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Tokyo Blue
''Tokyo Blue'' is Najee's third album, released by Capitol Records in 1990. Critical reception Jonathan Widran of AllMusic writes, "Immensely pleasurable, a fun listen from beginning to end." ''Smooth Jazz Therapy'' writes of ''Tokyo Blue'', "The way it blended jazz with R & B, placed him right at the top of his urban jazz game and his judicious use of featured vocalists was starting a trend in smooth jazz which has endured to this day." Yumi L. Wilson of ''AP News'' reports that, "Najee won best jazz album for his ''Tokyo Blue'' at the 1991 ''Soul Train Music Award for Best Jazz Album#1990s, Soul Train Music Awards''. *See original reviews for full articles. Links can be found in the references section of this article. Charts Top Contemporary Jazz Albums No. 1 Billboard 200 No. 63 Track listing All track information and credits taken from the CD liner notes.Najee. ''Tokyo Blue''. Capitol. 1990. References External linksNajee Official Site [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Najee
Jerome Najee Rasheed (born November 4, 1957, New York City), known professionally as Najee, is an American Jazz-Smooth Jazz saxophonist and flautist. Early life Najee was born in the lower west side of Manhattan in New York City and lived his teenage years in Queens, New York. His father died at a young age, and Najee and siblings were raised by his mother Mary Richards. His mother was an important figure and supporter throughout his life and musical career. Najee's musical pursuits began in grade school at age eight, where he began playing the clarinet, but he had a deep desire to play saxophone. He was influenced at this age by listening to his mother's recordings of Miles Davis and other legendary American jazz artists. A pivotal moment in his life came when he made the decision to become a professional jazz musician. In high school, Najee began to study jazz as a student at the Jazzmobile program (co-founded by Dr. Billy Taylor) where he honed his skills on tenor saxophone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
