Volume 18 of WNUA Smooth Jazz repeats the formula of volume 16 in 2003, combining a disc of favorites with a bonus disc of holiday classics done up smooth jazz-style. The first disc is solid, with inclusions from guitarist Nick Colionne (the gorgeously slick, R&B-twinged "High Flyin'"), Dave Koz ("Honey-Dipped"), and Wayman Tisdale, whose instrumental cover of the disco nugget "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" mixes lightheartedness with real groove. On disc two the seasonal selections include Oscar Petersen's gentle jazz reading of "Jingle Bells," a classic "Christmas Time Is Here" from Vince Guaraldi, and Al Jarreau's gliding, nearly bossa nova retelling of "Silent Night."
Various Artists
WNUA 95.5: Smooth Jazz Sampler, Vol. , Vol. 18
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AllMusic Review by Johnny Loftus
Track Listing - Disc 1
Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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Wayman Tisdale | 03:38 | Amazon | |||
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Soul Ballet | 03:51 | Amazon | |||
3 | Steve Cole | 03:45 | Amazon | ||||
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Nils | 03:36 | Amazon | |||
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Dave Koz | 03:44 | Amazon | |||
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Joyce Cooling | 02:52 | Amazon | |||
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Brian Culbertson | 03:41 | Amazon | |||
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Euge Groove | 03:33 | Amazon | |||
9 | Nick Colionne | 03:59 | Amazon | ||||
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Greg Adams | 03:31 | Amazon | |||
11 |
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00:42 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 2
Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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1 | Richard Elliot | 02:57 | Amazon | ||||
2 | Oscar Peterson | 03:14 | Amazon | ||||
3 | Patti Austin | 04:22 | Amazon | ||||
4 | Boney James | 04:16 | Amazon | ||||
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04:05 | Amazon | ||||
6 | Mindi Abair | 03:47 | Amazon | ||||
7 | Rick Braun | 03:51 | Amazon | ||||
8 | Al Jarreau | 03:34 | Amazon | ||||
9 | Vince Guaraldi | 03:11 | Amazon | ||||
10 | Steve Cole | 02:49 | Amazon | ||||
11 |
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00:27 | Amazon |