Sly and the Family Stone - There's a Riot Goin' On

Is this an answer to Marvin Gaye's what's going on? There's a riot goin' on. They are still goin' on:

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Sly and the Family Stone - Stand!

So many hip hop breaks from this... Classic. Very awkward second track on the album relating to race relations.

Woody Shaw - Master of the Art

RIP Woody Shaw, RIP Mulgrew Miller.

Also features Bobby Hutcherson, Steve Turre, Tony Reedus, Stafford James

Skankin' Pickle - Green Album

Once upon a time, I was really into Ska/Punk. Around that time, my favorite ska band was Skankin' Pickle. My brother bought me this album when I was in 7th grade (he knew I liked Skankin' Pickle and had a turntable, what a nice gift!)

This is an album of covers. More information via allmusic

I always thought Special Brew was a cute love song:

Andrés Segovia - Five Pieces from Platero and I

World Saxophone Quartet - Live at Brooklyn Academy of Music

Waymon Reed - 46th and 8th

I bought this as a gift for a friend, but I wanted to listen to it first. This is a great jazz record of standards such as "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" and "Blue Monk."

I only know of Waymon Reed from this wonderful Maceo Parker joint:

World Saxophone Quartet - Dances and Ballads

This band was so of its' time. David Murray, Oliver Lake, Julius Hemphill, and Hamiet Bluiett. Sounding like a sympathetic string quartet, but improvisatory and FREE. The last track is an all out four saxophone assault on sound. Yet some tunes get downright FUNKY. Sophisticated and cool - the best way to be.

Wildflowers The New York Loft Jazz Sessions 2

I like this one a lot too. I like vol.1 and vol. 2 much more than vol. 5, but maybe I just need to listen to vol.5 again...

MJQ + Sonny Rollins - Live at Music Inn vol 2

Steve Swallow - Home

This is a great record (which sounds a bit dated), in which Steve Swallow wrote music to accompany the poetry of Robert Creeley

Red Norvo - Pretty is the Only Way to Fly

Vibes and Stuff.

Wildflowers - The New York Loft Jazz Sessions vol 1

Volume 1 compilation of jazz artists performing in Sam Rivers' loft. I like this volume better than vol 5, and I just purchased volume 2, have yet to hear it.

This one has Kalaprusha, Air(!), Sam Rivers, Ken McIntyre.

Henry Threadgill - X-75 volume 1

Holy wah. Most of this album is scored for 4 flutes 4 basses and voice. This is one-of-a-kind.

Henry Threadgill - Subject to Change

Hey Henry Threadgill!!!!

Andrew Hill - Divine Relevation

Mingus - Changes 2

Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus

Don Pullen Don Pullen

Dannie Richmond Dannie Richmond

George Adams George George George George

Ahh, I Hardly Knew Ye.

RIP Robin Williams

Ahmad Jamal - All of You

This is the classic Ahmad trio with Vernell Fournier and Israel Crosby. Nothing stood out to me as much as Poinciana, but still a great document of Ahmad's band sound with an awesome group (Vernell's Quarter Notes on his Riveted Ride Cymbal Drew Me In... sorry about the capital letters).

Music with 58 Musicians, Vol. 1

A great sampling of ECM recordings from late 70's early 80's. The name is a take on Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians, an excerpt of which is included. That is the only piece that is excerpted, all other songs are complete.

Highlight is Old and New Dreams performing Lonely Woman. Dewey and Don seem to weirdly go too slow (maybe) through the melody, but the solos are transcendent. Charlie Charlie Charlie...

Even though it's a compilation, it's nice to have a Gatefold ECM album WITH LINER NOTES!! This album also showcases a variety of innovative music which is just about completely absent from ECM these days. There is Old and New Dreams, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Paul Motian, Jack Dejohnette, Terje Rypdal, Codona, Pat Metheny, John Abercrombie, Steve Reich... etc.

George Benson - The Other Side of Abbey Road

Benson recorded this 3 weeks after Abbey Road came out (October of 1969). This is a fine collection of songs/medleys from Abbey Road. George sings as well as plays guitar. Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Idris Muhammad, Hubert Laws, Sonny Fortune are all on here as well as a mini-orchestra/big band. Ed Shaughnessy is also listed as on drums on this... neat!

Arnold Schönberg - Pierrot Lunaire

This is some wild music, man! This is a classic Schonberg atonal piece incorporating "sprechstimme." (Speak-singing, or singing without definite pitch).

More info about Pierrot Lunaire op. 21

Erik Satie - Three Pieces in the Shape of a Pear (and Saint-Saens)

Terje Rypdal - After the Rain

This entire record sounds like the first couple parts of Pink Floyd's "Shine on You Crazy Diamond." Very New Age, with a little bit of electrified guitar (sounding somewhat "ghoulish")

Busta Rhymes - Fire (Single)

Fire (single) with Bladow. 2000. Busta Bust.

Walt Dickerson - This is Walt Dickerson

Walt Dickerson - Vibes In Motion

This album has Austin Crow on piano (not familiar), Andrew Cyrille and Henry Grimes as well. The music on this album is from the Motion Picture Lawrence of Arabia... It has a very middle eastern desert feel to it... I like it!

Air - Montreux Suisse

Can't breathe! Need... More.. AIR!

Walt Dickerson - To My Queen

I picked this up two weeks ago in Chicago at the famous Jazz Record Mart. I'm trying to absorb as much as I can from Walt, a true vibraphone master. Very underappreciated. I got this and two others, which I will be posting soon. This record also has Andrew Hill and Andrew Cyrille. Joyful sounds abound.