Fred Frith: To Sail, To Sail

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In July 2008, “Tzadik” label released “To Sail, to Sail”, the ninth Fred Frith album. It was recorded in February 2008, at “Guerrilla Recording” in Oakland, California, and was produced by Fred Frith.

Personnel:

  • Fred Frith –  Taylor 810 Model steel-string acoustic guitar

Track listing:

All tracks by Fred Frith.

  1. Because Your Mama Wants You Home
  2. Weather Gauge
  3. Reconstructed
  4. Life on Venus
  5. Mondays
  6. Life-Enhancing Interior
  7. First Light
  8. Scratch Orchestra
  9. The Wrong Door
  10. Circuit Breakers and Fuses
  11. The Slightest Shiver
  12. Sheep’s Head, 1963
  13. Life by Another Name
  14. Dog Watch
  15. Hopscotch Horizon
  16. King Dawn

Split Enz: Mental Notes

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On July 31, 1975, “White Cloud” label released “Mental Notes”, the debut Split Enz album. It was recorded May – June 1975, at “Festival Studios”, and was produced by David Russell.

Personnel:

  • Tim Finn – vocals, piano
  • Phil Judd – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
  • Wally Wilkinson – lead guitar
  • Eddie Rayner – acoustic and electric piano, mellotron, synthesizer, organ, clavinet
  • Mike Chunn – bass, piano
  • Emlyn Crowther – drums
  • Noel Crombie – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Phil Judd and Tim Finn, except where noted.

  1. Walking Down a Road
  2. Under the Wheel
  3. Amy (Darling)
  4. So Long for Now
  5. Stranger Than Fiction
  6. Time for a Change – Phil Judd
  7. Maybe
  8. Titus – Phil Judd
  9. Spellbound
  10. Mental Notes – Phil Judd

Dorothy Ashby: The Rubáiyát of Dorothy Ashby

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In July 1970, “Cadet” label released “The Rubáiyát of Dorothy Ashby”, the tenth Dorothy Ashby album. It was recorded November 1969 – January 1970, at “Ter Mar Studios” in Chicago, and was produced by Richard Evans.

Personnel:

  • Dorothy Ashby – vocals, harp, koto
  • Cliff Davis – alto saxophone
  • Lenny Druss – flute, oboe, piccolo flute
  • Stu Katz – vibraphone
  • Cash McCall – guitar
  • Fred Katz – kalimba
  • Ed Green – violin
  • Richard Evans – arrangements, conductor

Track listing:

All tracks by Dorothy Ashby.

  1. Myself When Young
  2. For Some We Loved
  3. Wax and Wane
  4. Drink
  5. Wine
  6. Dust
  7. Joyful Grass and Grape
  8. Shadow Shapes
  9. Heaven and Hell
  10. The Moving Finger

Abbey Lincoln: Straight Ahead

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In July 1961, “Candid” label released “Straight Ahead”, the fifth Abbey Lincoln album. It was recorded in February 1961, at “Nola Penthouse Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Nat Hentoff.

Personnel:

  • Abbey Lincoln — vocals
  • Julian Priester — trombone
  • Eric Dolphy — alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, piccolo
  • Walter Benton — tenor saxophone
  • Coleman Hawkins — tenor saxophone
  • Booker Little — trumpet
  • Mal Waldron — piano
  • Art Davis — bass
  • Max Roach — drums
  • Roger Sanders, Robert Whitley — congas

Track listing:

  1. Straight Ahead – Abbey Lincoln, Earl Baker, Mal Waldron
  2. When Malindy Sings – Oscar Brown, Paul Lawrence Dunbar
  3. In the Red – Chips Bayen, Abbey Lincoln, Max Roach
  4. Blue Monk – Abbey Lincoln, Thelonious Monk
  5. Left Alone – Billie Holiday, Mal Waldron
  6. African Lady – Langston Hughes, Randy Weston
  7. Retribution – Abbey Lincoln, Julian Priester

Miles Davis: Cookin’ With The Miles Davis Quintet

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In July 1957, “Prestige” label released “Cookin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet”, album by the Miles Davis Quintet. It was recorded in October 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Miles Davis – trumpet, bandleader
  • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone 
  • Red Garland – piano
  • Paul Chambers – double bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. My Funny Valentine – Richard Rodgers
  2. Blues by Five – Miles Davis
  3. Airegin – Sonny Rollins
  4. Tune Up/When Lights Are Low – Miles Davis/Benny Carter, Spencer Williams

Momus: The Poison Boyfriend

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In July 1987, “Creation Records” label released “The Poison Boyfriend”, the second Momus studio album. It was recorded in 1987, and was produced by Julian Standen.

Personnel:

  • Nicholas Currie (Momus)
  • Dean Klerat – keyboards
  • Fein O’Lochlainn – bass
  • Terry Neilson – drums
  • Arun G. Shendurnikar – percussion
  • Douglas Morris – engineer
  • Vici MacDonald – design
  • Nick Wesolowski – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Nicholas Currie (Momus).

  1. The Gatecrasher
  2. Violets
  3. Islington John
  4. Three Wars
  5. Flame into Being
  6. Situation Comedy Blues
  7. Sex for the Disabled
  8. Closer to You

Alan Holdsworth: I.O.U.

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In July 1982, “Luna Crack Records/I.O.U. Records“ labels released “I.O.U.”, the second Allan Holdsworth studio album. It was recorded in 1979, at “The Barge” in London, and was produced by Alan Holdsworth.

Personnel:

  • Allan Holdsworth – guitar, violin
  • Paul Williams – vocals
  • Paul Carmichael – bass
  • Gary Husband – drums, piano
  • Andy Llewellyn – engineer
  • Colin Green – mixing

Track listing

All tracks by Allan Holdsworth, except where noted.

  1. The Things You See (When You Haven’t Got Your Gun)
  2. Where Is One
  3. Checking Out
  4. Letters of Marque
  5. Out from Under – Steven Robinson, Alan Holdworth
  6. Temporary Fault
  7. Shallow Sea
  8. White Line – Alan Holdsworth, Pete Brown

Azymuth: Águia Não Come Mosca

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In July 1977, “Atlantic” label released “Águia Não Come Mosca”, the third Azymuth album. It was recorded in 1977, at “Estúdio Level” in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and was produced by Guti Carvalho.

Personnel:

  • José Roberto Bertrami – vocals, keyboards
  • Alexandre Malheiros – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Ivan Miguel (Mamão) – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Paulo Moura – soprano saxophone
  • Edmundo Pires de Vasconcelos – repinique
  • Nelson França Guimarães – cuica
  • Ariovaldo Contesini – ganza, triangle, tamborim
  • Jorginho – pandeiro
  • Angela Herz, Marcio Lott, Paraná – vocals
  • Andy P. Mills – recording
  • Humberto Galicia – engineer
  • José Paulo – art direction
  • Antonio Peticov – illustration
  • Gil Prates – photography

Track listing:

  1. Vôo Sobre O Horizonte – José Roberto Bertrami, Parana
  2. Águia Não Come Mosca – José Roberto Bertrami
  3. Despertar – Alex Malheiros, José Roberto Bertrami
  4. Tarde – Marcio Borges, Milton Nascimento
  5. Circo Marimbondo – Milton Nascimento, Ronaldo Bastos
  6. Tamborim, Cuíca, Ganzá, Berimbau – Alex Malgerios, José Roberto Bertrami
  7. A Presa – José Roberto Bertrami
  8. A Caça – Written-By – Alex Malheiros, José Roberto Bertrami
  9. Falcon Love Call (Armazém No. 2) – José Roberto Bertrami
  10. Águia Negra X Dragão Negro – Mamão

Eastern Rebellion: Same

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In July 1976, “Dutch Timeless” label released the self-titled, debut Eastern Rebellion album. It was recorded in December 1975, at “C.I. Recording Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Cedar Walton.

Personnel:

  • Cedar Walton – piano
  • George Coleman – tenor saxophone
  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Billy Higgins – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Cedar Walton except where noted.

  1. Bolivia
  2. Naima – John Coltrane
  3. 5/4 Thing – George Coleman
  4. Bittersweet – Sam Jones
  5. Mode for Joe

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