CTI Records (Creed Taylor International or Creed Taylor Incorporated) was a jazz record label founded in 1967 by Creed Taylor, initially as a subsidiary of A&M Records. For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... The year 1967 was an important year for psychedelic music, with releases from Small Faces Itchycoo Park,The Doors (The Doors, Strange Days), Jefferson Airplane (Surrealistic Pillow, After Bathing at Baxters), the Beatles Sgt. ... Creed Taylor (b. ... A&M redirects here. ...

Taylor had previously founded Impulse Records and worked for Verve Records, and had earned a reputation as a respected producer of jazz albums. His productions for CTI shared a characteristically warm, soft ambience and helped establish smooth jazz as a commercially viable musical genre. Among the label's prominent artists were Larry Coryell, Deodato, Freddie Hubbard and Antonio Carlos Jobim. A subsidiary label of CTI, Kudu, was launched in 1971 and was oriented more towards soul jazz. Its roster of artists included Grover Washington, Jr., Hank Crawford and Idris Muhammad. Impulse! Records is a United States based jazz record label, originally launched in the early 1960s by Creed Taylor as a subsidiary of ABC-Paramount Records in New York City. ... Verve Records is an American Jazz record label, founded by Norman Granz in 1956, which absorbed the catalogues of his earlier labels: Norgran Records and Clef Records (founded 1953). ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Smooth Jazz, also sometimes referred to as new adult contemporary music,[1] is generally described as a genre of music that utilizes instruments (and, at times, improvisation) traditionally associated with jazz and stylistic influences drawn from mostly R&B, but also funk and pop. ... Musical genres are categories which contain music which share a certain style or which have certain elements in common. ... Larry Coryell Larry Coryell (April 2, 1943-) is an American jazz guitarist. ... Eumir Deodato is a Brazilian funk artist and pop producer. ... Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (born April 7, 1938 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American jazz trumpeter. ... Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (January 25, 1927 in Rio de Janeiro – December 8, 1994 in New York City), or Tom Jobim (as he is fondly known in his home country), was a Brazilian composer, arranger, singer, pianist/guitarist and one of the primary forces behind the creation... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar, known as the year of cyclohexanol. ... Soul jazz was a development of hard bop which incorporated strong blues and gospel influences in music for small groups featuring keyboards, especially the Hammond organ. ... Grover Washington, Jr. ... Bennie Ross Crawford, Jr (born December 21, 1934 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an R&B and Soul jazz alto saxophonist known as Hank Crawford. ... Idris Muhammad is a jazz drummer from New Orleans, Louisiana. ...

CTI Records declared bankruptcy in 1978 [1], but most of its catalog has remained in print. CTI's post-A&M Records output is now owned by Sony BMG Music Entertainment and distributed by Epic Records, while Grover Washington Jr.'s Kudu albums have been reissued on Motown's MoJazz imprint. In addition Bob James' four CTI albums are owned by him, and Seawind also owns their CTI back catalog. Meanwhile the A&M releases are now distributed by Verve Records, a division of Universal Music Group. Notice of closure stuck on the door of a computer store the day after its parent company, Granville Technology Group Ltd, declared bankruptcy (strictly, put into administration—see text) in the United Kingdom. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... The Sony BMG Music Entertainment logo. ... Epic Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony BMG. // Epic was launched originally as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 by CBS. Its bright-yellow, black and blue logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical releases. ... Grover Washington, Jr. ... Motown Records, Inc. ... Bob James can refer to: An actor Bob James A jazz musician Bob James An historian Bob James This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Sky Wind in Turku harbour SeaWind Line is a subsidiary of the Finnish passenger shipping company Silja Line, owned by British Sea Containers. ... Verve Records is an American Jazz record label, founded by Norman Granz in 1956, which absorbed the catalogues of his earlier labels: Norgran Records and Clef Records (founded 1953). ... Universal Music Group (UMG) is the largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry. ...

See also

• List of record labels

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External links

• CTI Records - label history, artist roster, Billboard Pop and AC Chart performance, and photo gallery (1967-1970).
• A CTI Records discography