Weather Report was a multinational jazz-funk/fusion ensemble that released fourteen studio albums between 1971 and 1986 on Columbia. Throughout its existence, the band was co-led by American saxophonist Wayne Shorter and Austrian keyboardist Joe Zawinul. Numerous rhythm players did stints with the band during its fifteen-year history, most notably drummers Alphonse Mouzon and Narada Michael […]
Santana are an American Latin-rock jam band from San Francisco, formed in 1966 by guitarist Carlos Santana. Their self-titled debut, released after a breakout appearance at Woodstock, fused sustained electric solos with syncopated hand percussion and thick organ layers by Gregg Rolie. Abraxas (1970) added expanded textures, drawing from Afro-Cuban rhythms and modal frameworks. The […]
O’Donel Levy (September 20, 1945 – March 14, 2016) was an American R&B guitarist who released six albums between 1971 and 1976 on Groove Merchant. Background Levy was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He took up guitar as a child while his brother, Stafford Levy, chose drums. O’Donel enrolled as a music major at the Peabody […]
Please Don’t Touch! is the second solo album by English guitarist/composer Steve Hackett, released in April 1978 on Charisma. He first presented the title song to Genesis during sessions for their late-1976 release Wind and Wuthering, his final album with the band. This was his second solo album after his 1975 release Voyage of the […]
Black Market is the fifth studio album by multinational jazz-rock ensemble Weather Report, released in 1976 on Columbia Records. Tracklist: A1. “Black Market” (6:30) A2. “Cannon Ball” (4:35) A3. “Gibraltar” (7:45) B1. “Elegant People” (5:02) B2. “Three Clowns” (3:14) B3. “Barbary Coast” (3:05) B4. “Herandnu” (6:35) Credits: Joe Zawinul — synthesizer, rhodes electric piano, grand […]
Slaves Mass is the third headlining studio album by Brazilian samba-jazz keyboardist/composer Hermeto Pascoal, released in 1977 on Warner Bros. Tracklist: A1. “Mixing Pot (Tacho)” (9:20) A2. “Slaves Mass (Missa dos escravos)” (4:17) A3. “Little Cry for Him (Chorinho pra ele)” (2:20) A4. “Cannon (Dedicated to Cannonball Adderley)” (5:13) B1. “Just Listen (Escuta meu piano)” […]
Bingo Miki & Inner Galaxy Orchestra were a Japanese jazz-rock big band that released two albums on Three Blind Mice at the close of the 1970s, followed by a second pair of albums on Kitty Jazz at the start of the 1980s. Members: – Discography: Back to the Sea (1978) Montreux Cyclone (1979) The Eve […]
Sky Islands is the second album by American Latin-jazz/rock ensemble Caldera, released in 1977 on Capitol. Tracklist: A1. “Sky Islands” (6:17) A2. “Ancient Source” (4:50) A3. “It Used to Be” (1:13) A4. “Pegasus” (4:59) B1. “Carnavalito” (4:51) B2. “Seraphim (Angel)” (4:46) B3. “Indigo Fire” (1:06) B4. “Triste” (6:50) B5. “Pescador (Fisherman)” (1:17) Credits: Jorge Strunz […]
