<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[JAZZ LPS]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://jazzlps.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Dr. Smooth]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://jazzlps.wordpress.com/author/jazzlps/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Dr. Smooth’s Flashback #15: Record World #1 albums of&nbsp;1978]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Spend an hour remembering the #1 jazz albums of 1978 according to <em>Record World</em> magazine.</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;">Playlist:</p>
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<p><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="7473" data-permalink="https://jazzlps.wordpress.com/2019/04/30/dr-smooths-flashback-15-record-world-1-albums-of-1978/duke-2/" data-orig-file="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/duke.jpg" data-orig-size="300,300" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="duke" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/duke.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/duke.jpg?w=300" class=" size-full wp-image-7473 aligncenter" style="border:1px solid #000000;" src="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/duke.jpg?w=300&#038;h=300" alt="duke" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/duke.jpg 300w, https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/duke.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p><strong>Track 1:</strong> &#8220;Reach for It&#8221; by George Duke, from the album <em>Reach for It</em>.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="7474" data-permalink="https://jazzlps.wordpress.com/2019/04/30/dr-smooths-flashback-15-record-world-1-albums-of-1978/grover1/" data-orig-file="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/grover1.jpg" data-orig-size="300,300" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="grover1" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/grover1.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/grover1.jpg?w=300" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7474" style="border:1px solid #000000;" src="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/grover1.jpg?w=300&#038;h=300" alt="grover1" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/grover1.jpg 300w, https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/grover1.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><strong>Track 2:</strong> &#8220;You Make Me Dance&#8221; by Grover Washington, Jr., from the album <em>Live at The Bijou</em>.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="7400" data-permalink="https://jazzlps.wordpress.com/2018/06/09/dr-smooths-flashback-14-billboard-cash-box-record-world-charts-of-june-10-1978/benson-4/" data-orig-file="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/benson.jpg" data-orig-size="300,300" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="benson" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/benson.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/benson.jpg?w=300" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7400" style="border:1px solid #000000;" src="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/benson.jpg?w=300&#038;h=300" alt="benson" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/benson.jpg 300w, https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/benson.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><strong>Track 3: </strong>&#8220;Windsong&#8221; by George Benson from the album <em>Weekend in L.A..</em></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="135" data-permalink="https://jazzlps.wordpress.com/2015/04/27/dr-smooths-flashback-2-billboard-chart-of-january-28-1978/feelssogood/" data-orig-file="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/feelssogood.jpg" data-orig-size="300,300" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="feelssogood" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/feelssogood.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/feelssogood.jpg?w=300" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-135" style="border:1px solid #000000;" src="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/feelssogood.jpg?w=300&#038;h=300" alt="feelssogood" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/feelssogood.jpg 300w, https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/feelssogood.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><strong>Track 4: </strong> &#8220;Maui-Waui&#8221; by Chuck Mangione, from the album, <em>Feels So Good</em>.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="7475" data-permalink="https://jazzlps.wordpress.com/2019/04/30/dr-smooths-flashback-15-record-world-1-albums-of-1978/quincy/" data-orig-file="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/quincy.jpg" data-orig-size="300,300" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="quincy" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/quincy.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/quincy.jpg?w=300" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7475" style="border:1px solid #000000;" src="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/quincy.jpg?w=300&#038;h=300" alt="quincy" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/quincy.jpg 300w, https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/quincy.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><strong>Track 5:</strong> &#8220;Stuff Like That&#8221; by Quincy Jones, from the album <i>Sounds&#8230;And Stuff Like That!!</i>.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="7476" data-permalink="https://jazzlps.wordpress.com/2019/04/30/dr-smooths-flashback-15-record-world-1-albums-of-1978/crusaders/" data-orig-file="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/crusaders.jpg" data-orig-size="300,300" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="crusaders" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/crusaders.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/crusaders.jpg?w=300" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7476" style="border:1px solid #000000;" src="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/crusaders.jpg?w=300&#038;h=300" alt="crusaders" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/crusaders.jpg 300w, https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/crusaders.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><strong>Track 6: </strong>&#8220;Merry-Go-Round&#8221; by The Crusaders from the album <em>Images</em>.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="7477" data-permalink="https://jazzlps.wordpress.com/2019/04/30/dr-smooths-flashback-15-record-world-1-albums-of-1978/sanchez/" data-orig-file="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/sanchez.jpg" data-orig-size="300,300" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="sanchez" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/sanchez.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/sanchez.jpg?w=300" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7477" style="border:1px solid #000000;" src="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/sanchez.jpg?w=300&#038;h=300" alt="sanchez" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/sanchez.jpg 300w, https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/sanchez.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><strong>Track 7: </strong>&#8220;Children of Sanchez&#8221; by Chuck Mangione, from the album <em>Children of Sanchez</em>.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="7478" data-permalink="https://jazzlps.wordpress.com/2019/04/30/dr-smooths-flashback-15-record-world-1-albums-of-1978/reedseed/" data-orig-file="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/reedseed.jpg" data-orig-size="300,300" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="reedseed" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/reedseed.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/reedseed.jpg?w=300" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7478" style="border:1px solid #000000;" src="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/reedseed.jpg?w=300&#038;h=300" alt="reedseed" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/reedseed.jpg 300w, https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/reedseed.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><strong>Track 8: </strong>&#8220;Maracas Beach&#8221; by Grover Washington, Jr., from the album, <em>Reed Seed</em><i>.  </i></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="7479" data-permalink="https://jazzlps.wordpress.com/2019/04/30/dr-smooths-flashback-15-record-world-1-albums-of-1978/mrgone/" data-orig-file="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/mrgone.jpg" data-orig-size="300,300" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="mrgone" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/mrgone.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/mrgone.jpg?w=300" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7479" style="border:1px solid #000000;" src="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/mrgone.jpg?w=300&#038;h=300" alt="mrgone" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/mrgone.jpg 300w, https://jazzlps.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/mrgone.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><strong>Track 9: </strong>&#8220;Young and Fine&#8221; by Weather Report, from the album <em>Mr. Gone</em>.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size:small;">Thanks to Herc of <a href="http://hercshideaway.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Herc&#8217;s Hideaway</a> for support.</span></p>
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