25/12/2022

Najee "Love Songs" (2000) -Smooth Jazz-



Label : Capitol Records


États-Unis 01 - If It's Magic (Stevie Wonder)
02 - Now That I 've Found You (Morris Pleasure)
03 - Gina (Jerome Rashid & Alexander Bugnon)
04 - Easy Going Evening (Stevie Wonder)
05 - All I Ever Ask (Joshua Kadison)
06 - I Adore Mi Amore (Hamza Lee & Color Me Badd)
07 - Love's In Need Of Love (Stevie Wonder)
08 - Stay (Najee & Morris Pleasure)
09 - Until We Meet Again (Najee & Alec Shantzis)
10 - That's The Way Of The World (Maurice White, Verdine White & Charles Stepney)


Produced by Najee & Fareed
Executive Producer : Beau Huggins
Engineered by Kurt Upper, Arhur Zanette, George Karras
Recorded at Celestial Recording & Unique Recording, New York, NY
Compilation Produced by Christine Martin


01 - If It's Magic

Najee : Alto Flute
George Duke : Piano, Arp Odyssey, Arp String Ensemble
Arranged by George Duke
From "NAJEE PLAYS SONGS FROM THE KEY OF LIFE"
Produced by George Duke for George Duke Enterprises
Recorded & Mixed by Erik Zobler
Recorded at LeGanks Studio
Mixed at Oceanway Recording, Los Angeles, CA

02 - Now That I 've Found You

Najee : Soprano Saxophone
Morris Pleasure : Keyboards & Strings
Victor Bailey : Bass
Bernard Davis : Drums
From "SHARE MY WORLD"
Produced, Engineered & Mixed by Fareed for Fan Enterprises
Recorded at Fan East Recording Studios, Springfield Gardens, NY

03 - Gina

Najee : Soprano Saxophone, Keyboards
Fareed : Keyboards, Drum Programming
Alex Bugnon : Keyboards
Robert Damper : Keyboards
Cindy Mizelle : Background vocals
Audry Wheeler : Background vocals
From "DAY BYA DAY"
Produced by Najee & Fareed
Engineered by Kurt Upper, Arthur Zanette, George Karras
Recorded at Celestial Recording & Unique Recording, New York, NY

04 - Easy Going Evening

Najee : Soprano Sax, Alto Flute
George Duke : Clavinet, Rhodes, Bode Vocoder, Arp Odyssey, Mini Moog
Chuck Rainey : Bass
Wah Wah Watson : Guitar
Arranged by George Duke
String Arrangement by Paul Riser
From "NAJEE PLAYS SONGS FROM THE KEY OF LIFE"
Produced by George Duke for George Duke Enterprises
Recorded & Mixed by Erik Zobler
Recorded at O'Henry Studios, Burbank, CA
Strings Recorded & Mixed at Oceanway Studios, Los Angeles, CA

05 - All I Ever Ask

Najee : Soprano Sax
Steve Skinner : Keyboards & Programming
Omar Hakim : Hi-Hat
Paul Pesco : Guitar
Freddie Jackson : Lead vocal
Gerry Barnes : Background vocal
Katreese Barnes : Background vocal
Rachelle Cappelli : Background vocal
Reggie Griffin : Background vocal
From "JUST AN ILLUSION"
Produced by Arif Mardin
Arranged by Arif Mardin & Steve Skinner
Recorded & Mixed by Michael O'Reilly
Recorded & Mixed at Soundtrack, NY

06 - I Adore Mi Amore

Najee : Soprano Sax
Steve Dubin : Drums & Percussion
Mitch Forman : Keyboards
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Brenda Lee Eager : Background vocal
Jeff Pescetto : Background vocal
Angel Rogers : Background vocal
From "JUST AN ILLUSION"
Produced by Jeff Pescetto & Steve Dubin
Recorded by David Bianco, Mike Ross, Barry Rudolph, Ernie Sheesley
Recorded at Oceanway Studios & Record One, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed by Alan Meyerson at Larrabee North, No? Hollywood, CA

07 - Love's In Need Of Love

Najee : Soprano Sax
Ronnie Foster : Rhodes & Clavinet
Chuck Rainey : Bass
Ray Fuller : Guitar
James Gadson : Drums
Sheila E : Percussion
From "NAJEE PLAYS SONGS FROM THE KEY OF LIFE"
Produced by George Duke for George Duke Enterprises
Arranged by Ronnie Foster
String Arrangement by Jorge Del Barrio
Recorded & Mixed by Erik Zobler
Recorded at O'Henry Studios
Mixed at Oceanway Studios, Los Angeles, CA

08 - Stay

Najee : Tenor Saxophone, Keyboards
Fareed : Guitars
Barry Johnson : Bass
Donald Blackman : Keyboards
Omar Hakim : Drums
Audrey Wheeler : Background vocals
From "TOKYO BLUE"
Produced by Najee
Executive Producer : Beau Huggins
Engineered & Mixed by Fareed
Recorded at Fan Studios

09 - Until We Meet Again

Najee : Alto Saxophone, Drums
Alec Shantzis : Keyboard & Bass
From "JUST AN ILLUSION"
Produced by Fareed & Najee for Fan Enterprises
Recorded by Fareed at Fan Studios
Mixed by Alan Meyerson, Fareed & Najee at Larrabee North, No. Hollywood, CA

10 - That's The Way Of The World

Najee : Tenor Saxophone, Keyboards
Robert Damper : Keyboards
Fareed : Guitars, Percussion
Barry Johnson : Bass
Judy Jones : Background vocal
Barry Johnson : Background vocal
Cindy Gomes : Background vocal
From "DAY BY DAY"