Album Reviews

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Smooth Chill

2006-01-02

Techno-jazz from Britain, Japan, Germany, New Zealand and Canada. A typical pattern here is basic rhythm track layered-over with ambient vocals (see #2, #3, #4, #7, #8, #9, #10). From what I could tell, only the vocals on “Falling” (#7) and “Crazy Moon” (#9) are constructed in a way that really has lyrics as opposed to vocal sounds and “Falling” is more a jazzy r-and-b number than smooth jazz. “Autumn Leaves” (#2) samples a couple of lines from that jazz standard. - MJVD

all reviews | all jazz reviews

More reviews tagged #Jazz

reviewed 10/2003
Kurt Rosenwinkel
Heartcore
reviewed 12/2007
FALKNER EVANS
Arc
reviewed 02/2011
JERRY LEAKE AND RANDY ROOS
Cubist Live
reviewed 12/2006
ERIC FRAZIER
In Your Own Time
reviewed 07/2007
BILLY BANG QUINTET FEATURING FRANK LOWE
Above & Beyond: Live in Grand Rapids
reviewed 04/2012
CHAISE LOUNGE
Insomnia

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.