27/09/2022

Various Artists "Best Of Smooth Jazz, Vol.3" (1998) -Smooth Jazz / Westcoast Jazz / Westcoast Soul-



Label : Warner Bros. Records


États-Unis 01 - Mind Games (Paul Brown, Jeff Carruthers & Brian Culbertson)
02 - Baby Come To Me (Rod Temperton)
03 - Higher Ground (Edit) (Stevie Wonder)
04 - Mimosa (George Benson)
05 - Strength In You (Oji Pierce, Kirk Whalum & Gerald Albright)
06 - Knockin' On Heaven's Door (Bob Dylan)
07 - When I Give My Love To You (Michael Franks)
08 - More Than Friends (Marcus Miller)
09 - I Still Dream (Remix) (John Stoddart, James Oppenheim, Paul Brown & Scott Cross)
10 - U Turn (Joe Sample, Mervyn Warren, Mark Kibble & David Thomas)
11 - Kickin' Back (Bob James)
12 - Your Precious Love (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
13 - Movin' On (Earl Klugh)


Compilation Produced by Matt Pierson
Digital Mastering by Keith Blake


01 - Mind Games

Bob James featuring Boney James
From "PLAYIN' HOOKY" (1997)
Produced by Paul Brown
Co-Produced by Jeff Carruthers 
Fender Rhodes : Bob James
Tenor Saxophone : Boney James
Guitar & Percussion Programming : Paul Brown
Percussion : Lenny Castro
Synthesizer Programming & Arrangement : Jeff Carruthers

02 - Baby Come To Me

Patti Austin with James Ingram
From "EVERY HOME SHOULD HAVE ONE" (1981)
Produced by Quincy Jones
Lead Female Vocals & Background vocals : Patti Austin
Lead Male Vocals & Background vocals : James Ingram
Guitar : Steve Lukather
Bass : Eddie Watkins Jr.
Drums : John 'JR' Robinson
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Keyboards : Greg Phillinganes
Synthesizers : Greg Phillinganes, David Foster, Rod Temperton & Michael Boddicker
Vocal, Rhythm & Synthesizer Arrangements : Rod Temperton

03 - Higher Ground

Edit
Fourplay featuring Take 6
From "THE BEST OF FOURPLAY" (1997)
Produced by Harvey Mason & Harvey Mason Jr.
Lead vocals : David Thomas
Vocals : Take 6
Guitar : Lee Ritenour
Bass : Nathan East
Drums : Harvey Mason
Keyboards : Bob James
Synthesizer Programming : Harvey Mason Jr.
Arrangement : Harvey Mason & Harvey Mason Jr.

04 - Mimosa

George Benson & Earl Klugh
From "COLLABORATION" (1987)
Produced by Tommy LiPuma
Electric Guitar : George Benson
Classical Guitar : Earl Klugh
Rhythm Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Bass : Marcus Miller
Drums : Harvey Mason
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Keyboards, Synthesizers & Synthesizer Arrangement : Greg Phillinganes
Synthesizer Programming & Horn Arrangement : Larry Williams

05 - Strength In You

Kirk Whalum with Gerald Albright
From "COLORS" (1997)
Produced by Oji Pierce for Adwin Productions & Kirk Whalum
Tenor Saxophone : Kirk Whalum
Alto Saxophone & Bass : Gerald Albright
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Drums : Chester Thompson
Keyboards & Programming : Oji Pierce
Additional Programming : Sandy Jenkins & Paul Brown
Vocals : Kevin Whalum & Lynn Fiddmont-Linsey

06 - Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Randy Crawford featuring David Sanborn & Eric Clapton
From "RICH AND POOR" (1989) & "BEST OF RANDY CRAWFORD" (1996)
Produced by Michael J. Powell
Vocals : Randy Crawford
Alto Saxophone : David Sanborn
Guitar : Eric Clapton
Guitars : Hugh  Burns
Bass : Steve Pearce
Drums & Percussion : Gary Wallace
Piano & Synthesizer : Jess Bailey

07 - When I Give My Love To You

Michael Franks featuring Brenda Russell
From "SKIN DIVE" (1985)
Produced by Rob Mounsey for Flying Monkey Productions, Inc.
Lead vocals : Michael Franks & Brenda Russell
Background vocals : Brenda Russell
Simmons Drums : Chris Parker
Synthesizer Programming & Arrangement : Rob Mounsey

08 - More Than Friends

Bob James & David Sanborn
From "DOUBLE VISION" (1986)
Produced by Tommy LiPuma
Saxophone : David Sanborn
Keyboards & Synthesizer : Bob James
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Bass : Marcus Miller
Drums : Steve Gadd
Rhythm Arrangement : Marcus Miller

09 - I Still Dream 

Remix
Boney James featuring Al Jarreau
From "SWEET THING" (1997)
Produced by Paul Brown & Boney James
Vocals : Al Jarreau
Alto Saxophone & Keyboards : Boney James
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Drum Programming : Paul Brown
Percussion : Lenny Castro
Keyboards : John Stoddart
Moog : Daddy Shakespeare
Background vocals : Bridgette Bryant-Fiddmont
Arrangement : Paul Brown & Boney James

10 - U Turn

Joe Sample featuring Take 6
From "SPELLBOUND" (1989)
Produced by Tommy LiPuma
Vocals : Take 6
Piano & Synthesizer : Joe Sample
Guitar : Michael Landau
Bass : Nathan East
Drums : John 'JR' Robinson
Percussion : Lenny Castro
Additional Synthesizer Arrangements & Performance : Larry Williams
Additional Synthesizer Programming : Robbie Buchanan
Additional Synthesizer Arrangements : Jerry Hey
Vocal Arrangement : Mervyn Warren

11 - Kickin' Back

Bob James & Kirk Whalum
From "JOINED AT THE HIP" (1996)
Produced by Bob James
Keyboards : Bob James
Saxophone : Kirk Whalum
Guitar : Hiram Bullock
Bass : Chris Walker
Drums : Billy Kilson
Percussion : Leonard 'Doc' Gibbs

12 - Your Precious Love

Al Jarreau & Randy Crawford
From "CASINO LIGHTS" (1982) & "BEST OF RANDY CRAWFORD" (1996)
Produced by Tommy LiPuma
Vocals : Al Jarreau & Randy Crawford
Saxophone : David Sanborn
Guitar Solo : Larry Carlton
Guitar : Buzz Feiten
Bass : Marcus Miller
Keyboards : Neil Larsen
Drums : Ricky Lawson
Percussion : Lenny Castro
Background vocals : Richard Page, Bill Champlin & Steve George
Horns : Larry Williams, Kim Hutchcroft, Jim Horn, Bill Reichenbach, Chuck Findley & Jerry Hey
Horn Arrangement : Larry Williams

13 - Movin' On

Bob James & Earl Klugh
From "COOL" (1992)
Produced by Earl Klugh & Bob James
Guitar : Earl Klugh
Keyboards : Bob James
Bass : Gary King
Drums : Harvey Mason
Percussion : Leonard 'Doc' Gibbs