Disc 1
1. 'Round Midnight - Miles Davis Quintet
2. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning - Oscar Peterson, Ben Webster
3. Always And Forever - Roy Hargrove
4. Blue In Green - Bill Evans Trio
5. Like Someone In Love - John Coltrane
6. Autumn In New York - The Modern Jazz Quartet
7. Mood Indigo - Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins
8. Solitary Moon - Shirley Horn
9. I Should Care - Hank Mobley
10. Singin' In The Rain - Jamie Cullum
11. When Can I Kiss You Again? - Michael Brecker
12. Quiet Fire - Melody Gardot
13. Good Morning Heartache - Billie Holiday
14. Desafinado - Stan Getz
15. What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong's Orchestra And Chorus

Disc 2
1. Misty - Erroll Garner
2. Georgia On My Mind - Oscar Peterson
3. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye - Ella Fitzgerald, Buddy Bregman Orchestra
4. Summertime - Charlie Parker
5. Surrey With The Fringe On Top - Blossom Dearie
6. It Never Entered My Mind - Miles Davis Quintet
7. Waltz For Debby - Tony Bennett, Bill Evans
8. Alone Together - Kenny Dorham
9. I Put A Spell On You - Nina Simone
10. Do It The Hard Way - Chet Baker
11. Day In Day Out - Billie Holiday
12. Moanin - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
13. My Funny Valentine - Sarah Vaughan, Richard Heyman Orchestra
14. I Just Dropped By To Say Hello - Johnny Hartman
15. Vocalise / End Of The Line - Lizz Wright
16. In A Sentimental Mood - Sonny Rollins
17. Why Was I Born? - Kenny Burrell, John Coltrane

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How disappointing
I was so looking forward to this, based on the radio advertising that I had heard. But when it arrived I could not have been more disappointed. The songs that were heard on the radio, were basically all the best ones, the rest of the album was rubbish. I love jazz but this album is not relaxing or enjoyable and I would not recommend it.

Jazz needs more exposure
I'm giving this 5 stars in an attempt to bring the overall rating to a more realistic level (at the time of writing the low level is caused by McStick's particularly unhelpful and blinkered comments).

The tracks on this CD are classics of the jazz genre. The CD is a perfect introduction to the more mellow regions of the jazz world. As it is designed to accompany Classic FM's midnight show then I would say that it hits the spot perfectly in that regard too.

If you are a jazz lover then the chances are you will have most of these tracks in your collection already. If you are new to jazz - possibly introduced to it by the Classic FM show - then this seems to me to be an excellent CD to buy.

A question: why in the UK do we have two radio stations almost entirely dedicated to classical music and no jazz stations?
Bring back The Jazz!

Blown away
What a great box set ,lots to relax too.Great tracks and yes uncut too.One for people trying jazz for the first time enjoy

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