Illustrator David Stone Martin was one of the most prolific and influential graphic designers of the postwar era, creating over 400 album covers. With his signature hand-drawn calligraphic lines, DSM perfectly captured the energy and spontaneity of the jazz idiom.    ...

Strata Records - the Sound of Detroit - Reimagined by Jazzanova (BBE Music)

Hal Blaine is the accompanist to Phil Spector’s “Wall of Sound” and one of the most sought-after session drummers in L.A. He has played on forty Number One singles.Blaine, who was born Harold Simon Belsky in 1929, became a professional drummer in 1948. In 2000, Blaine...

LARK, released in 1972, was Linda’s first with producer Jim Cregan.In recent years, samples from these tracks have appeared in singles by hip-hop artist  Common,introducing a new generation of listeners to Linda’s work.Gifted with an incredible 5 octave vocal range,...

We Are Family is one of the most iconic dance albums of all time.the ‘Greatest Dancer’, ‘Lost in Music’, and ‘Thinking of You’ and to the greater cultural context of disco and it’s legacy.

All Time Classics  by Nick JohnstoneUNCUTOctober 2003 Great albums that have fallen off the critical radar Blue by Joni Mitchell Joni Mitchell fans know that she recorded 1971's "Blue", her fourth album, in an "emotionally transparent" state, after her relationship...