Smooth Jazz 2

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1Me & Mrs Jones
recording of:
Me and Mrs. Jones
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International), Cary Gilbert and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
Yamaha Music Entertainment (Japanese 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)
Billy Paul3:32
2What a Wonderful World
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1967-08-16)
engineer:
Eddie Brackett and Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
alto saxophone:
Sam Marowitz (saxophonist and clarinetist) (on 1967-08-16) and Daniel Trimboli (on 1967-08-16)
baritone saxophone:
Raymond Stanfield (on 1967-08-16)
clarinet:
Sam Marowitz (saxophonist and clarinetist) (on 1967-08-16) and Jerome Richardson (on 1967-08-16)
double bass:
Russ Savakus (on 1967-08-16)
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate (on 1967-08-16)
flute:
Sam Marowitz (saxophonist and clarinetist) (on 1967-08-16), Jerome Richardson (on 1967-08-16) and Daniel Trimboli (on 1967-08-16)
guitar:
Allen Hanlon (jazz guitarist) (on 1967-08-16), Art Ryerson (on 1967-08-16) and Willard Suyker (on 1967-08-16)
percussion:
Warren Hard (on 1967-08-16)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1967-08-16)
tenor saxophone:
Jerome Richardson (on 1967-08-16) and Daniel Trimboli (on 1967-08-16)
trombone:
Urbie Green (on 1967-08-16) and J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1967-08-16)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1967-08-16), Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1967-08-16) and Joe Wilder (on 1967-08-16)
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1967-08-16)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong’s Orchestra and Chorus (on 1967-08-16)
conductor and chorus master:
Tommy Goodman (pianist, arranger for Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington) (on 1967-08-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1968) and Project 3 Records Inc. (in 1988)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 171) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 283)
recording of:
What a Wonderful World (on 1967-08-16)
writer:
George Douglas (producer & songwriter) and George David Weiss
publisher:
Abilene Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Memory Lane Music (publishing company), Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc. and Valando Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
BMC Publishing NV, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
12 Monkeys Soundtrack
part of:
Freaky Friday (2003)
Louis Armstrong42:17
3Reasons
recording of:
Reasons
writer:
Philip Bailey, Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
Earth, Wind & Fire4:38
4People Get Ready
cover recording of:
People Get Ready
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Mijac Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Eva Cassidy3:13
5Lovely 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 Withers4.54:06
6Baker Street
recording engineer:
Barry Hammond
producer:
Hugh Murphy (UK producer, engineer) and Gerry Rafferty
mixer:
Declan O’Doherty
bass:
Gary Taylor (UK bassist/songwriter/vocalist, member of Herd/Fox/Stealers Wheel)
drums (drum set):
Henry Spinetti
electric guitar:
Hugh Burns and Nigel Jenkins
Moog and keyboard:
Tommy Eyre
percussion:
Glen LeFleur
saxophone:
Raphael Ravenscroft
lead vocals:
Gerry Rafferty
strings arranger:
Graham Preskett (British multi-instrumentalist, musician, songwriter and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) (in 1977), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) (in 1978), EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978), Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 1978) and United Artists Music and Records Group, Inc. (UAMARG, Inc.) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 26) and Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 89)
recording of:
Baker Street
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Rafferty
publisher:
B Music, Belfern Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Publishing Ltd., Icon Music Ltd., Island Music Ltd., Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Music of Stage Three, PolyGram Music Publishing, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Stage Three Music Ltd., Stage Three Music Publishing Limited, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Songs (publisher) and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Gerry Rafferty3.75:54
7Love T.K.O
cover recording of:
Love T.K.O.
writer:
Eddie Gip Noble, Jr., Cecil Womack and Linda Womack
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
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)
Teddy Pendergrass3:40
8Cherish
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
9There's Nothing Like This
recording of:
There’s Nothing Like This
lyricist and composer:
Omar Hammer
publisher:
Congo Music and PolyGram Music Publishing
Omar4:10
10Video
India.Arie3:55
11Wish I Didn't Miss You
recording of:
Wish I Didn’t Miss You
writer:
Leon Huff II (hip hop producer, aka Pop Trax, son of Leon Huff), Andrea Martin (singer/songwriter for various dance/soul artists), Ivan Matias, Gene McFadden and John Whitehead
Angie Stone4:21
12My One and All
recording of:
My One and All
writer:
Neil Angilley (pianist), Hilary Mwelwa (90s UK R&B vocalist "It's On"), Stuart Wade (UK acid jazz DJ) and Paul Weimar
Down to the Bone3:39
13Touch a Four Leaf Clover
recording of:
Touch a Four Leaf Clover
writer:
David Lewis (member of Atlantic Starr) and Wayne Lewis (member of Atlantic Starr)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Atlantic Starr3:52
14Love's Theme
engineer:
Paul Elmore (engineer) and Frank Kegmer (engineer)
producer:
Barry White
orchestra:
Love Unlimited Orchestra
conductor:
Barry White
arranger:
Gene Page (conductor, composer, arranger and record producer) and Barry White
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
20th Century Records (1972–1978; name reverted in 1978 to 20th Century-Fox Records) (in 1973)
recording of:
Love’s Theme (instrumental version) (in 1973)
composer:
Barry White
publisher:
January Music Corp. and Sa‐Vette Music Inc.
Barry White4.654:05
15Free
recording of:
Free
writer:
Susaye Greene, Hank Redd, Nathan Watts and Deniece Williams (US soul/funk vocalist/songwriter)
publisher:
Black Eye Music, Island Music Ltd., Kee‐Drick Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Deniece Williams4:56
16Cantaloupe Island
recording of:
Cantaloupe Island
composer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
publisher:
Hancock Music Company
Herbie Hancock5:19
17Soul 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
18Bang Bang
recording of:
Bang Bang
writer:
Joe Cuba and Jimmy Sabater
Dizzy Gillespie3:00
19Going Out of My Head
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1965-11-20)
producer:
Creed Taylor
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Jerry Dodgion (on 1965-11-20) and Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (on 1965-11-20)
bass trombone:
Tony Studd (on 1965-11-20)
double bass [bass]:
George Duvivier (on 1965-11-20)
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate (on 1965-11-20)
electric guitar [guitar]:
Wes Montgomery (on 1965-11-20)
flute and piccolo:
Jerry Dodgion (on 1965-11-20)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1965-11-20) and Roger Kellaway (on 1965-11-20)
trombone:
Wayne Andre (on 1965-11-20), Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (on 1965-11-20) and Quentin Jackson (on 1965-11-20)
trumpet:
Danny Moore (on 1964-11-20), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1964-11-20), Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1965-11-20) and Ernie Royal (on 1965-11-20)
woodwind:
Jerome Richardson (on 1964-11-20)
conductor:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer) (on 1964-11-20)
arranger:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1965-11-20)
instrumental cover recording of:
Goin’ Out of My Head (on 1964-11-20)
lyricist:
Bobby Weinstein (US songwriter)
composer:
Teddy Randazzo
publisher:
E. H. Morris & Co. Ltd., EMI Catalogue Partnership Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Partnership Musikverlag GmbH, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Vogue Music and Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. (in 1964)
Wes Montgomery42:12
20Pointless Nostalgic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Candid Productions Ltd. (in 2002)
recording of:
Pointless Nostalgic
lyricist and composer:
Ben Cullum
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS)
Jamie Cullum4:02