John Coltrane & Alice Coltrane: Cosmic Music

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In July 1968, “Coltrane” and “Impulse” labels released “Cosmic Music”, album by John Coltrane and Alice Coltrane. It was recorded February 1966 – January 1968, at “Coast Recorders” in San Francisco, and Coltrane’s home studio in Dix Hill, New York, and was released after John Coltrane’s death.

Personnel:

  • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Alice Coltrane – piano
  • Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone, piccolo, flute
  • Jimmy Garrison – bass
  • Rashied Ali – drums
  • Ray Appleton – percussion
  • Ben Riley – percussion

Track listing:

  1. Manifestation
  2. Lord, Help Me to Be
  3. Reverend King
  4. The Sun

Charles Lloyd: Dream Waver

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In July 1966, “Atlantic” label released “Dream Weaver”, the third Charles Lloyd album. It was recorded in March 1966, and was produced by Arif Mardin and George Avakian.

Personnel:

  • Charles Lloyd – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Keith Jarrett – piano
  • Cecil McBee – bass
  • Jack DeJohnette – drums
  • Phil Lehle – engineer
  • Marvin Israel – design
  • Charles Stewart – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Charles Lloyd, except where noted.

  1. Autumn Sequence: Autumn Prelude/Autumn Leaves/Autumn Echo – Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert, Charles Lloyd
  2. Dream Weaver: Meditation/Dervish Dance
  3. Bird Flight
  4. Love Ship
  5. Sombrero Sam

Ornette Coleman: Chappaqua Suite

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In July 1966, “Columbia” label released “Chappaqua Suite”, the ninth Ornette Coleman album. It was recorded in June 1965, and was produced by Henri Renaud.

Personnel:

  • Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone
  • Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone
  • David Izenzon – double bass
  • Charles Moffett – drums
  • Joseph Tekula – orchestra arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Ornette Coleman.

  1. Chappaqua Suite, Part 1
  2. Chappaqua Suite, Part 2
  3. Chappaqua Suite, Part 3
  4. Chappaqua Suite, Part 4

Albert Ayler Quartet: Ghosts

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In July 1965, “Debut” label released “Ghosts”, the second Albert Ayler’s Quartet album. It was recorded in September 1964, in Copenhagen, Denmark, and was produced by Ole Vestegaard Jensen.

Personnel:

  • Albert Ayler – tenor saxophone
  • Don Cherry – cornet
  • Gary Peacock – bass
  • Sonny Murray – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Albert Ayler.

  1. Ghosts (short version)
  2. Children
  3. Holy Spirit
  4. Ghosts (extended version)
  5. Vibrations
  6. Mothers

VA: Newport Rebels

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In July 1961, “Candid” label released “Newport Rebels”, album by various artists,  released under the “Jazz Artists Guild”, led by Charles Mingus and Max Roach. It was recorded in November 1960, at “Nola Penthouse Studios” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone
  • Walter Benton – tenor saxophone
  • Roy Eldridge, Booker Little, Benny Bailey – trumpet
  • Jimmy Knepper, Julian Priester – trombone
  • Tommy Flanagan, Kenny Dorham – piano
  • Charles Mingus, Peck Morrison – bass
  • Jo Jones, Max Roach – drums
  • Abbey Lincoln – vocals

Track listing:

  1. Mysterious Blues – Charles Mingus
  2. Cliff Walk – Booker Little
  3. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams – Harry Barris
  4. Tain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do – Everett Robbins, Porter Grainger
  5. Me and You – Charles Mingus, Jo Jones, Roy Eldridge, Tommy Flanagan

Jimmy Giuffrie: Western Suite

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In July 1960, “Atlantic” label released “Western Suite”, the eight Jimmy Giuffre album. It was recorded in December 1958, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, “Lenox” in MA, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Giuffre – clarinet, tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Jim Hall – guitar
  • Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmy Giuffre except where noted.

  1. Western Suite
  2. First Movement: Pony Express
  3. Second Movement: Apaches
  4. Third Movement: Saturday Night Dance
  5. Fourth Movement: Big Pow Wow
  6. Topsy – Edgar Battle, Eddie Durham
  7. Blue Monk – Thelonious Monk

Kokoroko: Tuff Times Never Last

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On July 11, 2025, “Brownswood Recordings” label released “Tuff Times Never Last”, the second Kokoroko album. It was recorded in 2025, and was produced by Miles Clinton James.

Personnel:

  • Tobi Adenaike-Johnson – vocals, guitar
  • Yohan Kebede – vocals, keyboards, synth
  • Duane Atherley – vocals, bass
  • Ayo Salawn – drums
  • Onome Edgeworth – percussion, flute, whistle
  • Chelesea Carmichael – tenor saxophone
  • Sheila Maurice-Grey – vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Anoushka Nanguy – vocals, trombone
  • Lulu – vocal
  • Azekel – vocal
  • Miles James – vocal
  • Cristoph Hans Skirl – engineer
  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering
  • Luci Pina – artwork, lacquer cut

Track listing:

  1. Never Last
  2. Sweetie
  3. Closer to Me
  4. My Father in Heaven
  5. Idea 5 (Call My Name)
  6. Three Piece Suit
  7. Time and Time
  8. Da Du Dah
  9. Together We Are
  10. Just Can’t Wait
  11. Over / Reprise

Steve Miller Band: Number 5

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In July 1970, “Capitol” label released “Number 5”, the fifth Steve Miller Band studio album. It was recorded in 1970, at “Cinderella Sound” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Steve Miller.

Personnel:

  • Steve Miller — lead and backing vocals, guitar, 12-string guitar, Condor Innovator guitar, Echoplex guitar, piano, bass
  • Jim Miller — guitar 
  • Bobby Winkelmann — lead and backing vocals, bass, 12-string guitar 
  • Tim Davis — lead and backing vocals, drums
  • Curley Cooke — acoustic guitar, guitar
  • Wayne Moss — guitar, bass 
  • Bobby Thompson — banjo 
  • Nicky Hopkins — piano
  • Lee Michaels — organ 
  • Ben Sidran — keyboards 
  • Charlie McCoy — harmonica
  • Lonnie Turner — fretless bass 
  • Jimmy Tillman — drums
  • Bud Billings — trumpet
  • Buddy Spicher — violin

Track listing:

  1. Good Morning – Bobby Winkelman
  2. I Love You – Steve Miller
  3. Going to the Country – Steve Miller, Ben Sidran
  4. Hot Chili – Tim Davis
  5. Tokin’s – Tim Davis
  6. Going to Mexico – Steve Miller, Bob Scaggs
  7. Steve Miller’s Midnight Tango – Ben Sidran
  8. Industrial Military Complex Hex – Steve Miller
  9. Jackson-Kent Blues – Steve Miller
  10. Never Kill Another Man – Steve Miller

Donovan: Open Road

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In June 1970, “Epic” label released “Open Road”, the eighth Donovan studio album. It was recorded January – February 1970 at “Morgan” in London, and was produced by Donovan Leitch.

Personnel:

  • Donovan Leitch – vocals, guitar, mouth harp
  • Mike Thomson – vocals, guitar, bass guitar
  • John Carr – vocals, drums
  • Mike O’Neill – vocals, piano
  • Robin Black – engineer
  • Mike Bobak – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Donovan Leitch.

  1. Changes
  2. Song for John
  3. Curry Land
  4. Joe Bean’s Theme
  5. People Used To
  6. Celtic Rock
  7. Riki Tiki Tavi
  8. Clara Clairvoyant
  9. Roots of Oak
  10. Season of Farewell
  11. Poke at the Pope
  12. New Year’s Resovolution

John McLaughlin: Devotion

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In July 1970, “Douglas” label released “Devotion”, the second John McLaughlin album. It was recorded in February 1970, at “Record Plant Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Alan Douglas and Stefan Bright.

Personnel:

  • John McLaughlin – electric guitar
  • Larry Young – organ, electric piano
  • Billy Rich – bass guitar
  • Buddy Miles – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by John McLaughlin.

  1. Devotion
  2. Dragon Song
  3. Marbles
  4. Siren
  5. Don’t Let the Dragon Eat Your Mother
  6. Purpose of When

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