Smooth Jazz: 2 CDs of the Smoothest Jazz Moods

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Flame
Al Jarreau5:34
2Just My Imagination
guitar:
Peter White (smooth jazz/jazz fusion guitarist)
keyboard:
Mitchel Forman
keyboard and trumpet:
Rick Braun
membranophone:
Lil' John Roberts (drums)
percussion:
Lenny Castro
cover recording of:
Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
lyricist:
Barrett Strong
composer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Agate Music
Peter White4:50
3Floor and More
Ronny Jordan5:06
4Morning Dance
recording of:
Morning Dance
composer:
Jay Beckenstein
Spyro Gyra3:56
5Midnight at the Oasis
producer:
Steve Buckingham (producer)
guitar:
Martin Taylor (jazz guitarist)
Martin Taylor3:57
6Why Can’t We Live Together
producer:
Larry Klein
mixer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
bass:
Kyle Eastwood
drums (drum set):
Peter Erskine (US jazz drummer)
Hammond organ and piano:
Jim Cox (US keyboard player, composer)
tenor saxophone:
David Sánchez (Puerto Rican jazz saxophonist)
vocals:
Diana King (Jamaican-American singer-songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
mixed at:
Sound Chamber Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Why Can’t We Live Together
lyricist and composer:
Timmy Thomas
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Sherlyn Music, Southern Music Publishing Company Limited and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Kyle Eastwood feat. Diana King5:12
7Time After Time
engineer and mixer:
Ron Lorman and Tom Swift (engineer)
co-producer:
Vince Wilburn, Jr. (drummer)
producer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Robert Irving III (keyboardist)
bass:
Darryl Jones (bassist for The Rolling Stones) (on 1984-01-26)
drums (drum set):
Al Foster (on 1984-01-26)
guitar:
John Scofield (US guitarist/composer) (on 1984-01-26)
percussion:
Steve Thornton (Percussionist) (on 1984-01-26)
synthesizer:
Robert Irving III (keyboardist) (on 1984-01-26)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1984-01-26)
arranger:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Robert Irving III (keyboardist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1984-01-26)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
Time After Time (on 1984-01-26)
writer:
Rob Hyman and Cyndi Lauper
publisher:
Sony Songs Inc. (ended, ), CBS Songs Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dub Notes Music (publisher) (, in 1984), Gray Matter Music, Human Boy Music, Reilla Music Company, Rella Music Co. (publisher) (, in 1984), Rellla Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell North America, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
Miles Davis4.53:32
8Fragile
engineer:
Harry Brotman and Danny Leake
assistant mixer:
Matt Prock
mixer:
Danny Leake
bass:
Charles Webb (in 1997)
brass:
Orbert C. Davis (in 1997)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Seaton (in 1997)
grand piano:
Ramsey Lewis (in 1997)
guitar:
Fareed Haque (in 1997)
keyboard:
Kevin Randolph (in 1997)
percussion:
Alejo Poveda (in 1997)
background vocals:
Steve Hardeman (in 1997) and Donica Henderson (in 1997)
Ramsey Lewis4:09
9Partners in Crime
Jim Brickman & Dave Koz3:03
10Shine
Paul Hardcastle4:16
11On the Milky Way
recording of:
On the Milky Way Express
composer:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
Wayne Shorter5:15
12Ain’t No Sunshine
recording engineer:
Bill Halverson (in 1971) and Bill Lazarus (in 1971)
producer:
Booker T. Jones
mixer:
John Golden (mastering engineer)
acoustic guitar:
Stephen Stills (in 1971)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (in 1971)
electric bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (in 1971)
lead vocals:
Bill Withers (in 1971)
strings arranger:
Booker T. Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1971) and Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1972)
part of:
BILLIONS CLUB, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 179), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 280) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 309)
recording of:
Ain’t No Sunshine (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and EMI Songs Ltd.
Bill Withers4.52:04
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Love We Share
Will Downing5:00
2Soulful Strut (Top Down version)
Grover Washington, Jr.3:22
3Reasons
Nelson Rangell5:08
4For the Love of You
cover recording of:
For the Love of You
writer:
Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs), Rudolph Isley and Chris Jasper
publisher:
Bovina Music Inc. and EMI April Music Inc.
Candy Dulfer4:32
5Smile
Dianne Reeves4:11
6Together Again
Dave Koz5:03
7Triste
Charlie Byrd3:43
8Come Fly With Me
cover recording of:
Come Fly With Me
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1957)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1957)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Maraville Music Corp., PW Arrangements, The International Music Network, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Van Heusen Music Corp. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
Monty Alexander4:24
9Samba de Bancao
recording of:
Samba da bênção
lyricist:
Vinicius de Moraes (O poetinha)
composer:
Baden Powell
Bebel Gilberto4:46
10Sailing
Jon Lucien5:32
11Every Generation
Ronnie Laws5:52
12I Thought It Was You
recorded in:
California, United States (from 1977-08 until 1978-05)
producer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
bass:
Byron Miller (bass guitarist) (from 1977-08 until 1978-05)
brass:
Garnett Brown (from 1977-08 until 1978-05), Robert O'Bryant, Sr. (from 1977-08 until 1978-05), Bobby Shew (from 1977-08 until 1978-05) and Maurice Spears (from 1977-08 until 1978-05)
congas:
Raul Rekow (from 1977-08 until 1978-05)
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler (from 1977-08 until 1978-05)
guitar:
Ray Parker Jr. (from 1977-08 until 1978-05) and Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson (from 1977-08 until 1978-05)
strings:
Teressa Adams (from 1977-08 until 1978-05), Lawrence Granger (American cellist) (from 1977-08 until 1978-05), Roy Malan (from 1977-08 until 1978-05), Nathan Rubin (from 1977-08 until 1978-05), Emily Van Valkenburgh (from 1977-08 until 1978-05) and Linda Wood (strings) (from 1977-08 until 1978-05)
woodwind:
Fred Jackson (US R&B and jazz tenor saxophonist active 1940s-1960s) (from 1977-08 until 1978-05), Jack Nimitz (American saxophonist and clarinet player) (from 1977-08 until 1978-05), Dave Riddles (from 1977-08 until 1978-05) and Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist) (from 1977-08 until 1978-05)
arranger:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
recording of:
I Thought It Was You (from 1977-08 until 1978-05)
writer:
Jeffrey Cohen (70s/80s US funk/soul producer/songwriter), Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Melvin Ragin
publisher:
Hancock Music Co., Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Wah Watson Music
Herbie Hancock8:56

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