Tight, smooth, and often very pretty studio jazz from the UK's Ben Marc. The shimmering instrumentation throughout holds it together and keeps it interesting.
Well written songs with acoustic guitar played over sweeping and emotional Pop Ballad instrumentation. There are even some short Jazz themed preludes to songs which add depth.
Though Deerhoof long ago established itself as one of the greatest rock groups ever to stride the earth, they once again discover previously unknown combinations of candy-coated riffs, sideways pop hooks, free-jazz freakouts, and surrealist humor.
Trumpeter Eddie Henderson came to prominence as a member of Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi in the early '70s, after which he recorded a pair of seminal jazz/funk fusion classics for Blue Note
Donald Byrd's 1974 funk/R&B fusion masterpiece, Stepping Into Tomorrow, was the third album the trumpet legend made in collaboration with visionary producer Larry Mizell.
Kingston in the early 70s was on fire with new music, and Herman Chin Loy put on the afterburners to release Aquarius Dub, probably the world's first dub LP.