The Pineapple Thief: Dissolution

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On August 31, 2018, “Kscope” label released “Dissolution” the twelfth Pineapple Thief (The) studio album. It was recorded December 2017 – May 2018, at “Soord Studios” in Yeovil, South Somerset, England, “Bourne Place” in Hertfordshire, England, and was produced by Bruce Soord, Jon Sykes, Steve Kitch and Gavin Harrison.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Soord – vocals, guitars, recording
  • Steve Kitch – keyboards
  • Jon Sykes – bass, backing vocals
  • Gavin Harrison – drums, percussion, recording
  • David Torn – additional guitar
  • Steve Kitch – mastering
  • Stylorouge – art direction, design
  • Rob O’Connor – photography
  • James Usill – post-production
  • Frederick Jude – executive producer

Track listing:

All lyrics by Bruce Soord, all music by Bruce Soord and Gavin Harrison, except where noted.

  1. Not Naming Any Names – Bruce Soord
  2. Try as I Might
  3. Threating War
  4. Uncovering Your Tracks
  5. All That You’ve Got
  6. Far Below
  7. Pillar of Salt
  8. White Mist
  9. Shed a Light

Dave Douglas: Charms Of The Night Sky

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In August 1998, “Winter & Winter” label released “Charms of the Night Sky”, the tenth Dave Douglas album. It was recorded in September 1997, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Dave Douglas, Stefan Winter and Joe Ferla.

Personnel:

  • Dave Douglas – trumpet
  • Mark Feldman – violin
  • Guy Klucevsek – accordion
  • Greg Cohen – acoustic bass

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Douglas except where noted.

  1. Charms Of The Night Sky
  2. Bal Masque
  3. Sea Change
  4. Facing West
  5. Dance in Thy Soul (for Charlie Haden)
  6. Little One – Herbie Hancock
  7. Wild Coffee – Guy Klucevsek
  8. The Girl with The Rose Hips – Guy Klucevsek
  9. Decafinata – Guy Klucevsek
  10. Poveri Fiori – Francesco Cilea
  11. Odyssey
  12. Twisted
  13. Codetta

Oregon: Roots In The Sky

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In August 1979, “Elektra” label released “Roots in the Sky”, album by Oregon. It was recorded in December 1978 at “Long View Farm Studios” in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, April 1979 at “Columbia Recording Studios” in New York, and was produced by Ralph Towner, Collin Walcott, Glen Moore and Paul McCandless.

Personnel:

  • Ralph Towner – guitar, piano, flugelhorn, percussion
  • Collin Walcott – guitar, percussion
  • Glen Moore – bass
  • Paul McCandless – horn, oboe, clarinet
  • David Greene – engineer
  • Barry Magaliff, Harold Tarowsky, Lou Schlossberg, Jesse Henseron, Jim Behrendt – engineer associate
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Johnny Lee – art direction, design
  • Ron Coro – art direction, design
  • Hanna Kay – illustration

Track listing:

  1. June Bug – Ralph Towner
  2. Vessel – Ralph Towner
  3. Sierra Leone – Collin Walcott
  4. Ogden Road – Ralph Towner
  5. House of Wax – Collin Walcott
  6. Hungry Heart – Paul McCandless
  7. Orrington’s Escape – Ralph Towner
  8. Roots in the Sky – Glen Moore
  9. Longing, So Long – Colin Walcott

Don Pullen – George Adams Quartet: Breakthrough

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On August 30, 1986, “Blue Note” label released “Breakthrough”, album by the Don Pullen-George Adams Quartet. It was recorded in April 1986, at “RCA Studio A” in New York City, and was produced by Michael Cuscuna and JoAnne Jimenez.

Personnel:

  • Don Pullen – piano
  • George Adams – tenor saxophone
  • Cameron Brown – bass
  • Dannie Richmond – drums
  • Mike Moran – engineer
  • Beth Baptiste – photography
  • Amin Baraka – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Don Pullen except where noted.

  1. Mr. Smoothie – George Adams
  2. Just Foolin’ Around
  3. Song from the Old Country
  4. We’ve Been Here All the Time
  5. A Time for Sobriety – George Adams

Bent Knee: Twenty Pills Without Water

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On August 30, 2024, “Take Five to Heart” label released “Twenty Pills Without Water”, the seventh Bent Knee album. It was recorded in 2024, and was produced by Vince Welch.

Personnel:

  • Chris Baum – vocals and backing vocals, guitar, violin
  • Vince Welch – bass guitar, rhythm guitar, synthesizer, engineer, mixing, mastering, design
  • Cortney Swain – lead vocals, keyboards, bass guitar
  • Gavin Wallace Ailsworth – drums
  • Bradford Krieger, Chaimes Parker, Danielle Goldsmith, Jamie Rowe – additional engineering
  • Scott Siskind – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Baum, Vince Welch, Courtney Swain and Gavin Wallace Ailsworth.

  1. Enter
  2. Forest
  3. I Like It
  4. Illiterate
  5. Big Bagel Manifesto
  6. Cowboy
  7. Never Coming Home
  8. Comet
  9. Drowning
  10. Lawnmower
  11. DLWSTB
  12. Exit

Peter Hammill: A Black Box

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In August 1980, “S-Type” label released “A Black Box”, the ninth Peter Hammill studio album. It was recorded November 1979 – April 1980, at “Sofa Sound” in Wiltshire, England, and was produce dby Peter Hammill.

Personnel:

  • Peter Hammill – vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums, bass, engineer
  • David Jackson – saxophone, flute
  • David Ferguson – synthesizer, tambourine
  • David Lord – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Hammill, except where noted.

  1. Golden Promises
  2. Losing Faith in Words
  3. Jargon King
  4. Fofwalking
  5. The Spirit
  6. In Slow Time – Peter Hammill, David Ferguson
  7. The Wipe
  8. Flight
  9. I Flying Blind
  10. II The White Cane Fandango
  11. III Control
  12. IV Cockpit
  13. V Silk-Worm Wings
  14. VI Nothing Is Nothing
  15. VII A Black Box

Christian McBride: Without Further Ado, Vol. 1

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On August 29, 2025, “Mack Avenue Records” label released “Without Further Ado, Vol. 1”,  the 20th Christian McBride album. It was recorded in 2025, at “Blue Engine Studios”, “Sear Sound” and “The Power Station” in New York City, “Rocky Mountain Recorders” in Denver, and was produced by Christian McBride.

Personnel:

  • Christian McBride – acoustic and electric bass
  • Rodney Jones – guitar
  • Xavier Davis – piano, electric piano, clavinet
  • McClenty Hunter Jr. – drums
  • Andy Summers
  • Sting
  • Jeffrey Osborne
  • Samara Joy
  • José James
  • Cécile McLorin Salvant
  • Dianne Reeves
  • Antoinette Henry

Track listing:

  1. Murder by Numbers – Andy Summers, Sting
  2. Back in Love Again – Len Ron hanks, Zane Grey
  3. Old Folks – Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robinso
  4. Moanin – Bobby Timmons
  5. All Through the Night – Cole Porter’
  6. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow – Gerald Goffin, Carole King
  7. Come Rain or Come Shine – Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen
  8. Op. 49 – Cold Chicken Suite 3rd Movement – Christian McBride

Brad Mehldau: Ride Into The Sun

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On August 29, 2025, “Nonesuch” label released “Ride into the Sun”, the 46th Brad Mehldau album. It was recorded in January 2025, and was produced by Brad Mehldau and Dan Coleman.

Personnel:

  • Brad Mehldau – piano
  • Daniel Rossen – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and resonator guitar 
  • Chris Thile – lead and backing vocals, mandolin
  • Felix Moseholm – acoustic bass
  • John Davis – acoustic and electric bass, engineer, mixing
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums, percussion, screams
  • Orchestra
  • Jessica Han, Alex Sopp – flute
  • Agnes Marchione – clarinet
  • Adrian Morejon – bassoon
  • Eric Reed – horn
  • Christina Courtin, Ellen DePasquale, Laura Frautschi, Joanna Maurer, Derek Ratzenboeck, Austin Wulliman – violin
  • Mario Gotoh, Dov Scheindlin, Nadia Sirota – viola
  • Michael Haas, Sophie Shao , Caitlin Sullivan – cello
  • David Grossman – bass (orchestral)
  • Dan Coleman – conductor 
  • Jill Dell’Abate – contractor
  • Jackie Thompson – copyist

Track listing:

All tracks by Elliott Smith except where noted.

  1. Better Be Quiet Now
  2. Everything Means Nothing to Me
  3. Tomorrow Tomorrow
  4. Sweet Adeline
  5. Sweet Adeline Fantasy – Brad Mehldau
  6. Between the Bards
  7. The White Lady Loves You More
  8. Ride into the Sun Part I – Brad Mehldau
  9. Thirteen – Chris Bell, Alex Chilton
  10. Everybody Cares, Evetbody Understands
  11. Somebody Cares, Somebody Understands – Brad Mehldau
  12. Southern Belle
  13. Satellite
  14. Colorbars
  15. Sunday – Nick Drake
  16. Ride into the Sun: Conclusion – Brad Mehldau

Kanny Garrett: Beyond The Wall

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On August 29, 2006, “Nonesuch” label released “Beyond the Wall”, the twelfth Kenny Garrett studio album. It was recorded in February 2006, at “Right Track Recording” in New York City, and was produced by Kenny Garrett and Steven Epstein.

Personnel:

  • Kenny Garrett – alto saxophone, piano 
  • Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone 
  • Mulgrew Miller – piano 
  • Robert Hurst – bass
  • Brian Blade – drums
  • Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone
  • Rogerio Boccato – percussion 
  • Nedelka Echols – vocals 
  • Arlene Lewis, Dawn Caveness, Genea Martin, Geovanti Steward, Kevin Wheatley – vocals 
  • Jonathan Gandelsman – violin
  • Neal Humphreys – cello
  • Guowei Wang – erhu
  • Susan Jolles – harp 
  • Todd Whitelock – recording, mastering, mixing
  • David Stoller, Jason Stasium, Timmy Olmstead – recording assistant
  • Steven Epstein – mastering
  • Doyle Partners – design
  • Mark Anderson – photography
  • Barron Claiborne – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kenny Garrett.

  1. Calling
  2. Beyond the Wall
  3. Qing Wen – contains a sample from Ngontog Gyan (Ornament for Clear Realization)
  4. Realization (Marching Towards the Light)
  5. Tsunami Song
  6. Kiss to the Skies
  7. Now
  8. Gwoka
  9. May Peace Be Upon Them

Misha Panfilof Sound Combo: Days As Echoes

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On August 28, 2020, “Fnr” label released “Days as Echoes”, the second Misha Panfilov Sound Combo album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Misha Panfilov.

Personnel:

  • Misha Panfilov – vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer, bass, percussion, effects, arrangements
  • Anna Dotsenko – vocals
  • Sasha Petrov – tenor saxophone
  • Kino Toshiki – trumpet
  • Ilja Gussarov – flute
  • Madis Katkosilt – drums
  • Rauno Vaher – drums
  • Jörgen Hermaste – mastering
  • Carl Rowatti – lacquer cut
  • Alberto Ricchi – artwork
  • Hanz Mambo, Mo Manley – design
  • Brent Sawicki – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Misha Panfilov.

  1. Days as Echoes
  2. In a Dream
  3. Moonscape Waltz
  4. Together
  5. Few Layers for Smith
  6. Ocean Song

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