VA - CTI Records, The Cool Revolution [2010] (4 x CD's)

CTI RECORDS
Previously posted May 6, 2019

VA - CTI Records, The Cool Revolution [2010] (4 x CD's)

Remastered for the first time using the original two-track analog tapes, this brand new 4-CD set celebrates the vintage years of CTI, when a distinctive style and sound were born. Each disc represents an aspect of CTI s artistic personality straight-up jazz, big hits, the Brazilian influence and cool, classic sounds. Over 5 hours of music showcase all the major artists on the CTI roster, both in solo performances and in the unforgettable collaborations that made each CTI album so distinctive.

It has been a very long wait for any kind of decent box set of CTI recordings. While this new set is not entirely comprehensive it will do until a more complete accounting comes along. What it does offer is a fine collection of some of the best tracks the label ever laid down. The producers have combined cool with classic jazz, big band with Brazilian sets, all in glorious, remastered sound. And that is perhaps this set's biggest asset: the sound is warm and rich, clean and clear. Columbia Legacy reissued many of the classic CTI LPs onto CD in the late 1990's with 20-bit remastering. The sound here on this set is a huge improvement over even those sonic gems. (Amazon)

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Track lists

CD1

   01. Sugar - Stanley Turrentine
   02. Moment's Notice - Hubert Laws
   03. So What - Ron Carter
   04. Autumn Leaves - Chet Baker
   05. Speedball - Stanley Turrentine with Milt Jackson
   06. The Intrepid Fox - Freddie Hubbard
   07. Ifrane - Randy Weston
   08. Free As a Bird - Don Sebesky
   09. So What? - George Benson

CD2

   01. Red Clay - Freddie Hubbard
   02. It's Too Late - Johnny Hammond
   03. Home Is Where the Hatred Is - Esther Phillips
   04. We've Got a Good Thing Going - Hank Crawford
   05. White Rabbit - George Benson
   06. Fire and Rain - Hubert Laws
   07. What a Diff'rence a Day Makes - Esther Phillips
   08. Follow Your Heart - Joe Farrell
   09. Also Sprach Zarathustra - Deodato
  10. Mister Magic - Grover Washington, Jr.

CD3

   01. Stone Flower - Antonio Carlos Jobim
   02. Ponteio - Astrud Gilberto with Stanley Turrentine
   03. First Light - Freddie Hubbard
   04. Salt Song - Stanley Turrentine
   05. Pensativa - Hubert Laws
   06. Tombo in 7/4 - Airto Moreira
   07. Sunflower - Milt Jackson
   08. Return to Forever - Airto
   09. Wave - Paul Desmond
   010. Carly & Carole - Deodato
   011. Brazil - Antonio Carlos Jobim

CD4

   01. My Funny Valentine - Chet Baker & Gerry Mulligan
   02. All Blues - Ron Carter
   03. Song to a Seagull - Paul Desmond
   04. Pavane - Hubert Laws
   05. What'll I Do - Chet Baker
   06. Westchester Lady - Bob James
   07. A Child Is Born - Kenny Burrell
   08. Take Five - George Benson
   09. Concierto de Aranjuez - Jim Hall

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