diff --git a/DeepDrftAPI/Controllers/TrackController.cs b/DeepDrftAPI/Controllers/TrackController.cs
index fb0fde9..d46eb66 100644
--- a/DeepDrftAPI/Controllers/TrackController.cs
+++ b/DeepDrftAPI/Controllers/TrackController.cs
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ public class TrackController : ControllerBase
         [FromForm] string? artist,
         [FromForm] string? album,
         [FromForm] string? genre,
+        [FromForm] string? description,
         [FromForm] string? releaseDate,
         [FromForm] string? originalFileName,
         [FromForm] long createdByUserId,
@@ -283,6 +284,7 @@ public class TrackController : ControllerBase
                 artist,
                 string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(album) ? null : album,
                 string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(genre) ? null : genre,
+                string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(description) ? null : description,
                 parsedReleaseDate,
                 createdByUserId,
                 string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(originalFileName) ? null : originalFileName,
@@ -412,6 +414,7 @@ public class TrackController : ControllerBase
             release.Artist = request.Artist;
             release.Title = request.Album ?? string.Empty;
             release.Genre = request.Genre;
+            release.Description = request.Description;
             release.ReleaseDate = request.ReleaseDate;
 
             // ImagePath is tri-state: null = no change, "" = clear, value = set.
diff --git a/DeepDrftAPI/Models/UpdateTrackMetadataRequest.cs b/DeepDrftAPI/Models/UpdateTrackMetadataRequest.cs
index 6d97717..d443028 100644
--- a/DeepDrftAPI/Models/UpdateTrackMetadataRequest.cs
+++ b/DeepDrftAPI/Models/UpdateTrackMetadataRequest.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ public record UpdateTrackMetadataRequest(
     string Artist,
     string? Album,
     string? Genre,
+    string? Description,
     DateOnly? ReleaseDate,
     string? ImagePath = null,
     ReleaseType? ReleaseType = null,
diff --git a/DeepDrftAPI/Services/UnifiedTrackService.cs b/DeepDrftAPI/Services/UnifiedTrackService.cs
index d0718ef..0327229 100644
--- a/DeepDrftAPI/Services/UnifiedTrackService.cs
+++ b/DeepDrftAPI/Services/UnifiedTrackService.cs
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public class UnifiedTrackService
         string artist,
         string? album,
         string? genre,
+        string? description,
         DateOnly? releaseDate,
         long createdByUserId,
         string? originalFileName,
@@ -106,8 +107,8 @@ public class UnifiedTrackService
 
         // Resolve the release FK before persisting the track. An upload with an album lands on the
         // shared release (created on first sighting); an upload without one stays a loose track with
-        // a null ReleaseId. Release-cardinal metadata (artist/genre/releaseDate/type/uploader) rides
-        // on the release, not the track.
+        // a null ReleaseId. Release-cardinal metadata (artist/genre/description/releaseDate/type/uploader)
+        // rides on the release, not the track.
         long? releaseId = null;
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(album))
         {
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ public class UnifiedTrackService
                 Title = album,
                 Artist = artist,
                 Genre = genre,
+                Description = description,
                 ReleaseDate = releaseDate,
                 ReleaseType = releaseType,
                 Medium = medium,
diff --git a/DeepDrftData/Data/Configurations/ReleaseConfiguration.cs b/DeepDrftData/Data/Configurations/ReleaseConfiguration.cs
index a9eb1c0..1e9ab4e 100644
--- a/DeepDrftData/Data/Configurations/ReleaseConfiguration.cs
+++ b/DeepDrftData/Data/Configurations/ReleaseConfiguration.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ public class ReleaseConfiguration : BaseEntityConfiguration<ReleaseEntity>
             .HasMaxLength(100)
             .HasColumnName("genre");
 
+        // Plain-text prose blurb. Generous ceiling for a paragraph; nullable (no data migration).
+        builder.Property(e => e.Description)
+            .HasMaxLength(4000)
+            .HasColumnName("description");
+
         builder.Property(e => e.ReleaseDate)
             .HasColumnName("release_date");
 
diff --git a/DeepDrftData/Migrations/20260616035252_AddReleaseDescription.Designer.cs b/DeepDrftData/Migrations/20260616035252_AddReleaseDescription.Designer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5515556
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DeepDrftData/Migrations/20260616035252_AddReleaseDescription.Designer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,308 @@
+// <auto-generated />
+using System;
+using DeepDrftData.Data;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage.ValueConversion;
+using Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL.Metadata;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace DeepDrftData.Migrations
+{
+    [DbContext(typeof(DeepDrftContext))]
+    [Migration("20260616035252_AddReleaseDescription")]
+    partial class AddReleaseDescription
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void BuildTargetModel(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
+        {
+#pragma warning disable 612, 618
+            modelBuilder
+                .HasAnnotation("ProductVersion", "10.0.7")
+                .HasAnnotation("Relational:MaxIdentifierLength", 63);
+
+            NpgsqlModelBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumns(modelBuilder);
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DeepDrftModels.Entities.MixMetadata", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<long>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("bigint")
+                        .HasColumnName("id");
+
+                    NpgsqlPropertyBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumn(b.Property<long>("Id"));
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("CreatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone")
+                        .HasColumnName("created_at");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("IsDeleted")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean")
+                        .HasDefaultValue(false)
+                        .HasColumnName("is_deleted");
+
+                    b.Property<long>("ReleaseId")
+                        .HasColumnType("bigint")
+                        .HasColumnName("release_id");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("UpdatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone")
+                        .HasColumnName("updated_at");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("WaveformEntryKey")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(500)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(500)")
+                        .HasColumnName("waveform_entry_key");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("IsDeleted")
+                        .HasDatabaseName("IX_mix_metadata_is_deleted");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("ReleaseId")
+                        .IsUnique()
+                        .HasDatabaseName("IX_mix_metadata_release_id");
+
+                    b.ToTable("mix_metadata", (string)null);
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DeepDrftModels.Entities.ReleaseEntity", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<long>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("bigint")
+                        .HasColumnName("id");
+
+                    NpgsqlPropertyBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumn(b.Property<long>("Id"));
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Artist")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(200)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(200)")
+                        .HasColumnName("artist");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("CreatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone")
+                        .HasColumnName("created_at");
+
+                    b.Property<long?>("CreatedByUserId")
+                        .HasColumnType("bigint")
+                        .HasColumnName("created_by_user_id");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Description")
+                        .HasMaxLength(4000)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(4000)")
+                        .HasColumnName("description");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Genre")
+                        .HasMaxLength(100)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(100)")
+                        .HasColumnName("genre");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("ImagePath")
+                        .HasMaxLength(500)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(500)")
+                        .HasColumnName("image_path");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("IsDeleted")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean")
+                        .HasDefaultValue(false)
+                        .HasColumnName("is_deleted");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Medium")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasMaxLength(20)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(20)")
+                        .HasDefaultValue("Cut")
+                        .HasColumnName("medium");
+
+                    b.Property<DateOnly?>("ReleaseDate")
+                        .HasColumnType("date")
+                        .HasColumnName("release_date");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("ReleaseType")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasMaxLength(20)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(20)")
+                        .HasDefaultValue("Single")
+                        .HasColumnName("release_type");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Title")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(200)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(200)")
+                        .HasColumnName("title");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("UpdatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone")
+                        .HasColumnName("updated_at");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("IsDeleted")
+                        .HasDatabaseName("IX_release_is_deleted");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("Title", "Artist")
+                        .IsUnique()
+                        .HasDatabaseName("IX_release_title_artist")
+                        .HasFilter("\"is_deleted\" = false");
+
+                    b.ToTable("release", (string)null);
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DeepDrftModels.Entities.SessionMetadata", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<long>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("bigint")
+                        .HasColumnName("id");
+
+                    NpgsqlPropertyBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumn(b.Property<long>("Id"));
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("CreatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone")
+                        .HasColumnName("created_at");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("HeroImageEntryKey")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(500)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(500)")
+                        .HasColumnName("hero_image_entry_key");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("IsDeleted")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean")
+                        .HasDefaultValue(false)
+                        .HasColumnName("is_deleted");
+
+                    b.Property<long>("ReleaseId")
+                        .HasColumnType("bigint")
+                        .HasColumnName("release_id");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("UpdatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone")
+                        .HasColumnName("updated_at");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("IsDeleted")
+                        .HasDatabaseName("IX_session_metadata_is_deleted");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("ReleaseId")
+                        .IsUnique()
+                        .HasDatabaseName("IX_session_metadata_release_id");
+
+                    b.ToTable("session_metadata", (string)null);
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DeepDrftModels.Entities.TrackEntity", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<long>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("bigint")
+                        .HasColumnName("id");
+
+                    NpgsqlPropertyBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumn(b.Property<long>("Id"));
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("CreatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone")
+                        .HasColumnName("created_at");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("EntryKey")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(100)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(100)")
+                        .HasColumnName("entry_key");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("IsDeleted")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean")
+                        .HasDefaultValue(false)
+                        .HasColumnName("is_deleted");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("OriginalFileName")
+                        .HasMaxLength(500)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(500)")
+                        .HasColumnName("original_file_name");
+
+                    b.Property<long?>("ReleaseId")
+                        .HasColumnType("bigint")
+                        .HasColumnName("release_id");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("TrackName")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasMaxLength(200)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(200)")
+                        .HasColumnName("track_name");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("TrackNumber")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("integer")
+                        .HasDefaultValue(1)
+                        .HasColumnName("track_number");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("UpdatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone")
+                        .HasColumnName("updated_at");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("IsDeleted")
+                        .HasDatabaseName("IX_track_is_deleted");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("ReleaseId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("track", (string)null);
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DeepDrftModels.Entities.MixMetadata", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("DeepDrftModels.Entities.ReleaseEntity", "Release")
+                        .WithOne("MixMetadata")
+                        .HasForeignKey("DeepDrftModels.Entities.MixMetadata", "ReleaseId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Release");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DeepDrftModels.Entities.SessionMetadata", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("DeepDrftModels.Entities.ReleaseEntity", "Release")
+                        .WithOne("SessionMetadata")
+                        .HasForeignKey("DeepDrftModels.Entities.SessionMetadata", "ReleaseId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Release");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DeepDrftModels.Entities.TrackEntity", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("DeepDrftModels.Entities.ReleaseEntity", "Release")
+                        .WithMany("Tracks")
+                        .HasForeignKey("ReleaseId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.SetNull);
+
+                    b.Navigation("Release");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DeepDrftModels.Entities.ReleaseEntity", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Navigation("MixMetadata");
+
+                    b.Navigation("SessionMetadata");
+
+                    b.Navigation("Tracks");
+                });
+#pragma warning restore 612, 618
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/DeepDrftData/Migrations/20260616035252_AddReleaseDescription.cs b/DeepDrftData/Migrations/20260616035252_AddReleaseDescription.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f1316a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DeepDrftData/Migrations/20260616035252_AddReleaseDescription.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace DeepDrftData.Migrations
+{
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public partial class AddReleaseDescription : Migration
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Up(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.AddColumn<string>(
+                name: "description",
+                table: "release",
+                type: "character varying(4000)",
+                maxLength: 4000,
+                nullable: true);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Down(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.DropColumn(
+                name: "description",
+                table: "release");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/DeepDrftData/Migrations/DeepDrftContextModelSnapshot.cs b/DeepDrftData/Migrations/DeepDrftContextModelSnapshot.cs
index 16400b3..dbfb337 100644
--- a/DeepDrftData/Migrations/DeepDrftContextModelSnapshot.cs
+++ b/DeepDrftData/Migrations/DeepDrftContextModelSnapshot.cs
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ namespace DeepDrftData.Migrations
                         .HasColumnType("bigint")
                         .HasColumnName("created_by_user_id");
 
+                    b.Property<string>("Description")
+                        .HasMaxLength(4000)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(4000)")
+                        .HasColumnName("description");
+
                     b.Property<string>("Genre")
                         .HasMaxLength(100)
                         .HasColumnType("character varying(100)")
diff --git a/DeepDrftData/TrackConverter.cs b/DeepDrftData/TrackConverter.cs
index a8c0a8b..9de23ac 100644
--- a/DeepDrftData/TrackConverter.cs
+++ b/DeepDrftData/TrackConverter.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ public class TrackConverter : IEntityToModelConverter<TrackEntity, TrackDto>
         Title = entity.Title,
         Artist = entity.Artist,
         Genre = entity.Genre,
+        Description = entity.Description,
         ReleaseDate = entity.ReleaseDate,
         ImagePath = entity.ImagePath,
         Medium = entity.Medium,
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ public class TrackConverter : IEntityToModelConverter<TrackEntity, TrackDto>
         Title = dto.Title,
         Artist = dto.Artist,
         Genre = dto.Genre,
+        Description = dto.Description,
         ReleaseDate = dto.ReleaseDate,
         ImagePath = dto.ImagePath,
         Medium = dto.Medium,
diff --git a/DeepDrftData/TrackManager.cs b/DeepDrftData/TrackManager.cs
index 108e228..643aa64 100644
--- a/DeepDrftData/TrackManager.cs
+++ b/DeepDrftData/TrackManager.cs
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ public class TrackManager
                     releaseEntity.Title = release.Title;
                     releaseEntity.Artist = release.Artist;
                     releaseEntity.Genre = release.Genre;
+                    releaseEntity.Description = release.Description;
                     releaseEntity.ReleaseDate = release.ReleaseDate;
                     releaseEntity.ImagePath = release.ImagePath;
                     releaseEntity.Medium = release.Medium;
diff --git a/DeepDrftManager/Components/Pages/Tracks/AlbumHeaderFields.razor b/DeepDrftManager/Components/Pages/Tracks/AlbumHeaderFields.razor
index 113c85d..3ea9236 100644
--- a/DeepDrftManager/Components/Pages/Tracks/AlbumHeaderFields.razor
+++ b/DeepDrftManager/Components/Pages/Tracks/AlbumHeaderFields.razor
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
                           T="string" Label="Release Date (YYYY-MM-DD)" Placeholder="2024-01-15"
                           Variant="Variant.Outlined" Disabled="Disabled" />
         </MudItem>
+        <MudItem xs="12">
+            <MudTextField Value="Description" ValueChanged="@((string v) => DescriptionChanged.InvokeAsync(v))"
+                          T="string" Label="Description" Lines="4" MaxLength="4000"
+                          Variant="Variant.Outlined" Disabled="Disabled" />
+        </MudItem>
         <MudItem xs="12" sm="6">
             <MudField Label="Cover Art" Variant="Variant.Outlined" InnerPadding="false">
                 <MudStack Spacing="3">
@@ -79,6 +84,8 @@
     [Parameter] public EventCallback<string> ArtistChanged { get; set; }
     [Parameter] public string Genre { get; set; } = string.Empty;
     [Parameter] public EventCallback<string> GenreChanged { get; set; }
+    [Parameter] public string Description { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    [Parameter] public EventCallback<string> DescriptionChanged { get; set; }
     [Parameter] public string ReleaseDate { get; set; } = string.Empty;
     [Parameter] public EventCallback<string> ReleaseDateChanged { get; set; }
     [Parameter] public ReleaseType ReleaseType { get; set; } = ReleaseType.Single;
diff --git a/DeepDrftManager/Components/Pages/Tracks/BatchEdit.razor b/DeepDrftManager/Components/Pages/Tracks/BatchEdit.razor
index 9e80a5f..d344903 100644
--- a/DeepDrftManager/Components/Pages/Tracks/BatchEdit.razor
+++ b/DeepDrftManager/Components/Pages/Tracks/BatchEdit.razor
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
         <AlbumHeaderFields @bind-AlbumName="_albumName"
                            @bind-Artist="_artist"
                            @bind-Genre="_genre"
+                           @bind-Description="_description"
                            @bind-ReleaseDate="_releaseDate"
                            @bind-ReleaseType="_releaseType"
                            Medium="_medium"
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@
     private string _albumName = string.Empty;
     private string _artist = string.Empty;
     private string _genre = string.Empty;
+    private string _description = string.Empty;
     private string _releaseDate = string.Empty;
     private ReleaseType _releaseType = ReleaseType.Single;
     private ReleaseMedium _medium = ReleaseMedium.Cut;
@@ -211,6 +213,7 @@
         _albumName = albumName;
         _artist = release?.Artist ?? string.Empty;
         _genre = release?.Genre ?? string.Empty;
+        _description = release?.Description ?? string.Empty;
         _releaseDate = release?.ReleaseDate?.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd") ?? string.Empty;
         _releaseType = release?.ReleaseType ?? ReleaseType.Single;
         _medium = release?.Medium ?? ReleaseMedium.Cut;
@@ -382,6 +385,7 @@
             : DateOnly.ParseExact(_releaseDate, "yyyy-MM-dd");
         var album = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_albumName) ? null : _albumName;
         var genre = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_genre) ? null : _genre;
+        var description = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_description) ? null : _description;
 
         // For single-track media (Session/Mix) the track name is derived from the Release Name —
         // no separate Track Name editor is shown. Sync here so changes to the Release Name always
@@ -446,6 +450,7 @@
                             _artist,
                             album,
                             genre,
+                            description,
                             releaseDate,
                             imagePathForUpdate,
                             _releaseType,
@@ -480,6 +485,7 @@
                             _artist,
                             album,
                             genre,
+                            description,
                             string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_releaseDate) ? null : _releaseDate,
                             row.WavFile.Name,
                             createdByUserId,
@@ -508,6 +514,7 @@
                                     _artist,
                                     album,
                                     genre,
+                                    description,
                                     releaseDate,
                                     linkPath,
                                     _releaseType,
diff --git a/DeepDrftManager/Components/Pages/Tracks/BatchUpload.razor b/DeepDrftManager/Components/Pages/Tracks/BatchUpload.razor
index e3e6b70..0050c19 100644
--- a/DeepDrftManager/Components/Pages/Tracks/BatchUpload.razor
+++ b/DeepDrftManager/Components/Pages/Tracks/BatchUpload.razor
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     <AlbumHeaderFields @bind-AlbumName="_albumName"
                        @bind-Artist="_artist"
                        @bind-Genre="_genre"
+                       @bind-Description="_description"
                        @bind-ReleaseDate="_releaseDate"
                        @bind-ReleaseType="_releaseType"
                        Medium="_medium"
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@
     private string _albumName = string.Empty;
     private string _artist = string.Empty;
     private string _genre = string.Empty;
+    private string _description = string.Empty;
     private string _releaseDate = string.Empty;
     private ReleaseType _releaseType = ReleaseType.Single;
     private ReleaseMedium _medium = ReleaseMedium.Cut;
@@ -342,6 +344,7 @@
                         _artist,
                         string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_albumName) ? null : _albumName,
                         string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_genre) ? null : _genre,
+                        string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_description) ? null : _description,
                         string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_releaseDate) ? null : _releaseDate,
                         row.WavFile.Name,
                         createdByUserId,
@@ -369,6 +372,7 @@
                                 _artist,
                                 string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_albumName) ? null : _albumName,
                                 string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_genre) ? null : _genre,
+                                string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_description) ? null : _description,
                                 string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_releaseDate) ? null : (DateOnly?)DateOnly.ParseExact(_releaseDate, "yyyy-MM-dd"),
                                 imgPath,
                                 _releaseType,
diff --git a/DeepDrftManager/Services/CmsTrackService.cs b/DeepDrftManager/Services/CmsTrackService.cs
index 759ac45..4a92ff7 100644
--- a/DeepDrftManager/Services/CmsTrackService.cs
+++ b/DeepDrftManager/Services/CmsTrackService.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public class CmsTrackService : ICmsTrackService
         string artist,
         string? album,
         string? genre,
+        string? description,
         string? releaseDate,
         string? originalFileName,
         long createdByUserId,
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ public class CmsTrackService : ICmsTrackService
         multipart.Add(new StringContent(artist), "artist");
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(album)) multipart.Add(new StringContent(album), "album");
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(genre)) multipart.Add(new StringContent(genre), "genre");
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(description)) multipart.Add(new StringContent(description), "description");
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(releaseDate)) multipart.Add(new StringContent(releaseDate), "releaseDate");
         // Explicit field — decouples the admin-visible display name from the WAV part's content-disposition filename.
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(originalFileName)) multipart.Add(new StringContent(originalFileName), "originalFileName");
@@ -371,7 +373,7 @@ public class CmsTrackService : ICmsTrackService
 
     public async Task<Result> UpdateAsync(
         long id, string trackName, string artist,
-        string? album, string? genre, DateOnly? releaseDate,
+        string? album, string? genre, string? description, DateOnly? releaseDate,
         string? imagePath = null,
         ReleaseType? releaseType = null,
         ReleaseMedium? medium = null,
@@ -385,6 +387,7 @@ public class CmsTrackService : ICmsTrackService
             artist,
             album,
             genre,
+            description,
             releaseDate,
             imagePath,
             releaseType = releaseType.HasValue ? (int?)releaseType.Value : null,
diff --git a/DeepDrftManager/Services/ICmsTrackService.cs b/DeepDrftManager/Services/ICmsTrackService.cs
index c6b2edb..3925e7f 100644
--- a/DeepDrftManager/Services/ICmsTrackService.cs
+++ b/DeepDrftManager/Services/ICmsTrackService.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public interface ICmsTrackService
         string artist,
         string? album,
         string? genre,
+        string? description,
         string? releaseDate,
         string? originalFileName,
         long createdByUserId,
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ public interface ICmsTrackService
     /// </summary>
     Task<Result> UpdateAsync(
         long id, string trackName, string artist,
-        string? album, string? genre, DateOnly? releaseDate,
+        string? album, string? genre, string? description, DateOnly? releaseDate,
         string? imagePath = null,
         ReleaseType? releaseType = null,
         ReleaseMedium? medium = null,
diff --git a/DeepDrftModels/DTOs/ReleaseDto.cs b/DeepDrftModels/DTOs/ReleaseDto.cs
index 7d5b7bf..5df19f6 100644
--- a/DeepDrftModels/DTOs/ReleaseDto.cs
+++ b/DeepDrftModels/DTOs/ReleaseDto.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ public class ReleaseDto : BaseModel
     public string Title { get; set; } = string.Empty;
     public string Artist { get; set; } = string.Empty;
     public string? Genre { get; set; }
+    public string? Description { get; set; }
     public DateOnly? ReleaseDate { get; set; }
     public string? ImagePath { get; set; }
     public ReleaseMedium Medium { get; set; } = ReleaseMedium.Cut;
diff --git a/DeepDrftModels/Entities/ReleaseEntity.cs b/DeepDrftModels/Entities/ReleaseEntity.cs
index 1ef3aa7..6cf3533 100644
--- a/DeepDrftModels/Entities/ReleaseEntity.cs
+++ b/DeepDrftModels/Entities/ReleaseEntity.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ public class ReleaseEntity : BaseEntity, IEntity
     public required string Title { get; set; }
     public required string Artist { get; set; }
     public string? Genre { get; set; }
+    // Free-text prose blurb describing the release. Uniform across media (Cut/Session/Mix), so it
+    // lives on the base table alongside Genre rather than in a per-medium satellite. Plain text,
+    // max 4000 (configured in ReleaseConfiguration); nullable so existing rows migrate as NULL.
+    public string? Description { get; set; }
     public DateOnly? ReleaseDate { get; set; }
     public string? ImagePath { get; set; }
     public ReleaseType ReleaseType { get; set; } = ReleaseType.Single;
diff --git a/DeepDrftTests/MediumWritePathTests.cs b/DeepDrftTests/MediumWritePathTests.cs
index a282c63..a56e647 100644
--- a/DeepDrftTests/MediumWritePathTests.cs
+++ b/DeepDrftTests/MediumWritePathTests.cs
@@ -161,6 +161,82 @@ public class MediumWritePathTests
         Assert.That(dto.ReleaseType, Is.Null);
     }
 
+    // 11.G — Description round-trips through both converter directions verbatim (no medium dance,
+    // unlike ReleaseType): entity → DTO preserves the prose, and DTO → entity carries it back.
+    [Test]
+    public void Convert_Description_RoundTripsBothDirections()
+    {
+        const string prose = "A late-night set\nrecorded at the Vault.";
+        var entity = new ReleaseEntity
+        {
+            Title = "Live at the Vault", Artist = "Artist A",
+            Medium = ReleaseMedium.Session, Description = prose,
+        };
+
+        var dto = TrackConverter.Convert(entity);
+        Assert.That(dto.Description, Is.EqualTo(prose), "entity → DTO preserves Description");
+
+        var back = TrackConverter.Convert(dto);
+        Assert.That(back.Description, Is.EqualTo(prose), "DTO → entity preserves Description");
+    }
+
+    // 11.G — a null Description round-trips as null in both directions (existing rows migrate as NULL).
+    [Test]
+    public void Convert_NullDescription_RoundTripsAsNull()
+    {
+        var entity = new ReleaseEntity { Title = "Studio Album", Artist = "Artist C", Description = null };
+
+        var dto = TrackConverter.Convert(entity);
+        Assert.That(dto.Description, Is.Null);
+
+        var back = TrackConverter.Convert(dto);
+        Assert.That(back.Description, Is.Null);
+    }
+
+    // 11.G — Description rides the release-cardinal write channel onto the persisted release row,
+    // exactly as Genre does. FindOrCreateRelease is the upload-path projection point.
+    [Test]
+    public async Task FindOrCreateRelease_NewRelease_PersistsDescription()
+    {
+        const string prose = "Three cuts pressed for the summer.";
+        var manager = CreateManager(CreateRepository());
+
+        var data = ReleaseData("Studio Album", "Artist C", ReleaseMedium.Cut);
+        data.Description = prose;
+
+        var result = await manager.FindOrCreateRelease("Studio Album", "Artist C", data);
+
+        Assert.That(result.Success, Is.True);
+        Assert.That(result.Value!.Description, Is.EqualTo(prose));
+
+        var stored = await CreateRepository().GetReleaseByIdAsync(result.Value.Id);
+        Assert.That(stored!.Description, Is.EqualTo(prose));
+    }
+
+    // 11.C — editing a track's linked release sets the Description on the persisted release row,
+    // mirroring the PUT api/track/meta apply (release.Description = request.Description).
+    [Test]
+    public async Task Update_SetsReleaseDescription_PersistsDescription()
+    {
+        const string prose = "Now with a proper blurb.";
+        var repo = CreateRepository();
+        ITrackService manager = CreateManager(repo);
+
+        var release = new ReleaseEntity { Title = "Studio Album", Artist = "Artist C", Medium = ReleaseMedium.Cut };
+        var track = new TrackEntity { EntryKey = "ek-1", TrackName = "Track", Release = release };
+        _context.Tracks.Add(track);
+        await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        var loaded = (await manager.GetById(track.Id)).Value!;
+        loaded.Release!.Description = prose;
+
+        var result = await manager.Update(loaded);
+        Assert.That(result.Success, Is.True);
+
+        var stored = await CreateRepository().GetReleaseByIdAsync(release.Id);
+        Assert.That(stored!.Description, Is.EqualTo(prose));
+    }
+
     // 9.5.C — releaseId filter returns only the tracks of the given release. Built on the repository
     // directly to assert the WHERE release_id predicate in isolation.
     [Test]