King Crimson: USA

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In April 1975, “Island” label released “USA”, the second King Crimson live album. It was recorded in June 1974, at the “Casino” in Asbury Park, New Jersey, the “Palace Theatre” in Providence, Rhode Island, and was produced by Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross and Bill Bruford.

Personnel:

  • Robert Fripp – electric guitar, mellotron, Hohner pianet, mixing
  • David Cross – violin, viola, mellotron, Hohner Pianet
  • John Wetton – vocals, bass guitar, mixing
  • Bill Bruford – drums, percussion
  • Eddie Jobson – violin overdubs, Hohner Pianet overdubs 
  • David Hewitt – recording
  • George Chkiantz – recording, mixing
  • Nicholas de Ville – design
  • Bob Bowkett, C.C.S. – typography
  • Willie Christie – photography
  • Joe Pizzo, David Zink, Riley Jackson – Kirlian photography
  • Peter Walmsley, Chris Kettle, Tex Read, Harvey Baker, Nick Bell – road team
  • Dik Fraser – special thanks

Track listing:

  1. Larks’ Tongues in Aspic (Part II) – Robert Fripp
  2. Lament – Robert Fripp, John Wetton, Richard Palmer-James
  3. Exiles – David Cross, Robert Fripp, Richard Palmer-James
  4. Asbury Park – David Cross, Robert Fripp, John Wetton, Bill Bruford
  5. Easy Money – Robert Fripp, John Wetton, Richard Palmer-James
  6. 21st Century Schizoid Man – Robert Fripp, Ian McDonald, Greg Lake, Michael Giles, Peter Sinfield

Deodato: Whirlwinds

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In April 1974, “MCA” label released “Whirlwinds”, the twelve Deodato album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Record Plant” in New York City, and was produced by Eumir Deodato.

Personnel:

  • Eumir Deodato – keyboards, percussion, conductor, arrangements, adaptations
  • John Tropea – guitar
  • Tony Levin – bass
  • John Giukino – bass
  • Alvin Breh – arco bass
  • Russel Savakus – arco bass
  • Nick Remo – drums
  • Rubens Bassini – percussion, bongos, congas
  • Gilmore Digap – percussion
  • Artie Kaplan, George Marge, Joe Temperley, Phil Bodner, Romeo Pengue – saxophone, flute
  • Alan Rubin – trumpet
  • John Eckert – trumpet
  • John Faddis – trumpet
  • Larry Spencer – trumpet
  • Marv Stamm – trumpet
  • Victor Paz – trumpet
  • Sam Burtis – trombone
  • Urbie Green – trombone
  • Brooks Tillotson, Jimmy Buffington – French horn
  • Tony Price – tuba
  • Carmel Malin, Emanuel Green, Harold Kahon, Harry Glickman, Irving Spice, Marvin Morgenstern, Max Ellen, Michael Spivakowsky, Norman Carri, Paul Winter – violin
  • Al Brown – viola
  • Selwart Clark – viola
  • Alan Shulman, Charlie McCracken, Gloria Lanzarone – cello
  • Carmine Rubino – engineer
  • Kevin Herron, Richard Apuzzo – engineer assistant
  • Alen MacWeeney – photography
  • Frank Laffitte – liner photography

Track listing:

  1. Moonlight Serenade – Glenn Miller
  2. Ave Maria – Franz Schubert
  3. Do It Again – Donald Fagen, Walter Becker
  4. West 42nd Street – Eumir Deodato
  5. Havana Strut – Eumir Deodato
  6. Whirlwinds – Eumir Deodato, John Tropea

Eberhard Weber: The Colours Of Chloë

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In April 1974, “ECM” label released “The Colours of Chloë”, the debut Eberhard Weber studio album. It was recorded in December 1973, at “Tonstudio Bauer” in Ludwigsburg, Germany, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Eberhard Weber – voice, bass, cello, ocarina
  • Rainer Brüninghaus – piano, synthesizer
  • Peter Giger – drums
  • Ralf Hübner – drums
  • Ack van Rooyen – fluegelhorn
  • Gisela Schäuble – voice
  • celli of the Südfunk Orchestra, Stuttgart

Track listing:

All tracks by Eberhard Weber.

  1. More Colours
  2. The Colours of Chloe
  3. An Evening with Vincent Van Ritz
  4. No Motion Picture

Willie Hutch: The Mack

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In April 1973, “Motown” label released “The Mack”, the fourth Willie Hutch album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Mo West” in Hollywood, and was produced by Willie Hutch.

Personnel:

  • Willie Hutch – guitar, arrangements
  • David T. Walker – guitar
  • Weldon Dean Parks – guitar
  • Louie Shaldon – guitar
  • Clarence McDonald – piano, organ, clavinet
  • Wilton Felder – bass
  • Edward Green – drums
  • Bobbye Hall – congas
  • Jene Estes – percussion
  • Ernie Watts – horns, strings
  • A.D. Brisbois, George Bohanon, Joseph Kelson Jr., Keneth Shruyer, Paul Hubinon, Plass Johnson, William Green – horns
  • Arnold Belnick, Assa Drori, Denzil Lauchton, Douglas Davis, Frederic Seykora, Gareth Nuttycolbe, Gail Vevant, Jerald Vinci, Israel Baker, Jack Shulman, Jacob Krachmalnick, Lou Raderman, Myron Sandler, Paul Bergstrom, Paul Shure, Henry Ruth, Samuel Boghossian – strings
  • Carolyn Willis, Julia Waters Tillman, Maxine Waters Willard – backing vocals
  • Arthur Stewart, Calvin Harris – engineer
  • Jim Britt – photography

Track listing:

  1. Vampin’
  2. Theme of the Mack
  3. I Choose You
  4. Mack’s Stroll / The Getaway (Chase Scene)
  5. Slick
  6. Mack Man (Got to Get Over)
  7. Mother’s Theme (Mama)
  8. Now That It’s All Over
  9. Brother’s Gonna Work It All

The Chi-Lites: A Lonely Man

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In April 1972, “Brunswick” label released “A Lonely Man”, the fourth Chi-Lites (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Eugene Record.

Personnel:

  • Eugene Record – vocals, arrangements
  • Marshall Thompson – vocals
  • Robert “Squirrel” Lester – vocals
  • Creadel “Red” Jones – vocals
  • Thomas (Tom Tom) Washington – arrangements, conductor
  • Cliff Davis – arranger
  • Bruce Swedien – engineer
  • Craig Barksdale – technician

Track listing:

All tracks by Eugene Record, except where noted.

  1. Oh Girl
  2. Living in the Footsteps of Another Man – Samuel Garner, James Smith
  3. Love Is
  4. Being in Love – Eugene Record, Barbara Acklin
  5. A Lonely Man – Eugene Record, J. Edward Haycraft
  6. The Man & the Woman (The Boy & the Girl)
  7. Ain’t Too Much of Nothin’
  8. The Coldest Days of My Life – Eugene Record

Sun Ra: The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One

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In April 1965, “ESP Disc” label released “The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One”, the tenth Sun Ra album. It was recorded in April, 1965, at “RLA” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Sun Ra – piano, bass marimba, electric celeste, timpani
  • John Gilmore – tenor saxophone, timpani
  • Pat Patrick – baritone saxophone, timpani
  • Marshall Allen – piccolo, alto saxophone, bells, spiral cymbal
  • Danny Davis – flute, alto saxophone
  • Chris Capers – trumpet
  • Teddy Nance – trombone
  • Bernard Pettaway – bass trombone
  • Robert Cummings – bass clarinet, woodblocks
  • Ronnie Boykins – bass
  • Jimhmi Johnson – drums, percussion, timpani
  • Richard L Alderson – engineer.

Track listing:

All tracks by Sun Ra.

  1. Heliocentric
  2. Outer Nothingness
  3. Other Worlds
  4. The Cosmos
  5. Of Heavenly Things
  6. Nebulae
  7. Dancing in the Sun

Donald Byrd: Ethiopian Knights

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On April 19, 1972, “Blue Note” label released “Ethiopian Knights, the 27th Donald Byrd album. It was recorded in August 1971, at “A&M Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by George Butler.

Personnel:

  • Donald Byrd – trumpet
  • Thurman Green – trombone
  • Harold Land – tenor saxophone
  • Bobby Hutcherson – vibes
  • Joe Sample – organ
  • Bill Henderson III – electric piano
  • Don Peake – guitar
  • Greg Poree – guitar
  • David T. Walker – guitar
  • Wilton Felder – electric bass
  • Ed Greene – drums
  • Bobbye Porter Hall – congas, tambourine

Track listing:

All tracks by Donald Byrd, except where noted.

  1. The Emperor
  2. Jamie
  3. The Little Rasti

Kossoff Kirke Tetsu Rabbit: Same

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In April 1972, “Island” label released the self-titled, debut Kossoff Kirke Tetsu Rabbit studio album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Paul Kossoff, Tetsu Yamauchi, John Bundrick and Simon Kirke.

Personnel:

  • Paul Kossoff – vocals, guitars
  • John “Rabbit” Bundrick – vocals, piano, electric piano, mellotron, organ
  • Tetsu Yamauchi – bass
  • Simon Kirke – vocals, drums
  • B.J. Cole – steel guitar
  • Richard Digby Smith – engineer
  • Tony Platt – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Blue Grass –John Bundrick
  2. Sammy’s Alright – John Bundrick
  3. Anna – Simon Kirke
  4. Just for the Box – Paul Kossoff
  5. Hold on – Simon Kirke, Paul Kossoff
  6. Fool’s Life – John Bundrick
  7. Yellow House – John Bundrick
  8. Dying Fire – Simon Kirke
  9. I’m on the Run – John Bundrick
  10. Colours – Elliot Burgess, Paul Kossoff

Painkiller: The Great God Pan

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On April 18, 2025, “Tzadik” label released “The Great God Pan”, the tenth Painkiller album. It was recorded in 2024, at “Lad’s Old Room B14” in Birmingham, England, “Orange Music” in East Orange, New Jersey,.

  • John Zorn – alto saxophone
  • Bill Laswell – bass
  • Mick Harris – drums
  • Mick Harris – recording
  • James Dellatacoma – recording, mixing
  • Scott Hull – mastering
  • Austin Osman Spare – illustration
  • Chippy – design
  • Heung-Heung Chin – design
  • Karath=Razar. Tomyo T. L. – design

Track listing:

All tracks by John Zorn, Bill Laswell and Mick Harris.

  1. Ercildoune
  2. Secret Sins

Isaac Hayes: The Isaac Hayes Movement

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In April 1970, “Enterprise Records” label released “The Isaac Hayes Movement”, the third Isaac Hayes studio album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by Isaac Hayes.

Personnel:

  • Isaac Hayes – vocals, keyboards, arrangements
  • The Bar-Kays – rhythm section
  • Dale Warren – arrangements
  • Pat Lewis – vocal arrangements
  • Ed Wolfrum – engineer
  • Henry Bush – engineer
  • Ron Capone – engineer, remix
  • Joe Tarantino – mastering
  • George Horn – mastering
  • Herb Kole – art supervisor
  • David Krieger – art direction
  • Joel Brodsky – photography

Track listing:

  1. I Stand Accused – Jerry Butler, William Butler
  2. One Big Unhappy Family – Charles Chalmers, Sandra Rhodes
  3. I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  4. Something – George Harrison

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