The Best Smooth Jazz... Ever!

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

▶CD 1
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Ain't No Time to Play
recording of:
Ain’t No Time to Play
writer:
Keith Elam (alternative rapper from Boston)
Guru feat. DC Lee33:34
2Brown Sugar
recording of:
Brown Sugar (D’Angelo song)
writer:
D’Angelo (US soul singer, songwriter & producer) and Ali Shaheed Muhammad
publisher:
1200 Music, Ah Choo Music Publishing, Jazz Merchant Music (Publishing company related to Q-Tip), Universal Music – Z Tunes LLC and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
D’Angelo4:04
3Son of a Preacher Man
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nashville (country label, used to be under Starday Records in Nashville, TN, today under Capitol Records, Inc.) (in 1969)
cover recording of:
Son of a Preacher Man
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
Bobbie Gentry2:07
43 Is the Magic Number
Bob Dorough3:16
5Rose Rouge
recording of:
Rose rouge (in 2000)
composer:
Ludovic Navarre
publisher:
Primary Society Publishing
St. Germain4:02
6Strawberry Letter 23
engineer:
Bob "Groovus" Breault, George "General" Beauregard and Willie "The Hand" Greer
producer:
Johnny Otis
mixer:
Bob "Groovus" Breault
bass, bell [sleigh and orquestra bells], drums (drum set), guitar [guitars], organ, piano, slide guitar [bottleneck guitar], tack piano and background vocals and lead vocals:
Shuggie Otis
arranger:
Shuggie Otis
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) (from 1971 to present)
recording of:
Strawberry Letter 23
lyricist and composer:
Shuggie Otis
publisher:
Shugiterius Music
Shuggie Otis43:59
7Call Me
cover recording of:
Call Me
lyricist and composer:
Tony Hatch
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Duchess Music Corporation and Songs of Universal, Inc.
Nancy Wilson2:14
8Just My Imagination
engineer:
Val Garay, Steve Maslow and Jim Nipar
producer:
Fonce Mizell and Larry Mizell
mixer:
David Hassinger
clavinet and trumpet:
Fonce Mizell (on 1975-08-20)
congas:
Mayuto Correa (on 1975-08-20) and King Errisson (on 1975-08-20)
drums (drum set):
Harvey Mason (jazz drummer) (on 1975-08-20)
electric bass guitar [fender]:
Chuck Rainey (American bassist) (on 1975-08-20)
electric piano:
Skip Scarborough (on 1975-08-20)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1975-08-20)
guitar:
Craig McMullen (on 1975-08-20) and John Rowin (jazz guitarist) (on 1975-08-20)
percussion:
Mayuto Correa (on 1975-08-20)
piano:
Larry Mizell (on 1975-08-20)
tenor saxophone:
Tyree Glenn, Jr. (on 1975-08-20)
trombone:
George Bohanon (on 1975-08-20)
trumpet:
Ray Brown (soul/jazz trumpet player Raymond Lee Brown, 75-) (on 1975-08-20)
background vocals:
Kay Haith (vocalist) (on 1975-08-20), Fonce Mizell (on 1975-08-20) and Larry Mizell (on 1975-08-20)
vocals:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1975-08-20)
conductor:
Wade Marcus (on 1975-08-20)
strings arranger:
Wade Marcus
arranger:
Larry Mizell
recorded at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1975-08-20)
cover recording of:
Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) (on 1975-08-20)
lyricist:
Barrett Strong
composer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Agate Music
Donald Byrd4:38
9So Amazing
engineer and mixer:
Ray Bardani
recording of:
So Amazing
lyricist and composer:
Luther Vandross
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Uncle Ronnie’s Music, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Luther Vandross43:43
10Time After Time
recording engineer:
Danny Kopelson (from 1998-05 until 1998-09)
acoustic guitar:
Marvin Sewell (from 1998-05 until 1998-09)
bouzouki and electric guitar:
Kevin Breit (from 1998-05 until 1998-09)
double bass:
Lonnie Plaxico (from 1998-05 until 1998-09)
percussion:
Jeffrey Haynes (from 1998-05 until 1998-09)
vocals:
Cassandra Wilson (from 1998-05 until 1998-09)
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States (from 1998-05 until 1998-09)
cover recording of:
Time After Time (from 1998-05 until 1998-09)
writer:
Rob Hyman and Cyndi Lauper
publisher:
Sony Songs Inc. (ended), CBS Songs Ltd., Gray Matter Music, Human Boy Music, Rellla Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., 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 Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division, Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company - do not use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Dub Notes Music (publisher) (in 1984), Rella Music Co. (publisher) (in 1984) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Cassandra Wilson4:07
11Lovin' You
mastering:
Kent Duncan
additional engineer:
Gary Olazabal
engineer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
bass drum, cymbal, harmonica, membranophone and piano:
El Toro Negro
bass guitar:
Reggie McBride
congas:
Rocki Dzidzornu
guitar:
Michael Sembello
membranophone:
Ollie E. Brown (US drummer, session musician & record producer)
background vocals:
Shirley Brewer, Lani Groves, Deniece Williams (US soul/funk vocalist/songwriter) and Yvonne Wright
lead vocals:
Minnie Riperton
arranger:
Wonderlove (Stevie Wonder alias used to do work outside of Motown)
recording of:
Lovin’ You
writer:
Minnie Riperton and Richard Rudolph (American composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly CI Ltd, Campbell Connelly Ltd., Dickiebird Music and Publishing Co., Embassy Music Corporation and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Minnie Riperton3:46
12Sister Moon
Bob Belden4:55
13Maybe I'm Amazed
cover recording of:
Maybe I’m Amazed
written in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1969)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
Carleen Anderson5:09
14I'm a Woman
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1962-11-14)
cover recording of:
I’m a Woman (on 1962-11-14)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Peggy Lee2:11
15Unforgetable
producer:
Lee Gillette
piano:
Nat King Cole (in 1961)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (in 1961)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael (in 1961)
recording of:
Unforgettable (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Bourne Music Ltd.
Nat King Cole3.853:28
16Girl From Ipanema
Lou Rawls3:49
17Sambop
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-12-10)
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1962-12-10) and Paulo Moura (on 1962-12-10)
double bass:
Octavio Bailly Jr. (on 1962-12-10)
guitar:
Durval Ferreira (on 1962-12-10)
membranophone:
Dom Um Romão (on 1962-12-10)
piano:
Sérgio Mendes (on 1962-12-10)
trumpet:
Pedro Paulo (on 1962-12-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1999) and Essential Media Group LLC (in 2009)
Cannonball Adderley3:34
18Mas Que Nada ('Say No More')
cover recording of:
Mas, que nada!
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jorge Ben Jor
Elza Soares2:27
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