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CTI: A Guilty Pleasure Special

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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's albums on CTI, including White Rabbit (CTI) 26:50
  • Discussion of Stanley Turrentine's albums on CTI, including Salt Song (CTI) 31:55
  • Discussion of Freddie Hubbard's albums on CTI, including First Light (CTI) 35:05
  • Discussion of Grover Washington, Jr.'s albums on Kudu, including A Secret Place (CTI) 43:05
  • Discussion of Milt Jackson's albums on CTI, including Sunflower (CTI) 44:40
  • Discussion of 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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