Breakwater (Vinyl LP) Indie Punk & Alternative

Breakwater (Vinyl LP) Indie Punk & Alternative1978 self titled debut album from the Philly jazz fusion group. Featuring a warm, smooth aesthetic and flawless production, Breakwater's cohesive sound shines through on tracks like the rare groove classic "Work It Out" and "Feel Your Way." Striking the perfect balance between jazz and soul. Essential purchase.

The whole album is backed by a fantastic cast of all-star players that includes John Stephens (Miles Davis

Violent Femmes

and Resusci Anne (Rescue Annie) an apocryphal drowned virgin whose face was used as the model for the medical CPR mannequin across the world ("You can't not write a song about a woman who died never having been kissed and then became the most kissed face in history

and the sound is vibrant and powerful

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Highlights include "Rip It Up

This is the first collection to cover his entire solo career

Produced by Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdinand)

Tracks include the Juno-led dancefloor single 'Cubaili Ba'

Essential to any vinyl collection

" Dazzling performances by pianist McCoy Tyner

Valerie and Her Week of Wonders and its alternately innocent and menacing soundtrack inspired the band years before the movie was rediscovered