Cornell Luther Dupree (December 19, 1942 – May 8, 2011) was an American

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and R&B guitarist. He worked at various times with

Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the " Queen of Soul", she has twice been placed ninth in ''Rolling Stone''s "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". With ...

Bill Withers William Harrison Withers Jr. (July 4, 1938 – March 30, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He had several hits over a career spanning 18 years, including " Ain't No Sunshine" (1971), " Grandma's Hands" (1971), " Use Me" (197 ...

, Donny Hathaway,

King Curtis Curtis Ousley (born Curtis Montgomery; February 7, 1934 – August 13, 1971), known professionally as King Curtis, was an American saxophonist who played rhythm and blues, jazz, and rock and roll. A bandleader, band member, and session musicia ...

and

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, appeared on David Letterman,Thedeadrockstarsclub.com
- accessed May 2011 and wrote a book on soul and blues guitar, ''Rhythm and Blues Guitar''. He reportedly recorded on 2,500 sessions.

Biography

Dupree was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, where he graduated from I.M. Terrell High School. He began his career playing in the studio band for

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, recording albums by Aretha Franklin (''Aretha Live at Fillmore West'') and

as a member of Curtis's band The King Pins, having grown up with King Curtis in Fort Worth). He appeared on the 1969 Lena Horne and Gábor Szabó recording and on recordings with Archie Shepp, Grover Washington Jr., Snooky Young, and Miles Davis. He was a founding member of the band

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with

Eric Gale Eric Gale (September 20, 1938 – May 25, 1994) was an American jazz and R&B guitarist. ''Early life and career'' Born in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, Gale grew up in a diverse household. His paternal grandfather was from Yorksh ...

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, Chris Parker, and

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. Dupree and Tee recorded together on many occasions. Dupree appeared on Joe Cocker's ''

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'' and ''Luxury You Can Afford'', plus Cornell's solo albums ''Teasin'', ''Saturday Night Fever'', ''Shadow Dancing'', ''Can't Get Through'', ''Coast to Coast'', ''Uncle Funky'', ''Child's Play'', ''Bop 'n' Blues'', and ''Unstuffed''. He played on Brook Benton's "Rainy Night in Georgia" and "Please Send Me Someone to Love" and is featured on two tracks of Peter Wolf's 1998 album, ''Fool's Parade''. In December 1972, the British music magazine ''New Musical Express'' reported that Dupree, Roberta Flack, and Jerry Jemmott, were injured in an auto accident in Manhattan.

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produced a signature guitar called the Cornell Dupree Model. In 1989, Cornell recorded a video for

Arlen Roth Arlen Roth (born October 30, 1952) is an American guitarist, teacher, and author. From 1982 to 1992, he was a columnist for ''Guitar Player'' magazine. Those ten years of columns became a book, ''Hot Guitar''. His father Al Ross (Abraham Roth) ...

called ''Mastering R&B Guitar'', which documented his style, technique, and influences. In 2009, Dupree appeared in a documentary entitled ''

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'', which chronicled the life and times of Bill Withers. He appeared on stage playing a guitar-led version of

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. Withers, at first, was sitting in the audience, but ended up joining him on stage to sing the lyrics to the song. In this part of the documentary, Dupree played his guitar on a stool, breathing using an oxygen machine, which foretold his suffering from emphysema. Dupree died on May 8, 2011 at his home in Fort Worth, Texas. He had been waiting for a

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as a result of emphysema.

Discography

As leader

* ''Teasin'' (Atlantic, 1974) * ''Cornell Dupree's Saturday Night Fever'' (Versatile, 1977) * ''Shadow Dancing'' (Versatile, 1978) * ''Coast to Coast'' (Antilles, 1988) * ''Can't Get Through'' (Amazing, 1991) * ''Child's Play'' (Amazing, 1993) * ''Guitar Riffs for DJs Vol. 1'' (Tuff City, 1993) * ''Guitar Riffs for DJs Vol. 2'' (Tuff City, 1993) * ''Bop 'n' Blues'' (Kokopelli, 1995) * ''Double Clutch'' (TKO Magnum Music, 1998) * ''I'm Alright'' (Dialtone, 2011) * ''Doin' Alright'' (P-Vine, 2011) With Gadd Gang * ''The Gadd Gang'' (Columbia, 1986) * ''Here & Now'' (Columbia, 1988) * ''Live at the Bottom Line'' (A Touch, 1994) With Rainbow * ''Crystal Green'' (East Wind, 1978) * ''Over Crystal Green'' (Eighty-Eights, 2002) * ''Harmony'' (Eighty-Eights, 2003) With Stuff * ''Stuff'' (Warner Bros., 1976) * ''More Stuff'' (Warner Bros., 1977) * ''Live Stuff'' (Warner Bros., 1978) * ''Stuff It'' (Warner Bros., 1979) * ''Live in New York'' (Warner Bros., 1980) * ''Made in America'' (Bridge Gate, 1994) * ''Now'' (Skip, 2001) * ''Live at Montreax 1976'' (Eagle, 2008)

As sideman

With

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* ''

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'' (A&M, 1974) * ''

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'' (A&M, 1975) * ''

'' (A&M, 1976) * '' Luxury You Can Afford'' (Asylum, 1978) With Hank Crawford * '' It's a Funky Thing to Do'' (Cotillion, 1971) * ''

Help Me Make it Through the Night "Help Me Make It Through The Night" is a country music ballad written and composed by Kris Kristofferson and released on his 1970 album '' Kristofferson''. It was covered later in 1970 by Sammi Smith, on the album '' Help Me Make It Through the ...

'' (Kudu, 1972) * '' We Got a Good Thing Going'' (Kudu, 1972) * '' Crunch Time'' (Milestone, 1999) With

* ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1970) * ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1972) * '' Let Me in Your Life'' (Atlantic, 1974) * '' With Everything I Feel in Me'' (Atlantic, 1974) * '' La Diva'' (Atlantic, 1979) * '' Aretha'' (Arista, 1980) With Donny Hathaway * '' Donny Hathaway'' (Atco, 1971) * ''

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'' (Atco, 1973) With

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* ''Keepin' Up with the Joneses'' (Mercury, 1974) * ''Our Love Song'' (P-Vine, 1992) * ''Come Back to Me'' (P-Vine, 1993) With

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* ''Margie Joseph'' (Atlantic, 1973) * ''Sweet Surrender'' (Atlantic, 1974) * ''Margie'' (Atlantic, 1975) With

* ''Live at Small's Paradise'' (Atco, 1966) * ''Get Ready'' (Atco, 1970) * ''

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'' (Atco, 1971) * ''Everybody's Talkin' '' (Atco, 1972) * ''Blues at Montreux'' (Atlantic, 1973) With

Roland Kirk Roland (; frk, *Hrōþiland; lat-med, Hruodlandus or ''Rotholandus''; it, Orlando or ''Rolando''; died 15 August 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the ...

* ''Blacknuss'' (Atlantic, 1972) * ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1975) * ''Kirkatron'' (Warner Bros., 1977) With

Van McCoy Van Allen Clinton McCoy (January 6, 1940 – July 6, 1979) was an American musician, record producer, arranger, songwriter, singer and orchestra conductor. He is known for his 1975 internationally successful song " The Hustle". He has approximat ...

* ''And His Magnificent Movie Machine'' (H&L, 1977) * ''My Favorite'' (MCA, 1978) * ''Lonely Dancer'' (MCA, 1979) With

Geoff Muldaur Geoff Muldaur (born August 12, 1943) is an American active singer, guitarist and composer, who was a founding member of the Jim Kweskin Jug Band and a member of Paul Butterfield's Better Days. Career Having established a reputation with the Kwe ...

* ''Is Having a Wonderful Time'' (Reprise Records, 1975) With

David "Fathead" Newman David "Fathead" Newman (February 24, 1933 – January 20, 2009) was an American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist, who made numerous recordings as a session musician and leader, but is best known for his work as a sideman on seminal 1950s an ...

* ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1972) * '' The Weapon'' (Atlantic, 1973) * ''

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'' (Prestige, 1979) * '' Return to the Wide Open Spaces'' (Amazing, 1990) With

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* ''Burnin (Atlantic, 1970) * ''From a Whisper to a Scream'' (Kudu, 1971) * ''Alone Again Naturally'' (Kudu, 1972) With

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* ''In the Midnight Hour'' (Atlantic, 1965) With Lou Rawls * ''Shades of Blue'' (Philadelphia International, 1980) * ''At Last'' (Blue Note, 1989) * ''It's Supposed to Be Fun'' (Blue Note, 1990) * ''Portrait of the Blues'' (Manhattan, 1993) With

Archie Shepp Archie Shepp (born May 24, 1937) is an American jazz saxophonist, educator and playwright who since the 1960s has played a central part in the development of avant-garde jazz. Biography Early life Shepp was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but ...

* ''Attica Blues'' (Impulse, 1972) * ''The Cry of My People'' (Impulse, 1973) * ''The Impulse Story'' (Impulse!, 2006) With

Stanley Turrentine Stanley William Turrentine (April 5, 1934 – September 12, 2000) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He began his career playing R&B for Earl Bostic and later soul jazz recording for the Blue Note label from 1960, touched on jazz fusion ...

* '' Cherry'' (CTI, 1972) * ''

The Man with the Sad Face ''The Man with the Sad Face'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine recorded for the Fantasy Records, Fantasy label in 1976 and featuring performances by Turrentine with an orchestra arranged and conducted by David Van De Pitte.

'' (Fantasy, 1976) * '' Nightwings'' (Fantasy, 1977) * ''West Side Highway'' (Fantasy, 1978) With Zulema * ''Zulema'' (Sussex, 1972) * ''R.S.V.P.'' (RCA Victor, 1975) * ''Z-licious'' (London, 1978) With others *

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, ''I Wanna Be Selfish'' (Warner Bros., 1974) *

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, ''Warmer'' (Atlantic, 1978) *

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, ''Blue Note Plays Burt Bacharach'' (Blue Note, 2004) *

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, ''Ghettos of the Mind'' (Chess, 1972) *

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, ''Singin' Some Soul'' (Fania, 1969) * Joe Bataan, ''Afrofilipino'' (Salsoul, 1975) *

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Melvin Lastie Melvin Clarke Lastie, Sr. (November 18, 1930 – December 4, 1972) was an American R&B trumpeter, flugelhornist, and cornetist. He also played jazz and was a session musician on many soul and rock records of the 1960s. Lastie was born in Ne ...

, ''Hal-Mel Alone Together'' (Opus 43, 1976) *

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, ''Queen of the Night'' (Atlantic, 1974) *

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, ''Brook Benton Today'' (Cotillion, 1970) * Brook Benton, ''Story Teller'' (Cotillion, 1971) *

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, ''Bananas Are Not Created Equal'' (Mainstream, 1972) * Carla Bley, ''Dinner Music'' (WATT Works, 1977) * Oscar Brown Jr., ''Movin' On'' (Atlantic, 1972) *

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, ''

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'' (Columbia, 1991) *

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, ''Alice Clark'' (Mainstream, 2019) *

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, ''Total Eclipse'' (Atlantic, 1974) * The Crusaders, ''Ghetto Blaster'' (MCA, 1984) *

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, ''Get Up with It'' (Columbia, 1974) *

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, ''Ouch'' (Columbia, 1988) *

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, ''

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*Jackie DeShannon - lead and backing vocals *Cornell Dupree, Hugh McCracken, Keith Loving ...

'' (Atlantic, 1974) *

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, ''Sweet Lou'' (Blue Note, 1974) * Charles Earland, ''

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'' (Prestige, 1974) *

Pee Wee Ellis Alfred James Ellis (April 21, 1941 – September 23, 2021), known as Pee Wee Ellis due to his diminutive stature, was an American saxophonist, composer, and arranger. With a background in jazz, he was a member of James Brown's band in the 19 ...

, ''Home in the Country'' (Savoy, 1977) * Faith Hope and Charity, ''Faith Hope & Charity'' (20th Century Fox, 1978) * Michael Franks, ''

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'' (Warner Bros., 1987) *

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, ''Evening Star'' (Kitty, 1978) *

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, ''Hunt Up Wind'' (Flying Disk, 1978) * Dizzy Gillespie, ''Sweet Soul'' (Gateway, 1977) *

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, ''Blue Breakbeats'' (Blue Note, 1998) * Grant Green, ''The Final Comedown'' (Blue Note, 2003) * Eddie Harris, '' Come on Down'' (Atlantic, 1970) * Eddie Harris, '' Second Movement'' (Atlantic, 1971) *

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, '' Gene Harris of the Three Sounds'' (Blue Note, 1972) *

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, '' Queen of the Night'' (Gold Mind, 1978) *

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, ''I'm in the Mood for Love'' (Flying Dutchman, 1976) *

Takehiro Honda was a Japanese jazz pianist and band leader. Honda was born in Miyako, Iwate. He started playing piano at age five and studied at the Kunitachi College of Music, where he played in a quartet with Kazunori Takeda. By 1969 he was recording with a t ...

, ''It's Great Outside'' (Flying Disk, 1978) *

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& Gabor Szabo, '' Lena & Gabor'' (Skye, 1970) * Lena Horne &

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, ''Lena & Michel'' (RCA Victor, 1975) * Cissy Houston, '' Cissy Houston'' (Private Stock, 1977) *

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, ''Creatures of the Street'' (Elektra, 1974) *

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, ''At This Point in Time'' (Blue Note, 1998) *

, ''The Prime Element'' (Blue Note, 1976) *

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, ''My Love'' (JVC, 1981) *

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, ''This Is My Love'' (CBS, 1975) *

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, ''Take the Heat Off Me'' (Jazz Dance, 1979) * Chaka Khan, '' Chaka'' (Warner Bros., 1978) *

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, ''

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'' (ABC, 1972) *

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, ''My Feeling for the Blues'' (Atlantic, 1970) *

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, ''On the Town'' (Epic, 1976) *

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, ''

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'' (Atco, 1970) *

Cheryl Lynn Cheryl Lynn (born Lynda Cheryl Smith; March 11, 1957) is an American singer. She is best known for her songs during the late 1970s through the mid-1980s, including the 1978 R&B/disco song "Got to Be Real". Lynn's singing career began with her ...

, ''

In Love Romance or romantic love is a feeling of love for, or a strong attraction towards another person, and the courtship behaviors undertaken by an individual to express those overall feelings and resultant emotions. The ''Wiley Blackwell Encyc ...

'' (Columbia, 1979) *

Herbie Mann Herbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003), known by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flute player and important early practitioner of world music. Early in his career, he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet (inclu ...

, ''Push Push'' (Embryo, 1971) * Herbie Mann, ''Deep Pocket'' (Kokopelli, 1992) *

Arif Mardin Arif Mardin (March 15, 1932 – June 25, 2006) was a Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco and country. He worked at Atlantic Records for o ...

, ''

Journey Journey or journeying may refer to: * Travel, the movement of people between distant geographical locations ** Day's journey, a measurement of distance ** Road trip, a long-distance journey on the road Animals * Journey (horse), a thoroughbred ra ...

'' (Atlantic, 1974) * John Mayall, ''Bottom Line'' (DJM, 1979) * Les McCann, ''

Invitation to Openness ''Invitation to Openness'' is an album by pianist Les McCann recorded in 1971 and released on the Atlantic label.Freed., RLes McCann Discographyaccessed March 8, 2016 Reception Allmusic gives the album 4 stars stating "Every nuance of McCann's st ...

'' (Atlantic, 1972) *

Delbert McClinton Delbert McClinton (born November 4, 1940) is an American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and pianist. From his first professional stage appearance in 1957 to his most recent national tour in 2018, ...

, ''

Never Been Rocked Enough ''Never Been Rocked Enough'' is a studio album by the American musician Delbert McClinton. It was released in 1992 by Curb Records. The first single was "Every Time I Roll the Dice". McClinton supported the album with a North American tour. Produc ...

'' (Curb, 1992) *

Carmen McRae Carmen Mercedes McRae (April 8, 1920 – November 10, 1994) was an American jazz singer. She is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century and is remembered for her behind-the-beat phrasing and ironic interpre ...

, ''I'm Coming Home Again'' (Buddah, 1980) * Jack McDuff, '' A Change Is Gonna Come'' (Atlantic, 1966) * Jack McDuff, '' Magnetic Feel'' (Cadet, 1975) *

Jimmy McGriff James Harrell McGriff (April 3, 1936 – May 24, 2008) was an American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader. Biography Early years and influences Born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, United States, McGriff started playing pi ...

, ''

The Dudes Doin' Business ''The Dudes Doin' Business'' is an album by organist Jimmy McGriff and vocalist Junior Parker featuring performances recorded in 1970 and originally released on the Capitol label.

'' (Capitol, 1970) *

Bette Midler Bette Midler (;''Inside the Actors Studio'', 2004 born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, comedian and author. Throughout her career, which spans over five decades, Midler has received List of awards and nominations received by Be ...

, ''

'' (Atlantic, 1973) *

Garnet Mimms Garnet Mimms (born Garrett Mimms, November 16, 1933) is an American singer, influential in soul music and rhythm and blues. He first achieved success as the lead singer of Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters, and is best known for the 1963 hit " Cry B ...

, ''Has It All'' (Arista, 1978) *

Blue Mitchell Richard Allen "Blue" Mitchell (March 13, 1930 – May 21, 1979) was an American trumpeter and composer who worked in jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, rock and funk. He recorded albums as leader and sideman for Riverside, Mainstream Records, and ...

, ''Booty'' (Mainstream, 1974) * Jackie Moore, ''Sweet Charlie Babe'' (Atlantic, 1973) *

, ''Is Having a Wonderful Time'' (Reprise, 1975) *

John Kaizan Neptune John Kaizan Neptune (born November 13, 1951 in Oakland, California, United States) is an American player and builder of the shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute). He is known particularly for his use of the instrument in non-traditional contexts, ...

, ''West of Somewhere'' (Milestone, 1981) *

Laura Nyro Laura Nyro ( ; born Laura Nigro; October 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997) was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist. She achieved critical acclaim with her own recordings, particularly the albums ''Eli and the Thirteenth Confession'' (1968 ...

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Christmas and the Beads of Sweat ''Christmas and the Beads of Sweat'' is the fourth album by New York-born singer, songwriter, and pianist Laura Nyro. The album was released on the Columbia Records label in November 1970 after Nyro had recorded it in the early summer with produ ...

'' (Columbia, 1970) * Robert Palmer, ''

Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley ''Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley'' is the debut solo album by Robert Palmer, released in 1974. It was his first effort after three album releases co-fronting the band Vinegar Joe. Palmer is backed by The Meters and Lowell George of Littl ...

'' (Island, 1975) *

Eddie Palmieri Eddie Palmieri (born December 15, 1936) is an American Grammy Award-winning pianist, bandleader, musician, and composer of Puerto Rican ancestry. He is the founder of the bands La Perfecta, La Perfecta II, and Harlem River Drive. Early life Pal ...

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Harlem River Drive The Harlem River Drive is a 4.20-mile (6.76 km) long north–south limited-access parkway in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It runs along the west bank of the Harlem River from the Triborough Bridge in East Harlem to 10th Avenue ...

'' (Roulette, 1971) *

Errol Parker Errol Parker (né Raphaël Schecroun; 30 October 1925 – 2 July 1998) was a French-Algerian jazz pianist who played with Django Reinhardt, James Moody, Don Byas and Kenny Clarke, among others. Born in Oran, French Algeria, Raphaël Schecroun ...

, ''My Own Bag No. 1'' (Sahara, 1972) *

Johnny Pate John William Pate (born December 5, 1923) is an American former jazz bassist who became a producer, arranger, and leading figure in Chicago soul, pop, and rhythm and blues. He learned piano and tuba as a child and later picked up the bass guitar ...

, ''Outrageous'' (MGM, 1970) * The Persuaders, ''It's All About Love'' (Calla, 1976) *

Seldon Powell Seldon Powell (15 November 1928 – 25 January 1997) was an American soul jazz, swing, and R&B tenor saxophonist and flautist born in Lawrenceville, Virginia. He worked with Tab Smith (1949), Lucky Millinder (1949–51), Neal Hefti, and L ...

, ''Messin' With'' (Encounter 1973) * Bernard Purdie, '' Stand By Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get)'' (Mega, 1971) * Bernard Purdie, '' Soul Is... Pretty Purdie'' (Flying Dutchman, 1972) * Chuck Rainey, ''The Chuck Rainey Coalition'' (Skye, 1972) * Louie Ramirez, ''A Different Shade of Black'' (Cotique, 1976) * Vivian Reed, ''Another Side'' (Liberty, 1978) *

Buddy Rich Bernard "Buddy" Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer, songwriter, conductor, and bandleader. He is considered one of the most influential drummers of all time. Rich was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York ...

, ''Big Band Machine'' (Groove Merchant, 1975) * Buddy Rich, ''Ease On Down the Road'' (Denon, 1987) *

Larry Ridley Larry Ridley (born September 3, 1937) is an American jazz bassist and music educator. Allmusic Biography/ref> Biography Ridley was born and reared in Indianapolis, Indiana. He began performing professionally while still in high school in the 1950s ...

, ''Sum of the Parts'' (Strata-East, 1975) *

Lightnin' Rod Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin (July 24, 1944 – June 4, 2018) was an American poet and musician. He was one of the founding members of The Last Poets, a group of poets and musicians that evolved in the 1960s out of the Harlem Writers Workshop in ...

, '' Hustlers Convention'' (Celluloid, 1973) *

David Ruffin David Eli Ruffin (born Davis Eli Ruffin;Ribowsky, p. 88 January 18, 1941 – June 1, 1991) was an American soul singer and musician most famous for his work as one of the lead singers of the Temptations (1964–68) during the group's "Clas ...

, ''In My Stride'' (Motown, 1977) *

David Sanborn David William Sanborn (born July 30, 1945) is an American alto saxophonist. Though Sanborn has worked in many genres, his solo recordings typically blend jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He released his first solo album ''Taking Off'' in 19 ...

, ''Upfront'' (Elektra, 1992) *

Harvey Scales Harvey Scales (September 27, 1940 – February 11, 2019) was an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and producer. Scales had been active in the music industry since the 1960s, and composed songs for groups such as The Dells, The Dramatics, a ...

, ''Confidential Affair'' (Casablanca, 1978) *

Warren Schatz Warren Schatz, born in New York City, is a prominent producer, arranger and orchestra conductor during the 1970s. Warren Schatz is famous for composing, producing, arranging, and conducting the orchestra for such mid- to late-1970s disco recordin ...

, ''Warren Schatz'' (Columbia, 1971) *

Marlena Shaw Marlena Shaw (born Marlina Burgess, September 22, 1942) is an American jazz, blues and soul singer. Shaw began her singing career in the 1960s and is still singing today. Her music has often been sampled in hip hop music, and used in television ...

, '' Marlena'' (Blue Note, 1972) * Marlena Shaw, '' From the Depths of My Soul'' (Blue Note, 1973) *

Janis Siegel Janis Siegel (born July 23, 1952) is an American jazz singer, best known as a member of the vocal group The Manhattan Transfer. Musical career In 1965, Siegel made her recording debut with a group called Young Generation on Red Bird Records. A ...

, ''At Home'' (Atlantic, 1987) * Carly Simon, ''

Boys in the Trees ''Boys in the Trees'' is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Elektra Records, in April 1978. The lead single, " You Belong to Me", reached No. 6 on the ''Billboard'' Pop Singles chart, becoming Simon ...

'' (Elektra, 1978) *

Paul Simon Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor whose career has spanned six decades. He is one of the most acclaimed songwriters in popular music, both as a solo artist and as half of folk roc ...

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There Goes Rhymin' Simon ''There Goes Rhymin' Simon'' is the third solo studio album by American musician Paul Simon released on May 5, 1973. It contains songs spanning several styles and genres, such as gospel (" Loves Me Like a Rock") and Dixieland (" Take Me to the ...

'' (Columbia, 1973) * The Spinners, ''Love Trippin (Atlantic, 1980) *

Ringo Starr Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the ...

, '' Ringo the 4th'' (Atlantic, 1977) * Candi Staton, ''

Chance Chance may refer to: Mathematics and Science * In mathematics, likelihood of something (by way of the Likelihood function and/or Probability density function). * ''Chance'' (statistics magazine) Places * Chance, Kentucky, US * Chance, Mary ...

'' (Warner Bros., 1979) *

Dakota Staton Dakota Staton (June 3, 1930 – April 10, 2007) was an American jazz vocalist who found international acclaim with the 1957 No. 4 hit "The Late, Late Show". She was also known by the Muslim name Aliyah Rabia for a period due to her conversion to ...

, '' Madame Foo-Foo'' (Groove Merchant, 1972) * Sonny Stitt, '' Mr. Bojangles'' (Cadet, 1973) *

Barbra Streisand Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment, and is among the few performers List ...

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Guilty Guilty or The Guilty may refer to: * Guilt (emotion), an experience that occurs when a person believes they have violated a moral standard Law *Culpability, the degree to which an agent can be held responsible for action or inaction *Guilt (law) ...

'' (Columbia, 1980) *

Kate Taylor Kate Taylor (born August 15, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, originally from Boston, Massachusetts. She is the younger (and only) sister of renowned singer-songwriter James Taylor, a six-time Grammy winner. Biography Taylor was born ...

, ''Kate Taylor'' (Columbia, 1978) *

Leon Thomas Amos Leon Thomas Jr. (October 4, 1937 – May 8, 1999), known professionally as Leon Thomas, was an American jazz and blues vocalist, born in East St. Louis, Illinois, and known for his bellowing glottal-stop style of free jazz singing in the ...

, '' Gold Sunrise on Magic Mountain'' (Mega, 1971) * Leon Thomas, '' Blues and the Soulful Truth'' (Flying Dutchman, 1972) * Rufus Thomas, ''Did You Heard Me?'' (Stax, 1972) * Rufus Thomas, ''Crown Prince of Dance'' (Stax, 1973) *

Tasha Thomas Tasha Thomas ( – November 8, 1984) was an American singer and actress, known for her role as Aunt Em in the original Broadway production of ''The Wiz''. Thomas also had a hit single, "Shoot Me (With Your Love)", from her 1979 album, ''Midni ...

, ''Midnight Rendezvous'' (SoulMusic, 2015) * Big Mama Thornton, ''Sassy Mama!'' (Vanguard, 1975) *

Kenny Vance Kenny Vance (born Kenneth Rosenberg, December 9, 1943) is an American singer, songwriter, and music producer who was a founding member of Jay and the Americans. His career spans from the 1950s to today, with projects ranging from starting doo-wo ...

, ''Vance 32'' (Atlantic, 1975) *

Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (born Edward L. Vinson Jr.; December 18, 1917 – July 2, 1988) was an American jump blues, jazz, bebop and R&B alto saxophonist and blues shouter. He was nicknamed Cleanhead after an incident in which his hair was ...

, '' You Can't Make Love Alone'' (Mega, 1971) *

Voices of East Harlem The Voices of East Harlem was an African-American vocal ensemble of up to 20 singers, aged between 12 and 21. Founded as a community initiative in 1969, the group performed with top soul music, soul and R&B musicians and recorded four albums in th ...

, ''Right On Be Free'' (Elektra, 1970) * Cedar Walton, ''

Beyond Mobius ''Beyond Mobius'' is an album by pianist Cedar Walton recorded in 1976 and released on the RCA label.

'' (RCA Victor, 1976) * Grover Washington Jr., ''All the King's Horses'' (Kudu, 1972) * Charles Williams, ''Trees and Grass and Things'' (Mainstream, 1971) * Charles Williams, ''

Stickball Stickball is a street game similar to baseball, usually formed as a pick-up game played in large cities in the Northeastern United States, especially New York City and Philadelphia. The equipment consists of a broom handle and a rubber ball, ...

'' (Mainstream, 1972) *

Jimmy Witherspoon James Witherspoon (August 8, 1920 – September 18, 1997) was an American jump blues singer. Early life, family and education Witherspoon was born in Gurdon, Arkansas. His father was a railroad worker who sang in local choirs, and his mot ...

, ''Spoonful'' (Blue Note, 1975) * Peter Wolf, ''Sleepless'' (Artemis, 2002) *

Philippe Wynne Philippe is a masculine sometimes feminin given name, cognate to Philip. It may refer to: * Philippe of Belgium (born 1960), King of the Belgians (2013–present) * Philippe (footballer) (born 2000), Brazilian footballer * Prince Philippe, Count ...

, ''Starting All Over'' (Cotillion, 1977) *

Camille Yarbrough Camille Yarbrough (born January 8, 1938) is an American musician, dancer, actress, poet, activist, television producer, and author. She is best known for the song "Take Yo' Praise", which Fatboy Slim sampled in his 1998 track "Praise You". "Ta ...

, ''The Iron Pot Cooker'' (Vanguard, 1975)

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