Rising Sun (Najee album)

Rising Sun is a studio album by American jazz saxophonist and flautist, Najee.

Rising Sun
Studio album by
Najee
Released2007
GenreJazz
Length47:46
LabelHeads Up
ProducerNajee, Chris Davis, James Lloyd, John Grant & Phil Davis
Najee chronology
My Point of View
(2005)		 Rising Sun
(2007)		 Mind Over Matter
(2009)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
All About Jazz[2]

Jonathan Widran of AllMusic says in reference to the track "Moody's Mood for Love", "Straight-ahead jazz critics have found it easy to dismiss Najee as a groove happy lightweight over the years, but tracks like this -- and so much of the powerful playing on this disc -- prove once and for all that he's a serious jazz player. Who just happens to like commercial R&B and play it like nobody's business."[1]

Jeff Winbush of All About Jazz gives the album 3½ out of 5 stars and says, "Najee's Rising Sun is stylish and sophisticated, and the fact that it should be very, very popular doesn't diminish the fact that it's a great listen all the way through."[2]

Smooth Jazz concludes their review with, "Najee is the mellow romantic side of smooth jazz, authentic."[3]

Brian Soergel of Jazz Times begins his review with, "Soprano saxophonist Najee has made it to his 10th solo CD, which means he must be doing something right."[4]

Ian Cooke reviews for The Urban Music Scene and writes that, "Blending various shades of straight-ahead as well as contemporary jazz, classic R&B and even indie rock, this set continues Najee’s innovative ideas."[5]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Clarity"John Mayer4:23
2."Brazilian Affair"Chris Davis4:14
3."Child at Heart"
4:15
4."Can't Wait Another Minute"Chris Davis4:12
5."Come What May" (featuring James Lloyd)
  • Jerome Najee Rasheed
  • James Lloyd
4:49
6."Out of a Dream"
  • Jerome Najee Rasheed
  • James Lloyd
4:55
7."Moody's Mood for Love"
4:54
8."Still in Love"Chris Davis4:15
9."Romance the Night" (featuring Phil Perry)
  • Chris Davis
  • Phil Perry
4:07
10."Smooth Sailing"Chris Davis3:34
11."Rising Sun"Chris Davis4:08
Total length:47:46

All track information and credits taken from the album liner notes.[6]

References
  1. Widran, Jonathan. Rising Sun at AllMusic
  2. Winbush, Jeff (8 September 2007). "Najee: Rising Sun". allaboutjazz.com. All About Jazz. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  3. "Najee - Rising Sun". smooth-jazz.de. Smooth Jazz. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  4. Soergel, Brian (1 October 2007). "Najee: Rising Sun". jazztimes.com. Jazz Times. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  5. Cooke, Ian. "Najee - Rising Sun". theurbanmusicscene.com. The Urban Music Scene. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  6. Najee. Rising Sun. Heads Up. 2007.
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