Boogie to the Top: Very Best of

2015 release, a collection of Idris Muhammad's CTI / Kudu album tracks. This collection includes the jazz funk classics 'Could Heaven Ever Be Like This', 'Boogie To The Top' and 'Turn This Mutha Out', and the 7" versions of these three tracks are also added as bonus tracks. Some amazing jazz musicians play on tracks featured on this compilation, including Grover Washington JR, Eric Gale, Bob James, Ralph MacDonald, Fred Wesley, Hiram Bullock and The Brecker Brothers. The CTI / Kudu albums were recorded between 1974 and 1978 a real purple patch for Idris with the release of four albums in that period namely Power Of Soul, House Of The Rising Sun, Turn This Mutha Out and Boogie To The Top. Tracks on these albums were produced by Creed Taylor and Dave Matthews. The track 'Loran's Dance' was sampled by both The Beastie Boys ('For All The Girl's') and Fatboy Slim ('The Weekend Starts Here'), 'Could Heaven Ever Be Like This' has also been sampled notably by Jamiroquai ('Alright').