The 2nd Smooth Jazz Avenue: The Greatest Moments in the Smooth Jazz History

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Ladies
2▶CD: Gentlemen
3▼CD: Ladies & Gentlemen
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Ordinary Day
Matt Bianco & Basia4:37
2The Picture of You
Fredrika Stahl & Bruno Edjenguele5:00
3Bend Me
New Alley Corp.4:10
4Beautiful Bird
Ron DeFilippo & Clare North3:55
5So Nice (Summer Samba)
cover recording of:
So Nice (Summer Samba)
lyricist:
Paulo Sérgio Valle
composer:
Marcos Valle
translator:
Norman Gimbel
translated version of:
Samba de verão
Basia & Taro Hakase4:23
6Love Is Strange
Mickey & Sylvia2:55
7Cheek to Cheek
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1956-08-16)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1956-08-16)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1956-08-16)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1956-08-16)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-08-16)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-08-16) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1956-08-16)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-08-16)
cover recording of:
Cheek to Cheek (from “Top Hat”) (on 1956-08-16)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
publisher:
Irving Berlin (England) Music Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1935 nominee)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong4.155:54
8Moonlight on the Sand
Jack Hoban & Wendy Reizer4:30
9You Never Played by the Rules
Ron DeFilippo & Clare North4:10
10Up, Up and Away
engineer:
“Bones” Howe
producer:
Johnny Rivers (Singer, songwriter, and guitarist) and Marc Gordon (soul songwriter, producer, and manager)
bass:
Joe Osborne (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
conductor:
Jim Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Marty Paich
arranger:
Jim Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
recorded at:
Sound Recorders, Hollywood (founded by Armin Steiner, 1965-1971) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Up, Up and Away
lyricist and composer:
Jim Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Johnny Rivers Music
The 5th Dimension2.52:38
11Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)
cover recording of:
Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)
writer:
Forest Gene Wilson (in 1954), Eunice Levy (Member of Gene and Eunice) (in 1954) and Jake Porter (in 1954)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Meridian Music Corp. (in 1954)
Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton3:04
12Swing Tonight
BadaBing BadaBoom3:17
13Where We Begin Tonight
Stewart Francke & Barbara Payton3:53
14Let’s Waste Some Time
Marc Jordan & Molly Johnson4:31
15All of Me
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra3:03
16Do It Yourself
Joe Whiting & His Orchestra3:54
17Stand by Your Side
Stewart Francke & Jo Serrapere3:29
18All to Say Goodbye
Barry Gurly & Jan Davis3:53
4▶CD: Instrumental

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