Jazzman
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 Jazzman facts

• King provided the sheet music for the song, while David Palmer (formerly of Steely Dan) wrote the lyrics
• The song is best known for its lengthy saxophone solos, performed by Tom Scott, while King sings an ode to "the Jazzman" and the effect he has on her
• Curtis Amy, saxophonist, composer, and former musical director for the Ray Charles band, was the "jazz man" of the song
• Shortly after arriving on the Billboard Hot 100 the single rose to the #2 spot for a week in mid-November 1974 (stuck behind "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" by Bachman Turner Overdrive)
• The song also reached No
• 4 on the Billboard easy listening chart
• The B-side of the "Jazzman" single was "You Go Your Way, I'll Go Mine"
• The song was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1975 in the category Best Female Pop Vocal performance, losing out to Olivia Newton-John's song "I Honestly Love You"
• The song is prominently featured in the Simpsons episode "'Round Springfield", sung by Yeardley Smith as Lisa Simpson
• The song is presented as a duet between Lisa and recurring character Bleeding Gums Murphy, who plays the saxophone