Various ArtistsCTI Records--The Cool RevolutionCTI Masterworks2010 The late 1960s was, in many ways, a time of reckoning for jazz. While the music had continued to evolve over the previous half ...

Masterworks Jazz continues the 40th anniversary celebration of the legendary CTI Records legacy that began last October with an additional four titles issued this week: George Benson's Beyond the Blue ...

Taken from the current installment in FADER #71 of our recurring Reheater column, this time focusing on CTI Records' The Cool Revolution, available on Amazon. In the creative desert that was '70s jazz ...

Born May 13, 1929, in Lynchburg, Virginia, Taylor formed a love of jazz early on, inspired by artists including Dizzy Gillespie and Harry James while playing trumpet in his high school marching band.

Today’s jazz market could use more Creed Taylor-like figures. During a decade in which jazz played second fiddle to other genres such as rock, folk and soul, Taylor thrived by releasing albums that ...

Sony Masterworks Jazz will conclude its celebration of the 40th anniversary of CTI Records with reissues of four more classic CTI/Kudu albums, available on October 4. Available for the first time on ...

Smooth jazz began here, with producer Creed Taylor’s plan to make modern jazz “appeal a little more to the general public”. And he succeeded. His label, CTI, launched in 1970, boasted a cast of ...

This will be the final Ear to Ear playlist blog from CapRadio Music. We’ve loved bringing you jazz and classical playlist blogs each month over the past year and a half, and we’re planning to ...

This four-CD collection celebrates the 40th anniversary of producer Creed Taylor's launch of CTI Records. The independent jazz label managed to reach a larger audience without compromising artistic ...

CTI Records Reissues Audio will be available later today. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews three re-releases from a massive CTI Records reissue. NPR does not offer or accept money for coverage or ...