It’s hard to remember, but there was actual money in jazz in those days. When Coltrane signed with the record label Impulse! in 1961, he received a $10,000 advance, which is not a bad figure for ...

Founded in 1999 as Mack Avenue Records, the label will retain its Detroit-infused name — a nod to its birthplace at the hands of devoted jazz lover Valade. “Mack Avenue is always going to have ...