Name: The Essential Collection: 24 Smooth Jazz Classics
Brand: Koch (USA)
SKU: 475161
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Album: The Essential Collection: 24 Smooth Jazz Classics
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Night on Bald Mountain
2)	Feel Like Making 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
1)	Angela (Theme From Taxi)
2)	Touchdown
3)	Blue Lick
4)	Shepherds Song
5)	Thoroughbred
6)	Reunited
7)	Sign of the Times
8)	Spunky
9)	Miranda
10)	Marco Polo
11)	Ruby Ruby Ruby
12)	Ensenada Madness
13)	Brooklyn Heights Boogie

Album: The Essential Collection: 24 Smooth Jazz Classics
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Night on Bald Mountain
2)	Feel Like Making 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
1)	Angela (Theme From Taxi)
2)	Touchdown
3)	Blue Lick
4)	Shepherds Song
5)	Thoroughbred
6)	Reunited
7)	Sign of the Times
8)	Spunky
9)	Miranda
10)	Marco Polo
11)	Ruby Ruby Ruby
12)	Ensenada Madness
13)	Brooklyn Heights Boogie

Performer Notes

Personnel: Bob James (keyboards); Richie Resnicoff (guitar); Harold Kohon, Charles Libove, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin (violin); Seymour Barab, Jesse Levy, Charles McCracken , Alan Shulman, George Ricci, Anthony Sophos (cello); George Marge, Romeo Penque (alto flute, recorder); Jon Faddis, Alan Rubin, Lew Soloff, Marvin Stamm, Victor Paz, Thad Jones (trumpet); Wayne Andre (trombone); Jack Gale, Alan Raph, Paul Faulise (bass trombone); Gary King (bass instrument); Steve Gadd (drums); Ralph MacDonald (percussion); Dave Friedman.
Issued by the U.K.-based Metro Doubles label in 2002, Essential Collection: 24 Smooth Jazz Classics only overlaps 2001's Restoration anthology with eight of the same tracks, and concentrates on material originally released from 1974 to 1984 (apart from 1995's "Ensenada Madness," everything fits into that time frame). A fine chronological overview of James' most productive period, this is a very attractive package that includes informative and insightful liner notes. "Nautilus," "Westchester Lady," "Take Me to the Mardi Gras," "Angela (Theme From Taxi)," "Touchdown," and "Sign of the Times" are among the inclusions. Naturally, this double-disc set can serve any number of purposes: as pleasant, occasionally funky background music, as proof of your extensive knowledge of hip-hop samples, or as cruel torture for your jazz purist peers. ~ Andy Kellman