River: The Joni Letters is the forty-fifth studio album by American jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, released on September 25, 2007, by Verve. It is a tribute album featuring cover songs of music written by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. The album peaked at number five on the US Billboard 200, enjoying a huge post-Grammy winning sales […]
Premonition is the fifth solo album by Jon Lucien, released in 1976 on Columbia. Tracks 1 Hello Like Before (Bill Withers; John Collins) 04:26 2 If I Could (Jon Lucien) 03:28 3 Spring’s Arrival (Jon Lucien) 02:56 4 Mi Vida (Jon Lucien) 02:54 5 Laura (David Raksin; Johnny Mercer) 04:07 6 Gaku (Jon Lucien) 06:07 […]
Tale Spinnin’ is the fifth studio album by Weather Report, recorded and released in 1975, featuring the addition of Leon “Ndugu” Chancler on the drums. Ndugu was recruited after Josef Zawinul heard him play with Carlos Santana. Weather Report was recording next door to Ndugu in the studio, and Chancler was asked to join them […]
Identity is the sixth album by Airto Moreira, released in 1975. Tracks 1 The Magicians (Bruxos) (Airto Moreira; Egberto Gismonti; Geraldo Carneiro) 05:20 2 Tales from Home (Lendas) (Airto Moreira; Egberto Gismonti; Paulinho Tapajos) 05:17 3 Identity (Airto Moreira) 02:04 4 Encounter (Encontro No Bar) (Egberto Gismonti; Geraldo Carneiro) 04:54 5 Wake Up Song (Baiao […]
Mr. Gone is the ninth studio album by jazz fusion band Weather Report released in 1978 by ARC/Columbia Records. The album rose to Nos. 1 & 47 on the Billboard Jazz Albums and UK Albums charts respectively. As the group was still looking for a drummer following the departure of Alex Acuña, outside drummers Tony […]
Native Dancer is the fifteenth album by Wayne Shorter. It is a collaboration with Brazilian musician Milton Nascimento, featuring some of his most acclaimed compositions, including “Ponta de Areia” and “Miracle of The Fishes”. It is notable for including jazz rock and funk elements in addition to regional rhythms and Brazilian influence, in an attempt […]
Atlantis is the sixteenth album by Wayne Shorter. It was released on the Columbia label in 1985 and was Shorter’s first solo album since 1974. The recording is notable in Shorter’s body of work both for its relative lack of improvisation and for the high level of its compositions and group arrangements. Brazilian and Funk […]