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Top 10 smooth jazz without borders Albums 2007
Breakfast On The Morning Tram
StaceyKentRising Sun
NajeeJazzCréole
Various artists
The Phoenix
Marcus JohnsonRiver: The Joni Letters
Herbie HancockSaltana
Remna
Chanson française
Michel JonaszMy Guitare
Jude CharlesAfriki
Habib Koite
Agoo
Kodjo Senyo
30 ANS DESMOOTH JAZZ 1960-1990
Kind Of Blue
Miles Davis (1959)
Miles, trompette. John Coltrane, sax, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, sax, Bill Evans,piano,
Wynton Kelly, piano (sur « Freddie Freeloader »), Paul Chambers, basse, et Jimmy Cobb,
batterie
The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of Wes Montgomery
Wes Montgomery (1960)
Wes, guitare, Al Heath, batterie, Percy Heath, basse etTommy Flanagan, piano
At The Village Gate
Herbie Mann (1961)
Herbie, flute, Ben Tucker, basse , Ahmed Abdul-Malik, basse, Hagood Hardy, Vibraphone,Chief
Bey, percussion, batterie, Rudy Collins, batterie, Ray Mantilla, percussion, conga
Bold Conceptions
Bob James (1962)
Bob, piano et percussions, Bob Pozar, batterie, percussions, Ron Brooks, basse,percussions,
Quincy Jones, arrangement et production
The Black Saint & The Sinner Lady
Charlie Mingus (1963)
Charles Mingus Bass, piano, Dick Hafer Flute, ténor, CharlieMariano, alto, Jerome
Richardson, soprano, flute, ténor, Jay Berliner, guitare, Rolf Ericson, trompette, Richard
GeneWilliams, trompette, Jaki Byard, piano, Dannie Richmond, drums, Don Butterfield,
tuba
Song For My Father
Horace Silver (1964)
Horace, piano, Joe Henderson, sax, Junior Cook, sax, Carmell Jones, trompette,Blue
Mitchell, trompette, Teddy Smith, basse, Gene Taylor, basse, Lex Humphries, batterie,
Roger Humphries, batterie
The In Crowd
The Ramsey Lewis Trio (1965)
Ramsey, piano, Eldee Young, basse, Red Holt, drums
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live At 'TheClub'
Cannonball Adderly(1966)
Cannonball Adderley, alto, NatAdderley, cornet, Joe Zawinul, piano, Victor Gaskin,
basse, Roy McCurdy, batterie
Alligator Bogaloo
Lou Donaldson (1967)
Lou, alto, Dr. Lonnie Smith, orgue, Melvin Lastie, cornet, George Benson, guitare, Leo
Morris, batterie
Expansions
McCoy Tyner (1968)
McCoy Tyner, piano, Herbie Lewis, basse, Freddie Waits, drums, Gary Bartz, flute, alto,
soprano, Wayne Shorter, clarinette, ténor, Ron Carter, basse, Woody Shaw, trompette
In A Silent Way
Miles Davis (1969)
Miles, trompette, John McLaughlin, guitare, Wayne Shorter, sax, Dave Holland, basse,
Tony Williams, drums, Tony Ruption Williams, drums, Joe Zawinul, piano, claviers, Herbie
Hancock, piano
Red Clay
Freddie Hubbard (1970)
Freddie Hubbard, trompette, Joe Henderson et Stanley Turrentine, alto, Herbie Hancock,
piano, Johnny Hammond, piano et orgue, George Benson, guitar, Ron Carter, basse,
Lenny White et Billy Cobham,batterie, Airto Moreira, percussions, Creed Taylor,
production
Live At Fillmore West
King Curtis (1971)
King Curtis, sax, Cornell Dupree, guitare, The Memphis Horns, vent, Billy Preston, orgue
Prelude
Deodato (1972)
Eumir Deodato, piano, Hubert Laws, flute, John Tropea, guitare, Ron Carter, basse,
Stanley Clarke, basse, Jay Berliner, guitare, Billy Cobham, batterie, Airto, percussions
Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock (1973)
Herbie, synthé, Paul Jackson, basse, Harvey Mason, batterie, Bill Summers, percussions,
et Bennie Maupin, vent
Mister Magic
Grover Washington Jr. (1974)
Grover, sax (soprano, alto, ténor), Randy Brecker, trompette, Jon Faddis,trompette,
Tony Studd, trombone, Eric Gale, guitare, Gary King, basse, Phil Upchurch, basse,
Harvey Mason,batterie, Ralph MacDonald percussions, Bob James, piano, arrangements
et direction musicale
Bright Size Life
Pat Metheny (1975)
Pat, basse, guitare, Jaco Pastorius, basse, Bob Moses, drums
Breezin'
George Benson (1976)
George, chant, guitare, Jorge Dalto, piano, Ronnie Foster, piano, Phil Upchurch, guitare,basse,
Stanley Banks, basse, Harvey Mason, batterie, Ralph MacDonald, percussions
Heavy Weather
Weather Report (1977)
Joe Zawinul, chant, piano, claviers, Jaco Pastorius, chant, basse, Manolo Bandrena,
chant, percussion, Wayne Shorter, sax, Alex Acuna, batterie, percussions
Touchdown
Bob James (1978)
Bob James, piano, claviers, Eric Gale, guitare, Hiram Bullock, guitare, Earl Klugh,guitare
acoustique, Hubert Laws flute, David Sanborn, sax, Ron Carter, basse, Gary King, basse,
Idris Muhammad,batterie, Steve Gadd, batterie, Mongo Santamaria, percussion, Ralph
MacDonald, percussions
Street Life
Crusaders (1979)
Paul Jackson, Jr. guitare, Arthur Adams, guitare, Roland Bautista, guitare, Billy Rogers,
guitare, Paulinho Da Costa, percussions, Alphonso Johnson, basse, James Jamerson,
basse, Joe Sample, claviers,Garnett Brown, trombone, Oscar Brashear, trumpette, Stix
Hooper, drums, William Green, sax, Wilton Felder, sax, JeromeRichardson, sax, Randy
Crawford,chant
Give Me The Night
George Benson (1980)
George, chant, guitare, Patti Austin, chant, ch,,ur, Jim Gilstrap, chant, ch,,ur, AbrahamLaboriel,
basse, chant, ch,,ur, Louis Johnson, basse, Lee Ritenour, guitare, Herbie Hancock, piano, Richard
Tee,claviers, Greg Phillinganes, piano, Clare Fischer, piano clavier, David Foster, claviers, George
Duke, claviers, LarryWilliams, flute, sax, Paulinho Da Costa, percussions, Quincy Jones,
arrangements et directionmusicale
We Want Miles
Miles Davis (1981)
Davis, trompette, Mike Stern, guitare, Marcus Miller, basse, guitare, Al Foster, drums,Bill
Evans, sax, Mino Cinelu, percussions
We Are One
Pieces Of A Dream (1982)
Cedric Napoleon, chant et basse, James K. Lloyd, piano, synthé, Curtis Harmon,batterie,
Barbara Walker, chant, Richard Steacker et William Schilling, guitare, Herb Smith guitare
acoustique,Grover Washington Jr., sax, Ralph MacDonald, congas et percussions
The Songstress
Anita Baker (1983)
Anita, chant, David T. Walker, Paul M. Jackson, Jr., James Macon et Craig Cooper,
guitare, Patrick Moten, claviers, Nathan East, basse, Raymond Calhoun et James Godson,
batterie, Maxine Waters, JuliaWaters, Luther Waters, Oren Waters, Carmen Twillie, Phil
Perry, James Gilstrap, Clydene Jackson et Bunny Hull, ch,,urs
Echoes
Wally Badarou (1984)
Wally, Voix, Vocal, tambourin, claviers, guitare, guitare acoustique, piano,
batterie,Rebop Kwaku Baah, conga
Black Codes (From TheUnderground)
Winton Marsalis(1985)
Wynton, trompette, BranfordMarsalis, sax, Charnett Moffett, basse, Ron Carter,
basse, Jeff "Tain" Watts, drums, Kenny Kirkland,claviers
Double Vision
Bob James & David Sanborn (1986)
Bob James, claviers, David Sanborn, sax, Al Jarrerau, vocals, PaulJackson, Jr. Guitare,
Paulinho Da Costa, percussions, Marcus Miller, basse, Steve Gadd, drums, Eric Gale,
guitare
Four Corners
Yellow Jackets (1987)
Alejandro "Alex" Acuña, percussion, chant, Bill Gable, percussions, chant, GaryBarlough,
claviers, Marc Russo, alto, soprano, William Kennedy, drums, percussions, Diana Acuna,
chant, BrendaRussell, chant, Jimmy Haslip, basse, chant, Russell Ferrante, piano,
claviers
Stronger Than Pride
Sade (1988)
Sade et Leroy Osbourne , chant, Stuart Matthewman, guitare et sax, Gordon Hunte,
guitare, Gavin Wright, violon, James McMillan, trompette, Jake Jacas, trombone, Andrew
Hale, claviers, Paul S.Denman, basse, Martin Ditchman, batterie et percussions
Solo Guitar
Earl Klugh (1989)
Earl, guitare
Grand Piano Canyon
Bob James (1990)
Bob James, piano, synthé, Kirk Whalum, sax soprano & ténor, Chris Hunter, sax alto,
Andy Snitzer, sax ténor, Roger Rosenberg, sax baritone, Jon Faddis, trompette, Randy
Brecker, trompette, Jim Pugh,trombone, Lee Ritenour, guitare, Eric Gale, guitare, Dean
Brown, guitare, Gary King, basse, Nathan East, basse, AbrahamLaboriel, basse, Paulinho
Da Costa, percussion, Leonard "Doc" Gibbs, percussion, Max Risenhoover, batterie,
HarveyMason, batterie
