Concord Music Group has announced the forthcoming
release of Smooth Jazz Hits: The Ultimate Collection. Due out March 30th, the Collection
is loaded with 17 of the hottest Smooth Jazz hits, straight from the top of
recent Mediabase Smooth AC and Billboard Smooth Jazz Songs charts.
Featured
in the collection are some of today’s most exciting artists in contemporary
jazz music, including Mindi Abair, whose star-studded album Wild Heart was
praised for its “sophistication…gritty, raucous spirit, and exceptional
creative imagination” by AllMusic.com. Saxophonist and fan favorite Dave Koz is
at the helm on two chart-topping selections off his GRAMMY-nominated,
collaborative 2013 effort, Summer Horns (including a grooving cover of the
Beatles’ “Got to Get You Into My Life”). Also in the mix are such icons as
Boney James, George Benson, and Al Jarreau, whose cover of “Bring me Joy” pays tribute
to his longtime friend George Duke (off 2014’s My Old Friend). And no smooth
jazz collection would be complete without a track from superstar Kenny G, who
is featured in his number one hit “Heart and Soul.”
Featuring
original hit songs, plus grooving covers of favorites—such as BWB’s take on
Michael Jackson's “Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground),” Gerald Albright &
Norman Brown’s fresh spin on Ne-Yo's “Champagne Life” and Dave Koz &
Friends’ celebratory performance of Sly and the Family Stone’s “Hot Fun in the
Summertime”—Smooth Jazz Hits: The Ultimate Collection will become a fast
favorite for any fan of contemporary jazz.
Track
Listing:
1. Boney
James: Batucada (The Beat) (4:03)
2. Dave
Koz and Friends: Got to Get You into My Life (5:37)
3. Mindi
Abair: Haute Sauce (3:18)
4.
George Benson: The Lady in My Life (4:30)
5. BWB:
Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) (5:13)
6.
Gerald Albright / Norman Brown: Champagne Life (5:22)
7.
Fourplay: Sonnymoon (4:13)
8. Kenny
G: Heart and Soul (4:35)
9. David
Benoit: Feelin’ It (3:57)
10.
Richard Elliot: Givin’ It Up (4:01)
11. Jeff
Lorber Fusion: Hacienda (5:31)
12. Al
Jarreau: Bring Me Joy (4:36)
13.
Peter White: Head over Heels (5:13)
14. Dave
Koz and Friends: Hot Fun in the Summertime (4:26)
15.
Boney James: Powerhouse (4:00)
16. BWB:
Man in the Mirror (4:27)
17. Jeff
Lorber Fusion: City (4:29)
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