The Essential Collection: 24 Smooth Jazz Classics

Original Release Date:  2002

Track Listing

• 1. Night on Bald Mountain
• 2. Feel Like Makin' Love
• 3. Nautilus
• 4. Farandole (L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2)
• 5. Take Me to the Mardi Gras
• 6. Women of Ireland
• 7. Westchester Lady
• 8. Where the Wind Blows Free
• 9. Heads
• 10. Night Crawler
• 11. Kari
• 12. Angela [Theme from Taxi]
• 13. Touchdown
• 14. Blue Lick
• 15. Shepherd's Song
• 16. Thoroughbred
• 17. Reunited
• 18. Sign of the Times
• 19. Spunky
• 20. Miranda
• 21. Marco Polo
• 22. Ruby Ruby Ruby
• 23. Ensenada Madness
• 24. Brooklyn Heights Boogie

Credits

• Paul Simon: Composer
• Eddie Bert: Trombone
• Phil Bodner: Flute, Oboe, Sax (Alto)
• Michael Brecker: Reeds
• Hiram Bullock: Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Vocals, Soloist
• Ron Carter: Bass
• Peter Erskine: Drums
• Jon Faddis: Trumpet
• Art Farmer: Trumpet, Flugelhorn
• Bob James: Synthesizer, Piano, Arranger, Calliope, Keyboards, Vocals, Clavinet, Bells, Fender Rhodes, Oberheim
• Thad Jones: Trumpet
• Steve Khan: Guitar
• Earl Klugh: Guitar (Acoustic), Bass
• Mike Lawrence: Trumpet
• Hubert Laws: Flute
• David Sanborn: Clarinet, Flute, Saxophone, Sax (Tenor)
• Tom Scott: Reeds
• Lew Soloff: Trumpet, Flugelhorn
• Marvin Stamm: Trumpet, Flugelhorn
• David Friedman: Vibraphone
• Major Holley: Double Bass
• Howard Johnson: Sax (Baritone), E Flat Clarinet
• Al Brown: Viola
• Ralph MacDonald: Percussion
• Jimmy Maelen: Percussion
• David Nadien: Violin, Concert Master
• Jonathan Abramowitz: Cello
• Gloria Agostini: Harp
• Lamar Alsop: Violin, Viola
• Wayne Andre: Trombone
• Seymour Barab: Cello
• Dave Bargeron: Trombone
• Randy Brecker: Trumpet, Flugelhorn
• James Buffington: French Horn
• Frederick Buldrini: Violin
• Harry Cykman: Violin
• Jean R. Dane: Viola
• Eddie Daniels: Clarinet, Flute, Reeds, Sax (Tenor)
• Lewis Eley: Violin
• Max Ellen: Violin
• Harvey Estrin: Clarinet, Flute, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
• Paul Faulise: Trombone (Bass)
• Sammy Figueroa: Percussion
• Barry Finclair: Violin
• Louis Gabowitz: Violin
• Steve Gadd: Drums
• Eric Gale: Bass, Guitar, Soloist
• Jack Gale: Trombone (Bass)
• John Gatchell: Trumpet
• Paul Gershman: Violin
• Leonard "Doc" Gibbs: Percussion
• Harry Glickman: Violin
• Emanuel Green: Violin
• Diana Halprin: Violin
• Harry Lookofsky: Violin
• Yogi Horton: Drums
• Idris Muhammad: Drums
• Theodore Israel: Viola
• Neil Jason: Bass, Vocals
• Arthur Jenkins: Percussion
• Gary King: Bass
• Harold Kohon: Violin
• Warren Lash: Cello
• Jesse Levy: Cello
• Charles Libove: Violin
• Richard Locker: Cello
• Joseph Malin: Violin
• George Marge: Flute, Reeds, Flute (Alto), Horn (English), Oboe, Recorder, Sax (Tenor), Woodwind, Alto Recorder
• Harvey Mason, Sr.: Drums
• Hugh McCracken: Guitar
• Charles McCracken: Cello
• Marcus Miller: Bass
• Marvin Morgenstern: Violin
• Gene Orloff: Violin
• Victor Paz: Trumpet, Flugelhorn
• Romeo Penque: Clarinet (Bass), Flute (Alto), Recorder, Sax (Tenor), Recorder (Tenor)
• John Pintavalle: Violin
• Sue Pray: Viola
• Matthew Raimondi: Violin
• Allen Ralph: Trombone, Trombone (Bass)
• Richie Resnicoff: Guitar
• George Ricci: Cello
• John "J.R." Robinson: Drums
• Alan Rubin: Trumpet, Flugelhorn
• Allan Schwartzberg: Drums
• Jeff Schoen: Vocals
• Alan Shulman: Cello
• Andrew Smith: Drums
• Anthony Sophos: Cello
• Richard Sortomme: Violin
• Steve Summer: Drums
• Rod Temperton: Arranger, Composer, Rhythm Arrangements, Synthesizer Arrangements
• Ron Tooley: Trumpet
• The Manny Vardi Strings: Viola
• Grover Washington, Jr.: Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Tin Whistle
• Sidney Weinberg: Horn (English), Oboe
• Kirk Whalum: Saxophone
• Buddy Williams: Drums
• Herbert Sorkin: Violin
• Emanuel Vardi: Viola
• Charles Vullo: Guitar
• Dave Friedman: Vibraphone
• Peter Gordon: French Horn
• Nic Moran: Compilation
• Tappan Zee: Producer
• Alla Goldenberg: Cello
• David Earl Taylor: Trombone
• Al Brown & His Tunetoppers: Viola
• John "4 Daddman" Robinson: Drums
• Tom Mitchell Jr.: Trombone
• Jerry Dodgion: Flute, Sax (Alto)
• Sticks McElhiney: Drums
• Tom Mitchell: Trombone
• Donald Patterson: Bass