51 years after his death in 1967, jazz icon John Coltrane earns his first top 40-charting album on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart and his fourth No. 1 on the Jazz Albums tally (both dated July 14) with his newly discovered set Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album. The album, which Coltrane originally recorded in 1963 with his Classic Quartet, debuts with 22,000 equivalent album units earned ... »
Zappa Records will reissue Frank Zappa‘s 1970 album, Chunga’s Revenge, for the first time in over three decades on July 20, as part of the Zappa Family Trust and UMe’s ongoing initiative to restore the iconoclast’s iconic catalog. Chunga’s Revenge was one of three albums that the highly prolific composer-musician released in 1970, following Burnt Weeny Sandwich and We... »
This time around we have Tribal Tech: Scott Henderson, Gary Willis, Scott Kinsey, and Kirk Covington at the Musician’s Institute in 1996. Enjoy! »
The Sun Ra Music Archive, online home of much of the prolific keyboardist/composer/bandleader/theorist’s album catalog, has just premiered the first three episodes of a new radio series, Sun Ra Radio. The episodes, each approximately three hours long, present an overview of the alleged Saturn native’s career with a combination of studio and live recordings by him and his long-running Arkestra, plu... »
(Los Angeles, CA) June 19, 2018 “This recording of the final set at the Warfield Theatre brings to full circle the amazing advent of The Mahavishnu Orchestra In 1971, and its renaissance on this night in San Francisco.” mused the boundary-shattering guitarist John McLaughlin. On his farewell tour of America, which was comprised of 25 concerts, John invited one his favorite musicians, guitarist Jim... »
ECM Records released the documentary Open Land – Meeting John Abercrombie on DVD on June 15 to international audiences. The film, which will be available in the U.S. on Aug. 3, was directed by Arno Oehri and produced by Oliver Primus. Watch the trailer for the film via the player below: Combining and contrasting images and sound, the director is able to achieve a balance between music passag... »
On March 6, 1963, John Coltrane and his Classic Quartet — McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin Jones — recorded an entire studio album at the legendary Van Gelder Studios. This music, which features unheard originals, will finally be released 55 years later. This is, in short, the holy grail of jazz. Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album will be released on June 29 on Impulse! Records, Coltran... »
“Thicker Than Water is a record I’ve been wanting to make for a very long time,” says the dynamic bass virtuoso Brian Bromberg. “I love the upright bass. It’s where my heart and soul is. My connection with that instrument is unlike anything in my life. I also love the electric bass and really wanted to explore its endless possibilities on this project.” That love of the bass is evident across the ... »
Malcolm Bruce and Kofi Baker—the respective sons of Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker—have teamed up with Eric Clapton‘s nephew, Will Johns for The Music of Cream: 50th Anniversary Tour. The eight-week, 34-city North American trek will mark 50 years since Cream played their farewell tour of the U.S. in 1968. During the trek, the trio will perform the music of Cream, interspersed with footage of th... »
Paul Gilbert has announced a new album, Behold Electric Guitar. Gilbert is releasing the album—his first solo disc since 2015’s I Can Destroy—through PledgeMusic. It is set for release this September. “This is my first venture with PledgeMusic, and it is likely to evolve as the journey continues,” Gilbert said in a statement. “So check back often, to see what is happening. ... »