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1970'S LINEUPS
1970
Roberta Flack
Les McCann
Eddie Harris
Gene Ammons/ Sonny Stitt
Kenny Burrell
Herbie Mann
Cannonball Adderley
Buddy Rich
Tony Williams
Mongo Santamaria
Jimmy Smith Trio
Bobby Blue Bland
El Chicano
Les McCann
Eddie Harris
Gene Ammons/ Sonny Stitt
Kenny Burrell
Herbie Mann
Cannonball Adderley
Buddy Rich
Tony Williams
Mongo Santamaria
Jimmy Smith Trio
Bobby Blue Bland
El Chicano
1971
Roberta Flack
Lee Morgan
Chuck Berry
Billy Eckstine
Herbie Mann
Dizzy Gillepsie
Roland Kirk
Lou Rawls
Les McCann
BB King
Cannonball Adderley
Eddie Harris
Leon Thomas
Lee Morgan
Chuck Berry
Billy Eckstine
Herbie Mann
Dizzy Gillepsie
Roland Kirk
Lou Rawls
Les McCann
BB King
Cannonball Adderley
Eddie Harris
Leon Thomas
1972
Ray Charles
BB King
Ike & Tina Turner
Les McCann
Jimmy Smith w/ Roy Haynes, Kenny Burrell, Illinois Jacquet, Zoot Sims, Joe Newman, Jimmy Owens, and Clark Terry
Dizzy Gillespie
Thelonious Monk
Lou Rawls
Sonny Stitt
Art Blakely
Cannonball & Nat Adderly
Kal Winding
Nina Simone
That Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band
BB King
Ike & Tina Turner
Les McCann
Jimmy Smith w/ Roy Haynes, Kenny Burrell, Illinois Jacquet, Zoot Sims, Joe Newman, Jimmy Owens, and Clark Terry
Dizzy Gillespie
Thelonious Monk
Lou Rawls
Sonny Stitt
Art Blakely
Cannonball & Nat Adderly
Kal Winding
Nina Simone
That Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band
1973
Roberta Flack
BB King
Freddie Hubbard Quintet
Charlie Mingus
Billy Paul
Stevie Wonder
Donny Hathaway
Staple Singers
Herbie Mann
BB King
Freddie Hubbard Quintet
Charlie Mingus
Billy Paul
Stevie Wonder
Donny Hathaway
Staple Singers
Herbie Mann
1974
Gladys Knight
O'Jays
Herbie Hancock
Tower of Power
Donald Byrd
Al Green
Ella Fitzgerald
The Crusaders
Chick Corea
Jimmy Smith/ Gene Ammons
Sunny Stitt
O'Jays
Herbie Hancock
Tower of Power
Donald Byrd
Al Green
Ella Fitzgerald
The Crusaders
Chick Corea
Jimmy Smith/ Gene Ammons
Sunny Stitt
1975
O'Jays
Isley Brothers
Harold Melvin Blue Notes
Freddie Hubbard
Ramsey Lewis
BB King
Stylistics
Ohio Players
McCoy Tyner
Isley Brothers
Harold Melvin Blue Notes
Freddie Hubbard
Ramsey Lewis
BB King
Stylistics
Ohio Players
McCoy Tyner
1976
Marvin Gaye
The Temptations
Nancy Wilson
Archie Bell & Drells
Norman Conners
The Spinners
Natalie Cole
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes
BB King
The Chi-Lites/ Roy Ayers Ubiquity
The Temptations
Nancy Wilson
Archie Bell & Drells
Norman Conners
The Spinners
Natalie Cole
Harold Melvin & Blue Notes
BB King
The Chi-Lites/ Roy Ayers Ubiquity
1977
Kool & The Gang
The Deele
Midnight Star
Cameo
Ashford & Simpson
New Edition
Bobby Womack
Patti LaBelle
Frankie Beverly & Maze
Luther Vandross
The Deele
Midnight Star
Cameo
Ashford & Simpson
New Edition
Bobby Womack
Patti LaBelle
Frankie Beverly & Maze
Luther Vandross
1978
O'Jays
LTD
Al Jarreau
George Duke
Woody Evans Trio
Ashford & Simpson
Grover Washington
Duke Ellington Orchestra
Brick
LTD
Al Jarreau
George Duke
Woody Evans Trio
Ashford & Simpson
Grover Washington
Duke Ellington Orchestra
Brick
1979
George Benson
Rose Royce
GQ
Peabo Bryson
Enchantment
Ashford & Simpson
Emotions
Barkays
Chic
Tavaras
Rose Royce
GQ
Peabo Bryson
Enchantment
Ashford & Simpson
Emotions
Barkays
Chic
Tavaras
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