Jaco Pastorius is the debut solo album by Jaco Pastorius,released in 1976 by Epic Records. The album was produced by Bobby Colomby,drummer and founder of Blood,Sweat &Tears.
Miles in the Sky is a studio album by the jazz trumpeter and composer Miles Davis. It was released on July 22,1968,through Columbia Records. It was the last full album recorded by Davis' "Second Great Quintet" and marked the beginning of his foray into jazz fusion,with Herbie Hancock playing electric piano and Ron Carter playing electric bass guitar on opening track "Stuff". Additionally,electric guitarist George Benson features on "Paraphernalia".
M2 is a 2001 album by Jazz fusion musician Marcus Miller,and the winner of the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album.
The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions is a four-disc box set by jazz trumpeter Miles Davis compiling recordings between August 19,1969,and February 6,1970—including the 1970 double album Bitches Brew in its entirety—and released on Columbia/Legacy on November 24,1998.
The Swing of Delight is a 1980 double album by Carlos Santana. It was released under his temporary Sanskrit name Devadip Carlos Santana,given to him by Sri Chinmoy. It peaked at #65 on the charts.
Sound-System is the thirtieth album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock and the second of three albums co-produced by Bill Laswell with the ‘Rockit’Band. Guest artists include saxophonist Wayne Shorter,guitarist Henry Kaiser,kora player/percussionist Foday Musa Suso and drummer Anton Fier.
Lite Me Up is a pop album with a strong disco-funk feel by Herbie Hancock. It was Hancock's twenty-eighth album and first release without producer David Rubinson since 1969. On this album,Hancock was influenced by his long-time friend,producer Quincy Jones and sessions included many musicians associated with Jones including Steve Lukather and Jeff Porcaro of Toto. The album was the first on which Hancock played the Synclavier,a digital polyphonic synthesizer.
Man-Child is the fifteenth studio album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock. The record was released on August 22,1975 by Columbia Records. It was the final studio album to feature The Headhunters,and a number of guest musicians including saxophonist Wayne Shorter,a full brass section,three different guitarists,and Stevie Wonder on harmonica.
The All Seeing Eye is the ninth jazz album by saxophonist Wayne Shorter,recorded on October 15,1965,and released on the Blue Note label as BLP 4219 and BST 84219 in 1966. The album features performances by Shorter with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard,trombonist Grachan Moncur III,alto saxophonist James Spaulding,pianist Herbie Hancock,bassist Ron Carter and drummer Joe Chambers. Shorter's brother,Alan composed and plays fluegelhorn on the final track,“Mephistopheles”. The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states:"it is clear from the start that the music on this CD reissue is not basic bop and blues... the dramatic selections,and their brand of controlled freedom has plenty of subtle surprises. This is stimulating music that still sounds fresh over three decades later".
V.S.O.P. is a 1977 double live album by keyboardist Herbie Hancock,featuring acoustic jazz performances by the V.S.O.P. Quintet,along with jazz fusion/jazz-funk performances by the ‘Mwandishi’band and The Headhunters.
Flood is the second live album,and sixteenth album overall,by American jazz pianist and keyboardist Herbie Hancock. Recorded live in Tokyo,the album was originally released exclusively in Japan in 1975 as a double LP 洪水,reads kōzui meaning flood. It features The Headhunters performing selections from the albums Maiden Voyage,Head Hunters,Thrust,and Man-Child ––with the latter album still two months away from release at the time of these concerts.
Zawinul is the third studio album by jazz composer and pianist Joe Zawinul recorded in 1970 by Zawinul performing music arranged for two electric pianos,flute,trumpet,soprano saxophone,two contrabasses,and percussion. The album reached number 17 in the Billboard Jazz album charts.
Don't Try This at Home is the second album by American jazz saxophonist Michael Brecker,that was released on Impulse! records in 1988. In 1989,the album won a Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo.
The Other Side of Round Midnight is an album by American jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded in 1985 and released on the Blue Note label. The album was recorded during the making of Bertrand Tavernier's 1986 film Round Midnight, and it consists of tracks that were not included in the Academy Award-winning soundtrack album for the film. The album features the last recordings released under Gordon's name,produced and arranged by Herbie Hancock.
Givin' It Up is a collaborative album by American musicians George Benson and Al Jarreau,released on October 24,2006,by Concord Records. It contains songs previously recorded by both artists (Benson's "Breezin" and Jarreau's "Mornin" and original music. Other vocalists and musicians featured are Jill Scott,Patti Austin,Herbie Hancock,Stanley Clarke,Abe Laboriel,Chris Botti,Marcus Miller,and Paul McCartney. This project also includes standards by Billie Holiday and Sam Cooke,pop songs by Seals and Crofts and Daryl Hall along with the jazz-swing "Four" by Miles Davis,and "Ordinary People" by John Legend.
Nascimento is an album by Brazilian musician Milton Nascimento,released through Warner Bros. Records in 1997. In 1998,the album earned Milton Nascimento the Grammy Award for Best World Music Album.
Directions is a compilation album by American jazz musician Miles Davis,released in 1981 by Columbia Records. It collects previously unreleased outtakes that Davis recorded between 1960 and 1970. Directions was the last of a series of compilation albums—mostly consisting of,at that time,previously unreleased music—that Columbia released to bridge Davis' recording hiatus that ended with the Man with the Horn in July 1981.
Courage is the second studio album by Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist Milton Nascimento,recorded in 1968 and released in 1969 by CTI Records.
Milton is a 1977 album by Milton Nascimento.
A Brazilian Love Affair is the fourteenth studio album by American keyboardist and record producer George Duke. It was released in 1980 through Epic Records. Recording sessions for the album took place from March 1979 to April 1979 at Level E Hawai Recording Studio in Rio de Janeiro and at Westlake Recording Studios with additional recording at Le Gonks West Studio in West Hollywood,California. It was mastered by Brian Gardner at Allen Zentz Recording Studio in Los Angeles.
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