Urban Knights I
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Urban Knights I is a jazz album by Urban Knights
which was released on GRP records in 1995. The album reached number 3 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums Chart.
Urban Knights
The Urban Knights is an all-star smooth jazz band which features one of the jazz greats, pianist Ramsey Lewis. Their first self-titled debut album in 1995 included prominent musicians Grover Washington, Jr., Omar Hakim, Victor Bailey and the Emotions to name a few...
which was released on GRP records in 1995. The album reached number 3 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums Chart.
Track listing
- On the Radio (Maurice White, Bill Meyers) 4:40
- Wanna Be With You (Wayne Vaughn, Maurice White) 4:41
- Chill (Maurice White, Bill Meyers) 6:08
- Hearts of Longing (Omar Hakim) 7:15
- Friendship (Maurice White; Bill Meyers) 4:12
- Miracle (Ramsey Lewis, Frayne Lewis, Bobby Lewis, Omar Hakim) 5:09
- The Rose (Maurice White, Robyn Smith) 4:34
- Urban Samba (Ramsey Lewis) 4:42
- Forever More (Mike Logan) 5:59
- Senegal (Maurice White, Bill Meyers) 6:49
Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Heatseekers | 17 |
| 1995 | Top Contemporary Jazz Albums | 3 |
Personnel
- Paul Arnold Producer
- Victor Bailey Bass, Bass (Electric)
- Jason Claiborne Design
- Paulinho Da CostaPaulinho Da CostaPaulinho da Costa is a Brazilian percussionist born in Rio de Janeiro, considered one of the most recorded musicians of modern times. Playing over two hundred percussion instruments, he has participated in thousands of recording sessions, Grammy Award-winning albums, hit songs, soundtracks, radio...
Percussion - Tony Dawsey Mastering
- The EmotionsThe EmotionsThe Emotions are an American all female soul and R&B singing group. The group was formed in its current hometown of Chicago, Illinois originally consisting of the three Hutchinson sisters, all the children of Joseph and Lillian Hutchinson....
Vocals - Carl Griffin Executive Producer
- Omar HakimOmar HakimOmar Hakim is an American jazz, jazz fusion and pop music drummer.Hakim credits jazz vibraphonist Mike Mainieri with giving him his first break in 1980; Hakim appeared in a video with Mainieri called The Jazz Life and began working with singer Carly Simon through Mainieri...
Drums, Vocals - Jeanette Hawes Vocals
- Freddie HubbardFreddie HubbardFrederick Dewayne "Freddie" Hubbard was an American jazz trumpeter. He was known primarily for playing in the bebop, hard bop and post bop styles from the early 1960s and on...
Trumpet - Sheila HutchinsonThe EmotionsThe Emotions are an American all female soul and R&B singing group. The group was formed in its current hometown of Chicago, Illinois originally consisting of the three Hutchinson sisters, all the children of Joseph and Lillian Hutchinson....
Vocals - Paul Jackson, Jr. Guitar
- Henry Johnson
- Hollis King Art Direction, Illustrations
- Paul Klingberg Engineer
- Mike Kloster Mixing Assistant
- Michael Landy Digital Editing
- Ramsey LewisRamsey LewisRamsey Emmanuel Lewis, Jr. is an American jazz composer, pianist and radio personality. Ramsey Lewis has recorded over 80 albums and has received seven gold records and three Grammy Awards so far in his career.-Biography:...
Piano - Michael Logan Synthesizer, Vocals
- Bill Meyers Synthesizer, Arranger
- Don Murray Mixing
- David Nathan Liner Notes
- Phil Onofrio Photography
- Jimi Randolph Producer
- Wanda VaughnThe EmotionsThe Emotions are an American all female soul and R&B singing group. The group was formed in its current hometown of Chicago, Illinois originally consisting of the three Hutchinson sisters, all the children of Joseph and Lillian Hutchinson....
Vocals - Grover Washington Jr. Saxophone, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
- Maurice WhiteMaurice WhiteMaurice White is a Grammy Award–winning American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, arranger. He is the older brother of Verdine White and Fred White and the leader and founder of the band Earth, Wind & Fire...
Arranger, Producer