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VA - Playboy Jazz: In A Smooth Groove (2004) 2 CDs

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VA - Playboy Jazz: In A Smooth Groove (2004) 2 CDs

VA - Playboy Jazz: In A Smooth Groove (2004) 2 CDs
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 757 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 301 Mb | Scans included
Smooth Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Jazz-Pop | Label: Concord/Playboy | # PBD2-7502-2 | 01:54:54

Something of a smooth jazz oriented answer to the label's 2003 straight-ahead compilation Jazz After Dark, this highly engaging two-disc set features oft-played radio hits that have helped define the genre's generally easy grooves and colorful melodies. For diehard fans, smooth jazz has always been as about much about lifestyle as music, and these tracks will no doubt remind them just why they became devotees. All the early classics (circa mid-'70s to mid-'80s) are here, from Kenny G.'s "Songbird" and Dave Grusin's "Mountain Dance" to George Benson's "Breezin'" and Grover Washington, Jr.'s "Just the Two of Us." These are supplemented by later hits like Boney James & Rick Braun's "Grazin' in the Grass" and Dave Koz's "You Make Me Smile." But it's not simply an objective survey of smoothness at its best. The collection also seems designed to promote artists in the Concord Jazz stable – David Benoit and Russ Freeman, the Rippingtons, the Braxton Brothers, Gato Barbieri, Eric Marienthal, and Cassandra Reed, among others. The good news is that the label indeed has some of the genre's greatest artists, so even these tracks represent the ongoing best smooth jazz has to offer.

Review by Jonathan Widran, Allmusic.com

VA - Playboy Jazz: In A Smooth Groove (2004) 2 CDs


Tracklist:

CD1:

01. Boney James Featuring Rick Braum - Grazin' In The Grass (05:09)
02. Larry Carlton - Smiles And Smiles To Go (05:48)
03. Spyro Gyra - Ariana (05:06)
04. David Benoit And Russ Freeman - Stiletto Heels (04:12)
05. Phil Perry - Groove With You (04:25)
06. The Braxton Brothers - Don't Stop (03:58)
07. Gato Barbieri - Last Kiss (05:14)
08. Regina Belle - From Now On (04:31)
09. Paul Taylor - Steppin' Out (04:36)
10. Frank Vignola - Walkin' On The Moon (03:59)
11. Ed Calle - Joyful (04:21)
12. Tania Maria - Come With Me (05:38)

CD2:

01. Dave Koz - You Make Me Smile (04:17)
02. George Benson - Breezin' (05:39)
03. Grover Washington Jr. With Bill Withers - Just The Two Of Us (03:57)
04. The Rippingtons - Bella Luna (03:56)
05. Dave Valentin - Reunion (05:46)
06. Cassandra Reed - Color Of Love (04:26)
07. Eric Marienthal - Mist Trail (04:37)
08. Pete Escovedo - La Samba (05:45)
09. Dave Grusin - Mountain Dance (06:16)
10. Sheila E. & The E. Train - Heaven (05:16)
11. Patti Austin - In & Out Of Love (03:56)
12. Kenny G - Songbird (03:54)


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Various Artists / Various Artists - Playboy Jazz - In A Smooth Groove (CD 2) (PBD2-7502-2)

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VA - Playboy Jazz: In A Smooth Groove (2004) 2 CDs

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