Kool Jazz
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| Kool Jazz | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | 1973 | |||
| Genre | Funk, Jazz, R&B | |||
| Length | 1:14:59 | |||
| Label | De-Lite | |||
| Producer | Gene Redd, Kool and the Gang | |||
| Kool & the Gang chronology | ||||
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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
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | StarStarStarStarHalf star[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
[edit | edit source]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Breeze & Soul" | Kool & the Gang | 5:31 |
| 2. | "Sea of Tranquility" | Kool & the Gang | 3:35 |
| 3. | "Sombrero Sam" | Kool & the Gang | 6:42 |
| 4. | "Lucky for Me" | Kool & the Gang | 3:06 |
| 5. | "Duji" | Kool & the Gang | 6:02 |
| 6. | "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)" | Kool & the Gang | 8:20 |
| 7. | "North, East, South, West" | Kool & the Gang | 3:41 |
| 8. | "I Remember John W. Coltrane" | Kool & the Gang | 4:04 |
| 9. | "Wild and Peaceful" | Gene Redd | 9:32 |
| 10. | "Winter Sadness" | Kool & the Gang | 5:07 |
| 11. | "Summer Madness" | Kool & the Gang | 8:02 |
| 12. | "Universal Sound" | Kool & the Gang | 4:04 |
| 13. | "Messenger of Wisdom" | Gene Redd | 5:46 |
| 14. | "Free" | Gene Redd | 2:07 |
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