Najee Shows Off The Smooth Side Of Soul On New Album

Urban jazz icon Najee is back and is bringing fans his fifteenth album, The Smooth Side Of Soul. The jazz legends most recent effort comes complete with everything you’d expect including a number of stellar guest appearances and fresh tunes that will keep long time fans intrigued and coming back for another helping of jazz as long as Najee is willing to keep providing it.

Stream Najee’s The Smooth Side of Soul all this week at Soundcloud.

On The Smooth Side Of Soul, the incomparable Najee shows no sign of slowing down on and still went to great lengths as he always has to achieve the sound he desired for his new record. This time though, the jazz superstar recruited keyboardist/producer Jeff Lorber (Dave Koz, Michael Franks) as well as saxophonist/producer Darren Rahn (Wayman Tisdale, Eric Darius) to help in getting the record to the point of perfection that has been the standard for all of Najee‘s past work.

With the aid of a few household names by the likes of Phil Perry, Chris Big Dog Davis, James Lloyd and aforementioned keyboardist/producer Jeff Lorber, the albums resulting sound after what must have been a rigorous recording project is nothing short of incredible. Songs like You Tube and Mari feel fresh and relevant to the jazz world today and are graced with some of the records best performances that will surely give you chills.

Click play below to check out Najee and Phil Perry in the official music video for Just To Fall In Love: 

The complete track listing for The Smooth Side Of Soul is as follows:

1. Dis N’ Dat
2. Just To Fall In Love (Feat. Phil Perry)
3. Perfect Nites
4. You Tube
5. In The Clouds
6. One Night In Soho
7. Mari
8. Fu Fu She She (Feat. Chris Big Dog Davis)
9. First Kiss (Feat. Jeff Lorber)
10. Sound For Sore Ears (Feat. James Lloyd)

The Smooth Side Of Soul is available now on Amazon & iTunes!