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25 Killer Cocktail Hour Jazz Tracks

Our very own Mechial “The Groovematist” White is letting us in on his secret recipe for a super unique cocktail hour that will have your guests bobbing their heads and tapping their feet.  You want jazz with flavor, then this list is it, check it out:

25.  In All My Wildest Dreams – Joe Sample

24.  Angela (Theme from ‘Taxi’) – Bob James

23.  Keep Island Blues (feat Ane Brun) – Koop

22.  Ol’ Man River – Gene Ammons

21.  Down to the Bone – Staten Island Groove

20.  Moanin’ – Art Blakey

19.  Rain Dance – Jeff Lorber

18.  Birdland – Maynard Ferguson

17.  The Sweetest Taboo – Sade

16.  Flowers – The Emotions

15.  Human Nature – Michael Jackson (might not be Jazz, but it’s a groove, put it on)

14.  Gentle Rain – Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto

13.  Nautilus – Bob James

12.  Zoom – The Commodores

11.  Morning – Al Jarreu

10.  Breezin’ – George Benson & Al Jarreau

9. On Broadway – George Benson

8. Mo’ Better Blues – Branford Marsalis Quartet

7. Move On Up – Curtis Mayfield

6.  The Urban Theme – Maxwell

5. Cissy Strut – The Meters

4.  Knucklehead – Grover Washington Jr

3.  Rainforest – Paul Hardcastle

2.  Take Five (Extended) – Dave Brubeck

  1.  Feeling Good – Nina Simone