Smooth Jazz Essentials

Various Artists (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 10, 2006)
• Original Release Date: January 27, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Native Language
• ASIN: B00019339K
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #80,158 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars The best of it's kind, August 20, 2004

By	M. P. Wright (HOUSTON, TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have listened to this CD many times and never get tired of it. This is the best compilation of smooth jazz artists on the same label I've ever heard. Tracks 2,3 & 4 are familiar to anyone who has ever listened to smooth jazz radio - all great tunes that get lots of airplay. The rest of the tracks are all listenable - no throwaways - and all instrumental. If you like vocals, this one is not for you. Track 7 is probably the weakest, being somewhat repetitive. Tracks 9 & 10 are my personal favorites - great tracks to crank up the volume. Track 9 is very brass heavy while #10 is percussive driven with pounding drums, thumping bass and stellar acoustic guitar work by Marc Antoine. Enjoyable listening for smooth jazz fans. -mw

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3.0 out of 5 stars it ALL depends...on what you like!, April 3, 2004

By	Max (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

Just grabbed this today for the fun of it, just to see what it was like, hand't ever heard of any of the tracks on it and being a jazz fan that i am, that surprised me so i had to have it. In my case, curiosity killed the cat...it's not what i thought it would be, not so smooth, but if you're into extremely ordinary, mainstream jazz, the kind of thing that you hear at the commercial break for the lakers game, then this album is most certainly for you. No disrespect, just not my cup o tea