charlie mingus
tonight at noon
Mingus re-assembled the musicians he used on The Clown and Oh Yeah to create this driving, buzzing set of jazz classics. With a fractured recording hi..
pearls before swine
the use of ashes
Tom Rapp's trademark subversive, maddening, and gorgeous humor and style surface on PBS's fourth release. Contains the classics "The Jeweler" and "Roc..
ruthann friedman
constant companion
Ruthann recorded a single early '70s Reprise album of superb loner folk psych with fragile singing and delicate acoustic guitar playing... stark and d..
dillard & clark
the fantastic expedition of dillard & clark
The 1968 debut, originally released on A&M, from one of the first and finest "L.A. country-rock outfits. Comprised of Gene Clark, hot on the heels of ..
franco battiato
pollution
Franco Battiato's wonderfully lively 1973 concept album Pollution is an audaciously psychedelic album drawn from the space rock dimension with good po..
lo borges
lo borges
Originally released in 1972, Lo Borges' solo debut is a stunning piece of post-bossa nova Brazilian pop music. Combining influences ranging from soul,..
plainsong
plainsong
Adored by the New-Folk elite, this short lived, butextremely influential folk-rock outfit only last about ayear and a half, but the music has stood th..
la dusseldorf
la dusseldorf
Upon the breakup of legendary Krautrock duo Neu!, drummer Klaus Dinger formed La Düsseldorf with his brother Thomas and keyboard player Hans Lampe. ..
la dusseldorf
individuellos
Individuellos", originally released in 1980, is the third and final release from these German proto-punk/Krautrock legends. Featuring Klaus Dinger (..
leo wright
soul talk
Alto-saxophonist Leo Wright got his start in Dizzy Gillespie's band in1959, but by the time he released Soul Talk in 1970 (recorded bylegendary produc..
les mccann
invitation to openness
Featuring the 26-minute "The Lovers," this album is THE essence and translation of the predominant free love theme of the '60s and '70s. Every nuance ..
moebius and plank
rastakraut pasta
Rastakraut Pasta is the first release from the duo of Dieter Moebius and Conny Plank, originally released on Sky Records in 1980. Moebius and Plank ha..