Diamanda Galás: The Litanies of Satan

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On February 25, 1982, “Y” label released “The Litanies of Satan”, the debut Diamanda Galás studio album. It was recorded 1981 – 1982, at “Nadir Studios” in London, and in San Diego, California, and was produced by Dave Hunt.

Personnel:

  1. Diamanda Galás — vocals, tape, electronics
  2. Durand Rene Legault — recording, engineer assistant
  3. Richard Zvonar — engineer
  4. Dave Hunt — engineer
  5. Martyn Lambert — design
  6. Will Gullette — photography
  7. Dick O’Dell — executive production

Track listing:

  1. The Litanies of Satan – lyrics by Charles Baudelaire, music by Diamanda Galás
  2. Wild Women with Steak-Knives (The Homicidal Love Song for Solo Scream) – Diamanda Galás

Aynsley Dunbar: Blue Whale

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In February 1971, “Metronome” and “BYG” labels released “Blue Whale”, album by Aynsley Dunbar. It was recorded March – April 1970, at “Marque Studios” in London, and was produced by Aynsley Dunbar and Colin Caldwell.

Personnel:

  • Aynsley Dunbar – drums, arrangements
  • Paul Williams – vocals
  • Ivan Zagni – guitar
  • Tommy Eyre – piano, organ, arrangements
  • Roger Sutton – guitar
  • Peter Friedberg – bass
  • Charles Greetham – saxophone
  • Edward Reay Smith – trombone
  • Colin Caldwell – engineer

Track listing:

All lyrics by Paul Williams, except where noted.

  1. Willing to Fight
  2. Willie the Pimp – lyrics and music Frank Zappa
  3. It’s Your Turn
  4. Days
  5. Going Home

Bill Evans: From Left To Right

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In February 1971, “MGM” label released “From Left to Right”, the 49th Bill Evans album. It was recorded 1969 – 1970, in San Francisco.

Personnel:

  • Bill Evans – Steinway grand piano, Fender-Rhodes electric piano
  • Eddie Gómez – bass
  • Marty Morell – drums
  • Sam Brown – guitar
  • Michael Leonard – conductor, arrangements
  • Unidentified brass, woodwinds, strings

Track listing:

  1. What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? – Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand
  2. I’m All Smiles – Michael Leonard, Herbert Martin
  3. Why Did I Choose You? – Michael Leonard, Herbert Martin
  4. Soirée – Earl Zindars
  5. The Dolphin-Before – Luíz Eça
  6. The Dolphin-After – Luíz Eça
  7. Lullaby for Helene – Earl Zindars
  8. Like Someone in Love – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  9. Children’s Play Song – Bill Evans

Bohren & Der Club Of Gore: Sunset Mission

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On February 25, 2000, “Wonder” label released “Sunset Mission”, the third Bohren & der Club of Gore studio album. It was recorded in 1999, and was produced by Morten Gass.

Personnel:

  • Morten Gass – piano
  • Christoph Clöser – tenor saxophone
  • Robin Rodenberg – bass
  • Thorsten Benning – drums

Track listing:

  1. Prowler
  2. On Demon Wings
  3. Midnight Walker
  4. Street Tattoo
  5. Painless Steel
  6. Darkstalker
  7. Nightwolf
  8. Black City Skyline
  9. Dead End Angels

Steve Kuhn: Trance

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In February 1975, “ECM” label released “Trance”, the tenth Steve Kuhn album. It was recorded in November 1974, at “Generation Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Steve Kuhn – voice, piano, electric piano
  • Steve Swallow – electric bass
  • Jack DeJohnette – drums
  • Sue Evans – timpani, tambourine, maracas, conga, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Kuhn.

  1. Trance
  2. A Change of Face
  3. Squirt
  4. The Sandhouse
  5. Something Everywhere
  6. Silver
  7. The Young Blade
  8. Life’s Backward Glance

Gato Barbieri: Chapter Two: Hasta Siempre

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In February 1974, “Impulse!” label released “Chapter Two: Hasta Siempre”, the eleventh Gato Barbieri album. It was recorded April – October 1973, at “Music Hall Studios” in Buenos Aires, Argentina, “Odeon Studios” in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, “The Village Recorder” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ed Michel.

Personnel:

  • Gato Barbieri – tenor saxophone
  • Helio Delmiro, Quelo Palacios – acoustic guitar
  • Ricardo Lew – electric guitar
  • Daudeth De Azevado – cavaco
  • Adalberto Cevasco, Jim Hughart, Novelli – electric bass
  • Paulo Antonio Braga, Pocho Lapuble – drums
  • Jorge Padin, El Zurdo Roizner – percussion
  • Mayuto Correa – conga, triangle
  • Domingo Cura – bombo legüero
  • Isoca Fumero – charango
  • Raul Mercado – quena
  • Amadeo Monges – arpa India
  • Antonio Pantoja – anapa, erke, siku, quena, erkencho
  • Unidentified percussion section – surdo, tambourine, pandeiro, cuica, agogô

Track listing:

All tracks by Gato Barbieri, except where noted.

  1. Encontros, Part One
  2. Encontros, Part Three
  3. Latino America
  4. Marissea
  5. Para Nosotros
  6. Juana Azurduy – Félix Luna, Ariel Ramírez

Duke Pearson: Wahoo!

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In February 1965, “Blue Note” label released “Wahoo!”.the sixth Duke Pearson album. It was recorded in November 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Duke Pearson – piano
  • James Spaulding – alto saxophone, flute 
  • Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
  • Donald Byrd – trumpet
  • Bob Cranshaw – bass
  • Mickey Roker – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Duke Pearson, except where noted.

  1. Amanda
  2. Bedouin
  3. Farewell Machelle
  4. Wahoo
  5. ESP (Extrasensory Perception)
  6. Fly Little Bird Fly – Donald Byrd

Ewa Demarczyk: Śpiewa Piosenki Zygmunta Koniecznego

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In February 1967, “Polskie Nagrania Muza” label released “Śpiewa Piosenki Zygmunta Koniecznego”, the debut Ewa Demarczyk studio album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Antoni Karużas.

Personnel:

  • Ewa Demarczyk – vocal
  • Orkiestra Polskiego Radia – orchestra
  • Zespół Instrumentalny Z. Koniecznego – ensemble
  • Zygmunt Konieczny – arrangements, ensemble leader
  • Stefan Rachoń – conductor
  • Janusz Pollo – engineer
  • Marek Karewicz – artwork

Track listing:

All music by Zygmunta Koniecznego, all lyrics as noted.

  • Karuzela Z Madonnami – Miron Białoszewski
  • Garbus – Boleslaw Lesmian
  • Tomaszów – Julian Tuwim
  • Grande Valse Brillante – Julian Tuwim
  • Jaki Śmieszny – Wincenty Faber
  • Taki Pejzaż – Andrzej Szmidt
  • Wiersze Baczyńskiego – Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński
  • Pocałunki – Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska
  • Czarne Anioły – Wieslaw Dymny
  • Groszki I Róże – Kacper I Roztworowski
  • Deszcze – Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński

Sleater-Kinney: The Hot Rock

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In February 23, 1999, “Kill Rock Stars” label released “The Hot Rock”, the fourth Sleater-Kinney studio album. It was recorded in July 1998, at “Avast!” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Roger Moutenot.

Personnel:

  • Carrie Brownstein – vocals, guitar
  • Corin Tucker – vocals, guitar
  • Janet Weiss – drums, percussion
  • Roger Moutenot – slide guitar
  • Seth Warren – violin 
  • Kip Beelman – engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All music by Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker and Janet Weiss.

  1. Start Together
  2. Hot Rock
  3. The End of You
  4. Burn, Don’t Freeze
  5. God Is a Number
  6. Banned from the End of the World
  7. Don’t Talk Like
  8. Get Up
  9. One Song for You
  10. The Size of Our Love
  11. Living in Exile
  12. Memorize Your Lines
  13. A Quarter to Three

Gastr Del Sol: Camoufleur

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On February 23, 1998, “Drag City” label released “Camoufleur”, the fifth Gastr del Sol studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Steam Room” and “Soma” in Chicago, Illinois, “Solid Sound” in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

Personnel:

  • Jim O’Rourke – performance, recording
  • David Grubbs – performance
  • Markus Popp – performance
  • Edith Frost – vocals
  • Stephen Prina – vocals
  • Darin Gray – bass guitar
  • John McEntire – drums, recording
  • Steven Butters – steel drums
  • Jeb Bishop – trombone
  • Rob Mazurek – cornet
  • Ken Vandermark – clarinet
  • Jeremy Ronkin – French horn
  • Maureen Loughnane – violin
  • Julie Pomerleau – viola, violin
  • Phil Bonnet – recording
  • Markus Oehlen – artwork

 Track listing:

  1. The Seasons Reverse – David Grubbs, Jim O’Rourke, Markus Popp
  2. Blues Subtitled No Sense of Wonder – David Grubbs, Jim O’Rourke, Markus Popp
  3. Black Horse – David Grubbs, Jim O’Rourke
  4. Each Dream Is an Example – David Grubbs, Jim O’Rourke, Markus Popp
  5. Mouth Canyon – David Grubbs, Jim O’Rourke
  6. A Puff of Dew – David Grubbs, Jim O’Rourke, Markus Popp
  7. Bauchredner – David Grubbs, Jim O’Rourke

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