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Smoothjazz.com's 1st CD Release

07/13/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is Smoothjazz.com's foray into the recording industry...
The Internet's #1 destination for Smooth Jazz, has teamed up with Carzino Entertainment Alliance to release the 1ST ANNUAL SMOOTHIE AWARD WINNERS CD compilation featuring the cream of the crop in the Smooth Jazz format. Each artist on Disc One received the distinguished Smoothie Award from Smoothjazz.com for garnering top sales through Amazon.com. The first disc is star-studded and makes for a fantastic listening experience at home or in your car. Artists are Mindi Abair, Chieli Minucci, J Thompson, The Rippingtons, Daryl Hall, Bob James, Peter White, Joan Osborne, Norman Brown and Steve Oliver. Disc Two establishes a joint pact that Smoothjazz.com has with C.E.A. to introduce and commit to new artists worthy of breaking into the genre. The artists on this disc obtained their Smoothie Awards by being the most played independent artists on the 70+ radio stations that report weekly playlists to Smoothjazz.com's Top 50 Chart. Bonus disc Artists are George Shelby, Eric Darius, A. Ray Fuller, Above The Clouds, Fortune Vinson Cruse, Steve Briody, Nura, Freddie Fox, Plan 9 and G-Fire. Here's what Mindi Abair has to say on the liner notes: "Thank you Smoothjazz.com for giving Contemporary Jazz such an amazing home on the Web and around the world. I, along with so many others, appreciate and applaud you for putting your heart and soul into this music as much as we do!""