Pacific Eardrum's 3, by request

 

Their covers are so entrancing. Interesting that they kept the same blue / grey hues. 

The first LP painting which is like an homage to the Dali painting on the civil war (?) is incredible.

These guys played a very smooth commercially accessible style of fusion that was also indubitably professionally played, but maybe slightly lacking in the creative compositional originality and sometimes really too much veering into being over-radio-friendly.  

I think most people know their first but I was surprised they made two more after that one.  And the rare third album which silly enough is also ST, from 1980, holds some nice surprises, including the composed Sun in Mind track:

All the compositions are referencing ocean, sun, sky, etc.

Last Tamami: Elsa with Larry Coryell again

 

Again, less impressive than the prior ones, and leaning very much towards typical jazz standards now.

Bye-Ya, by T. Monk:

Tamami Four: Face to Space

 

Essentially the same as the last album...

Set Point:

Tamami's Third: Windows, with Larry Coryell, 1983

 

Well honestly, who wouldn't get excited at the mere idea of this album: beautiful Japanese flautist Tamami with the great fusion guitarist Coryell?  However, it's a little disappointing in comparison to its two predecessors, an experience we will find repeated with this artist as we continue the discography so we may as well get used to it now.

Of note the composition is now handled by pianist Toru Tsuzuki, oddly enough each of her albums is handled by a different composer.

Windows, a track by Chick Corea, really highlights the beauty of Coryell's playing:

Ax - You've been so bad (Canada 1970) by request

Unreleased from 1970, recorded in Toronto, Canada.  Basic hard rock here.

Babies falling from the sky, side b from this ep (?) or 10 inch: