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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drive TimeDavid Benoit, Chris Botti, Marcel East, Nathan East | Chris Botti | Play | 05:34 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 2 | ForgivenChris Botti, Paul Joseph Moore | Chris Botti, Jonatha Brooke | Play | 05:09 | 11 MB | 28 MB |
| 3 | Like I Do NowChris Botti, Edie Brickell, Paul Joseph Moore | Chris Botti, Edie Brickell | Play | 04:53 | 11 MB | 24 MB |
| 4 | The Way HomeChris Botti | Chris Botti | Play | 04:51 | 11 MB | 25 MB |
| 5 | Irresistible BlissChris Botti | Chris Botti | Play | 05:00 | 11 MB | 27 MB |
| 6 | First Witch | Chris Botti | Play | 05:00 | 11 MB | 30 MB |
| 30 mins | 69 MB | |||||
| 30 mins | 170 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Acuña | Percussion |
| 2 | Jeff Allen | Bass |
| 3 | David Benoit | Composer |
| 4 | The Blue Nile | Featured Artist, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 5 | Joe Bonadio | Percussion, Tambourine |
| 6 | Chris Botti | Composer, Keyboards, Original Recording Producer, Piano, Primary Artist, Programming, Trumpet |
| 7 | Edie Brickell | Composer, Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 8 | Jonatha Brooke | Featured Artist, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 9 | Paul Buchanan | Composer, Vocals |
| 10 | Anne Dudley | Conductor, String Arrangements |
| 11 | Marcel East | Composer |
| 12 | Nathan East | Composer |
| 13 | Steve Ferrone | Drums |
| 14 | Shane Fontayne | Guitar |
| 15 | Suha Gur | Mastering |
| 16 | Bud Harner | Selection, Sequencing |
| 17 | Garry Hughes | Programming |
| 18 | Harvey Jones | Keyboards, Original Recording Producer |
| 19 | Kevin Killen | Original Recording Producer |
| 20 | Hollis King | Art Direction |
| 21 | Bryan Koniarz | Supervisor |
| 22 | Bakithi Kumalo | Bass |
| 23 | Gerry Leonard | Guitar |
| 24 | John Levanthal | Organ |
| 25 | Tony Levin | Bass |
| 26 | Paul Livant | Guitar |
| 27 | Jeff Lorber | Clavinet, Piano, Piano (Electric) |
| 28 | Jerry Marotta | Drums |
| 29 | Paul Joseph Moore | Composer, Keyboards, Original Recording Producer, Piano, Programming |
| 30 | Vincent Nguini | Guitar |
| 31 | Pino Palladino | Bass |
| 32 | Shawn Pelton | Drums, Hi Hat, Tambourine |
| 33 | Tim Pierce | Guitar |
| 34 | John "J.R." Robinson | Drums |
| 35 | Larry Saltzman | Guitar |
| 36 | Rocky Schenck | Photography |
| 37 | Marc Shulman | Guitar |
| 38 | Mark Smith | Production Assistant |
| 39 | Andy Snitzer | Bass, Drum Programming, Fender Rhodes, Original Recording Producer, Programming, Wurlitzer |
| 40 | Isabelle Wong | Design |
| 41 | Gavyn Wright | Concert Master |
| 42 | Jeff Scott Young | Organ, Piano, Piano (Electric) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |