| Urban Knights VI | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Studio | Chicago Recording Company, Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 53:55 | |||
| Label | GRP Records | |||
| Producer | Ramsey Lewis (Exec), Frayne Lewis | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Jazz Times | (favourable) [2] |
Urban Knights VI is the sixth album of the jazz group Urban Knights, released in 2005 by Narada Records. [3] The album rose to No. 7 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. [4]
Urban Knights VI was executively produced by Ramsey Lewis. [3]
The album features cover versions of two tracks:
• School Days by Stanley Clarke.
• My Boo by Usher and Alicia Keys.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "School Days" | 5:03 |
| 2. | "Close Your Eyes and Remember" | 5:00 |
| 3. | "My Boo" | 4:16 |
| 4. | "Come Back Jack" | 4:36 |
| 5. | "My Love Is True" | 4:58 |
| 6. | "Footprints" | 5:33 |
| 7. | "Brazilica" | 4:49 |
| 8. | "Fall Forward" | 4:40 |
| 9. | "Memorias Belas" | 4:24 |
| 10. | "Sly" | 5:44 |
| 11. | "Onnikah" | 4:52 |
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