Knockout Larry Heard; deep and soulful. It carries you back through the years… and away.

‘Girl group greatness, courtesy of the Chicago-based Hutchinson Sisters (with Theresa Davis on this record) and co-producers Isaac Hayes, David Porter and Ronnie Williams! Recording at Muscle Shoals and Stax studios seems to have added a little grit to The Emotions’ sound, too; this 1971 classic on the Volt label offers the perfect blend of sweet and sassy. Show Me How was the hit, but it’s Blind Alley that made Untouched one of the most collectible albums of its kind: that track’s one of the most sampled in all of pop and hip hop, most notably by Big Daddy Kane (Ain’t No Half-Steppin’) and Mariah Carey (Dreamlover).’

The flautist’s one BN as leader, from 1970, with Eddie Gomez, Don Alias and Sam Brown, produced by Sonny Lester, mixing funk, jazz, Latin, rock, improv… and a John Jacob Niles. Great stuff.