The solo career of singer Luther Vandross took off during the 1980s. However, before he had gone solo, Vandross spent his early years at the Apollo Theater with several lifelong friends in a group called Listen My Brother.
They spread a message of joy and empowerment for other Harlem youth before several of the group went onto greater things within the music industry.
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Jay Migliori was an American jazz saxophonist who recorded an album for Transition Records in 1955. However, it remains unreleased.
We recently detailed our search for the lost recording, and explain why many fans still hold out hope it might exist. Read the article here.
This year sees an expansion to The Beatles Anthology project through a collection of new releases. The previous three compilation albums will be joined by a fourth volume, while the television series will be expanded to include a new ninth episode.
Read our look at the fourth Anthology album here.
Last night was the opening of an exhibition celebrating the work of Studio Helmo for Strasbourg’s Jazzdor festival. A crowd gathered inside to see the posters, postcards, booklets, brochures and other ephemera covering the galleries four walls…
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The Shadow Knows will return in 2026. New articles will be published online soon. A print edition will follow.
While we previously published the print zine first, and then put everything online. This time we’ll do the opposite. Everything will appear online first and then be collected into a print edition.
While we’re still on hiatus working on other projects, the discovery of several obscure reissues from Transition Records’ jazz, classical, and mood albums prompted us to do a writeup.
Read it here: Transition Records: The obscure and (un)reissued.
We’re currently on hiatus and will be back later…
Following our feature on Fellaheen Records, we’ve highlighted five of their Australian bands who made the label so interesting. From indie rock, experimental, and noise, there was a bit of everything on Fellaheen. Read the article here.
This weekend saw the surprise release of Gordon “Gordy” McQuilten’s album Double Stack iMac. Recorded between 2000 and 2008, it features some tracks originally intended for The Avalanches while Gordon was part of the group. Read more here.
The release of The Beatles final song Now & Then has brought attention back to the power of using AI in music production. We take a look at how anyone can do this from their own home with free tools, and chat to Vince from the YouTube channel Rock Band Stems for his tips. Read the full article here.