First record as leader for the Mahavishnu drummer — featuring Tommy Bolin on guitar and Jan Hammer, keys — this is heavy fusion, with some deep funk. Massive Attack sampled Stratus for Safe From Harm.
‘Verve By Request.’
Astrud’s second Verve, branching out into jazz and American vocal staples, thankfully interwoven with five songs by Luiz Bonfá. Her signature emotional discretion and understated musical cool are played against the fluttering flutes and shaded strings of broad orchestral arrangements by Don Sebesky, Claus Ogerman, and João Donato. Produced by Creed Taylor;
Two World Pacifics from 1959, The Swingers! and A Gasser! (featuring Annie Ross on her own). Straight songs and hip new renditions of great stuff like Little Niles, Four, Airegin, Now’s The Time.
With The Aces live in 1966, just a few months after Hoodoo Man Blues came out.
Basket-case rock and roll from 1958.
The so-called Royal Albert Hall Concert (recorded in Manchester). Like A Rolling Stone is something else.
The soundtrack to the Martin Scorsese film — including twenty-six previously unreleased recordings.
‘Rare and unreleased, 1989-2006’, with twenty-six tracks out here for the first time.