Animal Logic
Artist: Animal Logic
Community Score: 10.00

Animal Logic is the kind of band that could've existed only in the late '80s -- a cross between fusion, art rock, and album rock, all blended with a slight eye on the charts. Since Stewart Copeland and Stanley Clarke provided the musical backbone of the project, there's little question that the outfit had the potential to be a dynamic... Read More

Naked City
Artist: Avenue Blue

Avenue Blue's Naked City is a laid-back, mellow jazz and soul fusion, highlighted by blues flourishes. The main distinguishing feature of the group is guitarist Jeff Golub, whose fluid playing dominates the record, even when he is accompanying such guest stars as Phoebe Snow and Bob James. ~ David Jehnzen, All Music Guide Read More

The Best of Tuck & Patti
Artist: Tuck & Patti
Millennium Skyway
Artist: Kiss the Sky

Millennium Skyway, the second collaboration between Kiss the Sky -- aka Paul Hardcastle and Jaki Graham -- essentially builds upon its 1992 predecessor, but it's sharper and more developed than the debut. It's certainly the kind of record that will frustrate purists, whether from the dance or jazz side of things, but they come up with some... Read More

All-Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Artist: Perry Como

Most of Perry Como's greatest hits and most popular tunes are collected on All-Time Greatest Hits #1, which is designed to appeal to his casual fans. It's not a definitive retrospective, but it has most of the hits that fans would need. ~ David Jehnzen, All Music Guide Read More

Mandy Patinkin
Artist: Mandy Patinkin
Community Score: 10.00

Patinkin has reserves of emotion that seem boundless on this tour de force collection mainly given over to show songs. Employing a vocal range that begins in a clear high tenor and plunges to a gruff baritone, Patinkin is able to act and sing duets with himself or sing beautifully alone. But feeling -- sometimes overflowing feeling -- is the... Read More

Capitol Collectors Series
Artist: Wayne Newton
Community Score: 3.00

Thorough overview of his best sides for that label, with great fidelity and comprehensive notes. ~ Cub Koda, All Music Guide Read More

Late Nite
Artist: Neal Schon

At age 15, Neal Schon landed job offers from both Carlos Santana and Eric Clapton - in the same week! Schon would eventually join Santana where he would meet keyboardist Greg Rolie. After a short stint with Santana, Schon and Rolie would leave to form the super successful Journey. Despite Journey's ascension to the pinnacle of the rock world,... Read More

No Habla
Artist: Robbie Krieger

There is no doubt that Robby Krieger is one of the most underrated West Coast guitar players ever. His playing (and songwriting) in the Doors recorded legacy is, in a word, striking. Mixing blues, rock, jazz, and fluid Flamenco stylings, Krieger always came up with a fresh synthesis; he was a true original. This album, all instrumental, is... Read More

Back on the Block
Artist: Quincy Jones
Community Score: 7.40

Having let eight years pass since his last A&M album, Quincy Jones made his debut on his own label with his most extravagant, most star-studded, most brilliantly sequenced pop album to date -- which could have only been assembled by the man who put together "We Are the World." Jones was one of the first establishment musicians to embrace rap,... Read More

X-Trax
Artist: Brand X

An excellent 13-track compilation CD, it features a great selection of material from all their albums. ~ Paul Kohler, All Music Guide Read More

Wonderful Life
Artist: Black

This smoky-voiced singer/songwriter, whose sophisticated jazz-pop songs and dramatic vocal delivery place him somewhere between Bryan Ferry and Morrissey, hits his peak with the driving "Everything's Coming up Roses" (not the Jule Styne song). ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide Read More

Hardcastle 2
Artist: Paul Hardcastle

In the early '90s, Paul Hardcastle moved away from the synth-pop and dance material that made him semi-famous during the '80s, choosing to pursue a jazz fusion direction with his 1993 album Jazzmasters I and 1994's Hardcastle, Vol. 1. The sequel, Hardcastle 2, is very similar in terms of style and content to its predecessor. Keeping vaguely... Read More