The Best Smooth Jazz …Ever! Vol. 2

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1My Baby Just Cares for MeNina Simone3.93:37
2Let There Be Love
cello:
Hyman Gold (cellist) (on 1961-12-20), Armand Kaproff (on 1961-12-20), Eleanor Slatkin (US cellist, b. Aller) (on 1961-12-20) and William Vandenburg (Session Musician/Cello) (on 1961-12-20)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1961-12-20)
double bass [arco bass]:
Meyer "Mike" Rubin (US bassist 1930s - 1960s) (on 1961-12-20)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1961-12-20)
guitar:
Al Hendrickson (on 1961-12-20)
piano:
George Shearing (British jazz pianist) (on 1961-12-20)
vibraphone:
Emil Richards (on 1961-12-20)
viola:
Joseph DiFiore (on 1961-12-20), Alvin Dinkin (on 1961-12-20), Allan Harshman (violist) (on 1961-12-20) and Paul Robyn (on 1961-12-20)
violin:
Victor Arno (on 1961-12-20), Emil Briano (Violinist) (on 1961-12-20), Jacques Gasselin (on 1961-12-20), James Getzoff (American concertmaster and violinist) (on 1961-12-20), Joseph Livoti (violinist) (on 1961-12-20), Dan Lube (on 1961-12-20), Erno Neufeld (on 1961-12-20), Isadore Roman (violin) (on 1961-12-20), Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1961-12-20), Felix Slatkin (on 1961-12-20), Joseph Stepansky (on 1961-12-20) and Gerald Vinci (American violinist and strings conductor) (on 1961-12-20)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1961-12-20)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael (on 1961-12-20)
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1962)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1961-12-20)
cover recording of:
Let There Be Love (on 1961-12-20)
lyricist:
Ian Grant (lyricist)
composer:
Lionel Rand
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell Music Publishing (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Nat King Cole1.22:45
3Love Story (Where Do I Begin)
producer:
Johnny Harris (Scottish composer, conductor)
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
conductor:
Johnny Harris (Scottish composer, conductor)
arranger:
Johnny Harris (Scottish composer, conductor)
recording of:
(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story (Love Story)
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
Francis Lai (French composer)
publisher:
Famous Chappell, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Melodie der Welt (publisher), Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Sony/ATV Harmony and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
sub-publisher:
Famous Music Publishing Limited (renamed into BMG FM Music Ltd. on 2013-05-13), Windswept Music (London) Limited, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
version of:
Theme From Love Story (Instrumental)
Shirley Bassey3:14
4Fragile
assistant engineer:
Kent Bruce (engineer) and Peter Doris
engineer:
Sean Macke (from 2002-12 until 2003-03)
producer:
Fabrizio Sotti and Cassandra Wilson
mixer:
Eric Butler
bass:
Reginald Veal (from 2002-12 until 2003-03)
drums (drum set):
Terri Lyne Carrington (from 2002-12 until 2003-03)
guitar:
Fabrizio Sotti (from 2002-12 until 2003-03)
percussion:
Jeffrey Haynes (US hip hop artist Jeffrey Haynes) (from 2002-12 until 2003-03)
vocals:
Cassandra Wilson (from 2002-12 until 2003-03)
mixed at:
Avatar Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (in 2003-04)
cover recording of:
Fragile (from 2002-12 until 2003-03)
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Magnetic Publishing Ltd.
Cassandra Wilson34:37
5Dream a Little Dream of Me
producer:
Lou Adler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) (in 1968)
cover recording of:
Dream a Little Dream of Me
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1931)
composer:
Fabian André (in 1931) and Wilbur Schwandt (in 1931)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Essex Music, Inc., Étienne Marrix Music, Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Gilbert Keyes Music Company, Infoswan Publications, One Less Car Music and Words & Music, Inc. (US work publisher)
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Cass Elliot3.353:12
6What the World Needs Now Is Love
recording of:
What the World Needs Now Is Love
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Casa David LP, New Hidden Valley Music Co., フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division), フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2), BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use! see annotation) (in 1965), Songs of Fujimusic (in 1965, in 1993) and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation) (in 1993)
Jackie DeShannon3.63:14
7Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1975), Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1976), Liberty Records (a division of Capitol Records, Inc. since 1980 – not for release label use, but for copyrights and record company credits only) (in 1976) and Capitol Nashville (in 1977, in 1979)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 71)
cover recording of:
Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
lyricist and composer:
Richard Leigh (American country music songwriter and singer)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Crystal Gayle4.42:32
8I’ll Never Fall in Love Again
cover recording of:
I’ll Never Fall in Love Again (Promises, Promises)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David), Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), JAC Music Co., Inc., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Ltd., Rondor, Sony/ATV Harmony, Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Bobbie Gentry2:53
9Girl From Ipanema
Eliane Elias3:52
10Go Slow
producer:
Bobby Troup
vocals:
Julie London
orchestra:
Russ Garcia & His Orchestra
conductor:
Russell Garcia
arranger:
Russell Garcia
recording of:
Go Slow
lyricist:
Ned Kronk
composer:
Russell Garcia
Julie London42:15
11Call Me IrresponsibleDinah Washington2:18
12Somebody Loves Me
Alma Cogan3:03
13Ain’t No Sunshine
cover recording of:
Ain’t No Sunshine
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and EMI Songs Ltd.
Rodney Jones4:22
14The Look of Love
cover recording of:
The Look of Love (on 1967-01-29)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Colgems Music Corp., Colgems-EMI Music Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
The 40th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
recording of:
The Look of Love
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Colgems Music Corp., Colgems-EMI Music Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
The 40th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Dusty Springfield53:31
15Bellissimo
Ilya3:46
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