Johnny Lytle was a big deal during the 1960s and early 1970s. In some respects, the vibraphonist and composer perfected an album model that inspired Creed Taylor's CTI label, combining jazz originals ...

Back in the early sixties a group consisting of Larry Young, Bobby Hutcherson, and Grant Green recorded a series of outstanding sessions that both extended the vocabulary and enriched the ...

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of The Blackbyrds’ City Life and Johnny Lytle’s first-ever reissue of People & Love, both now available on 180-gram vinyl. Two recent releases from Craft Recordings‘ ...

A statue of musician Johnny Lytle is expected to be added to the collection of bronze memorials of historic Springfield figures downtown. The Springfield Outdoor Sculpture Committee commissioned the ...

An effort to get a Springfield music great memorialized as a statue to join other legendary community figures in the downtown area is looking for donations to complete it. Springfielders Mike Morris ...