Sentence examples for smooth soul from inspiring English sources

A packed bill of smooth soul, in which gospel-charged voices and smooth harmonies unite for love songs.

His new release, "22 Dreams," which comes out today, has a bit of folk, jazz, and spoken word, as well as his signature smooth soul.

Charles Pettigrew, Mystic Bowie and Toots Hibbert aid Ms. Weymouth in adding spice to the rhythmic curry of reggae, James Brown throwdowns and smooth soul.

At one point he even bursts into song – reciting the theme of decades-old US sitcom The Love Boat in that smooth soul voice of his: "Love!

Although he didn't coin the phrase "new jack swing", the style – an uptempo marriage of smooth soul and sample-based hip-hop beats – became synonymous with Riley.

Their disc jockey-producer-programmers draw on plush acid jazz, smooth soul, easygoing hip-hop and relaxed house music, using plenty of acoustic instruments to build their tracks.

And the Roots, featuring Captain Kirk Douglas on vocals and lead guitar, made "Down by the River" into a showstopper: first as a smooth-soul ballad, then as a spiraling psychedelic jam that segued into the Jimi Hendrix version of "Hey Joe" — another 1960s standard about shooting a lover.

Robin Thicke, he of the year's bestselling (and raunchy) single "Blurred Lines," will also team up with the smooth-soul combo Chicago.

Mr. Herring, an alto saxophonist, plays with a smooth, clarion soul that recalls Cannonball Adderley and Charlie Parker; he's an absolute pleasure to hear.

But Sonny Fortune's galvanic energy, Vincent Herring's smooth, clarion soul and Gary Bartz's finely drawn harmonic ideas make it worthwhile.

Some of the tracks have the slickness and spaciousness you would want, but others are a sax-laden step too far in the direction of smooth 80s soul.