Lowell Davidson: Lowell Davidson Trio

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On August 9, 1969, “ESP-Disk” label released “Lowell Davidson Trio”, the debut Lowell Davidson album. It was recorded in July 1965.

Personnel:

  • Lowell Davidson – piano
  • Gary Peacock – bass
  • Milford Graves – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Lowell Davidson.

  1. L
  2. Stately I
  3. Dunce
  4. Ad Hoc
  5. Strong Tears

Ahmad Jamal: Tranquility

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In August 1968, “ABC” label released “Tranquility”, the 25th Ahmad Jamal album. It was recorded in 1968, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Ahmad Jamal – piano
  • Jamil Sulieman – bass
  • Frank Gant – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Ahmad Jamal except where noted

  1. I Say a Little Prayer – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  2. The Look of Love – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  3. When I Look in Your Eyes – Leslie Bricusse
  4. Illusions Opticas – Joe Kennedy
  5. Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You – Jack Segal, Marvin Fisher
  6. Emily – Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer
  7. Tranquility
  8. Free Again – Armand Canfora, Joss Baselli, Robert Colby
  9. Manhattan Reflections

The Black Keys: No Rain, No Flowers

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On August 8, 2025, “Easy Eye Sound” and “Warner Bros” labels released “No Rain, No Flowers”, the thirteenth Black Keys (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2025, at “Easy Eye Sound” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney and Rick Nowels.

Personnel:

  • Dan Auerbach – lead vocals, guitar; claps, bass; drum machine, drums; kazoo, bass synthesizer, bass drums, glockenspiel, shaker, tambourine
  • Patrick Carney – drums, cymbals, stick percussion, guitar, percussion, tambourine, cowbell, shaker, synthesizer
  • Sam Bacco – tambourine, shaker, bongo drums, cymbals, woodblock, cowbell, percussion, chimes, congas, timbales, maracas, wind chimes, güiro, bass drums, claves
  • Andy Gabbard – guitar, backing vocals
  • David Levita – guitar
  • Tom Bukovac – guitar, piano, Rhodes piano
  • Rick Nowels – Wurlitzer; acoustic guitar, horn, Juno synthesizer, Mellotron, organ, strings, synthesizer, piano
  • Via Mardot – theremin
  • Daniel Tashian – mellotron, bass; organ, piano, congas, shaker, woodblock; guitar, vocoder, backing vocals
  • Scott Storch – bass synthesizer, organ, piano; clavinet, clavichord 
  • Jake Botts – alto and baritone saxophone
  • Ray Mason – trombone
  • Leon Michels – bass synthesizer, tambourine, Moog, organ; percussion, piano, synthesizer
  • Tommy Brenneck – acoustic guitar, guitar, bass
  • Mike Rojas – bass synthesizer; clavichord, glockenspiel, organ, vibraphone
  • Zac Rae – mellotron, organistrum, organ
  • Austin Corona – bass
  • Blake Espy – violin
  • Emma Kummrow – violin
  • Gared Crawford – violin
  • Luigi Mazzocchi – violin
  • Natasha Colkett – violin
  • Tess Varley – violin
  • Jonathan Kim – viola 
  • Steven Heitlinger – viola
  • Glenn Fishbach – cello 
  • Larry Gold – strings arrangement 
  • Ashley Wilcoxson – backing vocals, claps
  • Leisa Hans – backing vocals, claps
  • Nicole “Lady” Wray – backing vocals
  • Pat McLaughlin – backing vocals
  • Desmond Child – backing vocals
  • Mireya Ramos – backing vocals
  • Shae Fiol – backing vocals
  • M. Allen Parker – engineer
  • Dom Tenaglia – additional engineering
  • John Christopher Fee – additional engineering
  • Josh Ditty – additional engineering
  • Henry Bright – engineering assistant
  • Jonny Ullman – engineering assistant
  • Tyler Zwiep – engineering assistant
  • Henry Bright – engineering assistant
  • Matt Ciccini – additional strings engineering
  • Dean Reid – additional engineering, mixing
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Aidan Thillmann – mixing assistant
  • Ramiro Fernandez-Seoane – mixing assistant
  • Trey Station – mixing assistant
  • Ryan Smith – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, with additional writers as noted.

  1. No Rain, No Flowers – Rick Nowels
  2. The Night Before – Daniel Tashian
  3. Babygirl – Scott Storch, Daniel Tashian
  4. Down to Nothing – Tommy Brenneck, Pat McLaughlin, Leon Michels
  5. Oh Repeat – Rick Nowels
  6. Make You Mine – Desmond Child, Scott Storch
  7. Man on a Mission – Daniel Tashian
  8. Kiss It – Rick Nowels
  9. All My Life – Daniel Tashian
  10. A Little Too High – Tommy Brenneck, Pat McLaughlin, Leon Michels
  11. Neon Moon – Tommy Brenneck, Leon Michels, Daniel Tashian

Immanuel Wilkins: Omega

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On August 7, 2020, “Blue Note” label released “Omega”, the debut Immanuel Wilkins album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Jason Moran.

Personnel:

  • Immanuel Wilkins – alto saxophone
  • Micah Thomas – piano
  • Daryl Johns – upright bass
  • Kweku Sumbry – drums
  • Chris Allen – engineer, mixed
  • Greg Calbi – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Immanuel Wilkins.

  1. Warriors
  2. Ferguson – An American Tradition
  3. The Dreamer
  4. Mary Turner – An American Tradition
  5. Grace and Mercy
  6. Part 1. The Key
  7. Part 2. Saudade
  8. Part 3. Eulogy
  9. Part 4. Guarded Heart
  10. Omega

The Heliocentrics: Telematric Sounds

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On August 7, 2020, “Madlib Invazion” label released “Telematric Sounds”, the eleventh Heliocentrics (The) album.  It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Jake Ferguson and Malcom Catto.

Personnel:

  • Dan Smith – guitar, synthesizer, electronics
  • Jake Ferguson – guitar, bass, effects, recording
  • Jack Yglesias – keyboards
  • Oliver Parfitt – synthesizer
  • Jason Yarde – baritone saxophone
  • Sylvia Madlib – hurdy gurdy, sarangi, executive producer
  • Raven Bush – violin, strings, electronics
  • Tom Hodges – electronics
  • Barbora Patkova – vocals
  • Malcom Catto – drums, percussion, recording, mixing
  • Guy Davie – mastering, lacquer cut
  • Errol F. Richardson – art direction
  • Eothen Aram Alapatt – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Telemetric Sounds
  2. DevastationThe Opening
  3. Space Cake
  4. Rehearsal 24
  5. Shattered Mind
  6. The Opening
  7. Left To Our Own Devices

Chico Hamilton: Man From Two Worlds

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In August 1964, “Impulse!” label released “Man from Two Worlds”, the 23rd Chico Hamilton album. It was recorded September 1962 – December 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Chico Hamilton – drums
  • Charles Lloyd – tenor saxophone, flute
  • George Bohanon – trombone
  • Gábor Szabó – guitar
  • Albert Stinson – bass
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Charles Lloyd.

  1. Man from Two Worlds
  2. Blues Medley: Little Sister’s Dance/Shade Tree/Island Blue
  3. Forest Flower: Sunrise/Sunset
  4. Child’s Play
  5. Blues for O.T.
  6. Mallet Dance
  7. Love Song to a Baby

Ishmael Ensemble: Visions Of Light

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On August 6, 2021, “Severn Songs” label released “Visions of Light”, the second Ishmael Ensemble album. It was recorded in 2021, at “PlayPen” in Bristol, and was produced by Pete Cunningham.

Personnel:

  • Stephen Mullins – electric guitar
  • Pete Cunningham – saxophone, synthesizer, resonator guitar, drums, electronic drums, arrangements
  • Chris Hillier – vocals, piano, electric piano
  • Tiny Chapter – vocals
  • Jake Spurgeon – syntheiser
  • Ned Pegler – synthesizer
  • Holysseus Fly – vocals, piano
  • Lydia Clews – flute
  • Ross Hughes – alto flute, bass clarinet
  • Bethany M. Roberts – violin
  • Bethany Stenning – harp, dulcimer
  • Rich Allen – double bass
  • Harry Stoneham – bass
  • Rory O’Gorman – drums, percussion, bodhran
  • Ali Chant – recording, mixing, additional production
  • Shawn Joseph – mastering
  • Lesley Harry – artwork
  • Rhombus Studio – design
  • Rgys Crouch – lacquer cut

Track listing:

  1. Intro – Pete Cunningham, Stephen Mullins
  2. Feather – Holysseus Fly, Pete Cunningham
  3. Wax Werk – Pete Cunningham
  4. Soma Centre – Jake Spurgeon, Pete Cunningham
  5. Empty Hands – Holysseus Fly, Pete Cunningham
  6. Looking Glass – Pete Cunningham, Bethany Stenning
  7. Morning Chorus – Chris Hillier, Pete Cunningham
  8. Visions of Light – Chris Hillier, Pete Cunningham
  9. The Gift – Pete Cunningham, Tiny Chapter
  10. January – Holysseus Fly, Pete Cunningham

Stackridge: Same

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In August 1971, “MCA” label released the self-titled, debut Stackridge album. It was recorded march – April 1971, and was produced by Fritz Freyer.

Personnel:

  • Andy Cresswell-Davis – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, harmonium
  • James Warren – lead and backing vocals, electric and acoustic basses, acoustic guitar
  • Michael “Mutter” Slater – flute, backing vocals
  • Michael Evans – violin, backing vocals
  • Billy “Sparkle” Bent – drums, triangle
  • Martin Birch – recording
  • Hipgnosis – design

Track listing:

  1. Grande Piano – Andrew Davis, James Warren
  2. Percy the Penguin – Andrew Davis, James Warren
  3. The Three Legged Table – James Warren
  4. Dora the Female Explorer – Andrew Davis, Warren, Michael Evans, Michael Slater, Billy Bent
  5. Essence of Porphyry – James Warren
  6. Marigold Conjunction – James Warren
  7. 32 West Mall – Andrew Davis, James Warren
  8. Marzo Plod – James Warren
  9. Slark – Jim Walter, Andrew Davis

Kokoroko: Could We Be More

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On August 5, 2022, “Bronswood Recordings” label released “Could We Be More”, the debut Kokoroko album. It was recorded in “Echo Zoo Studios” in Eastbourne, England, and was produced by Miles Clinton James.

Personnel:

  • Tobi Adenaike – Johnson – vocal, guitar
  • Yohan Kebede – vocal, synthesizer, keyboards
  • Duane Atherley – vocal, bass guitar
  • Ayo Salawu – vocal, drums
  • Onome Edgeworth – percussion, additional producer
  • Richard Olatunde Baker – talking drum
  • Cassie Kinoshi – vocal, alto saxophone
  • Sheila Maurice – Grey – vocal, trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Richie Seivwright – vocal, trombone
  • Princes Muzondo – additional vocals, handclaps
  • Ejiro Ikhame Aiken – additional vocals, handclaps
  • Mrisi Makondo – Wills – additional vocals, handclaps
  • Hans Cristoph Skirl – recording
  • Ben Kane – mixing
  • Miles Klinton James – mixing
  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering
  • Raj Sidhu – creative director
  • Kasmir Jones – artwork
  • Mark James – design
  • Stu – lacquer cut

Track listing:

  1. Tojo
  2. Blue Robe Pt. 1
  3. Ewa Inu
  4. Age of Ascent
  5. Dide O
  6. Soul Searching
  7. We Give Thanks
  8. Those Good Times
  9. Reprise
  10. War Dance
  11. Interlude
  12. Home
  13. Something’s Going On
  14. Outro
  15. Blue Robe Pt. 2

Bill Evans: Conversations With Myself

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In August 1963, “Verve” label released “Conversations with Myself”, the 19th Bill Evans album. It was recorded February – May 1963, in New York City, and was produced by Creed Taylor. In 1964, the album earned Bill Evans his first “Grammy Award” for “Best Jazz Instrumental Album”.

Personnel:

  • Bill Evans – piano (multi-tracked)

Track listing:

  1. Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk
  2. How About You – Burton Lane, Ralph Freed
  3. Spartacus Love Theme – Alex North
  4. Blue Monk – Thelonious Monk
  5. Stella by Starlight – Victor Young, Ned Washington
  6. Hey There – Richard Adler, Jerry Ross
  7. N.Y.C.’s No Lark – Bill Evans
  8. Just You, Just Me – Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages

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