On May 30, 2025, “Intakt Records” label released “Abstraction Is Deliverance”, album by James Brandon Lewis Quartet (the 17th James Brandon Lewis album overall). It was recorded in April 2024, at “Hardstudios” in Winterthur, Switzerland.
Personnel:
James Brandon Lewis – tenor saxophone, mixing
Aruán Ortiz – piano
Brad Jones – bass
Chad Taylor – drums
Michael Brändli – engineer, mixing
Patrick Lanfolt – mixing
Paul Bieri – artwork, design
Teju Cole – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by James Brandon Lewis, except where noted.
On May 30, 2014, “Rune Grammofon” label released “Enter”, the second Fire! Orchestra album. It was recorded in January 2014, at “ Svenska Grammofonstudion” in Gothenburg, Sweden, and was produced by Andreas Werliin, Johan Berthling, Mariam Wallentin and Mats Gustafsson.
Personnel:
Anna Högberg – alto saxophone
Elin Larsson – tenor saxophone
Mats Gustafsson – tenor saxophone, conductor
Martin Küchen – baritone saxophone
Fredrik Ljungkvist – baritone saxophone
Jonas Kullhammar – bass saxophone
Emil Strandberg, Magnus Broo, Niklas Barnö – trumpet
Goran Kajfes – cornet
Mats Äleklint – trombone
Christer Bothén – bass clarinet
Per Åke Holmlander – tuba
Mats Äleklint – horn arrangements
David Stackenäs – acoustic and electric guitar
Sören Runolf – electric guitar
Andreas Söderström – lap steel guitar
Martin Hederos – electric piano, organ
Sten Sandell – keyboards, mellotron
Dan Berglund – bass
Joel Grip – bass
Johan Berthling – electric bass
Andreas Werliin – drums
Johan Holmegard – drums
Raymond Strid – drums
Joachim Nordwall – electronics
Mariam Wallentin – voice
Simon Ohlsson – voice
Sofia Jernberg – voice
Kalle Gustafsson Jerneholm, Oskar Lindberg – recording
Mikael Werliin, Sigge Krantz – recording assistant
Andreas Werliin – mixing
Mell Dettmer – mastering
Mats Gustafsson – graphic score
Kim Hiorthøy – sleeve
Micke Keysendal – photography
Rune Grammofon – executive producer
Track listing:
All lyrics by Mariam Wallentin, all music by Andreas Werliin, Johan Berthling, Mariam Wallentin and Mats Gustafsson.
In May 1958, “Blue Note” label released “Further Explorations”, album by the Horace Silver Quintet (the seventh Horace Silver album overall). It was recorded in January 1958, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
In May 1975, “ATCO” label released the self-titled, debut Funk Factory album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Atlantic Recording Studios” in New York, and was produced by Michal Urbaniak.
Personnel:
John Abercrombie – guitar
Barry Finnerty – guitar
Wlodek Gulgowski – keyboards
Michał Urbaniak – soprano and tenor saxophone, violin, Guitar Viol
Anthony Jackson – bass
Tony Levin – bass
Gerald Brown – bass
Steve Gadd – drums
Bernard Kafka – voice, vocal arrangements
Urszula Dudziak – voice, synth, percussion
Ann Tripp, B.K. Singers, Bill Ruthenberg, Linda “Tequila” Logan – voice
Irene Howard – voice
Gene Paul – recording, remix
Paul Scher – art direction
Anita Siegle – cover collage
Track listing:
Watusi Dance – Wlodek Gulgowski
Horsing Around – Josef Topola, Norman Simon
Rien Ne Va Plus – Bernard Kafka
After All the World Goes Home – Michał Urbaniak, Norman Simon
On May 28, 2013, “Justin Time” label released “Woman Child”, the second Cécile McLorin Salvant studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Avatar Studios”, and was produced by Al Pryor.
In May 1976, “Milestone” label released “Fly with the Wind”, the 23rd McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded in January 1976, at “Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley, California, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.
Personnel:
McCoy Tyner – piano
Ron Carter – bass
Billy Cobham – drums
Hubert Laws – flute, alto flute
Paul Renzi – piccolo, flute
Raymond Duste – oboe
Stuart Canin – violin
Franklin Foster – violin
Daniel Kobialka – violin
Peter Schaffer – violin
Edmund Weingart – violin
Myra Bucky – violin
Mark Volkert – violin
Selwart Clarke – viola
Daniel Yale – viola
Sally Kell – cello
Kermit Moore – cello
Linda Wood – harp
Guilherme Franco – tambourine
Track listing:
All tracks by McCoy Tyner, except where noted.
Fly with the Wind
Salvadore de Samba
Beyond the Sun
You Stepped out of a Dream – Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn
In May 1976, “Arista” label released “Aspects”, the third Eleventh House (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1976, at “23rd Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Danny Weiss.
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