“Puzzling Evidence”, The Talking Heads. Somehow I’ve just noticed this song. It sounds like if the E-Street Band helped write a Talking Heads song. Which is not a thing I would expect of The Talking Heads.

Get Up With It, Miles Davis – I missed this in my deep dive. It’s real good! Very clanky.

Naked Lunch soundtrack – Howard Shore, Ornate Coleman, London Philharmonic Orchestra. Another fantastic discovery. Jazz/bop film soundtracks - I did not realize this is a sub-genre!

The Birthday Concert, Jaco Pastorious – like the opening of SNL was a whole album. Also, a curious preponderance of steel drum solos. This was an extremely formative album for 16-years old Adam, but I recently revisited it and still love it.

The Great Concerts, Dave Brubeck – another favorite of 16-year old Adam. Most notable: in the liner notes, the drummer noted they took every song way too fast. I think this worked out.

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy, Cannonball Adderley Quintent – “the” soul jazz album. More traditional Joe Zawinful, great contrast to the Weather Report stuff. Could you pull off the name “Cannonball”? I could not. The title track is one of the only songs I taught myself on piano, but I can only play one hand at a time. 🤷‍♂️