Ronny Jordan

Ronny Jordan (born Ronald Laurence Albert Simpson on 29 November 1962 in London, England) is a guitarist at the forefront of the acid jazz movement at the end of the twentieth century. Jordan has described his music as "urban jazz," a blend of jazz, hip-hop, and R&B. He came to prominence after being featured on Guru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1, which saw release in 1993. He was also one of the artists whose recordings are featured on Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool — a compilation album released in 1994 to benefit the Red Hot Organization.

Following the release of 1992's The Antidote, recordings from Jordan have been a mainstay on a variety of Billboard charts. He has also been the recipient of many awards, including The MOBO Best Jazz Act Award as well as Gibson Guitar Best Jazz Guitarist Award. His 2000 release, A Brighter Day, was nominated for a Grammy award in the Best Contemporary Jazz Album category.

Jordan's song "The Jackal" (from his 1993 album The Quiet Revolution) gained prominence when C. J. Cregg lip-synched it in the episode "Six Meetings Before Lunch" of The West Wing.

Discography

 * The Antidote         (1992)
 * The Quiet Revolution (1993) {Not to be confused with The Quiet Revolution or Chris de Burgh's 13th album from 1999.}
 * Light to Dark (1996)
 * A Brighter Day (2000) {Not to be confused with the song sung by Elena Paparizou.}
 * Off the Record (2001)
 * At Last (2003)
 * After 8 (2004)
 * The Rough and the Smooth (2009)

Others

 * Bad Brothers Remix mini-album with DJ Krush (1994)
 * ' 'Ronny Jordan Collection'' (2002)
 * Huge in Japan / "The Sound of my people" / Dario Boente & Huge in Japan Feat. Ronny Jordan.(2006)
 * Sambatronic. "Bahia" Dario Boente & Huge in Japan. 2011