Smooth Grooves: Smooth Jazz, Vol. 3

Smooth Grooves: Smooth Jazz, Vol. 3

ASIN: B00004S824

Editorial Reviews
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If the purpose of the three volumes of Smooth Grooves: Smooth Jazz was to give a wide overview of the music, the good folks at Rhino Records got it partially right. Volume One and Volume Two represent a time when those pioneering radio programmers had to choose from whatever contemporary jazz musicians were putting out on the musicians' own terms. Volume Three touts what smooth jazz has become, a bland, corporate expanse of pop grooves topped by simple lines played without emotion. The main culprits are Spyro Gyra, Hiroshima, and Najee, all three of whom are represented in this collection. Smooth-jazz trivia buffs are more likely to have fun with the list of artists on this set than with the actual music. Included are the Jeff Lorber Fusion, the group that gave the world Kenny G; Caldera, the group that spawned the duo Strunz & Farah; and Roy Haynes's "Water Children," surely the bebop veteran's only tune to be considered smooth jazz. Without the brilliant David Sanborn-Marcus Miller collaboration "Let's Just Say Goodbye" and Billy Cobham's cover of "Take It to the Sky," Volume Three of Smooth Grooves is stale music just hanging there. --Mark Ruffin

Tracks:

Float On - Floaters
You Are My Starship - Norman Connors
Voyage To Atlantis - Isley Brothers
'Cause I Love You - Lenny Williams
It's Been A Long Time - New Birth
Hey Love - Delfonics
Stop To Start - Blue Magic
Break Up To Make Up - Stylistics
Willing To Learn - Tower Of Power
Something He Can Feel - Aretha Franklin
Special Lady - Ray, Goodman & Brown
You Don't Have To Cry - Rene & Angela

Customer Reviews:

One of my favorite's in the series.......2006-12-11

Smooth Grooves: A Sensual Collection, Vol. 3 continues a great trend in the series of providing sensual listening experiences. The listener is a hit with a quadruple TKO with the first four tracks on the CD. First you get the extended mix of Float On by The Floaters. The song is eleven minutes and 49 seconds of slow jam bliss. The second song You Are My Starship by Norman Connors is another winner as is # 3. Voyage To Atlantis by The Isley Brothers . Track 4. 'Cause I Love You by Lenny Williams has become an everlasting slow jam that is one of the most heartfelt songs a man ever sung to a woman. Two of my other tracks on the CD are # 10 Something He Can Feel by Aretha Franklin & # 12 You Don't Have To Cry by Rene & Angela. Something He Can Feel" is a startling showcase for Curtis Mayfield's empathetic skills (he said that he tried to imagine how a woman feels when she loves a man) and serves as one of Franklin's best '70s sides while You Don't Have To Cry showcases everlasting love.

A Must.......2000-06-20

This Disc Starts off with Two Great Songs.Float On By The Floaters is Incredible alone.a true TImeless SOulful gem.You are My Starship By Norman COnnors is a Classic for the ages.Voyage to Atlantis By The Isley Brothers is very Essential.SO Many Great Artists Here Setting The Mood up Right.A Must Have.

awesome!.......1998-09-04

I'm in my early twenties and haved loved older music all my life. This CD is a great collection of old slow songs. I listen to it constantly!

Higher Octave Is . . . Smooth Grooves, Vol. 3

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Listen to this and have FUN !!!
Smooth and Upbeat

Higher Octave Is . . . Smooth Grooves, Vol. 3
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Higher Octave Jazz
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005N8UB
Release Date: 2001-08-14

Tracks:

Cafe Carnival - Craig Chaquico
There's No Wonder (Radio Edit) - Shilts
Dance With Me - 3rd Force
Promise Me - Jimmy Sommers
Rio Dawn (Edited Version) - Paprika Soul
Zuma Beach - Bryan Savage
Flyin' High - Yulara
Man About Town - Brian Hughes
Pacific (Edited Version) - Natural High
The Beautiful Game - Acoustic Alchemy

Customer Reviews:

Listen to this and have FUN !!!.......2002-02-02

Terrific, happy, upbeat jazzy pieces here. I love this CD!!
Great for spring cleaning!! Perfect for outdoor barbecues and pool parties....It adjusts the attitude to be friendly and enjoy the moment!
I highly recommend this collection of music. Zuma Beach is my favorite. Do yourself a favor and add this to whatever music collection you have. It's GREAT !!!

Smooth and Upbeat.......2001-12-24

Very nice collection of smooth, upbeat, instrumental music. I enjoyed every tune on the disc - quite a bit different than run-of-the-mill "light" jazz. Check out Shilts and Natural High while you're out for a weekend drive. Enjoy!

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Pulsating Grooves Vol 3-Solid
Get all 3 volumes NOW....
Best of Series

Pulsating Grooves, Vol. 3
Various Artists
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ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2000-10-10

Tracks:

Da Butt (Extended Soundtrack Version) - E.U.
Let's Go All The Way (Extended Version) - SLY FOX
Strut (Dance Mix) - Sheena Easton
Rock Steady (12in Version) - The Whispers
Catch Me I'm Falling (12in Mix) - Pretty Poison
The Politics Of Dancing (12in Version) - Re-Flex
I'm Too Sexy (Extended Club Mix) - Right Said Fred
I Don't Want Your Love (Big Mix) - Duran Duran
Walk The Dinosaur (NY Dangerous Mix) - Was (Not Was)
Mony Mony (Downtown Mix) - Billy Idol

Customer Reviews:

Pulsating Grooves Vol 3-Solid.......2006-03-15

I agree- "worth the price for Politics of Dancing"
Surprisingly to me the other artists have excellent remix work done for their tracks, most which I haven't heard before. Especially "Catch Me I'm Falling", "Strut", all are worthy of the CD title. This is the best of the series. Treat for the headphones.

Get all 3 volumes NOW...........2005-08-15

before they are out of print. Full 12" versions on CD, excellent sound quality. Track times:

1. da butt (5:08)
2. let's go all the way (5:28)
3. strut (5:50)
4. rock steady (5:09)
5. catch me i'm falling (5:54)
6. politics of dancing (6:46)
7. i'm too sexy (6:35)
8. i don't want your love (7:33)
9. walk the dinosaur (6:57)
10. mony mony (5:00)

Best of Series.......2002-09-10

In my opinion, this is the best of the "Pulsating Grooves" series; full of songs you never wanted to end - worth it for "The Politics of Dancing" alone!

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As smooth as could be...
A great investment!!!
Excellent compilation.

Smooth Grooves: Jazzy Soul, Vol. 3
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Release Date: 2000-01-18

Tracks:

Nights Over Egypt - The Jones Girls
So Many Tears - Regina Belle
Sweet Sticky Thing - Ohio Players
Making Love In The Rain - Herb Alpert
Song For You - Rodney Franklin
Can You Feel What I'm Saying? - Minnie Riperton
The Lady Wants To Know - Michael Franks
Every Generation - Ronnie Laws
I've Been A Fool For You - Miles Jaye
No One Else Will Do - Cheryl Lynn
Soft And Easy - The Blackbyrds
Good Combination - Peabo Bryson

Customer Reviews:

As smooth as could be..........2006-04-11

This is REAL music--MUSIC that will nourish your heart, soul and spirit. Unlike today's watered-down and soul-less "Urban Contemporary"v souns this is great music from beginning to end. The songs by Cheryl Lynn, The Jones Girls, Rodney Franklin and Peabo Bryson are sure to please.

A great investment!!!.......2005-08-19

I have the first three volumes, but this is by far the best. I have had it in my car since the first day, and it has been in my cd player every day since then!!! I can not get enough of this cd, it is well worth the money.

Excellent compilation........2000-02-19

This tryptich is well worth spending your money on. It is a great compilation of the finest and styliest music that was en vogue in the 70 s and 80 s. I bought this one because I actually have most of the songs on the other two, and because I wanted to listen to the "Nights over Egypt" song performed in its original version (Incognito has done its own version in its latest "No time like the future"). You will also find one of the greatest songs from the Ohio Players (one of the emblematic bands of what I call "heavy funk", playing it cool here), a great song from the late Minnie Ripperton, two extraordinary tracks from Rodney Franklin (Howard Smith on vocals sounding just like Al Jarreau) and Ronnie Laws. Plus the mythical "the lady wants to know", from one of Michael Franks's best albums. The sleeve reminds the "I want you" (Marvin Gaye), and there is a lot of interesting information inside the booklet.

Tracks:

Freetime - Spyro Gyra
Tokyo Blue - Najee
Give It All You Got - Chuck Mangione
Wizard Island - The Jeff Lorber Fusion
Water Children - Ray Haynes
One Wish - Hiroshima
Out Of The Blue - Caldera
Take It To The Sky - Billy Codham's Glass Menagerie
Let's Just Say Goodbye - David Sandborn
Theme From The Planets - Dexter Wansel
Now You Know - Steps Ahead
Rain Dancer - John Klemmer

Amazon.com

If the purpose of the three volumes of Smooth Grooves: Smooth Jazz was to give a wide overview of the music, the good folks at Rhino Records got it partially right. Volume One and Volume Two represent a time when those pioneering radio programmers had to choose from whatever contemporary jazz musicians were putting out on the musicians' own terms. Volume Three touts what smooth jazz has become, a bland, corporate expanse of pop grooves topped by simple lines played without emotion. The main culprits are Spyro Gyra, Hiroshima, and Najee, all three of whom are represented in this collection. Smooth-jazz trivia buffs are more likely to have fun with the list of artists on this set than with the actual music. Included are the Jeff Lorber Fusion, the group that gave the world Kenny G; Caldera, the group that spawned the duo Strunz & Farah; and Roy Haynes's "Water Children," surely the bebop veteran's only tune to be considered smooth jazz. Without the brilliant David Sanborn-Marcus Miller collaboration "Let's Just Say Goodbye" and Billy Cobham's cover of "Take It to the Sky," Volume Three of Smooth Grooves is stale music just hanging there. --Mark Ruffin

Customer Reviews:

No Muzak Here!.......2005-01-18

I really like this CD. It has great tunes, great musicians, and great performances. This is the good stuff from what is now called smooth jazz. No bland stuff, just good music. Check out the sound samples.

The best smooth jazz soul I've heard.......2001-12-28

Rarely do I hear a cd where I like 90% of the songs! The first day I purchased it I played it over and over again. It brought back great memories. Get your special someone and slow dance the night away..

Smooth Jazzy Grooves.......2000-06-23

When first listening to this CD I thought back to the 70's. The beat reminds me so much of when I was a younster. Really gets you up and grovin'.

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