Search - Artist/Band: Najee

• Name: Najee
• Birth Place: NY
• Decades Active: 1980,1990,2000
• Genre: Jazz
• Styles: Adult Contemporary, Crossover Jazz, Instrumental Pop, Jazz-Pop, Quiet Storm, Smooth Jazz, Urban, Contemporary Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
• Moods: Refined/Mannered, Earnest, Soothing, Elegant, Intimate, Laid-Back/Mellow, Romantic

Title	Release
Mind Over Matter	08/21/2009
Rising Sun	08/14/2007
My Point of View	08/23/2005
Embrace	10/07/2003
Classic Masters	06/24/2003
Love Songs	03/28/2000
The Best of Najee	11/17/1998
Morning Tenderness	11/03/1998
Songs from the Key of Life	11/07/1995
Share My World	1994
Just an Illusion W	1992
Tokyo Blue	1990
Day by Day	1988
Najee's Theme	1986

One of the best-selling instrumentalists of the late '80s to mid-'90s, Najee has been a consistent favorite in the quiet storm and so-called "smooth jazz" markets. Often compared to Kenny G, George Howard, and Dave Koz, the New Yorker has been greatly influenced by Grover Washington, Jr. -- although he hasn't been nearly as adventurous. Heavily produced and quite formulaic, Najee's albums have tended to avoid improvisation and strive for commercial radio airplay above all else. Debuting in 1987 with Najee's Theme, Najee was an immediate hit in the new adult contemporary (NAC) market. Similar pop/urban jazz dates like 1988's Day By Day and 1990's Tokyo Blue did nothing to jeopardize his niche on smooth jazz radio. On stage, Najee takes some risks and stretches out more. Morning Tenderness was released in 1998, followed by Love Songs (2000), Embrace (2003), My Point of View (2005), True Spirit (with John Grant, Victor Williams and Dennis Chambers in 2006), Rising Sun (2007), and Mind Over Matter (2009). ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide