Soul Lounge is defined as contemporary jazz meets chill-out. With the title song we enter the chill-out zone. Bona Fide transforms the shuffle beat known by acid jazz into a lower more relaxed tempo, certainly more accessible for smooth jazz radio structure. Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of funky, secular testifying." Catchy rhythms, stressed by handclaps and extemporaneous body moves, are an important feature of soul music. Other characteristics are a call and response between the soloist and the chorus, and an especially tense vocal sound. The genre also occasionally uses improvisational additions, twirls and auxiliary sounds. ~ from Wikipedia

Neo Soul 2 is the second installment of the smoothest soul music yo've ever heard. Veteran producer and composer Josquin des Pres teams up with multi-talented newcomer Brett Michael Wiesman to deliver the second installment of the critically acclaimed bestseller "Neo Soul".

Reminiscent of 1970's soul music and combined with new millennium Hip Hop, Jazz and R&B, Neo-Soul has been steadily conquering clubs and airwaves the world over. It all started in the mid-1990's, when a handful of new artists looked back to more traditional sources of inspiration. Veteran producers and songwriters Josquin des Pres and Bernard Torelli team up here to deliver the definitive Neo Soul experience. A host of top players--Carl Evans on keyboards (Stevie Wonder, Barry White, Fattburger), David Stark on guitar (Rick James, Teena Marie), and numerous others-- heat up this simmering cauldron of construction kits, oozing Hip Hop and R&B at an ethereal level and celebrating soul music's resurgence with over 50 steamy compositions. Whether you're a remixer, DJ, producer, songwriter, rapper, sound designer, or just searching for rich smooth flavored grooves, this collection will enhance your sound library with just the right amount of sweat, longing and passion.

Here are 3CDs of the finest soul music performed by some of the world’s greatest singers, and a 24 page book on their life and work. 60 tracks from the cream of soul music royalty, including Bobby Womack, Ike & Tina Turner, Curtis Mayfield, Barry White, Wilson Pickett and many, many more…

Neo Soul 2 is the second installment of the smoothest soul music yo've ever heard. Veteran producer and composer Josquin des Pres teams up with multi-talented newcomer Brett Michael Wiesman to deliver the second installment of the critically acclaimed bestseller "Neo Soul".

Neo Soul 2 is the second installment of the smoothest soul music yo've ever heard. Veteran producer and composer Josquin des Pres teams up with multi-talented newcomer Brett Michael Wiesman to deliver the second installment of the critically acclaimed bestseller "Neo Soul".

Here are 3CDs of the finest soul music performed by some of the world’s greatest singers, and a 24 page book on their life and work. 60 tracks from the cream of soul music royalty, including Bobby Womack, Ike & Tina Turner, Curtis Mayfield, Barry White, Wilson Pickett and many, many more…

2003 compilation highlights the mid to late 60s country scene when a more soulful, funky sound emerged with artists like Larry Jon Wilson, Razzy, Charlie Rich, Eddie Hinton, Tony Joe White, Travis Wammack, Donnie Fritz, Delaney & Bonnie, Reuben Howell, Jim Ford, & more. It might sound a little out, if you try and sit down and think about it. Country guys laying down serious soul music. White guys, with pick-ups laying down gospel soul claps, and syncopated horn lines. But it is all in here. And it isnt cheesy or strange, if you are to really think about it. This music is strange, joyous, sometimes corny (The Post 73'cuts) but genuinely soulful documents of a non homogenized American musical landscape. It helps us all to remember that Muscle Shoals studio had a mess of white dudes laying it down with Aretha, and Otis. So have faith. In the vein of Bobby Womack, Dusty Springfield, Charlie Rich, Booker T, and even Lambchop on some soulful excursion. - amazon.com

"Luxury Soul 2007 " delivers 35 quality soul songs from the Expansion label and makes them available at a very special price. Expansion sponsor the 'Luxury Soul Weekenders' which are hosted by Hilton Hotels and promoted in conjunction with Smooth FM. On this collection, Expansion showcases the smoother end of it's r&b repertoire with individual tracks taken from artist albums released on the label. At a very special price, this collection also serves to tempt those less familiar with Expansion to try their special brand of soul and hopefully investigate the original albums. Some of the finest names in soul music are included here, both new and veteran, with over three hours of incredible music.

Hang on Sloopy-The McCoys Summer in the City-The Lovin' Spoonful Double Shot (of my baby's love)-The Swingin' Medallions Journey to the Center of the Mind-Amboy Dukes Liar Liar-The Castaways Kicks-Paul Revere and the Raiders Shape of Things-The Yardbirds Psychotic Reaction-The Count Five Itchycoo Park-Small Faces Eight Miles High-The Byrds Little Bit O' Soul-Music Explosion Surfin' Bird-The Trashmen

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A budget three-CD set, Soul Hits of the 80's collects some of that awkward decade's soul moments from the Columbia/Sony catalog. Note the author's use of "moments" and the title's use of "hits," because they are, in fact, talking about the same songs. Not everything here was a hit, with some of the songs just squeaking into the Billboard Top 100; however, regardless of chart position, they do represent the era very well. There's a broad range of work here, from jazz crossovers like Stanley Jordan with "Heaven Sent You" and Grover Washington with "Summer Nights" to straight pop crossovers like Deniece Williams with "Let's Hear It for the Boy" and the classic and true hit "Easy Lover" by Philip Bailey and Phil Collins. Other actual chart-toppers here include "Juicy Fruit" by Mtume, Herbie Hancock with the seismic hit "Rockit," and one-hit wonder Johnny Kemp with "Just Got Paid." Luther Vandross, Teena Marie, Bill Withers, Babyface, and Regina Belle are a few of the others whose tracks pepper this 40-song (!) collection. It's not definitive, but does a fine job of representing just how broad soul music's reach had become in the '80s.

A treasure trove for musicians looking for a real Soul sound to their songs. Library is written exclusively for Native Instruments legend of American Soul Music and Jazz George Duke (5-time winner of the award Grammy). In total more than five hundred keyboard loops that are ready for use. All loops are cut and fit perfectly in tempo. The following tools are included: Acoustic Piano, Rhodes, Wurlitzer and Clavinet. Worked on the material Erik Zobler, using vintage equipment. Available in two versions of each loop: Clean and Tubes & Tapes. The sound was passed through a variety of amplifiers before being sent to the recording to analog Ampex tape to add an authentic warm character. Also available loops in WAV format in case if you decide to use them outside of Kontakt.

Edwin Starr (January 21, 1942 – April 2, 2003) was an American soul music singer. Starr is most famous for his Norman Whitfield produced Motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the number one hit "War".