Smooth jazz is a term used to describe commercially oriented crossover jazz music. Although often described as a "genre", it is a debatable and highly...
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Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay chart measures airplay spins on 15 smooth jazz radio stations in the United States. List of Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay...
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Smooth jazz is a radio format that includes songs by artists such as George Benson, Pat Metheny, Kenny G, Luther Vandross, Sade, Robin Thicke, Anita Baker...
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1980s in parallel with the development of a radio-friendly style called smooth jazz. Experimentation continued in the 1990s and 2000s. Fusion albums, even...
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used more chord-based improvisation. Cool jazz developed near the end of the 1940s, introducing calmer, smoother sounds and long, linear melodic lines. The...
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"Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January 6, 2024". Billboard. "Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, for the week ending Saturday, January...
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The following artists and bands have performed smooth jazz. Mindi Abair Gerald Albright Paula Atherton Gato Barbieri Walter Beasley Tom Colclough Steve...
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between honeyed smooth jazz and gripping pop—as its blockbuster singles, "Smooth Operator" and "Your Love is King," demonstrate. "Smooth Operator". Sade...
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Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay number-ones of the 2020s. 2020s in music "Full Bloom" – Dec 14 / Dec 21 / Dec 28 / Jan 4 / Jan 11 / Jan 18: "Smooth Jazz Airplay...
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from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. Drawing on sources such as smooth soul, smooth jazz, R&B, and disco, common stylistic traits include high-quality production...
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