Various Artists - Nightfall Aor Age Smooth Jazz Collection - Japan 2 SHM-CD Limited Edition

Credits:

Various Artists

Description:

This is the second volume of a smooth jazz compilation with excellent taste, following the compilation "Afterglow" released in 2020, and is selected and commented on (with lyrics) by Toshiki Nakata, a well-known AOR writer who supervised and wrote the mook book "AOR AGE" (Shinko Music) for AOR fans. The songs are selected by Toshiki Nakata, a well-known AOR writer who supervised and wrote the mook book "AOR AGE" (Shinko Music) for AOR fans, as well as newly written commentary with lyrics. This 2-CD set contains 30 tracks carefully selected from Universal Music's wide variety of recordings, all of which were big hits on smooth jazz radio stations in the U.S.A. SHM-CD format with the latest mastering. First time to be released on CD in Japan. Disc 1 is the instrumental section, featuring hit numbers by Dave Koz, Eric Darius, and Jesse J on saxophone, and Paul Jackson Jr, Norman Brown, and Mark Antoine on guitar, who represented the smooth jazz era, as well as a selection of songs by pioneers of the scene such as Larry Carlton, Glow Glow Glow, and others. The album is loaded with classic popular tracks by Larry Carlton, Grover Washington, Jr. and George Benson, who were pioneers of the smooth jazz scene.Disc 2 is the vocal section, which includes original and cover versions of songs by artists ranging from Al Jarreau and Patti Austin to Till Brenner and Incognito, as well as an unplugged version of Boz Scaggs' "Lowdown" and a vocal version of Chuck Mangione's " Boz Scaggs' unplugged version of "Lowdown" and Chuck Mangione's vocal version of "Feel So Good" are also featured on the album.

Tracklisting:

1.Together Again / Dave Koz
2.It's A Shame / Paul Jackson, Jr.
3.Every Step Of The Way
4.Smiles And Smiles To Go / Larry Carlton
5.Miles Away / The Rippingtons Featuring Russ Freeman
6.Just Between Us / Norman Brown
7.Mister Magic / Grover Washington, Jr.
8.Winelight / Paul Brown
9.After Hours(The Antidote)/ Ronny Jordan
10.If I Ain'T Got You / Eric Darius
11.Latin Quarter / Marc Antoine
12.Night Flight / Joe Sample
13.Tequila Moon / Jessy J
14.Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise / George Benson
15.Masques / Philippe Saisse

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