Urban Knights V

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Urban Knights V
Urban Knights V.jpg
Studio album by
Urban Knights
Released2003
Studio
  • Chicago Recording Company, Chicago, Illinois
  • The Rhythm Cafe, Chicago, Illinois
Genre Jazz
Length55:05
Label Narada
Producer Ramsey Lewis
Urban Knights chronology
The Chicago Project
(2002)		Urban Knights V
(2003)		 Urban Knights VI
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Jazz Times (favourable) [2]
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Urban Knights V is the sixth album by the jazz group Urban Knights released in 2003 on Narada Records. [4] The album reached No. 15 on the US Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart and No. 7 on the US Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. [5] [6]

Contents

Overview

Urban Knights V was executively produced by Ramsey Lewis. Artists such as Kenny Garrett and Michelle Williams appeared on the album. [4]

The Urban Knights covered Marvin Gaye's "Got to Give It Up", Johnny Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now" and Chicago's "Will You Still Love Me?" on the album. [1] [7] [3]

Critical reception

Lucy Tauss of JazzTimes remarked "Urban Knights V...showcases burgeoning Chicago talent as well as well-established members of the jazz community." [2]

Adam Greenburg of AllMusic lauded the album saying, "As far as smooth jazz goes, this is an outstanding collection from the all-stars of the genre, complete with some thoroughly worked-out funkiness at the hands of Lewis as the need arises....Both newcomers to the genre or old Ramsey Lewis fans should give it a listen." [1]

Rick Nowlin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette took note that, "This band, so to speak -- I put it that way because of the rotating personnel -- is a long-running side project for Chicago- based producer Frayne Lewis, who brought this talent together. Of course, having his father, pianist Ramsey, in the fold makes for good listening." [3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Got to Give It Up" (featuring Ramsey Lewis)3:53
2."Quiet Heart" (featuring Kenny Garrett)5:04
3."Church" (featuring Ramsey Lewis)4:29
4."Will You Still Love Me?" (featuring Michelle Williams)4:43
5."On the Up" (featuring Kenny Garrett)6:26
6."King" (featuring Henry Johnson)4:30
7."I Can See Clearly Now" (featuring Steve Zoloto)5:00
8."No One" (featuring Paul Walton)4:48
9."The New Funktier" (featuring Orbert Davis)5:49
10."Dream" (featuring Steve Zoloto)4:53
11."Honor Him/Now We Are Free" (featuring Ramsey Lewis)5:30

References

  1. 1 2 3 Greenburg, Adam. "Urban Knights: Urban Knights V". Allmusic.
  2. 1 2 Tauss, Lucy (September 1, 2003). "Urban Knights: Urban Knights V". Jazz Times.
  3. 1 2 3 Nowlin, Rick (December 28, 2003). "Urban Knights: Urban Knights V". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. ProQuest   390922333 . Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Urban Knights: Urban Knights V. Narada Records. 2003.
  5. ↑ "Urban Knights Chart History: Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Urban Knights: Contemporary Jazz Albums". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 9, 2019.
  7. ↑ "On Disc". Jazziz. p. 24. ProQuest   194490040 . Retrieved January 2, 2025.
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