Najee - The Smooth Side Of Soul (2012)

Posted By: tiburon

Date: Aug. 27, 2019

Najee's 2012 release The Smooth Side of Soul features more of the saxophonist and flute player's laid-back, romantic, and funky contemporary jazz. Included are such stand-out cuts as Najee's collaboration with R&B vocalist Phil Perry on the club-ready "Just to Fall in Love," as well as the quiet storm track "First Kiss," featuring keyboardist Jeff Lorber.

Track List
01. Dis N' Dat 4:03
02. Just To Fall In Love (feat. Phil Perry) 4:11
03. Perfect Nites 3:53
04. You Tube 3:52
05. In The Clouds 4:25
06. One Night In Soho 4:00
07. Mari 4:39
08. Fu Fu She She (feat. Chris "Big Dog" Davis) 4:44
09. First Kiss (feat. Jeff Lorber) 4:15
10. Sound For Sore Ears (feat. James Lloyd) 5:02

musicians
Jerome Najee Rasheed - soprano, tenor and alto saxes, flute
Chris "Big Dog"Davis - keyboards, piano, alto sax, flute
Darren Rahn - sax, Fender Rhodes, cymbals, organ, drum programming
Keith Robinson - guitar
Phil Perry - lead and background vocals
Will Downing - lead and background vocals
Jeff Lorber - piano, keyboards
Michael Thompson - guitar
James Lloyd - piano
John Roberts - drums
Mike Warren - drums
Seth Lee - bass
Mel Brown - bass
Bobby Colomby - drums
Frank Selman - electric guitar

Produced by Najee, Chris Davis, Darren Rahn and Jeff Lorber

EAC Logfile

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EAC extraction logfile from 4. February 2012, 14:47

Najee / The Smooth Side Of Soul

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Dynamic Range Analysis

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Analyzed: Najee / The Smooth Side Of Soul
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DR8 -0.27 dB -9.94 dB 4:03 01-Dis N' Dat
DR7 -0.27 dB -9.17 dB 4:11 02-Just To Fall In Love (Feat Phil Perry)
DR8 -0.27 dB -9.86 dB 3:53 03-Perfect nites
DR8 -0.27 dB -10.16 dB 3:53 04-You Tube
DR11 -0.10 dB -12.86 dB 4:26 05-In The Clouds
DR8 -0.10 dB -9.32 dB 4:01 06-One Night In Soho
DR8 -0.27 dB -10.06 dB 4:40 07-Mari
DR8 -0.10 dB -9.31 dB 4:44 08-Fu Fu She She (Feat. Chris 'Big Dog' Davis)
DR9 -0.10 dB -9.73 dB 4:16 09-First Kiss (Feat. Jeff Lorber)
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR8

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 883 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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