Collection: Products

A thrilling account of life with Sun Ra's Arkestra and New York's avant-garde jazz scenes of the 1970s-90s In this memoir, Harlem-born trumpeter Ahmed Abdullah...

Despite the fact that most of jazz's major innovators and performers have been African American, the overwhelming majority of jazz journalists, critics, and authors have...

A new collection that is a testament to the power of poetry as a vehicle for introspection, social commentary, and artistic expression. With its evocative...

In At the Vanguard of Vinyl, Darren Mueller examines how the advent of the long-playing record (LP) in 1948 revolutionized the recording and production of jazz...

Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) possessed one of the twentieth century's most astonishing voices. In this first major biography since Fitzgerald's death, historian Judith Tick offers a...

A beautiful genre-bending tribute to the larger-than-life blues singer Bessie Smith. Scotland's National Poet blends poetry, prose, fiction, and nonfiction to create an entirely unique biography...

Double vinyl LP pressing 2014 release, the long awaited follow up to the critically acclaimed album VOODOO. Nearly 15 years in the making, BLACK MESSIAH...

Double vinyl LP pressing. Deluxe edition includes four bonus tracks. 2013 release, a genre-defying effort that takes the Black Radio blueprint and builds to even...

Robert Glasper's highly anticipated third installment to the Black Radio album series. Black Radio III, much like both of it's predecessors, is a cultural moment...

Publishers Weekly's Top Ten Fall 2024 Poetry Books From Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes, a stunning collection of early works written from 1921-1927 and curated by award...

"A must for all who would more knowledgeably appreciate and better comprehend America's most popular music." -- Langston Hughes "The path the slave took to...

Award-winning author Denny S. Bryce and USA Today bestselling author Eliza Knight collaborate on a brilliant novel that uncovers the boundary-breaking, genuine friendship between Ella Fitzgerald, the...

The definitive photographic celebration of John Coltrane's life and music, featuring exclusive contributions written by Ravi Coltrane, Wayne Coyne, Dev Hynes, Phil Lesh, Julie Mehretu,...

Debut album from Sade, fully remastered and pressed on 180 gram vinyl.  Diamond Life is an essential, soulful, jazzy, smooth R&B classic that practically defined...

Equal parts biography, musicology, and cultural history, Dilla Time chronicles the life and legacy of J Dilla, a musical genius who transformed the sound of popular music...

"empathogen" is the sixth studio album from Willow. This release sees Willow moving again in a new alternative & jazz tinged direction following her widely...

A long-awaited, comprehensive collection of renowned poet and performance artist Jayne Cortez's poetry. Like the jazz rhythms that inspired and punctuated her practice, Jayne Cortez...

From South Central 2 The World is a love letter to the city of Los Angeles and by artist, poet and educator Def Sound. FSC2TW...

In this unusual and inventive picture book that riffs on the language and rhythms of old New Orleans, noted picture book biographer Jonah Winter (Dizzy, Frida, You...

“Hold tight. The way to go mad without losing your mind is sometimes unruly.” So begins La Marr Jurelle Bruce's urgent provocation and poignant meditation...

James Baldwin used to tell Nina Simone, This is the world you have made for yourself, now you have to live in it. Simone has...