Smooth Jazz Tribute to Michael Jackson's Thriller

by The Smooth Jazz All Stars

Overview

This Smooth Jazz Tribute to Michael Jackson's Thriller by the Smooth Jazz All-Stars doesn't feel much like an outing in contemporary/smooth jazz (which would be interesting). Instead, it sounds like a group of young music students in a home studio, working out Jackson's songs over simplistic, pre-programmed rhythms and synths. The saxophone intonations are virtually flat -- this sounds doubly annoying when they are multi-tracked. Also, when it comes to programming, nothing imaginative is provided in terms of texture or dynamic, making songs that are so iconic -- "Thriller" "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'," "Human Nature," "Billie Jean," "Beat It," etc. -- sound not only lackluster, but downright dull. Given that we don't have any individual identities for the "Smooth Jazz All-Stars," it wouldn't be a surprise to discover that "they" are a single person recording these tunes by rote. Avoid. ~ Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date:	12/01/2017
Label:	Cc Entertainment / E1 Entertainment
UPC:	0707541962797
Rank:	83050

Tracks

1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'  - Michael Jackson  -  Smooth Jazz All Stars
2. Baby Be Mine  -  Smooth Jazz All Stars  - Rod Temperton
3. The Girl Is Mine  - Michael Jackson  -  Smooth Jazz All Stars
4. Thriller  -  Smooth Jazz All Stars  - Rod Temperton
5. Beat It  - Michael Jackson  -  Smooth Jazz All Stars
6. Billie Jean  - Michael Jackson  -  Smooth Jazz All Stars
7. Human Nature  - John Bettis  - Steve Porcaro  -  Smooth Jazz All Stars
8. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)  - James Ingram  - Quincy Jones  -  Smooth Jazz All Stars
9. The Lady in My Life  -  Smooth Jazz All Stars  - Rod Temperton

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Smooth Jazz All Stars   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Quincy Jones   Composer
Rod Temperton   Composer
James Ingram   Composer
Steve Porcaro   Composer
John Bettis   Composer
The Smooth Jazz All Stars   Producer
Michael Jackson   Composer