2019 marks the 70th anniversary of Prestige Records
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Tag Archives: John Coltrane
“Small Talk At 125th And Lenox,” 1970, By Gil Scott-Heron (Video)
By John Bush
A New Black Poet, Small Talk at 125th and Lenox, also known simply as Small Talk at 125th and Lenox, is the debut album of soul music and jazz poet Gil Scott-Heron, released in 1970 on Flying Dutchman Records.
Eric Reed’s New Album “Everybody Gets the Blues” From Harlem’s Smoke Sessions Records
Everybody Gets the Blues is jazz pianist Eric Reed‘s strongest statement yet in a lifelong mission to revitalize the gospel roots of jazz. Continue Reading →
Stream The “Complete” John Coltrane 94 Hour Playlist, From Harlem To Mars (Audio)
In a contrarian take on the legacy of John Coltrane on the 50th anniversary of his death last year, Zack Graham at GQ did not recommend Giant Steps nor A Love Supreme nor Blue Train nor My Favorite Things as the most important album in the artist’s career, but a record most casual jazz fans may never encounter, and which even the hardest-core Coltrane fans never heard in his lifetime. Continue Reading →
HW Pick: A Love Supreme, In John Coltrane’s Words (video)
From Open Culture on Vimeo, James Cary describes his video creation:
A few years ago, knowing I absolutely adored the John Coltrane December 1964 album, “A Love Supreme” my wife gave me this incredible book by Ashley Kahn : “A Love Surpreme/The Story of John Coltrane’s Signature Album.” Continue Reading →
“A Love Supreme,” Tribute To John Coltrane At Smoke Jazz Club In Harlem
Azar Lawrence (right), a powerful and moving saxophonist, is one of the great interpreters of the music of John Coltrane at Smoke in Harlem, NY. Continue Reading →
A Reading By Greg Tate’s “Flyboy 2” At Revolution Books In Harlem
Come meet Greg Tate, one the more provocative and important critical voices today in contemporary Black music, art, literature, film, and politics. Continue Reading →
Congressman Rangel Honors Dr. John Lawrence Sullivan (“Mike”) Holloman, Jr. (video)
Today, HCA proudly hosted the family and friends of the late, great Dr. John Lawrence Sullivan (“Mike”) Holloman, Jr. – an early and ardent advocate for medical equity. Continue Reading →