From 1977 to 1981, Pointer recorded seven solo albums, four of which reached the top five jazz albums listed on the "Billboard" jazz chart. His debut album, "Phantazia", went platinum and won the No.1 New Male Jazz Act award in "Record World" magazine. He was the guest soloist on Milira's "Mercy, Mercy, Me (The Ecology)" and Dianne Reeves's "The Tracks of My Tears". His albums "All My Reasons" (1981) and "Direct Hit" (1982) were nominated for Grammy Awards. He also wrote music for the Joyce Trisler Danscompany and the Inner City Ensemble Theater and Dance Company.