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

More reviews tagged #Jazz

  • reviewed 09/2004

    Charlie Watts and the Tentet
    Watts at Scott's

  • reviewed 05/2011

    LISA HILTON
    Underground

  • reviewed 04/2006

    Joris Teepe's Gronigan Art Ensemble
    Jazz In Jazz Out

  • reviewed 06/2014

    RICHARD OPPENHEIM
    Greenhorn In A Red State

  • reviewed 02/2006

    HOT CLUB OF COWTOWN
    Four Dead Batteries - Original Soundtrack

  • reviewed 02/2014

    STEVE TURRE
    Bones of Art

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.