that reflects my way of looking at it. CTI is not one of my favourite labels and i don't understand all the fuss about it. will have to keep on the lookout for that number of Wax Poetics.
After reading the article/interview I have a lot more respect for Creed now than I did before. You may not like the output and the lack of freedom he gave to the artists on their recordings but you can't criticize the care that went to the production and sound (I found it interesting that he limited the length of the album side so the vinyl would have a much deeper bass sound for those tasty Ron Carter runs) and cover art. He made a lot of jazz musicians a lot of money and for the most part when the money was coming in he treated them well.
Strong producers can make "artist's records" or "producer's records". My view is the best records are "artist's records with producer's input". In his later days (with CTI) Creed Taylor stepped over the line and as a result made some folks some money. Some "artistic reputations" were damaged along the way. Your view of this is subjective.