In 1982, the Japanese label King Records – which has manufactured and distributed CTI-related product in Japan since 1970, and continues to do so to this day – launched a provocative set of compilations in what it called the “Super Fusion 1900” series. The series comprised 16 records and totally eschewed the usual “Best…
Chet Baker – “She Was Too Good to Me” at 50
Recorded over three sessions between July and November 1974, She Was Too Good to Me (CTI) was something of a welcome return to form for trumpeter Chet Baker (1929-88). And unlike several previous comeback attempts, this was one that seemed to confirm the early promise this one-time poster boy for West Coast cool originally projected.…
Tamiko Jones – “I’ll Be Anything For You” (1968)
Today, CTProduced‘s Mark Cathcart marks singer Tamiko Jones’ birthday with an unprecedented deep dive into the fascinating life and career of this one-time A&M/CTI recording artist. In collaboration with Mark’s incredible reporting, the following is my own review of Tamiko Jones’ sole Creed Taylor production, I’ll Be Anything for You (1968), taken from “Early CTI,”…