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Slow jams with quiet storm elements continued to be produced through the 2000s and 2010s. [4] Quiet storm songs are a mix of genres, including pop, contemporary R&B, smooth soul, smooth jazz and jazz fusion – songs having an easy-flowing and romantic character. The format first appeared in 1976 but initially it drew from songs recorded earlier.
Smooth jazz is a term used to describe commercially oriented crossover jazz music. Although often described as a "genre", it is a debatable and highly controversial subject in jazz music circles.
Randy Williams, better known by the stage name R Dub!, is an American DJ and radio host.He is the sultan of the micronation of Slowjamastan.He is best known as the host and creator of Sunday Night Slow Jams, which he created on 24 July 1994.
A slow jam is music with rhythm and blues and soul influences. Slow jams are commonly R&B ballads or downtempo songs, and are mostly soft-sounding with heavily emotional or romantic lyrical content. The earliest known use of the term is from a July 1, 1961, article in The Chicago Defender .
Quiet storm appropriates R&B and soul "slow jams" and recontextualizes them into rotations with their peers and predecessors. [ 15 ] Music journalist Jason King wrote, "Sensuous and pensive, quiet storm is seductive R&B, marked by jazz flourishes, 'smooth grooves,' and tasteful lyrics about intimate subjects.
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Angel Eyes: Ballads & Slow Jams is a 1996 album by the American jazz organist Jimmy Smith. The album was Smith's penultimate album, and his last recording for five years. [1] [2] On the Billboard Top Jazz Album charts Angel Eyes: Ballads & Slow Jams peaked at number 22. [3]
That's My Jam premieres in its regular time slot on Monday, Jan. 3 at 9 p.m. PT/ET. Catch a sneak episode of the show on Monday, Nov. 29 at 10 p.m. PT/ET following The Voice.