Hip Bop'n Smooth is a 13-track sampler of the Hip Bop catalog, featuring highlights from their biggest artists including Tom Browne, Urbanator, Lenny White, Dave McMurray, Essence All-Stars, Michael "Patches" Stewart, and Dr. Lonnie Smith. Although there are a couple of exclusive cuts here, this is essentially for neophytes who want to explore the smooth jazz label. Listeners who are averse to the smooth jazz tag may be surprised that some of this gets a little funky (Smith, in particular), but chances are they won't be won over by the majority of this disc. However, those listeners whose tastes lean in that direction will likely find things to enjoy here, and perhaps some artists to investigate further. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
All Music Guide Review
Hip Bop'N Smooth Track Listing
Credits of Hip Bop'N Smooth
- Mike Mainieri
- Vocals (Background)
- David McMurray
- Keyboards, Sax (Soprano), Saxophone, Performer, Producer
- Chieli Minucci
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Keyboards, Producer
- Walter Quintus
- Producer
- Kurt Renker
- Producer
- Ernie Watts
- Saxophone, Sax (Soprano)
- DJ Smash
- Drum Programming
- Ed Hamilton
- Guitar
- Toni Smith
- Vocals
- Urbanator
- Performer
- Michael "Patches" Stewart
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Yusuf Gandhi
- Executive Producer
- Reynold da Silva
- Executive Producer
- David Stoner
- Release Coordinator
- Jon Dryden
- Piano, Keyboards
- Colin Parker
- Art Direction
- Jane Getter
- Guitar
- Kip Williams
- Producer
- Adrian Rosen
- Bass
- Stephen Southam
- Compilation
- Battle Turner
- Producer
- Dennis Sheridan
- Percussion
- Wayne Gerard
- Guitar
- Bill Evans
- Saxophone
- Craig Handy
- Saxophone
- Steve Berrios
- Percussion
- Kenny Burrell
- Guitar
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler
- Drums
- Andy Gonzalez
- Bass, Bass (Acoustic)
- Rodney Holmes
- Drums
- Bob Leatherbarrow
- Drums
- Patrice Rushen
- Piano, Keyboards
- Victor Bailey
- Bass
- Gato Barbieri
- Saxophone, Sax (Tenor)
- Bob Belden
- Bass, Arranger, Keyboards, Producer
- Tom Browne
- Trumpet, Arranger, Flugelhorn, Keyboards, Programming, Producer, Performer
- Ron Carter
- Bass
- John Hart
- Guitar
- Bob James
- Piano, Keyboards
- Joachim Kühn
- Keyboards, Producer
- Al Macdowell
- Bass
- Bennie Maupin
- Saxophone, Sax (Tenor)
- Meeting
- Producer, Performer
- Lonnie Liston Smith
- Keyboards, Organ (Hammond), Vocals
- Cedar Walton
- Piano, Keyboards
- Daniel Humair
- Drums
- Michal Urbaniak
- Violin, Producer
- Lenny White
- Arranger, Drums, Keyboards, Timbales, Producer, Performer











Plus