On May 11, 2026, Jack Douglas died aged 80. He was record producer, best known for his work with Aerosmith, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Lou Reed, Alice Cooper, The Who, Patti Smith, Cheap Trick, The New York Dolls, Blue Öyster Cult and Starz.
Mary Halvarson: Amaryllis
On May 13, 2022, “Nonesuch” label released “Amaryllis”, the twelve Mary Halvorson album.
Personnel:
- Mary Halvorson – guitar
- Nick Dunston – bass
- Tomas Fujiwara – drums
- Patricia Brennan – vibraphone
- Adam O’Farrill – trumpet
- Jacob Garchik – trombone
- The Mivos Quartet – strings
Track listing:
All tracks by Mary Halvorson.
- Night Shift
- Anesthesia
- Amaryllis
- Side Effect
- Hoodwink
- 892 Teeth
Tony Coe: Pop Makes Progress
In May 1970, “Chapter One” label released “Pop Makes Progress”, the fourth Tony Coe album. It was recorded in October 1963, and was produced by Les Reed and Jack Baverstock
Personnel:
- Tony Coe – tenor sax, clarinet
- Robert Farnon – arranger, conductor
- Stan Roderick – trumpet
- Don Lusher – trombone
- Dennis Wilson – piano
- Bill McGuffie – piano
- Bobby Orr – drums
Track listing:
- There Will Never Be – Perry Botkin Jr., Gil Garfield
- Wives and Lovers – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
- Yesterday – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
- There’s a Kind of Hush – Les Reed, Geoff Stevens
- If We Lived on Top of a Mountain – Les Reed, Barry Mason
- Scarborough Fair – traditional, arr. Paul Simon
- Mrs. Robinson – Paul Simon
- Up, Up and Away – Jimmy Webb
- Blue Theme – Robert Farnon
- Walk On By – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
Vince Guaraldi: Oh Good Grief!
In May 1968, “Warner Bros – Seven Arts” label released “Oh Good Grief!”, the tenth Vince Guaraldi studio album. It was recorded in March 1968, at “Golden State Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Vince Guaraldi.
Personnel:
- Vince Guaraldi – piano, electric harpsichord, arrangements
- Eddie Duran – guitar
- Stanley Gilbert – double bass
- Carl Burnett – drums
- Leo Kulka – engineer
- Ed Thrasher – art director
- Charles M. Schulz – artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Vince Guaraldi except where noted.
- Linus and Lucy
- You’re in Love, Charlie Brown
- Peppermint Patty
- The Great Pumpkin Waltz
- It’s Your Dog, Charlie Brown
- Oh, Good Grief – Vince Guaraldi, Lee Mendelson
- Red Baron
- Rain, Rain Go Away
EABS: In Search Of Better Tomorrow
On May 12, 2023, “Astigmatic Records” label released “In Search of a Better Tomorrow”, the seventh EABS album.
Personnel:
- Marek “Latarnik” Pędziwiatr – grand piano, electric piano, keyboards, synthesizer
- Ali Riaz Baqar – guitar
- Paweł “Wuja Hzg” Stachowiak – bass guitar, synthesizer
- Marcin Rak – drums
- Kashif Ali Dhani – vocals, table
- Zohaib Hassan Khan – sarangi
- Olaf Węgier – soprano and tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
- Jakub Kurek – trumpet
- Ignacy Gruszecki – engineer, mixing
- Marcin Kwazar – mastering
- Przemek Sainer Blejzyk – design
- Hubert Misiaczyk – photography
- Marcin Piechowiak, Sebastian Jóźwiak – executive producer
- Łukasz Wojciechowski – executive producer
- Filip Kalinowski – liner notes
- Magda Marcinkowska – translation
Track listing:
All tracks by Ali Riaz Bagar, except where noted.
- Yesterday
- Judgement Day
- Whispers
- Strange Love – Marek Pedziwiatr
- People in Between – Marek Pedziwiatr
- Raise Your Hearts, Drop Your Guns – Marek Pedziwiatr
- Tomorrow – Jakub Kurek
- Madhuvanti – Zohaib Hassan Khan
- Moon – Pawel Stachowiak
Anouar Brahem: Conte de l’Incroyable Amour
On May 12, 1992, “ECM” label released “Conte de l’Incroyable Amour”, the second Anouar Brahem studio album. It was recorded in October 1991, at “Rainbow Studio” in Oslo, Norway, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.
Personnel:
- Anouar Brahem – oud
- Barbaros Erköse – clarinet
- Kudsi Ergüner – ney
- Lassad Hosni – bendir, darbouka
Track listing:
All tracks by Anouar Brahem, except where noted.
- Sparks
- The Dog on the Fortune Teller’s Lap (for Sabria)
- The Wooden Bird
- Light of Silence
- A Tale of Incredible Love
- Peshrev Hidjaz Homayoun – Kudsi Ergüner
- Diversion
- Nayzak
- Heartbeats
- In Memory of Iram
- Iram Found
- Epilogue (for Manfred Eicher)
Audience: Friend’s Friend’s Friend
In May 1970, “Charisma” label released “Friend’s Friend’s Friend”, the second Audience studio album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Morgan Studios” and “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Howard Werth, Trevor Williams, Keith Gemmell and Tony Connor.
Personnel:
- Howard Werth — lead vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo
- Keith Gemmell — tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
- Trevor Williams — bass, backing vocals
- Tony Connor — drums, percussion, piano
- Mike Bobak — engineer
- CCS — design
Track listing:
All tracks by Howard Werth and Trevor Williams, except where noted.
- Nothing You Do
- Belladonna Moonshine
- It Brings a Tear
- Raid – Tony Connor, Keith Gemmell
- Right On Their Side
- Ebony Variations – Tony Connor, Keith Gemmell, Howard Werth, Trevor William
- Priestess – Tony Connor, Keith Gemmell
- Friends, Friends, Friend
Bruce Haack: The Electric Lucifer
In May 1970, “Columbia” label released “The Electric Lucifer”, the sixth Bruce Haack album. It was recorded 1968 – 1969, and was produced by Leroy Parkins.
Personnel:
- Bruce Haack – vocals, narration, all instruments
- Farad – vocals
- Jon St. John – vocals
- Tony Taylor – vocals
- Chris Kachulis – vocals
- Gary Dersarkissian – child voice
- Arthur Kendy – stereo effects
- Andrew Kazdin – programming
- Arthur Kendy, Peter Granet, Ray Moore – engineer
- Isadore Seltzer – artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Bruce Haack.
- Electric to Me Turn
- The Word (Narration)
- Cherubic Hymn
- Program Me
- War
- National Anthem to the Moon
- Chant of the Unborn
- Incantation
- Angel Child
- Word Game
- Song of the Death Machine
- Super Nova
- Requiem
Fire! With Oren Ambaracgi: In A Mouth – The Hand
On May 11, 2012, “Rune Grammofon” label released “In the Mouth – A Hand, album by Fire! With Oren Ambaracgi. It was recorded in October 2011, at “Eastcote Studios” in London, and was produced by Oren Ambarchi, Mats Gustafson, Johan Berthling and Andreas Werliin.
Personnel:
- Mats Gustafson – tenor saxophone, electronics, electric piano, organ
- Johan Berthling – electric bass
- Andreas Werliin – drums
- Oren Ambarchi – guitar, editing, mixing
- Philip Bagenal – recording
- George Murphy – engineer assistant
- Joe Talia – mixing
- Byron Scullin – mastering
- Helino Leja – lacquer cut
- Marko Kluge – lacquer cut
- Kim Hiorthøy – design
- Rune Kristoffersen – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Andreas Werliin, Johan Berthling, Mats Gustafsson and Oren Ambarchi.
- A Man Who Might Have Been Screaming
- And The Stories Will Flood Your Satisfaction (With Terror)
- He Wants to Sleep in a Dream (He Keeps in His Head)
- Possibly She Was One, or Had Been One Before (Brew Dog)
Nara Leão: O Canto Livre De Nara
In May 1965, “Philips” label released “O Canto Livre De Nara”, the third Nara Leão album. It was recorded in 1964, and was produced by Dorival Caymmi Filho.
Personnel:
- Nara Leão – vocals
- Dorival Caymmi Filho – guitar
- Luiz Eça – piano, directed by
- Bebeto Castilho – contrabass, flute
- Rubens Ohana – drums
- Peter E Seu Naipe De Cordas – strings
- Célio Martins – recording
- Sylvio Rabello – engineer
- Armando Pittigliani -recording supervisor
- Jânio De Freitas – artwork, photography
- Ferreira Gullar – liner notes
Track listing:
- Corisco – Glauber Rocha, Sérgio Ricardo
- Samba Da Legalidade – Carlos Lyra, Zé Keti
- Não Me Diga Adeus – João Correia Da Silva, Luiz Soberano, Paquito (Francisco da Silva Fárreo Júnior)
- Uricuri – José Candido, João Vale
- Canto Livre – Bené Nunes, Dulce Nunes
- Suite Dos Pescadores – Dorival Caymmi
- Carcará – José Candido, João Vale
- Malvadeza Durão – Zé Keti
- Aleluia – Edú Lôbo, Ruy Guerra
- Nêga Dina – Zé Keti
- A Minha Namorada – Carlos Lyra, Vinicius De Moraes
- Incelença – traditional
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