Kudu

Sub-label of CTI Records

27 releases 1971–2016

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US soul jazz label founded by Creed Taylor in July 1971, as a subsidiary label of CTI Records. Label Code: LC 2522 / LC 02522 The label was formed in order to showcase more 'commercial' artists than CTI, with a focus on R&B jazz and blues-oriented jazz music. Please use Kudu (4) for bootlegs The label became inactive around 1979, was revived again in 1983 with [r=1477465] from , again in 1993 with the soundtrack 810347, and finally with the acid-jazz project [r=7353215] in 1996. Many of the label's titles remained in print in Japan with the series.

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Top Kudu Releases

Turn This Mutha Out
Turn This Mutha Out
Idris Muhammad
1977
Power of Soul
Idris Muhammad
1974
Mister Magic
Grover Washington, Jr.
1975
From a Whisper to a Scream
Esther Phillips
1971
House of the Rising Sun
Idris Muhammad
1975
Feels So Good
Grover Washington, Jr.
1975
Alone Again, Naturally
Esther Phillips
1972
Inner City Blues
Grover Washington, Jr.
1971
Soul Box
Soul Box
Grover Washington, Jr.
1973
What a Diff’rence a Day Makes
Esther Phillips W/ Beck
1975
A Secret Place
Grover Washington, Jr.
1976
The Best Of
Grover Washington, Jr.
1981
Breakout
Breakout
Johnny “Hammond” Smith
1971
Soul Box Vol. 1
Grover Washington, Jr.
1973
Live at the Bijou
Grover Washington, Jr.
1977
Mama Wailer
Mama Wailer
Lonnie Smith
1971
Forecast
Eric Gale
1973
Performance
Esther Phillips
1974
For All We Know
Esther Phillips with Beck
1976
I Hear a Symphony
Hank Crawford
1975
Soul Box Vol. 2
Grover Washington, Jr.
1973
Capricorn Princess
Esther Phillips
1976
All the King's Horses
Grover Washington, Jr.
1972
Higher Ground
Higher Ground
Johnny “Hammond” Smith
1974

Kudu Artist Roster

Esther Phillips
Esther Phillips
9 releases
Person
Idris Muhammad
Idris Muhammad
6 releases
Person
HC
Hank Crawford
5 releases
Person
Joe Beck
Joe Beck
3 releases
Person
DM
David Matthews
2 releases
Person
Ron Carter
Ron Carter
1 release
Person
Dr. Lonnie Smith
Dr. Lonnie Smith
1 release
Person
Eric Gale
Eric Gale
1 release
Person
Grant Green
Grant Green
1 release
Person

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