Cool Covers: Smooth Jazz Plays the Hits!

by COOL COVERS / VARIOUS

Overview

Cool Covers: Smooth Jazz Plays the Hits is a budget-priced, twelve-track collection containing previously released material on the Shanachie label including "Lean on Me" (Fantasy Band), "Midnight at the Oasis" (Kim Waters) and "Summer Breeze" (Bob Baldwin). Also featured are tracks by Fattburger, Chuck Loeb, Jon Lucien and Russ Freeman. ~ Al Campbell

Product Details

Release Date:	08/18/1998
Label:	Shanachie
UPC:	0016351504920
Rank:	80207

Tracks

1. I'll Be Around  - Thom Bell  - Russ Freeman  - Phil Hurtt
2. Midnight at the Oasis  - David Nichtern  - Kim Waters
3. Summer Breeze  - Bob Baldwin  - Dash Crofts  - Jim Seals
4. People Make the World Go Round  - Walter Beasley  - Thom Bell  - Linda Creed
5. Oye Como Va  -  Fattburger  - Tito Puente
6. Sailing  - Christopher Cross  - Jon Lucien
7. Love Will Follow  - George Howard  - Kenny Loggins  - Tom Snow
8. Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)  - George Jinda  - Barrett Strong  - Norman Whitfield
9. Water Runs Dry  -  Babyface  - Chuck Loeb
10. Lean on Me  -  Fantasy Band  - Bill Withers
11. Evil  - Larry Coryell  - Skip Scarborough
12. Ain't Nobody  - Tom Grant  - David "Hawk" Wolinski

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Fattburger   Primary Artist
Chuck Loeb   Primary Artist,Bass,Guitar,Keyboards
Jon Lucien   Primary Artist,Vocals
Kim Waters   Primary Artist,Sax (Soprano)
Walter Beasley   Primary Artist,Vocals,Saxophone
George Jinda   Primary Artist,Percussion
Bob Baldwin   Primary Artist,Primary Artist,Bass,Drums,Piano,Keyboards
Russ Freeman   Primary Artist,Keyboards,Bass,Guitar
Fantasy Band   Primary Artist
The Rippingtons   Primary Artist
Tom Grant   Primary Artist,Piano
George Howard   Primary Artist
Larry Coryell   Primary Artist,Guitar
Russ Freeman & The Rippingtons   Primary Artist
Fernando Saunders   Vocals
John Lee   Bass,Keyboards
Mark Hunter   Bass,Sequencing
Marion Meadows   Saxophone
Jeffrey Osborne   Vocals
Kevin Koch   Drums,Sequencing
Gregg Williams   Drums
Doug Lewis   Guitar
Art Wood   Loops
Gerald Veasley   Bass (Electric)
Tom Aros   Percussion
Will Lee   Bass
Georg "Jojje" Wadenius   Guitar
Nunzio Signore   Guitar (Rhythm)
Glen Holstrom   Horn (Alto)
Dow Brain   Keyboards
Patrick Lamb   Saxophone
Paul Mazzio   Trumpet
Phil Baker   Bass
David Cole   Drums
Dave Mann   Sax (Soprano)
Jeff Lockhart   Guitar
Henry Johnson   Guitar
Dave Samuels   Vibraphone
Hollis Gentry   Flute,Sax (Tenor)
Mark Johnson   Keyboards,Sax (Soprano)
Tom Hill   Trombone
Kirk Whalum   Sax (Tenor)
Clifford Korman   Piano

Technical Credits

Fattburger   Producer,Performer
David Nichtern   Composer
John Lee   Producer,Programming
Jon Lucien   Performer
Paul Wickliffe   Producer
Kim Waters   Performer
Jim Seals   Composer
Walter Beasley   Producer,Performer
Linda Creed   Composer
George Jinda   Producer,Performer
Dash Crofts   Composer
Norman Whitfield   Composer
Dow Brain   Arranger
Russ Freeman   Performer,Rhythm Programming,Producer
Mark Johnson   Arranger,Producer,Programming
Skip Scarborough   Composer
Fantasy Band   Performer
Phil Baker   Producer,Programming
Phil Hurtt   Composer
David "Hawk" Wolinski   Composer
Tom Snow   Composer
Tom Grant   Producer,Performer
Tito Puente   Composer
Thom Bell   Composer
George Howard   Producer,Performer
Danny Weiss   Compilation Producer
Bob Baldwin   Producer,Performer
Babyface   Composer
Bill Withers   Composer
Kenny Loggins   Composer
Barrett Strong   Composer
Christopher Cross   Composer
Larry Coryell   Performer
Chuck Loeb   Producer,Performer,Drum Programming,Percussion Programming