prestige records Archive
12 Jun 2026
Book Review: Listening to Prestige
One potential function of a book-length treatment of a subject is as a springboard to initiate a wider discussion. In the hands of a skilled writer, a book about a […]
30 Apr 2026
WAIL: The Visual Language of Prestige Records (Part 3 of 3)
Continued from Part Two… Mark Havens: Right, because the first run always seemed to be printed in very small numbers. And then, as is mentioned in the book, Weinstock would […]
29 Apr 2026
WAIL: The Visual Language of Prestige Records (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One… Chris Entwistle: Everything that Mark said is absolutely true. And on a personal note, as [the project] started to get close to 20 years, Mark would […]
28 Apr 2026
WAIL: The Visual Language of Prestige Records (Part 1 of 3)
Almost from its very beginning, Prestige Records was a landmark record label, a giant in the world of jazz. Artists including Dorothy Ashby, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, Thelonious […]