Listen to Hour #2, “Tell Me How Long Trane’s Been Gone” narrated by poet Michael S. Harper — “In the Pyramids”

“Tell Me How Long Trane’s Been Gone” is the 5-hour audio documentary produced and directed by Steve Rowland, and written by Larry Abrams. It is narrated by poet Michael S. Harper. It is the most comprehensive discussion of Coltrane’s remarkable career ever produced for broadcast on either television or radio. It includes exclusive interviews with Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, Rashied Ali, Alice Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Max Roach, Art Davis, Carlos Santana, Steve Coleman, Lewis Porter, Babatunde Olatunji, Sekou Sundiata, Gary Bartz, Odean Pope, and others. 

Tell Me How Long Trane’s Been Gone

Steve Rowland, Director and Producer

Written by Larry Abrams with Steve Rowland

Listen to Hour #3 “The Miles Davis Radio Project” narrated by Danny Glover, “Miles Davis, Midnight Idol”

Winner of 1991 Peabody Award

The Miles Davis Radio Project, produced by Steve

Rowland is a milestone in radio biography destined to become the definitive record of the

career of this important musician. 8-hours

The Miles Davis Radio Project is perhaps the most detailed documentary ever produced

on one musician. It features nearly 100 interviews, rare music & archival tapes,

demonstrations and live recordings. Created by Steve Rowland, the series has won a

Peabody Award, a Prix-Italia award, a Major Armstrong award, among others.

The project is widely hailed as a landmark in public radio production and in the

documentation of American jazz music.

The Miles Davis Radio Project

Steve Rowland, Director and Producer.

Larry Abrams, writer. Steve Rowland, Co-writer.