Black Sabbath: Headless Cross

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On April 17, 1989, “I.R.S.” label released “Headless Cross”, the fourteenth Black Sabbath studio album. It was recorded August – November 1988, at “The Soundmill” in Leeds, “Woodcray Studios” in Berkshire, “Amazon Studios” in Liverpool, and was produced by Tony Iommi and Cozy Powell.

Personnel:

  • Tony Martin – vocals
  • Tony Iommi – guitars
  • Geoff Nicholls − keyboards
  • Laurence Cottle – bass
  • Cozy Powell – drums
  • Brian May – guitar solo
  • Sean Lynch – engineer, mixing
  • Jeremy Lewis – post-production equalisation, remixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Tony Iommi, Tony Martin, Cozy Powell and Geoff Nicholls, except where noted.

  1. The Gates of Hell
  2. Headless Cross
  3. Devil & Daughter
  4. When Death Calls
  5. Kill in the Spirit World
  6. Call of the Wild
  7. Black Moon – Tony Iommi, Tony Martin, Geoff Nichols
  8. Nightwing – Tony Iommi, Tony Martin, Cozy Powell

Michael Gibbs: Same

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In April 1970, “Deram” label released the self-titled, debut Michael Gibbs album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Peter Eden.

Personnel:

  • Chris Spedding – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar
  • Ray Russeel – electric and twelve-string guitar
  • Mick Pyne – keyboards 
  • Bob Cornford – keyboards
  • Brian Odges – bass guitar 
  • Jack Bruce – bass guitar
  • John Marshall – drums
  • Tony Oxley – drums
  • Frank Ricotti – percussion
  • Alan Skidmore, Barbara Thompson, Duncan Lamont, John Surman, Mike Osborne, Ray Warleigh, Tony Roberts – reeds
  • John Wilbraham – piccolo trumpet
  • Derek Watkins, Henry Lowther, Ian Hammer, Kenny Wheeler, Maurice Miller, Nigel Carter – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Bobby Lambe, Chris Pyne, Cliff Hardie, David Horler – trombone
  • Ken Goldy – bass trombone
  • Maurice Gee – bass trombone
  • Ray Premru – bass trombone
  • Dick Hart – tuba
  • Martin Fry – tuba
  • Alan Civil – French horn
  • Jim Buck Jr – French horn
  • Nicolas Busch – French horn
  • Valerie Smith – French horn
  • Alan Ford – cello
  • Fred Alexander – cello
  • Bill Price – engineer
  • Dave Grinsted – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Gibbs.

  1. Family Joy, Oh Boy!
  2. Some Echoes, Some Shadows (for John Dankworth)
  3. Liturgy
  4. Feeling and Things
  5. Sweet Rain (for Stan Getz)
  6. Nowhere (for Bob Moses)
  7. Throb
  8. And on the Third Day (for Gary Burton)

Wes Montgomery: Down Here On The Ground

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In April 1968, “A&M” label released “Down Here on the Ground”, the 21st Wes Montgomery album. It was recorded December 1967 – January 1968, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Wes Montgomery – guitar
  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Grady Tate – drums
  • Ray Barretto – percussion
  • Hubert Laws – flute, oboe
  • George Marge – flute, oboe
  • Romeo Penque – flute, oboe
  • Bobby Rosengarden – percussion
  • Mike Mainieri – vibraphone
  • Gene Orloff – violin
  • Raoul Poliakin – violin
  • George Ricci – cello
  • Emanuel Vardi – viola
  • Don Sebesky – arrangements, conductor
  • Eumir Deodato – arrangements, conductor
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Kevin Reeves – mastering
  • Hollis King – art direction
  • Isabelle Wong – design
  • Sam Antupit – design
  • Pete Turner – photography
  • Andy Kman – production coordinator

Track listing:

  1. Wind Song – Herb Alpert, Nick Ceroli, Neil Larsen, John Pisano, Paul Francis Webster
  2. Georgia on My Mind – Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell
  3. The Other Man’s Grass Is Always Greener – Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent
  4. Down Here on the Ground – Lalo Schifrin, Gale Garnett
  5. Up and at It – Wes Montgomery
  6. Goin’ on to Detroit – Wes Montgomery
  7. I Say a Little Prayer for You – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  8. When I Look in Your Eyes – Leslie Bricusse
  9. Know It All (Quem Diz Que Sabe) – João Donato, Paulo Valle
  10. The Fox – Lalo Schifrin

Spiritualized: Sweet Heart Sweet Light

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On April 16, 2012, “Double Six” label released “Sweet Heart Sweet Light”, the seventh Spiritualized studio album. It was recorded in 2011, and was produced by Jason Pierce.

Personnel:

  • J. Spaceman – vocals, Fender Thinline, Fender Jaguar, Fender Jazzmaster, Vox Starstream, Farfisa, melodica, harmonica, glockenspiel, Gibson L/00 acoustic, mixing, post production
  • Tony ‘Doggen’ Foster – Gibson Les Paul Goldtop, Fender Jazzmaster, Fender Precision Bass, Fender VI
  • Kevin Bales – Gretch Round Badge, Hayman Vibrasonic, Zildjian cymbals
  • Tom Edwards – piano, Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes, Farfisa Compact, Vox Continental, Elka organ, percussion, timpani
  • Poppy Spaceman – vocals
  • John Coxon – Gibson Firebird
  • Romeo Stodart – vocals, banjo, Gibson 335
  • SJ Selby, Laura Dickenson, Melanie Nyema – vocals
  • Claudia Smith – vocals
  • Evan Parker – alto saxophone
  • Tony Bevan – tenor saxophone
  • Finn Peters – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Ben Edwards – trumpet
  • James Adams – trombone, bass trombone
  • Maria Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir, Hildur Ársælsdóttir, Edda Rún Ólafsdóttir, Sólrún Sumarliðadóttir – string quartet
  • Emily Pringle, Sali-Wyn Ryan, Henrietta Ridgeon, Laura Anstee – string quartet
  • Hildur Ársælsdóttir – saw
  • Roundhouse Choir – Osnat Schmool (director), Rathi Kumar (assistant director), Ashleigh Thompson, Bukky Abdul, Cathy Manning, Deborah Wilkes, Ian Jeanes, James Dee, Jeanette Bossman, Karyma Ellis, Kat Koch, Lauren Dyer, Louise Murphy, Lucy Bryant, Monika Pomeroy, Nicola Simpson, Phoenix Martins, Pippasha Khan, Rosie Blissett, Sandra Townsend, Sarah Dean, Sarah Wright, Simon Prag, Stefan Vitalis, Stuart Homer-Wright, Victoria Owusu, Usman Saidu
  • Tim Lewis – recording
  • Scott Hackwith – recording
  • Héctor Espinosa – recording
  • Birgir Jón Birgisson – recording
  • Anthony Leung – recording
  • James Aparicio – recording
  • James Aparicio – mixing
  • Rupert Clervaux – post production
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Jason Pierce except where noted.

  1. Huh? (Intro)
  2. Hey Jane
  3. Little Girl
  4. Get What You Deserve
  5. Too Late
  6. Headin’ for the Top Now
  7. Freedom
  8. I Am What I Am – Jason Pierce, Dr. John
  9. Mary
  10. Life Is a Problem
  11. So Long You Pretty Thing – Jason Pierce, Poppy Spaceman

Tom Waits: Mule Variations

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On April 16, 1999, “ANTI” label released “Mule Variations”, the thirteenth Tom Waits studio album. It was recorded in 1968, at “Praire Sun” in Cotati, California, and was produced by Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits.

Personnel:

  • Tom Waits – vocals, the voice, guitar, piano, organ, pump organ, percussion, chamberlin, optigan
  • Marc Ribot – guitar, lead guitar
  • Joe Gore – guitar
  • Larry LaLonde – guitar
  • Charlie Musselwhite – blues harp
  • Smokey Hormel – guitar, dobro, chumbus, dousengoni
  • Larry Taylor – bass, guitar, rhythm guitar
  • John Hammond – blues harp
  • Les Claypool – bass
  • Greg Cohen – bass, percussion
  • Dalton Dillingham III – bass
  • Andrew Borger – drums, percussion
  • Bryan “Brain” Mantia – drums
  • Christopher Marvin – drums
  • Stephen Hodges – percussion
  • Jeff Sloan – percussion
  • Ralph Carney – trumpet, saxophone, alto saxophone, bass clarinet, reeds
  • Nik Phelps – baritone saxophone
  • Chris Grady – trumpet
  • Larry Rhodes – contrabassoon
  • Linda Deluca-Ghidossi – violin
  • DJ M. Mark “The III Media” Reitman – turntable
  • Wings Over Jordan Gospel, Bali Eternal – turntable samples
  • Jacquire King – programming, recording, mixing
  • Oz Fritz – recording, mixing
  • Matt Mahurin – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, except where noted.

  1. Bog in Japan
  2. Lowside of the Road
  3. Hold On
  4. Get Behind the Mule
  5. House Where Nobody Lives – Tom Waits
  6. Cold Water
  7. Pony – Tom Waits
  8. What’s He Building – Tom Waits
  9. Black Market Baby
  10. Eyeball Kid
  11. Picture in a Frame
  12. Chocolate Jesus
  13. Georgia Lee
  14. Filipino Box Spring Hog – Tom Waits
  15. Take It With Me
  16. Come On Up to the House

Kevin Morby: Singing Saw

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On April 15, 2016, “Dead Oceans” label released “Singing Saw”, the third Kevin Morby studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “Isokon Studios” in Woodstock, New York, and was produced by Sam Cohen.

Personnel:

  •  Kevin Morby – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Sam Cohen – guitar, bass, keyboards, drums
  • Marco Benevento – piano, keyboards 
  • Justin Sullivan – drums, percussion
  • Nick Kinsey – drums, percussion 
  • John Andrews – singing saw 
  • Alec Spiegelman – saxophone, flute
  • Cole Kamen-Green – trumpet 
  • Eliza Bagg – strings
  • Oliver Hill – strings
  • Alecia Chakour – backing vocals 
  • Hannah Cohen – backing vocals 
  • Lauren Balthrop – backing vocals
  • D. James Goodwin – engineer, mixing
  • John Thayer – engineer assistant
  • Sam Cohen – additional engineering
  • Jeff Lipton – mastering
  • Maria Rice – mastering assistant
  • Miles Johnson – design
  • Dusdin Condren – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kevin Morby.

  1. Cut Me Down
  2. I Have Been to the Mountain
  3. Singing Saw
  4. Drunk and on a Star
  5. Dorothy
  6. Ferris Wheel
  7. Destroyer
  8. Black Flowers
  9. Water

V.A.: Miles from India: A Celebration of the Music of Miles Davis

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On April 15, 2008, “Time Square Records” label released “Miles from India: A Celebration of the Music of Miles Davis”, album by various artists. It was recorded November 2006 – July 2007, and was produced by Bob Belden. Album tracks were performed in new arrangements by American jazz musicians and performers from India.

Track listing:

  1. Spanish Key – Gino Banks, Louis Banks, Rakesh Chaurasia, Selva Ganesh, Adam Holzman, Dave Liebman, Shankar Mahadevan, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Sridhar Parthasarthy, Taufiq Qureshi, Benny Rietveld, Wallace Roney, Mike Stern, Lenny White
  2. All Blues – Louis Banks, Gary Bartz, Ron Carter, Ravi Chary, Jimmy Cobb, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Vikku Vinayakram
  3. Ife (fast) – Gino Banks, Pete Cosey, Michael Henderson, Adam Holzman, Dave Liebman, Kala Ramnath, A. Sivamani, Vikku Vinayakram
  4. In a Silent Way (Intro) – Adam Holzman, Robert Irving III, Pandit Brij Narayan
  5. It’s About That Time – Gary Bartz, Ndugu Chancler, Pete Cosey, Michael Henderson, Adam Holzman, Robert Irving III, Kala Ramnath
  6. Jean Pierre – Ranjit Barot, Rakesh Chaurasia, Adam Holzman, Robert Irving III, Benny Rietveld, Mike Stern, Vince Wilburn Jr.
  7. So What – Louis Banks, Ron Carter, Ndugu Chancler, Chick Corea, Selva Ganesh, Sridhar Parthasarthy, Taufiq Qureshi
  8. Miles Runs the Voodoo Down – Pete Cosey, Michael Henderson, Adam Holzman, Wallace Roney, A. Sivamani, Vikku Vinayakram, Lenny White
  9. Blue in Green – Louis Banks, Ron Carter, Jimmy Cobb, Dilshad Khan, Shankar Mahadevan, Wallace Roney, Mike Stern
  10. Great Expectations (Orange Lady) – Ravi Chary, Pete Cosey, Michael Henderson, Adam Holzman, Marcus Miller, Taufiq Qureshi, Wallace Roney, Vince Wilburn Jr., Vikku Vinayakram
  11. Ife (Slow) – Gary Bartz, Pete Cosey, Michael Henderson, Adam Holzman, Dave Liebman, Wallace Roney, Badal Roy
  12. Miles from India – Louis Banks, Sikkil Gurucharan, John McLaughlin, U. Srinivas

Kent: Vapen & ammunition

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On April 15, 2002, “RCA” and “BMG” labels released “Vapen & ammunition”, the fifth Kent studio album. It was recorded July 2001 – February 2002, at “Medley Studio” in Copenhagen, Denmark, “DHS Studio” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Kent Zen and Martin von Schmalensee.

Personnel:

  • Joakim Berg – vocals, guitar
  • Sami Sirviö – guitar, keyboards
  • Harri Mänty – rhythm guitar, percussion
  • Martin Sköld – bass, keyboards
  • Markus Mustonen – drums, backing vocals, keyboards, piano
  • Martin von Schmalensee – acoustic and slide guitar, recording
  • Jojje Wadenius – acoustic guitar
  • Titiyo – vocals
  • Nancy Danino – vocals
  • Henrik Rongedal, Ingela Olson, Jessica Pilnäs, Niklas Gabrielsson – backing vocals
  • Thobias Gabrielsson – backing vocal arrangements
  • Zmago Smon (Zed) – recording, mixing
  • Björn Engelmann – mastering
  • Helen Sköld – design
  • Jonas Linell – photography

Track listing:

All music and lyrics written by Joakim Berg, except where noted.

  1. Sundance Kid
  2. Parlor
  3. Dom andra
  4. Duett
  5. Hur jag fick dig att älska mig
  6. Kärleken väntar
  7. Socker
  8. FF – Joakim Berg, Nancy Danino
  9. Elite
  10. Sverige

Moya Brennan

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On April 13, 2026, Moya Brennan (born Máire Philomena Ní Bhraonáin) died aged 73. She was singer, musician (harp, piano), songwriter, and philanthropist, founding member and leader of Moya Brennan Band, but was best known as member of band Clannad. She recorded music for several soundtracks, including “Titanic”, “To End All Wars” and “King Arthur”. As leader Brennan released 15 studio and 3 live albums.

Natural Information Society Community Ensemble: Since Time Is Gravity

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On April 14, 2023, “Eremite” label released “Since Time Is Gravity”, the eight Natural Information Society Community Ensemble album. It was recorded in May, 2021, at the “Graham Foundation” in Chicago, and in August, 2021, at “Electrical Audio” in Chicago, and was produced by Joshua Abrams and Michael Ehlers.

Personnel:

  • Joshua Abrams – double bass, guimbri
  • Nick Mazzarella – alto saxophone
  • Mai Sugimoto – alto saxophone, flute
  • Ari Brown – tenor saxophone
  • Jason Stein – bass clarinet
  • Josh Berman – cornet
  • Ben Lamar Gay – cornet
  • Lisa Alvarado – harmonium
  • Kara Bershad – harp
  • Mikel Patrick Avery – drums
  • Hamid Drake – conga, tabla, tar

Track listing:

  1. Moontide Chorus
  2. Is
  3. Murmuration
  4. Wane
  5. Stigmergy
  6. Immemorial
  7. Wax
  8. Gravity

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