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Wonderful World, Beautiful People -- CD Jimmy Cliff 1972 A&M Records Arguably the first Jimmy Cliff album to feature the singer as a bona fide international reggae star, WONDERFUL WORLD, BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE is a set brimming with confidence. Besides the pop-reggae staples of "Time Will Tell" and...

You are welcome Botch, let us know what you think. :obscene-drinkingcheers: Today's work truck music... Hymns of the 49th parallel -- CD k.d. lang 2004 Nonesuch Records Amazon.com Was it homesickness that compelled longtime Los Angeles resident k.d. lang to fashion her one-woman...

Hey Botch, I have this 7 album set and like it a lot for $14... Amazon link... http://smile.amazon.com/7-Classic-Album ... =zoot+sims But, while looking, I saw this 12 album set for about the same price.... Amazon link... http://smile.amazon.com/Classic-Albums- ... =zoot+sims Either...

Warm Tenor -- Remastered CD Zoot Sims 1979/1989 Pablo Records The Pablo label was a perfect home for Zoot Sims during the second half of the '70s; the cool-toned tenor always sounded at his best in informal settings with small groups where he had the opportunity to stretch out. This quartet...

Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers -- SACD 1990/2003 Pablo/Concord Records Along with his album with Count Basie (Basie and Zoot) during the same period, this is one of Sims' most exciting recordings of his career. Greatly assisted by pianist Oscar Peterson, guitarist Joe Pass, bassist George...

"Live" In Philly -- CD Zoot Sims 1998/2003 Jazz Heritage Society/Savoy Records Released for the first time on this 1998 CD, this excellent live set dates from the early '70s (1973 is an educated guess) and features the always swinging tenor man Zoot Sims in a quartet with pianist Benny...

Today's work truck music...... Bill Withers' Greatest Hits -- CD Bill Withers 1981 Columbia Records Pop/soul legend Withers was one of the most important figures in '70s R&B, but most of his catalog remained shamefully unavailable throughout the '90s. Fans who followed Withers into the CD...

Swingsation -- Remastered CD Lionel Hampton 1998 GRP Records Since Hampton's big band started in the late '20s and endured for decades beyond, this collection cannot be comprehensive. But in the mid-'30s to late '40s, they were in their prime and a force to be reckoned with. So this slice of...

Live At The Blue Note -- CD Kenny Burrell and The Jazz Heritage All-Stars 1996 Concord Jazz Always one of the most tasteful of musicians, guitarist Kenny Burrell is in fine form on this set from 1996. He is joined by a rhythm section led by pianist Sir Roland Hanna, trumpeter Jimmy Owens (who...

Home Cookin' -- Remastered CD Jimmy Smith 1960/2004 Blue Note Records Soul Food, Chicken Grease, and Hammond B-3 soul, April 20, 2000 By Sean K Hur (New Brunswick, NJ) - See all my reviews This review is from: Home Cookin (Audio CD) Wow, now here's a good work for you hammond b-3 fans. The...

Happy Sunday everyone... :banana-dance: Smokin' At The Half Note -- CD Wynton Kelly Trio & Wes Montgomery 1965/1989 Verve Records Product Description Smokin' at the Half Note by Wes Montgomery and Wynton Kelly, originally released by Verve in 1965, shouldn't need a build-up for...

Today's work truck music.... Deguello -- CD ZZ Top 1979 Warner Bros. Records Amazon.com First released in 1979, Deguello was three years in the making. Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard had disappeared into the sagebrush to recharge their batteries following their grueling World...

Today's work truck music.... Shaft - Soundtrack -- CD Isaac Hayes 1971/1991 Stax Records Amazon.com The "Theme from Shaft" is now so ingrained in popular consciousness as the blaxploitation-movie track that it's hard to listen to it without a faint smirk. ("Who's the black private dick...

In Concert (1948) featuring Chano Pozo -- CD Dizzy Gillespie and his Big Band 1948/1993 GNP/ Crescendo Records Recorded live at the Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California on July 19, 1948. Includes liner notes by Leonard Feather and Gene Norman.The Dizzy Gillespie Big Band was the most...

Today's work truck music... How Sweet It is -- CD Joan Osborne 2002 Compendia Records Amazon.com With the proliferation of earthy rock chicks such as Vanessa Carlton and Michelle Branch, it might seem like an opportune time for Joan Osborne, who gathered Grammy nominations for her...

Talkin' About -- Remastered 24 Bit CD Grant Green - Larry Young - Elvin Jones 1965/1999 Blue Note Records Grant Green ranked alongside Wes Montgomery as the most exciting new jazz guitarist of the early 1960s. Green recorded a couple of dozen very memorable albums for Blue Note in styles...

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Live At The Metropole Cafe N.Y.C. -- Remastered CD Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra 1961-62/1989 Hindsight Records .Although Lionel Hampton is heard on these live dates at the head of a big band, the vibraphonist takes nearly all of the solo space on the 11 selections included on this CD...

Today's work truck music.... Greatest Hits -- CD Eurythmics 1991 Arista Records Amazon.com essential recording One of the earliest things that we learned about Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart was that the duo had style. In their first few MTV videos, including "Sweet Dreams" and "Love Is a...

Too Hot For Words -- Remastered CD Teddy Wilson 1995 Hep Records (Import UK) The Hep series of Teddy Wilson recordings has been largely superseded by the more complete Classics program. This release has 16 titles from Wilson's first four recording sessions as a leader of all-star bands...