Grammy-nominated Trumpeter Christian Scott will celebrate the release of Yesterday You Said Tomorrow at noon March 30, 2010 at J&R Music World, 23 Park Row, Manhattan, New York, NY. The highly anticipated, all-new 10-song collection was recorded at the renowned Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey where legendary Rudy Van Gelder engineered the work. Van Gelder, who is known as one of the greatest recording engineers in jazz history for his work with John Coltrane, Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock among others, says about the new album, “This is one of the best things I have done in a long, long time.”

Born in New Orleans in 1983, Scott has always been acutely aware of the legacy of jazz and its role within the broader context of 20th century history. Regarding the new album, Scott says, “I wanted to create a musical backdrop that referenced everything I liked about the music from the ’60s - Miles Davis’ second quintet, Coltrane’s quartet, Mingus’ band - coupled with music made by people like Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix. Continue Reading »

So many Michael Jackson fans have been filing in and out of our music store over the past week, looking to pick up anything MJ related, the music department decided to put a memorial board up for fans to sign. In just a few hours, the sign is practically filled up! If you are down in the area, be sure to stop in and write out your remembrances of Michael.
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We took a quick, informal poll around the office to see what people’s favorite Michael Jackson song is. We heard everything from “Thriller” to “Smooth Criminal” to “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough”. There wasn’t just ONE song that people could agree one…he just had so many hits!

So we’re wondering, what’s your favorite Michael Jackson song? Let us know in the comments!
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