Best known for his dynamite soprano, Najee proved his versatility with this disc by using alto and tenor, and even throwing in some tender flute work on the mellow "My Old Friend." He is a strong improvisator, but you could classify Tokyo Blue as R&B just as easily as jazz due to the funk grooves (which display a similar formula as George Howard's best work).
There are also strong guest appearances by several vocalists here, including Freddie Jackson on Stevie Wonder's "Superwoman." Immensely pleasurable, a fun listen from beginning to end, and recommended for those pop/jazz fans who wanna shake their groove thang.
Najee was one of smooth jazz's most consistent proponents of a sub genre that came to be called rhythm and jazz.
Top cuts here include "Talkin'," "Tokyo Blue," and "Stay.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Talkin'Najee, Morris Pleasure | Najee | Play | 05:50 | 13 MB | 42 MB |
| 2 | StayNajee, Morris Pleasure | Najee | Play | 05:08 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 3 | Cruise ControlAlex Bugnon, Najee, Artie Reynolds | Najee | Play | 05:53 | 13 MB | 41 MB |
| 4 | I'll Be Good to YouRobin Smith, Stephanie Spruill | Najee | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 5 | Nation's CallNajee | Najee | Play | 01:02 | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| 6 | Tokyo BlueNajee, Rachel Nicolazzo, Morris Pleasure | Najee | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 7 | My Old FriendSteve George, John Lang, Richard Page | Najee | Play | 04:54 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 8 | Buenos AiresNajee, Morris Pleasure | Najee | Play | 05:48 | 13 MB | 37 MB |
| 9 | Only at NightNajee, Morris Pleasure | Najee | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 10 | Superwoman | Najee | Play | 05:05 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 47 mins | 108 MB | |||||
| 47 mins | 318 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victor Bailey | Bass |
| 2 | Don Blackman | Keyboards |
| 3 | Regis Branson | Vocals (Background) |
| 4 | Michael Brown | Assistant Engineer |
| 5 | Alex Bugnon | Composer |
| 6 | James Calloway | Bass |
| 7 | Weldon Cochren | Production Coordination |
| 8 | Robert Cohen | Photography |
| 9 | Robert Damper | Keyboards |
| 10 | Fareed | Drum Programming, Engineer, Guitar, Mixing, Production Coordination, Vocal Arrangement |
| 11 | Steve George | Composer |
| 12 | Werner "Vana" Gierig | Synthesizer |
| 13 | LuAnn Graffeo | Design |
| 14 | Omar Hakim | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 15 | Steve Horton | Guitar |
| 16 | Beau Huggins | Executive Producer |
| 17 | Freddie Jackson | Guest Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 18 | Barry Sonjohn Johnson | Bass, Vocals |
| 19 | John Lang | Composer |
| 20 | Rohn Lawrence | Guitar |
| 21 | Mark Ledford | Vocals |
| 22 | Sammy Lowe, Jr. | Harmonic Arrangement |
| 23 | Henry Marquez | Art Direction |
| 24 | Denzil Miller | Finger Snaps, Piano |
| 25 | Paul Mills | Drums |
| 26 | Najee | Assistant Engineer, Composer, Drum Programming, Finger Snaps, Flute, Mixing Assistant, Primary Artist, Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor) |
| 27 | Rachel Nicolazzo | Composer |
| 28 | Richard Page | Composer |
| 29 | Morris Pleasure | Bass, Composer, Keyboards, Synthesizer Bass |
| 30 | Artie Reynolds | Bass, Composer |
| 31 | Lynda Simmons | Project Coordinator |
| 32 | Jack Skinner | Mastering |
| 33 | Robin Smith | Composer |
| 34 | Stephanie Spruill | Composer |
| 35 | Audrey Wheeler | Vocals (Background) |
| 36 | Karen Wheeler | Guest Artist |
| 37 | Vesta Williams | Guest Artist, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 38 | Stevie Wonder | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |