Bill Frisell: Unspeakable

On August 24, 2014, “Elektra Nonesuch” label released “Unspeakable”, the 22nd Bill Frisell album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Hal Wilner. In 2005, “Unspeakable” won the “Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album“

Personnel:

  • Bill Frisell – guitars
  • Hal Willner – turntables, samples
  • Tony Scherr – bass, guitar
  • Kenny Wollesen – drums
  • Don Alias – percussion
  • Briggan Krauss – baritone saxophone
  • Steven Bernstein – trumpet
  • Curtis Fowlkes – trombone
  • Adam Dorn – synth
  • Jenny Scheinman – violin
  • Eyvind Kang – viola
  • Hank Roberts – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Frisell except where noted.

  1. 1968
  2. White Fang- Bill Frisell, Hal Willner
  3. Sundust – Hal Willner
  4. Del Close – Bill Frisell, Eric Liljestrand, Hal Willner
  5. Gregory C. – Bill Frisell, Hal Willner
  6. Stringbean – Bill Frisell, Eric Liljestrand, Hal Willner
  7. Hymn for Ginsberg
  8. Alias – Bill Frisell, Eric Liljestrand, Hal Willner
  9. Who Was That Girl?
  10. D. Sharpe
  11. Fields of Alfalfa – Bill Frisell, Steven Bernstein, Eric Liljestrand, Walter, Hal Willner
  12. Tony – Bill Frisell, Tony Scherr, Kenny Wollesen
  13. Old Sugar Bear – G.A. Grant, Eric Liljestrand, Hal Willner
  14. Goodbye Goodbye Goodbye – Bill Frisell, Teddy Lasry, Hal Willner

The Crusaders: Chain Reaction

In August 1975, “ABC / Blue Thumb” label released “Chain Reaction”, the eight Crusaders (The) album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Wally Heider Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Stewart Levine, Joe Sample, Larry Carlton, Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper and Wayne Henderson.

Personnel:

  • Joe Sample – keyboards, Fender Rhodes, clavinet, synthesizers
  • Larry Carlton – guitars
  • Wayne Henderson – trombone, brass
  • Wilton Felder – bass, saxophones
  • Stix Hooper – drums, percussion
  • Rik Pekkonen – engineer
  • The Mastering Lab – mastering
  • Ed Scarisbrick – illustration
  • Ron Slenzak – photography

Track listing:

  1. Creole – Wilton Felder
  2. Chain Reaction – Joe Sample
  3. I Felt the Love – Stix Hooper
  4. Mellow Out – Larry Carlton
  5. Rainbow Visions – Wayne Henderson
  6. Hallucinate – Joe Sample
  7. Give It Up – Joe Sample
  8. Hot’s It – Joe Sample
  9. Sugar Cane – Wayne Henderson
  10. Soul Caravan – Stix Hooper, Joe Sample, Larry Carlton, Wayne Henderson, Wilton Felder

Gilgamesh: Same

In August 1975, “Caroline” label released the self-titled, debut Gilgamesh album. It was recorded in May 1975, at “The Manor” in London, and was produced by Davce Stewart, Phil Lee, Allen Gowen, Jeff Clyne and Michael Travis.

Personnel:

  • Phil Lee – acoustic and electric guitar, classical and twelve string guitar
  • Allen Gowen – piano, electric piano, synthesizer, mellotron, clavinet
  • Jeff Clyne – double bass, bass guitar
  • Michael Travis – drums, percussion
  • Amanda Parsons – voice
  • Steve Cox – engineer
  • Celia Welcomme – artwork
  • Doris lee – back cover drawing
  • Clive Merredew – photography

Track listing:

  1. One End More / Phil’s Little Dance – for Phil Millers Trousers / Worlds of Zin
  2. Island of Rhodes / Paper Boat / As if Your Eyes Were Open
  3. We are All / Someone Else’s Food / Jamo and Other Boating Disasters (from the Holiday of the Same Name)

George Duke: The Inner Source

In August 1973, “MPS Records” label released “The Inner Source”, the third George Duke album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Wally Heider Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Baldhard G. Falk.

Personnel:

  • George Duke – piano, electric piano, keyboards, trombone, conductor
  • John Heard – bass, electric bass
  • Dick Berg – drums, percussion
  • Armando Peroza – congas
  • Jerome Richardson – soprano and tenor saxophone, flute
  • Luis Gasca – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • John Heard – violin
  • James Leary – violin
  • Jim Gaies – engineer
  • Ken Hopkins – engineer
  • Ulrich Eichberger – design
  • Baldhard G. Falk – photography, liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by George Duke, except where noted.

  1. Au-Right
  2. Love Reborn
  3. Peace
  4. My Soul
  5. Feels So Good
  6. Manya
  7. Sweet Bite – George Duke, Dick Berk, John Heard
  8. The Followers
  9. The Inner Source
  10. Life – Dick Berk, George Duke, John Heard
  11. Some Time Ago – Sergio Michanovich
  12. So There You Go
  13. Solus
  14. Nigerian Numberuma
  15. Twenty – Five – James Leary
  16. Always Constant

Roy Ayers Ubiquity: Virgo Red

In August 1973, “Polydor” label released “Virgo Red”, the tenth Roy Ayers album. It was recorded in July 1973, at “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Jerry Schoenbaum.

Personnel:

  • Roy Ayers – vocals, organ, vibraphone, percussion, arrangements
  • Dennis Heaven – guitar
  • Will Hawes – guitar
  • Harry Whitaker – piano, electric piano, organ
  • David Johnson – bass
  • Gordon Edwards – bass
  • Arthur Clark – baritone saxophone
  • Seldon Powell – baritone saxophone
  • Cecil Bridgewater – trumpet
  • Jimmie Owens – trumpet
  • Garnett Brown – trombone
  • Jerry Friedman – electric sitar
  • Dennis Davis – drums, percussion
  • Adrian Dey – percussion
  • Stephen Sadiz Shbazzberrios– percussion
  • Chano O’Ferral – vocals, congas, bongos
  • Argerie Ayers, Denise Bridgewater, Leslie Carter, Willie Michael – vocals
  • Bert DeCoteaux – arrangements
  • James Green – engineer
  • Eddie Kramer – engineer, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – lacquer cut
  • Kats Abe – art direction, design
  • Haruo Miyauchi – artwork
  • Bert Andrews – photography

Track listing:

  1. Brother Louie
  2. Virgo Red
  3. I Am Your Mind
  4. The Morning After
  5. Love from the Sun
  6. It’s So Sweet
  7. Giving Love
  8. Des Nude Soul

Maria Muldaur: Same

In August 1973, “Reprise” label released the self-titled, debut Maria Muldaur album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Warner Bros Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Joe Boyd and Lenny Waronker.

Personnel:

  • Maria Muldaur – vocals
  • Clarence White – acoustic guitar
  • Ry Cooder – acoustic guitar
  • Andrew Gold – acoustic guitar
  • David Nichtern – acoustic and electric guitar
  • David Grisman – mandolin
  • Bill Keith – banjo, steel guitar
  • David Lindley – Hawaiian guitar
  • Dr. John – keyboards, horn arrangements
  • Jim Dickinson – piano
  • Mark T. Jordan – piano
  • Spooner Oldham – piano
  • Greg Prestopino – piano, voices, backing vocals
  • James Gordon – organ, clarinet
  • Nick DeCaro – accordion, string arrangements
  • Chris Ethridge – bass guitar
  • Klaus Voormann – bass guitar
  • Ray Brown – bass guitar
  • Dave Holland – bowed bass
  • Jimmy Calhoun – bass guitar
  • Tommy McClure – bass guitar
  • Freebo – bass guitar
  • Amos Garrett – vocals, bass guitar, guitar
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Ed Shaughnessy – drums
  • John Boudreaux – drums
  • Jim Gordon – drums
  • Chris Parker – drums
  • Jerry Jumonville – alto horn, horn arrangements
  • Artie Butler – alto horn, horn arrangements
  • Beryl Marriott – violin
  • Richard Greene – violin
  • Larry Packer – violin, viola
  • Karen Alexander – backing vocals
  • Gloria Jones – backing vocals
  • Ellen Kearney – backing vocals
  • Bettye LaVette – backing vocals
  • Jessica Smith – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Any Old Time – Jimmie Rodgers
  2. Midnight at the Oasis – David Nichtern
  3. My Tennessee Mountain Home – Dolly Parton
  4. I Never Did Sing You a Love Song – David Nichtern
  5. The Work Song – Kate McGarrigle
  6. Don’t You Feel My Leg (Don’t You Get Me High) – Blue Lu Barker, Danny Barker, J. Mayo Williams
  7. Walkin’ One and Only – Dan Hicks
  8. Long Hard Climb – Ron Davies
  9. Three Dollar Bill – Mac Rebennack
  10. Vaudeville Man – Wendy Waldman
  11. Mad Mad Me – Wendy Waldman

Superchunk: Songs In The Key Of Yikes

On August 22, 2025, “Merge” label released “Songs in the Key of Yikes”, the thirteenth Superchunk studio album. It was recorded in 2025, at “Sonark” in Hillsborough, North Carolina.

Personnel:

  • Mac McCaughan – vocals, guitar, additional recording, inner album photography
  • Jim Wilbur – guitar
  • Laura Ballance – bass, shouting
  • Laura King – drums, percussion, backing vocals, shouting
  • Rosali Middleman – additional vocals, additional guitar, shouting
  • Bella Quinlan – additional vocals
  • Holly Thomas – additional vocals
  • Betsy Wright – additional vocals
  • Paul Voran – recording
  • Eli Webb – recording
  • Mike Montgomery – mixing
  • Steve Wethington – mixing assistant
  • Matthew Barnhart – mastering
  • Scott Reeder – cover art
  • Alex Cox – studio photography

Track listing:

  1. Is It Making You Feel Something
  2. Bruised Lung
  3. No Hope
  4. Care Less
  5. Climb the Walls
  6. Cue
  7. Everybody Dies
  8. Stuck in a Dream
  9. Train on Fire
  10. Some Green

Arcadea: The Exodus Of Gravity

On August 22, 2025, “Relapse Records” label released “The Exodus of Gravity”, the second Arcadea album.

Personnel:

  • Core Atoms – guitar
  • Brann Dailor – drums
  • João Nogueira – performer
  • Tom Tapley – recording, mixing
  • Jaime Gomez Arellano – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Dark Star
  2. Exodus of Gravity
  3. Fuzzy Planet
  4. Lake of Rust
  5. Gilded Eye
  6. 2 Shells
  7. Galactic Lighthouse
  8. Starry messenger
  9. Silent Spores
  10. The Hand That Molds the Milky Way
  11. Sparks
  12. Planet Pounder

Pino Palladino & Blake Mills: That Wasn’t A Dream

On August 22, 2025, “Impulse!” label released “That Wasn’t a Dream”, album by Pino Palladino and Blake Mills. It was recorded in 2025 at “Sound City Studios” in Los Angeles.

Personnel:

  • Pino Palladino – bass
  • Blake Mills – guitar, mixing
  • Dory Bavarsky – piano, keyboards
  • Rocco Palladino – bass
  • Sam Gendel – saxophone
  • Abraham Rounds – drums
  • Chris Dave – drums
  • Steve Jordan – drums
  • Joseph Lorge – mixing
  • Patricia Sullivan – mastering
  • Daniel Krieger – lacquer cut
  • H. Hawkline – artwork, layout
  • Gabi Zecchetto – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Pino Palladino and Blake Mills, except where noted.

  1. Contour – Chris Weisman additional writing
  2. I Laugh in the Mouth of the Lion
  3. Somnambulista
  4. Taka
  5. What Is Wrong with You
  6. Heat Sink
  7. That Was a Dream

Nubya Garcia: Source

On August 21, 2020, “Concord Jazz” label released “Source” the debut Nubya Garcia album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Nubya Garcia and Kwes Sey.

Personnel:

  • Nubya Garcia – tenor saxophone 
  • Cassie Kinoshi – vocal, tenor saxophone 
  • Sheila Maurice Grey – vocals, trumpet
  • Joe Armon-Jones – keyboards, piano
  • Daniel Casimir – double bass
  • Sam Jones – drums 
  • Diana Sammiguel – vocals, maracas
  • La perla – performer
  • Giovanna Mogollon – vocals 
  • Karen Forero – vocals 
  • Ritchie Seivwright – vocals
  • Akenya – vocals
  • Giles Barrett – recording 

Track listing:

All tracks by Nubya Garcia, except where noted.

  1. Pace
  2. The Message Continues
  3. Source
  4. Together Is a Beautiful Place to Be
  5. Stand with Each Other
  6. Inner Game
  7. La cumbia me está llamando
  8. Before Us: In Demerara & Caura – Akenya
  9. Boundless Beings

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