Features original, never-before-heard compositions, recorded by Coltrane’s Classic Quartet in 1963 at Van Gelder Studios
“Untitled Original 11383” available now https://Verve.lnk.to/BothDirectionsAtOnce
John Coltrane Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album available on June 29 on Impulse! (PRNewsfoto/Verve Label Group)
On March 6, 1963, John Coltrane and his Classic Quartet — McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin Jones — recorded an entire studio album at the legendary Van Gelder Studios. This music, which features unheard originals, will finally be released 55 years later. This is, in short, the holy grail of jazz.
Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album was released on June 29 on Impulse! Records, Coltrane’s final and most creative label home.
The first week of March in 1963 was busy for John Coltrane. He was in the midst of a two-week run at Birdland and was gearing up to record the famed John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman album, which he did on March 7. But there was a session the day before that was the stuff of legend, until now.
Preview, download or stream Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album (Deluxe Version) by John Coltrane
On Wednesday, March 6, Coltrane and the quartet went to Van Gelder Studios in Englewood, NJ and cut a complete album’s worth of material, including several original compositions that were never recorded elsewhere. They spent the day committing these to tape, taking time with some, rehearsing them two, three times, playing them in different ways and in different configurations.
At the end of the day, Coltrane left Van Gelder Studios with a reference tape and brought it to the home in Queens that he shared with his wife, Naima. These tapes remained untouched for the next 54 years until Impulse! approached the family about finally releasing this lost album. Though the master tape was never found—Rudy Van Gelder wasn’t one for clutter—the reference tape was discovered to be in excellent condition.
As the legendary saxophonist Sonny Rollins so rightly put it, “This is like finding a new room in the Great Pyramid.” The musical implications of this album, the original compositions, the arrangements, the band, the year it was recorded, all amount to a rediscovery and re-contextualization of one of the most important musicians of our time.
Danny Bennett, President and CEO of the Verve Label Group and home of Impulse! records, says, “Jazz is more relevant today than ever. It’s becoming the alternative music of the 21st century, and no one embodies the boundary-breaking essence of jazz more than John Coltrane. He was a visionary who changed the course of music, and this lost album is a once-in-a-lifetime discovery. It gives us insight into his creative process and connects us to his artistry. This album is a cultural moment and the release coincides perfectly with our relaunch of the iconic Impulse! label.”
On this album, there are two completely unknown and never-before-heard originals. “Untitled Original 11383” and “Untitled Original 11386,” both played on soprano sax. “11383” features an arco bass solo by Jimmy Garrison, a relative rarity, and “11386” marks a significant structural change for the quartet, in that they keep returning to the theme between solos, not typical in the quartet’s repertoire.
In addition to the two unheard originals, “One Up, One Down” – released previously only on a bootleg recording from Birdland – is heard here as a studio recording for the first and only time. It contains a fascinating exchange between Elvin Jones and Coltrane.
“Impressions,” one of Coltrane’s most famous and oft-recorded compositions, is played here in a piano-less trio. In fact, McCoy Tyner lays out a number of times during this recording session. It’s one of the more interesting aspects of this session and reflects the harmonic possibilities that Coltrane was known to be discussing regularly with Ornette Coleman around this time.
This studio session also yielded Coltrane’s first recording of “Nature Boy,” which he would record again in 1965, and the two versions differ greatly. The one we know is exploratory, meandering. This version is tight, solo-less and clocking in at just over three minutes. The other non-original composition on the album is “Vilia,” from Franz Lehár’s operetta “The Merry Widow”. The soprano version on the Deluxe Edition is the only track from this session to have been previously released.
This incredible, once-in-a-lifetime discovery reveals a number of creative balances at work, like developing original melodies while rethinking familiar standards. Trying out some tunes first on tenor saxophone, then on soprano. Using older techniques like the arpeggio runs of his “sheets of sound” while experimenting with false fingerings and other newer sounds. This session was pivotal, though to call it such overlooks the fact Coltrane was ever on pivot, always pushing the pedal down while still calling on older, tested ideas and devices.
Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album is a major addition to the Coltrane catalogue and the most important jazz discovery in recent memory.
This historic session resulted in 14 tracks in total. On the standard edition, there are 7 takes, chosen by Ravi Coltrane. The rest of the takes exist on the second disc of the deluxe set. There will be a standard CD and LP and a deluxe CD and LP available on June 29 on Impulse! The deluxe edition will exist on all digital streaming platforms as well.
Impulse! Records Impulse! Records was founded in 1960 by Creed Taylor and was home to John Coltrane, one of the label’s earliest signings. Known sometimes as “the house that Trane built,” the legendary label signed jazz artists such as Pharoah Sanders, McCoy Tyner, Alice Coltrane, Charlie Haden and the Liberation Music Orchestra, among others. Today, Impulse! sits under the umbrella of Verve Label Group, a division of the Universal Music Group. Artists signed to Impulse! include saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings and his groups Sons of Kemet, The Comet Is Coming, and Shabaka & The Ancestors, and pianist Sullivan Fortner.
Verve Label Group The Verve Label Group (VLG), a division of Universal Music Group based in New York City, is home to many of the most acclaimed artists in jazz and classical music, while also strongly focused on championing emerging talent across all genres. Verve Label Group is home to Impulse! Records, Verve Records, Verve Forecast, Deutsche Grammophon, Decca, Mercury KX and more.
Universal Music Group Universal Music Group (UMG) is the world leader in music-based entertainment, with a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. Featuring the most comprehensive catalog of recordings and songs across every musical genre, UMG identifies and develops artists and produces and distributes the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music in the world. Committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship, UMG fosters the development of services, platforms and business models in order to broaden artistic and commercial opportunities for our artists and create new experiences for fans. Universal Music Group is a Vivendi company. Find out more at: http://www.universalmusic.com.
Howard University College of Medicine hosts a White Coat Ceremony to welcome new students. (PRNewsfoto/Howard University)
Howard University is America’s No. 1 institution for producing Black applicants to U.S. medical schools, according the Association of American Medical Colleges. In the 2017-18 academic year, 118 Howard undergraduates applied to U.S. medical schools. Nearly 150 years ago, eight students entered Howard University’s College of Medicine. Today, it enrolls 300+ African American students, more than double the number attending predominantly White medical schools.
“Howard University prepares more African American students to apply to medical school and enrolls more African Americans in our own medical school because we are committed to diversifying the workforce with talented scholars,” says President Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick. “Despite these strides, there’s still a significant underrepresentation of Black and Hispanic students in medical school. The number of Black male applicants is down from 1976, but we’re honored to contribute as the institution of choice for many students pursuing careers in medicine.”
Howard’s success stems from programs which develop qualified medical scholars, including a Pre-Freshman Summer Enhancement Program. This summer, 25 incoming freshmen lived on campus to take classes in biology, chemistry, English, and math. Also, Howard offers a program for undergraduates of other historically black colleges and universities (HBCU), which serves as a pipeline into the College of Medicine. As a result, the Class of 2022 includes students from 11 HBCUs: Xavier, Morehouse, Spelman, Hampton, Howard, Texas Southern, Prairie View, University of DC, Tuskegee, Meharry and Miles.
“Howard University has long had a range of initiatives designed to develop a pool of qualified applicants,” says Dr. Hugh E. Mighty, dean of Howard University College of Medicine. “We start by nurturing promising students in high school and guiding pre-med students with proper academic support, mentorship and tutoring. Our efforts have delivered hundreds of deserving students to the doors of America’s medical schools.”
This year, 123 new medical students entered Howard’s renowned medical program and received their short white coats. Upon graduation, they will exchange those coats for the full length version, indicating they’ve achieved the rank of M.D. Still, President Frederick hopes more students will follow this path.
“Howard University has perfected a winning formula to develop talented students into skilled surgeons,” says President Frederick. “Pursuing a career in medicine is a calling that I want more students of color to realize can become their reality.”
127 professional American historians have signed an open letter to Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin urging that he commit to plans previously announced to replace President Andrew Jackson on the front of the 20-dollar bill with Harriet Tubman, escaped slave turned abolitionist and Civil War military scout. The redesign was to be unveiled by 2020, the 100th anniversary of the vote for women.
In 2016, then Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced the decision after activists Barbara Ortiz Johnson and Susan Ades Stone launched a petition that garnered over 600,000 votes in an online poll to elect an eminent woman. Tubman was chosen over 100 other heroines, including Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, and Eleanor Roosevelt. Lew wrote: “I have been particularly struck by the many comments and reactions from children for whom Harriet Tubman is not just a historical figure, but a role model for leadership and participation in our democracy.”
Since President Donald Trump has taken office, plans have stalled. Secretary Mnuchin has been asked repeatedly to confirm the change to the $20 bill and has deflected. Politicians have added their voice to the chorus in favor of Tubman, including Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) who states in her letter to Mnuchin, “Women have been a critical part of our nation’s history and values, and the lack of a woman on our American currency is glaring oversight.”
Organized by two leading female historians, Professor Elizabeth Cobbs (Texas A&M) and Professor Catherine Clinton (University of Texas at San Antonio), the purpose of this letter is to show the support of professional historians. “It’s long past due that the contributions of American women to this country be recognized on our great nation’s currency,” says Professor Cobbs. Professor Clinton asserts, “We felt it was important for Secretary Mnuchin to know that backing is broad among scholars, not just activists.”
Six Pulitzer Prize winners have signed the letter, which includes such names such as Doris Kearns Goodwin, Ken Burns, Cokie Roberts, and Walter Isaacson. Many are historians who have chronicled women’s suffrage, slavery, and the Civil War. The group hopes the Treasury Department will recommit to its plan to place Harriet Tubman on the $20 in time for the upcoming August 26 anniversary of women’s suffrage. www.historiansfortubmanonthe20.org.
SOURCE Elizabeth Cobbs, Ph.D. and Catherine Clinton, Ph.D.
Study will be presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting on August 13 in Chicago
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The Academy of Management (AOM), the largest global organization devoted to management and organization research, today announced a new study that will be presented at its Annual Meeting by Maria Goranova of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Maria Triana of University of Wisconsin – Madison, and Kira Kristal Reed of Syracuse University, titled “Double Bind: African-American, Asian, and Hispanic Women on Corporate Boards.”
The research investigates minority women’s representation trends on S&P 500 boards of directors. Although gender diversity on corporate boards has improved over the last two decades, African-American and Hispanic women’s representation in the boardroom has remained largely stagnant. The study provides an overview of the challenges faced by minority women as they struggle to flourish in corporate America, including discrepancies in economic opportunity and the gender wage gap, despite the educational and professional strides made in recent decades. Examples of public and private organizations that seek to support women and minorities in their education and careers are also discussed.
“Our research highlights the need for an inclusive take on diversity, particularly when both gender and ethnicity could inform issues such a tokenism, biases, challenges, and opportunities in the minority women’s quest to the corporate boardroom,” Goranova, Triana and Reed said in a statement.
The research will be presented during the session “A New Era of Governance?: Corporate Governance and TMTs” on Monday, August 13 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Marriott Chicago Downtown – Magnificent Mile in the Sheffield Room of the fourth floor.
The AOM Annual Meeting is the premier global management science conference, drawing more than 11,000 management researchers and leaders in academia from 92 countries. During the course of the conference, AOM will produce more than 2,000 sessions at venues across the city featuring presentations grounded in findings from leading researchers.
Media can request copies of the research and interviews with the authors at press@aom.org.
About Academy of Management Academy of Management is the largest global association devoted to management and organization research, with 20,000 members from more than 120 countries across six continents. The Academy publishes six top-rated journals with the most authoritative and diverse management research findings. For more information, visit www.aom.org.
His iconic voice is not easily forgotten, his voice alone is a reminder of the glory days when choirs ruled the airwaves. As a member of the unforgettable ensemble Kirk Franklin & The Family, Dalon Collins’ voice lifted the choir’s message to new heights on songs like “Conquerors” and “Now Behold the Lamb” and other classic from the group. Since the untimely split that all but ended their careers, the singers have relied on their faith, resolve, industry connections and intrinsic fortitude to create a new life, post Franklin & The Family.
Collins, Kisha Grandy and most notably Tamela Mann are still actively creating new music and have ventured into the digital age with their music careers. Following the tumultuous tailspin of the Franklin fallout, Collins has kept busy singing and honing his skills as an actor. Last year, Collins starred in “The Jesus Freak“, a film that earned a limited national release and was seen in theaters in select markets across the country. On the heels of a new movie, soundtrack production and new music, Collins’ latest offering declares that God is “Worthy of the Glory”. The single is available on all digital platforms and will be featured as part of a forthcoming series by Ernest J. Lee. #TEAMWORSHIP
From Push-It Promotions:
It’s not every day that a vocalist comes along that can literally sing anything and cause the listener to be completely mesmerized by the purity of the voice and undeniable power that their gift possesses! Well the Gospel Music Industry is about to be reintroduced to one such vocalist, we’re speaking of none other than the incomparable Dalon Collins formerly of Kirk Franklin’s platinum selling group The Family! Dalon is back with a very powerful song offering aptly entitled “Worthy of the Glory”. This Unique Gift to the world has been sorely missed, but he more than makes up for his absence with this Melodic but Anointed song! Dalon’s smooth & distinct soaring tenor easily navigates the song’s hills and valleys and brings home the bold declaration that our God is INDEED “Worthy of the Glory”! In a time of great uncertainty and trying times, it’s good to know that we have a hope in HIM that cannot be shaken, and Collins delivers this message with great execution and excellence! So as you listen, think about what GOD is to you and let him know, Lord , YOU truly are Worthy!
