With the release of Side Steps, Prestige Records has completed the adventurous John Coltrane boxed set project that started with Fearless Leader in September 2006 on what would have been the legendary tenor saxophonist’s 80th birthday. Interplay appeared in 2007, highlighting, instead of the dates he led, the dates he…
Various Artists: Hommage A Nesuhi
To put one man’s lifework in the confines of a box may be a daunting task for someone whose history is as plentiful as producer Nesuhi Ertegun (1917-1989) but Rhino, in this five-disc spectacular, has succeeded admirably. The brother of the greatest “record man” ever, Ahmet Ertegun, Nesuhi, over 12…
Thelonious Monk Quartet: With John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall
Oh, to be hip in 1957. Nov. 29 at Carnegie Hall: on a bill with Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Charles, Sonny Rollins and more, a truly special collaboration occurred. To witness the meeting of the minds, Monk and Coltrane, is the forgotten trip of the wayback machine. A fantastic…
