The Best Smooth Jazz... Ever!
# The Best Smooth Jazz... Ever!

The Best Smooth Jazz... Ever! is a compilation album released in 2004 by EMI. It is the first jazz music part of the series "The Best... Ever!".

## Track listing

### CD 1

* US3 – "Cantaloop"
* Buddy Rich – "The Beat Goes On"
* Bobby Womack – "California Dreaming"
* Jose Feliciano/Minnie Riperton - "Light My Fire"
* Bill Withers – "Ain't No Sunshine"
* Cassandra Wilson – "I Can`t Stand The Rain"
* Louis Armstrong – "We Have All The Time In The World"
* Julie London – "Fly Me To The Moon"
* Billy Taylor – "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free"
* Ronnie Laws – "Always There"
* Charlie Hunter feat. Norah Jones – "More Than This"
* St. Germain – "Sure Thing"
* Paul Jackson Jr feat. Earic Dawkins – "Inner City Blues"
* Earl Klugh – "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"
* Bobby McFerrin - "Don't Worry, Be Happy"
* Nina Simone – "Work Song"
* Nat King Cole – "Nature Boy"

### CD 2

* Guru feat. D C Lee – "No Time To Play"
* D'Angelo – "Brown Sugar"
* Bobbie Gentry – "Son Of A Preacher Man"
* Bob Dorough – "Three Is A Magic Number"
* St. Germain – "Rose Rouge"
* Shuggie Otis – "Strawberry Letter 23"
* Nancy Wilson – "Call Me"
* Donald Byrd – "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)"
* Luther Vandross – "So Amazing"
* Cassandra Wilson - "Time After Time"
* Minnie Riperton – "Loving You"
* Bob Belden – "Sister Moon"
* Carleen Anderson – "Maybe I'm Amazed"
* Peggy Lee – "I'm A Woman"
* Nat King Cole – "Unforgettable"
* Lou Rawls – "The Girl From Ipanema"
* Cannonball Adderley – "Sambop"
* Elsa Soares – "Mas Que Nada"

### CD 3

* Lou Rawls – 'For What It's Worth"
* Maze – "Joy And Pain"
* Timmy Thomas – "Why Can't We Live Together"
* The Isley Brothers – "That Lady"
* Bobbi Humphrey – "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life"
* Marlena Shaw – "Save The Children"
* Mica Paris – "Stay"
* Shara Nelson – "Down That Road"
* Arrested Development – "Everyday People"
* Doris – "You Never Come Closer"
* Natalie Cole – "This Will Be (1991 Remix)"
* Ronnie Laws – "Every Generation"
* Ronny Jordan feat. Roy Ayers – "Mystic Voyage"
* Bobby Hutcherson – "Theme From M.A.S.H"
* Herbie Hancock – "Cantaloupe Island"
* Cannoball Adderley – "Mercy Mercy"
* Sarah Vaughan – "Round Midnight"
* Dorothy Moore – "Misty Blue"

### CD 4

* Chet Baker – "My Funny Valentine"
* Patricia Barber – "Use Me (Live)"
* Shirley Bassey – "Something"
* Julie London – "Cry Me A River"
* Peggy Lee – "Here's That Rainy Day"
* Duke Ellington & Louis Armstrong – I'm Just A Lucky So And So"
* Jimmy Jones Orchestra – "Stormy Weather"
* Miles Davis & Cannoball Adderley – "Autumn Leaves"
* Bobby McFerrin – "Thinking About Your Body"
* Maze feat. Frankie Beverly – "While I'm Alone"
* Noel Pointer – "Living For The City"
* Ronnie Foster – "Me & Mrs Jones"
* Earl Klugh – "Living Inside Your Love"
* Tina Turner – "I've Been Loving You Too Long"
* Swing Out Sister – "Somewhere Deep In The Night"
* Lou Rawls – "You Made Me So Very Happy"
* Marlena Shaw" – Woman Of The Ghetto"

## Charts

| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV) | 10 |
