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The Best Smooth Jazz...Ever to doskonała kompilacja nastrojowych utworów reprezentujacych nieco "lzejsza" i bardziej melodyjna odmianę jazzu. Na czterech płytach znajdziemy ponad cztery godziny muzyki szeroko określanej jako smooth jazz. Znajdziemy tutaj zarówno jazzowe standardy w wykonaniu m.in. Sarah Vaughan, Elli Fitzgerald, Milesa Davisa i Louisa Armstronga, jak i utwory z pogranicza jazzu w wykonaniu m.in. Cassandry Wilson, Bobby McFerrina, US3, Julie London, Luthera Vandrossa i Shirley Bassey. Szeroki wachlarz wykonawców oraz pieczołowicie dobrany repertuar sprawiaja, ze The Best Smooth Jazz...Ever to jedna, obok Smooth Jazz Cafe, z najciekawszych składanek zawierajacych utwory z pogranicza nastrojowego jazzu, współczesnego popu i soulu.
Spis utworów
CD 1:
1. Canteloop - US3
2. Beat Goes On - Buddy Rich
3. California Dreaming - Bobby Womack
4. Light My Fire - Minnie Riperton & Jose Feliciano
5. Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
6. I Can't Stand The Rain - Cassandra Wilson
7. We Have All The Time In The World - Louis Armstrong
8. Fly Me To The Moon ( In Other Words) - Julie London
9. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Billy Taylor
10. Always There - Ronnie Laws
11. More Than This - Charlie Hunter With Norah Jones
12. Sure Thing - St Germain
13. Inner City Blues - Paul Jackson Jr
14. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Earl Klugh
15. Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby Mc Ferrin
16. Work Song - Nina Simone
17. Nature Boy - Nat King Cole
CD 2:
1. Ain't No Time To Play - Guru Feat. D C Lee
2. Brown Sugar - D'angelo
3. Son Of A Preacher Man - Bobbie Gentry
4. 3 Is The Magic Number - Bob Dorough
5. Rose Rough - St. Germain
6. Strawberry Letter 23 - Shuggie Otis
7. Call Me - Nancy Wilson
8. Just My Imagination - Donald Byrd
9. So Amazing - Luther Vandross
10. Time After Time - Cassandra Wilson
11. Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton
12. Sister Moon - Bob Belden
13. Maybe I'm Amazed - Carleen Anderson
14. I'm A Woman - Peggy Lee
15. Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
16. Girl From Ipanema - Lou Rawls
17. Sambop - Cannonball Adderley
18. Mas Que Nada ( Say No More) - Elsa Soares
CD 3:
1. For What It's Worth ( Stop, Hey What's That Sound) - Lou Rawls
2. Joy And Pain - Maze
3. Why Can't We Live Together - Timmy Thomas
4. That Lady - The Isley Brothers
5. You Are The Sunshime Of My Life - Bobbi Humphrey
6. Save The Children - Marlena Shaw
7. Stay - Mica Paris
8. Down That Road - Shara Nelson
9. Everyday People - Arrested Development
10. Never Come Close - Doris
11. This Will Be - Natalie Cole
12. Every Generation - Ronnie Laws
13. Mystic Voyage - Ronnie Jordan With Roy Ayers
14. Theme From M.A.S.H. - Bobby Hutcherson
15. Canteloupe Island - Herbie Hancock
16. Mercy Mercy - Cannonball Adderley
17. Round About Midnight - Sarah Vaughan
CD 4:
1. My Funny Valentine - Chet Baker
2. Something - Shirley Bassey
3. Cry Me A River - Julie London
4. Here's That Rainy Day - Peggy Lee
5. I'm Just A Lucky So And So - Duke Ellington And Louis Armstrong
6. Stormy Weather - Sarah Vaughan
7. Autumn Leaves - Miles Davis And Cannonball Adderley
8. Thinking About Your Body - Bobby Mc Ferrin
9. While I'm Alone - Maze Feat. Frankie Beverley
10. Living For The City - Noel Pointer
11. Living Inside Your Love - Earl Klugh
12. Me And Mrs Jones - Ronnie Foster
13. Misty Blue - Ella Fitzgerald
14. I've Been Loving You Too Long ( To Stop Now) - Tina Turner
15. You Make Me So Very Happy - Lou Rawls
16. Woman Of The Ghetto - Marlena Shaw