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Essential CTI: Part 2

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Founded by legendary producer Creed Taylor in 1970, CTI Records achieved a legacy that is unrivaled in jazz. CTI produced records that were not only commercially successful but many that were superbly and artistically satisfying. Some of them are immortal. This is the second of three such sets devoted to the "Essential CTI" recordings.

TrackNameTimeArtistAlbum
1 So What9:20George BensonBeyond The Blue Horizon
2 The Rite Of Spring [Album Version]9:03Hubert LawsRite Of Spring
3 Gibraltar [Album Version]10:21Stanley TurrentineSalt Song
4 Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)7:12Grover Washington Jr.Inner City Blues
5 Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)5:09Grover Washington Jr.Inner City Blues
6 First Light11:8Freddie HubbardFirst Light
7 Rock Steady6:48Johnny HammondBirth Of The Groove
8 Sky Dive7:37Freddie HubbardSky Dive
9 Don't Mess With Mister "T" [Album Version]9:51Stanley TurrentineDon't Mess With Mr. T


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