Storm Warning is an album by Johnny “Hammond” Smith, released in 1977 on Milestone. John Robert “Johnny Hammond” Smith (December 16, 1933 – June 4, 1997) was an American soul jazz and hard bop organist. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he was a renowned player of the Hammond B-3 organ so earning “Hammond” as a nickname, […]
Damisi is an album recorded by American saxophonist Harold Land in 1972 for the Mainstream label. In Swahili damisi means “cheerful”. Tracks 1 Step Right Up To The Bottom (Harold Land) 04:37 2 In The Back, In The Corner, In The Dark (Harold Land) 05:48 3 Pakistan (Harold Land) 07:59 4 Chocolate Mess (Leon Chancler) […]
All My Love is the fourteenth studio album by American singer Peabo Bryson. It was released by Capitol Records in May 1989 in the United States. The album marked Bryson’s first release with the label after four years with Elektra Records. Tracks 1 Show & Tell (Jerry Fuller) 05:59 2 All My Love (Peabo Bryson) […]
Secrets is the fifth solo album by saxophonist/bass player Wilton Felder, released in 1984 on MCA. Tracks 1 Secrets (Wilton Felder) 05:56 2 (No Matter How High I Get) I’ll Still Be Lookin’ Up To You (Bobby Womack; Paul Kish) 07:02 3 La Luz (Wilton Felder) 04:50 4 The Truth Song (Patrick Moten; Roger Dollarhide; […]
Prelusion was the debut album from jazz musician and later R&B recording artist Patrice Rushen. The first of three albums she would record with Prestige Records, the album was mainly Instrumental jazz which was her main focus as an artist before focusing on popular R & B recordings four years later after signing with Elektra […]
Sunlight is an album by keyboardist Herbie Hancock. It features Hancock’s vocals through a Sennheiser VSM-201 vocoder, as well as performances by drummer Tony Williams and bassist Jaco Pastorius on one track. Herbie plays: Electric Piano (Fender Rhodes), Clavinet (Hohner-d6), Piano, Synthesizer (Oberheim Polyphonic, Oboe 1, Yamaha Cp-30, Arp 2600, Mini-moog, Arp String Ensemble, Yamaha […]
Steppin’ Out is the second studio album released by jazz saxophonist George Howard. It was first released as an LP record in 1984 by Palo Alto Records and reached as number nine on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart. When Howard rejoined GRP Records in 1990, they acquired the rights to his previous albums and […]
Oasis is the eighth album by Joe Sample, released in 1985 on MCA Jazz. Tracks 1 Oasis (Joe Sample) 05:04 2 New Places, New Faces (Joe Sample) 05:26 3 Teardrops (Joe Sample) 05:28 4 Asian Eyes (Joe Sample) 04:14 5 The Survivor (Joe Sample; Will Jennings) 04:59 6 Love’s Paradise (Joe Sample) 05:06 7 Wonderland […]
Mr. Hands is the twenty-fourth album by Herbie Hancock. It features Jaco Pastorius on the track “4 A.M.,” plus an all-synthesizer track, “Textures,” performed entirely by Hancock. “Shiftless Shuffle” (originally recorded for the Japan-only album Directstep) features all five members of The Headhunters quintet that first appeared on the 1973 album Head Hunters, including the […]
For The Sake Of Love is the third album by singer Donna Washington, released in 1982 on Capitol Records. Tracks 1 You Can’t Hide From The Boogie (Azar Lawrence; Chuck Jackson; Patryce Banks) 04:09 2 Where You Are Is Where I Wanna Be (Michael Bolton; Patrick Henderson) 03:52 3 I’m Into You (LJ Reynolds) 04:13 […]