Smooth Jazz Awards Collection, Vol. 2

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 26, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Native Language Music
• ASIN: B000062R7O
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #127,795 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Rock With You - Everette Harp featuring Brian Bromberg

2. Dancing Angels - Urban Knights

3. Right Down Broadway - Chuck Loeb

4. Snakebite - Jeff Lorber

5. Moomba - Richard Elliot

6. Caravan of Dreams - Peter White

7. Power of Midnight - Jeff Kashiwa

8. Westwood Moon - Spyro Gyra

9. Sneak A Peek - Euge Groove

10. Callie - Joyce Cooling

11. There's No Wonder - Shilts

12. Pillow Talk - Steve Reid

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

If there's one constant on smooth-jazz radio throughout America, it's that guitars and saxophones rule. This 12-song compilation reflects that standard with tracks from well-known horn players such as Richard Elliot and Jay Beckenstein from Spyro Gyra, as well as newcomers like Euge Groove and Paul Weimar, who is professionally known as Shilts. The guitarists include Chuck Loeb, Peter White, and Joyce Cooling, but the horn players dominate. The best tracks are right up front where they should be. The only unreleased track, a hot cover of Michael Jackson's hit, "Rock with You," by the sax/bass guitar duo of Everette Harp and Brian Bromberg, leads off the disc. Dave Koz, the big winner at the second awards show, follows with a soaring take on the Urban Knights' "Dancing Angels," and the fourth track has maybe the best sax performance, with Gerald Albright playing on Jeff Lorber's "Snakebite." Most of the tracks aren't from new albums of the respective artists, but from earlier ones instead. That doesn't hinder this album from playing like your favorite smooth-jazz station. --Mark Ruffin

Product Description

Once again Native Language Music brings together Smooth Jazz Award-nominated artists in this second greatest hits collection of smooth jazz's chart-topping hits. This album features eleven smooth and popular tracks from artists such as Urban Knights, Jeff Lorber, Richard Elliot, Peter White, Jeff Kashiwa, Joyce Cooling, Chuck Loeb and Spyro Gyra. Also included is the all-new re-make of Michael Jackson's "Rock With You" by saxophonist Everette Harp and bass phenom Brian Bromberg. The collection is the companion CD to the 3rd Annual Smooth Jazz Awards which will take place in San Diego, CA on March 2, 2002.

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Superb!, March 21, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Smooth Jazz Awards Collection, Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

This is a wonderful collection of Smooth Jazz that has a great lineup of musicians. This has become one of my favorite records, I strongly suggest you add this to your collection.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love My Cd, May 18, 2002

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Gidget "fondyboo" (New Orleans,LA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Smooth Jazz Awards Collection, Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

I love everything about smooth jazz vol II. Even the cd cover is
beautiful. This is certainly a part of my jazz collection. Go for
it and you want go wrong. Highly recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smooth Jazz Awards Collection, Vol.2, August 1, 2008

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Jan M. Cahill (graton CA usa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Smooth Jazz Awards Collection, Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

This cd is full of wonderful artists at their best. It is a great mix of great music.