Freddie Hubbard and a new era at CTI Records
Writer Robert C. Gilbert zeroes in on CTI Records—in particular, three albums that mark “the beginning of a brief, brash era for the label.”
The sun is up, the sky is blue
At The Atlantic, journalist James Parker writes about The Beatles' self-titled ninth studio album—the one we call The White Album—and its Esher Demos.
Kept hanging on
A dream unusual of its kind
When British band the Zombies arrived at Abbey Road in 1967, they were glad to find a Mellotron the Beatles had left behind.
Shelved Velvets
At Longreads, Tom Maxwell writes about a Velvet Underground album that almost never was.
Everybody digs Bill
Steve Silberman writes about the life and work of influential jazz pianist Bill Evans and "Nardis," a piece written in 1958 by Miles Davis.