Rather, they are the ages of three storied jazz saxophonists — Charles Lloyd, Charles McPherson and Sun Ra Arkestra leader Marshall Allen — who each released standout albums this year.

This fresh and beautifully minimalist ... album Nobody Does it Better performing the title song duet as well as Hoagy Carmichael’s dreamy jazz standard Skylark in perfect harmony. Staying true to the ...

But 1979 was a watershed year for the album cover overall too. The new generation of post-punk and synth-pop bands demanded a more considered, minimalist ... with elements of jazz and exotica ...