 | Alive in America by Steely Dan
Buy new: $7.98 / Used from: $0.95 The old songs get new vigor. A celebration more than a reunion.
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 | Live at Red Rocks by Rickie Lee Jones
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $6.97 Rickie Lee rocks the Boulder state. "Chuck E.'s In Love" gains substance in the live setting. Ms. Jones also keeps the fans guessing doing "Gloria" by Them.
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 | Low Spark of High Heeled Boys by Traffic
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $4.18 Steve Winwood's keyboards on the title track are still magical to this day. So is the rest of "Low Spark".
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 | Blood, Sweat & Tears by Sweat & Tears Blood
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.07 In a time of flower power, David Clayton Thomas vocals and the B.S. & T. driving horns gave Rock lovers an alternative. The non-hits like "Variations On A Theme" make this album a special one.
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 | Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $3.28 Before Bruce Springstein, these cats' from the Windy City had the reputation for lengthy, blistering concert performances which come out fine in the studio.
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 | The Royal Scam by Steely Dan
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $7.54 Steely Dan's most under appreciated work. "Don't Take Me Alive" brings the edge to a well balenced album.
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 | Rickie Lee Jones - Live at the Wiltern Theatre
Buy used from: $119.89 A mellow candlelight evening of music. Rickie Lee's live renditions touch her audience. Good side camera work and a little "Pop Pop".
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 | Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 by Blood Sweat & Tears
Buy used from: $4.98 The band maintains it's creativeness, which was not easy following their best album. "Lucretia MacEvil", "Hi-De-Ho" and their long forgotten version of "Sympathy For The Devil" round it out.
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 | Chicago II (Repackaged) by Chicago
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $3.30 Chicago gains a larger audience with breakthru hits on the radio like "Make Me Smile" and "25 Or 6 To 4". "Colour My World" is a nice change of pace showcasing the group's variety.
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 | Joni Mitchell - Painting with Words and Music
Buy used from: $2.89 Joni's rearranges her old Folk songs to a modern sound of World and Jazz in a small intimate setting. Great backing musicians led by Larry Klein on bass.
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 | Trios by Rob Wasserman
Buy used from: $45.86 The defined bass has its day in the sun. The well respected player invites his favorite friends. Rob makes "Satisfaction" all his own.
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 | Another Place by Hiroshima
Buy used from: $0.98 "The Japanese Santana Band" where east meets west. Their catchy instrumental songs "Another Place" and "One Wish" touch the stars. The group also has mesmerizing vocal numbers, as well.
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 | Aja by Steely Dan
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $4.98 Donald Fagen and Walter Becker's statement album. "Aja" brought Jazz Fusion/ Rock to a happy median. "Peg" and "Josie" were radio friendly without being slick.
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 | Rickie Lee Jones by Rickie Lee Jones
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $1.76 Anything associated with name Rickie Lee Jones starts here. The lady with the funky hat mixed light Rock, Jazz, Folk and Pop to come up with a Grammy Best New Artist. "Coolsville" is just that.
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 | Essential Earth Wind & Fire by Earth Wind & Fire
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $7.03 The elements of Soul, Funk, Jazz and Rock made this band something special.
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 | A Long Time Comin' by The Electric Flag
Buy used from: $3.70 The one and only regular album with the full line-up featuring Michael Bloomfield, Buddy Miles and Nick Gravenites. Outstanding horns - "Wine" with gutsy vocals - "Groovin' Is Easy".
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 | Blood, Sweat & Tears 4 by Blood Sweat & Tears
Buy used from: $29.97 The first half of "4" continues the musicianship of the previous albums. "Redemption" is one their very best songs that should have been on the "Greatest Hits". Phase 1 of B.S. & T. sadly ends.
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 | Central Avenue Confidential by Big Jay McNeely
Buy used from: $2.13 Big Jay McNeely is simply a great saxaphone player. He can get a juke joint jumping or chill you out like on this one.
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 | John Barleycorn Must Die by Traffic
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $5.03 Top two Traffic. The blending of the jazzy instrumental "Glad" to the uptempo "Freedom Rider" exemplified what made this group so unique.
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 | Pop Pop by Rickie Lee Jones
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $0.01 A laid back coctail lounge on CD. Rickie Lee gives these cover songs new identity. Robben Ford on backing guitar turns the Hendrix "Up From The Skies" into a jazz standard.
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 | Chicago IX - Greatest Hits by Chicago
Buy used from: $0.98 The most popular American group of the 70's. The early years were their peak before the change to commercial easy listening. Note: Most of these songs are edited.
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 | Vehicle by The Ides of March
Buy new: $42.99 / Used from: $19.59 The one hit "Vehicle" wonder band still sounds like David Clayton Thomas and B.S. & T. thirty years after its release.
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 | Court and Spark by Joni Mitchell
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $2.94 The Joni Mitchell Pop transistion album which laid the groundwork for the rest of her career. The top ten hit "Help Me" got her new crossover fans.
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 | Blood Sweat & Tears - Greatest Hits by Sweat & Tears Blood
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $3.55 A good summation of the band for someone who wants to own just one CD. I prefer the full length versions with the music extended between the verses.
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 | Flying Cowboys by Rickie Lee Jones
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $2.22 One of her best in the studio. Rickie continued to push the Rock/Jazz envelope with experimentation in Reggae "Ghetto On My Mind", solo guitar "Ghost Train" and beatnik artistry "Rodeo Girl".
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 | Gaucho by Steely Dan
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $3.84 The 80's album of choice for the late night BBQ's on the California Coast. "Babylon Sisters" was the auto cruisin classic. "Third World Man" featured Walter Becker's neat fade-out guitar work.
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 | One Hour Mama by Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $7.90 Ms. Smith and her cookbook of friends bring swing jazz & blues to modern times.
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![The Sermon On Exposition Blvd. [Fold-out Digipak with 14 page booklet]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/510jOsqVR8L._SL75_.jpg) | The Sermon On Exposition Blvd. [Fold-out Digipak with 14 page booklet] by Rickie Lee Jones
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $3.99 A spiritual (non-religious) recording is a welcome change of pace for Rickie Lee.
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![Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire: Live at the Greek Theatre [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61sewajFPeL._SL75_.jpg) | Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire: Live at the Greek Theatre [Blu-ray]
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $18.43 Legendary bands minus key members put on a good show in L.A. Chicago brings back some of the edge that was missing during the easy listening years.
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 | Gratitude by Earth Wind & Fire
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $3.99 The live song section - "Africano", "Shining Star" make this CD one of E.W. & F. better efforts. Leader Maurice White was a genius.
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