Kraftwerk "Autobahn"

The title track of Kraftwerk's 1974 synthesizer masterpiece.  It is the whole first side of the record.  Let's drive, and have "fun, fun, fun, on the Autobahn", named after the German superhighway.

Pat Martino "Exit" (1977)

From 1977, Pat Martino's record "Exit".  The track listing includes many jazz standards by the likes of Duke Ellington, Benny Golson, Kenny Dorham, and the songwriting duo of Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer, and also, some original tunes.

1. Exit
2. Come Sunday
3. Three Base Hit
4. Days of Wine And Roses
5. Blue Bossa
6. I Remember Clifford

The band lineup:

Pat Martino: guitar
Gil Goldstein: piano
Richard Davis: bass
Jaballi Billy Hart: drums

The Crusaders "Greasy Spoon"

From the 1974 recording "Southern Comfort" here are The Crusaders, with a live version of their tune "Greasy Spoon" with the legendary original lineup of Wilton Felder on tenor sax, Joe Sample on piano, Wayne Henderson on trombone, Larry Carlton on guitar, Robert "Pops" Popwell on bass, and Stix Hooper on drums.

The Rolling Stones "Loving Cup"

From 1972's "Exile On Main Street" record, here's The Rolling Stones, with "Loving Cup". 

Bonnie Bramlett "Groupie (Superstar)"

On Music City Roots from The Factory in Nashville, Tennessee, Bonnie Bramlett performs (with the songwriter in the audience), Leon Russell's "Groupie (Superstar)" on June 8th, 2016.

Inside The Rebirth of Capricorn Studios, Ground Zero for Southern Rock

The Macon, Georgia, facility where the Allman Brothers recorded was dormant for decades until reopening this month.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/capricorn-studios-allman-brothers-southern-rock-923818/?fbclid=IwAR3fCBjrw8KgaTttvGe6g8IUOKNOOdFJVvDN-IIPp4C-ZmQNZ5p6IVvDO44

The Hourglass "Been Gone Too Long"

Another one from Duane and Gregg Allman's early band The Hourglass, which came a full two years before the Allman Brothers Band, around 1967 or so.  This tune is "Been Gone Too Long".  Today, (December 8th), would mark Gregg Allman's 72nd birthday, and that is part of the significance of this post besides the fact that it is a song that was recorded by Duane and Gregg well before we knew what magic was to come with the Allman Brothers Band.