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Chris Botti's tenure at Verve and GRP lasted for four years and produced three albums filled with Botti's trademark light and melancholy smooth jazz sound. This 11-song best-of has three songs from Botti's 1995 record, First Wish, five from 1997's Midnight Without You, and three from 1999's Slowing Down the World. Highlights include "Midnight Without You" (Botti's collaboration with the Blue Nile), "Forgiven" (which features vocals by Jonatha Brooke), and the percolating "Drive Time" and "Regroovable." The collection also has contributions from Jeff Lorber, Alex Acuña, and Edie Brickell. Botti has a bit more substance, both in his tone and in his tunes, than most smooth jazz artists and may appeal to straight-ahead jazz fans who don't mind some atmosphere in their jazz. Smooth jazz buffs will welcome the opportunity to have all of Botti's best on one CD.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
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Chris Botti, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Shawn Pelton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Allen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Joseph Moore, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Shane Fontayne, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Levanthal, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Shulman, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Andy Snitzer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Botti, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer - Steve Ferrone, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Livant, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Joseph Moore, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Andy Snitzer, Producer - Chris Botti, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Alex Acuna, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - JEFF LORBER, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Davis, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Harvey Jones, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Blue Nile, FeaturedArtist - Paul Buchanan, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Botti, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Shawn Pelton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Joseph Moore, Producer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Harvey Jones, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Botti, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Ferrone, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Saltzman, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Joseph Moore, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Botti, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Shawn Pelton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Saltzman, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jonatha Brooke, Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Joseph Moore, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Marc Shulman, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bakhit Kumalo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 Polydor Inc.
Jeff Young, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - John Robinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Snitzer, Producer - Chris Botti, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - JEFF LORBER, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Harvey Jones, Producer
℗ 1999 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Botti, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paul Joseph Moore, Producer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Botti, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Marotta, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Edie Brickell, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Joseph Moore, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marc Shulman, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1994 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Botti, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tony Levin, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shawn Pelton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Joseph Moore, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Harvey Jones, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Shulman, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 Polydor Inc.
Andy Snitzer, Producer - Chris Botti, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Alex Acuna, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Anne Dudley, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - JEFF LORBER, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Harvey Jones, Producer - Marc Shulman, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Chris Botti's tenure at Verve and GRP lasted for four years and produced three albums filled with Botti's trademark light and melancholy smooth jazz sound. This 11-song best-of has three songs from Botti's 1995 record, First Wish, five from 1997's Midnight Without You, and three from 1999's Slowing Down the World. Highlights include "Midnight Without You" (Botti's collaboration with the Blue Nile), "Forgiven" (which features vocals by Jonatha Brooke), and the percolating "Drive Time" and "Regroovable." The collection also has contributions from Jeff Lorber, Alex Acuña, and Edie Brickell. Botti has a bit more substance, both in his tone and in his tunes, than most smooth jazz artists and may appeal to straight-ahead jazz fans who don't mind some atmosphere in their jazz. Smooth jazz buffs will welcome the opportunity to have all of Botti's best on one CD.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:49
- Main artists: Chris Botti
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve
- Genre: Jazz
© 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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