Urban Knights

Urban Knights
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Styles: Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Fusion, Jazz-Pop
Biography: The smooth jazz all-star collective Urban Knights features pianist Ramsey Lewis as its constant member. Sometime Urban Knights include Grover Washington Jr., Maurice White, the Emotions, Najee, Dave Koz, Fareed Haque, and Earl Klugh. Lewis united the various Knights for outings like 1995's self-titled ...Read full biography
Urban Knights III
Released: 2000
Label: EMI
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Most artists' idea of giving back to their communities involves some sort of charitable work or financial contribution. On Urban Knights III, legendary pianist Ramsey Lewis reaches deeper, forgoing the ...Read full review
Urban Knights IV
Released: 2001
Label: EMI
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Due largely to the inclusion of trumpeter Ron Haynes -- a one-time Donald Byrd protégé -- the fourth entry by Ramsey Lewis' smooth jazz supergroup is reminiscent of Byrd's seminal 1970s recordings. While ...Read full review
More Urban Knights albums: Main Albums (6), Compilations (2)
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