Wayne Shorter Albums!
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2005, Discography, Jazz
Though some will argue about whether Wayne Shorter’s primary impact on jazz has been as a composer or as a saxophonist, hardly anyone will dispute his overall importance as one of jazz’s leading figures over a long span of time. Though indebted to a great extent to John Coltrane, with whom he practiced in the mid-’50s while still an undergraduate, Shorter eventually developed his own more succinct manner on tenor sax, retaining the tough tone quality and intensity and in later years, adding an element of funk. On soprano, Shorter is almost another player entirely, his lovely tone shining like a light beam, his sensibilities attuned more to lyrical thoughts, his choice of notes becoming more spare as his career unfolded. Shorter’s influence as a player, stemming mainly from his achievements in the 1960s and ’70s, has been tremendous upon the neo-bop brigade who emerged in the early ’80s, most notably Branford Marsalis. As a composer, he is best known for carefully conceived, complex, long-limbed, endlessly winding tunes, many of which have become jazz standards yet have spawned few imitators.
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1959 – Introducing Wayne Shorter
Tracklist
01. Blues A La Carte
02. Harry’s Last Land
03. Down In The Depths
04. Pug Nose
05. Black Diamond
06. Mack The Knife
07. Blues A La Carte (Alternate Take)
08. Harry’s Last Stand (Alternate Take)
09. Down In The Depths (Alternate Take)
10. Black Diamond (Alternate Take)
1960 – Second Genesis
Tracklist
01. Ruby & The Pearl
02. Pay As You Go
03. Second Genesis
04. Mr.Chariman
05. Tenderfoot
06. The Albatross
07. Getting To Know You
08. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was
1962 – Wayning Moments
Tracklist
01. Black Orpheus (Take 4)
02. Devil’s Island (Take 8 )
03. Moon Of Manakoor (Take 2)
04. Dead-End (Take 8 )
05. Wayning MOments (Take 2)
06. Powder Keg (Take 5)
07. All Or Nothing At All (Take 3)
08. Callaway Went That A Way (Take 3)
09. Black Orpheus (Take 3)
10. Devil’s Island (Take 7)
11. Moon Manakoor (Take 1)
12. Dead End (Take 7)
13. Wayning Moments (Take 3)
14. Powder Keg (Take 1)
15. Callaway Wen That A Way (Take 1)
1964 – Juju
Tracklist
01. Juju
02. Deluge
03. House Of Jade
04. Mahjong
05. Yes Or No
06. Twelve More Bars To Go
07. Juju (Alternate Take)
08. House Of Jade (Alternate Take)
1964 – Night Dreamer
Tracklist
01. Night Dreamer
02. Oriental Folk Song
03. Virgo
04. Black Nile
05. Charcoal Blues
06. Armageddon
07. Virgo (Alternate Take)
1964 – Speak No Evil
Tracklist
01. Witch Hunt
02. Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum
03. Dance Cadaverous
04. Speak No Evil
05. Infant Eyes
06. Wild Flower
07. Dance Cadaverous (Alternate Take)
1965 – Etcetera
Tracklist
01. Etceter
02. Penelope
03. Toy Tune
04. Barracudas (General Assembly)
05. Indian Song
1965 – The All Seeing Eye
Tracklist
01. The All Seeing Eye
02. Genesis
03. Chaos
04. Face Of The Deep
05. Mephistopheles
1965 – The Soothsayer
Tracklist
01. Lost
02. Angola
03. The Big Push
04. The Soothsayer
05. Lady Day
06. Valse Triste
07. Angola (Alternate Take)
1966 – Adam’s Apple
Tracklist
01. Adam’s Apple
02. 502 Blues
03. El Goucho
04. Footprints
05. Teru
06. Chief Crazy Horse
07. The Collector
1967 – Schizophrenia
Tracklist
01. Tom Thumb
02. Go
03. Schizophrenia
04. Kryptonite
05. Miyako
06. Playground
1969 – Super Nova
Tracklist
01. Super Nova
02. Sweet Pea
03. Dindi
04. Water Babies
05. Capricorn
06. More Than Human
1970 – Moto Grosso Feio
Tracklist
01. Moto Grosso Feio
02. Montezuma
03. Antigua
04. Vera Cruza
05. Iska
1970 – Odyssey of Iska
Tracklist
01. Wind
02. Storm
03. Calm
04. De Pois Do Amor o Vazio
05. Joy
1974 – Native Dancer
Tracklist
01. Ponta De Areia
02. Beauty And The Beast
03. Tarde
04. Miracle Of The Fishes
05. Diana
06. From The Lonely Afternoons
07. Ana Maria
08. Lilia
09. Joanna’s The Theme
1985 – Atlantis
Tracklist
01. Endangared Species
02. The Three Marias
03. The Last Silk Hat
04. When You Dream
05. Who Goes There!
06. Atlantis
07. Shere Khan, The Tiger
08. Criancas
09. On The Eve Of Departure
1986 – Phantom Navigator
Tracklist
01. Condition Rend
02. Mahogany Bird
03. Remote Control
04. Yamanjia
05. Forbidden, Plan-It!
06. Flagships
1988 – Joy Ryder
Tracklist
01. Joy Rider
02. Cathay
03. Over Shadow Hill Way
04. Anthem
05. Causeways
06. Daredevil
07. Someplace Called Where
1995 – High Life
Tracklist
01. Children Of The Night
02. At The Fair
03. Maya
04. On The Milky Way Express
05. Pandora Awakened
06. Virgo Rising
07. High Life
08. Midnight In California
09. Black Swan (In Memory Of Susan Portlynn Rome)
2002 – Footprints Live!
Tracklist
01. Santuary
02. Masequelero
03. Valse Trist
04. Go
05. Aung San Suu Kyi
06. Footsprints
07. Atlantis
08. Juju
2003 – Alegria
Tracklist
01. Sacajawea
02. Serenata
03. Vendiendo Alegria
04. Bachianas Brasileras No.5
05. Angola
06. Interlude
07. She Moves Through The Fair
08. Orbits
09. 12Th Century Carol
10. Capricorn II
2005 – Beyond the Sound Barrier
Tracklist
01. Smilin’ Through (Arthur Penn)
02. As Far As The Eye Can See
03. On Wings Of Song
04. Tinker Bell
05. Joy Ryrder
06. Over Shadow Hill Way
07. Adventures Aboard The Golden Mean
08. Beyond The Sound Barrier
Herbie Hancock Albums!
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010, Discography, Jazz
Herbert Jeffrey “Herbie” Hancock (born April 12, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American pianist, bandleader and composer. As part of Miles Davis’s “second great quintet”, Hancock helped redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section, and was one of the primary architects of the “post-bop” sound. He was one of the first jazz musicians to embrace synthesizers and funk. Hancock’s music is often melodic and accessible; he has had many songs “cross over” and achieved success among pop audiences. His music embraces elements of funk and soul while adopting freer stylistic elements from jazz. In his jazz improvisation, he possesses a unique creative blend of jazz, blues, and modern classical music, with harmonic stylings much like the styles of Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel.
Hancock’s best-known solo works include “Cantaloupe Island”, “Watermelon Man” (later performed by dozens of musicians, including bandleader Mongo Santamaría), “Maiden Voyage”, “Chameleon”, and the singles “I Thought It Was You” and “Rockit”. His 2007 tribute album “River: The Joni Letters” won the 2008 Grammy Award for Album of the Year, only the second jazz album ever to win the award after Getz/Gilberto in 1965.
for more info and buy check: www.herbiehancock.com
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1962 – Takin’ Off
Tracklist
01. Watermelon Man
02. Three Bags Full
03. Empty Pockets
04. The Maze
05. Driftin’
06. Alone And I
07. Watermelon Man (Alternate Take)
08. Three Bags Full (Alternate Take)
09. Empty Pockets (Alternate Take)
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1963 – Inventions & Dimensions
Tracklist
01. Succotash
02. Triangle
03. Jack Rabbit
04. Mimosa
05. A Jump Ahead
06. Mimosa (Alternate Take)
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1963 – My Point Of View
Tracklist
01. Blind Man, Blind Man
02. A Tribute To Someone
03. King Cobra
04. The Pleasure Is Mine
05. And What If I Don’t
06. Blind Man, Blind Man (Alternate Take)
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1964 – Empyrean Isles
Tracklist
01. One Finger Snap
02. Oliloqui Valley
03. Cantaloupe Island
04. The Egg
05. One Finger Snap (Alternate Take)
06. Oliloqui Valley (Alternate Take)
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1965 – Maiden Voyage
Tracklist
01. Maiden Voyage
02. The Eye Of The Hurricane
03. Little One
04. Survival Of The Fittest
05. Dolphin Dance
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1966 – Blow Up (OST)
Tracklist
01. Maint Title Blow Up
02. Verushka (Part 1)
03. Verushka (Part 2)
04. The Naked Camera
05. Bring Down The Birds
06. Jane’s Theme
07. Stroll On (The Yardbirds)
08. The Thief
09. The Kiss
10. Curiosity
11. Thomas Studies Photos
12. The Bed
13. End Title Blow Up
14. Am I Glad To See You (Tomorrow)
15. Blow Up (Tomorrow)
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1969 – Speak Like A Child
Tracklist
01. Riot
02. Speak Like A Child
03. First Trip
04. Toys
05. Goodbye To Childhood
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1969 – Fat Albert Rotunda
Tracklist
01. Wiggle-Wiggle
02. Fat Mama
03. Tell Me A Bedtime Story
04. Oh! Oh! Here He Comes
05. Jessica
06. Fat Albert Rotunda
07. Lil’ Brother
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1969 – The Prisoner
Tracklist
01. I Have A Dream
02. The Prisoner
03. Firewater
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1970 – Jammin’ With Herbie Hancock
Tracklist
01. Jammin’ With Herbie
02. Herbie’s Soul
03. Rock Your Soul
04. T.C.B. With Herbie
05. Soul Power
06. Cat Call
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Ramon Morris – Sweet Sister Funk
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1974, Funk, Jazz
One of the rarest albums on the Groove Merchant label – and one of the best! Ramon Morris has a sweet tone on the tenor that works very well with the electric piano in his tight little combo – grooving with a style that’s like the best Black Jazz funk records of the time – mixing together bright notes, funky rhythms, and plenty of great chord changes! Cecil Bridgewater’s on trumpet, and the band has a really righteous feel – with lots of real soul and thoughtful playing mixed into the jazz funk grooves of the record. Massive – with titles that include “Sweat”, “Lord Sideways”, “Sweet Sister Funk”, and a nice version of “People Make The World Go Round”.
Tracklist
01. Hermitage
02. Body and Soul
03. The Good Life
04. In The Moment
05. Bay City
06. My Foolish Heart
07. Passport
08. Taney County
09. The Blessing
10. Passion Flower
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Franco Micalizzi – Chi Sei
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1974
Soundtrack of the film “Chi Sei”(Beyond The Door) by the great Franco Micalizzi, enjoy!
little preview:
Tracklist
01. Bargain With The Devil
02. Jessica’s Theme
03. Dimitry’s Theme
04. Robert’s Theme
05. Jessica’s Theme Pt. 2
06. Family’s Theme
07. Bargain With The Devil Pt. 2
08. Flute Sequence
09. Dimitry’s Theme Pt. 2
10. Family’s Theme Pt 2
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The Crusaders Albums!
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 2003, 2004, 2006, Discography, Jazz
In 1961, four fellows from Houston transplanted themselves to Los Angeles and added more distinctly bluesy elements to the soul jazz style with an ear-grabbing album called The Freedom Sound on the Pacific Jazz label. The band, which had been known in turn as the Swingsters, the Modern Jazz Sextet, and the Nighthawks, was now named the Jazz Crusaders. Its four co-leaders were trombonist Wayne Henderson, tenor saxophonist (and occasional bassist) Wilton Felder, pianist Joe Sample, and drummer Nesbert “Stix” Hooper.
The Jazz Crusaders sound caught on big time, and their subsequent Pacific Jazz albums rewarded them with a good deal of exposure. The band performed regularly and got plenty of airplay. One of its signature pieces, the rollickingly fast “Young Rabbits,” was even used as the musical background for a Ford Mustang TV commercial.
But as times changed, so did the Jazz Crusaders. In the late Sixties, they placed such popular numbers as the Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby” and “Get Back” in their repertoire, and firm backbeats began to bolster many a selection. By 1971, they decided that the word “jazz” kept them from attracting a wider listener base, and so they emerged anew with The Crusaders, Vol. 1 (Chisa), an album that openly infused jazz with pop, soul, and r&b elements.
If the Jazz Crusaders had achieved some degree of popularity, it was nothing like the crossover success that greeted the Crusaders. Such albums as Scratch, Southern Comfort, Chain Reaction, Those Southern Knights, Free as the Wind, Images, Street Life, and Royal Jam (recorded variously for the Chisa, ABC Blue Thumb, and MCA labels) sold well and brought in a deluge of new fans. Street Life’s title track provided the Crusaders with a Billboard top forty hit, reaching no. 36 in 1979.
The Crusaders’ popularity started to fade in the early Eighties, prompted by Henderson’s departure. Hooper then left as well, and by the early Nineties Sample and Felder had disbanded the group. A few years later, Henderson and Felder began performing together, first as the New Crusaders and, more recently, as the Jazz Crusaders.
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1961 – Freedom Sound
Tracklist
01. The Geek
02. M.J.S. Funk (Alternate Version)
03. Coon (Alternate Version)
04. Freedom Sound
05. Theme From “Exodus”
06. That’s It
07. M.J.S. Funk
08. Coon
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1962 – At The Lighthouse
Tracklist
01. Introduction
02. Congolese Sermon
03. Cathy’s Dilemma
04. Blues For Ramona
05. Weather Beat
06. Scandalizing
07. Appointment In Ghana
08. Penny Blue
09. Boopie
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1962 – Lookin’ Ahead
Tracklist
01. Sinnin’ Sam
02. Tonight
03. 507 Neyland
04. Till All Ends
05. Tortoise And The Hare
06. In A Dream
07. Big Hunk Of Funk
08. The Young Rabbits
09. Song Of India
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1963 – Tough Talk
Tracklist
01. Deacon Brown
02. Turkish Black
03. Brahm’s Lullaby
04. Boopie
05. Tough Talk
06. No Name Samba
07. Lazy Canary
08. Lonely Horn
09. Brother Bernard
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1964 – Heat Wave
Tracklist
01. On Broadway
02. Green Back Dollar
03. Close Shave
04. Free Sample
05. Mr Sandman
06. Heat Wave
07. Sassy
08. Theme From ‘The L Shaped Room’
09. Some Samba
10. Stix March
11. Purple Onion
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1965 – Chile Con Soul
Tracklist
01. Agua Dulce (Sweetwater)
02. Soul Bourgeoisie
03. Ontem A Note
04. Tough Talk
05. Tacos
06. Latin Bit
07. The Breeze And I
08. Dulzura
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1965 – The Thing
Tracklist
01. The Thing
02. Sunset In Mountains
03. While The City Sleeps
04. White Cobra
05. New Time Shuffle
06. Para Mi Espoza
07. Soul Kosher
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1966 – Live At The Lighthouse ’66
Tracklist
01. Aleluia
02. Blues Up Tight
03. You Don’t Know What Love Is
04. Miss It
05. ‘Round Midnight
06. Some Other Blues
07. Scratch
08. Doin’ That Thing
09. Milestones
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1966 – Talk That Talk
Tracklist
01. Walkin’ My Cat Named Dog
02. Studewood
03. I Can’t Believe You Love Me
04. There Is A Time (Le Temps)
05. Hey Girl
06. Uptight (Everything’s Alright)
07. Arrastao
08. Mohair Sam
09. Walk On By
10. 1,2,3
11. The Shadow Do
12. Turkish Black
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1966 – The Festival Album Live Newport & Pacific Jazz Festivals
Tracklist
01. Introduction
02. Trance Dance
03. Summer’s Madness
04. Young Rabbits
05. Freedom Sound
06. Wilton’s Boogaloo
07. Half And Half
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Weather Report Albums!
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 2002, Discography, Jazz, Jazz Fusion
Weather Report was one of the earliest and most influential Jazz-Rock groups. Keyboardist Joe Zawinul and saxophone player Wayne Shorter formed the group in 1971. Both had spent in time in Miles Davis’ group – Shorter played with the legendary 1960s quintet (along with Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams). Zawinul joined later, during the early days when Davis pioneered the fusion movement. Zawinul was one of the early masters of the synthesizer. Before joining Davis’ group, he played electric piano in the Cannonball Adderly quintet. The sound so impressed Davis, that he hired Zawinul and made future keyboard players play the instrument.
In addition to forming the group and composing many of their songs, they were the two constant members in the group, as many musicians passed through. One of the most famous to pass through was bassists Jaco Pastorius. Pastorius was a pioneer on the electric bass. He took it from a rhythm instrument into an important solo instrument by playing with speed and grace, often dazzling audiences with his virtuosity during unaccompanied solos . He created a slippery effect by using a fretless bass. He has influenced countless bass players to this day. He joined Weather Report in 1976 and left in 1982, forming his own group Word of Mouth. Aside from a tremendous ego, he was alcoholic and a heroine addict. He died tragically in 1987 after he instigated a fight at a bar and suffered head injuries.
Unlike many groups, Weather Report focused on a group sound, creating complex arrangements in addition to their improvised solos, which made it more difficult to distinguish between the soloist and accompanists, because they were virtuosos on their instruments, providing awe-inspiring solos, as well as accompaniment work.
The group originally included Miroslav Vitous, percussionist Airto Moreira and drummer Alphonze Mauzon. Their self-titled debut album, as well as their follow-up I sing the Body Electric, are jazz-rock classics. However, their greatest line-up was in the mid 70s when Pastorious and drummer Peter Erskine joined. This line-up put out the fine records Black Market, Mr. Gone, and Heavy Weather, which was their biggest selling album and included their most famous hit Birdland). After Erskine and Pastorious left, they were replaced by Omar Hakim and Victor Bailey, respectively. While they were fine musicians, they lacked the flamboyance and imagination as their predecessors, Their records afterward, were polished, yet detached and lacked the fire of the early works. Shorter and Zawinul disbanded the group in 1987. In 1996, rumors circulated that the Shorter and Zawinul would reunite the group, but it never happened.
While many fusion groups only lasted a few years, Weather Report lasted over fifteen.
1971 – Weather Report
Tracklist
01. Milky Way
02. Umbrellas
03. Seventh Arrow
04. Orange Lady
05. Morning Lake
06. Waterfall
07. Tears
08. Eurydice
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1972 – I Sing The Body Electric
Tracklist
01. Unknown Soldier
02. The Moors
03. Crystal
04. Second Sunday In August
05. Medley: Vertical Invader/T.H./Dr. Honoris Causa
06. Surucucú
07. Directions
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1972 – Live in Tokyo
Tracklist
01. Medley: Vertical Invader/Seventh Arrow/T.H./Doctor Honoris Causa
02. Medley: Surucucu/Lost/Early Minor/Directions
03. Orange Lady
04. Medley: Eurydice/The Moors
05. Medley: Tears/Umbrellas
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1973 – Sweetnighter
Tracklist
01. Boogie Woogie Waltz
02. Manolete
03. Adios
04. 125th Street Congress
05. Will
06. Non-Stop Home
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1974 – Mysterious Traveller
Tracklist
01. Nubian Sundance
02. American Tango
03. Cucumber Slumber
04. Mysterious Traveller
05. Blackthorn Rose
06. Scarlet Woman
07. Jungle Book
08. Miroslav’s Tune
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1975 – Tale Spinnin’
Tracklist
01. Man in the Green Shirt
02. Lusitanos
03. Between the Thighs
04. Badia
05. Freezing Fire
06. Five Short Stories
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1976 – Black Market
Tracklist
01. Black Market
02. Cannon Ball
03. Gibraltar
04. Elegant People
05. Three Clowns
06. Barbary Coast
07. Herandnu
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1977 – Heavy Weather
Tracklist
01. Birdland
02. A Remark You Made
03. Teen Town
04. Harlequin
05. Rumba Mamá
06. Palladium
07. The Juggler
08. Havona
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1978 – Mr. Gone
Tracklist
01. The Pursuit of the Woman with the Feathered Hat
02. River People
03. Young and Fine
04. The Elders
05. Mr. Gone
06. Punk Jazz
07. Pinocchio
08. And Then
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1979 – 8:30
Tracklist
01. Black Market
02. Scarlet Woman
03. Teen Town
04. A Remark You Made
05. Slang (Bass Solo)
06. In a Silent Way
07. Birdland
08. Thanks for the Memory (Tenor Sax Solo)
09. Medley: Badia/Boogie Woogie Waltz
10. 8:30
11. Brown Street
12. The Orphan
13. Sightseeing
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1980 – Night Passage
Tracklist
01. Night Passage
02. Dream Clock
03. Port of Entry
04. Forlorn
05. Rockin’ in Rhythm
06. Fast City
07. Three Views of a Secret
08. Madagasar
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1982 – Weather Report
Tracklist
01. Volcano for Hire
02. Current Affairs
04. Dara Factor One
05. When It Was Now
06. Speechless
07. Dara Factor Two
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1983 – Procession
Tracklist
01. Procession
02. Plaza Real
03. Two Lines
04. Where The Moon Goes
05. The Well
06. Molasses Run
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1984 – Domino Theory
Tracklist
01. Can It Be Done
02. D Flat Waltz
03. The Peasant
04. Predator
05. Blue Sound – Note 3
06. Swamp Cabbage
07. Domino Theory
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1985 – Sportin’ Life
Tracklist
01. Corner Pocket
02. Indiscretions
03. Hot Cargo
04. Confians
05. Pearl On the Half Shell
06. What’s Going On
07. Face on the Barroom Floor
08. Ice-Pick Willy
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1986 – This Is This
Tracklist
01. This Is This
02. Face the Fire
03. I’ll Never Forget You
04. Jungle Stuff, Part I
05. Man With the Copper Fingers
06. Consequently
07. Update
08. China Blues
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2002 – Live and Unreleased
Tracklist
CD1
01. Freezing Fire
02. Plaza Real
03. Fast City
04. Portrait Of Tracy
05. Elegant People
06. Cucumber Slumber
07. Teen Town
08. Man In The Green Shirt
CD2
01. Black Market
02. Where The Moon Goes
03. River People
04. Two Lines
05. Cigano
06. In A Silent Way/Waterfall
07. Night Passage
08. Port Of Entry
09. Rumba Mama
10. Directions/Dr. Honoris Causa
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Freddie Hubbard – High Energy
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1974, Jazz
Sweet electric Freddie Hubbard – a wonderfully laidback session that’s filled with space and soul – hardly what you’d expect from the title! The album follows nicely in the style that Hubbard hit at CTI – an openly flowing groove that has Freddie’s trumpet on top of long electric piano lines from George Cables, with occasional fuller backings to flesh out the sound! Arrangements are by Dale Oehler, who’s conducting a larger group behind a core quintet that also features excellent reeds from Junior Cook – possibly one of his strongest (and only) appearances on an electric date like this. Cables is the champ, though – and really makes the set cook by changing the vibe strongly with his keys – setting a tone for Freddie throughout. Titles include “Camel Rise”, “Crisis”, “Too High”, “Black Maybe”, and “Baraka Sasa”.
Tracklist
01. Camel Rise
02. Black Maybe
03. Baraka Sasa
04. Crisis
05. Ebony Moonbeams
06. Too High
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Franco Micalizzi – Hold-Up Istantanea Di Una Rapina
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1974
Soundtrack of crime thriller “Hold-Up Istantanea Di Una Rapina” 1974 by Franco Micalizzi.
Tracklist
01. Titoli
02. M3
03. M11/M10
04. M36/M38/M6/M37/M9
05. M13/M14/M8
06. M12/M18/M21/M1/M28
07. M40
08. M31/M27/M35/M33
09. M19/M4
10. M22
11. M40 Vers. Spagnola
12. M20/M34/M39
13. M26/M7/M5/M16
14. M32
15. M29/M23/M15/M30/M24/M2
16. Hold Up Vers. Disco
17. No 3 Vers. Disco
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Sonny Fortune – Long Before Our Mothers Cried
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1974, Jazz
When critics speak of Sonny Fortune, names like Coltrane, Cannonball, Young, Bechet, Hawkins and Parker are mentioned. Quite a legacy – but well deserved – for Sonny Fortune embodies all of the finest qualities of those late, great musicians: hard work, dedication to his art, and exceptional music. Lucky for us, Sonny is still here and blowing hard.
Arranged By, Composed By, Flute, Producer, Saxophone [Alto, Soprano] – Sonny Fortune
Tracklist
01. Long Befor Our Mothers Cried
02. A Tribute To a Holiday (Billie)
03. Sound Of Silents
04. Five For Trane
05. Wayneish
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Maurizio Giammarco e Andrea Centazzo – Davanti e Oltre La Soglia
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1974, Jazz
Tracklist
01. Musica Originale dal Film della Mia Vita
02. Shapperpie
03. Il Filosofo
04. Ti Ho Portata fra le Nuvole
05. Davanti e Oltre la Soglia
06. Dkas
07. Flash on the Rock Scene
08. Canzone per Carla
09. Moruzzo-Sensazioni della Campagna
10. Relaxin’ at Borgo Treppo
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Joe Farrell – Canned Funk
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1974, Funk, Jazz
One of Joe Farrell’s crackling funky fusion albums for CTI, and a tasty batch of long tracks with a nice hard groove! The group features Jim Madison on drums, Joe Beck on guitar, Herb Bushler on bass, and Ray Mantilla on congas – and they all lay down a sound that shows Farrell finely displaying his talent for choppy, edgey reed playing. Tracks are all nice and long – and titles include “Canned Funk”, “Animal”, and “Spoken Silence”.
Tracklist
01. Canned Funk
02. Animal
03. Suite Martinique
04. Spoken Silence
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George Benson – Bad Benson
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1974, Jazz
Although originally titled and released as BAD BENSON in 1974, subsequent reissues were titled TAKE FIVE, to prevent misunderstanding on the part of the public as to the content of the album (i.e. Benson’s “worst”). Also, the two bonus tracks finally restore the original recording session track sequence.
Preceding Breezin’, his crossover smash for Warner in 1976, Bad Benson shows the guitarist still hanging on to his Wes Montgomery roots in places while stretching his soul-jazz persona into even funkier arenas. CTI had a formula for making funky, accessible jazz and fusion records that in 1974 still held true. Arranged by Don Sebesky, Bad Benson is a collection of delicious, varied, and sometimes confusing choices. Benson’s own playing is precise and smooth as always, and guitarist Phil Upchurch keeps a large color palette for him to draw from, as in the funkified version of “Take Five.” Other notables are the stellar “My Latin Brother,” which begins as a Debussy-ian impressionistic string study before becoming a heavily arpeggiated variation on the samba. Kenny Barron’s pianism here is the driving force behind a rhythm section that also includes drummer Steve Gadd and bassist Ron Carter. They give Benson a harmonic floor for one of the most inspiring solos of his career. These intensely meaty cuts — along with Upchurch’s stellar swinging in the pocket groover “Full Compass” — are juxtaposed against ballads such as “Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams” and “The Changing World,” a pair of ballads that ape Montgomery’s later snore-fest session for A&M. Thankfully, Legacy’s remastered CD version includes three bonus tracks from the session: a hip and syncopated read of “Take the ‘A’ Train” (with truly surreal and shimmering colors courtesy of Sebesky’s string section) and the amazingly driving, greasy funk of “Serbian Blue,” as well as a simply beautiful — and brief — solo from Benson called “From Now On.” Not a great album, but a very, very good one.
Tracklist
01. Take Five
02. Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
03. My Latin Brother
04. No Sooner Said Than Done
05. Full Compass
06. The Changing World
07. Take The “A” Train
08. Serbian Blue
09. From Now On
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Milt Jackson – Olinga
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1974, Jazz
Originally out on the CTI label, this set features vibraphonist Milt Jackson with some of his favorite musicians (pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Ron Carter, drummer Mickey Roker, and Jimmy Heath on tenor and soprano) along with an occasional string section. The performances are pretty straight-ahead for CTI, with Bags and company performing the ballad “Lost April,” Dizzy Gillespie’s “Olinga,” a Walton original, and three recent songs by Jackson. Although Cedar Walton does not sound as formidable on electric piano as on acoustic and the other solos overall are a bit safe, this is a nice album.
Tracklist
01. Olinga
02. Re-Rev
03. The Metal Melter
04. The Steel Bender
05. Lost April
06. I’m Not So Sure
07. The Metal Stelter (Alternate)
08. The Steel Bender (Alternate)
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Ann Peebles Albums!
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2006, Discography, Soul
Ann Peebles (born April 27, 1947) is a singer and songwriter, best known for her Memphis soul albums of the 1970s on the Hi Records label. Two of her better known songs are “I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down” and “I Can’t Stand the Rain”, popularised by cover versions by Paul Young and Eruption respectively. “I Can’t Stand the Rain” was written by her husband, Don Bryant, former radio broadcaster, Bernard “Bernie” Miller, and Peebles.
Peebles was discovered as a talent by Gene “Bowlegs” Miller of Hi Records during a 1968 trip to sit in singing with him at a Memphis, Tennessee, nightclub. A popular local bandleader, Miller was known for also helping other musicians, such as members of the Hi Rhythm Section, get their start in the Memphis music industry. Peebles soon began penning and singing hits for the label, co-writing with label staff songwriter Don Bryant, whom she later married in 1974. Peebles released a number of commercially successful and critically well received albums produced by Willie Mitchell on Hi Records throughout the 1970s, until the rise of disco music in the late 1970s took her music out of the limelight. Hi Records was sold in 1977, but Peebles reunited with Willie Mitchell in 1989 to produce her comeback album, Call Me.
In 2006 she released the album Brand New Classics, which consisted of re-recordings of some of her songs in an acoustic style.
1969 – This Is Ann Peebles
Tracklist
01. Give Me Some Credit
02. Crazy About You Baby
03. Make Me Yours
04. My Man He’s A Lovin’ Man
05. Solid Foundation
06. Chain Of Fools
07. It’s Your Thing
08. Walk Away
09. Rescue Me
10. Won’t You Try Me
11. Steal Away
12. Respect
13. Part Time Love
14. I’ll Get Along
15. I Still Love You
16. Generation Gap Between Us
17. I Can’t Let You Go
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1971 – Part Time Love
Tracklist
01. Part Time Love
02. Ill Get Along
03. I Still Love You
04. Make Me Yours
05. Its Your Thing
06. Generation Gap Between
07. Crazy About You
08. Give Me Some Credit
09. Steal Away
10. Solid Foundation
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1972 – Straight From The Heart
Tracklist
01. Slipped, Tripped And Fell In Love
02. Trouble, Heartaches & Sadness
03. What You Laid On Me
04. How Strong Is A Woman
05. Somebody’s On Your Case
06. I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody’s Home Tonight
07. I’ve Been There Before
08. I Pity The Fool
09. 99 Pounds
10. I Take What I Want
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1974 – I Can’t Stand The Rain
Tracklist
01. I Can’t Stand The Rain
02. Do I Need You?
03. Until You Came Into My Life
04. (You Keep Me) Hangin’ On
05. Run, Run, Run
06. If We Can’t Trust Each Other
07. A Love Vibration
08. You Got To Feed The Fire
09. I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down
10. One Way Street
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1975 – Tellin’ it
Tracklist
01. Come To Mama
02. I Don’t Lend My Man
03. I Needed Somebody
04. Stand By Woman
05. It Was Jealousy
06. Doctor Love Power
07. You Can’t Hold A Man
08. Beware
09. Put Yourself In My Place
10. Love Played A Game
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1977 – If This Is Heaven
Tracklist
01. If This Is Heaven
02. A Good Day For Lovin’
03. I’m So Thankful
04. Being Here With You
05. Boy i Gotta Have You
06. When I’m in Your Arms
07. You’re Gonna Make Me Cry
08. Games
09. Lovin’ You Without Love
10. It Must Be Love
11. Fill This World with Love (Bonus Track)
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1978 – Handwriting Is On The Wall
Tracklist
01. Old Man With Young Ideas
02. Bim Bam Thank Your Man
03. The Handwriting Is On The Wall
04. I Didn’t Take Your Man
05. You’ve Got The Papers
06. Lookin’ For a Lovin’
07. You Are More Than I Can Stand
08. Livin’ In Lovin’ Out
09. If I Can’t See You
10. Let Your Love Light Shine On Me
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1988 – Call Me
Tracklist
01. Call Me
02. Buckle Up
03. Didn’t We Do It
04. Your Well’s Gone Dry
05. One Bad Turn
06. I Found Somebody New
07. If You’re Going To Leave
08. I Like a Man
09. I Won’t Let Your Heart Down
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1992 – Full Time Love
Tracklist
01. Bouncin’ Back
02. St. Louis Woman (With a Memphis Melody)
03. Read Me My Rights
04. Full Time Lover
05. Fear No Evil
06. Nobody But You
07. Ain’t No Business Like Your Business
08. I Miss You
09. Just You Just Me
10. He’s My Superman
11. I Can’t Stand The Rain
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1996 – Fill This World With Love
Tracklist
01. I’m Yours
02. Fill This World With Love
03. When I’m Over You
04. Stand Up
05. Friends
06. I Don’t Think That I Can Last Tonight
07. Medley Fired Up
08. Walk Away
09. Give Me Some Credit Where It’s Due
10. I’d Rather Leave While I’m In Love
11. I Pity The Fool
12. Bip Bam Thank You Ma’am
13. Ninety-Nine Pounds
14. One Way Street
15. I Wouldn’t Take Nothing For One Moment I’ve Spent With You
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2006 – Brand New Classics
Tracklist
01. I’ll Get Along
02. (You Keep Me) Hanging On
03. I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down
04. I Want to Know What Love Is
05. Walk Away
06. Steal Away I Still Love You
07. Handwritting Is On The Wall
08. Love Vibration
09. I’m So Thankful
10. Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody’s Home
11. Chase These Blues Away
12. Miss You
13. Tears In Heaven
14. I Can’t Stand The Rain
15. Spread
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Gene Harris – Astral Signal
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1974, Jazz Fusion
A masterpiece from Gene Harris an album that’s probably been his biggest influence on the sound of soul in the 21st Century, and for good reason too! The set moves way beyond both Harris’ acoustic piano roots in the Three Sounds, and his other electric sides of the 70s into sublime spacey territory that’s wrapped up in soul – as much a pinnacle of his musical vision as early 70s records were for Herbie Hancock or George Duke! The vibe here is a bit between the looser styles of Duke’s MPS recordings, and the tighter grooves of the Mizell generation and arrangements are by Harris, Harvey Mason, and Jerry Peters, the latter of whom really adds some great elements to the record.
Tracklist
01. Prelude
02. Summer (The First Time)
03. Rebato Summer
04. I Remember Summer
05. Don’t Call Me Nigger, Whitey
06. Losalamitoslatinfunklovesong
07. My Roots
08. Green River
09. Beginnings
10. Feeling You, Feeling Me Too!
11. Higga-Boom
12. Love Talkin’
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Larry Willis – Inner Crisis
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1974, Jazz
One of the few funky albums ever cut as a leader by Larry Willis a super-hip keyboard player who’s best known for his work with Jackie McLean and Hugh Masekela, but who sounds even better as a leader! This album’s a gem all the way through with a free-thinking soulful sound that’s head and shoulders above the rest of the work on Groove Merchant at the time. Players include Harold Vick, Roland Prince, and Eddie Gomez and the overall groove is an incredible array of soulful rhythms, played by Larry on electric piano, in a mode that makes the record feel like a lost gem from Strata East or Black Jazz.
Tracklist
01. Out Of The Coast
02. 153rd Street Theme
03. Inner Crisis
04. Bahamian Street Dance
05. For A Friend
06. Journey’s End
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Piero Umiliani – Il Corpo
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1974, Easy listening, Funk
Sweetly funky and very slinky this is one of the best early 70s scores by the great Italian composer Piero Umiliani! The record has lots of bubbling electric piano, rumbling electric basslines, warm acoustic percussion, and moody wordless vocals. At some level, the album sounds a lot like the contemporaneous work by the great Italian Fender Rhodes combo Crossfire but it’s also filled with a spacey madness that could only come from the pen of Umiliani!
Tracklist
01. Free Life (Vocal)
02. Tidal Stream
03. In The End (Instrumental)
04. Hard Times
05. Stream (Alternate)
06. Princess (Alternative)
07. Chaser
08. Stream (Alternate Intro)
09. The Body
10. White Sand (Extended)
11. In The End
12. In The Village
13. Free Life (Extended)
14. Princess (Extended Intro)
15. Stream
16. Savana
17. Dusken
18. Desert Island
19. Princess
20. The Body
21. Desert Island (Extended)
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Amedeo Tommasi – The Sound
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1974, Jazz
Amedeo Tommasi’s career is pretty incredible. In 1961 he met Chet Baker, and started touring with the famous trumpetist (with musicians like Giovanni Tommaso, Franco Moldini, Santucci Scoppa, Bobby Jaspar). His album ‘Zamboni 22’ is an iconic landmark in the record collecting market, like the album he recorded with Chet Baker in Italy during the 60’s and 70’s.
At the end of the 70’s Tommasi moved towards music for film and soundtrack, he worked for ten years with film director Pupi Avati, and started a long time collaboration with the newly-minted Oscar-winner Ennio Morricone. He composed many electronic and jazz songs for the Maestro and participated at the creation of the film La Leggenda Del Pianista Sull’Oceano (The Legend Of 1900).
“The Sound” is a classic for all the collectors of jazz and Brazilian sound library out there, typical 70’s Brazilian lounge sound that have made movies that takes you back to scene to the soundtracks of some Mastroianni’s film (ahhh .La Dolce Vita.. those were the years..).
Some of these classics will be remixed by new electronic artist like Yam Who, 4Hero..so watch out…
Tracklist
01. Brasilia
02. Fuoribordo
03. Montevideo
04. Riviera Dei Fiori
05. Marina
06. Alexandra
07. Passeggiata
08. Exploration
09. Gita al Mare
10. Distesa
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Berto Pisano – A Blue Shadow
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1974
Original soundtrack for a 1974 Italian TV movie.
little preview:
Tracklist
01. A Blue Shadow
02. Tema Di Silvia
03. From Left to Right
04. Amarcord
05. Blue Grass
06. Tema di Katerine
07. La Grande Bouffe
08. Ballad For Oscar
09. Tema dell’edera
10. Let Me Try Again
11. Un Assurda Amore
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Les McCann – Another Beginning
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1974, Jazz, Soul
By this point in his career, Les McCann’s moved past straight jazz, and is spending a lot of time on vocals — sung in a nice raspy style that makes up for what it lacks in technique with a nice dose of soul! The record’s got a few cuts that have some good funky riffs — like the jaunty “Some Day We’ll Meet Again”, and “The Morning Song”, which has an intro that’s especially nice. Other tracks include “The Song Of Love”, “Maybe You’ll Come Back”, and “My Soul Lies Deep”.
Tracklist
01. Maybe You’ll Come Back
02. The Song Of Love
03. When It’s Over
04. Somebody’s Been Lying ‘Bout Me
05. Go On And Cry
06. My Soul Lies Deep
07. The Morning Song
08. Someday We’ll Meet Again
