Kyoto Jazz Massive presents "Star Borne" - A Collection Of Black Fusion From CTI & Kudu (2006)

A great little dip into the CTI and Kudu catalogs of the 70s - put together by Kyoto Jazz Massive, and featuring some of the hippest funky tracks from both labels! The "Star Borne" title here is very apt - as the grooves are often spacey and cosmic - stretching out with plenty of keyboards amidst the funkier drums, and usually produced with a flanged-out way that electrifies the best elements even further! All tracks are long and soulful - and while the collection's not the most all-encompassing CTI set you'll ever buy, it may well be one of the hippest! Tracks include "Gambler's Life" and "Star Borne" by Johnny Hammond, "Povo" by Freddie Hubbard, "Too High" by Joe Farrell, "Skyscrapers" by Deodato, "Could Heaven Ever Be Like This" by Idris Muhammad, "People Make The World Go Round" by Milt Jackson, and "Pastime Paradise" and "Mambotango" by Ray Barretto. (Review courtesy of Dusty Groove)