1970s

Bob James BJ4 CTI Records CTI 7074 Released 1977 Track List (LP): A1: Pure Imagination 5:22 A2: Where The Wind Blows Free 6:44 A3: Tappan Zee 6:51 B1: Nights Are Forever Without You 6:25 B2: Treasure Island 6:41 B3: El Verano 4:55 Alto Recorder – George Marge Arranged...

Art Farmer Crawl Space CTI Records CTI 7073 Released 1977 Track List (LP): A1: Crawl Space 8:52 A2: Siddhartha 7:36 B1: Chanson 8:36 B2: Petite Belle 9:41 Bass – George Mraz (tracks: A2), Will Lee Drums – Steve Gadd Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder Flute – Jeremy Steig Guitar – Eric...

Billy Preston Everybody Likes Some Kind of Music A&M Records SP-3526 Released 1973 Track list, LP: A1: Everybody Likes Some Kind Of Music / 1:10 A2: You're So Unique / 3:18 A3: How Long Has The Train Been Gone / 2:27 A4: My Soul Is A Witness / 2:51 A5...

Hubert Laws: The San Francisco Concert CTI Records CTI 7071 Released 1977 A1: Modadji 12:10 A2: Feel Like Making Love 6:14 B1: Farandole (L'Arlesienne Suite #2) 10:58 B2: Scheherazade 8:20 Arranged By – Bob James Bass – Gary King Bass Trombone – Maurice Spears Bass [String Bass] –...

Urbie Green: The Fox CTI Records CTI 7070 Released 1977 A1: Another Star 7:15 A2: Goodbye 2:57 A3: Mertensia 4:58 A4: You Don't Know What Love Is 3:58 B1: Manteca 6:35 B2: Foxglove Suite 7:29 B3: Please Send Me Someone To Love 5:37 Arranger – David Matthews Bass...

George Benson: In Concert--Carnegie Hall CTI Records CTI 6072 Released 1976 Reissued as Summertime--George Benson in Concert in 1982, CTI 8031 (Jacket image below) A1: Gone 10:27 A2: Take Five 5:40 B1: Octane 10:12 B2: Summertime 7:16 Reissued on CD with one bonus track "Sky...

George Benson & Joe Farrell: Benson & Farrell CTI Records CTI 6069 Released 1976 A1: Flute Song / 6:05 A2: Beyond The Ozone / 7:03 A3: Camel Hump / 6:25 B1: Rolling Home / 7:15 B2: Old Devil Moon / 9:23 Alto Flute – Dave Tofani (tracks: A1, A3, B2), Eddie Daniels (tracks: A1, A3)...

Allan Holdsworth: Velvet Darkness CTI Records CTI 6068 Released 1976 A1: Good Clean Filth / 5:20 A2: Floppy Hat / 2:46 A3: Wish / 4:20 A4: Kinder / 3:07 B1: Velvet Darkness / 4:42 B2: Karzie Key / 3:11 B3: Last May / 1:38 B4: Gattox / 4:51 ⭐ Acoustic Guitar – Allan Holdsworth...

Hubert Laws: In the Beginning CTI Records CTX 3+3 (2-LP set) Released 1974 Also released as single LPs: Then There Was Light: In the Beginning Vol. 1 (CTI 6065, sides A&B) Then There Was Light: In the Beginning Vol. 2 (CTI 6066, sides C&D) A1: In the Beginning / 6:52 A2: Restoration /...

Ron Carter: Yellow & Green CTI Records CTI 6064 Released: 1976 A1: Tenaj 7:41 A2: Receipt, Please 7:02 A3: Willow Weep For Me 2:35 B1: Yellow & Green 6:10 B2: Opus 1.5 6:54 B3: Epistrophy 6:06 ⭐ Acoustic Bass – Ron Carter Drums – Ben Riley (tracks: B3), Billy Cobham...

Bob James: Three Guest: Grover Washington, Jr. CTI Records CTI 6063 Released 1976 Later reissued on Tappan Zee Records as FC 36837 A1: One Mint Julep 9:04 A2: Women Of Ireland 8:00 B1: Westchester Lady 7:23 B2: Storm King 6:33 B3: Jamaica Farewell 5:21 ⭐ Arranged By...

George Benson: Good King Bad CTI Records CTI 6062 Released 1976 Reissued in 1982 as Cast Your Fate to the Wind (CTI 8030) with A- and B-sides swapped (Album art below.) A1: Theme From Good King Bad 6:00 A2: One Rock Don't Make No Boulder 6:48 A3: Em 4:53 B1: Cast Your Fate To The...

Don Sebesky: The Rape of El Morro CTI Records CTI 6061 Released 1975 A1: The Rape Of El Morro 7:41 A2: Moon Dreams 5:30 A3: Skyliner 5:49 B1: The Entertainer 4:12 B2: Footprints Of The Giant 7:32 B3: Lucky Seven 5:28 Alto Saxophone – Dave Sanborn ⭐ Arranged By – Don Sebesky...

Jim Hall: Concierto CTI Records CTI 6060 Released 1975 Reissued in 1979 and 1981 as CTI 8012; 1981 cover art displayed below. A1: You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To 7:04 A2: Two's Blues 3:48 A3: The Answer Is Yes 7:36 B1: Concierto De Aranjuez 19:17 Alto Saxophone – Paul Desmond...

Paul Desmond: Pure Desmond CTI Records CTI 6059 Released 1975 A1: Squeeze Me 4:27 A2: I'm Old Fashioned 4:53 A3: Nuages 4:19 A4: Why Shouldn't I 3:33 B1: Everything I Love 3:39 B2: Warm Valley 4:24 B3: Till The Clouds Roll By 4:06 B4: Mean To Me 5:06 ⭐ Alto Saxophone...

Hubert Laws: The Chicago Theme CTI Records CTI 6058 Released 1975 A1: The Chicago Theme (Love Loop) / 5:37 A2: Midnight At The Oasis / 5:28 A3: You Make Me Feel Brand New / 5:50 B1: Going Home / 5:04 B2: I Had A Dream / 6:00 B3: Inflation Chaser / 6:00 Alto Saxophone – David...

Various Artists (CTI All-Stars): California Concert - The Hollywood Palladium CTI Records CTX 2+2 Released 1972 A1: Fire And Rain 11:30 A2: Red Clay (Part 1) 7:00 B1: Red Clay (Part 2) 7:50 B2: Sugar 13:30 C1: Blues West 20:40 D1: Leaving West 15:50 CD reissue on...

George Benson: Pacific Fire CTI Records CTI 9010 Released 1983 A1: Knock On Wood / 8:15 A2: Moody's Mood / 6:26 A3: Bandoleros Caballa / 3:42 B1: Melodia Español / 4:38 B2: Pacific Fire / 6:58 B3: Let Your Love Come Out / 2:31 B4: Em / 5:19 Bass – Gary King Drums – Andy...

Bob James: Two CTI Records CTI 6057 Released 1975 A1: Take Me To The Mardi Gras / 5:50 A2: I Feel A Song (In My Heart) / 5:26 A3: The Golden Apple / 7:20 B1: Farandole / 8:24 B2: You're As Right As Rain / 5:29 B3: Dream Journey / 5:57 ⭐ Arranged By, Conductor – Bob James Bass –...

Freddie Hubbard: Polar AC CTI Records CTI 6056 Released 1975 A1: Polar AC 6:56 A2: People Make The World Go Round 5:50 A3: Betcha By Golly, Wow 8:09 B1: Naturally 5:52 B2: Son Of Sky Dive 13:20 Arranged By – Bob James (tracks: A2, A3), Don Sebesky (tracks: A1, B1) Bass – Ron...

Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker: Carnegie Hall Concert Volume 1 CTI Records CTI 6054 Released 1975 A1: Line For Lyons / 8:17 A2: (Song) For An Unfinished Woman / 8:53 B1: My Funny Valentine / 8:38 B2: Song For Strayhorn / 9:35 Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker: Carnegie Hall Concert Volume 2 CTI...

Joe Farrell: Canned Funk CTI Record CTI 6053 Released 1975 A1: Canned Funk / 7:20 A2: Animal / 9:55 B1: Suite Martinique / 9:03 B2: Spoken Silence / 7:43 Bass – Herb Bushler Congas, Percussion – Ray Mantilla Drums – Jim Madison Electric Guitar – Joe Beck Tenor Saxophone, Soprano...

Stanley Turrentine: The Sugar Man CTI Records CTI 6052 Released 1975 A1: Pieces Of Dreams 6:50 A2: The Stretch 5:56 A3: Vera Cruz 5:04 B1: More (Theme From "Mondo Cane") 6:11 B2: Make Me Rainbows (From "Fitzwilly") 6:03 B3: Just As I Am 5:25 Recorded 1971-1973 at Van...

Carpenters: A Song for You A&M Records SP-3511 Released 1972 This classic album is detailed and discussed in the Official Review: https://forum.amcorner.com/threads/album-a-song-for-you-sp-3511.13049/

Ron Carter: Spanish Blue CTI Records CTI 6051 Released 1975 A1: El Noche Sol / 5:56 A2: So What / 11:24 B1: Sabado Sombrero / 6:14 B2: Arkansas / 10:33 ⭐ Bass – Ron Carter Drums – Billy Cobham Flute – Hubert Laws Guitar – Jay Berliner Percussion – Ralph MacDonald Piano – Roland...