The Very Best of Smooth Jazz

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Back to Black
assistant recording engineer:
Jesse Gladstone and Mike Makowski
recording engineer:
Vaughan Merrick and Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer)
miscellaneous support:
Isobel Griffiths (task: contractor)
engineer:
Dom Morley
producer:
Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer)
assistant mixer:
Matt Paul
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
alto saxophone:
Chris Davies and Andy Mackintosh (British-born saxophonist)
baritone saxophone:
Dave Bishop (saxophonist)
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 (British DJ and producer)
tenor saxophone:
Jamie Talbot (English jazz alto saxophonist)
viola:
Rachel Bolt (violist), Jonathan Thorne (viola), 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)
arranger:
Gabriel Roth (Gabriel Alexander Roth)
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:
BILLIONS CLUB, Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 62) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 79)
recording of:
Back to Black
writer:
Mark Ronson (British DJ and producer) and Amy Winehouse
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs, BMG VM Music Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Amy Winehouse4.354:01
2Ain'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:
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 Withers4.52:03
3My Cherie Amour
producer:
Henry Cosby
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder (from 1967 until 1968)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown Records) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1967 until 1968)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 399)
recording of:
My Cherie Amour (from 1967 until 1968)
writer:
Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Sawandi Music, Stone Agate Music and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
Stevie Wonder4.352:50
4Everybody Loves the Sunshine
recording of:
Everybody Loves the Sunshine
lyricist and composer:
Roy Ayers
publisher:
Arlovol Music and BMG Monarch
Roy Ayers3:42
5Goodnite
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 Night
recording of:
Give Me the Night
lyricist and composer:
Rod Temperton
publisher:
Rodsongs (publisher), Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Rondor Music (London) 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)
George Benson4:59
7My Baby Just Cares for Me
live cover recording of:
My Baby Just Cares for Me (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell Music Co. Inc., Donaldson Publishing Co., Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Gus Kahn Music Co., The Songwriters Guild and Tobago Music Co.
Nina 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 (in 1968-09)
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:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 168) and Rolling Stone: 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 Love
bass:
Geoff Gascoyne
drums (drum set):
Sebastiaan de Krom (Dutch jazz drummer)
cover recording of:
Everlasting Love
writer:
James “Buzz” Cason and Mac Gayden
publisher:
Alberts, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Rising Sons Music Inc. (in 1967)
Jamie Cullum3:20
10Cherish
recording of:
Cherish
writer:
Clifford Adams (trombonist in Kool & the Gang), 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
cover 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 (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)
Ella Fitzgerald3:31
12Fly Me to the Moon
cover recording of:
Fly Me to the Moon
lyricist and composer:
Bart Howard (in 1954)
premiered by:
Kaye Ballard (in 1954)
publisher:
Almanac Music-Inc., Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Kensington Music Ltd., Palm Valley Music LLC and TRO Essex Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
Michael Bolton2:58
13Summer Breeze
cover recording of:
Summer Breeze
lyricist:
James Seals
composer:
Dash Crofts and James Seals
publisher:
Dawnbreaker Mus. Co. Ltd USA, Faizilu Publishing, MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Sutjujo Music, Universal Duchess Music Corp., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
The Isley Brothers4:33
14Don't You Worry About a Thing
cover recording of:
Don’t You Worry ’Bout a Thing
composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., Jobete Music Ltd and Stein & Van Stock, Inc.
Incognito4:36
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., Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, 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 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2)
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., Peer Music, Peermusic (UK) Limited, Peermusic Ltd. (BMI), SM Publishing (UK) Limited (Sony Music, 2009–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, 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 (song version w/ lyrics) (in 2006-04)
lyricist:
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist) and John Turner (lyricist)
composer:
Charlie Chaplin (filmmaker)
publisher:
Bourne France Éditions Musicale, Bourne Music Ltd., Bourne, Inc. and Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (in 1954)
sub-publisher:
Editions Vedette Sprl and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
is based on:
Smile (Modern Times; original instrumental version)
part of:
Chaplin
Madeleine Peyroux3.83:57
19Fever
assistant engineer:
Ken Desantis, Andrew Felluss and Bill Kaylor
bass:
Tom Fowler (bass)
cello:
John Acosta (cellist), Steve Richards (cellist), Rudy Stein and Yao Zhao
drums (drum set):
Ray Brinker
guitar:
George Doering and Irv Kramer
keyboard:
Randy Waldman
viola:
Samuel Formicola (violist), Maria Newman, Ed Persi and Carolyn Riley
violin:
Sai Ly Acosta, Reginald Clews (violin), Alan Ellsworth, Alicia Engley, Nick Grant (US violinist, San Diego Symphony), Xiao Niu He, Gerardo Hilera (violinist), Paul Manaster, Dennis Molchan, Igor Pandurski, Todor Pelev, Kathleen Robertson, Edmund Stein (violinist), Zheng Wang and Amy Wickman
performer:
Natalie Cole
keyboard arranger:
Randy Waldman
cover recording of:
Fever
writer:
Eddie Cooley and John Davenport (songwriter Otis Blackwell)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., Chrysalis Songs, Fort Knox Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Jay & Cee Music, Lark Music Ltd., Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Co., Inc. and Trio Music Company
part of:
The Adjustment Bureau
Ray Charles feat. Natalie Cole43:33
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