy J's reimaging of classics by Roberta Flack "Feel Like Making Love" and Sergio Mendes' samba "Magalenha".
My One And Only One is the fifth album released by smooth jazz artist Jessy J. It released on May 26, 2015. The album features special guest, Grammy winning keyboardist Gregg Karukas and Paul Brown. Highlights include Jessy's sensitive re-imaginings of the Cure's "Lovesong", Toni Braxton's "You're Makin' Me High", and the R&B classic "Strawberry Letter 23".
Next Exit is a studio album by American jazz saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. The album was released in 1992 on Columbia Records label. Next Exit includes composition "Summer Chill" which was co-written by his son and nominated for a Grammy.
Missing You is the twentieth studio album by American singer Peabo Bryson. It was released by Peak Records on October 2, 2007. The album reached number 41 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, becoming Bryson's highest-charting album since Can You Stop the Rain (1991).
