Mid-seventies disco, produced by Eddie Drennon — Bo Diddley’s musical director, a decade before — and mixed by Tom Moulton.
Featuring the sublime Last Night Changed It All (I Really Had A Ball) — immortal bump’n'hustle from a woman’s point of view, beloved throughout the Zulu Nation as a queen amongst Ultimate Breaks & Beats, and sampled by De La Soul, BDP, Public Enemy, Guru, The Coup… the lot. (Trust Ghostface to piss in the font.)

Nutritious jazz duets between flautist LM (who has worked with everyone from Nina Simone to Mulatu) and bassist Marshall Hawkins (who took over from Ron Carter for Miles, and played on Donny Hathaway’s Everything Is Everything, the year after this recording, in 1970). Engrossing, gorgeous, good for the soul. Warmly recommended.

With the classic, studio version of the title track. The drummer John Stevens used to rave about Steve Davis, seldom recorded but here on bass.

Misdemeanour is an irresistible Jacksons-style rare groove classic. Nicked from Dee Clark, arranged by Jerry Peters, sampled by Dre.
Here’s Foster aged eleven, smashing it on Soul Train in 1973, with sisters Angela and Patricia. (Not to mention his bros’ ‘fros.)

Tough sides recorded by Jammys and Scientist, besides a couple of killers from the Black Ark — The Children Are Crying (with The Heptones) and Mr Scabina.

Another expert compilation, featuring some of his early English recordings — like Run A Way (nice try) and Flower Of Love — alongside smashes like Sari Çizmeli Mehmet Aga and Aynali Kemer, with a sprinkling of instrumental gems from his 70s concept albums.

Hard-core Bakersfield honky-tonk, in the manner of Buck Owens and Merle Haggard.
TC’s third and best LP.

Not disco at all — rather a fully rounded excursion into mid-70s dancefloor funk and jazz-funk, by an orchestra of crack NYC musicians originally known as the Smokin’ Shades Of Black.
Like previous Jazzman revives by Sounds of the City Experience and Ricardo Marrero, this reissue saves from obscurity some wonderful music wilfully squandered at the time in the service of tax scamming. The booklet tells the full story.