On The Town: “Summer Jazz – A Real Rip-Off”
The recent acquisition of archival San Francisco Chronicle issues revealed a critical 1971 column by John L. Wasserman, targeting CTI's Summer Jazz concert and Leonard Feather's involvement. At the time, Feather was an LA Times columnist.
Wasserman condemned the event for poor organization, lack of audience notification, and financial exploitation,
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The Untold Story of CTI Summer Jazz Albums – 1972
The Curious Case of “CTI Summer Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl” - Doug tackles the details, many you won't know, we have a track by track playlist from the All-Stars live also 1972.
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JATMH by CTI-successor to JATP?
The article by Bernard Lairet reflects on a 1972 CTI All-Stars concerty. Lairet compares them to Norman Granz's Jazz At The Philharmonic, emphasizing their success and influence in jazz. The upcoming Winter Jazz Concert aims to promote CTI Records, showcasing talents like Freddie Hubbard and Hubert Laws. With ticket prices ranging from $4.50 to $6.50, the co
On This Day: “If Jazz Is Dead…”
A while back I received a question from a reader that asked - Listening to the “Live at the Hollywood Bowl” CTI Summer Jazz series and I’m curious who the man is at the beginning who says “If jazz is dead, this is the biggest funeral I have ever seen.”
I had meant to answer it straight away, since I knew it was jazz journalist, musician Leonard Feather,
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