The Very Best of Smooth Jazz

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Tracklist

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1What 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)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 171)
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., Memory Lane Music (publishing company), Quartet Music Inc. and Range Road 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 (holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
12 Monkeys Soundtrack
part of:
Freaky Friday (2003)
Louis Armstrong3.82:19
2Exactly Like You
Denzal Sinclaire3:00
3Happy Go Luck Local
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1962-12-15 until 1962-12-16)
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (from 1962-12-15 until 1962-12-16)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (from 1962-12-15 until 1962-12-16)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (from 1962-12-15 until 1962-12-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1963)
recording of:
Night Train (Jimmy Forrest’s original instrumental version) (from 1962-12-15 until 1962-12-16)
composer:
Jimmy Forrest
is based on:
Happy Go Lucky Local
Oscar Peterson4:52
4Just to Be Loved
Al Jarreau4:11
5What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?
producer:
Helen Keane
double bass [bass]:
Eddie Gomez (jazz double bassist) (from 1970-04 until 1970-05)
drums (drum set):
Marty Morell (drums) (from 1970-04 until 1970-05)
guitar:
Sam Brown (jazz guitarist) (from 1970-04 until 1970-05)
piano:
Bill Evans (pianist) (from 1970-04-14 until 1970-05-20)
conductor:
Michael Leonard (composer, collaborated with Herbert Martin) (from 1970-04 until 1970-05)
arranger:
Michael Leonard (composer, collaborated with Herbert Martin)
recorded at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States (from 1970-04 until 1970-05)
instrumental recording of:
What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? (from 1970-04 until 1970-05)
lyricist:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist) and Marilyn Bergman
composer:
Michel Legrand
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. (ended), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (ended) and Anthem Grand Film
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 (holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
The 42nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Bill Evans4:08
6Sweet Thing
recording of:
Sweet Thing
writer:
Tony Maiden and Yvette Marie Stevens
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Chaka Khan4:00
7Move on Up
recording of:
Move On Up
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Camad Music Company (ended), Curtom Publishing Co Inc (ended), EMI Tunes Ltd, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as 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 (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
Curtis Mayfield3:24
8The Hipster
Metalwood5:45
9Corenvado
Stan Getz3:02
10Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
celesta and piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1956-02-07)
cello:
Robert La Marchina (US cellist and conductor) (on 1956-02-07) and Edgar Lustgarten (on 1956-02-07)
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1956-02-07)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1956-02-07)
flute:
Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1956-02-07)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1956-02-07)
harp:
Corky Hale (on 1956-02-07)
oboe:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-02-07)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1956-02-07)
orchestra:
Buddy Bregman Orchestra (on 1956-02-07)
conductor:
Buddy Bregman (on 1956-02-07)
arranger:
Buddy Bregman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1956)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-02-07)
cover recording of:
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye (Seven Lively Arts musical revue) (on 1956-02-07)
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 (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
Ella Fitzgerald3.53:33
11Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
Lee Ritenour feat. Michael McDonald4:03
12Desafinado
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1962-09-17)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
bass:
Major Holley (on 1962-09-17)
percussion:
Eddie Locke (on 1962-09-17) and Willie Rodriguez (Latin jazz drummer and percussionist) (on 1962-09-17)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1962-09-17)
arranger:
Manny Albam
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1962-09-17)
instrumental recording of:
Desafinado (on 1962-09-17)
lyricist:
Newton Mendonça
composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
publisher:
Bendig Music Corp., Corcovado Music Corp., Fermata do Brasil and 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部
Coleman Hawkins5:49
13Wave
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
double bass [bass]:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (from 1967-05-22 until 1967-06-15)
drums (drum set):
Claudio Slon (from 1967-05-22 until 1967-06-15)
guitar and piano:
Antônio Carlos Jobim (from 1967-05-22 until 1967-06-15)
conductor:
Claus Ogerman
arranger:
Claus Ogerman
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (from 1967-05-22 until 1967-06-15)
recording of:
Wave (original instrumental) (from 1967-05-22 until 1967-06-15)
composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
publisher:
Corcovado Music Corp.
Antonio Carlos Jobim2:55
14One Less Bell to Answer
McCoy Tyner5:39
15Tourist in Paradise
The Rippingtons4:26
16My One Temptation
recording of:
My One Temptation
writer:
Michael Leeson (songwriter), Peter Vale (writer/arranger) and Miles Waters (songwriter)
publisher:
Abacus Publishing and Chappell Music Co. Inc.
Mica Paris4:21
17Early A.M. Attitude
Dave Grusin5:00
18Until Tonight
Ben Webster4:13