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| Studio album by Urban Knights | ||||
| Released | March 26, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 44:09 | |||
| Label | Narada | |||
| Producer | Ramsey Lewis (Exec.) | |||
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Urban Knights Presents the Chicago Project is the fifth studio album by the jazz group Urban Knights released in 2002 on Narada Records. The album reached No. 30 on the US Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart and No. 21 on the US Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.
Overview
Urban Knights Presents the Chicago Project was produced by Frayne Lewis.
Critical reception
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Matt Collar of Allmusic favourably wrote "Three artists who've worked prominently with Ramsey Lewis' Urban Knights group take center stage on The Chicago Project. Trumpeter Ron Haynes, guitarist Fareed Haque, and keyboardist Kevin Randolph under the production guidance of Urban Knight Frayne T. Lewis have concocted a funky and slick offering sure to please most smooth jazz aficionados. While these beat-heavy selections contain all the hallmarks of radio-friendly instrumental pop-jazz, there is the aura of something new here. Perhaps it's the Chicago post-rock, avant-jazz connotation of bands like Tortoise and Isotope 217 that lends a progressive edginess to this "project." Or, maybe it's the odd, angular keyboard background flourishes that add a forward-thinking, protean future feel to this otherwise mainstream production. Truthfully, though, there is little to compare on The Chicago Project with the experimental noodlings of the likes of John McEntire or Rob Mazurek. Primarily this is hip, danceable, studio-perfect music that references the best of European acid jazz. "
References
- ^ Urban Knights: Urban Knights Presents the Chicago Project. Narada Records. 2002.
- "Urban Knights: Urban Knights II (Top Contemporary Jazz Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019.
- "Urban Knights: Contemporary Jazz Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019.
- ^ Collar, Matt. "Urban Knights - Urban Knights Presents the Chicago Project". Allmusic. Retrieved January 2, 2025.