The Best Smooth Jazz …Ever!

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Lovely Day
producer:
Clarence McDonald and Bill Withers
bass guitar:
Jerry Knight (in 1977)
drums (drum set) and shakers:
Russell Kunkel (in 1977)
guitar:
Ray Parker (in 1977)
keyboard:
Clarence McDonald (in 1977)
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald (in 1977)
lead vocals:
Bill Withers (in 1977)
arranger:
Clarence McDonald
concertmaster:
Charles Veal (violinist, conductor and arranger) (in 1977)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Ltd. (UK record company, subsidiary of CBS United Kingdom Ltd.) (in 1977), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977) and Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1977)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 402)
recording of:
Lovely Day (in 1977)
writer:
Skip Scarborough and Bill Withers
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Golden Withers Music, Plaid Flowers Music, Sweet Cookie Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Bill Withers4.64:12
2All I See Is You
Dave Koz4:15
3Don’t Worry Be Happy
engineer:
Chris Tergesen
producer:
Linda Goldstein
body percussion:
Bobby McFerrin
vocals:
Bobby McFerrin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Manhattan (Manhattan Records after Jul 1987 acquisition of EMI America; discontinued in Sep 1988) (in 1988), EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) (in 1988) and EMI–Manhattan Records (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States
recording of:
Don’t Worry, Be Happy
lyricist and composer:
Bobby McFerrin
writer:
Steve Sidwell (English composer & wind instrumentalist)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Probnoblem Music
Bobby McFerrin4.44:51
4More Than This
assistant engineer:
Reuben Kaller
engineer:
Joe Ferla
producer:
Joe Ferla and Charlie Hunter
assistant mixer:
Suzie Barros (engineer)
guest vocals:
Norah Jones
recorded at:
Water Music in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
mixed at:
River Sound Studio in New York, New York, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
More Than This
lyricist and composer:
Bryan Ferry
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, E.G. Music Inc., EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), EMI Virgin Songs, Inc., Virgin Songs, Inc. and E.G. Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1982)
Charlie Hunter featuring Norah Jones34:11
5The Lady Wants to Know
recording engineer and mixer:
Al Schmitt
assistant engineer:
Don Henderson (engineer)
producer:
Tommy LiPuma
bass guitar:
Wilton Felder
drums (drum set):
John Guerin
guitar:
Larry Carlton
percussion:
Ray Armando
piano:
Joe Sample
solo tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer)
conductor:
Claus Ogerman
arranger:
Claus Ogerman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1977) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
The Lady Wants to Know
lyricist and composer:
Michael Franks
publisher:
Mississippi Mud Music Co. and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
Michael Franks4:45
6My Funny Valentine
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
double bass:
Carson Smith (on 1954-02-15)
drums (drum set):
Bob Neel (on 1954-02-15)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1954-02-15)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1954-02-15)
vocals:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1954-02-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1954) and Blue Note (in 1989)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-02-15)
cover recording of:
My Funny Valentine (from “Babes in Arms”) (on 1954-02-15)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Touch Music Publishing Pte Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
part of:
Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
Chet Baker2.52:21
7Mystic Voyage
performer:
Roy Ayers
recording of:
Mystic Voyage (Mystic Vibrations)
composer:
Roy Ayers
publisher:
Arlovol Music and BMG Monarch
Ronny Jordan featuring Roy Ayers4:16
8Last Tango (Theme From Last Tango in Paris)
Gato Barbieri4:40
9Livin’ Large
Euge Groove3:38
10Flight-Time
assistant engineer:
Chuck Davis (production/engineer) and Steve Waldman (sound engineer)
engineer and mixer:
David Hassinger
executive producer:
George Butler
producer:
Larry Mizell
assistant mixer:
Chuck Davis (production/engineer)
drums (drum set):
Harvey Mason (jazz drummer) (on 1972-04-04)
electric bass guitar:
Wilton Felder (on 1972-04-04)
electric piano, piano and synthesizer:
Freddie Perren (on 1972-04-04)
electric piano and piano:
Joe Sample (on 1972-04-04)
flugelhorn, trumpet [electric trumpet] and lead vocals:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1972-04-04)
flute and saxophone:
Roger Glenn (on 1972-04-04)
guitar:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist) (on 1972-04-04)
percussion:
Bobbye Hall (on 1972-04-04)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1972-04-04) and Fonce Mizell (on 1972-04-04)
vocals:
Fonce Mizell (on 1972-04-04), Larry Mizell (on 1972-04-04) and Freddie Perren (on 1972-04-04)
arranger:
Larry Mizell
recorded at:
Sound Factory Studio (Helsinki, Finland) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (on 1972-04-04)
recording of:
Flight Time (on 1972-04-04)
composer:
Laurence C. Mizell
publisher:
Alruby Music Inc.
Donald Byrd8:29
11Expression
Joyce Cooling4:08
12Latin Note
producer and mixer:
Ludovic Navarre
baritone saxophone [baryton]:
Claudio (Cacao) De Queiroz
flute and saxophone:
Edouard Labor
keyboard:
Alexandre Destrez
percussion:
Edmundo Carneiro
talking drum [talkin drum]:
Idrissa Diop
trumpet:
Pascal Ohsé
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Primary Society (in 2000)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Magic House Studio in Chatou, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
recording of:
Latin Note
composer:
Ludovic Navarre
publisher:
Primary Society Publishing
St. Germain45:56
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