Jazz Chillout

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 21, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B000065Q60
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #98,413 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Rose Rouge - St. Germain

2. More Than This - Charlie Hunter feat. Norah Jones

3. God Bless The Child - Stanley Turrentine

4. Harvest Moon - Cassandra Wilson

5. Off The Record - Ronny Jordan

6. Flute Down - Karl Denson

7. Move Your Hand (live) - Lonnie Smith

8. Loungin' - Guru's Jazzmatazz feat. Donald Byrd

9. It's Your Thing - Grant Green

10. Less (Pierre Audetat remix) - Erik Truffaz

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. The Dropper - Medeski, Martin & Wood

2. You're The One - Booster feat. Juan Rozoff

3. Soul Manifesto - Rodney Jones

4. Empress Afternoon - Renee Rosnes

5. Slow Drag - Donald Byrd

6. Bridge To Bama (Hi-Tek Main remix) - Soulive feat. Talib Kweli

7. Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky (From Now On) - Lou Donaldson

8. Cantaloop (instrumental) - US3

9. Light My Fire - Julie London

10. Ashes - Greg Osby, Jim Hall & Andrew Hill

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars well worth the investment, August 29, 2004

By 

Peter S. Fitzgibbon (Roanoke, VA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Jazz Chillout (Audio CD)

I seriously doubt that anyone who calls these selections "thoughtless, boring, non-artistic earworms" has actually sat down and listened to these tracks. Since first listening to this compilation 2 years ago I've been turned on to some of freshest experimental jazz the industry has to offer.

I don't think it's possible to listen to Erik Truffaz or Jason Moran and honestly claim that their music is thoughtless or non-artistic. One could hardly lump Medeski, Karl Denson or Lonnie Smith in with produce section jazz.

Don't listen to an inconsistent review from someone who hasn't actually listened to this album. These are great selections from some of the finest artists on the scene. This album is more than worth the price. It provides a great listening experience and a starting point for anyone who wants to explore some hip music.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Yes, this is a neat chillout CD..., August 6, 2002

By 

Dee Wieczorek - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jazz Chillout (Audio CD)

For all of us who would like to have some background music just to hang around the house... this is perfect music.

However, if you're into "chill music" for whatever reasons, this will do; just turn down the volume a bit.

As a compilation, these discs works well. Between St.Germain, Norah Jones singing Bryan Ferry, and the (now)unfortunately named "Slow Bombing The World", you'll be ready for Disc 2.

Medeski, Martin and Wood open the second disc with "The Dropper", one of their classics.

You'll almost finish the second CD (which is very good) with US3 playing one of the most requested songs *anywhere*...Cantaloop ("Flip Fantasia"). Warning! This is *without* the "biddy, biddy bop...funky, funky..."

But between the funky tunes are lo-fi hip hop, a bit of soul, a touch of jazz...this 2 CD set is an awful lot of fun and well worth the money!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Smooth Jazz" for Hipsters, February 13, 2004

By 

B. Niedt (Cherry Hill, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Jazz Chillout (Audio CD)

This is a tasty, generous, laid-back sampler of some of the best contemporary jazz out there. Sure, there's a lot of cross-pollination with pop and hip-hop evident here, but that only broadens its appeal. And it's a damn sight better than most of the other "smooth jazz" compilations I've heard, which usually come off as Muzak with sax. There's enough funk and cool musicianship to keep it above most of that other pap. There are familiar names here: Norah Jones, St. Germaine, US3, Medeski Martin and Wood, and Cassandra Wilson, with the dash of hip-hop provided by Guru (from his intriguing "Jazzmatazz" project) and Soulive. And there are some "classic" jazz artists too, like Stanley Turrentine, Donald Byrd, Grant Green, and Julie London (!). All in all, it's indeed a chillin' mix, great for background, parties, or late-night listening.