John Coltrane
Culture Desk
A Newly Discovered Realm of Accomplishment for John Coltrane
A recently released live recording is of equal importance to aficionados and newbies alike.
Culture Desk
How Ahmad Jamal Expanded the Spatial Frontiers of Jazz
New, previously unissued recordings reveal the pianist’s innovations at a critical moment in the evolution of jazz.
The Front Row
A Newly Released Live Recording of John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme,” Reviewed
This recently discovered private tape, from 1965, shows the saxophonist and his band at the breaking point of avant-garde inspirations.
The Front Row
Roy Brooks’s “Understanding,” a Crucial Jazz Rediscovery in Sound and Sense
The first release of the drummer’s 1970 quintet recording displays the era’s key musical and political influences.
The Front Row
The Thrills and Frustrations of a Rediscovered Thelonious Monk Recording
“Palo Alto,” a previously unissued concert recording of Monk and his quartet, from 1968, offers distinctive and illuminating pleasures.
The Front Row
The Haunted Jazz of Hank Mobley
The tenor saxophonist and composer had grand musical designs and concepts in mind—and he even realized some of them, though many weren’t released at the time of their recording.
Photo Booth
Fifty Years of Worship at the Church of John Coltrane
The Saint John Will-I-Am Coltrane African Orthodox Church, as it is known today, was invited in 1981 to join another congregation, under the condition that Coltrane be demoted from God.
Culture Desk
A Year in Marking the Time with Music
In 2018, I found myself particularly drawn to artists whose music allowed me to lose track of time, or fall into some accidental void.
2018 in Review
The Best Archival Jazz Releases of 2018
The year’s reissues and rediscoveries expand our understanding of legends like Miles Davis and John Coltrane.
Cultural Comment
My Journey with Jazz
Cultural Comment
The Intoxicating Promise of John Coltrane’s “Lost Album”
Richard Brody
John Coltrane Live: A Playlist
Culture Desk
Ornette Coleman and a Joyful Funeral
Cultural Comment
Coltrane’s Free Jazz Wasn’t Just “A Lot of Noise”
Goings On About Town