This is the first of an ongoing series where I'll look back at a jazz classic, arguing for its place as the greatest jazz album ever. It's one part love letter to pieces of music that are hardwired ...

To celebrate a seminal composition and performance — one we might need now more than ever — we ask dozens of sax players what Coltrane’s masterpiece means to them. They say Rome wasn’t built in a day.

Some rediscovered archival recordings by great musicians are more noteworthy for their news value than for their artistic significance. Others are treasures that extend a view of the artists’ ...