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CTI: A Guilty Pleasure Special

By Patrick Burnette | Jazz Bastard
August 27, 2022
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Mike's busy in Europe so Pat goes solo with a look at controversial jazz label CTI. A lynchpin of the early seventies, record buyers loved the artwork, high production values and impeccable musicianship, but hard-core jazzbos and critics were suspicious that owner Creed Taylor was putting too much sugar into the mixes, not to mention those sprinklings of Stravinsky! This episode was recorded before Creed Taylor's death but now stands as a tribute to him.

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Discussion of the CTI label in general 0:20
Comparison of CTI to Blue Note 17:11
Discussion of

George Benson

guitar
b.1943

" data-original-title="" title="">George Benson's albums on CTI, including White Rabbit (CTI) 26:50

Discussion of

Stanley Turrentine

saxophone, tenor
1934 - 2000

" data-original-title="" title="">Stanley Turrentine's albums on CTI, including Salt Song (CTI) 31:55

Discussion of

Freddie Hubbard

trumpet
1938 - 2008

" data-original-title="" title="">Freddie Hubbard's albums on CTI, including First Light (CTI) 35:05

Discussion of

Grover Washington, Jr.

saxophone
1943 - 1999

" data-original-title="" title="">Grover Washington, Jr.'s albums on Kudu, including A Secret Place (CTI) 43:05

Discussion of

Milt Jackson

vibraphone
1923 - 1999

" data-original-title="" title="">Milt Jackson's albums on CTI, including Sunflower (CTI) 44:40

Discussion of

Paul Desmond

saxophone, alto
1924 - 1977

" data-original-title="" title="">Paul Desmond's albums on CTI, including Summertime (CTI) 45:55

What would a 2022 version of CTI be like? Who should be on the roster? 55:45

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