Category Archives: Records

Philadelphia International put out this album in 1973, and its got some of the classic Gamble and Huff sound, with When Will I See You Again featuring on this album. That single is amazing, and most of the other songs have the trademark Philly Soul sound. However, some of the lyrics are very backward, and […]

Sweetnighter is a very good jazz record from 1973. The longer songs, like Boogie Woogie Waltz and 125 Street Congress, are extended grooves with great performances by Wayne Shorter and Miroslav Vitous, though its Andrew White on electric bass that is better suited Zawinul’s desire to steer the group in a funky direction, and on […]

Really great soul album from Quincy Jones in 1974, Body Heat sounds immaculately produced and very smooth. Its full of the best musicians in the 1970s, with Herbie Hancock, Billy Preston, Hubert Laws, Bob James and Pretty Purdie all contributing to the music. Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margoulef also add synthesizers, the best the early-mid […]

Released in 1974, Average White Band’s second album brought the Scottish group huge success. Pick Up The Pieces probably would be recognized by everyone reading this blog if they heard it. You might be able to recall it from memory. But the rest of the music album is really good too, the band is terrific […]

Billy Cobham recorded Spectrum in 1973 after working with Miles Davis and during his stint in Mahavishnu Orchestra, and it is a very influential fusion record that features Jan Hammer on keys and Tommy Bolin on guitar. There are a lot of rock elements in the guitar and drums especially, but the album is full […]

Good smooth jazz from Bob James here on 1976’s Three. It features (along with pretty much every Bob James album in the 1970’s) Grover Washington, Jr. on tenor saxophone, and some great piano/keyboard work from James. Most of the songs have a good groove, with One Mint Julip employing a really funky synth bass and […]

Released in 1971, the Shaft OST was the first double album recorded by an R&B artist. Isaac Hayes and the Bar-Kays created a funky soul masterpiece with this album, and the vocal tracks Theme from Shaft and Do Your Thing also feature some of the best instrumentals of the time. But all of the album […]

One of the albums that built George Benson’s reputation as one of the greatest jazz guitarists of all time. Benson assembled some other jazz musicians with extensive experience playing with Miles Davis, the drummer Jack DeJohnette and the most recorded jazz bassist in history, Ron Carter. Organist Clarence Palmer also puts in some great work, […]

After leaving Sly and The Family Stone, Larry Graham became a part of a group called Hot Chocolate and renamed it Graham Central Station. The group released two albums in 1974, the self-titled LP and Release Yourself. This album is funky and psychedelic, and Graham’s bass is featured prominently along with synthesizers, an early adopter […]

Absolutely classic album from Todd Rundgren, Something/Anything was recorded in 1971 and was his third album released. An established producer and artist, Rundgren recorded 3 sides of this double album in a studio or his apartment, and performed all instruments while producing the album. It is an amazing record that shows how talented Rundgren is. […]