Aretha Arriving: Young, Gifted and Black
adminAretha Franklin, great American singer, songwriter and pianist, passed away on August 16th. As a tribute, New Directions In Music takes a look at her landmark 1972 recording Young, Gifted…
Read MoreFlying Dutchman: A Survey
by Marshall Bowden Former John Coltrane producer and Impulse! Records A&R man Bob Thiele founded the Flying Dutchman record label with the express intention of producing a line of jazz-based…
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