The Very Best of Smooth Jazz

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Annotation

Packaging is 3 x Jewel Cases in a card slip-case.

Annotation last modified on 2018-12-02 15:20 UTC.

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 (session drummer) (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 Withers4.454:10
2A Remark You Made
Weather Report6:50
3Revival
recording of:
Revival
lyricist and composer:
Ray Hayden
publisher:
Opaz Music Publishing
Martine Girault3:33
4Brazilian Love Affair
engineer:
Tommy Vicari
bass:
Byron Miller (bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Ricky Lawson
electric piano [Rhodes], Rhodes piano, strings [Oberheim], synthesizer and synthesizer [Prophet V]:
George Duke
guitar:
Roland Bautista
percussion:
Airto (electronic) and Airto Moreira (percussionist)
vocals:
George Duke
recording of:
Brazilian Love Affair
composer:
George Duke
publisher:
Mycenae Music Publishing Co.
George Duke47:24
5Firefly
Greg Adams3:31
6Give It Up
Impromp24:58
7Angela
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1978)
assistant engineer:
Tim Bomba, Ted Brosnan and Harold Torowsky
producer:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
alto saxophone:
Phil Bodner (Woodwind player) (in 1978) and Jerry Dodgion (in 1978)
baritone saxophone:
Howard Johnson (tuba & baritone saxophone) (in 1978)
bass:
Gary King (jazz bassist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1978)
cello:
Jonathan Abramowitz (in 1978), Seymour Barab (in 1978), Richard Locker (cellist) (in 1978) and Charles McCracken (cellist) (in 1978)
clarinet:
Harvey Estrin (in 1978)
cor anglais, flute, oboe and tenor saxophone:
George Marge (in 1978)
drums (drum set):
Idris Muhammad (in 1978)
electric piano, piano and synthesizer:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer) (in 1978)
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald (in 1978)
trombone:
Wayne Andre (in 1978), Dave Bargeron (US trombonist & tubist) (in 1978) and Alan Raph (in 1978)
trumpet:
Randy Brecker (in 1978), Jon Faddis (in 1978), Mike Lawrence (US jazz trumpeter) (in 1978) and Ron Tooley (American trumpeter) (in 1978)
viola:
Jean Dane (in 1978), Theodore Israel (in 1978), Sue Pray (in 1978) and Emanuel Vardi (in 1978)
violin:
Harry Cykman (in 1978), Lewis Eley (in 1978), Max Ellen (in 1978), Louis Gabowitz (in 1978), Diana Halprin (in 1978), Harold Kohon (in 1978), Harry Lookofsky (in 1978), John Pintavalle (in 1978), Matthew Raimondi (in 1978), Herbert Sorkin (in 1978) and Richard Sortomme (violinist/composer) (in 1978)
arranger:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
recording of:
Angela (theme from “Taxi”) (in 1978)
composer:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
Bob James55:42
8She Rides
Soul Ballet3:45
9Golden Lady
Abram Wilson3:29
10Don’t Know Why
Joanna Eden3:19
11Stormy
Gábor Szabó3:15
12May
Torcuato Mariano5:04
13Take Me to the Mardi Gras
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (from 1974-12 until 1975-01)
cello:
Seymour Barab (from 1974-12 until 1975-01), Allan Goldberg (from 1974-12 until 1975-01), Warren Lash (from 1974-12 until 1975-01), Jesse Levy (from 1974-12 until 1975-01), George Ricci (from 1974-12 until 1975-01), Alan Shulman (cellist and composer) (from 1974-12 until 1975-01) and Anthony Sophos (from 1974-12 until 1975-01)
clarinet:
Eddie Daniels (US jazz/classical saxophonist, clarinetist & flutist) (from 1974-12 until 1975-01)
electric piano, organ and synthesizer:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer) (from 1974-12 until 1975-01)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Randy Brecker (from 1974-12 until 1975-01), John Frosk (from 1974-12 until 1975-01), Victor Paz (jazz trumpeter) (from 1974-12 until 1975-01), Lew Soloff (from 1974-12 until 1975-01) and Marvin Stamm (from 1974-12 until 1975-01)
French horn:
Jim Buffington (US jazz, studio and classical hornist) (from 1974-12 until 1975-01), Peter Gordon (French hornist) (from 1974-12 until 1975-01) and Al Richmond (from 1974-12 until 1975-01)
guitar:
Eric Gale (from 1974-12 until 1975-01)
percussion:
Arthur Jenkins (from 1974-12 until 1975-01) and Ralph MacDonald (from 1974-12 until 1975-01)
trombone:
Wayne Andre (from 1974-12 until 1975-01), Eddie Bert (from 1974-12 until 1975-01), Tom Mitchell (US jazz trombonist) (from 1974-12 until 1975-01) and Tony Studd (from 1974-12 until 1975-01)
violin:
Harry Cykman (from 1974-12 until 1975-01), Max Ellen (from 1974-12 until 1975-01), Paul Gershman (from 1974-12 until 1975-01), Harry Glickman (from 1974-12 until 1975-01), Emanuel Green (from 1974-12 until 1975-01), Harold Kohon (from 1974-12 until 1975-01), Charles Libove (from 1974-12 until 1975-01), Harry Lookofsky (from 1974-12 until 1975-01), Joe Malin (from 1974-12 until 1975-01), David Nadien (from 1974-12 until 1975-01), Gene Orloff (from 1974-12 until 1975-01) and Matthew Raimondi (from 1974-12 until 1975-01)
conductor:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer) (from 1974-12 until 1975-01)
arranger:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (from 1974-12 until 1975-01)
instrumental cover recording of:
Take Me to the Mardi Gras (from 1974-12 until 1975-01)
publisher:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Pattern Music Ltd (publisher) and Paul Simon Music
Bob James5:48
14Street Life
instrumental cover recording of:
Street Life
writer:
Will Jennings and Joe Sample
publisher:
BMG Blue, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Four Knights Music, Four Knights Music Co., Fujipacific Music, Inc., Irving Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music EH(CM)
Jazz Urbaine5:41
15Just Dream
The Mac Pac5:29
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