Elvis Presley: Elvis For Everyone

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On August 10, 1965, “RCA Victor” label released “Elvis for Everyone!”, the eighth Elvis Presley studio album. Recording sessions took place over a ten-year span at “Sun Studio” in Memphis, “RCA Studio B” in Nashville, Tennessee, and “Radio Recorders” in Hollywood, California, and was produced by Sam Phillips, Steve Sholes, Chet Atkins, Elvis Presley, Urban Thielmann, Hans Salter and George Stoll.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Presley – vocals, guitar
  • Scotty Moore – rhythm and lead guitar
  • Tiny Timbrell – guitar
  • Howard Roberts – guitar
  • Hank Garland – guitar
  • Neal Matthews Jr. – guitar
  • Chet Atkins – overdubbed guitar
  • Harold Bradley – guitar
  • Grady Martin – guitar
  • Billy Strange – guitar
  • Jerry Kennedy – guitar
  • Dudley Brooks – piano
  • Floyd Cramer – piano
  • Jimmie Haskell – accordion
  • Gordon Stoker – accordion
  • Bill Black – double bass
  • Meyer Rubin – double bass
  • Bob Moore – double bass
  • D. J. Fontana – drums
  • Bernie Mattinson – drums
  • Buddy Harman – drums
  • Boots Randolph – saxophone, clarinet
  • The Jordanaires – backing vocals
  • Millie Kirkham – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Your Cheatin’ Heart – Hank Williams
  2. Summer Kisses, Winter Tears – Fred Wise, Ben Weisman, Jack Lloyd
  3. Finders keepers, Losers Weepers – Dory Jones, Ollies Jones
  4. In My Way – Fred Wise, Ben Weisman
  5. Tomorrow Night – Sam Coslow, Wilhelm Grosz
  6. Memphis Tennessee – Chuck Berry
  7. For the Millionth and the Last Time – Roy C. Bennett, Sid Tepper
  8. Forget Me Never – Fred Wise, Ben Weisman
  9. Sound Advice – Bernie Baum, Bill Giant, Florence Kaye
  10. Santa Lucia – traditional, arranged by Elvis Presley
  11. I Met Her Tody – Hal Blair, Don Robertson
  12. When It Rains, It Really Pours – William R. Emerson

Dave Brubeck Quartet: Jazz Impressions Of Japan

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On August 10, 1964, “Columbia” label released “Jazz Impressions of Japan”, album by Dave Brubeck Quartet album (the 48th Dave Brubeck album overall). It was recorded in January 1960 and June 1964, at the “CBS 30th Street Studio”, and was produced by Teo Macero.

Personnel:

  • Dave Brubeck – piano
  • Paul Desmond – saxophone
  • Eugene Wright – bass
  • Joe Morello – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Brubeck, except where noted.

  1. Tokyo Traffic
  2. Rising Sun
  3. Toki’s Theme
  4. Fujiyama
  5. Zen Is When – Bud Freeman, Leon Pober
  6. The City Is Crying
  7. Osaka Blues
  8. Koto Song

John Scofield: Hand Jive

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On August 9, 1994, “Blue Note” label released “Hand Jive”, the 20th John Scofield album. It was recorded in October 1993, at “Power Station” and “River Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Lee Townsend.

Personnel:

  • John Scofield – guitars
  • Eddie Harris – tenor saxophone
  • Larry Goldings – acoustic piano, organ
  • Dennis Irwin – bass
  • Bill Stewart – drums
  • Don Alias – percussion
  • James Farber – recording, mixing
  • Chris Albert – recording assistant
  • Tony Gillis – mix assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Mark Larson – design
  • Patti Perret – photography
  • Susan Scofield – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by John Scofield.

  1. I’ll Take Les
  2. Dark Blue
  3. Do Like Eddie
  4. She’s So Lucky
  5. Checkered Past
  6. 7th Floor
  7. Golden Daze
  8. Don’t Shoot the Messenger
  9. Whip the Mule
  10. Out of the City

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

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