Smooth Grooves Smooth Jazz, Volume 1

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Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Friends and Strangers
Ronnie Laws4:51
2The Lady in My Life
Stanley Jordan6:25
3Bali Run
Fourplay5:33
4Angela [Theme from Taxi]
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 James55:44
5It's Almost Gone
additional synthesizer programming:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
producer:
Tommy LiPuma
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Kim Hutchcroft
bass guitar:
Jimmy Haslip
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Jerry Hey
flute and tenor saxophone:
Gary Herbig and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
keyboard:
Russell Ferrante (keyboardist)
membranophone:
Ricky Lawson
percussion:
Lenny Castro and Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
trombone:
Bill Reichenbach, Jr. (jazz trombonist)
horn arranger:
Bill Reichenbach, Jr. (jazz trombonist) and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
recording of:
It's Almost Gone (Yellowjackets)
composer:
Russell Ferrante (keyboardist)
Yellowjackets6:02
6Song for You
Rodney Franklin8:56
7Wanderlust
Mike Mainieri3:14
8Straight to the Heart
recorded in:
United States (in 1981)
engineer:
Karat Faye and Howard Siegel
producer:
Robert Margouleff
alto saxophone:
David Sanborn (in 1981)
bass:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) (in 1981)
drums (drum set):
Omar Hakim (in 1981)
guitar:
Michael Sembello (in 1981)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Don Freeman (in 1981)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist) (in 1981)
mixed at:
Recording Plant in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Straight to the Heart (in 1981)
composer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
David Sanborn3:23
9Funk in a Mason Jar
Harvey Mason1:54
10May I Have This Dance? (Conçede-Me Esta Dança?)
co-producer:
Alex Malheiros
producer:
José Roberto Bertrami
keyboard [keyboards]:
José Roberto Bertrami (in 1981-09)
percussion:
Ivan Conti (in 1981-09)
strings:
Alex Malheiros (in 1981-09)
remixer:
Danny Kopelson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Milestone Records (holding company for jazz label Milestone; do NOT use as label)
recorded at:
Transámerica Studios in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (in 1981-09)
mixed at:
Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States
Azymuth5:09
11Priscilla
additional synthesizer programming:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
producer:
Tommy LiPuma
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Kim Hutchcroft
bass guitar:
Jimmy Haslip
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Jerry Hey
flute and tenor saxophone:
Gary Herbig and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
keyboard:
Russell Ferrante (keyboardist)
membranophone:
Ricky Lawson
percussion:
Lenny Castro and Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
trombone:
Bill Reichenbach, Jr. (jazz trombonist)
horn arranger:
Bill Reichenbach, Jr. (jazz trombonist) and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
recording of:
Priscilla (Yellowjackets)
composer:
Robben Ford (blues, jazz & rock guitarist and songwriter), Jimmy Haslip and Chris Palmaro
Yellowjackets5:13
12Twinkle
Earl Klugh5:23

Credits

Release

ASIN:US: B00004S822 [info]

Release group

part of:Smooth Grooves (Rhino) (order: 12)