Breezin 1976

I'll hopefully be able to introduce you to something new Artist - Album - [genre] 1972 James Taylor - One Man Dog - [soft rock] 1973 Stevie Wonder - Innervisions - [soul] 1974 1975 1976 George Benson - Breezin' - [jazz-pop] 1977 1978 1979 Patrice Rushen - Pizzazz - [jazz-pop / r&b] 1980 1981 1982 Patrice Rushen - Straight from the Heart - [jazz-pop / r&b] 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Souls of Mischief - 93 'til Infinity - [west coast rap] 1994 Nas - Illmatic - [east coast rap] 1995 1996 DJ Shadow - Endtroducing..... - [trip-hop] Keith Sweat - Keith Sweat - [r&b / new jack swing] Mark Morrison - Return of the Mack - [r&b / new jack swing] 1997 1998 Lenny Kravitz - 5 - [funk rock] Propellerheads - Decksandrumsandrockandroll - [big beat] 1999 Incubus - Make Yourself - [funk metal] 2000 2001 Incubus - Morning View - [funk rock] Lovage - Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady by - [jazz / trip-hop] 2002 Jurassic 5 - Power in Numbers - [west coast rap] 2003 2004 Björk - Médulla - [a capella / avant garde] 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 A.M. Architect - The Road to the Sun - [chillout / trip-hop] 2010 Luke Ob - Funk for Fighters - [disco / dance] 2011 CYNE - Wasteland Volume 1: Killmore - [instrumental / rap] 2012 2013 2014 Pharrell Williams - Girl - [dance-pop] 2015 Carly Rae Jepsen - Emotion - [dance-pop] Ephemerals - Nothin Is Easy - [british soul] Lin-Manuel Miranda - Hamilton - [musical / rap / jazz] Mark Ronson - Uptown Special - [funk pop] 2016 Dub FX - Thinking Clear - [dub] Michael Kiwanuka - Love & Hate - [british soul] 2017 Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau - Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau - [bluegrass / folk] JAY-Z - 4:44 - [rap] Sampha - Process - [alt r&b / electronic r&b] 2018