Destroyer: Ken

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On October 20, 2017, “Merge” label released “Ken”, the eleventh Destroyer studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Josh Wells.

Personnel:

  • Daniel Bejar – vocals, bass, acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizer
  • Nicolas Bragg – electric guitar
  • David Carswell – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Ted Bois – piano
  • Josh Wells – bass, drum programming, drums, electric guitar, percussion, piano, piano strings, synthesizer, engineer, mixing
  • John Collins – bass
  • Joseph Shabason – saxophone, effects
  • JP Carter – trumpet, effects
  • Zach Blackstone – engineer assistant
  • Jason Ward – mastering
  • Robin Mitchell – design

Track listing

  1. Sky’s Grey
  2. In the Morning
  3. Tinseltown Swimming in Blood
  4. Cover from the Sun
  5. Saw You at the Hospital
  6. A Light Travels Down the Catwalk
  7. Rome
  8. Sometimes in the World
  9. Ivory Coast
  10. Sty Lost
  11. La Regle du Jeu

Rock Candy Funk Party: The Groove Cubed

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On October 20, 2017, “J&R Adventures” label released “The Groove Cubed”, the third Rock Candy Funk Party studio album. It was recorded in 2017 at “Tal Bergman Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Tal Bergman.

Personnel:

  • Ron DeJesus – guitar
  • Joe Bonamassa – guitar
  • Mike Merritt – bass, electric upright bass
  • Tal Bergman – drums, percussion, additional keyboards
  • Renato Neto – keyboards, piano, electric piano, synthesizer, clavinet
  • Mahalia Barnes – vocals
  • Ty Taylor – vocals
  • Tawny Dolley – backing vocals
  • Yossi Shakked – engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Lex van Coeverden – lacquer cut
  • Michael Boland – design
  • Ian Fisher – photography
  • Roy Weisman – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Tal Bergman, Joe Bonamassa, Ron DeJesus and Michael Meritt.

  1. Gothic Orleans
  2. Drunk on Bourbon on Bourbon Street
  3. In the Groove
  4. Don’t Even Try It
  5. Two Guys and Stanley Kubrick Walk into a Jazz Club
  6. Isle of the Wright Brothers
  7. Mr. Space
  8. I Got Feelin’
  9. After Hours
  10. This Tune Should Run for President
  11. Mr. Funkadamus Returns and He Is Mad
  12. Funk-o-potamia
  13. Token Ballad
  14. Ping Pong

Joe Harriot: Free Form

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In October 1961, “Jazzland” label released “Free Form”, the second Joe Harriott album. It was recorded in November 1960, in London, and was produced by Denis Preston and Bill Grauer.

Personnel:

  • Joe Harriott – alto saxophone
  • Shake Keane – trumpet
  • Pat Smythe – piano
  • Coleridge Goode – bass
  • Phil Seamen – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Harriott

  1. Formation
  2. Coda
  3. Abstract
  4. Impression
  5. Parallel
  6. Straight Lines
  7. Calypso
  8. Tempo

Thelonious Monk And Gerry Mulligan: Mulligan Meets Monk

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In October 1957, “Riverside” label released “Mulligan Meets Monk”, album by Thelonious Monk and Gerry Mulligan. It was recorded in August 1957, at “Reeves” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Gerry Mulligan – baritone saxophone
  • Thelonious Monk – piano
  • Wilbur Ware – double bass
  • Shadow Wilson – drums
  • Jack Higgins – recording
  • Paul Bacon – design
  • Robert Parent – cover photography
  • Orrin Keepnews – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. ‘Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen
  2. Rhythm-a-Ning – Thelonious Monk
  3. Sweet and Lovely – Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias
  4. Decidedly – Gerry Mulligan
  5. Straight, No Chaser – Thelonious Monk
  6. I Mean You – Thelonious Monk, Coleman Hawkins

James Blood Ulmer: Free Lancing

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On October 19, 1981, “Columbia” label released “Free Lancing”, the third James Blood Ulmer album. It was recorded in 1981, and was produced by Jim Fishel, Roger Trilling, and James “Blood” Ulmer.

Personnel:

  • James Blood Ulmer – vocals, electric guitar
  • Ronnie Drayton – second guitar
  • Amin Ali – electric bass
  • G. Calvin Weston – drums
  • Oliver Lake – alto saxophone
  • David Murray – tenor saxophone
  • Olu Dara – trumpet
  • Diane Wilson, Irene Datcher, Zenobia Konkerite – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by James Blood Ulmer

  1. Timeless
  2. Pleasure Control
  3. Night Lover
  4. Where Did All the Girls Come From?
  5. High Time
  6. Hijack
  7. Free Lancing
  8. Stand Up to Yourself
  9. Rush Hour
  10. Happy Time

Arti & Mestieri: Tilt-Immagini Per Un Orecchio

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In October 1974, “Cramps Records” label released “Tilt-Immagini Per Un Orecchio”, the debut Arti & Mestieri album. It was recorded in 1974, at “Chantalain Studio” in Rome, Italy, and was produced by Gigi Venegoni and Paolo Tofani.

Personnel:

  • Gigi Venegoni – guitar, synthesizer
  • Beppe Crovella – piano, electric piano, organ, synthesizer, mellotron
  • Arturo Vitale – soprano saxophone, clarinet, baritone guitar, vibraphone
  • Giovanni Vigliar – vocals, violin, percussion
  • Marco Gallesi – bass
  • Furio Chirico – drums, percussion
  • Stuart Buffalo Glasser – engineer
  • Tali Jackson – engineer assistant
  • Edoardo Sivelli, Raffaello Palma – art direction
  • Rita Visdomini – design
  • Carlo Massarini, Fabio Simion, Gianni Ummarino – photography
  • Toshio Sato – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Gigi Venegoni, except where noted.

  1. Gravità 9,81
  2. Strips – Beppe Crovella, Furio Chirico, Gigi Venegoni
  3. Corrosione
  4. Positivo/Negativo
  5. In Cammino
  6. Farenheit – Beppe Crovella
  7. Articolazioni
  8. Tilt – Beppe Crovella

Arco Iris: Inti-Raymi

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In October 1973, “Music Hall” label released “Inti-Raymi” the fourth Arco Iris album. It was recorded in 1973, and was produced by Gustavo Santaolalla.

Personnel:

  • Gustavo Santaolalla – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, charango
  • Ara Tokatlian – vocals, alto, soprano and tenor saxophone, flute, quena, clarion, organ
  • Guillermo Bordarampe – vocals, contrabass, bass
  • Horacio Gianello – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Juan Carlos Manojas – recording
  • Jose Rodriguez Netto – executive producer

Track listing:

All Tracks by Gustavo Santaolalla, except where noted.

  1. Inti-Raymi
  2. En Nuestra Frente
  3. Maritimaria – Dana
  4. La Pastora De Los peces – Dana
  5. Abran Los Ojos
  6. Adonde Iras, Camalotal
  7. Solo Como El Cardon
  8. No Quiero Mirar Atras
  9. Inti-Raymi

Flash: Out Of Our Hands

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In October 1973, “Sovereign” label released “Out Of Our Hands”, the third Flash album. It was recorded April – June 1973, at “Advision Studios” and “Morgan Studios” in London, and was produced by Colin Carter, Peter Banks, Ray Bennet and Mike Hough.

Personnel:

  • Colin Carter – vocals
  • Peter Banks – guitar, banjo, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Ray Bennet – vocals, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, mellotron, clavinet, piano, synthesizer
  • Mike Hough – drums, congas, table
  • Mike Butcher – engineer
  • Paul Northfield – engineer assistant
  • Geoff Young, Mike Dunne – engineers advision
  • Philip Crennell – artwork
  • Hipgnosis – design, photography

Track listing:

  1. Open Sky – Peter Banks
  2. None the Wiser (King) – Ray Bennett
  3. Farewell Number One (Pawn) – Ray Bennett
  4. Man of Honour (Knight) – Ray Bennett
  5. Dead Ahead (Queen) – Ray Bennett
  6. The Bishop – Ray Bennett

Psychosync

  1. (Escape) – Peter Banks
  2. (Farewell Number Two) – Ray Bennett
  3. (Conclusion) – Ray Bennett
  4. Manhattan Morning (Christmas ’72) – Colin Carter
  5. Shadows (It’s You) – Colin Carter

MC5: Heavy Lifting

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On October 18, 2024, “earMusic” label released “Heavy Lifting”, the third and final MC5 studio album. It was recorded in 2024, and was produced by Bob Ezrin.

Personnel:

  • Wayne Kramer – vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, horn arrangements
  • Brad Brooks – vocals, harmonica, keyboards
  • Don Was – bass
  • Vicki Randle – vocals, bass, percussion
  • Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums
  • Winston A. Watson Jr. – drums
  • Tom Morello – guitar
  • Stevie Salas – guitar
  • Slash – guitar
  • Vernon Reid – guitar
  • William DuVall – vocal
  • Tim McIlrath – vocal
  • Dennis Thompson – drums
  • Joe Berry
  • Everett Brooks – shouting
  • Severine Brooks – shouting
  • Joe Berry – horn arrangements
  • Dave Way – engineer
  • Nicole Schmidt – engineer
  • Julian Shank – engineer
  • Kyle Stephens – engineer
  • Luke Reynolds – engineer
  • Ryan “Toby” Hyland – engineer
  • Matt Binder – engineer
  • Jerry Becker – vocal recording
  • Bob Ezrin – mixing
  • Robert Vosgien – mastering
  • Jason Federici – design, photography
  • Jim Newberry – portrait photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Wayne Kramer and Brad Brooks except where noted,

  1. Heavy Lifting
  2. Barbarians at the Gate
  3. Change, No Change
  4. The Edge of the Switchblade – Wayne Kramer
  5. Black Boots
  6. I Am the Fun (The Phoney)
  7. Twenty-Five Miles – Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fugua
  8. Because of Your Car
  9. Boys Who Plays with Matches
  10. Blind Eye – Wayne Kramer, Brad Books, Bob Ezrin, Jill Sobule
  11. Can’t Be Found
  12. Blessed Release
  13. Hit It Hard

Roy Hargrove’s Crisol: Grande-Terre

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On October 18, 2024, “Verve” label released “Grande-Terre”, album by Roy Hargrove’s Crisol band (the 14th Roy Hargrove album overall). It was recorded in April 1998, at “La Terreur Studio”, in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, and was produced by Larry Clothier and Roy Hargrove.

Personnel:

  • Roy Hargrove – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Sherman Irby – alto saxophone
  • Jacques Schwarz-Bart – tenor saxophone
  • Frank Lacy – trombone
  • Ed Cherry – guitar
  • Larry Willis, Gabriel Hernández – piano
  • Gerald Cannon – double bass
  • Willie Jones III – drums
  • Julio Barreto – vocals, drums
  • José Luis “Changuito” Quintana, Miguel “Angá” Díaz – percussion
  • Adam Blackburn – recording, mixing
  • John Lee – post-production mixing, mastering
  • JN-H – lacquer cutting
  • Tai Linzie – art coordinator
  • Kyledidthis (Kyle Goen) – art direction, design
  • Des McMahon – photography
  • Eric Neuser – production and release coordinator
  • Ken Druker – release supervisor
  • Femi Onafowokan – A&R
  • Emerson Sudbury – A&R

Track listing:

  1. Rhumba Roy – Gabriel Hernández
  2. A Song for Audrey – Gerald L. Cannon
  3. Lake Danse – Roy Hargrove
  4. Kamala’s Dance – Roy Hargrove
  5. B and B – Ed Cherry
  6. Another Time – Willie Jones III
  7. Lullaby from Atlantis – Jacques Schwarz-Hart
  8. Afreaka – Cedar Walton
  9. Ethiopia – Larry Willis
  10. Priorities – Roy Hatgrove

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