A Nice Place to Be is the fifth studio album by jazz saxophonist George Howard released in 1986 on MCA Records. On the Billboard charts, it spent two weeks on top of the Traditional Jazz Albums chart, while peaking at number two on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and number 22 on Top R&B Albums chart.
Critical reception
With a 3 out of 5 star rating, Ron Wynn of AllMusic remarked "More jazz content than usual, but still far from what Howard is capable of doing."
Track listing 1No NoGeorge Howard, Wayne Linsey06:082Jade's WorldGeorge Howard05:153Sweetest tabooSade Adu, Martin Ditcham 05:054Nice Place to BeGeorge Howard, Wayne Linsey05:185Let's Live in HarmonyGeorge Howard, Wayne Linsey06:006Pretty FacePaul Gordon, Joseph Williams05:027Spenser: For HireStephen Dorff, Larry Herbstritt04:368Stanley's GrooveStanley Clarke, George Howard05:45
Charts Chart (1987) PeakpositionUS Traditional Jazz Albums (Billboard)1
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