Bananas Are Not Created Equal by Jay Berliner, released on Mainstream Records in 1972

Jay Berliner was a classical guitar master with a long career starting in the early 1960s. He is one of those truly eclectic musicians whose versatility and fine craftsmanship on acoustic and classical guitar have always been in demand.
Berliner, a top notch studio musician has played on albums by Charles Mingus, George Benson, Van Morrison, Frank Sinatra, Andrea Bocelli. Enough said.

https://jayberliner.bandcamp.com/album/bananas-are-not-created-equal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7_8jp8CJLE&list=RDY7_8jp8CJLE&start_radio=1

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Choma (Burn) is an album by American saxophonist Harold Land recorded in 1971 for the Mainstream label.

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars, calling it a "Solid early '70s date".[2] Choma (Burn) was re-released by WeWantSounds in 2024. The reviewer for The Wire wrote that it was "a more commercial mix of funk and modal jazz characteristic of their 70s quintet" - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bjq8cfz28kE&list=RDBjq8cfz28kE&start_radio=1

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A Loud Minority - Deep Spiritual Jazz From Mainstream Records 1970-1973, released on BGP in 2010.

A reverent snapshot of the spiritual & soul jazz emanating from the Mainstream label in the early 70s – a well curated set featuring great numbers by Frank Foster, Blue Mitchell, Hadley Caliman, Roy Haynes and other giants of the scene! The material comes from a time in Mainstream label history when it was essentially relaunched as a jazz label, following some the psyche era rock albums of the previous few years. Soulful jazz sounds from a spiritual realm as well as some in a jazz funk mode, and excellent material all the way! 12 great tracks in all: The sprawling opener "The Loud Minority" by Frank Foster.. - Dusty Groove

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u3ELUm0IGo&list=RD0u3ELUm0IGo&start_radio=1

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A New Shade of Blue is an album recorded by American saxophonist Harold Land in 1971 for the Mainstream label.

A reviewer of Dusty Groove stated "An overlooked chapter in the Harold Land/Bobby Hutcherson partnership that recorded more famously for Blue Note – a date that's issued here under the tenorist's own name, but which also features equal contributions from Hutcherson on vibes! Tracks have that long, modal quality that has the pair almost birthing a whole new generation in jazz expression – a style that's more sophisticated than earlier soul jazz, yet equally soulful in its own sort of way – aware of all the freedoms of the avant scene, yet never fully indulgent of them – and always guided by a spirit set loose by Coltrane, but in ways that are very different than so many others in the post-Coltrane generation!" - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKorBgIh_OI

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