Probably the best album ever recorded! A must in every record collection. With classics like "What’s Going On", "Mercy Mercy Me" and "Inner City Blues". Highly recommended is also his very much underrated double LP (1 CD) "Here My Dear" from 1977 (Motown 530 253-2). A 13 track testimony about his marriage and divorce from Anna, sister of Motown founder Berry Gordy.

Classic jazz/funk CDs with the original cover artwork. (For those of you knowing what I’m talking about :-). Excellent sound, even though these 4 OP albums was produced more than 20 years ago. Listen specially to the killer horn arrangements and the drum sound. Featuring the special and easy recognizable singing style by Sugar. This style was also to some extent, done by Michael Cooper of ConFunkShun, Larry Blackmon of Cameo and Larry Dodson of Bar-Keys. There are several "best of" CDs available.

Vocalist Jeffrey Osborne’s old band. This album was finally released on CD in 1995 and contains the classic "Love Ballad", also done by George Benson in an upbeat version. Also check out the 15 track best of CD "Classics vol.27" in the A&M series. This has most of the tracks you need.

A very strong mellow soul album. Sounds like a mid 70’s cross between Barry White and Marvin Gaye. Very hard to find on CD.

Highly recommended jazz/funk album featuring a great 9:47 mins version of the War classic "The World is a Ghetto" plus "Nature Boy" and "Valdez in the Country".

Great 14 track CD compilation. Featuring the now classic "Backstabbers", "For the Love of Money" and "I love Music". Originally released as a 14 track double LP. The CD was out in 1990, but on some pressings, the track "Darlin’ Darlin’ Baby" has been removed. Excellent Philly Sound production by Gamble & Huff. Highly recommendable is also their 1978 release "So Full of Love" (CBS 35355), containing the hit "Used to Be My Girl".

This is as close to EWF you’ll get! Excellent EWF-like production. Specially on the first two releases. Highly recommended! Also available are the "Golden Classics" (Collectables Records 5811) containing most of the tracks from both "Come Go With Us" and "Take It On Up" plus a couple of tracks from from their last release "So Delicious".

Not available on CD. The first of two excellent releases before they went on to become The Dazz Band. Many of the tracks are very EWF-like.

These 8 guys from NY are a little close to disco, but the horn arrangements are excellent. 14 tracks including 12" versions.

Only available on LP. British jazz/funk act very influenced by EWF. A not so good "Best of" CD including some of vocalist David Joseph’s solo stuff was released in the UK in 1993. (IMCD 157 514 828-2)

Just one of several great albums from this vocal group. Released on CD in 1996. Contains the classic ballad "(Olivia) Lost and Turned Out". Great vocal arrangements and harmony singing. Specially the very smooth voices of brothers Scotty & Walter Scott. Also check out the 12 track "In The Mood". A "best of ballads" from the Whispers. (SOLAR 75321)

Not available on CD. Very good album featuring the flute-playing Jimmi Brown. Inventor of the so-called Dazz sound (Danceable Jazz) also adapted by Kinsmen Dazz/Dazz Band. Also available on CD is the not so good 12 track "Best of Brick" (Epic EK 66870) from 1995. Check also out their 1980 release "Summer Heat" produced by Ray Parker Jr. Available on CD from Japan (Sony SRCS 5793)

Released on CD in 1992. Originally released on the Washington "go-go" label Source in 1979. Very hard to find on CD.

Definitely worth checking out because of the three mellow tracks "I’ve got my Second Wind", "Tonight ‘s the Night for Love" and "Back for More", a duet with Jean Carn. Otherwise this album is a little disco.

Two great albums. The name "Gap" comes from 3 streets in their home town Tulsa, – Greenwood, Archer and Pine. Known for using a special guitar that sounds like a cross between a Spanish guitar and a mandolin, – built like a French ukulele with 6 strings. Featuring "Burn Rubber on Me", "When I look in Your Eyes" and "Early in the Morning".

Great bass player that never got the recognition he very well deserves. Worked with Curtis Mayfield and O’Jays among others. This CD includes the classic "Risin’ to the Top" and two bonus tracks from his 1980 album "You’re The Best". Also available on CD is The Wonderful World Of Keni (RCA – PD 90682), which includes several tracks from Keni’s first album (1977), never released on CD and extremely hard to find on LP.

Two great 17 and 16 track CD compilations. Vol1. is maybe the strongest of the two. Had a killer combination with Michael Cooper’s vocals and Felton Pilate’s guitar. Listen especially to the ultra strong ballads. The mellow "By Your Side" is still on my all-time top-10 list some 17 years after it was first released.

Two excellent CD compilations from this vocal group. Both with 16 tracks spinning from between 1970 and 1980. Featuring the classic tracks "It’s a Shame", "Could It Be I’m Falling in Love", "I’ll be Around" and "The Rubberband Man". Lead vocals on most of the songs belongs to Philippe Wynne, who died in 1984.

Very good 11 track CD compilation by this group, which was very much influenced by mid 70’s EWF.

Among all the "Best of Roy Ayers" that’s been released, this 15 track collection is definitely the best. Featuring Roy’s great version of the classic Bobby Caldwell penned "What you won’t do for love".