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Smooth Jazz is an outgrowth of fusion, one that emphasizes its polished side. Generally, smooth jazz relies on rhythms and grooves instead of improvisation. There are layers of synthesizers, lite-funk rhythms, lite-funk bass, elastic guitars, and either trumpets, alto, or soprano saxophones. The music isn't cerebral, like hard bop, nor is it gritty and funky like soul-jazz or groove -- it is unobtrusive, slick, and highly polished, where the overall sound matters more than the individual parts.
01 Snow Rose - Every Breath You Take (03:57) 02 Astrud Gilberto - Fly Me To The Moon (02:20) 03 Sarah Vaughan - Misty (03:00) 04 Laura Fygi - Dream A Little Dream (03:37) 05 Chiara Civello - Caramel (03:05) 06 Silje Neegard - Everytime We Say Goodbye (05:17) 07 Cassandra Wilson - Crazy (02:57) 08 Tania Maria - Chorinho Brasileiro (03:51) 09 Lizz Wright - Blue Rose (04:04) 10 Monday Michiru - Higher (06:05) 11 Lee Ritenour - Waiting In Vain (04:32) 12 Ronnie Jordan - After Hour (05:48) 13 The Isley Brothers - For The Love Of You (05:52) 14 Manhattan Transfer - Walking In New York (04:01) 15 Basia - Clear Horizon (04:21) 16 Hill St Soul - Strictly A Vibe Thang (03:55) 17 Bill Withers & Grover Washingt - Just The Two Of Us (03:55) 18 Kool and the Gang - Stand Up And Sing (04:23)