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 10/2004

    Jay Geils, Duke Robillard and Gerry Beaudoin
    New Guitar Summit

  • reviewed 02/2009

    THE JAMES TAYLOR QUARTET
    New World

  • reviewed 01/2004

    Matt Flinner Quartet
    Walking on the Moon

  • reviewed 12/2010

    KEN CLARK ORGAN TRIO
    Mutual Respect

  • reviewed 06/2010

    DR. JOHN AND THE LOWER 911
    TRIBAL

  • reviewed 01/2007

    SF JAZZ COLLECTIVE
    Live 2006

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.