The Morning After: A Musical Love Journey

by Najee

Overview

Conceived as a musical journey of love, Najee's 2013 album, The Morning After, finds the sweet-toned, smooth jazz saxophonist delivering a set of songs that bring you along on a sensual and romantic road trip. The album follows up Najee's equally as passionate 2012 release, The Smooth Side of Soul. Along with a bevy of superb studio musicians, Najee is backed here by a capable rhythm section featuring keyboardist Demonte Posey, guitarist Ray Fuller, bassist Bill Sharpe, and drummer Daniel "dpondrums" Powell. Also featured is vocalist Meli'sa Morgan, who adds her warm and throaty vocal presence to the intimate R&B-infused track "In the Mood to Take It Slow." Elsewhere on The Morning After, Najee delves into the buoyant, streamlined jazz funk of "Rendezvous," the smooth jazz noir of "Paseo Nuevo," and the sparkling, groove-oriented "Trip to the Moon." Those tracks, as with all of the songs on The Morning After, are supremely romantic, soulful songs that straddle the line between contemporary R&B, instrumental jazz, and pop. ~ Matt Collar

Product Details

Release Date:	10/22/2013
Label:	Shanachie
UPC:	0016351541321
Rank:	74049

Tracks

1. Anticipation
2. Rendezvous
3. San Tropez
4. In the Mood to Take It Slow
5. Paseo Nuevo
6. Champs ¿¿lys¿¿es
7. Mafalala
8. Trip to the Moon
9. The Morning After
10. Shinjuku [In Memory of George Duke]
11. W 72 and Broadway

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Najee   Primary Artist,Flute,Sax (Tenor),Sax (Soprano)
Nick Lane   Trombone
Meli'sa Morgan   Vocals,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Anthony Saunders   Vocals (Background)
Brian Bromberg   Soloist,Fretless Bass,Bass (Acoustic)
Bill Sharpe   Bass
Lee Thornburg   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Daniel Powell   Drums
Tony Tolbert   Vocals (Background)
Marcus Adams   Saxophone
Taschi Lynell   Vocals
Ray Fuller   Guitar
Demonte Posey   Keyboards,Synthesizer Bass
Joel Taylor   Drums
Nick Smith   Piano

Technical Credits

Joel Taylor   Composer
Anthony Saunders   Composer
Tom McCauley   Mixing,Engineer
Brian Bromberg   Composer,Producer
John Cranfield   Assistant Engineer
Najee   Composer,Producer
Tony Tolbert   Composer
Davy D   Mastering
Robert Ector   Photography
Lorien Babajian   Package Design
Gwendolyn Jackson   Coordination
Joyce Meli'sa Morgan   Composer
Ken Eisennagle   Assistant Engineer
Kim Fields   Art Direction
Nia Ervin   Production Assistant
Superb Clawson   Composer
Erik Zobler   Engineer
Demonte Posey   Composer,Producer
Nick Smith   Composer