Midnight in San Juan (Earl Klugh album)
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Midnight in San Juan is a smooth jazz
studio album by Earl Klugh
released on February 19, 1991. The album was a commercial success as it reached No.1 on many jazz radio and retail charts, including hitting No.1 on the Top Contemporary Jazz Albums charts. In this release, Klugh lays heavy emphasis on Latin and Caribbean elements. Two songs on the album feature legendary NEA Jazz Master
Jean "Toots" Thielemans
on the harmonica and Grammy Award
winner Don Sebesky
as conductor and arranger.
Smooth jazz
Smooth jazz is a genre of music that grew out of jazz fusion and is influenced by R&B, funk, rock, and pop music styles ....
studio album by Earl Klugh
Earl Klugh
Earl Klugh is an American smooth jazz/crossover jazz/jazz fusion guitarist and composer.At the age of 13, Klugh was captivated by the guitar playing of Chet Atkins when Atkins made an appearance on the Perry Como Show. Klugh was a performing guest on several of Atkins' albums...
released on February 19, 1991. The album was a commercial success as it reached No.1 on many jazz radio and retail charts, including hitting No.1 on the Top Contemporary Jazz Albums charts. In this release, Klugh lays heavy emphasis on Latin and Caribbean elements. Two songs on the album feature legendary NEA Jazz Master
NEA Jazz Masters
The National Endowment for the Arts , every year honors up to seven jazz musicians with Jazz Master Awards. The National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowships are the highest honors that the United States bestows upon jazz musicians...
Jean "Toots" Thielemans
Toots Thielemans
Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans , known as Toots Thielemans, is a Belgian jazz musician well known for his guitar and harmonica playing as well as his whistling. Thielemans is credited as one of the greatest harmonica players of the 20th century...
on the harmonica and Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
winner Don Sebesky
Don Sebesky
Don Sebesky is an American jazz trombonist and arranger.-Biography:Sebesky trained in trombone at the Manhattan School of Music; in his early career, he played with Kai Winding, Claude Thornhill, Tommy Dorsey, Warren Covington, Maynard Ferguson and Stan Kenton...
as conductor and arranger.
Track listing
- "Midnight in San Juan" - 5:53
- "Every Moment with You" - 3:57
- "Kissin' on the Beach" - 6:07
- "She Never Said Why" - 4:32
- "Movimientos del Alma (Rhythms of the Soul)" - 4:40
- "Jamaican Winds" - 3:44
- "Theme for a Rainy Day" - 5:26
- "Take You There" - 7:06
Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Top Contemporary Jazz Albums | 1 |
| 1991 | The Billboard 200 | 189 |
| 1991 | R&B Albums | 96 |