Jazz Got Soul
59 videos • 2 views • by BillNepill When it emerged in the 1940s, R&B lifted a good chunk of jazz’s audience. Soon enough, however, the two styles were in cahoots, and R&B and its many branches — soul, quiet storm, disco, contemporary gospel, neo-soul — have long infused jazz with romance and danceable grooves. This date-friendly playlist includes new fusions of contemporary R&B and jazz, as well as classic soul-jazz territory. (Cover: Cautious Clay / Photo: Meron Menghistab/Universal/Blue Note Records/Press)