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<h2 id="reception">Reception</h2> <p><i><a href="/facts/Billboard_(magazine)/CVruQGq5">Billboard</a></i> described "Jazzman" as one of King's most commercial songs, and praised the <a href="/facts/Saxophone/zCFvRmAI">saxophone</a> playing and backup vocals.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> <i><a href="/facts/Cash_Box/8L7IspkS">Cash Box</a></i> said that "the artist's unique vocal is powerfully backed by strong horns and a great pop arrangement."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> <i><a href="/facts/Record_World/pjfycyex">Record World</a></i> said that its King's "most animated single...since '<a href="/facts/I_Feel_the_Earth_Move/LbfpTlMu">I Feel the Earth Move</a>'" and "features the fine sax solos of Tom Scott, along with her own strong overdubbing."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p><p>"Jazzman" was nominated for a <a href="/facts/Grammy_Award/2bxYJjPV">Grammy Award</a> in <a href="/facts/Grammy_Awards_of_1975/rdQqCM6e">1975</a> in the category <a href="/facts/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Female_Pop_Vocal_Performance/zVEoBAmQ">Best Female Pop Vocal Performance</a>, losing out to <a href="/facts/Olivia_Newton-John/n82tA0t5">Olivia Newton-John</a>'s song "<a href="/facts/I_Honestly_Love_You/kbbaU2jY">I Honestly Love You</a>".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="chart-performance">Chart performance</h2> <table><tbody><tr><td><h3>Weekly charts</h3><table><tbody><tr><th>Chart (1974)</th><th>Peakposition</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/RPM_(magazine)/FqFN5o4x">Canada</a> Top Singles (<a href="/facts/RPM_(magazine)/FqFN5o4x"><i>RPM</i></a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/RPM_(magazine)/FqFN5o4x">Canada</a> Adult Contemporary (<i>RPM</i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>U.S. <i><a href="/facts/Billboard_(magazine)/CVruQGq5">Billboard</a></i> Hot 100<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>U.S. <i>Billboard</i> <a href="/facts/Hot_Adult_Contemporary_Tracks/JmBSByRU">Adult Contemporary</a></td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>U.S. <i><a href="/facts/Cash_Box/8L7IspkS">Cash Box</a></i> Top 100<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><h3>Year-end charts</h3><table><tbody><tr><th>Chart (1974)</th><th>Rank</th></tr><tr><td>Canada <i>RPM</i> Top Singles<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></td><td>33</td></tr><tr><td>U.S. (<a href="/facts/Joel_Whitburn/93w8Djvw">Joel Whitburn</a>'s <i>Pop Annual</i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></td><td>42</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/1974_in_music/qjgwl0hf">1974 in music</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GK7c5ggNT8">Listen to "Jazzman"</a> on <a href="/facts/YouTube_video_(identifier)/db276jst">YouTube</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. 1974-11-09. Retrieved 2015-12-05. <a href="http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1974-11-09" target="_blank">http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1974-11-09</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Musicradio77.com "Weekly Survey for 12 November 1974" <a href="https://www.musicradio77.com/Surveys/1974/surveynov1274.html" target="_blank">https://www.musicradio77.com/Surveys/1974/surveynov1274.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of No. 1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications) <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Blankenship, Mark (June 26, 2023). "How Carole King and Lisa Simpson Made "Jazzman" Work". The Lost Songs Project – via Substack. <a href="/wiki/Mark_Blankenship" target="_blank">/wiki/Mark_Blankenship</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. August 24, 1974. p. 50. Retrieved 2020-07-22. <a href="https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/70s/1974/Billboard%201974-08-24.pdf" target="_blank">https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/70s/1974/Billboard%201974-08-24.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. August 24, 1974. p. 18. Retrieved 2021-12-11. <a href="https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-08-24.pdf" target="_blank">https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1974/CB-1974-08-24.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. August 24, 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-15. <a href="https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/74/RW-1974-08-24.pdf" target="_blank">https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/74/RW-1974-08-24.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of No. 1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications) <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>RPM Top Singles 9 November 1974. <a href="http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.3868a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.3868a.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.3868a" target="_blank">http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.3868a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.3868a.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.3868a</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-09. <a href="http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6144&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6144.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6144" target="_blank">http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6144&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6144.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6144</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"CASH BOX Top 100 Singles - Week ending NOVEMBER 9, 1974". Archived from the original on 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2016-05-19. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220523200317/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19741109.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20220523200317/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19741109.html</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-09. <a href="http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.3893a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.3893a.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.3893a" target="_blank">http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.3893a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.3893a.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.3893a</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X. <a href="0-89820-142-X" target="_blank">0-89820-142-X</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>