Chieli Minucci

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The Brooklyn, Bronx & Queens Band Special EFX 212 Om

American contemporary jazz guitarist, composer, music producer, and arranger of Italian descent, born 1958 in New York, USA.

ALBUMS

Djabe With Chieli Minucci

Tour Of Waterfalls

Chieli Minucci & Special EFX

Twenty Twenty 2

2022, CD, Album, Not On Label,

Someone's Singing

2021, CD, Album, Watchfire Music

Special EFX Featuring Chieli Minucci

2020, CD, Album, Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records,

Contemporary Jazz/Fusion/Smooth Jazz

Chieli Minucci & Special EFX

2013, CD, Album, Gat, Shanachie (2)

Chieli Minucci, Special EFX

Various Featuring Norman Brown, Peter White, Chuck Loeb, Marc Antoine, Chieli Minucci / Special EFX, Jonathan Butler

Simply The Very Best Of Today's Smooth Jazz Guitar

2008, CD, Comp, Shanachie,

Chieli Minucci & Special EFX

Sweet Surrender

Alec Williams / Chieli Minucci

2005, CD + DVD, FirstCom

Emanuel Kallins, Chieli Minucci

Hip Trip Mediterranean

2005, CD, Album, FirstCom

Got It Goin' On!

2003, CD, Album, Shanachie

2003, CD, Single, Promo, Shanachie

Alec Williams / Chieli Minucci

Cool Young Stuff Vol.4

2002, CD, Album, FirstCom

Rick Rhodes, Chieli Minucci

2002, CD, Westar Music

2000, CD, Shanachie

Emanuel Kallins, Chieli Minucci

Big World Grooves

2000, CD, FirstCom

Emanuel Kallins, Chieli Minucci

2000, 2xCD, FirstCom

Danny Pelfrey, Christopher Neal Nelson, Chieli Minucci

1999, CD, Album, De Wolfe Music

Rick Rhodes, Chieli Minucci

1999, CD, Album, De Wolfe Music

It's Gonna Be Good

Rick Rhodes / Danny Pelfrey / Chieli Minucci

The '60's Volume 1

1997, CD, Killer Tracks

Deep As The Night

2001, CD, Album, Shanachie

2001, CD, Album, Frat House Records

Jay Beckenstein

Fusion/Smooth Jazz

Hip Bop 'N' Cool

Soul-Jazz/Acid Jazz/Trip Hop

1998, 2xCD, Comp, Jazz FM Records

Jazz Fusions Three

1995, 2x Vinyl,

Smooth Jazz/Soft Rock/AOR

Fusion/Latin Jazz

Jazz Fusions One

Smooth Jazz/Fusion

Fusion/Smooth Jazz

Deborah Henson-Conant

Contemporary Jazz

Peace Of The World

Soft Rock/Synth-pop

Deborah Henson-Conant

Contemporary Jazz

Grp & Wnua 95.5 Present Smooth Sounds

1990, CD, Comp, GRP

Deborah Henson-Conant

Caught In The Act

Just Like Magic

GRP Presents The Cool Sound Of CD 101.9 Volume III

Cool Jazz/Easy Listening

Smooth Jazz/Fusion

Smooth Jazz/Fusion/Latin Jazz

GRP New Magic Digital Sampler

Big Band/Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Smooth Jazz/Swing

New GRP Digital Sampler Volume 3

1986, LP, Promo, Smplr, GRP,

Fusion/Smooth Jazz/Latin Jazz

New York City People

1984, 12", Piper (2),

Fifty-Fifty Split

Malibu Boyscouts

CDr, Album, Not On Label (Malibu Boyscouts Self-released),

Ska/Pop Punk/Punk

Soft Rock/Synth-pop

New Age/Contemporary Jazz

1989, 7", Single, Champagne Music,

You'll Never Break (My Heart)

1983, 12", Piper (2)

The Lao Tizer Band

2024, CD, Album, YSE Records

Duets: Woman 2 Woman

2015, CD, Album, Watchfire Music

1999, CD, Album, Shanachie

Smooth Jazz/Fusion

Special EFX, スペシャルＥＦＸ*

Play = ニュー・ビギニングス

Fusion/Smooth Jazz/Latin Jazz

Deep As The Night

Got It Goin' On!

APPEARANCES +

A Night With Chieli Minucci & Special Efx

2006, DVD-V, Multichannel, Shanachie

GRP Digital Sampler Jazz Vol.1 Limited Edition

Panta Rhei (5) / Djabe

Panta Rhei 50 Djabe 30 - From Debrecen With Love

2025, 3xLP, Album, Tri + 3xLP, Album, Tri + CD, Album, C, GR1993 Records, GR1993 Records, GR1993 Records, GR1993 Records, GR1993 Records

Contemporaneous

2025, CD, Album, Innervision Records (3),

I Am: Celine Dion (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Ballad/Soundtrack/Score/Pop Rock

Music For Your Soul

The Jones Factor

The Time Is Now

2022, CDr, Album, Not On Label (The Jones Factor Self-released),

2022, File, FLAC, MP3, Album, Not On Label (Chris Fischer Self-released),

The Sax Therapist

2021, File, AAC, Single, 256, Zatjazz Records

2021, CD, Album, Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records

2020, CD, Album, Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records

2019, CD, Album, Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records

Carols: The Sounds Of Christmas

2019, CD, Album, Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records

Everything And More (Complete Recordings 1980-2019)

2019, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, Box Set,

Disco/Boogie/Italo-Disco

Cynthia Thijs Coenraad

Live Your Dream

2014, CD, Album, Not On Label (Cynthia Thijs Coenraad Self-released),

Contemporary Jazz

The Omar Hakim Experience

Jim Peterik's Lifeforce

Forces At Play (Remastered Deluxe Edition)

Ragan Whiteside

2012, CD, Album, Randis Music,

Soul-Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Smooth Jazz

Time And Travels

2012, CD, Album, Not On Label (Al DeGregoris Self-released),

Contemporary Jazz

Dance Again... The Hits

2012, CD, DVD, All Media,

Pop Rap/Electro/Contemporary R&B

The Essential Celine Dion

Ballad/Soft Rock/Vocal

2009, CD, nuGroove Records (3),

Living Fireplace Volume 2

2009, DVD-V, NTSC, Screen Dreams,

Field Recording/Holiday

These Are Special Times Holiday Fireplace

2009, DVD Region 1,

Ballad/Downtempo/Easy Listening/Soft Rock/Holiday

2008, CD, Comp, RM, Verve Records,

DTS 2008 High Definition Audio Demonstration Disc

2008, Blu-ray, Ltd, Promo, Smplr, Multichannel, DTS Digital Entertainment

My Love (Ultimate Essential Collection)

Soft Rock/Pop Rock/Ballad

Bar Jazz Vol. 7

2007, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany),

Soul-Jazz/Smooth Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Easy Listening/Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Swing

The Final Collection

2007, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Dig, Fonte Records,

Soul/Funk/Disco

Adventures In Stickology

2007, CD, Album, Essay Delson Music

Pillow Talk - Miki Sings The Classics

2006, CD, Album, Shanachie,

Orchestral Impressions

2006, CD, Album, Powerplay (6),

House Of Phallus.com

Don't Feed Or Tease The Straight People

2006, CD, Album, Not On Label (House Of Phallus.com Self-Released)

Leave A Message

2005, CD, Templar Records (2)

Pieces Of A Dream

Contemporary R&B/Funk/Soul/Pop Rock/Ballad/House/Dance-pop

Mystic Moments (Lost Souls)

2004, CD, Comp, Bertelsmann Club, Sonocord,

New Age/Music Hall/Ambient/Synth-pop/Contemporary

Tropical Postcards

2004, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album, Dir, A-Records,

2004, CD, Shanachie,

Smooth Jazz/Jazzy Hip-Hop

Smooth Jazz/Soul-Jazz

Long Long Way To Go

Lionel Richie Featuring Enrique Iglesias

To Love A Woman

I Drove All Night

Pop Rock/House/Vocal

The Definitive Collection

Soul/Synth-pop/Ballad/House

2002, 2xCD, Comp, Jazz FM Records,

Christoph Spendel

New York Groove

2002, CD, Comp, TCB Records (2),

Mi Alma Latina (My Latin Soul)

2002, CD, Shanachie,

Whisper Under The Sheet

2002, CD, Comp, Promo, She, BMG

A New Day Has Come

Synth-pop/Downtempo/Ballad

Soul/Ballad/Pop Rock

House/Downtempo/Vocal

You'll Never Be Alone

2002, CD Cardboard Sleeve,

Jazzᶠᵐ Records Presents ... The Very Best Of Jazzᶠᵐ

2001, 2xCD, Comp, Jazz FM Records

2001, CD, Album, Shanachie

Freak Of Nature

Contemporary R&B/Funk/Soul/Pop Rock/Europop/Ballad

Jessica Simpson

Jessica Simpson

Gospel/Europop/Ballad

Satin Doll: Smooth Jazz Plays Duke Ellington

Club 1600 Produced By Rex Rideout

2000, CD, Album, N-Coded Music

Spirit Of The Street: The Very Best Of Inner City Cool

2000, 2xCD, Comp, Jazz FM Records,

2000, CD, Album, Blue Line Music,

Deborah Henson-Conant

Best Of Instrumental Music

2000, CD, Comp, Laika Records

Contemporary R&B/Funk/Soul/Pop Rock/Ballad/Dance-pop

The Collector's Series Volume One

Anybody's Guess

Heart Of A Champion

No Static At All - An Instrumental Tribute To Steely Dan

Somewhere In The Night

1999, CD, Album, Dalin Records,

Contemporary Jazz/Soul-Jazz

House/Merengue/Samba/Cha-Cha/Bolero

Hip Bop 'N' Smooth

Soul-Jazz/Acid Jazz/Trip Hop

Backstreet Boys

A Jazz Noel (A Windham Hill Jazz Collection)

Rosie O'Donnell

A Rosie Christmas

Country Rock/Latin/Pop Rock/Ballad/Holiday

Contemporary R&B/Downtempo/Latin Pop/Ballad/Dance-pop

Ethnomusicology Volume 1

Fusion/Contemporary Jazz

Joy (A Holiday Collection)

Soft Rock/Pop Rock/Vocal/Religious/Holiday

Wave Music Volume One

Contemporary Jazz/Smooth Jazz/Downtempo/Vocal

These Are Special Times

Contemporary R&B/Neo Soul

1997, CD, Album, Respect Record,

Secret Rendezvous

Let's Talk About Love

Ballad/Soft Rock

Invitation Only

Smooth Jazz/Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Soul-Jazz

Catchin' Some Rays (The Music Of Ray Charles)

Epiphany: The Best Of Chaka Khan Volume One

Contemporary R&B

Heart Of The Night

Love In Slow Motion

1995, CD, Comp, Smplr, New Sounds Multimedia

1995, CD, Comp, Smplr, New Sounds Multimedia,

For The Love Of Music

Love & Other Obsessions

Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Smooth Jazz/Contemporary Jazz

1994, CD, Comp, Promo, MCA Strategic Marketing, GRP,

The Sound Of Fashion Volume Two

Country Rock/Soft Rock/Pop Rock/Classic Rock

Christoph Spendel

1993, CD-ROM, Album, TCB Records (2)

Never Lose Your Heart

1993, CD, Album, Shanachie, Cachet Records,

Horii Katsumi Project

Mexico Vacation

The Sounds Of '92

1992, CD, Comp, GRP

GRP And FM98 KiFM Present Jazz San Diego Style Volume III

GRP 10th Anniversary Collection

Soul-Jazz/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Smooth Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Fusion/Big Band/Swing/Hard Bop/Post Bop/Jazz-Rock/Latin Jazz

Soft Rock/Pop Rock/Contemporary R&B/Downtempo

Music For Relaxation - Musik Zur Ruhe Und Besinnung

1991, CD, Album, Keytone

JVC Jazz Festival '91

1991, CD, Comp, GRP,

Deborah Henson-Conant

Caught In The Act

A GRP Christmas Collection

1989, Laserdisc digital SOUND,

Fusion/Holiday/Vocal

On The Cutting Edge

Go For The Gold!

1988, CD, Comp, Gol, GRP,

Music Beyond The Horizon - GRP Digital Sampler

1988, CD, Comp, GRP,

Fusion/Jazz-Funk

1988, Vinyl SP - Specialty Pressing,

1988, Vinyl Pinckneyville Pressing,

Gospel/Rhythm & Blues/Soul

Ford Audio Systems Demonstration Tape

Sweet Obsession

Sweet Obsession

Swingbeat/Soul/Contemporary R&B

A GRP Christmas Collection

Sony Presents: Say You Love Me. The Best Of G.R.P.

1987, CD, Comp, Ltd, Sony,

Bop/Easy Listening/Smooth Jazz

GRP New Magic Digital Sampler

Big Band/Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Smooth Jazz/Swing

GRP Digital Sampler - A New Age In Jazz - Volume 2 Limited Edition

It's Gonna Be Right

1985, Vinyl Carrollton Pressing,

Soul/Disco/Boogie

The Chris Hinze Combination

1984, 2x Vinyl,

Fusion/Jazz-Funk/African

The B.B. & Q. Band*

Six Million Times

Boogie/Funk/Soul

This Is Your Time

Boogie/Funk/Soul/Disco

Make Up Your Mind!

Don't Wait Another Night

The B.B. & Q. Band*

1982, Vinyl Jacksonville Pressing,

The Very Best Of Change

CD, Comp, RM, RP, Cin, Rhino Records (2),

Latin Passion (West Coast Jazz)

Jazziz - Fall 2020 - The Art Of The Album

2020, 2xCD, Comp, Smplr, Jazziz

Jazziz On Disc - Fall 2013 - Fall Into Jazziz Nightlife

2013, 2xCD, Comp, Ltd, Promo, Jazziz

Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2011

2011, CD, Comp, Sheer Sound

Jazziz On Disc - Summer 2010 - Six Strings And Other Things

2010, 2xCD, Comp, Promo, Jazziz

DTS 2008 High Definition Audio Demonstration Disc

2008, HD DVD, Ltd, Promo, Smplr, Mul, DTS Digital Entertainment

Les Paul & Friends

A Tribute To A Legend

Jazziz On Disc - August 2006 - Guitars Vol. 4

2006, CD, Album, Comp, Ltd, Promo, Jazziz

Best Of Smooth Jazz Volume 3

2006, CD, Comp, Best of the Best Entertainment,

The Best Of Jazzin' Around

2005, CD, Comp, Sheer Sound,

Smooth Jazz/Soul-Jazz

Circuit City's Be My Smooth Jazz Valentine

2005, CD, Comp, Smplr, Shanachie

Wave Music Volume 6

2004, 2xCD, Comp, Wavemusic,

Contemporary Jazz/Smooth Jazz/Downtempo/Future Jazz

Jazziz Magazine On-Disc - January 2003 JAZZIZ 20th Anniversary

2003, CD, Comp, Promo, Jazziz,

A Smooth Jazz Affaire

2003, CD, Comp, Native Language Music,

Best Of Smooth Jazz Guitar

2002, CD, Comp, St. Clair,

Smooth Jazz Romance

2002, CD, Shanachie,

CD 104.3 - Denver's Smooth Jazz - Volume 1

2001, CD, Comp, Not On Label,

Smooth Jazz Sampler Volume 7

2001, CD, Comp, Smplr, KYOT 95.5FM,

WSJT 94.1 Smooth Jazz Volume 4

2001, CD, Comp, Not On Label,

A Mild Live (Smooth Sound)

2000, Cass, Comp, Aquarius (3), Aquarius (3)

Smooth Jazz Christmas

1999, CD, Comp, Smplr, New Sounds Multimedia

Christmas Celebrations (A Windham Hill Collection)

1999, CD, Comp, Windham Hill Records, Provident Music Distribution

Jazziz Magazine On-Disc - June 1998

1998, CD, Comp, Promo, Jazziz

1998, CD, Comp, RM, Smplr, 20 , New Sounds Multimedia,

1998, CD, Comp, Smplr, New Sounds Multimedia

1998, CD, Comp, Smplr, New Sounds Multimedia

The Very Best Of Smooth Jazz Guitar

1998, CD, Comp, Shanachie,

Flavors Of Jazz

1997, CD, Comp, Intersound

1997, CD, Comp, JVC Music Europe Ltd.

1997, CD, Comp, Smplr, New Sounds Multimedia,

Vol. 21 - Musica Fusion & Smooth Jazz II

1997, CD, Comp, New Sounds Multimedia,

Smooth Jazz/Fusion

Platinum Jazz 2

1997, CD, Comp, Universal Records (7),

Smooth Jazz/Contemporary Jazz

Personal Notes Hosted By Dave Koz: Show #08

1997, 2xCD, Comp, Transcription, SW Networks

Jazziz Magazine On-Disc - July 1996

1996, CD, Promo, Jazziz

1996, CD, Comp, Smplr, New Sounds Multimedia

1996, CD, Comp, Smplr, New Sounds Multimedia

Summer Sampler '96

1996, CD, Comp, Promo, JVC

Guitar World Music Sampler Vol. 5

1996, CD, Promo, Smplr, Guitar World (2)

Super Instrumental 26

1996, CD, Comp, Pelican Records (6)

1996, CD, Comp, Axe Africa, Radio Capital

Soft Sell 30's Vol 5

1995, CD, Album, Zomba Production Music, Just Jingles

GRP Is Jazz Sampler Vol. 2

1985, 12", Comp, Smplr, GRP,

AEI Music Presents Smooth Jazz

Cass, Comp, AEI Music (2)

Platinum Jazz 2

CD, Comp, Universal Records

Chieli Minucci & Special EFX

2013, CD, Album, Unofficial, Shanachie (2)

2012, CD, Album, Unofficial, JLK Production (2)

Dance Again... The Hits

2012, CD, DVD, All Media,

RnB/Swing/Pop Rap/Electro

Виртуозы Жанра. Jazz

2008, CD-ROM, Comp, Unofficial, Mp3, Моно Центр,

Chieli Minucci & Special EFX

Sweet Surrender

Anastacia's Greatest Hits - Pieces Of A Dream

Progressive House/Pop Rock/Tribal/Drum n Bass

1000% Late Night Jazz Vol.3

2003, CD, Comp, Ltd, Unofficial, Deconstruction (2)

1000% Late Night Jazz Vol.1

2002, CD, Comp, Ltd, Unofficial, Deconstruction (2)

A New Day Has Come

2002, CD + 2 Bonus Tracks!,

Synth-pop/Ballad

Freak Of Nature

2001, CD 8 Bonus,

Rhythm & Blues/Downtempo/Synth-pop/Soul

Jessica Simpson

Irresistible + 5 Bonus Tracks

Downtempo/Rhythm & Blues/Pop Rock

The Collector's Series Volume One

Backstreet Boys

These Are Special Times

Романтическая Гитара

1997, CD-ROM, Comp, Unofficial, WAV, Not On Label

Let's Talk About Love

Ballad/Soft Rock/Downtempo/Contemporary R&B/Latin/Theme

A Night With Chieli Minucci & Special Efx

DVD-V, Unofficial, Multichannel, Not On Label (Chieli Minucci)

Pop Rock/Synth-pop/Ballad

My Love (Ultimate Essential Collection)

Soft Rock/Pop Rock/Ballad