The Best Smooth Jazz... Ever!

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 4
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1My Funny Valentine
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (on 1952-09-02)
bass:
Carson Smith (on 1952-09-02)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (on 1952-09-02)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1952-09-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Concord Music Group, Inc. (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, not for release label use!) (from 2006 to present)
recorded at:
Black Hawk in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1952-09-02)
instrumental cover recording of:
My Funny Valentine (from “Babes in Arms”) (on 1952-09-02)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Touch Music Publishing Pte Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司 (1995–2019)), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, 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
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
part of:
Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
Chet Baker2:57
2Use Me
recording of:
Use Me
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Interior Music Corp. (in 1972)
Patricia Barber6:21
3Something
producer:
Tony Colton and Johnny Harris (Scottish composer, conductor)
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
conductor:
Johnny Harris (Scottish composer, conductor)
arranger:
Johnny Harris (Scottish composer, conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC. (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1970)
cover recording of:
Something
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Harrisongs Ltd. and Nichion Synch Division
Shirley Bassey3:34
4Cry Me a River
producer:
Bobby Troup
double bass [bass]:
Ray Leatherwood
guitar:
Barney Kessel
vocals:
Julie London
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1957)
recorded at and mixed at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Cry Me a River
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Hamilton
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Co. Inc., Harmony Grace Publishing, Saunders Publications Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Daksel Music Corp. (in 1982) and Song and Dance Music Co. (in 1982)
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
Julie London52:49
5Here's That Rainy Day
cover recording of:
Here’s That Rainy Day
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Burke-Van Heusen, Inc., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell Morris Ltd., Dorsey Bros. Music Inc., Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) 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
Peggy Lee2:47
6I’m Just a Lucky So and So
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter) (on 1961-04-04)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1961-04-04)
double bass:
Mort Herbert (on 1961-04-04)
drums (drum set):
Danny Barcelona (on 1961-04-04)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1961-04-04)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1961-04-04)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1961-04-04)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1961-04-04)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-04-04)
recording of:
I’m Just a Lucky So and So (on 1961-04-04)
lyricist:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) (in 1945)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1945)
publisher:
Paramount Music Corporation and PolyGram International (ASCAP-affiliated publisher)
Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington43:07
7Stormy Weather
cover recording of:
Stormy Weather
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
Sarah Vaughan3:28
8Autumn Leaves
recording of:
Autumn Leaves (jazz standard, english lyrics)
lyricist:
Jacques Prévert (in 1945)
composer:
Joseph Kosma (composer) (in 1945)
translator:
Johnny Mercer (in 1947)
publisher:
Ardmore Music Corp., Enoch & Cie., Morley Music Corp. and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company)
translated version of:
Les Feuilles mortes
Cannonball Adderley5:14
9Thinking About Your Body
Bobby McFerrin3:12
10While I’m Alone
recording of:
While I'm Alone
composer:
Frankie Beverly
Maze4:37
11Living for the City
Noel Pointer5:19
12Living Inside Your Love
Earl Klugh5:38
13Me and Mrs Jones
cover recording of:
Me and Mrs. Jones
writer:
Kenneth Gamble, Cary Gilbert and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Ronnie Foster4:24
14I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (to Stop Now)
Tina Turner3:56
15Something Deep in the Night
recording of:
Somewhere Deep in the Night
writer:
Andy Connell, Corinne Drewery and Paul Staveley O’Duffy
Swing Out Sister7:17
16You Made Me So Very Happy
Lou Rawls4:27
17Woman of the Ghetto
recording of:
Woman of the Ghetto
writer:
Richard Evans (US jazz/soul bassist, composer, arranger and producer), Bobby Miller (US songwriter & record producer) and Marlena Shaw
Marlena Shaw58:23