incognito Archives - ContemporaryJazz.com https://contemporaryjazz.com/category/incognito Celebrating 30 Years Online! Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:08:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://i0.wp.com/contemporaryjazz.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/cropped-ContemporaryJazz-mascot-logo-favicon-512x512-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 incognito Archives - ContemporaryJazz.com https://contemporaryjazz.com/category/incognito 32 32 124780169 Top Contemporary Jazz Chart – July 2, 1994 https://contemporaryjazz.com/top-contemporary-jazz-chart-july-2-1994 https://contemporaryjazz.com/top-contemporary-jazz-chart-july-2-1994#respond Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:43:12 +0000 https://contemporaryjazz.com/?p=5189 Tenderness from Al Jarreau was a live-in-the-studio recording that blended the intimacy of a concert performance with the polish of a studio album. Produced by Marcus Miller, the project featured an all-star cast including Joe Sample, David Sanborn, Michael Brecker, Patches Stewart, Steve Gadd, Eric Gale,  and acclaimed soprano Kathleen Battle. The album found Jarreau […]

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]]> Tenderness from Al Jarreau was a live-in-the-studio recording that blended the intimacy of a concert performance with the polish of a studio album. Produced by Marcus Miller, the project featured an all-star cast including Joe Sample, David Sanborn, Michael Brecker, Patches Stewart, Steve Gadd, Eric Gale,  and acclaimed soprano Kathleen Battle. The album found Jarreau revisiting classics such as “Try a Little Tenderness,” “Your Song,” “My Favorite Things,” “She’s Leaving Home,” and “Summertime,” while also including updated versions of his own compositions like “We Got By” and “Save Your Love for Me.” Tenderness may be one of the most relaxed and inspired recordings of Jarreau’s career, pairing his vocal agility with stellar talent and songs that gave him plenty of room to soar.

Top Contemporary Jazz Albums
Week of July 2, 1994

# Artist Album
1 Kenny G Breathless ▶
2 David Sanborn Hearsay ▶
3 Al Jarreau Tenderness ▶
4 Norman Brown After the Storm ▶
5 John Tesh Project Sax by the Fire ▶
6 The Benoit/Freeman Project The Benoit/Freeman Project ▶
7 Boney James Backbone ▶
8 Incognito Positivity ▶
9 Nancy Wilson Love, Nancy ▶
10 Paul Hardcastle Hardcastle ▶
11 Gerald Albright Smooth ▶
12 Bob James Restless ▶
13 Patti Austin That Secret Place ▶
14 Fourplay Between the Sheets ▶
15 Dave Koz Lucky Man ▶
16 Marion Meadows Forbidden Fruit ▶
17 Gil Scott-Heron Spirits ▶
18 Candy Dulfer Sax-A-Go-Go ▶
19 Ronny Jordan The Quiet Revolution ▶
20 Stanley Clarke East River Drive ▶
21 Carl Anderson Heavy Weather Sunlight Again ▶
22 Tom Scott Reed My Lips ▶
23 Joe McBride A Gift for Tomorrow ▶
24 Yellowjackets Run for Your Life ▶
25 Nelson Rangell Yes, Then Yes ▶

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]]> https://contemporaryjazz.com/top-contemporary-jazz-chart-july-2-1994/feed 0 5189 Top Contemporary Jazz Albums – April 22, 1995 https://contemporaryjazz.com/top-contemporary-jazz-albums-april-22-1995 https://contemporaryjazz.com/top-contemporary-jazz-albums-april-22-1995#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2025 20:47:45 +0000 https://contemporaryjazz.com/?p=4458 According to Billboard magazine, here were the Top Contemporary Jazz Albums for the week of April 22, 1995!   Meanwhile, over on the Top Jazz Albums for the same week, David Sanborn was on top with Pearls, his lush recording with orchestral arrangements. And Grover Washington, Jr. was also on the chart with All My […]

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]]> According to Billboard magazine, here were the Top Contemporary Jazz Albums for the week of April 22, 1995!  

Meanwhile, over on the Top Jazz Albums for the same week, David Sanborn was on top with Pearls, his lush recording with orchestral arrangements. And Grover Washington, Jr. was also on the chart with All My Tomorrows, a more stripped-down  album with strings.

Top Contemporary Jazz Albums

Week of April 22, 1995

# Artist Album  
1 Kenny G Breathless ►
2 Pat Metheny Group We Live Here ►
3 Spyro Gyra Love & Other Obsessions ►
4 John Tesh Project Sax on the Beach ►
5 George Duke Illusions ►
6 Phil Perry Pure Pleasure ►
7 Najee Share My World ►
8 Norman Brown After the Storm ►
9 Incognito Positivity ►
10 John Tesh Project Sax by the Fire ►
11 Pieces of a Dream Goodbye Manhattan ►
12 David Sanborn The Best of David Sanborn ►
13 Tom Scott Night Creatures ►
14 Jeff Lorber West Side Stories ►
15 Acoustic Alchemy Against the Grain ►
16 Hilary James & Bob James Flesh and Blood ►
17 Dave Koz Lucky Man ►
18 Russ Freeman & The Rippingtons Sahara ►
19 Chris Botti First Wish ►
20 Peter White Reflections ►
21 Fourplay Between the Sheets ►
22 Richard Elliot After Dark ►
23 Fattburger Livin’ Large ►
24 Avenue Blue Avenue Blue Featuring Jeff Golub ►
25 George Howard A Home Far Away ►

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]]> https://contemporaryjazz.com/top-contemporary-jazz-albums-april-22-1995/feed 1 4458 Top Contemporary Jazz April 17, 1994: Incognito, Bob James and more https://contemporaryjazz.com/chart-april-17-1994 https://contemporaryjazz.com/chart-april-17-1994#respond Mon, 29 Apr 2024 01:46:40 +0000 https://contemporaryjazz.com/?p=4204 The top ten contemporary jazz recordings, ranked by ContemporaryJazz.com, from the week of April 17, 1994! David Benoit and Russ Freeman, The Benoit/Freeman Project Paul Hardcastle, Hardcastle Dave Weckl, Hard-Wired The Solsonics, Jazz in the Present Tense Mark Johnson, Mark Johnson Incognito, Positivity Bob James, Restless John Scofield and Pat Metheny, I Can See Your […]

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montage of album covers of top contemporary jazz from April 17, 1994

  1. David Benoit and Russ Freeman, The Benoit/Freeman Project
  2. Paul Hardcastle, Hardcastle
  3. Dave Weckl, Hard-Wired
  4. The Solsonics, Jazz in the Present Tense
  5. Mark Johnson, Mark Johnson
  6. Incognito, Positivity
  7. Bob James, Restless
  8. John Scofield and Pat Metheny, I Can See Your House From Here 
  9. United Future Organization, United Future Organization
  10. Mark Portmann, Driving Beverly Hills

Listen below to my selected tracks from this chart! The Mark Johnson recording doesn’t appear available on streaming so it’s not on the playlist but you can still hear Mark Johnson music from the JVC years!

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