Best Smooth Jazz Ever..., The - Various Artists

This is a huge collection. It consists of three cds and in total 45 tracks. It covers most of the popular jazz greats but is probably a little too main stream for any connoisseur of jazz in the true sense. The first cd is by far the best. It contains all the great tunes from the early years (Nat King Cole – “Let there be love..”, Louis Armstrong “Hello Dolly”, and Billie Holiday “That ole devil called love”). The second cd does not live up to the ... more

This is a huge collection. It consists of three cds and in total 45 tracks. It covers most of the popular jazz greats but is probably a little too main stream for any connoisseur of jazz in the true sense. The first cd is by far the best. It contains all the great tunes from the early years (Nat King Cole – “Let there be love..”, Louis Armstrong “Hello Dolly”, and Billie Holiday “That ole devil called love”). The second cd does not live up to the first. It moves on to 80’s jazz and loses its way somewhat, appealing to a listener different to that of the first cd. Personally I found it a little too esoteric. The final cd gains back the listeners attention with numbers like “Cantaloupe island” and “Moanin’” but the magic of the first cd is never recaptured.
 

...less