01.September 13 - Deodato
02.Canned Funk - Joe Farrell
03.Hurtin' House - Esther Phillips
04.Rock Steady - Johnny Hammond
05.Sugar Free - Hank Crawford
06.Storm - Stanley Turrentine
07.I'm Not So Sure - Milt Jackson
08.I Remember Wes - George Benson
09.Shoogie Wanna Boogie - David Matthews
10.Hard to Face the Music - Idris Muhammad.
Personnel: Gwen Guthrie, Patricia Smith, Patti Austin, Brenda Bryant, Margaret Branch, Vivian Cherry, Esther Phillips (vocals); Eric Gale, George Benson , Joe Beck , John Tropea, Steve Khan, Jerry Friedman (guitar); George Marge, Hubert Laws, Phil Bodner, Romeo Penque (flute); Jimmy Heath (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); David Sanborn, Hank Crawford, Harold Vick, Joe Farrell (alto saxophone); George Young , Grover Washington, Jr., Michael Brecker, Stanley Turrentine (tenor saxophone); Pepper Adams, Ronnie Cuber (baritone saxophone); John Gatchell, Irwin "Marky" Markowitz, Jon Faddis, Alan Rubin, Marvin Stamm, Randy Brecker, Snooky Young, Tom Harrell, Joe Shepley, John Frosk, Al DeRisi (trumpet); Peter Gordon (French horn); Fred Wesley, Garnett Brown, George Strakey, Wayne Andre, Barry Rogers, Bill Watrous, Tony Studd, Paul Faulise (trombone); Don Grolnick (piano, clavichord, keyboards); Johnny Hammond, Richard Tee (piano, organ); Deodato, Horace Parlan, Cedar Walton (piano); Don Sebesky (keyboards); Barry Miles (synthesizer); Milt Jackson (vibraphone); Chris Parker , Idris Muhammad, Jack DeJohnette, Jimmy Madison, Mickey Roker, Andy Newmark, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Billy Cobham (drums); George Devens, Airto Moreira, Omar Clay, Ralph MacDonald, Ray Mantilla, Sue Evans (percussion).
Recording information: A & R Recording (07/13/1971-03/??/1976); Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (07/13/1971-03/??/1976).
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CTI Records: Birth of Groove is a budget-priced, 10-track sampler that was designed to promote Sony's 1997 reissue of the CTI catalog. During the '70s, CTI was one of the leading fusion and jazz-rock labels, boasting a roster full of big names like Stanley Turrentine, George Benson, Milt Jackson, Esther Philips and Deodato. All of those musicians, plus several others, are showcased on Birth of Groove, which offers an excellent portrait of the smooth, laidback, vaguely funky jazz that was the label's trademark. For the curious, it's a neat way to become acquainted with the label. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine.
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