This two-disc budget sampler from N2K highlights smooth and mainstream jazz artists who have recorded for the label, including Candy Dulfer, T.S. Monk, Dave Grusin, Jonathan Butler, Kim Waters, and Marcus Johnson. The set is divided into 13 smooth and ten mainstream tracks that should satisify casual listeners who enjoy jazz as background music. ~ Al Campbell, All Music Guide
Smooth and Straight
10/10/2000
All Music Guide Review
Smooth and Straight Track Listing
Credits of Smooth and Straight
- Richard Martinez
- Keyboards, Programming
- Ronnie Mathews
- Piano
- Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick
- Producer
- Clarence Penn
- Drums
- Greg Phillinganes
- Keyboards
- Bobby Porcelli
- Sax (Alto)
- Phil Ramone
- Producer
- Jimi Randolph
- Keyboards, Programming
- Dianne Reeves
- Vocals
- Dave Reitzas
- Producer
- Rex Rideout
- Keyboards, Programming, Producer
- Winston Rollins
- Trombone
- Dino Soldo
- Chromatic Harmonica
- Paul Taylor
- Sax (Alto)
- Gregory Wachter
- Keyboards, Drum Programming
- Mervyn Warren
- Vocals (Background)
- Dave Weckl
- Drums
- Rodney Whitaker
- Bass (Acoustic)
- T.S. Monk
- Drums, Producer
- Joe Ercole
- Keyboards, Producer
- Rohn Lawrence
- Guitar
- Dan Warner
- Guitar
- Chris DeMargary
- Flute, Saxophone
- Daniel Maunick
- Drum Programming
- Loston Harris
- Piano
- 4-Sight
- Producer
- Thomas Bank
- Keyboards, Programming, Producer
- Maysa
- Performer
- Inner Shade
- Performer
- Trijntje Oosterhuis
- Vocals (Background)
- Berget Lewis
- Vocals (Background)
- Stan Cooper
- Guitar
- Caroline Dest
- Vocals (Background)
- Bona Fide
- Performer
- Bob Beldon
- Producer
- Kevin Stixx
- Drums
- David Grossman
- Bass
- Ray Gallon
- Synthesizer, Piano
- Gary Wang
- Bass
- Jane Monheit
- Vocals
- Sammy Peralta
- Keyboards, Producer, Programming, Vocals
- Club 1600
- Performer
- Fred Berryhill
- Percussion
- Tim Camponeschi
- Bass, Keyboards, Producer
- Veronique DeMargary
- Vocals (Background)
- Mino Ginelu
- Percussion, Jimbe
- Dominic Glover
- Trumpet
- Wardell Howell
- Bass
- Chris Sholar
- Guitar
- Julio Vinella
- Guitar
- Peter Martin
- Piano
- Marcus Johnson
- Piano, Producer, Fender Rhodes
- Nnenna Freelon
- Vocals
- Ed Jones
- Flute, Saxophone, Sax (Tenor)
- Wallace Roney
- Trumpet
- Don Sickler
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Vinx
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Kim Waters
- Sax (Soprano), Producer, Drum Programming
- Willie Williams
- Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
- Chris Walker
- Percussion
- Michael Thompson
- Guitar (Electric)
- Don Alias
- Conga
- Marc Anthony
- Vocals (Background)
- Lewis Nash
- Drums
- Adam Holzman
- Synthesizer, Piano (Electric)
- Foley
- Bass (Electric)
- Thomas Dyani-Akuru
- Percussion
- Richard Bailey
- Drums
- Kenny Barron
- Piano
- Ron Blake
- Sax (Tenor)
- Tim Cansfield
- Guitar
- Clark Terry
- Trumpet
- Scott Colley
- Bass (Acoustic)
- Luis Conte
- Percussion
- Julian Coryell
- Producer
- Paulinho Da Costa
- Percussion
- Simon Cotsworth
- Producer
- Dave Grusin
- Piano
- Michael Cuscuna
- Producer
- Moe Daniels
- Keyboards, Producer, Drum Programming
- Joel Dorn
- Producer
- Carl Griffin
- Producer
- Isaac Hayes
- Performer
- Lafayette Harris, Jr.
- Piano
- Graham Harvey
- Keyboards
- Gregory Hutchinson
- Drums
- Munyungo Jackson
- Percussion
- Abraham Laboriel
- Bass
- Michael Landau
- Guitar
- Kevin Levi
- Sax (Alto)
- Patti Austin
- Vocals
- Maurice White
- Producer
- Alyson Williams
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Bob Berg
- Sax (Tenor)
- Jonathan Butler
- Guitar, Vocals, Producer
- Ron Carter
- Bass
- Hank Crawford
- Sax (Alto)
- Candy Dulfer
- Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor), Vocals (Background), Producer
- Billy Hart
- Drums
- Robert Irving III
- Synthesizer
- Gregg Karukas
- Synthesizer, Bass, Piano, Piano (Electric), Producer, Drum Programming
- David Mann
- Flute
- Bill Meyers
- Producer
- Bob Mintzer
- Sax (Tenor)
- John Patitucci
- Bass (Acoustic)
- Arturo Sandoval
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Producer
- Mark Whitfield
- Guitar
- Howard Johnson
- Sax (Baritone)
- Lenny White
- Drums, Producer











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