Bobbi Humphrey - Blacks and BluesBobbi Humphrey scored her biggest hit with her third album Blacks and Blues, an utterly delightful jazz funk classic that helped make her a sensation at Montreux. If it sounds a lot like Donald Byrd's post Black Byrd output, it's no accident; brothers Larry and Fonce Mizell have their fingerprints all over the album, and as on their work with Byrd, Larry handles all the composing and most of the arranging and production duties. It certainly helps that

full-on rocking and dreamlike

the record’s finely drawn vignettes

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Cactused is the first of Mind Hive’s pop moments

Albert Smith - The Thrill Is Gone 2

corresponding more or less to the Dionysian hedonism which pervades certain styles of contemporary music culture today

The album continues to unfold back to McCombs with a satire on justice

yet murkily enticing‰۝ - Q (4*)

Irene and Vernon Castle popularized a variety of dances

Also appearing on the album are members of Steven‰۪s band over the last few years

Flowers is joined by a stellar cast of iconic musicians including The Dirty Projectors' Angel Deradoorian and Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant

Folly is O’Sullivan’s second album under his own name and embodies a confident