Artist	Song
Kenny G	Songbird
from The Essential Kenny G (2006)
George Benson	This Masquerade
from Breezin' (2005)
Al Jarreau	We're In This Love Together
from The Very Best Of: An Excellent Adventure (2009)
Bob James & David Sanborn	Maputo
from Double Vision (2009)
George Benson	Breezin'
from The George Benson Collection (2009)
David Sanborn	Straight to the Heart
from Straight to the Heart (2005)
Fourplay	Bali Run
from Fourplay (2010)
Grover Washington, Jr.	Jammin'
from Anthology (2008)
Weather Report	Mysterious Traveller
from Mysterious Traveller (2002)
Herbie Hancock	Vein Melter
from Head Hunters (1993)
Spyro Gyra	Shaker Song
from Spyro Gyra (1978)
Donald Byrd	(Falling Like) Dominoes [Live Version]
from The Best of Donald Byrd (1992)
Grover Washington, Jr.	Come Morning
from Love Songs (2009)
George Duke	Dukey Stick
from George Duke Greatest Hits (1996)
Hiroshima	One Wish
from Best of Hiroshima (1994)
David Sanborn	Straight to the Heart (As We Speak)
from Love Songs (2010)
Ronnie Laws	Friends and Strangers
from The Best of Ronnie Laws (1992)
Michael Franks	The Lady Wants to Know
from The Best of Michael Franks: A Backward Glance (2010)
Miles Davis	Time After Time
from The Essential Miles Davis (2001)
The Crusaders featuring Randy Crawford	Street Life
from Gold (2007)
Al Jarreau	Roof Garden
from The Very Best Of: An Excellent Adventure (2009)
Miles Davis	Human Nature
from Miles Davis: Super Hits (2001)
Rachelle Ferrell	Nothing Has Ever Felt Like This
from Rachelle Ferrell (1992)
Boney James	Nothin' But Love
from Sweet Thing (2010)
Ramsey Lewis & Earth, Wind & Fire	Sun Goddess (feat. Special Guest Soloist Ramsey Lewis)
from Sun Goddess (1984)

Comment:

Although the term urban commonly signposts rap and R&B, you can argue that jazz was the first, and purest, urban musical style in the history of pop. Solidified by the migration of musicians to America's cities, jazz came to embody urban attributes. These essentials deliver the genre in its smoothest, most sophisticated form.

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