Fritz The Cat is the 1972 soundtrack album to the Ralph Bakshi directed animated film of the same name. The soundtrack features a number of blues, funk and rock and roll songs as well as the film’s score, which consists of soul-jazz performed by Ed Bogas and Ray Shanklin. The album was originally released on […]
Luxury You Can Afford is the seventh studio album by Joe Cocker, released in 1978 on Asylum Records, his only release for that label. Tracks 1 Fun Time (Allen Toussaint) 02:40 2 Watching The River Flow (Bob Dylan) 03:16 3 Boogie Baby (Phil Driscoll) 03:51 4 A Whiter Shade Of Pale (Gary Brooker; Keith Reid) […]
Bigger & Better is an album by American saxophonist David Newman featuring performances recorded in 1968 for the Atlantic label. Tracks 1 Yesterday (John Lennon; Paul McCartney) 04:03 2 And I Love Her (John Lennon; Paul McCartney) 05:46 3 The Thirteenth Floor (David Fathead Newman) 05:56 4 Ain’T That Good News (Sam Cooke) 03:46 5 […]
Story Teller is a studio album by the American soul and R&B singer Brook Benton, released in 1971 (Atlantic Records) Tracks 1 Movin’ Day (John Murtaugh; Spencer Michlin) 03:24 2 Willoughby Grove (Bobby Scott; Danny Meehan) 03:30 3 Shoes (Don Covay; George Soule) 02:56 4 Poor Make Believer (Don Davis; Homer Banks; James Lately) 03:13 […]
The Diverse Yusef Lateef is a jazz album by saxophonist Yusef Lateef released in 1970. In it are mixed influences from rhythm and blues and soul music (particularly on “Live Humble”) and world music (notably on “A Long Time Ago” or “Chandra”). Tracks 1 Live Humble (Yusef Lateef) 06:46 2 A Long Time Ago (Yusef […]
Testify (2025, P-Vine) marks the return of legendary drummer Bernard Purdie after a six-year studio hiatus. Recorded when Purdie was 85, it is an ambitious all-vocal project that bridges his iconic “Purdie Shuffle” roots with fresh soul, jazz, and blues compositions. Tracks 1 Ain’t You No Shame (Jack Hoban) 04:26 2 I Got The […]
Paint It Blue (1996) is a seminal album by the Nils Landgren Funk Unit that serves as a tribute to the legendary jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley. Tracks 1 Walk Tall (Cannonball Adderley) 05:17 2 You Dig (Henrik Janson; Magnum Coltrane Price; Nils Landgren) 06:15 3 Why Am I Treated So Bad (Roebuck Staples) 05:23 […]
Saundra is the only album by Saundra Hewitt, originally released in 1976 on Japanese label Discomate. It was re-released in 2012. Tracks 1 Won’t Be Water Next Time (Saundra Hewitt) 03:37 2 Got A New Pair Of Shoes (David Lasley; Saundra Hewitt) 06:34 3 Heart Of Stone (Northern Calloway; David Frank) 06:22 4 Up On […]
Jamaica Say You Will is the fifth studio album by Joe Cocker, released in April 1975. The songs from the album come from the same sessions that produced the highly acclaimed LP I Can Stand A Little Rain (1974). Jamaica Say You Will wasn’t, however, as successful as its predecessor. It reached number 42 on […]
Blues Current (1970, Polydor) is the only album released by John Murtaugh. John E. Murtaugh (1927–2017) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He was a pioneer in introducing the Moog synthesizer to mainstream jazz, most notably on his 1970 album. Tracks 1 Blues Current (John Murtaugh) 02:56 2 Blues For Dreaming (John Murtaugh) […]