| Rating | |
| 7 | Brother Ahh: Sound of Awareness; Strata-East 19731 (Robert Northern w/Max Roach; out/electronic) |
| 8 | Brother Ahh & the Sounds of Awareness: Move Ever Onward; Divine 52134A; 1975 (Robert Northern; out/spoken w/sitar) |
| 7 | Brother Ahh & the Sounds of Awareness: Key to Nowhere; Major/Divine 52134B; 1983 (Robert Northern; exotic soul jazz) |
| Johnny Almond Music Machine: Patent Pending; London/Deram |
| 7 | Johnny Almond Music Machine: Hollywood Blues; London/Deram DES-18037; 1970 (w/Charles Kynard, Curis Amy, Leonard Feather..) |
| 8 | Mulatu Astatke & his Ethiopian Quintet: Afro-Latin Soul Vol. 1; Worthy NOW-1014; 1966 (Latin jazz) |
| 8 | Mulatu Astatke & his Ethiopian Quintet: Afro-Latin Soul Vol. 2; Worthy NOW-1015; 1966 (Latin jazz) |
| 9 | Mulatu of Ethiopia; Worthy W-1020; 1972 (soul jazz) |
| 8 | Mulatu Astatke, featuring Fekade Amde Maskal: Ethiopian Jazz; Amha AELP-90; 1974 (soul jazz; L'Arome LAP005LP; 2002; includes "Yekermo Sew" & "Dewel" from Worthy W-1020) |
| 8 | Mulatu Astatke 10"; Sound Way SNDW-10001; 2005 (soul jazz; 4 tunes) |
| 6 | Barbara Ann Auer's Dance Exercise; Gateway GSLP-7608; 1980 (jazz --Ramsey Lewis uncredited!-- w/spoken instruction; gatefold w/illustrated innerleaves; jacket: Complete Exercise Program--Complete Volume One) |
| 8 | David Axelrod/Earl Palmer: The Auction; MCA/Decca DL-75355; 1972; (w/Cannonball Adderley, David T. Walker, King Errison..) |
| 7 | David Axelrod: Marchin'; MCA MCA-3199; 1980/1979 |
| 7 | The Blackbyrds; Fantasy F-9444; 1974 |
| 7 | The Blackbyrds: City Life; Fantasy F-9490; 1975 |
| 8 | The Blackbyrds: Night Grooves; Fantasy F-9570; 1978 (compilation) |
| 8 | Willie Bobo & the Bo-Gents: Do What You Want to Do; Sussex SXBS-7003 |
| 8 | Willie Bobo & the Bo-Gents: Willie Bobo Lost & Found; Concord CCD-3086-1 (2-LP; outtakes & alternates from the Sussex session) |
| 8 | Philip Cohran & the Artistic Heritage Ensemble: The Malcolm X Memorial (A Tribute in Music); Mississippi Records MR-016 (spiritual soul jazz/mid-east jazz) |
| 7 | Clifford Coulter: East Side San Jose; ABC/Impulse AS-9197; 1970 |
| 8 | Clifford Coulter: Do it Now, Worry About it Later; ABC/Impulse AS-9216; 1971 |
| 7 | Jack Daugherty & the Class of Nineteen Seventy One; A&M SP-3038; 1971 (soul jazz/funky rock; much like a jazz lab; w/Paul Humphrey, Hal Blaine, Clydie King, Larry Carlton, Joe Pass..) |
| 7 | John Devlin's Total Exercise System: Dancercise Club--Total Class One; Gateway GSLP-7601; 1973 (hip soul jazz w/spoken instruction; gatefold w/illustrated innerleaves) |
| 7 | Ensemble Al-Salaam: The Sojourner; Strata-East SES-7418; 1974 (more free/out/spiritual than groove) |
| 7 | Leonard Feather: The Night Blooming Jazzmen; Mainstream/Red Lion MRL-348 (w/Blue Mitchell, Ernie Watts) |
| Johnny Frigo -- see bass |
| 7 | Carlos Garnett: Black Love; Muse 5040; 1974; ("Mother of the Future" features Carlos Chambers imitating Leon Thomas's yodel; other singers: Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ayodele Jenkins) |
| 5 | Steve Hall/Tim Wallace/Doran Damitz: Green Sounds--Music for Your Plants; Halco RS-1000; 1974 (mellow, organ-led) |
| 9 | The Bobby Hamilton Quintet Unlimited: Dream Queen Alifa ALP-372; 1972 |
| 7 | Doug Hammond/David Durrah et al: Reflections in the Sea of Nurnen; Tribe TRCD-4009; 1975 (soul jazz/space funk/funky Moog) |
| 7 | Wendell Harrison: An Evening with the Devil; Tribe PRSD-2212; 1972 (soul jazz/spiritual soul jazz/black power/proto-rap) |
| The Jazz Crusaders: Freedom Sound; Pacific Jazz ST-27 |
| The Jazz Crusaders: Lookin' Ahead; Pacific Jazz ST-43 |
| The Jazz Crusaders at the Lighthouse; Pacific Jazz ST-57 |
| The Jazz Crusaders: Tough Talk; Pacific Jazz ST-68 |
| The Jazz Crusaders: Heat Wave; Pacific Jazz ST-76 |
| The Jazz Crusaders: Jazz Waltz; Pacific Jazz ST-81 |
| The Jazz Crusaders: Stretchin' Out; Pacific Jazz ST-83 |
| The Jazz Crusaders: The Thing; Pacific Jazz ST-87 |
| 7 | The Jazz Crusaders: Chile Con Soul; Pacific Jazz ST-20092; 1966 (Latin jazz; w/Clare Fischer, Hubert Laws, Carlos Vidal...) |
| The Jazz Crusaders: Live at the Lighthouse '66; Pacific Jazz ST-20098; 1966 |
| The Jazz Crusaders: Talk That Talk; Pacific Jazz ST-20106 |
| The Jazz Crusaders: The Festival Album; Pacific Jazz ST-20115 |
| The Jazz Crusaders: Uh Huh; Pacific Jazz ST-20124 |
| 7 | The Jazz Crusaders: Lighthouse '68; Pacific Jazz ST-20131; 1968 |
| 7 | The Jazz Crusaders: Powerhouse; Pacific Jazz ST-20136; 1968 |
| The Jazz Crusaders: Lighthouse '69; Pacific Jazz ST-20165; 1969 |
| 8 | The Jazz Crusaders: The Best of; Pacific Jazz ST-20175 |
| 8 | The Lightmen Plus One: Energy Control Center; Lightin' LP-2001; 1971 (bizarre, Texas, partly out/Moog) |
| 8 | Haki R. Madhubuti/NATION: Medasi/Thank You; Rise RR-770; 1984/1983 (Don L. Lee/Afrikan Liberation Arts Art Ensemble) |
| 6 | Henry Mancini: Symphonic Soul; RCA APL1-1025; 1975 (strings but good, considering) |
| 8 | Owen Marshall as Captain Puff in the Naked Truth; Aditi 1975 (Marshall also appears on Gary Saracho's Latin-jazz LP) |
| 8 | Judy Sheppard Missett: Jazzercise; Orion LP-130 (Frank Acri leads group for ex-Gus Giordano dancer; coaching vocals by Debbie Page) |
| 8 | Dawan Muhammad: Deep Stream; Evidence Artistic 1004; 1979/1976-78 (spiritual soul jazz) |
| 8 | Oneness of Juju: Space Jungle Luv; Strut LP-028; 2002/1975-77 (funk/spiritual soul jazz; 2-disc UK reissue w/bonus cuts) |
| 7 | Pop Workshop Vol. 1; Grammofonverket EFG-7350; 1973 (Sweden; soul jazz/funky rock) |
| 8 | Pop Workshop: Song of the Pterodactyl; Grammofonverket EFG-501; 1974 (Sweden; soul jazz/funky rock) |
| 7 | Phil Ranelin: Message from the Tribe; Tribe TRCD-4002; 1974/1973 (soul jazz/spiritual soul jazz) |
| 8 | Phil Ranelin: Vibes from the Tribe; Tribe TRCD-4008; 1976/1975 (soul-jazz horns/spiritual soul jazz/Indo-jazz;; Hefty; 2001) |
| 7 | Selah/Edith Hill/The Children: Symposium; The Peppered Snowfall PS-1; 1972 |
| 8 | Shades of Joy; Mercury/Fontana SRF-67592; 1969 (Martin Fierro, Millie Foster-vocalist, Jackie King, Edward Adams, Jymm Young, Jose Rodriguez) |
| 8 | Shades of Joy: Music of El Topo; Douglas 6; 1970 (Martin Fierro, Hadley Caliman, Luis Gasca, Howard Wales..) |
| 8 | Kenny Smith Quartet/Mauricio Smith Quintet/Mike Abeni Trio: Drum Star; Music Minus One MMO-4074; 1972/1971 (deluxe box w/book; features Dee Dee Bridgewater) |
| 8 | Kenny Smith Quartet/Mauricio Smith Quintet/Mike Abeni Trio: Drumpadstickskin; Music Minus One MMO-4075; 1972/1971 (deluxe box w/book; features Dee Dee Bridgewater) |
| 7 | Warren Smith & the Composers Workshop Ensemble: Cricket Song--Poem; Miff Music Company KRS-1006; 1982 (out/spiritual soul jazz) |
| 7 | Sons and Daughters of Lite: Let the Sun Shine In (Ubiquity/Luv
n' Haight LHLP-034; 1999; spiritual soul jazz) |
| 7 | The Soulful Strings: Groovin' with the Soulful Strings; Cadet LPS-796; 1967 |
| 6 | The Soulful Strings: Another Exposure; Chess/Cadet LPS-805; 1968 |
| 8 | The Soulful Strings: The Magic of Christmas; Cadet LPS-814; 1968 |
| 6 | The Soulful Strings in Concert; Chess/Cadet LPS-820 (live) |
| 7 | The Soulful Strings: String Fever; Chess/Cadet LPS-834; 1969 |
| 7 | Syrius: Broken Dreams; Pepita SLPX-17491; 1976 (Hungary) |
| 8 | Clarence Wheeler & the Enforcers: Doin' What We Wanna; Atlantic SD-1551; 1970 (soul jazz/funk) |
| 8 | Clarence Wheeler & the Enforcers: The Love I've Been Looking For; Atlantic SD-1585; 1971 (soul jazz/funk) |
| 6 | Clarence Wheeler & the Enforcers: New Chicago Blues; Atlantic SD-1636; 1972 (soul jazz/funk) |
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