Burchfield Nines is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks, released in 1978 by Warner Bros. Records. Tracks 1 When The Cookie Jar Is Empty (Michael Franks) 5:13 2 A Robinsong (Michael Franks) 3:48 3 Wrestle A Live Nude Girl (Michael Franks) 4:34 4 Burchfield Nines (Michael Franks) 4:39 5 Meet Me In The Deerpark […]
Stuff is the debut studio disc by the group Stuff, a team of renowned session musicians. Released in 1976 on Warner Bros., it was produced by Herb Lovelle and jazz producer Tommy LiPuma. The record earned RIAA gold status, and the group would go on to record two more studio discs, each of which also […]
Samurai Samba is the third album of the American jazz group Yellowjackets, released in 1985. The album reached a peak position of number 179 on the Billboard 200 and number 10 on Billboard’s Jazz Albums chart. Tracks 1 Homecoming (Russell Ferrante) 5:12 2 Deat Beat (Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip, Ricky Lawson, Marc Russo) 5:25 3 […]
Ashes to Ashes is the eleventh album by Joe Sample, release in 1990. Joseph Leslie “Joe” Sample (February 1, 1939 – September 12, 2014) was an American pianist, keyboard player, and composer. Joe Sample was one of the founding members of the Jazz Crusaders, the band which became simply the Crusaders in 1971. Tracks 1 […]
While the City Sleeps… is the 1986 studio album by George Benson on Warner Bros.. It features musicians like Paulinho da Costa, Preston Glass, Paul Jackson, Jr., Marcus Miller and Narada Michael Walden (as drummer and producer), alongside young talents of the time like Kenny G, Randy Jackson and Kashif. It’s part of the “series” […]
Mirage à Trois is the second album of the American jazz group Yellowjackets, released in 1983. The album reached a peak position of number 145 on the Billboard 200 and number 7 on Billboard’s Jazz Albums chart. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance in 1984. Tracks 1 Claire’s Song […]
The Art of Tea is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks, released in February 1976. After his eponymous album with Brut in 1973, The Art of Tea was Franks’ breakout album on a major record label, and his first release with Frank Sinatra’s Reprise. It was Franks’ second studio album, prior to Sleeping Gypsy. […]
Spellbound is the tenth album by Joe Sample, released in 1989. Tracks 1 Seven Years Of Good Luck (Joe Sample) 5:11 2 Spellbound (Joe Sample) 4:29 3 Somehow Our Love Survives (Michael Franks) 4:35 4 All God’s Children (Joe Sample) 6:14 5 Leading Me Back To You (Michael Franks) 5:08 6 U Turn (David […]
Twice the Love is the 1988 studio album of George Benson, recorded in collaboration with six different production teams. The two main singles off of the record were the title track Twice the Love and the Curtis Mayfield song Let’s Do It Again which was a #1 hit for The Staple Singers in 1975. Music […]
A Bad Donato is an album by Brazilian Jazz and Bossa Nova pioneer João Donato released in 1970. What you hear on the album is Donato bringing together everything that he was hearing around him: Bossa Nova, Samba, Tropicália, Lounge, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Psychedelia, Funk, and Jazz. Recorded at Los Angeles’ A&M Studios, the album […]