Slow Jams You Might Not Have Heard

[SandMan]

I by no means am musically gifted, but I do have a veritible plethora of knowledge in regards to quality "slow jams", I'm talking Old School, & New Stuff that sounds like old school, stuff to throw down wit ya lady...

If you like this kind of stuff then check back to this thread, as I will periodically give you some search ideas with Morpheus or whoever you use...

When you search, look for the artist & or title listed in my brief description.

My first 3 you may not have heard are:

1. Fantacy Love - This song features the work of Howard Hewitt on vocals and one of the best Jazz cross over musicians in the business - Stanley Clark. Hewitt for those of you that recall, got his big start with a band called Shalimar in the late 70's early 80's and had the blockbuster R&B hit "Second Time Around". Clark had several nice tunes with the musically gifted George Duke, better known as the Clark Duke Project.

2. Weekend Girl - SOS Band - Best known for their Hit "Take Your Time, Do it Right"

3. Isley Brothers - "Voyage to Atlantis" I've got a pretty big list for this group...

Enjoy the tunes, they are actively available on most music downloads...

[jazzredcat]

I agree; Stanley Clark is a very fine bass player. I first heard him with Chick Corea's Return To Forever group.:cool:

[magnus]

Nah. You got it all wrong

D'Angelo - Feel Like Makin' Love, When We Get By
Isley Brothers - (at your best) You Are Love, For the Love Of You, Footsteps in the dark

[SandMan]

Nah, not got it wrong... Isley has many... like the upbeat not to fast not to slow tune.. "Let me in your life"

[SandMan]

On wit da old school list of slow jems...


Rose Royce "Love don't live here anymore"

Barkays "Anticipation"

Gap Band " Wednesday Lover"

:cool:

[SandMan]

Teddy P - "Turn off the lights"

[SandMan]

Another classic oh so classic by Howard Hewitt -

"Say Amen"

[SandMan]

"Let Me Go" - Ray Parker Jr. play this when she want commit to you... :cool:

[SandMan]

The O'Jays "Brandy"

[lex]

i like john mayer's "comfortable" just now discoverd john mayer

obtw, and "green tea" is good, mVm. another one from your collection. the one by john scofield, m m & w. nice smooth jazz!

[jazzredcat]

Smooth jazz? Bring out the barf bag. :brb:

[SandMan]

The 30 plus crowd (who liked slow jams in high school - there about) probably know this tune)

But for you youngins lookin for classic slow tunes you might not have heard...

"ZOOM" Commodores

[SandMan]

For you Luther fans, he did a very nice remake of "How deep is your love".

[SandMan]

Keith Washington "Kissing You"

[SandMan]

Isley Brothers "Footsteps in the dark / You're Beside Me"

Classic

[magnus]

Originally posted by magnus ver magnusson

Isley Brothers Footsteps in the dark

oh well. guess we'll see this thread again in another month.

[magnus]

or at least by the time it mercifully falls off the first page.

[magnus]

you tend to do this a lot.

[magnus]

You sure are protesting a lot for having done nothing wrong. :confused:

[SandMan]

Kieth Sweat "Nobody"

[SandMan]

Teddy Pendergrass "Love TKO"

[jazzredcat]

Is "Slow Jams" what we usta call back in the old days "Fuck Songs"? :)

Wow Slow Jams! How quaint.

[jazzredcat]

I apologize for the facetious tone of my last post; but...:)

[SandMan]

Originally posted by jazzredcat
I apologize for the facetious tone of my last post; but...:)

No problem... yea back in da 80's we use to play da slow jams to get close to da lady, you can call em fuck songs, but not till after you're done.. . :D any come to mind for you?

[jazzredcat]

Bossa nova and light latin stuff always worked for warming up.

"......you can call em fuck songs, but not till after you're done.. ."

I liked Weather Report's "Birdland" for afterwards.

:tool:

[SandMan]

Originally posted by jazzredcat
Bossa nova and light latin stuff always worked for warming up.


I liked Weather Report's "Birdland" for afterwards.



I'm stretched now, its late, but I want to say that the Blackbyrds had a tune named "Birdland" - hmmm it was semi Jazz type, I think.

[jazzredcat]

"I'm stretched now, its late, but I want to say that the Blackbyrds had a tune named "Birdland" - hmmm it was semi Jazz type, I think."

Wow SandMan, you must have been born yesterday;)

The "Birdland" I spoke of was by a '70's(?)fusion group called
WEATHER REPORT. They were jazz musicians doing crossover instrumental fusion stuff, very successful I might add; not like the
Beatles or Matthews, but quite successful for jazz type fusion.

[SandMan]

Originally posted by jazzredcat
[B
Wow SandMan, you must have been born yesterday;)

The "Birdland" I spoke of was by a '70's(?)fusion group called
WEATHER REPORT. They were jazz musicians doing crossover instrumental fusion stuff, very successful I might add; not like the
Beatles or Matthews, but quite successful for jazz type fusion. [/B]

1963 - Anyway, I can't find it now...but no it was not the Blackbyrds song I was thinking of... Quincy Jones did an LP with multiple artist that had a tune called Birdland...

I'm off to do some research to confirm...:D

[SandMan]

Originally posted by SandMan


1963 - Anyway, I can't find it now...but no it was not the Blackbyrds song I was thinking of... Quincy Jones did an LP with multiple artist that had a tune called Birdland...

I'm off to do some research to confirm...:D

It took me a few minutes to confirm but yea, there was a song called Birdland on a Quincy Jones LP - Back on the Block which featured many great singers like Howard Hewitt ( I think), Tevin Campbell, Barry White, and many more... Birdland, If I am correct featured Miles Davis, Coltrane, and Dizzy G... (thought he had been dead a while?) anyway - cool tune - no lyrics.

[jazzredcat]

SandMan,

Don't doubt you for a minute. The word "Bird" was used many times in jazz, mostly in reference/memory of the great jazz alto saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker. He, along with Thelonious Monk(originally from Rockmount, NC), Dizzy Gillespie, and a few others are credited with starting modern jazz/bebop.

[SandMan]

Cool... I was more trying to confirm my own memory... sounds like you know your Jazz... when you get a chance check out the Quincy Jones version of Birdland... I gotta find the one you are talking about...

[SandMan]

Hey Jazz, I finally took the time to download Birdland from the Weather Report... Its the same tune I'm talking about.... If you have high speed I'll email the mp3 from the Quincy jones, just send me a PM...

Now my question is who did the first song first? I know the QJ version was done in the early 80's I think....

[jazzredcat]

SandMan,

The tune "Birdland" is Joe Zawinul's brainchild. He wrote it, formed the band WEATHER REPORT with saxist Wayne Shorter(one of the most creative players and composers in jazz today)
a few years after he left Cannonball Adderly.
Both Shorter and Zawinul were with Miles Davis also.

Many groups have recorded "Birdland" because of it's popularity.


[You can take that to the bank. :)]

[SandMan]

Originally posted by jazzredcat

Many groups have recorded "Birdland" because of it's popularity.



So have you heard the version from the QJ LP?

[jazzredcat]

"So have you heard the version from the QJ LP?"

Nope.

I'd like to give it a listen, if you'll be so kind as to post the cd
title.

I'm familiar with QJ writing and arranging though, especially in a jazz format. He did some things for Basie back in the 60s that are
quite memorable.
I'll warn you ahead of time, I'm partial to the original WEATHER REPORT version. I know Quincy can do some raucous funk, if the money's right. :)

[SandMan]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002LJA.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Probably one of my most favorite R&B LPs...

1. Prologue (20's Rap) (Quincy's Rap)
2. Back on the Block
3. I Don't Go for That
4. I'll Be Good to You
5. (The Verb to Be)
6. We B. Dooinit [Acappella Party]
7. The Place You Find Love
8. (Jazz Corner of the Word) [Introduction to Birdland]
9. Birdland
10. Setembro (Brazilian Wedding Song)
11. One Man Woman
12. Tomorrow (Better You, Better Me)
13. [Prelude to the Garden]
14. The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)


Edit, and you might find a few slow jams you have not heard on that one... :cool:

[jazzredcat]

Thanks SandMan, I'll check it out.

You might check out HEAVY WEATHER by Weather Report.

:)

[SandMan]

Weather Report is cool... I likes me some Jazz.

Back to the Slow Jams... ;)

Most everyone hates M. Jackson, but how many heard "You are not alone" Good Slow Jam... (If you like slow jams)

[SandMan]

Atlantic Star "Lets Get Closer"

Slow jams in the morning when I'm not quit ready to go full speed. ;)

[SandMan]

Ready For The World "Love You Down"

[lex]

the closest i can think of is quincy jones' "jook joint" album. :mushy:

[SandMan]

Gotta love da slow jams...

Luther Vandross "If only for one night"

[SandMan]

Stanley Clark / George Duke "Right by my side"

[SandMan]

Barry White "Kiss and say goodbye" (Remake)

[SandMan]

Stanley Clark & George Duke "Touch & Go"

[SandMan]

Jeffrey Osborne "Only human"

[SandMan]

Kemistry (I think) "Love Calls" What an awesome freakin slow jam....:cool:

[SandMan]

Yep... Kem

[SandMan]

Surface "Closer than friends"

[Flyjax]

Originally posted by SandMan
Yep... Kem :applause:

[SandMan]

Originally posted by Flyjax
:applause:

:xyzthumbs

[SandMan]

Originally posted by
Barry White "Kiss and say goodbye" (Remake)

Thanks for the memories Barry... you da man!

[SandMan]

Babyface "Every time I close my eyes"

[SandMan]

Ready For The World "Let me love you down" :cool: