Najee

 

Artist:  Najee
Birth Name:  Jerome Najee Rasheed
Born:  November 4, 1957.  New York City, New York, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Smooth Jazz, R&B, Easy Listening, Pop Jazz
Occupation:  Musician
Instruments: Vocals, Saxophone, Flute

Najee is an American Jazz and Smooth Jazz Saxophonist and Flautist from New York City, New York.  He has been greatly influenced by Grover Washington Jr. and often compared to Kenny G, George Howard and Dave Koz.

Title:  Savoir Faire (2022)

Genre:  Jazz, Smooth Jazz, R&B, Easy Listening, Pop Jazz

Label:  Shanachie

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD 

Tracks:

 1.  Dr. Dolittle (4:28)

 2.  Luna (4:01)

 3.  Valentine Love (4:40)

 4.  Happiness (A Felicidade) (4:18)

 5.  Isla Hermosa (5:02)

 6.  Hurricane (5:02)

 7.  Bottom To The Top (4:17)

 8.  Modern Lovers (4:21)

 9.  Bounce (4:20)

10. Savoir Faire (5:18)

Personnel:

Najee:  Saxophone

Frank Wilkins:  Piano

Rohan Reid:   Bass, Guitar

Freddie Fox:  Guitars

Mark McClary:  Drums

Derrik Harvin:  Keyboards

Mike Parlett:  Saxophone, Flute

Lee Thornburg:  Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trombone

Mark Harris II:  Piano, Keyboards, Programming

Kevin Robinson:  Guitars

Charles "Bud" Quarrels:  Bass

Alyson Williams:  Vocals

Chris "Big Dog" Davis:  Keyboards

Al Turner:  Bass

Jay Williams:  Drums

Curtis King, Jr.:  Vocals

David Feldman:  Synth Bass, Rhodes, Bass

Teo Lina:  Drums

Amando Marcal:  Percussion

Andre Siqueira:  Percussion

Keith Henderson:  Guitar

Jorge Continentino:  Tenor Saxophone

Jesse Sadoc:  Flugelhorn

Barry Eastmond:  Keyboards, Percussion

Adam Hawley:  Guitar

Blair Bryant:  Bass

David Dyson:  Bass, Keyboards, Programming

Kenny Allen:  Keyboards

Alvin White:  Guitar

Tim Steel:  Drums

Frank McComb:  Vocals

Michael Forman:  Piano, Strings

Joao Castilho:  Guitar

Marcelo Camargo Mariano:  Bass

Sergio Melo:  Drums

Darryl Tookes, Patricia Romania:  Backing Vocals

Leon Bisquera:  Keyboards

Paul Brown:  Guitars

Robert Vally:  Bass

Greg Vail:  Saxophone, Flute, Background Vocals

Savoir Faire is an album by Najee, released on May 13, 2022 by Shanachie, featuring Paul Brown (Boney James), Barry Eastimond (Whitney Houston), and Chris "Big Dog" Davis (Richard Elliot).