> I am looking for recommendations of stuff released on the CTI label that is
> representative of what Dustygroove (www.dustygroove.com) call the CTI sound
> (minimal, spacey, funky). All I have is the Jobim "Waves" album, but I
> don't think that exemplifies the sound they are referring to. I found a
> discography here: http://www.bsnpubs.com/cti.html if anyone is interested.
Wow, that is a big question. I'll do the best I can to
answer, as I own the entire catalog, minus 3-4 pieces.
The albums that really stick out to me are Bob James 1 and
2, possibly a hip hop bias, but they are both amazing
albums, it is no coincidence that a large percentage of hip
hop music refers back to these classics for sounds, loops,
and entire grooves.
Freddie Hubburd - Keep Your Soul Together, one of the
earlier less common records, is definitely the most soulful
of the catalog, and I think it is the best listen
begining to end, of any Freddie Hubbard record. Beautiful,
soulful jazz.
Jobim's Stone Flower is another favorite of mine. One of
the most dynamic things about the catalog is the way the
CTI sound lends itself so easily to different sounds. The
brazilian flare of this record is sublty beautiful. Wave
is definitely nice too.
Two records that I got relatively late in the collection
are Idris Muhamed's Power of Soul and Johnny Hammond's
Higher Ground. Both of these are also famous for their
recognizable jams, Loren's Dance and Big Sur Suite,
respectively, made famous by that thing called hip hop.
But both albums were worth the wait, and are quite nice the
whole way through.
There are a bunch of others that are not to be slept upon
either, to name a few...
Grover Washington, jr. - Feels So Good and Mr. Magic
Hubert Laws - Afro Classic, pretty much all others too
Esther Phillips - Whisper to a Scream
Grant Green
Don Sebesky - Rape of El Morro
Freddie Hubbard - First Light and Red Clay
Deodato
Arito
The whole "sound" thing is kind of a step up from elevator
music, to be blunt. It can be spacey at times, but usually
its more of a groovy/atmospheric type thing. It really
varies record to record also, there is not one record that
really exemplifies the sound more than all the others.
Be warned though, most people love the sound, but I guess,
like anything, there are some real CTI haters out there.
well, hope this helps...
-MikeBolo
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