"Our landmark Jazz Issue (#34) features the classic Blue Train photo of John Coltrane, uncropped, as well as trumpet star Freddie Hubbard. Behind both of these legends was jazz producer Creed Taylor, who left his mark on Impulse and Verve before starting his untouchable CTI Records. Also: Horace Tapscott, Richard Evans, Joel Dorn, Melvin Sparks". (Wax Poetics Label)
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Creed Taylor "Simply put, jazz critics are not my favorite people," says Creed Taylor. "And I'm not their favorite producer."
Horace Tapscott "It's like bringing up your children in a certain area because you want them to grow and be aware of certain things. This same principle applied to us, as far as Black musicians were concerned," proclaimed Horace Tapscott.
Melvin Sparks - An unfailingly humble man, Melvin Sparks seems to locate himself on the fringes of jazz history...
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The Second Coming of Hip
Producer Joel Dorn helmed a funky golden era for Atlantic
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