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