La CTI Records (Creed Taylor Internazional o Creed Taylor Incorporated) è un'etichetta jazz fondata nel 1967 da Creed Taylor, inizialmente come una società controllata da A&M Records.
Taylor, che aveva precedentemente fondato la Impulse Records ed aveva lavorato per la Verve Records, si era guadagnato un'ottima reputazione come rispettato produttore di album jazz. Le sue produzioni per CTI condividevano uno stile tipicamente caldo, morbido finalizzato a creare un'atmosfera smooth jazz. L'etichetta è diventata anche famosa per le immagini delle copertine degli album, molte delle quali dell'artista fotografo Pete Turner.
Tra gli artisti di rilievo che incisero per l'etichetta ci sono stati George Benson, Eumir Deodato, Paul Desmond, Gabor Szabo, Freddie Hubbard, Stanley Turrentine, Wes Montgomery, Hubert Laws, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Bob James, Larry Coryell e molti altri.
Un'altra etichetta, affiliata al marchio CTI, la Kudu, lanciata nel 1971, era più orientata al soul-jazz; nell'elenco degli artisti di rilievo che incisero per la Kudu c'erano Grover Washington, Jr., Hank Crawford, Idris Muhammad. La maggior parte degli arrangiamenti per le incisioni Kudu fu opera di Don Sebesky; in ogni sessione figurano alcuni dei migliori artisti jazz del momento, come Ron Carter, che è apparso su quasi ogni registrazione, ed Herbie Hancock che spesso era seduto al pianoforte.
La CTI Records dichiarò il fallimento nel 1978, , ma la maggior parte del suo catalogo è rimasto in stampa. La produzione CTI del dopo A&M Records è ora proprietà della Sony BMG Music Entertainment ed è distribuita dalla Epic Records; gli album di Grover Washington, Jr. incisi per la Kudu, sono stati ristampati dalla Motown's MoJazz. I quattro album CTI dell'artista Bob James, sono rimasti di sua proprietà; la Seawind invece è in possesso del loro vecchio catalogo CTI. Le realizzazioni A&M sono distribuite dalla Verve Records, una divisione della Universal Music Group.
Discography Serie 3000 Gli album della serie CTI 3000 sono stati prodotti da Creed Taylor tra il 1967 ed il 1970 e stampati dalla A&M con un piccolo logo "CTI" sulla copertina. These albums we issued with the regular A&M record label with the addition of the "CTI" logo and "produced by Creed Taylor" Catalog number Artista Titolo SP 3000 Artisti Vari Audio Master Plus Series Sampler Volume 1 SP 3001 Wes Montgomery A Day in the Life SP 3002 Antônio Carlos Jobim Wave SP 3003 Herbie Mann Glory of Love SP 3004 Tamba 4 We and the Sea SP 3005 Nat Adderley You, Baby SP 3006 Wes Montgomery Down Here on the Ground SP 3007 Artie Butler Have You Met Miss Jones? SP 3008 Kai Winding and J. J. Johnson Israel SP 3009 Soul Flutes Trust in Me SP 3010 Richard Barbary Soul Machine SP 3011 Tamiko Jones I'll Be Anything for You SP 3012 Wes Montgomery Road Song SP 3013 Tamba 4 Samba Blim SP 3014 George Benson Shape of Things to Come SP 3015 Paul Desmond Summertime SP 3016 Kai Winding and J. J. Johnson Betwixt & Between SP 3017 Nat Adderley Calling Out Loud SP 3018 Walter Wanderley When It Was Done SP 3019 Milton Nascimento Courage SP 3020 George Benson Tell It Like It Is SP 6-3021 Various Artists Audio Master Plus Series Audio Sampler, Vol. 2 SP 3022 Walter Wanderley Moondreams SP 3023 Quincy Jones Walking in Space SP 3024 Paul Desmond From the Hot Afternoon SP 3025 George Benson I Got a Woman and Some Blues SP 3026 Hubert Laws Unissued SP 3027 Kai Winding and J. J. Johnson Stonebone (Only issued in Japan) SP 3028 George Benson The Other Side of Abbey Road SP 3030 Quincy Jones Gula Matari SP 3031 Antonio Carlos Jobim Tide SP 3032 Paul Desmond Bridge Over Troubled Water
Serie 1000 In 1970 Creed Taylor established the CTI label independently of A&M and issued the first five releases as the 1000 Series which had a green record label. The 1000 Series featured artists working outside of the jazz genre. Catalog number Artist Title CTI 1001 Kathy McCord Kathy McCord CTI 1002 Hubert Laws Crying Song CTI 1003 Flow Flow CTI 1004 Dave Frishberg Oklahoma Toad CTI 1005 Fats Theus Black Out
Serie 6000 The albums in the CTI 6000 series were released between 1970 and 1976 and featured an orange CTI label with black print.Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. CTI Albums discography accessed February 3, 2012 Later albums in the 6000 series were distributed by Motown and are designated by the addition of an S1 to the catalog number. Catalog number Artist Title CTI 6000 Hubert Laws Crying Song (Reissue of CTI 1002) CTI 6001 Freddie Hubbard Red Clay CTI 6002 Antônio Carlos Jobim Stone Flower CTI 6003 Joe Farrell Joe Farrell Quartet CTI 6004 Bill Evans Montreux II CTI 6005 Stanley Turrentine Sugar CTI 6006 Hubert Laws Afro-Classic CTI 6007 Freddie Hubbard Straight Life CTI 6008 Astrud Gilberto Gilberto with Turrentine CTI 6009 George Benson Beyond the Blue Horizon CTI 6010 Stanley Turrentine Salt Song CTI 6011 Kenny Burrell God Bless the Child CTI 6012 Hubert Laws The Rite of Spring CTI 6013 Freddie Hubbard First Light CTI 6014 Joe Farrell Outback CTI 6015 George Benson White Rabbit CTI 6016 Randy Weston Blue Moses CTI 6017 Stanley Turrentine with Milt Jackson Cherry CTI 6018 Freddie Hubbard Sky Dive CTI 6019 Jackie and Roy Time & Love CTI 6020 Airto Free CTI 6021 Deodato Prelude CTI 6022 Hubert Laws Morning Star CTI 6023 Joe Farrell Moon Germs CTI 6024 Milt Jackson Sunflower CTI 6025 Hubert Laws Carnegie Hall CTI 6026 Gábor Szabó Mizrab CTI 6027 Ron Carter Blues Farm CCTI 6028 Airto Fingers CTI 6029 Deodato Deodato 2 CTI 6030 Stanley Turrentine Don't Mess with Mister T. CTI 6031/32 Don Sebesky Giant Box CTI 6033 George Benson Body Talk CTI 6034 Joe Farrell Penny Arcade CTI 6035 Gábor Szabó Rambler CTI 6036 Freddie Hubbard Keep Your Soul Together CTI 6037 Ron Carter All Blues CTI 6038 Milt Jackson with Hubert Laws Goodbye CTI 6039 Paul Desmond featuring Gábor Szabó Skylark CTI 6040 Jackie Cain & Roy Kral A Wilder Alias CTI 6041 Deodato/Airto In Concert CTI 3+3 Hubert Laws In the Beginning CTI 6042S1 Joe Farrell Upon This Rock CTI 6043S1 Bob James One CTI 6044S1 Freddie Hubbard/Stanley Turrentine Freddie Hubbard/Stanley Turrentine in Concert Volume One CTI 6045S1 George Benson Bad Benson CTI 6046S1 Milt Jackson Olinga CTI 6047S1 Freddie Hubbard The Baddest Hubbard CTI 6048S1 Stanley Turrentine The Baddest Turrentine CTI 6049S1 Herbie Hancock/Freddie Hubbard/Stanley Turrentine In Concert Volume Two CTI 6050S1 Chet Baker She Was Good to Me CTI 6051S1 Ron Carter Spanish Blue CTI 6052S1 Stanley Turrentine The Sugar Man CTI 6053S1 Joe Farrell Canned Funk CTI 6054S1 Gerry Mulligan / Chet Baker Carnegie Hall Concert CTI 6055S1 Gerry Mulligan / Chet Baker Carnegie Hall Concert Volume 2 CTI 6056S1 Freddie Hubbard Polar AC CTI 6057S1 Bob James Two CTI 6058S1 Hubert Laws The Chicago Theme CTI 6059S1 Paul Desmond Pure Desmond CTI 6060S1 Jim Hall Concierto CTI 6061S1 Don Sebesky The Rape of El Morro CTI 6062 George Benson Good King Bad CTI 6063 Bob James Three CTI 6064 Ron Carter Yellow & Green CTI 6065 Hubert Laws Then There Was Light: In the Beginning Vol. 1 CTI 6066 Hubert Laws Then There Was Light: In the Beginning Vol. 2 CTI 6067 Joe Farrell Song of the Wind (Reissue of CTI 6003) CTI 6068 Allan Holdsworth Velvet Darkness CTI 6069 George Benson and Joe Farrell Benson & Farrell CTI 6072S1 George Benson In Concert-Carnegie Hall
Serie 5000 The 5000 Series was introduced in 1975 as a series of popular music recordings and consist of eight issued albums.Payne D. CTI 5000 Series accessed February 28, 2012 Catalog number Artist Title CTI 5000 Lalo Schifrin Black Widow CTI 5001 Patti Austin End of a Rainbow CTI 5002 Seawind Seawind CTI 5003 Lalo Schifrin Towering Toccata CTI 5004 John Blair We Belong Together CTI 5005 David Matthews Dune CTI 5006 Patti Austin Havana Candy CTI 5007 Seawind Window of a Child
Serie 7000 The 7000 Series continued the numbering sequence from the 6000 Series Catalog number Artist Title CTI 7070 Urbie Green The Fox CTI 7071 Hubert Laws The San Francisco Concert CTI 7073 Art Farmer Crawl Space CTI 7074 Bob James BJ4 CTI 7075 Jeremy Steig Firefly CTI 7076 Various Artists CTI Summer Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl - Live One CTI 7077 Various Artists CTI Summer Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl - Live Two CTI 7078 Various Artists CTI Summer Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl - Live Three CTI 7079 Urbie Green with Grover Washington, Jr. and David Matthews' Big Band Señor Blues CTI 7080 Art Farmer with Yusef Lateef and David Matthews' Big Band Something You Got CTI 7081 Deodato 2001 (Reissue of CTI 6021) CTI 7082 Yusef Lateef Autophysiopsychic CTI 7083 Art Farmer / Jim Hall Big Blues CTI 7084 Nina Simone Baltimore CTI 7085 George Benson Space CTI 7086 Patti Austin Live at the Bottom Line CTI 7087 Art Farmer with Joe Henderson Yama CTI 7088 Yusef Lateef In a Temple Garden CTI 7089 Art Farmer Live in Tokyo
Kudu The Kudu label was launched by Creed Taylor in July 1971 and specialized in soul jazz artists releasing 39 albums from 1971 to 1979.Payne D. Kudu Records Discograpy accessed February 6, 2012 Kudu is considered CTI's sister label. Catalog number Artista Titolo KU-01 Johnny Hammond Breakout KU-02 Lonnie Smith Mama Wailer KU-03 Grover Washington, Jr. Inner City Blues KU-04 Johnny Hammond Wild Horses Rock Steady KU-05 Esther Phillips From a Whisper to a Scream KU-06 Hank Crawford Help Me Make it Through the Night KU-07 Grover Washington, Jr. All the King's Horses KU-08 Hank Crawford We Got a Good Thing Going KU-09 Esther Phillips Alone Again, Naturally KU-10 Johnny Hammond The Prophet KU-11 Eric Gale Forecast KU-12 Grover Washington, Jr. Soul Box Vol. 1 KU-13 Grover Washington, Jr. Soul Box Vol. 2 KU-14 Esther Phillips Black-Eyed Blues KU-15 Hank Crawford Wildflower KU-16 Johnny Hammond Higher Ground KU-17 Idris Muhammad Power of Soul KU-18 Esther Phillips Performance KU-19 Hank Crawford Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing KU-20 Grover Washington, Jr. Mister Magic KU-21 Joe Beck Beck KU-22 Phil Upchurch and Tennyson Stephens Upchurch/Tennyson KU-23 Esther Philips with Joe Beck What a Diff'rence a Day Makes KU-24 Grover Washington, Jr. Feels So Good KU-25 Ron Carter Anything Goes KU-26 Hank Crawford I Hear a Symphony KU-27 Idris Muhammad House of the Rising Sun KU-28 Esther Philips with Joe Beck For All We Know KU-29 Grant Green The Main Attraction KU-30 David Matthews with Whirlwind Shoogie Wanna Boogie KU-31 Esther Philips Capricorn Princess KU-32S1 Grover Washington, Jr. A Secret Place KU-33S1 Hank Crawford Hank Crawford's Back KU-34S1 Idris Muhammad Turn This Mutha Out KU-35S1 Hank Crawford Tico Rico KU-3637M2 Grover Washington, Jr. Live at The Bijou KU-38 Idris Muhammad Boogie to the Top KU-39 Hank Crawford Cajun Sunrise
Salvation Salvation Records was a CTI subsidiary originally intended for gospel albums but after releasing one album by the B. C. & M. Choir and laying fallow for two years the label was revived for a handful of jazz and R&B releases.Payne, D. CTI Records - Salvation Label accessed February 21, 2012 Catalog number Artist Title SAL 700 B. C. & M. Choir Hello Sunshine SAL 701 Airto Virgin Land SAL 702 Johnny Hammond Gambler's Life SAL 703 The New York Jazz Quartet In Concert in Japan SAL 704S1 Gábor Szabó Macho
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Feature on CTI Records at dougpayne.com Pete Turner: Album Covers (Part 2), Jazzwax, April 9, 2008. jazzitude.com
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