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Kool Jazz

Kool Jazz
Compilation album by
Kool & the Gang
Released1973
GenreFunk, Jazz, R&B
Length1:14:59
LabelDe-Lite
ProducerGene Redd, Kool and the Gang
Kool & the Gang chronology
The Best of Kool and the Gang
(1971) 		Kool Jazz
(1973) 		Kool & the Gang Greatest Hits!
(1975)

Kool Jazz is the second compilation album by the funk band Kool & the Gang, released in 1973 on De-Lite Records.[1] The album reached No. 26 on the US Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and No. 14 on the US Billboard Top Jazz LPs chart.[2][3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

Chris Albertson of Stereo Review declared "This album, mostly instrumentals taken from four of their popular releases, shows them to be worthy of the serious jazz listener's attention. The compositions, all but Charles Lloyd's Sombrero Sam contributed by members of the group, reveal talents that some of the group's most popular hits obscure."[5] AllMusic rated Kool Jazz 4.5 out of 5 stars.[4]

Track listing

Kool Jazz track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Breeze & Soul"Kool & the Gang5:31
2."Sea of Tranquility"Kool & the Gang3:35
3."Sombrero Sam"Kool & the Gang6:42
4."Lucky for Me"Kool & the Gang3:06
5."Duji"Kool & the Gang6:02
6."Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)"Kool & the Gang8:20
7."North, East, South, West"Kool & the Gang3:41
8."I Remember John W. Coltrane"Kool & the Gang4:04
9."Wild and Peaceful"Gene Redd9:32
10."Winter Sadness"Kool & the Gang5:07
11."Summer Madness"Kool & the Gang8:02
12."Universal Sound"Kool & the Gang4:04
13."Messenger of Wisdom"Gene Redd5:46
14."Free"Gene Redd2:07

References

  1. ^ Kool and the Gang: Kool Jazz. De-Lite Records. 1973.
  2. ^ "Kool and the Gang". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Billboard Top Selling Jazz LPs" (PDF). American Radio History. May 11, 1974. p. 39. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Kool & the Gang – Kool Jazz". Allmusic. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  5. ^ Albertson, Chris (October 1974). "Kool & the Gang: Kool Jazz" (PDF). American Radio History. p. 106. Retrieved July 29, 2023.


Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool_Jazz