Urban Knights IV is the fourth studio album by the jazz group Urban Knights released in 2001 on Narada Records.
1 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.
[1][2][3] Urban Knights IV was produced by Frayne Lewis with rhythm guitarist Norman Brown and saxophonist Steve Cole appearing as guest artists.
[1] Matt Collar of AllMusic favourably wrote "Due largely to the inclusion of trumpeter Ron Haynes — a one-time Donald Byrd protégé — the fourth entry by Ramsey Lewis' smooth jazz supergroup is reminiscent of Byrd's seminal 1970s recordings.
While merely hinting at Byrd's proto-disco inventions, Urban Knights IV is nonetheless a modern update of the trumpeter's work with the Blackbyrds.