CTI Records: The Cool Revolution
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CTI Records spent the seventies documenting one of jazz's most elegant eras—when orchestral arrangements and soul-inflected grooves coexisted without contradiction. This compilation gathers some of that label's finest moments, from the breezily sophisticated cool jazz of "Autumn Leaves" and "So What" to the funkier, earthier terrain of "Speed Ball" and "Red Clay." What emerges is less a survey of a single sound than a portrait of an era when jazz could be simultaneously cerebral and deeply soulful, when a string section could enhance rather than dilute a musician's voice. Whether you're drawn to the crystalline beauty of the standards or the deeper blues-funk undercurrents, there's real substance here—the kind of record that rewards repeated listening precisely because it refuses easy categorization.
Item Details+
| Genre | Jazz, Funk / Soul, Blues |
| Style | Cool Jazz |
| Media | Very Good Plus (VG+) |
| Sleeve | Very Good Plus (VG+) |
| Description | CDs have few light surface marks, no deep scratches. |
| Label | Masterworks Jazz |
| Year | 2015 |
| Country | Europe |
| Format | CD |
Tracklist+
Straight Up
1-1. Sugar 10:04
1-2. Moment's Notice 6:56
1-3. So What 11:17
1-4. Autumn Leaves 7:05
1-5. Speed Ball 6:35
1-6. The Intrepid Fox 10:43
1-7. Ifrane 5:12
1-8. Free As A Bird 8:09
1-9. So What 9:05
Deep Grooves / Big Hits
2-1. Red Clay 12:09
2-2. It's Too Late 10:50
2-3. Home Is Where The Hatred Is 3:25
2-4. We Got A Good Thing Going 5:55
2-5. White Rabbit 6:55
2-6. Fire And Rain 7:55
2-7. What A Difference A Day Makes 4:28
2-8. Follow Your Heart 6:50
2-9. Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) 8:58
2-10. Mister Magic 9:02
The Brazilian Connection
3-1. Stone Flower 3:19
3-2. Ponteio 3:55
3-3. First Light 11:05
3-4. Salt Song 7:14
3-5. Pensativa 6:14
3-6. Tombo In 7/4 6:21
3-7. Sunflower 8:50
3-8. Return To Forever 10:13
3-9. Wave 6:21
3-10. Carly and Carole 3:38
3-11. Brazil (Alternate Take) 5:25
Cool And Classic
4-1. My Funny Valentine 8:38
4-2. All Blues 9:35
4-3. Song To A Seagull 5:44
4-4. Pavane 7:40
4-5. What'll I Do 3:54
4-6. Westchester Lady 7:23
4-7. A Child Is Born 9:22
4-8. Take Five 7:07
4-9. Concierto De Aranjuez 19:18
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