Title: Earl Klugh – Finger Paintings
Year/Genre: 1977, Smooth Jazz / Crossover Jazz
Matrix #: MFSL 1-025
Condition: VG+ (Mobile Fidelity pressing)

Cultural Facts:

1. Originally released on Blue Note and later remastered by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, this audiophile edition highlights Klugh’s signature nylon-string guitar tone.

2. The album features production by Dave Grusin, blending jazz, pop, and R&B elements that helped shape late-’70s crossover jazz.

3. Finger Paintings solidified Klugh’s reputation as a leading smooth jazz guitarist, appealing to fans of George Benson and Bob James.