Best Jazz Soul
"Wild Is the Wind" is a studio album by Nina Simone, released in 1966 on Philips Records. The title track was originally composed by Dimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington for the 1957 Anthony Mann film of the same name. The album demonstrates Simone's dramatic interpretive range, moving fluidly between...
"The Genius of Ray Charles" is a 1959 studio album released on Atlantic Records, consisting of orchestral pop and jazz standards. The album features split personnel, with side one utilizing a large string orchestra arranged by Ralph Burns, while side two features a smaller jazz band with players lik...
"I Put a Spell on You" is a studio album by Nina Simone, originally released in 1965 on Philips Records. The album captures her commanding piano playing and emotionally intense vocal style, traversing a broad spectrum of genres including blues, folk, and traditional pop. It features the widely celeb...
First Take is the debut album by Roberta Flack, released on Atlantic Records in 1969. It was recorded over approximately ten hours at Atlantic Recording Studios in New York. The album includes "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972 after its...
"Soul '69" is a studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released in 1969 on Atlantic Records. Subtitled "Aretha's Jazz," the album distinguishes itself from her contemporaneous soul hits by focusing on jazz-influenced big-band arrangements. The record consists entirely of cover songs, featu...
"Black Radio" is a studio album by American pianist and producer Robert Glasper, released in 2012 on Blue Note Records. The album merges acoustic jazz instrumentation with the rhythmic structures of hip-hop and contemporary R&B. It was recorded with Glasper's Experiment band and built around live-in...
Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good” music video offers a powerful and iconic visual interpretation of her signature song. Recorded in 1965, it showcases Simone's intense stage presence and vocal ability within a dramatic setting. The performance is notable for its raw emotion and timeless quality. It appea...
"Liquid Spirit" is the third studio album by American jazz and soul vocalist Gregory Porter, released in 2013 on Blue Note Records. The album features a blend of traditional jazz, gospel, and smooth soul, anchored by Porter's rich baritone vocals and a backing band of horns, piano, and upright bass....
Studio album by American musician Jon Batiste, released in 2021, which won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year at the 2022 Grammy ceremony. Batiste is known as the bandleader of Stay Human on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and comes from a New Orleans musical family. We Are blends soul, jazz,...
Fourth studio album by American jazz-soul vocalist Gregory Porter, released in 2016 on Blue Note Records, debuting at number one in several European countries. Porter, born in Sacramento and raised in Bakersfield, California, gained recognition with his 2013 album 'Liquid Spirit,' which won the Gram...
Black Radio 2 is a 2013 studio album by the Robert Glasper Experiment, released on Blue Note Records as a follow-up to their acclaimed 2012 release. The project continues to pioneer a hybrid sound that fuses modern jazz piano chords with contemporary R&B, hip-hop, and electronic production. It featu...
Turn Me Loose is the sixth studio album by American R&B and jazz singer Ledisi, released in 2008 on Verve Forecast Records. The record heavily incorporates funk and soul influences, featuring production from notable figures like Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and Raphael Saadiq. It earned Ledisi two Gra...
Lost & Found is the eighth studio album by American R&B and jazz singer Ledisi, released on August 16, 2011, via Verve Forecast Records. The album consists of original tracks that explore themes of love, self-discovery, and emotional resilience through a blend of contemporary R&B and classic soul. I...
