Folk, funk, rock 'n' roll, heavy metal, country, jazz, R&B ... advancements of the late '70s expanded the options in the studio, allowing musicians more creative expression.

In the late 1960s, the recording industry lost interest in America’s greatest art form. But in a small, dark club on the ...

In the late 1970s Columbia Records’ jazz roster included artists such as Dexter Gordon, Woody Shaw, Weather Report, Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson, Stan Getz and others, led by a label executive ...