| The Best Smooth Jazz... Ever! | ||||
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| Compilation album by Various artists | ||||
| Released | May 10, 2004 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
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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!".
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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| Polish Albums (ZPAV) [1] | 10 |
Minnie Julia Riperton Rudolph (November 8, 1947 – July 12, 1979) was an American soul singer best known for her 1975 single "Lovin' You" and her four octave D3 to F♯7 coloratura soprano range. She is also widely known for her use of the whistle register and has been referred to by the media as the "Queen of the Whistle Register".
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Charles Walter Rainey III is an American bass guitarist who has performed and recorded with many well-known acts, including Aretha Franklin, Steely Dan, and Quincy Jones. Rainey is credited for playing bass on more than 1,000 albums, and is one of the most recorded bass players in the history of recorded music.
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The Best Smooth Jazz... Ever! vol. 2 is a compilation album released by EMI in 2005.
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