Matthew Baker

Now spinning, an electronic jazz fusion masterpiece: Layers (1973) by Les McCann, an aptly named album wherein this genius layers 32 keyboard tracks with warmth & heart on these soulful funky evocative tunes that blend together into a 45-minute suite...so much 💓 for this LP! https://t.co/oy5iety1Yd

Tonight in Boston, we're seeing @ProfBrianCox's "Horizons" show, a mind-expanding multimedia extravaganza about the cosmos and our place in it! To learn more why we're so excited, check out my @BostonMagazine interview with the good professor right here! https://t.co/5FHuLYPGSp

Now spinning, a funky whirlwind: Man-Child (1975) by @herbiehancock, with the Headhunters band, Wayne Shorter, future P-Funk guitarist Blackbyrd McKnight, @StevieWonder on harmonica...a rumpshaking maelstrom of rubbery grooves & swarming synths, sound so dense it's psychedelic https://t.co/x8uMkyeZji

Oculus über Diamond. @fenwaypark, Boston, Massachusetts. 135pm Sun 4 May 2025 @RedSox https://t.co/NX3xxtUwjF

Now spinning...I'd like to create a Postpunk Album Hall Of Fame, then vote this one in on the 1st ballot: Chairs Missing (1978) by Wire...15 songs, all of them different, all of them bristling with innovation & intensity...colossally influential, it still sounds thrilling today https://t.co/5lrHZAnU4L

Now spinning, a lustrous wonder: Maiden Voyage (1968) by pianist Ramsey Lewis, swinging on tunes by Herbie Hancock, Bob Dylan, Minnie Riperton, The Beatles + soaring strings/choir arranged by Charles Stepney, hot drums by Maurice White who'd form @EarthWindFire the next year! 💖 https://t.co/jB1at3bKFL

Now spinning, something sweet sumptuous sultry: Feel Like Makin' Love (1975) by Roberta Flack...an astoundingly gorgeous LP, produced by Flack, ripe with swooning soul & the mindbending 13-minute "I Can See The Sun In Late December" written for her by Stevie Wonder...oh yeah! https://t.co/ddhQWmMMjS

tempest picnic boston, massachusetts 553pm sat 3 may 2025 https://t.co/9bWabUMYVv

Now spinning, on this dreary day in Boston: Emergency! (1969) a vast double LP by the awesome power trio Tony Williams Lifetime: hometown hero Williams (drums), John McLaughlin (gtr), Larry Young (organ)...big riffs, atonal storms of sound...it breathes hot fire into any room! https://t.co/lrL9x50Xah

Now heard live at Fenway Park, a big tune I write about in my new book, 1970s Jazz Fusion! We're taking my daughter & friends to a Red Sox game for her birthday, and yes, this band was playing Weather Report's "Birdland"...when I pointed this out with glee, my family groaned 😀 https://t.co/ZsiMXBsTPh

Now spinning, as my son enjoyed it on a Virgin Islands beach last week: Police & Thieves (1977) by Junior Murvin...85°F/29°C in Boston today, we're inside doing Legos...a legendary reggae album with Murvin's brilliant songs & falsetto, one of Lee Perry's top swirling productions https://t.co/bQbmz6SBHD

Now spinning, a double LP of jazz grooves lush & melodic, gritty & haunting: Soul Box (1973) by Grover Washington Jr...in which 70 musicians join this deeply expressive saxman on 70 minutes of Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Billie Holiday, Temptations tunes...a neglected beauty https://t.co/2wxXHiFnab

RT @333books: It's 1970s Jazz Fusion publication day AND the final day of Matthew Reed Baker's blog takeover. In his final blog post of the…

Now spinning, as @jonimitchell is my early jazz fusion hero, with @herbiehancock & @milesdavis...and hey! my book 1970s JAZZ FUSION came out today! Mingus (1979) is Joni's tribute to the great jazz bassist, joined by Herbie & ¾ of Weather Report—ghostly magic awaits you here... https://t.co/t2qAN1RZiI

My book, 1970s Jazz Fusion, is out TODAY! And so, on this great occasion, I have one last entry in my @333books blog takeover... Day 7: The 10 essential jazz fusion tracks you must hear and why I chose them. Thank you for reading these posts...and my book! https://t.co/Q8bJYEMcOH

Shameless self-promotion lunchbox cartoon. Somerville, Massachusetts. Thurs 1 May 2025 @333books https://t.co/YbGwF831w8

RT @333books: It's day 6 of Matthew Reed Baker's 33 1/3 blog takeover. Today Matthew is blessing your playlists with a handy guide on what…