The Very Best of Smooth Jazz

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Back to Black
assistant recording engineer:
Jesse Gladstone and Mike Makowski
recording engineer:
Vaughan Merrick and Mark Ronson (UK pop & hip hop producer)
producer:
Mark Ronson (UK pop & hip hop producer)
assistant mixer:
Matt Paul
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
alto saxophone:
Chris Davies and Andy Mackintosh (British-born saxophonist)
baritone saxophone:
Dave Bishop
bass guitar:
Nick Movshon
cello:
John Heley (cellist), Joely Koos (cellist) and Anthony Pleeth (cellist)
drums (drum set):
Homer Steinweiss
guitar:
Thomas Brenneck and Binky Griptite
percussion:
Frank Ricotti (percussionist)
piano:
Victor Axelrod
tambourine:
Mark Ronson (UK pop & hip hop producer)
tenor saxophone:
Jamie Talbot (English jazz alto saxophonist)
viola:
Rachel Bolt (violist), Jon Thorne (english double bassist), Bruce White (violist) and Katie Wilkinson (violist)
violin:
Mark Berrow (violinist), Elizabeth Edwards (violinist), Peter Hanson (violinist), Boguslaw Kostecki (violinist), Perry Montague‐Mason (violinist), Everton Nelson (violinist), Tom Pigott‐Smith (violinist), Jonathan Rees, Chris Tombling (violinist) and Warren Zielinski (violinist)
conductor:
Chris Elliott (composer and arranger)
strings arranger:
Chris Elliott (composer and arranger)
recorded at:
Chung King Studios in New York, New York, United States, Daptone’s House of Soul in Bushwick, New York, New York, United States and Metropolis (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 62) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 79)
recording of:
Back to Black
writer:
Mark Ronson (UK pop & hip hop producer) and Amy Winehouse
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs, BMG VM Music Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
Amy Winehouse4.34:01
2Ain't No Sunshine
recording engineer:
Bill Halverson and Bill Lazarus
producer:
Booker T. Jones
mixer:
John Golden (mastering engineer)
vocals:
Bill Withers
arranger:
Booker T. Jones
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) (in 1972)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 280) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 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 Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and EMI Songs Ltd.
Bill Withers4.452:03
3My Cherie AmourStevie Wonder2:50
4Everybody Loves the Sunshine
recording of:
Everybody Loves the Sunshine
lyricist and composer:
Roy Ayers
publisher:
Arlovol Music and BMG Monarch
lyrics quoted on:
Tattoo Tears (Still I Rise mix)
Roy Ayers3:42
5Goodnite
mastering:
Bernie Grundman
additional engineer:
Dave Gerhart
engineer and mixer:
Glenn Barrett
additional producer:
Charlie Patierno
producer:
Glenn Barrett and Melody Gardot
recording of:
Goodnite
composer:
Melody Gardot
Melody Gardot43:03
6Give Me the NightGeorge Benson4:59
7My Baby Just Cares for MeNina Simone3:01
8Son of a Preacher Man
engineer:
Ed Kollis
producer:
Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler
bass guitar:
Tommy Cogbill (in 1968-09)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (in 1968-09)
electric piano and organ:
Bobby Emmons (in 1968-09)
guitar and sitar:
Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (in 1968-09)
background vocals:
The Sweet Inspirations (in 1968-09)
vocals:
Dusty Springfield
conductor:
Gene Orloff (in 1968-09)
brass and strings arranger:
Arif Mardin
brass arranger:
Tom Dowd
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1968)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 168) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 240)
recording of:
Son of a Preacher Man (in 1968-09)
writer:
John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Dusty Springfield4.452:25
9Everlasting LoveJamie Cullum3:20
10Cherish
recording of:
Cherish
writer:
Clifford Adams, Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Jim Bonnefond, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & The Gang), Curtis Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang), James Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang) and Claydes Smith
publisher:
Delightful Music Ltd., Planetary Nom (London) Ltd., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
Kool & the Gang3:43
11Every Time We Say Goodbye
recording of:
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye (Seven Lively Arts musical revue)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Co. Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Ella Fitzgerald3:31
12Fly Me to the MoonMichael Bolton2:58
13Summer BreezeThe Isley Brothers4:33
14Don't You Worry About a ThingIncognito4:36
15Soul Bossa Nova
recording engineer:
Phil Ramone (on 1962-09-13)
producer:
Quincy Jones
double bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (on 1962-09-13)
drums (drum set):
Rudy Collins (drums) (on 1962-09-13)
flute:
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (on 1962-09-13)
piano:
Lalo Schifrin (pianist & composer) (on 1962-09-13)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1962-09-13)
trumpet:
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1962-09-13)
conductor:
Quincy Jones (on 1962-09-13)
instruments arranger:
Quincy Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!) (in 2013)
recording of:
Soul Bossa Nova (on 1962-09-13)
composer:
Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones42:43
16Walk on By
cover recording of:
Walk On By (in 1996)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David), Carlin Music Corporation, Casa David, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), JAC Music Co., Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Windswept Music (London) Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Gabrielle23:14
17Smooth Operator
cover recording of:
Smooth Operator
lyricist and composer:
Sade Adu and Raymond St. John
publisher:
Angel Music Ltd., Peermusic (UK) Limited, Peermusic Ltd. (BMI), SM Publishing (UK) Limited (current name of Sony Music Publishing UK), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Nayo4:13
18Smile
assistant engineer:
Alex Pavlides
engineer and mixer:
Helik Hadar
producer:
Larry Klein
bass:
David Piltch (in 2006-04)
drums (drum set):
Scott Amendola (in 2006-04)
guitar and ukulele:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist) (in 2006-04)
organ and piano:
Sam Yahel (US jazz keyboardist) (in 2006-04)
trumpet:
Till Brönner (German trumpet player) (in 2006-04)
vocals:
Madeleine Peyroux (US jazz singer & songwriter) (in 2006-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rounder Records Corp. (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Sage and Sound Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 2006-04)
recording of:
Smile (in 2006-04)
lyricist:
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist) and John Turner (lyricist)
composer:
Charlie Chaplin (filmmaker)
publisher:
Bourne France Éditions Musicale, Bourne Music Ltd. and Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (in 1954)
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
is based on:
Smile (Modern Times; original instrumental version)
part of:
Chaplin
Madeleine Peyroux2.953:57
19FeverRay Charles feat. Natalie Cole43:33
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