Jazz Trumpeter Charles Tolliver and the legacy of Strata-East Records

Jazz Trumpeter Charles Tolliver and the legacy of Strata-East Records

June 30, 2026 · 48 min · Season 7 · Episode 237

About this episode

Charles Tolliver discusses his album reissue and the legacy of Strata-East Records.

Happy Independents Week! Legendary jazz trumpeter Charles Tolliver is here to talk about this year's reissue of his first album as a bandleader, the 1968 set Charles Tolliver All Stars: Right Now... And Then , (which was reissued for this year's Record Store Day, and which features a stellar backing lineup that includes Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Joe Chambers, and Gary Bartz ), and the legacy of Strata-East Records, the artist-run, artist-friendly independant jazz label he founded with the late Stanley Cowell in 1971. The Record Store Day Podcast is a weekly music chat show written, produced, engineered , and hosted by Paul Myers , who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music. Executive Producers (for Record Store Day) Michael Kurtz and Carrie Colliton . Please consider subscribing to our podcast wherever you get podcasts, and tell your friends, we're here every week and we love making new friends!

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Host: Paul Myers

Guest: Charles Tolliver

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Organizations: Strata-East Records, Record Store Day

Books & works: Charles Tolliver All Stars: Right Now... And Then

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