Space Age Blues is an album by Barry Finnerty, released in 1998. Michael Barry Finnerty (born December 3, 1951) is an American jazz guitarist, keyboardist, singer, songwriter, and arranger, known for his work as a touring and recording session musician for Miles Davis, The Crusaders, the Brecker Brothers, Hubert Laws, and Ray Barretto. Finnerty is […]
Cul-De-Sac is an album by Eric Kaz, released in 1974. Eric Justin Kaz (born January 21, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter born in Brooklyn, New York. Besides his solo work, Kaz was a member of Blues Magoos for their fourth and fifth albums, Never Goin’ Back to Georgia and Gulf Coast Bound. Kaz had many […]
Essra is the fourth album by Essra Mohawk, released in 1976. Essra Mohawk (born Sandra Elayne Hurvitz on April 23, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter who has recorded a dozen albums, many receiving critical acclaim. Her best known songs include “Sufferin’ Til Suffrage” and “Interjections!” (both from Schoolhouse Rock!), “Change of Heart”, recorded by Cyndi […]
Harmony Grits is the first album by the funk band Street Corner Symphony, released in 1975 on Bang Records. Tracks 1 Do It (Jesse Harris) 03:43 2 The Train (Charles Jackson; Marvin Yancy) 03:07 3 I’m Not Ready (To Let You Go) (Jesse Harris) 02:50 4 Stevie’s Wonder (Melissa Manchester; Carole Bayer Sager) 03:30 5 […]
Body Heat is an album by Quincy Jones, released in 1974 on A&M. It reached #6 at the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Jazz Billboard charts. Tracks 1 Body Heat (Bruce Fisher; Leon Ware; Quincy Jones; Stan Richardson) 3:58 2 Soul Saga (Song Of The Buffalo Soldier) (Joe Greene; Quincy Jones; Ray Brown; Tom […]
The Royal Scam is the fifth studio album by Steely Dan, originally released by ABC Records in 1976. The album went gold and peaked at #15 on the charts. The Royal Scam features more prominent guitar work than the prior Steely Dan album, Katy Lied, which had been the first without founding guitarist Jeff Baxter. […]
“Kid Charlemagne” is a song by the rock group Steely Dan, which was released as a single from their 1976 album The Royal Scam and reached number 82 in the Billboard charts. It is a fusion of a funk rhythm and jazz harmonies with rock and roll instrumentals and lyrical style. The guitar solo by […]
“Haitian Divorce” is the third single from the Steely Dan album The Royal Scam, released in 1976. Through the years, Mr. Scheiner has worked with a veritable Who’s Who of artists, but his relationship with Fagen stretches way back to the early Steely Dan era. Serious fans like us (every Mixmaster Lassa “-of-The-Year” compilation disk […]
Hustlers Convention is an album recorded by Jalal Mansur Nuriddin under the pseudonym Lightnin’ Rod. The album was a major influence on hip hop music and combined poetry, funk, jazz, and toasting. Hustlers Convention helped add a sociopolitical element to black music. The album narrates the story of two fictional hustlers, named Sport and Spoon. […]
A Child’s Dream is the an album by Kris Peterson, released in 1972 on Stormy Forest. Tracks 1 (I Ain’t Singin’) No More Sad Songs (Yusuf Rahman, C Rahman, C Wright) 3:07 2 Get On Down (Ray Prickett) 3:18 3 One Sweet Look (S Marquez, M Edgar) 2:42 4 Hard Sometimes (Yusuf Rahman) 3:04 5 […]