★★★★★
Najee | The Morning After: A Musical Love Journey
Shanachie Records
by Susan Mutharia
If the achievements, accolades and millions of fans fail to give one enough insight into Najee's musical journey, then the new album by this 3x Grammy- Nominee will set you straight. Get your passport ready and prepare to depart on Najee's The Morning After: A Musical Love Journey...
- reviews.theurbanmusicscene.com
2013-10-31
★★★★★
It's hard to remember, but there was a time when jazz used to be played in clubs where the audience didn't simply sit in their seats listening attentively and applauding politely; they even got up and danced to the music. Jazz you can dance to? That seems almost as foreign as listening to large round black discs on a device formerly known as a "record player." Well, you can dance to The Smooth Side of Soul if you want to...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2012-10-25
★★★★★
Flirty flute-playing, kinetic keyboard flourishes and, of course, those synergistic, scintillating runs with the sax: thanks to his expertise in composition and musical instrument multi-tasking, Najee has retained his place amongst his peers as one of today's most popular and prolific jazz instrumentalists...
- www.soultracks.com
2012-02-13
★★★★★
Crisp, contemporary jazz with an urbanized twist, executed with an airy, improvisational feel. Few musicians can pull that off successfully, but then again, most musicians don't have the talent and expertise of Najee...
- www.soultracks.com
2010-12-07
★★★★★
One name. One mission. To mildly gowhere everyone before him has already gone, into the highlycommercial jazz-R&B; orbit where bland suavity rules. Missionaccomplished for Just an Illusion. C
- ew.com
2009-06-12
★★★★★
One of the smoothest and most exacting of sax/flute players in the smooth jazz biz has always been, without a doubt, the gentleman we simply know as Najee. The two-time Grammy nominee and Heads Up recording master of cool has had a handle on what makes this extraordinarily popular subgenre of jazz so extraordinary for so long that he can honestly claim one of the fingerprints on it...
- www.jazzreview.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
Track Listing: Clarity; Brazilian Affair; Child At Heart; Can't Wait Another Minute; Come What May; Out of A Dream; Moody's Mood For Love; Still In Love; Romance the Night; Smooth Sailing; Rising Sun...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2009-06-05
★★★★★
Track Listing: Sidewayz; 3 AM; Fallin' In Love With You; Back in the Day; Charm; My Point of View; 2nd 2None; Emotional; How Lovely You Are; Miyuki...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2009-06-05
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