Various Artists - Strata-East: Sonic Liberation (2026)

Strata-East Records’ mission is more relevant than ever. As corporate forces homogenize experience, Strata-East remains a beacon for artistic expression. 'Strata-East: Sonic Liberation' explores these archives, highlighting Charles Tolliver and Stanley Cowell’s open-door policy, which empowered jazz musicians to share personal, forward-looking work. Integrity, independence, and an unwillingness to compromise define the label.

Explore this unmatched period of musical history and emerge transformed.

Tracklist:
1-1 Clifford Jordan - Prayer to the People [4:13]
1-2 Charles Tolliver - Paper Man [6:14]
1-3 Cecil Payne - Flying Fish [12:21]
1-4 Charles Tolliver;Music Inc - Wilpan's (Live) [10:40]
1-5 Charles Brackeen - Hour Glass [11:38]
1-6 Charles Tolliver;Music Inc - Round Midnight (Live) [8:39]
1-7 Billy Harper - Soulfully, I Love You/Black Spiritual of Love [9:37]
1-8 Charlie Rouse - Bitchin' [7:16]
1-9 Harold Vick - Lucille [9:21]
1-10 Billy Parker - Dance of the Little Children [5:07]
1-11 John Gordon - P + G Incorporated [4:58]
1-12 Shamek Farrah;Sonelius Smith - Conversation Piece [6:31]
1-13 Shamek Farrah - First Impressions [10:29]
1-14 The New York Bass Violin Choir;Bill Lee - Horace Silver [4:10]
1-15 Pharoah Sanders - Balance [12:38]
1-16 The Heath Brothers;Stanley Cowell - The Watergate Blues [5:48]
1-17 The Descendants of Mike and Phoebe;Bill Lee - Coltrane [4:56]
1-18 Stanley Cowell;Billy Harper;Billy Hart;Reggie Workman - Destiny Is Yours [12:04]
1-19 John Hicks - Lush Life [3:30]