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- Active: '80s, '90s
- Genres: Jazz
- Instrument: Sax (Tenor), Sax (Soprano), Flute
- Representative Albums: "Songs from the Key of Life," "The Best of Najee," "Rising Sun"
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Jerome Najee Rasheed born in New York, NY is a Jazz/Smooth Jazz artist.
He was a member of Chaka Khan's band in 1983, (The Ain't Nobody Tour). In addition to all the saxophones (Tenor, Alto and Soprano), Najee also plays flute, and keyboards. He is one of the first innovators of Urban Contemporary Jazz/Smooth Jazz, which grew in popularity throughout the 1990's to this day. His first 4 albums certified Gold by the RIAA. He was nominated for a Grammy in 1988 for "Najee's Theme". He won the Soul Train Music Awards in 1993 and 1995 for best Jazz Artist. Most recent awards include The NAACP Image Awards 2006 and the 2008 Trumpet Awards.
Najee has performed and recorded with other artists, including singers Freddie Jackson, Will Downing and Jeffrey Osborne, and instrumentalists Marcus Miller, Charles Earland, Paul Jackson Jr. and George Duke. He recorded a tribute album in honor of Stevie Wonder, featuring covers of songs from Wonder's 1976 album, Songs in the Key of Life. He also played and toured with Prince from 2001 to 2003 and recorded The "Rainbow Children" CD and is featured on the "One Night Alone" (Live)CD. His greatest-hits album, The Best of Najee, was released in 1998.
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On Najee's first album, "Najee's Theme", the song entitled Sweet Love is a cover/instrumental version of Anita Baker's classic hit.
Najee's Theme
Day by Day
Tokyo Blue
Just an Illusion
Share My World
Songs from the Key of Life
Morning Tenderness
The Best of Najee
Love Songs
Embrace
My Point of View
"Rising Sun"
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