Charles Earland's 1970 Prestige debut with Jimmy Heath, Virgil Jones, and a six-piece unit that hit the Billboard charts -- soul-jazz organ music that never dumbs anything down.
Walt Dickerson's 1962 love letter on vibraphone -- a quartet session with Andrew Hill, George Tucker, and Andrew Cyrille that became his definitive recording for New Jazz.
Sonny Clark's final Blue Note date as a leader — a hard bop masterclass recorded fourteen months before his death, featuring Tommy Turrentine, Charlie Rouse, a rare Ike Quebec guest spot, and a rhythm section that swings like it has nowhere else to be.
