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Top Contemporary Jazz Albums – June 25, 1988

John Hilderbrand — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 01:00:49 +0000

Bobby McFerrin had the top recording on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart 35 years ago. Simple Pleasures was spending its second week as the #1 album the week of June 25, 1988.

Simple Pleasures was a bestseller thanks to the massive success of the single “Don’t Worry Be Happy” According to McFerrin on the Questlove Supreme podcast, he has not performed that song live since November 1988. “I wanted the audience to know me as an improviser. I didn’t want to be falling back on that tune all the time or have them expect that.” He did admit that he will sometimes hint at it in the middle of a piece and he might do it for kids.

Rounding out the Top Ten of the Contemporary Jazz chart:

1. Bobby McFerrin, Simple Pleasures
2. George Howard, Reflections
3. Basia, Time and Tide
4. Rippingtons featuring Russ Freeman, Kilamanjaro
5. David Benoit, Every Step of the Way
6. Kirk Whalum, And You Know That!
7. Dianne Reeves, Dianne Reeves
8. Gamalon, Gamalon
9. Tim Heintz, Searching the Heart
10. Steve Kindler & Teja Bell, Dolphin Smiles

top selling contemporary jazz in June 1988: Bobby McFerrin, Kirk Whalum, Basia, Rippingtons, David Benoit, George Howard, John Patitucci, Tuck and Patti and more

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Debuting on the week’s chart at #21 was the first album from the husband and wife duo of Tuck & Patti with Tears of Joy. According to the Tuck & Patti website and Twitter account, Bobby McFerrin calls them “the best duo on the planet!” And they’re still together, which is really awesome.

John Patitucci led the Top Jazz Albums chart with his debut self-titled recording, released on GRP. He had a strong start with the album produced by his Electric Band boss Chick Corea and featuring bandmate Dave Weckl. Also enhancing John’s compositions were mighty Michael Brecker, Peter Eskine, Vinnie Colaiuta, John Beasley, and David Witham.

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Dianne Reeves – Beautiful Life

John Hilderbrand — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 23:36:00 +0000

Dianne Reeves returns to music stores today with her new recording, Beautiful Life. As she mentions in her YouTube introduction, “It’s been about, what, five years since I’ve been in the studio. In that five years, I’ve lived a lot of life.” She’s got some all-stars joining her: Robert Glasper, Gregory Porter, Richard Bona, Terri Lyne Carrington, Lalah Hathaway, Esperanza Spalding and the late George Duke.

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Review: Dianne Reeves – Christmas Time Is Here

John Hilderbrand — Sat, 27 Nov 2004 05:25:35 +0000

I’ve always thought jazz is the best genre for Christmas music. The intimacy of the jazz trio especially can make for some of the most enjoyable music of the holiday season.

Multi-Grammy winning vocalist Dianne Reeves proves this on her first seasonal recording Christmas Time Is Here. With the exception of a small number of guests, the entire recording is Dianne with her longtime trio of pianist Peter Martin, bassist Reuben Rogers, and drummer Greg Hutchinson. The selected songs are the standards you’d hope to see on a holiday recording.

Dianne shines on the less frequently heard songs such as the gentle “Christ Child’s Lullaby,” “A Child Is Born,” and a Brazilian flavored “Christmas Waltz.” Dianne and the trio’s version of “The Christmas Song” is going to be one of my favorites for a long time.

Christmas Time Is Here is a great addition to your holiday library. You can support this site by ordering it from Amazon.com.

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