Top 100 Contemporary Jazz Songs – #94 | Najee

One of the FINEST contemporary jazz sax players of the art: NAJEE, brought joy to the world when he arrived to the scene with breakout R&B/Jazz classic single “Betcha Don’t Know.” Found on debut LP, “Najee’s Theme” (EMI America) back in 1986, So much so…

He went on and became one of Billboard’s greatest chart hitting Jazz artists. Won global appeal with awards from the NAACP, Soul Train, Recipient of the United States Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award…joined countless music legends on album and concert throughout music history spanning the last 35+ years & on. The album, from where the track came from, “Najee’s Theme” was nominated for “Best R&B Instrumental Performance” back in 1988 from the Grammys.

And it STILL rocks steady…TODAY:

Mr. Jerome Najee Rasheed is still on the scene with current music, with a fan-base outside of the U.S. growing “Day By Day.” His music flows and grows on T.U.M.S. every time our jazz music lovers stop by. Type in NAJEE in our search bar above right and you’ll see.

For now, take a ride back with us and listen to “Betcha Don’t Know”! The list continues….

To access our current countdown list of Top 100 Contemporary Jazz Songs, please click here!

Terrill Hanna/Publisher – Owner
The Urban Music Scene.com

PS: This is not a countdown, this is a collection.