Few albums in the canon of popular music have had the influence, resonance, and endurance of John Coltrane's 1965 classic "A Love Supreme"-a record that proved jazz was a fitting medium for spiritual exploration and for the expression of the sublime. Bringing the same fresh and engaging approach tha[...]
This acclaimed tribute to the most popular jazz album of all time is now available in a beautiful 50th anniversary edition, complete with a new afterword by Ashley Kahn. Featuring transcriptions of the unedited session tapes; in-depth interviews with musicians; freshly discovered Columbia Records f[...]
The intimate and long-awaited autobiography of a legend
In 1967 in San Francisco, just a few weeks after the Summer of Love, a young Mexican guitarist took the stage at the Fillmore Auditorium and played a blistering solo that announced the arrival of a prodigious musical talent. Two years later[...]
This is a comprehensive look at the legendary design collaboration between jazz producer Creed Taylor and photographer Pete Turner, whose album covers revolutionized jazz album cover art. With an introduction by freelance music journalist, producer, and frequent NPR contributor Ashley Kahn, and a fo[...]