Najee – Plays The Songs From The Key Of Life (A Tribute To Stevie Wonder) / EMI Audio CD 1995
UPC 724383734429
Jerome Najee Rasheed (born November 4, 1957, New York City), known professionally as Najee, is an American Jazz-Smooth Jazz saxophonist and flautist.
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EMI – 724383734429 |
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CD, Album
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| Country: |
Brazil |
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Released:
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1995 |
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| Genre: |
Jazz, Funk / Soul |
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| Style: |
Contemporary Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Soul-Jazz |
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Tracklist:
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Love's In Need Of Love Today
Bass – Chuck Rainey
Clavinet, Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Ronnie Foster
Drums – James Gadson
Guitar – Ray Fuller
Percussion – Sheila E.
Soprano Saxophone – Najee
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4:32
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Have A Talk With God
Bass – Chuck Rainey
Drums – James Gadson
Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Synthesizer [Arp Odyssey, Memory Moog] – George Duke
Guitar – Phil Upchurch
Soprano Saxophone – Najee
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1:59
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Village Ghetto Land
Flute [Flute With Strings] – Najee
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3:18
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Contusion
Alto Saxophone, Lyricon – Najee
Bass – Freddy Washington
Composed By [Interlude Section] – George Duke, Najee
Drums – Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler
Electric Piano [Rhodes], Synthesizer [Fairlight] – George Duke
Guitar – Michael Sembello
Percussion – Sheila E.
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4:08
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Sir Duke
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Vocals – Daniel Higgins
Bass – Freddy Washington
Drums – Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler
Flute – Najee
Guitar – Michael Sembello
Piano – George Duke
Trombone – Reggie Young (2)
Trumpet – Gary Grant, Jerry Hey
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5:33
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I Wish
Alto Saxophone – Najee
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Daniel Higgins
Bass – Byron Miller, Chuck Rainey
Drums – Michael White (5)
Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Greg Phillinganes
Guitar – David T. Walker, Ray Fuller
Handclaps – George Duke, Rashid Duke, Wayne Holmes
Organ – George Duke
Tambourine – Sheila E.
Trumpet – Gary Grant, Jerry Hey
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3:48
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Knocks Me Off My Feet
Bass – Chuck Rainey
Drums – Mike White
Electric Piano [Rhodes], Synthesizer [Mini Moog] – Greg Phillinganes
Flute – Najee
Guitar – David T. Walker
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Synthesizer [Memory Moog] – George Duke
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5:33
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Pastime Paradise
Bass – Chuck Rainey
Drums – Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler
Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Sylvester Rivers, Jr.
Flute – Najee
Guitar – Ray Parker Jr.
Organ [Farfisa], Synth [Super Jupiter] – George Duke
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Tenor Saxophone – Daniel Higgins
Trombone – Reggie Young (2)
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Gary Grant, Jerry Hey
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2:30
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Summer Soft
Bass – Chuck Rainey, Freddy Washington
Drums – Michael White (5)
Flute – Najee
Guitar – David T. Walker, Ray Fuller
Percussion – Sheila E.
Piano – Greg Phillinganes
Soloist, Piano – Herbie Hancock
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5:56
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Ordinary Pain
Alto Saxophone – Najee
Bass – Chuck Rainey
Drums – Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler
Electric Piano [Rhodes Pad] – Sylvester Rivers, Jr.
Electric Piano [Rhodes], Synthesizer [Mini Moog Bass, Memory Moog] – George Duke
Guitar – Ray Parker Jr.
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
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3:43
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Saturn / Ebony Eyes
Bass – Chuck Rainey
Drums – James Gadson
Guitar – Phil Upchurch
Other [The Girls] – Latisha Jones, Rekesha Stewart
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Piano, Vocoder [Roland], Synthesizer [Mini Moog, Arp 2600, Memory Moog] – George Duke
Recorded By – Rashid Duke
Soprano Saxophone – Najee
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2:45
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Isn't She Lovely / Joy Inside My Tears
Bass – Chuck Rainey
Guitar – James Gadson, Wah Wah Watson
Piano, Synthesizer [Memory Moog, Arp String Ensemble] – George Duke
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute – Najee
Voice [Baby Sounds] – Jamal Rasheed (2)
Wind Chimes – Sheila E.
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2:26
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Black Man
Clavinet, Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Synthesizer [Memory Moog], Electronic Drums [Synare] – George Duke
Drums – Michael White (5)
Guitar – Paul Jackson, Jr.
Soloist, Bass [Piccolo Bass] – Stanley Clarke
Soprano Saxophone – Najee
Tenor Saxophone – Daniel Higgins
Trombone – Reggie Young (2)
Trumpet – Gary Grant, Jerry Hey
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4:57
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Nigiculela - Es Una Historia / I Am Singing
Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin – Paul Jackson, Jr.
Alto Flute – Najee
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Synthesizer [Arp Odyssey Bass] – George Duke
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4:01
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If It's Magic
Alto Flute – Najee
Piano, Synthesizer [Arp Odyssey], Synthesizer [Arp String Ensemble] – George Duke
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1:46
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As
Bass – Freddy Washington
Drums – Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler
Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Patrice Rushen
Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Synthesizer [Memory Moog, Mini Moog, Arp String Ensemble, Arp Odyssey] – George Duke
Flute – Najee
Guitar – Ray Fuller
Percussion – Sheila E.
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4:28
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Another Star
Acoustic Guitar – Paul Jackson, Jr.
Bass – Chuck Rainey
Drums – James Gadson
Electric Guitar – Ray Fuller
Flute – Najee
Percussion – Sheila E.
Piano – Ronnie Foster
Piano [Piano Fills] – Patrice Rushen
Synthesizer [Memory Moog Pads] – George Duke
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4:45
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All Day Sucker / Easy Goin' Evening
Bass – Chuck Rainey
Clavinet, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Vocoder [Bode Vocoder], Synthesizer [Arp Odyssey, Mini Moog] – George Duke
Drums – James Gadson
Guitar – Wah Wah Watson
Soprano Saxophone, Flute – Najee
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19. I Wish (Urban Mix) 5:15
- Arco Bass – Arni Egilsson
- Arranged By – George Duke (tracks: 5 to 6, 8 to 16, 18), Greg Phillinganes (tracks: 7), Michael Sembello (tracks: 4), Ray Parker Jr. (tracks: 8, 10), Ronnie Foster (tracks: 1, 17)
- Arranged By [Horns Arrangement] – Jerry Hey (tracks: 5, 6)
- Arranged By [Strings Arrangement] – Clare Fischer (tracks: 3), Jorge Del Barrio (tracks: 1), Paul Riser (tracks: 8, 18)
- Art Direction – Henry Marquez
- Cello – Earl Madison, Ray Kelley
- Concertmaster, Violin [Lead Violin] – Assa Drori
- Contractor [String Section] – Brent Fischer
- Design [Package Design] – C.M.O.N.
- Engineer [Addtional Engineering] – Wayne Holmes
- Engineer [Assistant Mastering Engineer] – Brett Swain, Jeff DeMorris, Wayne Holmes
- Management [Artist Management] – Walter Lee (3)
- Mastered By – Brian Gardner
- Photography By – Najee, Pamela Springsteen
- Producer – George Duke
- Producer [Production Assistant] – Corine Duke
- Recorded By, Mixed By – Erik Zobler
- Viola – Janet Lakatos, Jorge Moraga, Margot MacLaine, Marylin Baker
- Violin – Bette Byers, Don Palmer, Francine Walsh, Hary Scorzo, Henry Ferber, Isabelle Daskoff, Israel Baker, Mari Botwidk, Pamela Gates, Patricia Johnson, Ron Clark, Sheldon Sanov
- Written-By – C. Hardaway (tracks: 2), G. Byrd (tracks: 3, 13), M. Sembello (tracks: 11), Stevie Wonder
