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George Benson, Bad Benson, 1974 on CTI Records. There’s a new documentary about Creed Taylor (who passed last week) and CTI on www.snapshotsfoundation.com in which Benson features prominently…
Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan, Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan, 1975 on ABC Records. Chicago origins funk band that mostly came to be known for Chaka Khan, as this album’s…
Jeremy Steig, Fusion, 1972 on Groove Merchant. Continuing the Jazz flute trip I started with Herbie Mann at the Village Gate. Groove Merchant was started by Sonny Lester…
Pink Floyd, The Wall, 1979 on Columbia. 2018 remaster reissue on 180g vinyl – sounds fantastic. Came to me via Amazon’s “The Golden Era” subscription club which I…
Leo Kottke, Circle ‘Round the Sun, 1970 on Symposium Music. Kottke’s third full length, on Wayzata Minnesota label Symposium. 8 of these are studio recordings of songs from…
The James Cotton Band, Live & On The Move, 1976 on Buddah Records. I can’t help but read his denim jacket as saying “Super Karp” Such a great…
Duke Ellington, The Pianist, 1974 on Fantasy. Sessions in 1966 and 1970 compiled by Fantasy and reased in 1974.
Big Bill Broonzy, Superpak / Big Bill Broonzy, circa 1975 on Trip Records. Superpak series from Trip Records- released in the UK as “All Them Blues”
Duke Ellington Quartet, Duke’s Big 4, 1974 on Pablo. Recorded in 1983 – my copy has a stamp from Everybody’s Records in Cincinnati. Love a well traveled LP.
Fletcher Henderson, The Indispensible Fletcher Henderson, 1982 on RCA / Jazz Tribune. French pressing of a compilation first released in the US in 1976 as “The Complete Fletcher…
Leon Redbone, Double Time, 1977 on Warner Bros. Won’t somebody tell me what Diiddy wa Diddie do? Via @vinyldestinationlowell
Oscar Peterson, The Oscar Peterson Collection, 1973 on Verve. Classic Ray Brown, Ed Thigpen, Oscar Peterson Trio – previously released on the Verve albums “In a Romantic Mood”…
Johnny Winter, Nothin’ But The Blues, 1977 on Blue Sky. Dedicated to Muddy Waters who joins on his own “Walking Thru The Park” – much of the band…
The Silvertones, Silver Bullets, 1973 on Trojan Records. My copy is a @vinylmeplease reissue from 2018. Great early 70s reggae produced by Lee “Scratch” Perry
Loretta Lynn, Back to the Country, 1975 in MCA. My copy is a 2022 Vinyl Me, Please reissue. Another classic Loretta, this one with “The Pill” which feels…
Loretta Lynn, Coal Miner’s Daughter, 1971 on Decca. My copy is a 2019 reissue by Vinyl Me, Please Songs by Lynn (the title track, which she would also…
Various Artists, The Wiz (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), 1978 on MCA / Motown. Quincy Jones, with Diana Ross, Micheal Jackson, Nipsy Russell, Lena Horne – some songs by…
King Cole Trio, Trio Days, 1972 on Capitol. Early seventies Capitol Jazz Classics compilation of Nat King Cole recordings from 1944-1949
Michael Jackson, Off the Wall, 1979 on Epic. Classic MJ, the lead up to Thriller – Don’t Stop ‘Till You Get Enough, Rock With You
Rolling Stones, Exile On Main St, 1972 on Rolling Stones Records. My copy is a 2020 reissue, mastered at Abbey Road Studios half-speed and pressed at MPO. Sounds…