The Best Smooth Jazz …Ever! Vol. 2

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1The Closest Thing to Crazy
recording of:
The Closest Thing to Crazy
lyricist and composer:
Mike Batt
publisher:
Dramatico, Dramatico Music Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Katie Melua?:??
2When I Fall in Love
engineer:
Ted Keep and Bill Putnam
producer:
Bobby Troup
vocals:
Julie London
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
arranger:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
cover recording of:
When I Fall in Love
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Avenue Music Co. Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Intersong U.S.A. (publisher), Northern Music (song publisher), Victor Young Publishing, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
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)
Julie London5?:??
3Tupelo Honey
recording engineer:
Jamie Staub
assistant engineer:
Peter Beekerman, Dinji Brown, Bil Emmons, Joe Hogan, Fred Kevorkian and Julio Peralta
producer:
Craig Street
mixer:
Danny Kopelson
editor:
Fred Kevorkian
double bass:
Lonnie Plaxico (from 1993-03 until 1993-07)
guitar:
Brandon Ross (from 1993-03 until 1993-07)
mandocello and violin:
Charles Burnham (violinist) (from 1993-03 until 1993-07)
percussion:
Kevin Johnson (jazz drummer) (from 1993-03 until 1993-07)
snare drum:
Lance Carter (from 1993-03 until 1993-07)
lead vocals:
Cassandra Wilson (from 1993-03 until 1993-07)
arranger:
Brandon Ross
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint)
recorded at:
Greene St. Recording in SoHo, New York, New York, United States (from 1993-03 until 1993-07)
edited at:
Sear Sound in New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Tupelo Honey (from 1993-03 until 1993-07)
lyricist and composer:
Van Morrison
publisher:
Caledonia Soul Music, Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America
Cassandra Wilson?:??
4You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1958-05-19)
cover recording of:
You’re Getting to Be a Habit With Me (on 1958-05-19)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), 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:
42nd Street (full musical)
Peggy Lee?:??
5The Man I Love
recording of:
The Man I Love
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Dinah Shore?:??
6It's A Perfect Day
BeHey?:??
7(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Do not Want to be Right
Millie Jackson?:??
8Mambo Italiano
recording of:
Mambo Italiano (italian)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl)
translator:
Gaspare Gabriele Abbate (SIAE songwriter) and Gian Carlo Testoni
translated version of:
Mambo Italiano (original english version)
Flabby?:??
9Doo Uap, Doo Uap, Doo Uap
guest alto saxophone:
Stefano Di Battista
recording of:
Doo Uap, Doo Uap, Doo Uap
lyricist:
Irving Mills
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
version of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
Stefano Di Battista?:??
10Sea and Sand
Nicola Conte?:??
11I Fall In Love Too Easily
piano:
Eliane Elias (in 1999)
instrumental recording of:
I Fall in Love Too Easily (in 1999)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
AF Encore Fund LLC, Applause and Encore Music, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Leo Feist, Inc.
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and 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)
part of:
The 18th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Eliane Elias?:??
12All Or Nothing
producer:
Teddy Reig
bass and double bass:
Joe Comfort (from 1962-08-07 until 1962-08-08)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (from 1962-08-07 until 1962-08-08)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (from 1962-08-07 until 1962-08-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”)
recorded at:
United Recorders (@ 6050 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1962-08-07 until 1962-08-08) and United Western Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1962-08-07 until 1962-08-08)
cover recording of:
All or Nothing at All (from 1962-08-07 until 1962-08-08)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Arthur Altman and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Range Road Music Inc. and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
sub-publisher:
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)
Sarah Vaughan?:??
13In Love In Vain
cover recording of:
In Love in Vain
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and PolyGram International Music B.V. (not for release label use!)
Lena HorneRay Ellis and His Orchestra?:??
14Let Me Down Easy
recording of:
Let Me Down Easy
writer:
Wrecia Holloway and James McDougal (songwriter)
Bettye LaVette?:??
15Piece Of My Heart
producer:
Bert Russell Berns
vocals:
Erma Franklin (in 1967-08)
conductor:
Gary Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor) (in 1967-08)
arranger:
Gary Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor)
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 1967)
recording of:
Piece of My Heart (in 1967-08)
writer:
Bert Russell and Jerry Ragovoy
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sloopy II Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Web IV Music Inc. and Wren Music Co.
Erma Franklin3.75?:??
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