Denied her rightful place for decades, Antonia Brico shattered classical musicโs gender barriersโfrom her Berlin Philharmonic debut to mentoring Judy Collinsโbecoming a pioneering maestra whose legacy still resonates through concert halls and classrooms.
From a teen filling in for Art Blakey to shaping jazz history across decades, Miles Davisโ eight standout tracksโfrom โBluingโ to 2019โs โThis Is Itโโtrace a career of bold reinvention and enduring influence.
Welcome to my series Treasures from the Vinyl Vault. In it, I will feature select gems from my approximately 12,000 ever-growing vinyl collection, accumulated over a 45-year period and counting.
Tracing discoโs roots back to slave songs, chain gangs, and swing countercultures, the article shows how rhythm evolved into a movement โ one made possible not by concerts, but by records and multitrack recording.