While she made her name as an R&B diva, Patrice Rushen got her start as a virtuoso jazz keyboardist jamming alongside fusion legends like Donald Byrd and Eddie Henderson in the early '70s. Stepping out as a solo artist, Rushen's sugary voice and jazzy style helped her score a string of sultry R&B and disco smashes, but by the late '80s, she'd returned to her jazz roots. Whether she's swinging with an acoustic combo or strutting her stuff on a club hit, Rushen's warmly melodic and always funky playing is unmistakable—and you can get into her soulful groove with this collection.