Herbie Mann:

Hold On I'm Coming:(1973)

As a kid this record pissed me off. It was my parents', and as a kid I always confused Herbie Mann with Manfred Mann. I wanted to hear Doo Wah Diddy, this is not that at all. Another time, when I was small, I wanted to hear the real version of Hold On I'm Coming, the STAX version. Obviously, I had forgotten my earlier experience with this record. Needless to say, Jazz Flute is not what I wanted to hear. 99.9% of the time it still isn't what I want to hear. But for that once in a blue moon feeling, there's this lone record. 

Chicago Transit Authority:

Chicago Transit Authority:(1969)

The debut album from Chicago Transit Authority, later know simply as Chicago, a prog rock jazz fusion affair.  At times this album gets way too up it's own ass for my tastes. My parents didn't own many records, maybe 20 or 25, and they weren't very meticulous at maintaing what they had...so I can tell the records they really loved, and played to death. Hell, my Dad once wore out a copy of Planet Waves by Dylan and The Band, we'll get to that later. This album is an interesting addition to their collection, not only is it still very clean (obviously not played much), but they're not that into prog-fusion stuff. All I can figure is that they liked the song, Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? A song I myself don't really mind, and I'm sure that that coupled with the fact that I like the album cover are the reasons I've kept this piece around for so long. Ce La Vie.