Caldera - Same (1976)

Released:	1976
Genre:	Jazz, Latin
Style:	Jazz-Funk, Latin Jazz
	Engineer - Rik Pekkonen Executive Producer - Larkin Arnold Mastered By - Rick Collins Producer - Wayne Henderson
Notes:	Recorded and mixed at Hollywood Sound, July 1976.

With Wayne Henderson of Crusaders fame handling the production, Caldera showed a great deal of promise on its self-titled 1976 debut album. The Latin jazz-fusion unit isn't afraid to take chances on such imaginative pieces as Jorge Strunz's "El Juguete" and Eduardo del Barrio's "Exaltation" -- chances that pay off in a major way. Though one can tell that Caldera's members were well aware of such explorers as Return to Forever, Weather Report, and the Mahavishnu Orchestra, it's also clear that they were major Earth, Wind & Fire fans and had absorbed a wide variety of Latin music. Strunz and del Barrio were hardly the only fusionists who incorporated Latin rhythms in the 1970s -- Chick Corea, George Duke, Wayne Shorter, Al DiMeola, and Joe Zawinul were all well aware of the musical innovations of Latinos, but Caldera was unique in the sense that the band represented a real melting pot of Latinos bringing different ideas to the table. And on this LP, those ideas work magnificently. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Caldera - Same (1976)

Tracklisting:

1. Guanacaste
2. Coastin'
3. Exaltation
4. Synesthesia
5. Out Of The Blue
6. El Jueguete
   

Grover Washington, Jr - Live at The Bijou (1978)

Released:	1977
Genre:	Funk / Soul, Jazz
Style:	Jazz-Funk, Funk
	Bass - Tyrone Brown Drums - Millard Vinson Engineer - David Palmer Engineer [Recording] - Dale Ashby Flute - Leslie Burrs Guitar - Richard Steacker Keyboards - James Simmons Percussion - Leondard Gibbs Producer - Creed Taylor Saxophone - Grover Washington, Jr. Violin [Electric] - John Blake
	Recorded in May 1977 at the Bijou Cafe, Philadelphia. Mixed at Electric Lady Studios

All Music Guide :
Grover Washington, Jr always put on exciting shows, and this performance from the Bijou Cafe in Philadelphia is a good example of his repertoire in 1977. It does not reach the heights of his best studio recordings or concerts, but there are some fine moments. Utilizing his octet of the time (with violinist John Blake, keyboardist James Simmons, and flutist Leslie Burrs), this CD (a straight reissue of the original LP) mostly features Washington playing lesser-known tunes that would not stay in his repertoire for long (other than a medley that includes "Mr. Magic"), but Washington (heard on tenor, alto, and soprano) consistently uplifts the material. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Grover Washington, Jr - Live at The Bijou (1978) part1
Grover Washington, Jr - Live at The Bijou (1978) part2

Tracklist

1. On the cusp
2. You make me dance
3. Lock it in the pocket
4. Days in our lives
5. Mr. Magic
6. Summer song
7. Juffure
8. Sausalito
9. Funkfoot

Jeff Lorber - Lift Off (1985)

Tracklist

1. Lift off
2. The samba
3. Katherine
4. Black Ice
   
5. Curtains
6. Glisten
7. Water Music
8. Cousin Stu
9. Terry's Lament
10. Soft space

Jeff Lorber - Lift Off part1
Jeff Lorber - Lift Off part2

East Bay Rhythm - A Little Love Will Help (1976-80)

All Music Guide :
East Bay Rhythm's name may be a bit obscure to those not from the Bay area, but its key members -- James Levy, Paul Jackson, and Bill Summers -- were members of Herbie Hancock's legendary Headhunters band. The other main member, Butch Haynes, was a member of the fabled Afro-Jazz Quintet. These tracks were cut live and edited minimally. They feature Jackson on bass, Levy on trap kit, with Haynes and Summers on percussion along with a bevy of guests that include Jorge Santana (of Malo) and Carl Lockett, on guitar, Robert Washington and Fall on vocals, and bassist Freddie Washington on bass among others. Recorded between 1976 and 1980 at the Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, none of the eleven cuts collected here has been released in any form before. What is remarkable about East Bay Rhythm's sound is how rooted it is in various idioms: The deep funk of the middle 1970s, gospel a la James Cleveland, the roots of disco, and of course the wild yet precise, Afro-Cuban son rhythms that propel virtually everything here. What is also remarkable is to hear hand percussion in such overdriven funk numbers as "Accept Me," with its hypnotic guitar lines and slipping bass groove, the hand drums run amok on the inside of the mix. As the vocals fade form the center channel, Levy's syncopation careens under the beat as the hand percussionists ride herd over it. That this track is followed by the glorious instrumental, pre-disco anthem "Party Down," is such a plus here: Afro-Caribbean percussion drives not only the beats but the melody into turning on itself no less than three times before the bridge! The groove feels easy but is complex and stretchable with the cross-cross of rhythmic lines trading space in the center of the tune. Of course, this is just a sampling of what is available here over nearly an hours worth of music. This is the place where Tower of Power, Sly Stone, Roy Ayers funky material, and gospel music meet in a deep soul potboiler. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

East Bay Rhythm - A Little Love Will Help (1976-80)
Tracklist

1. Boogie Children
2. A little love will help (instrumental)
3. Accept me
4. Party down (instrumental)
5. Mud Rat
6. Chuda
7. Raw boogie clav & guitar
8. A little love will help
9. Accept me (instrumental)
10. Party down
11. Boogie children (instrumental)

Patrice Rushen - 2 LP's from 1974 & 1975

Dusty Groove :
The first 2 albums as a leader from keyboardist Patrice Rushen! Prelusion is a great set from Patrice -- very different than her later R&B work from the 80s! The record's her first, and at the time, Patrice was much more of a jazz artist -- working here with a cool west coast set of players (Joe Henderson on tenor, Hadley Caliman on alto and soprano, and Oscar Brashear on trumpet), playing a range of keyboards, from acoustic and electric piano, to ARP, and clavinet. The tracks are long, and have a wonderfully composed soul jazz vibe -- feeling a heck of a lot like work on labels like Strata East, deeply dipping into a soulful bag that's solid and real, with no fakery or tricks to make the mood happen. Includes "Traverse", "Shortie's Portion", "7/73", and "Haw Right Now". Before The Dawn has Patrice working in a groove that's almost like that of Herbie Hancock at the time -- using lots of electric piano, clavinet, and synth to craft some mighty fine jazz funk grooves. The group's a monster assemblage of Fantasy jazz players like Hubert Laws, Lee Ritenour, Hadley Caliman, and Harvey Mason -- and the session crackles with a tight edge that you'll never find in any of Patrice's later work. Tracks are long, with lots of great spacey grooves, and titles include "Razzia", "Before The Dawn", "Kickin Back", and "Jubilation". Note: CD omits the track "Puttered Bopcorn" from Prelusion -- due to space restrictions.


Patrice Rushen - Prelusion

Released:	1974
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Jazz-Funk, Fusion
	Arranged By, Composed By - Patrice Rushen Bass - Tony Dumas Drums - Ndugu* Engineer [Recording] - Eddie Harris , Skip Shimmin Flute, Flute [Alto], Saxophone [Soprano] - Hadley Caliman Percussion - Kenneth Nash Piano [Acoustic], Piano [Electric] - Patrice Rushen Producer - Reggie Andrews Saxophone [Tenor] - Joe Henderson Trombone - George Bohanon Trumpet - Oscar Brashear

Tracklist

1. Shortie's portion
2. 7/73
3. Haw-Right Now
4. Traverse
5. Puttered Bopcorn

Patrice Rushen - Before The Dawn

Released:	1975
Genre:	Funk / Soul, Jazz
Style:	Soul-Jazz, Fusion, Funk
	Bass - Charles Meeks (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2) , Tony Dumas (tracks: A3) Drums - Harvey Mason (tracks: A3, B1, B2) , Ndugu* (tracks: A1, A2) Electric Piano, Piano, Synthesizer, Clavinet, Tambourine, Percussion [Cabasa], Arranged By, Remix - Patrice Rushen Engineer [Recording], Remix - Skip Shimmin Flugelhorn - Oscar Brashear (tracks: A1, A2, B1) Flute - Hubert Laws Flute [Alto] - Hubert Laws (tracks: A3, B1) Guitar - Lee Ritenour Percussion - Kenneth Nash (tracks: A3, B1) , Nate Alfred (tracks: A1, A2, B2) Producer, Remix - Reggie Andrews Saxophone [Tenor] - Hadley Caliman (tracks: A1, A2) Trombone - George Bohannon* (tracks: A1, A2, B1) Trumpet - Oscar Brashear Vocals - Josie James (tracks: A2)
Notes:	Recorded (August 1975), remixed, and mastered at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, Ca. Special production assistance: Charles Mims

Patrice Rushen - Prelusion + Before The Dawn (1975)
Tracklist

1. Kickin' back
2. What's the story
3. Jubilation
4. Before the dawn
5. Razzia

Tower Of Power - Live (1999)

Tracklist

1. Soul with a capital 'S'
2. I like your style
3. Soul vaccination
4. Down to the night club
5. Willin' to learn
6. Souled out
7. Diggin' on James Brown
8. To say the least you're the most
9. You strike my main nerve
10. Can't you see
11. You got to funkifize
12. So very hard to go
13. What is HIP?
14. You're still a young man
15. So I got to groove
16. Why down low to the ground*

* missing track

Tower Of Power - Live

The J.B.'s - Funky Good Time (The Anthology) 1995

Released:	1995
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Funk
	Bass - Charles Sherrell* (tracks: 1-13 to 1-15, 2-15) , Bob Cranshaw (tracks: 1-6, 1-7) , William "Bootsy" Collins* (tracks: 1-2, 2-6) , Fred Thomas (2) (tracks: 1-1, 1-3 to 1-5, 1-8 to 2-5, 2-8 to 2-10, 2-12 to 2-14) Clavinet - Charles Sherrell* (tracks: 2-8, 2-10, 2-12 to 2-14) Compiled By - Harry Weinger Congas - Johnny Griggs (tracks: 1-3, 1-9, 1-12, 1-13, 1-15, 2-1, 2-2, 2-4 to 2-6, 2-8, 2-10, 2-12, 2-13) Drums - Jimmy Madison (tracks: 1-6, 1-7, 2-7) , John Jabo Starks (tracks: 1-1, 1-14, 1-5, 1-8, 1-9, 1-10, 1-11, 1-13 to 1-15, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 2-8) , John Morgan (2) (tracks: 2-1, 2-9, 2-10, 2-12, 2-13, 2-14) Guitar - Bobby Roach (tracks: 1-10, 1-11, 2-6) , Phelps "Catfish" Collins* (tracks: 1-2, 2-6) , Hearlon Cheese Martin (tracks: 1-1, 1-3 to 1-5, 1-8 to 1-10, 1-12 to 2-5, 2-8 to 2-10, 2-12 to 2-14) , Hugh McCraken* (tracks: 1-6, 1-7) , Jimmy Nolen (tracks: 1-1, 1-9, 1-12 to 2-5, 2-8 to 2-10, 2-12 to 2-15) , Robert Coleman (tracks: 1-3 to 1-5, 1-8, 2-15) , Sam Brown (2) (tracks: 1-6, 1-7, 2-11) Organ - James Brown (tracks: 1-4, 1-9, 1-15, 2-1, 2-2, 2-15) Percussion - John Morgan (2) (tracks: 2-2, 2-4, 2-5, 2-8) , Johnny Griggs (tracks: 2-8, 2-9, 2-11, 2-13, 2-14) Producer - James Brown Saxophone - Eldee Williams (tracks: 1-1, 1-12,) , Jerry Dodgion (tracks: 1-6, 1-7) , Jimmy Parker (tracks: 1-3 to 1-5, 1-8 to 1-11, 2-1, 2-8, 2-10, 2-12 to 2-14) , Joe Farrell (tracks: 1-6, 1-7, 2-7, 2-11) , Maceo Parker (tracks: 1-1, 1-13 to 1-15, 2-2 to 2-8, 2-10 to 2-14) , Pee Wee Ellis (tracks: 2-7, 2-11) , St-Clair Pinckney (tracks: 1-1, 1-3 to 1-5, 1-8 to 2-5, 2-8, 2-10, 2-12 to 2-14) Synthesizer - James Brown (tracks: 2-2, 2-7, 2-11) Tambourine - Bobby Byrd (tracks: 1-5, 1-8) Trombone - Fred Wesley (tracks: 1-1, 1-3 to 2-6, 2-8, 2-10, 2-12, 2-13) Trumpet - Clayton "Chicken" Gunnels* (tracks: 1-2, 2-6) , Darryl Hassan Jamison (tracks: 1-1, 1-12, 2-1, 2-6) , Isiah Ike Oakley (tracks: 1-1, 1-5, 1-8 to 2-5) , Jerone Jasaan Sanford (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5, 1-8, 1-9, 1-12, 2-1) , Marvin Stamm (tracks: 1-6, 1-7, 2-11) , Randy Brecker (tracks: 1-6, 1-7) , Russell Crimes (tracks: 1-4, 1-5, 1-8 to 1-11, 2-8, 2-10, 2-12 to 2-14) Vocals - Bob Both (tracks: 2-2, 2-6) , Fred Wesley (tracks: 1-1, 2-6 to 2-8, 2-11 to 2-13) , James Brown (tracks: 1-1, 1-11, 1-13 to 1-15, 2-3 to 2-5, 2-10, 2-12, 2-13 to 2-15) Written-By - Charles Bobbit (tracks: 1-4, 1-5, 1-7, 1-8, 2-1) , Fred Wesley (tracks: 1-6, 1-9, 2-4, 2-5, 2-7,2-8) , James Brown (tracks: 1-1 to 1-9, 1-11, 1-13) , John Starks* (tracks: 1-4, 2-1)

The J.B.'s - Funky Good Time cd1
The J.B.'s - Funky Good Time cd2

Tracklisting:

1-1	Fred Wesley & The JB's	Introduction To The J.B.'s / Doing It To Death (12:34)
		Flute - Maceo Parker
1-2	J.B.'s, The	The Grunt (Parts 1 & 2) (3:30)
		Drums - Frank Waddy Saxophone - Robert McCollough* Written-By - William Collins* , Phelps Collins* , Clayton Gunnels* , Clyde Stubblefield , Darryl Jamison* , Frank Waddy , Robert McCollough*
1-3	J.B.'s, The	My Brother (Parts 1 & 2) (5:37)
		Drums - Alfred Thomas
1-4	J.B.'s, The	Pass The Peas (3:28)
1-5	J.B.'s, The	Gimme Some More (3:04)
		Organ - Bobby Byrd
1-6	Fred Wesley & The JB's	J.B. Shout (2:47)
1-7	J.B.'s, The	Blessed Blackness (3:43)
		Flute - Jerry Dodgion , Joe Farrell
1-8	J.B.'s, The	Hot Pants Road (2:43)
		Written-By - St-Clair Pinckney
1-9	J.B.'s, The	Givin' Up Food For Funk (Parts 1 & 2) (5:47)
		Tambourine - James Brown
1-10	James Brown Soul Train, The	Honky Tonk (Parts 1) (3:04)
		Written-By - Bill Doggett , Billy Butler , Clifford Scott , Henry Glover , Shep Shepherd
1-11	Fred Wesley & The JB's	Dirty Harri (3:10)
1-12	Fred Wesley & The JB's	Watermelon Man (3:35)
		Drums - James Brown Written-By - Herbie Hancock
1-13	Maceo & The Macks	Parrty (Parts 1 & 2) (5:51)
1-14	Fred Wesley & The JB's	You Can Have Watergate Just Gimme Some Bucks And I'll Be Straight (3:30)
1-15	Fred Wesley & The JB's	More Peas (13:45)
		Vocals - Charles Sherrell*
2-1	J.B.'s, The	Gimme Some More (Very Live) (3:56)
		Tambourine - Johnny Griggs
2-2	Fred Wesley & The JB's	Same Beat (Parts 1, 2 & 3) (7:46)
2-3	Fred Wesley & The JB's	If Don't Get It The First Time, Back Up And Try It Again, Party (3:32)
2-4	Fred Wesley & The JB's	Damn Right I Am Somebody (6:24)
2-5	Fred Wesley & The JB's	I'm Payin' Taxes, What Am I Buyin' (9:26)
2-6	Maceo & The Macks	Soul Power '74 (4:10)
		Vocals - Maceo Parker
2-7	Last Word, The	Keep On Bumpin' Before You Give Out Of Gas (3:32)
		Bass - Gordon Edwards Guitar - Charlie Brown (7) Trombone - Michael Gipson Trumpet - Lew Soloff Vocals - Tasha Thomas
2-8	Fred & The New J.B.'s	Breakin' Bread (4:20)
		Vocals - Jimmy Nolen , John Morgan (2)
2-9	Fred & The New J.B.'s	Rockin' Funky Watergate (4:33)
2-10	First Family, The	Control (People Go Where We Send You), Part 1 (3:45)
		Vocals - Lee Austin , Lyn Collins , Martha High
2-11	Maceo & The Macks	Cross The Track (We Better Go Back) (3:18)
		Bass - Wilbur Bascomb Drums - Alan Schwartzberg* Guitar - Joe Beck Saxophone - David Sanborn Trumpet - Jon Faddis Vocals - Vicki Anderson
2-12	J.B.'s, The	All Aboard The Soul Funky Train (4:30)
		Vocals - Bobby Byrd
2-13	J.B.'s, The	(It's Not The Express) It's The J.B.'s Monaural (8:13)
2-14	Maceo*	Future Shock (Dance Your Pants Off) (4:02)
2-15	J.B.'s, The With James Brown	Everybody Wanna Get Funky One More Time (Part 1) (5:52)
		Drums - Melvin Parker Piano - James Brown Vocals, Percussion - Russell Crimes

Dizzy Gillespie & Lalo Schifrin - Free Ride (1977)

Released:	1977
Genre:	Electronic, Funk / Soul, Jazz
Style:	Jazz-Funk, Disco
Credits:	Bass - Wilton Felder Composed By, Arranged By, Conductor, Keyboards [Electronic] - Lalo Schifrin Drums - Eddie Greene* Electric Piano, Piano - Sonny Burke (2) Engineer - Peter Granet Engineer [Synthesizer] - Clark Spangler Flute - Jerome Richardson Guitar [Electric] - Lee Ritenour , Melvin "Wah Wah" Watson , Ray Parker Jr. Percussion - Paulinho Da Costa Saxophone - Ernie Watts Saxophone, Flute - James Horn* Trombone - Lew McCreary Trumpet - Jack H. Laubach , Oscar Brashear Trumpet [Solo] - Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie & Lalo Schifrin - Free Ride (1977) [INCOMPLETE]
Tracklisting

1. Unicorn
2. Fire Dance
3. Incantation
4. Wrong Number
5. Free Ride
6. Ozone Madness
7. Love poem for Donna
8. The last stroke of midnight*

*this track is missing, thanks for add :-)

Harvey Mason - Marching In The Street (1975)

Dusty Groove :
Easily the greatest album ever by funky drummer Harvey Mason -- and quite possibly the only one to live up to the rhythmic complexity that Mason brought to countless other fusion sessions for other groups in the 70s! The tracks are all spacious and snapping with brilliantly funky touches -- a sound that resonates with Mason's contributions to Johnny Hammond's Gears album, but which comes off slightly differently here, thanks to a stronger focus on the drums. Keyboards are still a prime element of the set -- played here by Herbie Hancock, Dave Grusin, and Jerry Peters -- the latter 2 of whom helped out on arrangements for the record -- and other players include an all-star lineup of 70s jazz funk legends such as Blue Mitchell, Bennie Maupin, Paul Jackson, Hubert Laws, and others. The title cut "Marching In The Street" is a bucketful of breaks -- but all tracks are great too, and titles include "Modaji", "Wild Rice", "Fair Thee Well", "Building Love", "Ballad For Heather", and "Hop Scotch".


Maxine Willard Waters (vocals)
Randy Crawford (vocals)
Harvey Mason, sr. (drums, main performer)
Wah Wah Watson (guitar)
Bob Wertz ()
Blue Mitchell (trumpet)
Dave Grusin (keyboards)
Paul Jackson (bass)
Oscar Brashear (trumpet)
Hubert Laws (flute)
Julia Tillman Waters (vocals)
Jerry Peters (keyboards)
Bobby Bryant (trumpet)
Chuck Rainey (bass)
Frank Rosolino (trombone)
Herbie Hancock (keyboards)
Ernie Watts (saxophone)
Jim Gilstrap (vocals)
George Bohannon (trombone)
Bennie Maupin (saxophone)
Lee Ritenour (guitar)

Harvey Mason - Marching In The Street (1975)

Tracklist

1. Marching in the street
2. Modadji
3. Hop Scotch
4. Wild Rice
5. Ballad For Heather
6. Fair Thee Well
7. Building Love (Hymn)
   

Gong - Expresso II (1978)

Pierre Moerlen abandonne son activité au sein des Percussions de Strasbourg pour se consacrer à Gong, qui, avec Expresso II (1978), continue de creuser un sillon jazz-rock où la technicité prend le pas sur le délire psychédélique. Les marimbas, xylophone, vibraphone et autres percussions, jouées par Pierre et Benoit Moerlen, Mireille Bauer et François Causse, étalent une palette sonore assez riche. Hansford Rowe apporte un son de basse groovy et puissant. Darryl Way, au violon, joue les Didier Lockwood suppléants. Les parties de guitares jouées par Allan Holdsworth et Bon Lozaga n'apportent quant à elles rien d'original. Mick Taylor apparaît sur un morceau, le bien nommé "Heavy Tune", qui sonne justement un peu trop heavy jazz-rock. Downwind (1979) est du même tonneau. Il est enregistré par Pierre et Benoit Moerlen, Hansford Rowe, François Causse, Ross Record, et quelques invités de marque : Mike Oldfield, Mick Taylor, Steve Winwood, Didier Lockwood. Vont suivre Live (1979), Time is The Key (1979), Leave it Open (1981), Breakthrough (1986) et Second Wind (1988).

En savoir + sur Gong
More about Expresso II and about Gong

	Mireille Bauer : marimbas, vibraphone François Causse : congas Allan Holdsworth : rhythm guitar Bon Lozaga : acoustic guitar Benoit Moerlen : glockenspiel, vibes, xylophone, tubular bells, claves Pierre Moerlen : drums, glockenspiel, xylophone, tubular bells, timpani Hansford Rowe : bass, rhythm guitar Mick Taylor : electric guitar Daryl Way : violin
	Recorded at Pye and Matrix studios. Mixed at Britannia Row Studio. Mastered at Trident Studio.

Gong - Expresso II

Tracklist

1. Heavy tune
2. Golden dilemna
3. Sleepy
4. Soli
5. Boring
6. Three blind mice