Re: CTI label recommendations + Freddie Hubbard in Brooklyn

From: James Baker (home) (jlbaker@pipeline.com)
Date: Thu Apr 06 2000 - 14:11:16 MET DST

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    I'm rather a fan of Freddie Hubbard's Straight Life (also on CTI).

    In case anyone is interested: I believe Mr Hubbard is making an appearance
    at Upover Jazz in Brooklyn tomorrow night.

    James

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Kurt Iveson <kiveson@coombs.anu.edu.au>
    To: acid-jazz@UCSD.EDU <acid-jazz@UCSD.EDU>
    Date: 05 April 2000 21:35
    Subject: Re: CTI label recommendations

    >Let me second Leslie's recommendation of Freddie Hubbard's SKYDIVE, and his
    >other CTI LPs are also pretty cool. Some CTI stuff is a little syrupy for
    >me ... for example, the Bob James album 4 has the classic break in 'Take me
    >to the Mardi Gras', but the rest of the tune and album is kinda wack to
    >these ears (although it does have it moments ... Steve Gadd is one funky
    >drummer sometimes). Similar with the Joe Farrel album UPON THIS ROCK, and
    >with the George Benson soundtrack album GOOD KING BAD. Better to go for
    >Benson's earlier CTI stuff, like BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON.
    >
    >There's a live album of Freddie Hubbard/Stanley Turrentine that is great
    >for hearing how they stretched the 'CTI sound' out live (2 tunes, each of
    >about 18 mins), and it has some of the intensity that I find lacking on
    >some of the studio productions.
    >
    >LTJ Bukem wrote a short piece in the Chaser a few years back about CTI, and
    >listed his fave ten LPs. I'll try to remember to track that down and post
    >it up tomorrow, for another perspective.
    >
    >
    >peace all,
    >Kurt
    >
    >>Personally, I really liked the Freddie Hubbard Skydive album, there were
    >>also some other great CTI albums by people like Joe Farrell, a great
    >>flautist who, I think, has since graduated to the Great Orchestra in the
    >>Sky. Creed Taylor was definitely on to a certain kind of sound that has an
    >>element of timelessness to it.
    >>
    >>leslie/The Power of Sound
    >>
    >>
    >>----- Oril Message -----
    >>From: Steve Oldmeadow <soldmeadow@bigpond.com>
    >>To: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
    >>Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 2:35 PM
    >>Subject: CTI label recommendations
    >>
    >>
    >>> 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.
    >>>
    >>> Thanks
    >>> Steve
    >>>
    >>>
    >
    >



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