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 […]
Jan Hammer is a Czech jazz/rock keyboardist, composer, and producer with a sixty-year musical career. As a teenager, Hammer led a jazz trio and cut his first album, Malma Maliny, in 1968 for MPS. After two years in the US, he joined the original Mahavishnu Orchestra, which made the seminal jazz-rock albums The Inner Mounting […]
Frontiers is the eighth studio album by American modern-rock/soul band Journey, released in 1983 on Columbia Records. Tracklist: A1. “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)” (5:24) A2. “Send Her My Love” (3:52) A3. “Chain Reaction” (4:18) A4. “After the Fall” (5:00) A5. “Faithfully” (4:24) B1. “Edge of the Blade” (4:30) B2. “Troubled Child” (4:30) B3. “Back Talk” (3:18) […]
Escape is the seventh proper studio album by American hard-rock/blue-eyed soul band Journey, released in 1981 on Columbia Records. Tracklist: A1. “Don’t Stop Believin’” (4:10) A2. “Stone in Love” (4:25) A3. “Who’s Crying Now” (5:01) A4. “Keep On Runnin’” (3:39) A5. “Still They Ride” (3:48) B1. “Escape” (5:15) B2. “Lay It Down” (4:13) B3. “Dead […]
Journey is the debut album by the namesake American jazz-rock/hard-rock band, released in 1975 on Columbia Records. Tracklist: A1. “Of a Lifetime” (6:54) A2. “In the Morning Day” (4:26) A3. “Kohoutek” (6:45) B1. “To Play Some Music” (3:19) B2. “Topaz” (6:11) B3. “In My Lonely Feeling / Conversations” (5:00) B4. “Mystery Mountain” (4:22) Credits: Neal […]
Next is the third album by American jazz-rock/hard-rock band Journey, released in 1977 on Columbia Records. Tracklist: A1. “Spaceman” (4:01) A2. “People” (5:20) A3. “I Would Find You” (5:54) A4. “Here We Are” (4:18) B1. “Hustler” (3:17) B2. “Next” (5:28) B3. “Nickel and Dime” (4:14) B4. “Karma” (5:08) Credits: Gregg Rolie — keyboard, lead vocals, lyrics, […]
Betty Davis is the debut solo album by the namesake American soul/funk singer, released in 1973 on Just Sunshine Records. Tracklist: A1. “If I’m in Luck I Might Get Picked Up” (4:51) A2. “Walking Up the Road” (2:47) A3. “Anti Love Song” (4:24) A4. “Your Man My Man” (3:28) B1. “Ooh Yea” (3:05) B2. “Steppin […]
