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Essential CTI: Part 2
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.
| Track | Name | Time | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | So What | 9:20 | George Benson | Beyond The Blue Horizon |
| 2 | The Rite Of Spring [Album Version] | 9:03 | Hubert Laws | Rite Of Spring |
| 3 | Gibraltar [Album Version] | 10:21 | Stanley Turrentine | Salt Song |
| 4 | Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) | 7:12 | Grover Washington Jr. | Inner City Blues |
| 5 | Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) | 5:09 | Grover Washington Jr. | Inner City Blues |
| 6 | First Light | 11:8 | Freddie Hubbard | First Light |
| 7 | Rock Steady | 6:48 | Johnny Hammond | Birth Of The Groove |
| 8 | Sky Dive | 7:37 | Freddie Hubbard | Sky Dive |
| 9 | Don't Mess With Mister "T" [Album Version] | 9:51 | Stanley Turrentine | Don't Mess With Mr. T |
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