Word Of Mouth was the second album by virtuoso bassist Jaco Pastorius, released in 1981 while he was still a member of Weather Report. As a solo artist, he toured with the Word Of Mouth orchestra until 1986. While his debut album showcased his eclectic and impressive skills on the electric bass, Word Of Mouth […]
Black Widow is an album by Argentine composer, pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin recorded in 1976 and released on the CTI label. Tracks 1 Black Widow (Lalo Schifrin) 04:11 2 Flamingo (Edmund Anderson; Ted Grouya) 04:30 3 Quiet Village (Les Baxter) 05:44 4 Moonglow & Theme From ” Picnic ” (Eddie DeLange; Irving Mills; Will […]
Romeo & Juliet is an album by flutist Hubert Laws. It was released by Columbia Records and spent several weeks on the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart in 1976. The album is “an adaptation of Tchaikovsky’s famous theme with strings and electronic instruments, in a pop vein. The AllMusic reviewer described the album as […]
In the Beginning is a double album by flutist Hubert Laws released on the CTI and recorded at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio in 1974. The album was later reissued on CTI as two separate volumes entitled Then There Was Light. Tracks 1 In The Beginning (Clare Fischer) 06:55 2 Restoration (Harold Blanchard) 09:02 3 Gymnopedie […]
Young, Gifted And Black is the eighteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Aretha Franklin, released in early 1972, by Atlantic Records. The album climbed to number 2 on Billboard’s R&B albums survey and peaked at Number 11 on the main album chart. It was quickly certified Gold by the RIAA. Its title was cut from […]
Q’s Jook Joint is an album by Quincy Jones, released in 1995 by Qwest Records. The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard jazz albums chart on December 30, 1995. Q’s Jook Joint won the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical in 1997. Tracks 1 Jook Joint Intro 01:33 2 Let The Good Times […]
Quiet Fire is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Roberta Flack, released in November 1971 by Atlantic Records. It was recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, Regent Studios, and The Hit Factory in New York City. The album peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape, and its single “Will You Still […]
The Wiz is the original motion picture soundtrack album for the 1978 film adaptation of the Broadway musical The Wiz. Although the film was produced for Universal Pictures by Motown Records’ film division, the soundtrack album was issued on MCA Records as a two-LP collection (Universal was owned by MCA Inc. at the time). Chiefly […]
Anything Goes is an album by bassist Ron Carter recorded at Rudy Van Gelder’s Studio in New Jersey in 1975 and released on the Kudu label. Tracks 1 Anything Goes (Cole Porter) 05:20 2 De Samba (Ron Carter) 05:43 3 Baretta’s Theme (Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow) (Dave Grusin; Morgan Ames) 04:58 4 Can’t […]