Tinariwen's 'Amasrar' is a Tamashek word, keeping the Tuareg language alive through musicMusic linernotes album music
Thirteen musicians crowded into the Bitches Brew sessions — a density of talent that changed jazz.Music linernotes album music
The Nightfly was Donald Fagen's first album without Steely Dan partner Walter BeckerMusic linernotes album music
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady's production is praised for its clarity and detailMusic linernotes album music
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady is really one long suite, not separate tracksMusic linernotes album music
The Beach Boys' Endless Summer compilation was rush-released after American Graffiti revived their popularityMusic linernotes album music
Teo Macero assembled In a Silent Way from improvised takes using tape editingMusic linernotes album music
Talk Talk recorded hours of improvisation, then edited Laughing Stock down to essentialsMusic linernotes album music
Steve Gadd's drum solo on Steely Dan's 'Aja' is one of rock's most celebrated.Music linernotes album music
Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider played organ, flute, and tubon on Kraftwerk's debutMusic linernotes album music
Pretzel Logic was the last Steely Dan album to feature the full touring bandMusic linernotes album music
Pharoah Sanders pushed the tenor saxophone into new sonic territory with overtone-rich extended techniques and spiritual intensityMusic linernotes album music
Miles Davis recorded In a Silent Way in a single session at CBS 30th Street StudioMusic linernotes album music
Miles Davis recorded Bitches Brew 24 hours after Jimi Hendrix left the same studioMusic linernotes album music
Michael Rother and Klaus Dinger formed Neu! after leaving early KraftwerkMusic linernotes album music
Laughing Stock arrived five years after Talk Talk's The Colour of Spring.Music linernotes album music
Kraftwerk's debut didn't sound like Kraftwerk at all — organ, flute, violin, and drumsMusic linernotes album music
Joel Dorn produced Roberta Flack's debut First Take at Atlantic Studios in 1968Music linernotes album music
Jerry Wexler produced Aretha Franklin's I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You in 1967Music linernotes album music
Grouper's Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill: reverb-drenched vocals over ambient guitar.Music linernotes album music
Gary Katz produced Steely Dan's Aja, with Fagen and Becker as creative architectsMusic linernotes album music
Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson, and Tony Williams joined Eric Dolphy's Out to LunchMusic linernotes album music
Ewan MacColl wrote 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' for Peggy SeegerMusic linernotes album music
Duke Ellington played piano on his collaborative album with John Coltrane.Music linernotes album music
Disintegration: The Cure's masterpiece — best-selling, critically revered, Grammy Hall of FameMusic linernotes album music
Disintegration became a gothic rock touchstone — even South Park called it the best album everMusic linernotes album music
Critics called Harmonia's sound playful, murky, and gentler than Can or FaustMusic linernotes album music
Confield divided listeners on release but is now recognized as Autechre's most important workMusic linernotes album music
Charles Mingus recorded The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady in a single day.Music linernotes album music