Sunday, January 30, 2005

2004's top smooth jazz songs

Here's a list, provided by a local talk radio/jazz station, of the top 100 smooth jazz tracks for 2004. The shocker when I looked at the list is that I only owned nine of the songs, which are shown in boldface:

  1. Dave Koz, All I See Is You (Capitol)
  2. Paul Brown, 24/7 (GRP/VMG)
  3. Paul Taylor, Steppin' Out (Peak)
  4. Peter White, Talkin' Bout Love (Columbia)
  5. Kim Waters, The Ride (Shanachie)
  6. Euge Groove, Livin' Large (Narada)
  7. Marc Antoine, Mediterraneo (Rendezvous)
  8. Richard Elliot, Sly (GRP/VMG)
  9. Jazzmasters, Puerto Banus (Trippin' 'N' Rhythm)
  10. Nick Colionne, High Flyin' (3 Keys Music)
  11. Michael Lington, Show Me (Rendezvous)
  12. Chris Botti, Indian Summer (Columbia)
  13. Praful, Sigh (Rendezvous)
  14. George Benson, Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise (GRP/VMG)
  15. Richard Smith, Sing A Song (A440)
  16. Gerald Albright, To The Max (GRP/VMG)
  17. Boney James, Here She Comes (Warner Bros.)
  18. Hil St. Soul, For The Love Of You (Shanachie)
  19. Joyce Cooling, Expression (Narada)
  20. Steve Cole, Everyday (Warner Bros.)
  21. Dave Koz, Honey-Dipped (Capitol)
  22. Diana Krall, Temptation (GRP/VMG)
  23. Paul Jackson, Jr., Walkin' (Blue Note/EMC)
  24. Michael McDonald, Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Motown/Universal)
  25. Wayman Tisdale, Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now (Rendezvous)
  26. Bass X, Vonni (Liquid 8)
  27. Brian Culbertson f/Norman Brown, Come On Up (Warner Bros.)
  28. Anita Baker, You're My Everything (Blue Note/Virgin)
  29. Rick Braun, Daddy-O (Warner Bros.)
  30. Mindi Abair, Flirt (GRP/VMG)
  31. Jimmy Sommers, Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) (Gemini/Higher Octave)
  32. Chris Botti, Back Into My Heart (Columbia)
  33. Ronny Jordan, At Last (N-Coded)
  34. Mindi Abair, Save The Last Dance (GRP/VMG)
  35. Candy Dulfer, Finsbury Park, Cafe 67 (Eagle Rock)
  36. Norah Jones, Sunrise (Blue Note/EMC)
  37. Paul Jackson, Jr., It's A Shame (Blue Note/EMC)
  38. Seal, Love's Divine (Warner Bros.)
  39. Kenny G., Malibu Dreams (Arista/RMG)
  40. Najee, Eye 2 Eye (N-Coded)
  41. Dan Siegel, In Your Eyes (Native Language)
  42. Richard Elliot, Your Secret Love (GRP/VMG)
  43. Seal, Touch (Warner Bros.)
  44. David Benoit, Watermelon Man (GRP/VMG)
  45. Daryl Hall, She's Gone (Rhythm & Groove/Liquid 8)
  46. Praful, Let The Chips Fall (Rendezvous)
  47. Marion Meadows, Sweet Grapes (Heads Up)
  48. Luther Vandross w/ Beyonce'. The Closer I Get To You (J/RMG)
  49. Norman Brown, Up 'N' At 'Em (Warner Bros.)
  50. Luther Vandross, Dance With My Father (J/RMG)
  51. Nick Colionne, It's Been Too Long (3 Keys Music)
  52. Simply Red, Sunrise (simplyred.com/Red Ink)
  53. Urban Knights, Got To Give It Up (Narada)
  54. Ramsey Lewis Trio, The In Crowd (Narada)
  55. Tim Bowman, Summer Groove (Liquid 8)
  56. Rick Braun, Green Tomatoes (Warner Bros.)
  57. Kim Waters, In Deep (Shanachie)
  58. David Sanborn, Comin' Home Baby (GRP/VMG)
  59. Paul Taylor, On The Move (Peak)
  60. Soul Ballet, Cream (215)
  61. Pamela Williams, Afterglow (Shanachie)
  62. Marc Antoine, Funky Picante (Rendezvous)
  63. Chieli Minucci, Kickin' It Hard (Shanachie)
  64. Chuck Loeb, eBop (Shanachie)
  65. Patti LaBelle, New Day (Def Soul/IDJMG)
  66. Jeff Lorber, Ain't Nobody (Samson/Gold Circle)
  67. Mindi Abair, Come As You Are (GRP/VMG)
  68. Lee Ritenour, Inner City Blues (GRP/VMG)
  69. Jeff Golub, Pass It On (GRP/VMG)
  70. Gladys Knight f/Edesio Alejandro, Feelin' Good (Vacilon) (Pyramid)
  71. Paul Hardcastle, Desire (Trippin' 'N' Rhythm)
  72. Kirk Whalum, Do You Feel Me (Warner Bros.)
  73. Euge Groove, Rewind (Warner Bros.)
  74. Alicia Keys, Fallin' (J)
  75. Fattburger, Evil Ways (Shanachie)
  76. David Sanborn, Isn't She Lovely (GRP/VMG)
  77. Michael McDonald, I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Motown/Universal)
  78. Peter White, How Does It Feel (Columbia)
  79. Walter Beasley, Precious Moments (N-Coded)
  80. Wayman Tisdale, Can't Hide Love (Atlantic)
  81. Richard Elliot, Corner Pocket (GRP/VMG)
  82. Nestor Torres, Maybe Tonight (Heads Up)
  83. Grady Nichols, Allright (Compendia)
  84. Alfonzo Blackwell, Funky Shuffle (Shanachie)
  85. Renee Olstead, A Love That Will Last (143/Reprise)
  86. Pieces Of A Dream, It's Go Time (Heads Up)
  87. Rick Braun, Use Me (Warner Bros.)
  88. Pete Belasco, Deeper (Compendia)
  89. Tha' Hot Club, I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby (Shanachie)
  90. Queen Latifah, California Dreamin' (Vector)
  91. Down To The Bone, Cellar Funk (Narada)
  92. Peter White, Dreamwalk (Columbia)
  93. Gregg Karukas, Riverside Drive (N-Coded)
  94. Steve Cole, From The Start (Atlantic)
  95. Alkemx, Time To Lounge (Rendezvous)
  96. Eric Marienthal, Sweet Talk (Peak)
  97. Steve Oliver, Chips & Salsa (Koch)
  98. Michael McDonald, Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing (Motown/Universal
  99. Hall & Oates, Love TKO (U-Watch)
  100. Brian Bromberg, Bobblehead (A440)

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