Person
Kirk Whalum
Albums
52
Members
1
Active
1958–present
Origin
United States
Biography
Kirk Whalum (born July 11, 1958) is an American smooth jazz saxophonist and songwriter. He toured as Whitney Houston's opening act for several years and soloed in her single "I Will Always Love You", the best-selling single by a female artist in music history. He has recorded a series of well received solo albums and film soundtracks, with music ranging from pop to R&B to smooth jazz. Kirk’s musical accomplishments have brought him a total of 12 Grammy nominations.
Kirk won his first Grammy award in 2011 for Best Gospel Song (“It’s What I Do”-featuring Lalah Hathaway) alongside lifelong friend and gifted writer, Jerry Peters.
Discography
Floppy Disk
Floppy Disk
Give Me Your Love
And You Know That!
And You Know That!
Through The Fire
The Promise
The Promise
The Promise / I Receive Your Love
Caché
Caché
Love Is A Losing Game
In This Life
In This Life
Joined at the Hip
Colors
Colors
For You
For You
The Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter I
The Gospel According To Jazz - Chapter I
Hymns in the Garden
Hymns In The Garden
Unconditional
Unconditional
Floppy Disk
The Christmas Message
The Christmas Message
The Best of Kirk Whalum
The Best Of Kirk Whalum
The Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter II
The Gospel According To Jazz Chapter II
Into My Soul
Into My Soul
Kirk Whalum Performs the Babyface Songbook
The Babyface Songbook
Roundtrip
Roundtrip
Ultimate Kirk Whalum
Promises Made: The Millennium Promise Jazz Project
Everything Is Everything: The Music of Donny Hathaway
Everything Is Everything (The Music Of Donny Hathaway)
Gospel According To Jazz Chapter III
The Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter III
Romance Language
The Jazz Heritage Series 2012 Radio Broadcasts
The Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter IV
#Lovecovers
#Lovecovers
Humanité
How Does Christmas Sound?
Epic Cool
Credits
All rolesInstrument 107Producer 11Programming 3Writer 2Performer 2Liner Notes 2Arranger 1Recording 1
Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics
Silver Rain
Next Big Thing
All I Got
Groovin'
Basie & Beyond
Soul Anchor
Space Jam: Motion Picture Score
France
Joined at the Hip
Relationships
Aries
Live at the 5 Spot
The Sun Don't Lie
Grand Canyon
Indian Summer
Indio
In My Wildest Dreams
Love Is Reality
Here It Is
Live at Birdland West
Love Makes All the Difference
The Piper's Rhythm
With My Lover Beside Me
Eyes of a Common Man
The Language of Life
Bridge 2 Far
Ivory Coast
En concert / Houston‐Lyon
Watercolour Ponies
Discovery
Give Me the Reason
Obsession
A Gift For Tomorrow
All There Is
An Affair To Remember
A Natural Woman
And You Know That!
At World's Edge
Ballads
Braun Whalum Brown
Brian Bromberg
BWB Sampler - Into The Groove
Christmas At My House
Colors
Concert For South Africa
Cross Currents
Curves Ahead
Dancing On The Edge
Deep Into It
Downright Upright
Dreams
Emotions
ESP
Everything Is Everything (The Music Of Donny Hathaway)
Fingerprints
First Things First
Floppy Disk
Flying
For The Record