The Major Scale returns with another season of championing the past, present, future and everything in-between of the great American art form – Jazz!
Out of the gate we speak to celebrated author Ashley Kahn (The House That Train Built, The Universal Tone) about John Coltrane’s lost album Both Directions At Once, which he helped produce. This is a landmark time for music, and ‘Trane is still present–he’s maybe even more understood now than when he was alive. We discuss this and more with Mr. Kahn, all the while listening to the never before heard music of Both Directions At Once.
Nels Cline makes a return visit to The Major Scale with some insight about Currents, Constellations, his second album release on the legendary Blue Note Records. As usual, Cline’s music sparkles with soul and daringness. His deep love of all music, combined with his experiences in DIY punk, free jazz, Sonic Youth, and Wilco, have made him one of today’s most formidable players to follow.
The Major Scale – Rez Abbasi & the Psychedelic Edges of Charles Lloyd and Gabor Szabo
The Major Scale – Jon Lampley & Answers
The Major Scale – In A Sentimental Mood Over Chet Baker, Grady Tate, and Bob Dourough
The Major Scale – Craig Harris and Elizabeth Shepherd
The Major Scale – Cecil Taylor & Sam Friend
The Major Scale – Tom Scott Tribue