Blue Note Blend: On the Count of 3 (2000)

About this title: This third part of the "devil's pact" between Blue Note and Starbucks Coffee yields a mix of vintage and modern cuts from the vaults of the venerable jazz label. Grooves to sip a low-fat, decaf frappucino-ma-jig include vintage late-'50s and '60s sides like Herbie Hancock's "Maiden Voyage," Cannonball Adderley's "Somethin' Else" (featuring Miles Davis), Grant Green's "Tico Tico," and Kenny Burrell's "Midnight Blue." And representing Blue Note's modern profile, the likes of pianist Jacky Terrasson and singers Cassandra Wilson and Patricia Barber are featured on tracks from the '90s. Listeners ... read more

Tracks:

1. Midnight Blue [Burrell]
2. Maiden Voyage [Hancock]
3. Tico Tico [Abreu/Drake/Oliveir]
4. My Funny Valentine [Rodgers/Hart]
5. Key Largo [Carter/Suessdorf/Wo]
6. The Witch Doctor [Morgan]
7. Satin Doll [Ellington/Mercer/St]
8. Children's Song No. 3 [Rosnes]
9. Just a Blues [Terrasson]
10. I Can't Stand the Rain [Peebles/Bryant/Mill]
11. Somethin' Else [Davis]
12. Alligator Boogaloo [Donaldson]
13. The Beat Goes On [Live] [Bono]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.