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A brilliant album from trumpeter Kenny Dorham – a set that's maybe a bit less-known than some of his records for Blue Note, but a set that shares a lot with those classics – as it's got that similar mix of larger compositional structures and more open solo moments! Kenny's own playing is tremendous, and the rest of the group is wonderful – a unique lineup with Jackie McLean on alto, Bobby Timmons on piano, Teddy Smith on bass, and JC Moses on drums – all working with Kenny in a slightly Latin tinged mode that features some really shimmering trumpet work! The record features a stunning three part reading of McLean's haunting tune "Melanie" (done under his name on the album A Fickle Sonance) – plus the tracks "Prelude", "El Matador", "Smile", and "There Goes My Heart". CD

The Easybeats are maybe looking a bit trippier than usual on the cover – no surprise, as the album's from a time when they were moving past simple jaunty pop and into some slightly headier territory! Songs are still short, and catchy in all the right places – but it's also clear that these guys are drinking a bit deeper of the British scene of the time, even from their long distance in Australia. Yet the set also has a bit of Brit help, too – including vocals from Steve Marriott on one track, and piano from Nicky Hopkins on a few tracks – in a set of titles that includes "Good Times", "See Saw", "Land Of Make Believe", "Falling Off The Edge Of The World", "Come In You'll Get Pneumonia", "Hello How Are You", and "The Music Goes Round My Head". LP, Vinyl record album

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Titles include "Telephone Line", "Livin' Thing", "Tightrope", "Above The Clouds", "Do Ya", and "So Fine". LP, Vinyl record album

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We've always loved Duke Ellington's soundtracks, and this is one of his best, lovingly repackaged by the folks at Ryko! The score is a moody introspective one, written for a 1961 film that starred Paul Newman as a frustrated jazz musician living in Paris. The "Paris Blues" theme is a dark, somber composition that is supposedly Newman's masterpiece as a jazz writer – and it works beautifully with the film's themes of frustration and unfulfilled desire. Ellington's at his best here, and apart from the main theme, the score also has great versions of classics like "Mood Indigo" and "Take The A Train", plus originals like "Nite", "Wild Man Moore", "Guitar Amour", and "Paris Stairs". Also features Louis Armstrong on one track – and includes an enhanced CD with a theatrical trailer for the film that you can play on your computer! CD

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A Neal Hefti double-header – packaged with lots of bonus track too! First up is How To Murder Your Wife – a swinging sex comedy score from the legendary Hefti – not as well-known as some of his big 60s hits, but a wonderfully groovy record throughout! The film itself is a pretty silly farce – and Hefti definitely matches that action in his music – by mixing up jazzy, upbeat numbers with some sweeter tunes that have that lush, laidback style we always love in his orchestrations! Things are never too heavy, and the whole thing's got a lightness that really stands out from other work of this nature by Hefti's contemporaries – especially on a few of the tracks that make some great use of groovy wordless vocals. Titles include "Prologue (Main Theme)", "Suspicion", "Virna", "Here's To My Lover", "Stag Party Blast", "Bash Brannigan", "How To Murder Your Wife", "Scene Of The Crime", "Cartoon Capers", and "Requiem For A Bachelor". This special 2CD reissue comes with a full bonus disc of music from the film – 22 more numbers that include "Soup In The Face", "The Party", "Virna Leaves", "Not Guilty", "Trying To Remember", "Welcome To The Club", and lots more! Lord Love A Duck is a pretty darn great soundtrack from Neal Hefti – with some great mod bits too! There's a lot of groovy organ on the set – and plenty of go-go drums that give the tracks a garagey soulful sound that separates the record from most of Hefti's other soundtrack work – a slightly grittier edge to match the youthful antics of Roddy McDowall and Tuesday Weld on screen. The title song, "Lord Love A Duck", is sung by The Wild Ones, who give it sort of a Brit Invasion kind of vocal sound – and other tracks include "Balboa Blast", "All Night Long", "The Year Of The Duck", "Gaudeamus", and "Bob's March". CD

Sophisticated soul from the great Walter Jackson – one of the best voices ever to come out of the Chicago soul scene, and a wonderful interpreter of just about any material! The record's got some wonderful arrangements by Riley Hampton – who worked with Jackson on his earlier sessions for Okeh – and the record recasts Walter as a smooth modern singer with an adult approach, kind of in the same style as Teddy Pendergrass in the late 70s. Includes "Good To See You", "We Could Fly", "Open Up Your Heart", "If I Had My Way", "I Won't Ever Remember Losing You", and "Time". Not nearly as sublime as his work for Okeh, but still not a bad batch of tracks! LP, Vinyl record album

Early work by Jay & The Americans – produced by Lieber & Stoller, arranged by Garry Sherman, and with titles that include "The Other Girls", "Yes", "Stand By Me", "My Clair De Lune", "Drums", "Dawning", and "She Cried". CD

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One of the most obscure albums from Morgana King – who looks surprisingly young and sexy on the cover – still much more jazz than folk, and with very spare backing that just features Chuck Wayne on guitar and Ernie Furtado on bass! LP, Vinyl record album

A extremely rare album that Eric Dolphy recorded with the Latin Jazz Quintet – a rare Latin-based side of Dolphy's career, and a set that's a bit different than the Prestige album by the same pairing! This set features a slightly different lineup of the LJQ – one that includes Louie Ramirez on timbales, Felipe Diaz on vibes, and Art Jenkins on piano – all grooving very hard, and very tight next to Dolphy's work on alto, flute, and bass clarinet! His work here still has a bit of a modern edge, but not nearly as much so as on his work as a leader – mostly content to settle into the groove with the rest of the group, but then bursting out boldly with some really inventive solo moments! Titles include "Mangolina", "Cha Cha King", "Speak Low", "Night In Tunisia", and "I Got Rhythm". CD

Anthony and crew were one of the few groups who actually got better when they moved from the raw indie scene to the slicker major label one – as you'll hear perfectly on this set of some of their best work for the Veep/DCP/United Artists label. Teddy Randazzo handled all the arrangments and production, and his breathy uptown style works perfectly with the band's soulful harmonies. Titles include "Hurt So Bad", "I'm On The Outside (Looking In)", "Our Song", "Get Out Of My Life", and "Going Out Of My Head". LP, Vinyl record album

Of all their early harmony soul contemporaries, Little Anthony and the group were one of the few to really stick to a solid vocal style – working here even at a late date with an approach that can still take our breath away! The album's a mixture of uptempo 60s soul tracks and other smoother numbers that really point the way towards the east coast harmony sound of the early 70s – and with production and arrangements by Teddy Randazzo, the band's vocals are in perfect hands to handle both styles equally well. Titles include "The Ride", "Summer's Coming In", "You Bring Me Down", "Easy To Be Hard", "Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind", and "Goodbye Goodtimes". LP, Vinyl record album

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A groovy double-feature of soundtracks – both late 60s films, but set in the earlier part of the 20th Century! Gaily Gaily is a rare non-RCA Henry Mancini soundtrack from the 60s – and one penned for Norman Jewison's great adaptation of Ben Hecht's early Chicago memoirs. Given that the film's set in the roaring 20s, most of the music on the set has a feel that evokes that time – but there's also a few groovier touches, especially in the lyrics by Marilyn & Alan Bergman – which help give the music a more 60s feel at points. Jimmy Rodgers sings "Tommorow Is My Friend", Anita Nye sings "Sentimental Dream", and Melina Mercouri sings "Christmas Eve On Skid Row" – and a few other titles feature a Mancini chorus sort of mode. Other titles are instrumental, and tunes include "Sentimental Dream", "Good Morning Mr Ransehoff", and "Gaily Gaily". There's a similar 60s/20s vibe going on in The Night They Raided Minsky's – a soundtrack by Charles Strouse that mixes both vocal and instrumental modes of the 20s – but always with an undercurrent of 60s camp! The film's a bit more unusual than you might guess, and the burlesque setting really comes through in some of the tunes – which have a swinging 60s "The Stripper" use of trad jazz. There's a few more sensitive soundtrack moments too – and titles include the vocal numbers "Overture & Introduction" and "The Night They Raided Minsky's" by Rudy Vallee, "Perfect Gentleman" by Jason Robards, "Take 10 Terrific Girls" by Dexter Maitland, and "You Rat You" by Lillian Heyman – plus instrumental numbers "How I Loved Her", "Love Theme From The Night They Raided Minsky's", "Penny Arcade", and "Perfect Gentleman/Take 10 Terrific Girls". CD

A nice batch of trio cuts with Thornel Schwartz on guitar and Willy Jenkins on drums. McGriff wrote a lot of the material, and while it's not totally funky, like his late 60's stuff, it's also got a nice tight groove, like his Sue albums. Tracks include "Boston Bust Out", "Red River Blues", "On The Way Home", and "D.B. Blues (parts 1 & 2)". LP, Vinyl record album

A fantastic album of soul by one of the best talents of the 60s! Garnett's voice is incredibly deep and raw, but it's set into sweet uptown arrangements by Jerry Ragovoy and Garry Sherman, making for a sublime sound that was hardly ever matched by other singers of his day! This is the kind of no-nonsense, all-great soul album that should keep you digging for vinyl – and it's a treasure that we'd be hard pressed to part with. Includes the amazing track "Thinkin", plus the heavenly "I'll Take Good Care of You", and other gems like "It Won't Hurt (Half As Much)", "Looking For You", "Prove it to Me", and "It Was Easier to Hurt Her". LP, Vinyl record album

A classical western score in the best American mode – fully orchestrated, and with a proud, manly quality that really fits the mood of this big budget production! Jerome Moross mixes in a full brace of strings with some sharper, tighter instrumentation – really using the full scope of Hollywood scoring styles of the time, and giving the film a score that really matches its vividly colorful images. Titles include "Big Muddy", "The Stalking", "The War Party Gathers", "The Death Of Buck Hannery", "The Welcoming", and "The Old House". LP, Vinyl record album

A goofy little score to a goofy little heist movie from the early 70s – put together with music that's as playful as the images on the screen! There's a real carnivalesque feel to John Morris' music for the film – and at many points, the tunes almost feel more like the kind you'd get in some old Warner Brothers cartoon than a 70s film of this nature! Instrumentation is heavy on horns, and often leaps around with a jaunty sense of rhythm – really animating the whole thing in ways that you wouldn't find in other contemporary soundtracks – as sonically exciting as the images on the screen. There's one sweet slow funk number – titled "Groovy LA" – and other titles include "A Beautiful Shot", "The Escape", "Away We Go", "On The Way To LA", "Chasing The Bank", "Moving The Bank", "Silhouettes On Parade", and "A Merry Freeway Chase". CD

A record that looks like a psychedelic rock set from the cover, but which comes across as a groovy bit of jazz – all with lots of sweet saxophone lines from a young Klaus Doldinger! The album credits all the original tracks to Paul Nero – and the set's got the same mix of funk and soul instrumentals we love on Nero's classic albums under his own name – kind of a tripped-out German take on the styles of Stax and Motown in the 60s, but with much wilder instrumentation overall – including some great solos on electric guitar and tenor sax! The rhythms are really romping – pretty darn funky throughout – and the whole thing is wonderful – with titles that include "Back In The Dark", "Cleopatho", "Last Beer", "Yackedy Soul", "Slurpin", "Soul Tiger", and "Soul Town". CD

This is the small combo recording of tracks from the legendary jazz score to I Want To Live! Although not featured that prominently in the film, the band of Gerry Mulligan, Art Farmer, Bud Shank, and others were a pretty tight little group – even though it was strange to see this west coast whitebread group playing in scenes of jazz/crime/evil. The record's a nice one, though, and features some of the livelier playing you'll hear from the players. Tracks are long, and titles include "Black Nightgown", "Night Watch", and the raging "Theme From I Want To Live". LP, Vinyl record album

Features tracks from Mulligan's work on I Want To Live – and Brookmeyer's Kansas City Revisited album. Bob's also listed as "Bobbie" on the back cover! LP, Vinyl record album

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A legendary bit of heavy funk from Germany – served up by a cool combo led by drummer Klaus Weiss! The lineup here includes fuzzy guitar, electric piano, and lots of heavy percussion – all served up in a way that's jamming, but a lot more straightforwardly funky than some of the group's contemporaries on the European scene! Ack Van Rooyen plays trumpet, Ferdinand Povel plays tenor and flute, and the production is often very tripped-out – abstracting the jazz roots a bit with some really cool touches. A great bridge between the MPS scene and the more progressive German groups – with titles that include "SUB", "Bones", "Niagara", "Terra Incognita", "Gibili", and "Kikiriti". LP, Vinyl record album

A really great collection of work from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – a set that's a collection of mostly older tracks, but which also includes a dozen unissued numbers – all put together with that special flair that always made the group's mid-70s records so different than work of their contemporaries! In other words, this is hardly a lean "greatest hits" collection – and instead, the 3LP collection has bits from the first decade of the group's career coming together in all sorts of different ways – almost with the longform exploratory sense of Will The Circle Be Unbroken, and the playful interplay of their Stars & Stripes set – both expanded packages like this. There's many gems here in an array of styles – and titles include "Bayou Jubilee/Sally Was A Goodun", "Some Of Shelly's Blues", "Ripplin Waters", "You Are My Flower", "Creepin Round Your Back Door", "Sixteen Tracks", "Honky Tonkin", "Soldier's Joy", "Buy For Me The Rain", "Melissa", "Woody Woodpecker", "Cosmic Cowboy (part 1)", "Mother Earth Provides For Me", "Jamaica Lady", "Gavotte No 2", "All I Have To Do Is Dream", "Visiting An Old Friend", and "Win Or Lose". CD

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A beautiful little soundtrack from the great Riz Ortolani – maybe not as striking as you'd expect from the cover, but a record that's filled with all sorts of wonderfully-penned moments! Ortolani is at his most sensitive here – not going for the kind of heavy-handed representation that others might use, but instead crafting these beautiful orchestrations that are almost an update of some of the modes used during the neo-realist generation, but with some more focused Nino Rota-like melodies too. The American version of the score includes the vocal number "Who Can Say", sung by Jimmy Roselli – plus the tracks "Cape Town", "Il Nono Giorno", "Goodbye Mr Turnbull", "La Decimazione", and "Verso La Liberta". LP, Vinyl record album

Perez Prado turns his talents to a host of 60s soundtrack themes – and comes up with a great new groove in the process! The set's a great illustration of the soundtrack power of the United Artists label in the 60s – home to the James Bond scores and other big hits – yet Prado really makes each tune here his own – not just by adding in lots of Latin elements to the rhythms, but also by coming up with some really playful instrumentation on the top! Horns are mighty nice, and there's some other groovy bits too – on titles that include "Hard Days Night", "No Love, No Nothin", "Lilith Melody", "James Bond Theme", "Goldfinger", "Topkapi", "Zelda's Theme", and "Emily". LP, Vinyl record album

One of the boldest scores we've ever heard from Andre Previn! Previn's usually known for lusher, warmer sounds – and some more playful soundtrack moments, too – but this score is very serious, dramatic, and deep – a full orchestral mode on most numbers, without any traces of Previn's jazzier roots. The music makes for a great accompaniment to Burt Lancaster's role as the title character, too. LP, Vinyl record album

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A nice batch of mellow easy soul tracks that often gets overlooked! Lea Roberts cut some harder soul sides for Minit in the 60's, but this mid 70's album has her working with Wade Marcus on a set of tracks that have a smoother production sound, but which also focus on Lea's lovely soulful voice. The record's got some great songwrigint in kind of an indie southern soul mode, with a number of great tracks by "E Clay". Tracks include "Give it Back", "Excuse Me", "Find A Place", "I'm Losing My Mind", and "Let It Shine". LP, Vinyl record album

Titles include "Untate En Mi", "No Insistas Mas", "Si Mi Corazon Pudiera", "Una Vez Mas", "Bello Amanecer", and "Fiesta De Besos". LP, Vinyl record album

Material recorded in Puerto Rico during Tito's tour of the country in 1962. The tracks aren't live, but they are some lively studio work by Tito and crew, played in their best early 60s style. Titles icnlude "Cuando, Cuando", "Chevere", "Untate En Mi", "Mango Del Monte", "Fiesta Du Besos", and "Una Vez Mas". LP, Vinyl record album

Features arrangements by Rene Hernandez and Arthur Azenzer – and titles include "Fiesta De Besos", "Nadie Me Ama", "Ya Tu Lo Ves", "San Juan", "Llego El Sonero", and "Boogaloo In Puerto Rico". LP, Vinyl record album

Titles include "Mambo Jump", "Los Angeles", "Zangandonga", "La Cosquillita", "Colando Siempre Colando", "Bon Sueno", and "Una Nota Samba". LP, Vinyl record album

Tito works with the orchestra of Leroy Holmes – on titles that include "Congoja", "Involvidable", "Tu Panuelo", "Llanto De Luna", "Hoja Seca", and "Pecador". LP, Vinyl record album

A very cool album that has Tito leaving his more traditional Afro Cuban groove for a more Brazilian style! Tito and band do some nicely groovy versions of bossa standards and more obscure material – including "Otra Vez", "Doralice", "O Pato", "Un Abraco No Bonfa", "Un Domingo Sin Ti", "Se E Tarde Me Perdoa", and "Arrastra Sandalia". The sound is better than you'd expect, thanks to some very lively percussion players in Tito's band, and thanks to a very nice (and unnamed) reed player who serves up some tasty flute and tenor solos! LP, Vinyl record album

Wonderfully jazzy work from Tito Rodriguez – and further proof that his live albums are often some of the best he ever recorded! The set's got an earthy feel that's quite different than some of Tito's studio albums – still that tight groove he brought to Latin music at the end of the 50s, but a looser, freer quality too – one that comes through not only in the great horn passages in the group, but also in the way the rhythms cascade and open up – in a groove that must have been very appealing to Palladium dancers. Titles include "Double Talk", "Te Comiste Un Pan", "Satin & Lace", "Mama Guela", "El Mundo De Las Locas", and "El Sabio". LP, Vinyl record album

Tito works his Latin magic on a host of soundtrack hits from the early 60s – including classics like "Exodus", "The Apartment", "The Unforgiven", "A Summer Place", "The Magnificent Seven", "Picnic", and "Never On A Sunday". A bit cheesy – but in a nice way! LP, Vinyl record album

Tito Rodriguez takes a tour of South America – trying out a number of different grooves and rhythms, on titles that include "Bella Bossa Nova", "Por Eso No Debes", "El Latigo", "Hoja Seca", "Arrastra A Sandalia", "El Trompo", and "La Vendedora De Amor". LP, Vinyl record album

An overstuffed album that features 15 of Tito's Latin groovers for United Artists – not necessarily "hits" in the chart-bound way, but all of them solid senders for the Latin audience of the early 60s. Titles include "Penasa En Mi", "Cara De Payso", "Machacalo", "El Lechero", "Mariousa", "De Enero, A Enero", and "Cuando Cuando". LP, Vinyl record album

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A rare late LP Sam & Dave cut for United Artists in the mid 70s – with raw & gritty soul vocals and rough hewn, yet soulfully resonant production by Steve Cropper, and backing by a slew of Memphis sessions specialists! Back At Cha is a coulda-shoulda-woulda been great comeback effort, and if failed to chart them for renaissance revival, it sounds pretty sharp all these years later. Sam & Dave's vocals go more for raw emotional grittiness, well matched by heavier Memphis soul backdrops for the most parts, and a touch of string accented sweetness in a spot or two. Titles include "When My Love Comes Down", "There's A Party In My Heart", "Blinded By Love", "Under The Boardwalk", "Come Into My Life", "Queen Of The Ghetto", "Give It What You Can" and more. LP, Vinyl record album

The debut album from Colin Scott – a hell of a singer/songwriter who should have been huge – and a talent who was taken from us all too soon! Colin's got a really special sound here – one that has deep American roots, but which is crafted with help from a huge amount of key talents on the British scene at the start of the 70s – including Robert Fripp and Brinsley Schwarz on guitars, Rick Wakeman on keyboards, and Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, and Peter Hammill on backing vocals – all working with these light string arrangements from Richard Hewson, but at a level that makes the whole thing feel very personal and immediate – maybe that special blend of the individual and the arrangements that Nick Drake had on record – even though Scot's a very different artist than Nick! Scot has an amazing way with a tune, and a vocal approach that will grab you instantly – on titles that include "The Boatman", "Hey Sandy", "Nite People", "My Rain", "Confusion", "Baby In My Lady", and "You're Bound To Lead Us Now". CD features four bonus tracks – "My Rain (take 1)", "Long Time Gone", "Do The Dance Now Davey (take 3)", and "Nite People (take 2)". CD

A very well-titled album – as it definitely features Zoot Sims and Al Cohn stretching out – pushing their groove a bit more than on some of their tightly-composed mid 50s sessions for RCA! The lineup is still slightly large – an octet that features Zoot and Al on tenor, plus the latter on some baritone sax too – plus Harry Edison on trumpet, Bob Brookmeyer on trombone, Freddie Green on guitar, and Hank Jones on piano – working with a relaxed, easygoing vibe that swings in a gentle style that really opens up the solos. Titles include "Stretching Out", "Now Will You Be Good", "King Porter", and "Bee Kay". All this, and the album has a cover of a very sexy model – stretching out! CD

US pressing of an early Island Records classic – with cuts that include "Gimme Some Lovin", "Hammer Song", "It Hurts Me So", "Somebody Help Me", "Here Right Now", "Trampoline", and "Sittin & Thinkin". LP, Vinyl record album

Includes their classic "I'm A Man", plus "Look Away", "Dimples", "Every Little Bit Hurts", "Midnight Rain", and the great cuts "I Can't Get Enough Of It" and "Stevie's Blues", written by Steve Winwood, who did all the arrangements for the album! LP, Vinyl record album

A great second step for the Spencer Davis Group – working here with Hammond player Eddie Hardin, who strongly steps in to replace the departed Steve Winwood! LP, Vinyl record album

Titles include "Duchess"," Men In Black", "Genetix", "Nuclear Device", "Dead Loss Angeles", "Longships", and "Baroque Bordello". LP, Vinyl record album

A rare set of Billy Strayhorn tracks recorded in Paris by Alan Douglas. The tracks are incredibly haunting, and mostly feature Strayhorn's solo piano with spare backing by Parisian bassist Michel Goudret. There are a a few short moments on the record that add backing voices or strings – but even in those moments, Strayhorn's tender tentative piano is right up front in the mix. The whole thing's a treasure, and a rare peek at the solo talent that made Ellington's band one of the best. Titles include "A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing", "Lush Life", "Strange Feeling", and "Chelsea Bridge". LP, Vinyl record album

Mid 70's album of funky soul tracks cut by ex-Gator Willie Tee, with a number of other members of the Gators, for United Artists. Don't go thinking that it's raw New Orleans soul, though, because the sound is a lot more polished, with more of a 70's modern groove to it. Willie's still got some nice moments on keyboards though, but most of the cuts also have some vocals. Tracks include "Anticipation", "Come To Me", "I Can Feel It", "Liberty Bell", and "Moment Of Truth". LP, Vinyl record album

Maybe our favorite album ever from Traffic – a set that has the group coming back together, after a fracture that took them in separate musical directions – reformed with a sound that's very different than before! The tracks are longer, and have more influences from both folk and jazz – a deeper sound and spirit, and one that also maybe reflects the loss of Dave Mason from the group! The trio really finds this amazing way forward, almost with some echoes of the hipper side of the Island Records underground – with Steve Winwood on vocals throughout, and on some mighty nice organ and piano – and Jim Capaldi on drums and percussion, and Chris Wood on a variety of saxes, flute, and percussion. Titles include "Glad", "Freedom Rider", "Empty Pages", "Stranger To Himself", and "Every Mother's Son". LP, Vinyl record album

The second album from Traffic, and a set that forever cemented their legacy in the annals of modern music – a set that has Dave Mason returning to the group after a brief hiatus, and maybe helping the quartet find a tighter, rootsier sound overall! The approach here is nicely mixed – almost half Dave Mason moments, and half from the energy of Jim Capaldi and Steve Winwood – held together wonderfully by the reed work of Chris Wood! There's a few key classics here, and lots more overlooked gems – and titles include "You Can All Join In", "Forty Thousand Headmen", "Pearly Queen", "Who Know What Tomorrow May Bring", and "Feelin' Alright". LP, Vinyl record album

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War delivers the word, and a whole lot more as well – that amazing blend of styles that always made the group way more than just the sum of its parts! The classic groove is very firmly in place here – a great style that mixes jazz funk with a freer jamming style borrowed from Latin music – served up on a batch of long tracks that really let the band open up and groove! Vocals are part of the plan, but the instrumentation often gets as much time in the spotlight as well – and the set includes the classic jammer "Me & Baby Brother", plus "H2 Overture", "Blisters", "Southern Part Of Texas", "In Your Eyes", and "Gypsy Man". LP, Vinyl record album

A monster set of Chicano funky grooves from LA – most of which forever transformed the sound of funk! The album includes most of the band's best cuts – like "Slippin Into Darkness", "Cisco Kid", "World Is A Ghetto", "All Day Music", "Me & Baby Brother", "Why Can't We Be Friends", and "Low Rider". Some tracks are in shorter 45 edits, but that only means you'll get more music in the long run! LP, Vinyl record album

War did the music for this funky soundtrack to an early Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs film, and although most of the stuff on here is just typical War stuff, there's one track called "Flying Machine" that's a long funky chase scene-type track that's worth the price of the album alone! Other tracks include "The Kingsmen Sign", "Junk Yard", "Superdude", and "Youngblood". One of the best War LPs! LP, Vinyl record album

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With Gene Quill on clarinet, George Duvivier on bass, Don Lamond on drums, Jimmy Cleveland on trombone, Art Farmer on trumpet, and Zoot Sims on tenor. LP, Vinyl record album

Killer 70s work from Bobby Womack – reinventing himself here in a great style that keeps all the warmth and soulfulness of his Minit recordings, and gives it a healthy dose of 70s soul production – creating a sweet new groove that pushed Womack into a huge new audience at the time! Bobby strikes a perfect balance here – keeping things hip, but also tightening things up too – yet never by getting too smooth or too commercial. The result is a great batch of tracks that includes classics like "I Can Understand It", "Woman's Gotta Have it", and "Harry Hippy" – as well as a nice version of "Sweet Caroline", and Jimmy Lewis' great "Got To Get You Back". LP, Vinyl record album

Recorded in pieces between 1969-1971 during The Move, Electric Light Orchestra, and Wizzard. LP, Vinyl record album