The Best Smooth Jazz... Ever!

The Best Smooth Jazz... Ever!
Compilation album by Various Artists
Released	May 10, 2004
Genre	jazz
Label	EMI
Various Artists chronology
The Best Smooth Jazz... Ever! (2004) The Best Smooth Jazz... Ever! vol. 2 (2005)
The Best Smooth Jazz... Ever! series chronology
The Best Smooth Jazz... Ever!' (2004) The Best Smooth Jazz... Ever! vol. 2 (2005)

The Best Smooth Jazz... Ever!- is a compilation album released in 2004, by EMI. It's the 1st part of popular series "The Best... Ever!"

Track listing

CD 1

1. US3- "Cantaloop"
2. Buddy Rich- "The Beat Goes On"
3. Bobby Womack- "California Dreaming"
4. Jose Feliciano/Minnie Riperton- "Light My Fire"
5. Bill Withers- "Ain't No Sunshine"
6. Cassandra Wilson- "I Can`t Stand The Rain"
7. Louis Armstrong- "We Have All The Time In The World"
8. Julie London-"Fly Me To The Moon"
9. Billy Taylor- "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free"
10. Ronnie Laws- "Always There"
11. Charlie Hunter feat. Norah Jones- "More Than This"
12. St. Germain- "Sure Thing"
13. Paul Jackson Jr feat. Earic Dawkins- "Inner City Blues"
14. Earl Klugh- "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"
15. Bobby McFerrin- "Don't Worry, Be Happy"
16. Nina Simone- "Work Song"
17. Nat King Cole- "Nature Boy"

CD 2

1. Guru feat. D C Lee- "No Time To Play"
2. D'Angelo- "Brown Sugar"
3. Bobbie Gentry- "Son Of A Preacher Man"
4. Bob Dorough- "Three Is A Magic Number"
5. St. Germain- "Rose Rouge"
6. Shuggie Otis- "Strawberry Letter 23"
7. Nancy Wilson- "Call Me"
8. Donald Byrd- "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)"
9. Luther Vandross- "So Amazing"
10. Cassandra Wilson- "Time After Time"
11. Minnie Riperton- "Loving You"
12. Bob Belden- "Sister Moon"
13. Carleen Anderson- "Maybe I'm Amazed"
14. Peggy Lee- "I'm A Woman"
15. Nat King Cole- "Unforgettable"
16. Lou Rawls- "The Girl From Ipanema"
17. Cannonball Adderley- "Sambop"
18. Elsa Soares- "Mas Que Nada"

CD 3

1. Lou Rawls- 'For What It's Worth"
2. Maze- "Joy And Pain"
3. Timmy Thomas- "Why Can't We Live Together"
4. The Isley Brothers- "That Lady"
5. Bobbi Humphrey- "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life"
6. Marlena Shaw- "Save The Children"
7. Mica Paris- "Stay"
8. Shara Nelson- "Down That Road"
9. Arrested Development- "Everyday People"
10. Doris- "You Never Come Closer"
11. Natalie Cole- "This Will Be (1991 Remix)"
12. Ronnie Laws- "Every Generation"
13. Ronny Jordan feat. Roy Ayers- "Mystic Voyage"
14. Bobby Hutcherson- "Theme From M.A.S.H"
15. Herbie Hancock- "Cantaloupe Island"
16. Cannoball Adderley- "Mercy Mercy"
17. Sarah Vaughan- "Round Midnight"
18. Dorothy Moore- "Misty Blue"

CD 4

1. Chet Baker- "My Funny Valentine"
2. Patricia Barber- "Use Me (Live)"
3. Shirley Bassey- "Something"
4. Julie London- "Cry Me A River"
5. Peggy Lee- "Here's That Rainy Day"
6. Duke Ellington & Louis Armstrong- I'm Just A Lucky So And So"
7. Jimmy Jones Orchestra- "Stormy Weather"
8. Miles Davis & Cannoball Adderley- "Autumn Leaves"
9. Bobby McFerrin- "Thinking About Your Body"
10. Maze feat. Frankie Beverly- "While I'm Alone"
11. Noel Pointer- "Living For The City"
12. Ronnie Foster- "Me & Mrs Jones"
13. Earl Klugh- "Living Inside Your Love"
14. Tina Turner- "I've Been Loving You Too Long"
15. Swing Out Sister- "Somewhere Deep In The Night"
16. Lou Rawls- "You Made Me So Very Happy"
17. Marlena Shaw"- Woman Of The Ghetto"

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[1]	10

References

1. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 May 2015.