Darius Jones: fLuXkit Vancouver (its Suite but Sacred)

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On September 29, 2023, “Northern Spy” label released “fLuXkit Vancouver (its Suite but Sacred)”, the thirteen Darius Jones album. It was recorded in June 2023, at “The Grand Luxe Hall” in Western Front, Vancouver, Canada, and was produced by Darius Jones.

Personnel:

  • Darius Jones – alto saxophone
  • James Meger – double bass
  • Gerald Cleaver – drums
  • Joshua Zubot – violin
  • Jesse Zubot – violin, mixing
  • Peggy Lee – cello
  • Sheldon Zaharko – recording, mixing
  • Matt Meglan – mastering
  • Stan Douglas – artwork
  • Matti Nives – design
  • Harmony Holiday – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Darius Jones.

  1. Flexus V5T 1S1
  2. Rainbow
  3. Zubot
  4. Damon and Pythias

Herbie Hancock: Magic Windows

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On September 29, 1981, “Columbia” label released “Magic Windows”, the twenty-fifth Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded in 1981, at “The Automatt” in San Francisco, “Kendun Recording”, “Village Recorders”, “Ameraycan Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by David Rubinson and Herbie Hancock.

Personnel:

  • Herbie Hancock – E-mu Polyphonic keyboard, E-mu Emulator, clavitar, Minimoog, Prophet 5, Oberheim Eight Voice, Yamaha CS-80, ARP Odyssey, ARP 2600, Hohner clavinet, Rhodes 88 Suitcase piano, Sennheiser, Linn LM-1 drum computer, modified Apple II+ computer, acoustic piano, bass, backing vocals
  • Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
  • Ray Parker Jr., George Johnson, Al McKay, Wah-Wah Watson, Adrian Belew – guitar
  • Freddie Washington, Louis Johnson, Ed Watkins – bass
  • John Robinson, Ray Parker Jr., James Gadson, Alphonse Mouzon – drums
  • Kwasi Dzidzornu, Kwawu Ladzekpo, Moody Perry III – bells, Ghanaian drums
  • Juan Escovedo, Pete Escovedo, Sheila Escovedo, Paulinho da Costa – percussion
  • Sylvester, Vicki Randle, Gavin Christopher – lead vocals
  • Jeanie Tracy, Dede Dickerson, Ngoh Spencer, Vicki Randle, David Bottom, Jeffrey Cohen, Julia, Luther, Maxine, Oren Waters – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Magic Number – David Rubinson, Herbie Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen
  2. Tonight’s the Night – Herbie Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen, Ray Parker Jr.
  3. Everybody’s Broke – Alphonse Mouzon, Gavin Christopher, Herbie Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen
  4. Help Yourself – David Rubinson, Gavin Christopher, Herbie Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen
  5. Satisfied with Love – Herbie Hancock, Jean Hancock
  6. The Twilight Clone – Adrian Belew, Herbie Hancock

Grobschnitt: Merry Go Round

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In September 1979, “Brain” label released “Merry-Go-Round”, the sixth Grobschnitt album. It was recorded in 1979 at “Russi Reckords” in Hamburg, Germany, and was produced by Walter Quitus, Eroc, Toni Moff Mollo, Lupo, Mist, Wild Boar and Popo.

Personnel:

  • Toni Moff Mollo – vocals
  • Lupo = lead guitar, acoustic guitar, chorus
  • Mist – keyboards, chorus
  • Wild Boar – vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Popo aka Hunter – bass guitar
  • Eroc – voices, drums

Track listing:

  1. Come on People
  2. Merry Go Round
  3. ACYM
  4. You Can’t Do It
  5. Coke Train
  6. May Day

Go: Go Too

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In September 1977, “Arista” label released “Go Too”, the second and final Go studio album. It was recorded in 1977, in New York City, and was produced by Stomu Yamashita.

Personnel:

  • Stomu Yamashta – keyboards, piano, tympani, percussions
  • Klaus Schulze – synthesizers
  • J. Peter Robinson – keyboards
  • Al Di Meola – lead guitar
  • Doni Harvey – vocals, guitar
  • Jess Roden – lead vocals
  • Linda Lewis – lead vocals
  • Paul Jackson, Jr. – bass guitar
  • Michael Shrieve – drums
  • Brother James – conga drums, percussion
  • The Martyn Ford Orchestra
  • Paul Buckmaster – orchestrations

Track listing:

  1. Prélude
  2. Seen You Before
  3. Madness
  4. Mysteries of Love
  5. Wheels of Fortune
  6. Beauty
  7. You and Me
  8. Ecliptic

Ian Shaw: In A New York Minute

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On September 28, 1999, “Milestone” label released “In a New York Minute”, the sixth Ian Shaw album. It was recorded in September 1998, and was produced by Todd Barkan.

Personnel:

  • Ian Shaw – vocals, arrangements
  • Iain Ballamy – saxophone
  • Joe Beck – guitar
  • Cedar Walton – piano, arrangements
  • Geoff Gascoyne – arrangements
  • James Pearson
  • Simon Wallace
  • James Pearson
  • Troy Halderson – engineer
  • Todd A. Gerard – mastering
  • Jamie Putnam – art direction, design
  • John Abbott – photography
  • Darren Crowdy – executive producer
  • Will Friedwald – liner notes
  • Jack Frisch

Track listing:

  1. In a New York Minute – Fran Landesman, Simon Wallace
  2. Standing in the Dark – Sikandar Luck
  3. Wouldn’t It Be Loverly – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
  4. I Thought About You – Johnny Mercer, Jimmy Van Heusen
  5. Furry Sings the Blues – Joni Mitchell
  6. Grandma’s Hands – Bill Withers
  7. Alfie – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  8. All or Nothing at All – Arthur Altman, Jack Lawrence

Blondie: Eat To The Beat

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On September 28, 1979, “Chrysalis” label released “Eat to the Beat”, the fourth Blondie studio album. It was recorded April – June 1979, at “Electric Lady”, “Mediasound”, “Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Mike Chapman. The album has been certified Platinum by the “British Phonographic Industry” (BPI) and the “Recording Industry Association of America” (RIAA).

Personnel:

  • Deborah Harry – vocals
  • Frank Infante – guitars, backing vocals
  • Chris Stein – guitars
  • Jimmy Destri – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Nigel Harrison – bass guitar
  • Clem Burke – drums
  • Randy Hennes – harmonica
  • Ellie Greenwich – backing vocals
  • Lorna Luft – backing vocals
  • Donna Destri – backing vocals
  • Mike Chapman – backing vocals, count-in vocal
  • Dave Tickle – engineer
  • Peter Coleman – engineer
  • Steve Hall – mastering
  • Billy Bass – art direction
  • Norman Seeff – design, photography
  • John Van Hamersveld – typography, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Deborah Harry and Chris Stein.

  1. Dreaming
  2. The Hardest Part
  3. Union City Blue – Deborah Harry, Nigel Harrison
  4. Shayla – Chris Stein
  5. Eat to the Beat – Deborah Harry, Nigel Harrison
  6. Accidents Never Happen – Jimmy Destri
  7. Die Young Stay Pretty
  8. Slow Motion – Laura Davis, Jimmy Destri
  9. Atomic – Deborah Harry, Jimmy Destri
  10. Sound-A-Sleep
  11. Victor – Deborah Harry, Frank Infante
  12. Living in the Real World – Jimmy Destri

Dežo Ursiny: Pevnive Detstva

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In September 1978, “Opus” label released “Pevnive Detstva”, the second Dežo Ursiny album. It was recorded in 1978, at “Opus Studio” in Pezinok, Slovakia.

Personnel:

  • Dežo Ursiny – vocals
  • Jaroslav Filip – electric piano, keyboards, harpsichord
  • Anton Jaro – bass guitar
  • Cyril Zelenak – drums, percussion
  • Dušan Húščava – soprano and tenor saxophone, flute
  • Juraj Lehotsky – trumpet
  • Vladimir Maly – Cor Anglais
  • Milan Tedla – strings conductor
  • Juraj Filo – engineer
  • Jozef Hanák, Ľubo Filip – technician
  • Ján Lauko – recording supervisor
  • Jozef Pernecky – cover
  • Milan Vašica – editor

Track listing:

  1. Vtáci – lyrics by Dušan Mitana, music by Dežo Ursiny
  2. Ostrov – lyrics by Ivan Štrpka, music by Dežo Ursiny
  3. Privretými Očami – lyrics by Ivan Štrpka, music by Dežo Ursiny
  4. Nové Dieťa – lyrics by Ivan Štrpka, music by Dežo Ursiny
  5. Jedného Dňa – lyrics by Ivan Štrpka, music by Dežo Ursiny

Rammstein: Reise, Reise

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On September 27, 2004, “Universal Music” label released “Reise, Reise”, the fourth  Rammstein studio album. It was recorded November 2003 – May 2004, at “El Cortijo Studios” in Málaga, Spain, and was produced by Jacob Hellner.

Personnel:

  • Till Lindemann – lead vocals
  • Richard Kruspe – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Paul Landers – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Christian Lorenz – keyboards
  • Oliver Riedel – bass guitar
  • Christoph Schneider – drums
  • Viktoria Fersh – vocals
  • Köpenicker Zupforchester – mandolin
  • Michael Kaden – accordion
  • Bärbel Bühler – oboe
  • Kinderchor Canzonetta – choir
  • Dresdner Kammerchor – choir, conducted by Andreas Pabs
  • Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg – Orchestra parts, conducted by Wolf Kerschek, coordination by Nucleus, Jens Kuphal
  • Olsen Involtini – string arrangements
  • Sven Helbig – string and choir arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Kruspe, Paul Landers, Till Lindemann, Christian Lorenz, Oliver Riedel and Christoph Schneider.

  1. Reise, Reise
  2. Mein Teil
  3. Dalai Lama
  4. Keine Lust
  5. Los
  6. Amerika
  7. Moskau
  8. Morgenstern
  9. Stein um Stein
  10. Ohne dich
  11. Amour

Mansun: Kleptomania

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On September 27, 2004, “Parlaphone” label released “Kleptomania”, the fourth and final Mansun album. It was recorded 1995 – 2003, and was produced by Paul Draper, Richard Rainey, Mark Stent and Michael Hunter.

Personnel:

  • Paul Draper – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, mixing
  • Dominic Chad – guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Stove King – bass guitar
  • Andie Rathbone – drums, percussion
  • The Nurk Twins – performer
  • Chris Agnew – drum programming
  • Cenzo Townshend – engineer, mixing
  • Barney Chase – engineer
  • Mike Hunter – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Draper.

  1. Getting Your Way
  2. Slipping Away
  3. Keep Telling Myself
  4. Harris
  5. Love Remains
  6. Cry 2 My Face
  7. No Signal/No Complaints
  8. Home
  9. Fragile
  10. Wanted So Much
  11. Good Intensions Heal the Soul
  12. The Dog from Two Doors Down (hidden bonus track)

Maleem Mahmoud Ghania: The Trance Of Seven Colors

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On September 27, 1994, “Axiom” label released “The Trance of Seven Colors”, album by Maleem Mahmoud Ghania and Pharaoh Sanders. It was recorded in June 1994, at the “House of the Caid Khoubane” in the Medina of Essaouira, District Chbanat, Morocco, and was produced by Nicky Skopelitis and Bill Laswell.

Personnel:

  • Maleem Mahmoud Ghania – lead vocals, guembri, tambourine, arrangements
  • Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone
  • Abdelmoula Hnikkich, Mustapha Nousan – harraz drums
  • Abdelmalak Ben Hamou, Maleem Abdelkabir Addabachi – ghaita
  • Abderrahman Nimini – tambourine
  • Zaida Ghania – leader female vocal chorus
  • Abdellah Ahkaraz, Abdellatif Abdellaoui, Hassan Machoure, Maleem Abdellah Ghania, El Moktar Ghania, Mohamed Abdellaoui, Mohamed Boujmia, Mohamed Outanine – chorus, karkabas, hanclaps
  • Fatima Labied, Fatha Ifis, Hafida Ghania, J’mia Ghania, Khadija Ghania, Maliku Ghania, Mina Ahkaraz, Said Battach – chorus
  • Robert Musso – engineer, producer assistant
  • Janet Rienstra – artwork
  • Laura Carriker – artwork
  • Aldo Sampieri – design, layout
  • Eric Rosenzveig – coordinator, liner notes
  • El haimer Boubker – coordinator
  • Tracy McKnight – coordinator
  • Peter Wetherbee – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. La Allah Dayim Moulenah – Maleem Mahmoud Ghania, Pharoah Sanders
  2. Bella Moussaka
  3. Hamdouchi
  4. Peace in Essaouira (for Sonny Sharrock) – Pharoah Sanders
  5. Boulandi Samawi
  6. Moussa Berkiyo / Koubaliy Beriah La’Foh
  7. Salat Anbi
  8. Casa Casa Atougra
  9. Mahraba

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