Smooth & Jazzy

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© 2002 Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH & Co. KG /
Sony Music Catalog
A Devision of Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH & Co. KG /
Sony Music Catalog is the exclusive trademark of Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH & Co. KG /
Distribution Sony Music
www.sonymusic.de
5061479000

Made in the EU (back)
Made in Austria (CD)

Rights Society :
SACEM
SDRM
SACD
SGDL
BIEM

Matrix / Runout :
Sony Music S5061472000-0101 11 A0

Annotation last modified on 2023-02-07 10:06 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Time After Time
bass:
Darryl "the Munich" Jones (bassist for The Rolling Stones)
drums (drum set):
Al Foster
guitar:
John Scofield (US guitarist/composer)
percussion:
Steve Thornton (Percussionist)
synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Robert Irving III (keyboardist)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
instrumental cover recording of:
Time After Time
writer:
Rob Hyman and Cyndi Lauper
publisher:
Sony Songs Inc. (ended, ), CBS Songs Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dub Notes Music (publisher) (, in 1984), Gray Matter Music, Human Boy Music, Reilla Music Company, Rella Music Co. (publisher) (, in 1984), Rellla Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell North America, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
Miles Davis1.255:34
2Nothing Will B
mixer:
Allen Sides
solo alto saxophone:
Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
mixed at:
Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Nada será como antes
composer:
Ronaldo Bastos and Milton Nascimento
recording of:
Nothing Will Be as It Was
composer:
Ronaldo Bastos, Milton Nascimento and Renee Vincent
Sarah Vaughan4:45
3Gentle Though
recording of:
Gentle Thoughts
composer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) and Melvin Ragin
Herbie Hancock7:04
4Soulful Strut
Grover Washington, Jr.4:16
5Summertime
live cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
George Benson6:03
6Reasons
engineer:
George Massenburg
co-producer:
Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
arranger:
Earth, Wind & Fire and Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975)
samples from:
That’s the Way of the World by Earth, Wind & Fire (in 1975-03)
recording of:
Reasons
writer:
Philip Bailey, Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
Earth, Wind & Fire2.74:59
7Sweet Syncopation
synthesizer programming:
Ian Underwood
baritone saxophone:
Jerome Richardson (from 1975-10-03 until 1975-10-15)
bass:
Louis Johnson (bass, member of Brothers Johnson) (from 1975-10-03 until 1975-10-15)
clavinet:
Larry Nash (piano) (from 1975-10-03 until 1975-10-15)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Harvey Mason (jazz drummer) (from 1975-10-03 until 1975-10-15)
electric piano and synthesizer:
Dave Grusin (American pianist and score composer) (from 1975-10-03 until 1975-10-15)
guitar:
Lee Ritenour (from 1975-10-03 until 1975-10-15)
tenor saxophone:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch) (from 1975-10-03 until 1975-10-15)
trombone:
Frank Rosolino (from 1975-10-03 until 1975-10-15)
trumpet:
Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player) (from 1975-10-03 until 1975-10-15)
recorded at:
The Sound Labs in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1975-10-03 until 1975-10-15)
Lee Ritenour4:48
8Wade in the Water
Ramsey Lewis2:46
9Prelude to a Kiss
recording engineer and mixer:
Mark Wilder (US recording/mastering engineer)
engineer:
Robert "Litza" Friedrich
producer:
Bob Freedman (U.S. arranger, conductor, pianist, saxophonist, educator)
vocals:
Nnenna Freelon
arranger:
Bob Freedman (U.S. arranger, conductor, pianist, saxophonist, educator)
Nnenna Freelon5:01
10Sara Smile
cover recording of:
Sara Smile
lyricist:
Daryl Hall and John Oates
composer:
Daryl Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Eric Gale6:11
11Summer Breezin'
acoustic guitar and guitar:
Toninho Horta
bass:
Byron Miller (bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Robertinho Silva (Brazilian drummer and percussionist) and Roberto Silva (Brazilian singer and composer)
electric piano, electric piano [Rhodes], Rhodes piano, tubular bells and lead vocals:
George Duke
flugelhorn:
Jerry Hey
percussion:
Chico Batera
tenor saxophone:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
trombone:
Bill Reichenbach, Jr. (jazz trombonist)
vocals:
Lynn Davis (vocalist), George Duke and Josie James
George Duke4:49
12Between Love
Stanley Clarke4:09
13Exotic Mysteries
Lonnie Liston Smith4:29
14Vera Cruz
Stanley Turrentine5:14
15Midnight at the Oasis
Martin Taylor3:56
16Ain't No Sunshine
recording engineer:
Bill Halverson (in 1971) and Bill Lazarus (in 1971)
producer:
Booker T. Jones
mixer:
John Golden (mastering engineer)
acoustic guitar:
Stephen Stills (in 1971)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (in 1971)
electric bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (in 1971)
lead vocals:
Bill Withers (in 1971)
strings arranger:
Booker T. Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1971) and Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1972)
part of:
BILLIONS CLUB, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 179), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 280) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 309)
recording of:
Ain’t No Sunshine (in 1971)
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.
Bill Withers4.52:02

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