John Klemmer

I manage to purchase about five John Klemmer LP so far, and I love every one of them. The John Klemmer Mosaic is a double album and I was glad to get that one also. I am now after "Finesse, Magic Moments, and Magnificent Madness".
Dave Grusen is another favorite of mine, I picked up two of his LP in Tokyo last month. I like those 1970's LP's because they sound so full and natural. I find that most of the 1980's music I come across have too much synthesizers in them, and it drives me "NUTTS", I hate the sound of Synthesizers... it just messes up the music.

Like other recommenders, get "Touch" which is his high point because everything else he put out is just more of the same - echoplex with different chords. He's borderline "new age/smooth jazz". If that's your preference keep buying his catalog. Otherwise, listen to other sax players because there are plenty more who are more original in their playing.

The sonics on Straight From The Heast are FAR superior than Touch if that matters.

Touch 6/10

SFTH 9/10

John Klemmer also has another audiophile direct to disk recording on the nautilus label called 'Straight From The Heart" it is more of a straight ahead jazz recording and better than "Finesse" IMHO.
It is very rare and hard to find and if you do find very expensive!! The Elusive Disc has it for $150 sealed some others between $75-$90. I happened to find my copy in the bin of a used record store for $7.99 (they didn't know what they had)
You may get lucky like I did but that's where I'd start looking.

i have had the mobile fidelity 'touch' album for over 30 years. i have many of his albums/cds and i think 'touch' is his best work.