Various Artists - Skye & Gryphon for Café Après-Midi (2004)

This expertly curated compilation by Toru Hashimoto (of Cafe Apres Midi and Free Soul fame) blends groovy jazz from two affiliated labels — Skye (late 60s) and Gryphon (mid 70s). Skye's signature sound channels the dreamy jazz-Latin grooves of Cal Tjader and Gary McFarland, while Gryphon offers the warm, polished jazz aesthetic of the 70s. Featuring standout tracks by Airto, Louis Hayes, Barry Miles, Gary McFarland, Cal Tjader, Michel Legrand, and more, the collection flows effortlessly across time and style, embodying timeless groove and mellow sophistication.

Tracklist:
1-1 Mel Tormé;Buddy Rich;Mel Tormé - You Are the Sunshine of My Life [4:30]
1-2 The Louis Hayes Group - Whats Going On [5:59]
1-3 Cal Tjader - You'll Never Get to Heaven [3:13]
1-4 Gary McFarland;GARY MCFARLAND - My Cherie Amour [3:17]
1-5 Cal Tjader - I Say a Little Prayer [3:31]
1-6 Gary McFarland & Co. - Sunday Will Never Be the Same [2:20]
1-7 The Phil Woods Quintet - Change Partners [4:48]
1-8 Airto Moreira - Mixing [4:24]
1-9 Gary McFarland;GARY MCFARLAND - Suburbia: Two Poodles And A Plastic Jesus [4:42]
1-10 Mel Tormé;Buddy Rich;Mel Tormé - Bluesette [3:30]
1-11 The Louis Hayes Group - My Favorite Things [4:19]
1-12 Michel Legrand - La Pasionaria [3:37]
1-13 Barry Miles - Tandoori [6:56]
1-14 Gary McFarland & Co. - Flea Market [2:18]
1-15 Wendy & Bonnie - Let Yourself Go Another Time [2:35]
1-16 Cal Tjader - Spooky [4:15]
1-17 Gabor Szabo - Dear Prudence [2:41]
1-18 Gary McFarland;GARY MCFARLAND - Everybodys Talking [2:44]
1-19 Cal Tjader - Armando's Bossa [5:48]
1-20 Airto Moreira - Frevo [2:36]
1-21 Grady Tate - Don't Fence Me In [2:18]
1-22 Chuck Rainey - Theme from Peter Gunn [5:55]
1-23 Armando Peraza - Viva Peraza [4:54]
1-24 Gary McFarland & Co. - Up, Up & Away [2:23]