b. 20 July 1946, Enfield, Middlesex, England. This accomplished saxophonist and flautist rose to prominence during the mid-60s as a member o...

A true mixed bag, from the sensual title track to the melodramatic "If You Go Away," and some fine soul stylings in between, most ...

"One of the very best Bossa Nova Jazz albums, Jazz Samba marked the beginning of the Bossa Nova wave in the United States and, more gen...

Belgian jazz/soul rock group that evolved from The J.J. Band after recruiting Leslie Kent. They recorded one album under this name.  listen...

A blaxploitation masterpiece on par with  Curtis Mayfield 's  Superfly  and  Isaac Hayes '  Shaft , Roy Ayers' soundtrack for th...

Second solo release by Raul Seixas, an important figure of Brazilian rock. Acid critic of establishment, he pardodies several figures of Bra...

Peter Frampton's solo debut after leaving  Humble Pie  (as they stood on the brink of stardom) spotlights Frampton's well-crafted, t...

Fragile was Yes' breakthrough album, propelling them in a matter of weeks from a cult act to an international phenomenon; not coincident...

The right record deal can easily make or break a band; just ask the members of Orleans, who, in the 1970s, were well aware of the difference...

A Blue Note release with  Les McCann  on piano,  Herbie Lewis  on bass, and  Otis Finch  on drums. Small group format. Excellent (and exciti...

After a tentative but promising 1973 debut album, Graham Central Station returned the next year with a head-spinning blend of R&B styles...

Their debut album, with the original lineup of  Wilson ,  Vaughn ,  Buck , and  Ferguson  stompin' through a roadhouse set of covers and...

For their third album, the Atlanta Rhythm Section, newly signed to Polydor after a couple of releases for Decca, put their best foot forward...

49th Parallel was one of an unusual breed of garage punk bands to come out of Canada in the mid-'60s. Originally known as the Shades of ...

Orpheus' final MGM album is softer and poppier than the other LPs the group had done for the label, but not that much softer and poppier...