So who gave Creed Taylor my phone number?

[imcarthur]

If you saw the thread title & said: Who? Well, you're not alone.

I got a vm from this guy & he had bought one of our receivers & wanted somebody to hook it up at his place in Florida. I didn't return the call, but I sent an email to my local dealer to handle.

Creed phoned back this afternoon & I answered. I still didn't know him from Adam. I told him a dealer would be in touch . . . bye. I assumed he had bought online & local storefront dealers aren't thrilled to help an internet non-customer. He called back an hour later - vm again - with his email & to tell me he hadn't heard from the dealer yet.

Then the dealer called me ecstatic. "Do you know who he is?" "No, no idea" "He is the founder of CTI Records & one of the most famous jazz producers . . ." "Oh. I had no idea . . ."

Wiki: Creed Taylor
CTI

I guess I suck at celebrity recognition & stalking . . .

Ian

[Joeaksa]

So when are you flying down to Florida for the setup?

[azasadny]

Creed Taylor produced Bob James music back in the day....

[bell]

in life you always have ONE shot to correct the mistake......handle it appropriately

[sc_rufctr]

Lol... That's funny.

[imcarthur]

Originally Posted by bell

in life you always have ONE shot to correct the mistake......handle it appropriately

Yeah. I will call him tomorrow. The dealer told me he will do the install for free for some autographs.

Ian

[imcarthur]

Originally Posted by Joeaksa

So when are you flying down to Florida for the setup?

Tomorrow I fly to Atlanta. A top secret install of our $90K speakers.

Ian

btw it's actually true . . .

[stealthn]

Originally Posted by azasadny

Creed Taylor produced Bob James music back in the day....

never heard of him...

[Joeaksa]

Originally Posted by azasadny

Creed Taylor produced Bob James music back in the day....

I grew up listening to Bob James... excellent music!

[RWebb]

hey when are coming over to hook up my system?

[911pcars]

Creed Taylor has also been criticized for homogenizing jazz for the commercial masses (e.g. Bob James, Wes Montgomery, George Benson, Grover Washington, etc.)

Not saying it's terrible. Some albums were brilliant, but many were on the easy listening side, again not necessarily bad. However, the music style these musicians were asked to play didn't explore the music they were capable of playing, but it brought jazz to the masses and that was a good thing to accomplish.

Sherwood

[azasadny]

Creed Taylor also produced one of my all0-time favorite guitarists, Eric Gale. Eric died too young, but he was a gifted musician.

[M.D. Holloway]

See if he wants to blow some bones or drop a hit or two of yam yam! There are a few dudes on here that have access to some tasty bud. I bet he could hook a brutha up wit some fine downtown Southbeaches!

Don't mess this up! I want pics and vivid discriptions!!!