THE CRATE

Perhaps it was the electric bass on these sessions, or the gritty soul production, or the opinion that an aging Dizzy Gillespie just...

In 1981 the Walias Band became the first Ethiopian group to tour the U.S.. Ethiopia was at this time under the control of the oppressive...

Over a career spanning seven decades, musician Mulatu Astatke has become a household name in Ethiopia. The percussionist-composer and...

...Goes Latin collects some of Mancini's Latin inspired music from the early sixties CBS television show Mr. Lucky. The second track,...

Over a career that spanned four decades, Dorothy Ashby championed the harp as an instrument with range far outside that of the classical...

The final track on David Axelrod's album Heavy Axe exemplifies the late producer's knack for sculpting signature sounds; jazzy electric...

This rare 1958 Ellington/Strayhorn original from The Queen's Suite was first cut on a single pressing for none other than Elizabeth II....