Flora Purim: If You Will

On April 29, 2022, “Strut Records” label released “If You Will”, the 27th Flora Purim album. It was recorded at “Astrolábio Studio” and Säo Saruê Label”, in Curitiba, Brazil, “C.A. Studios” and “Click Audio Works”, “San Anselmo Studio” in California, and was produced by Flora Purim.

Personnel:

  • Flora Purim – vocals
  • Diana Purim – vocals
  • Claudia Villela – vocals
  • Grecco Buratto – guitar, backing vocals
  • Filó Machado – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Fabio Nascimento – acoustic guitar
  • José Neto – guitar
  • Bryan Velasco – piano, keyboards
  • Mikka Mutti – keyboards
  • Frank Martin – keyboards
  • Marcio Lomiramda – keyboards
  • Davi Sartori – electric piano
  • Fábio Hess – bass
  • Andre de Santanna – bass
  • Thiago Duarte – bass
  • Gary Brown – bass
  • Léo Nobre – bass
  • Café da Silva – bata
  • Airto Moreira – vocals, percussion, drums
  • Léo Costa – drums
  • Endrigo Bettega – drums
  • Stéphane San Juan – drums
  • Celso Alberti – drums, percussion
  • Stéphane San Juan – drums
  • Filipe Castro – percussion
  • Alberto Lopes – percussion
  • Gibi dos Santos – percussion
  • Krishna Booker – percussion, backing vocals
  • Todd M. Simon – flugelhorn
  • Caro Pierotto – backing vocals
  • Maria Joana – backing vocals
  • Emina Shimanuki – backing vocals
  • Kana Shimunaki – backing vocals
  • Mari Nobre – backing vocals
  • Niura Band – backing vocals
  • Vitor Pinheiro – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. If You Will – George Duke
  2. This Is Me – Krishna Booker, Diana Purim
  3. 500 Miles High – Chick Corea, Neville Potter
  4. A Flor Da Vida – Mario Moya, Diana Purim
  5. Newspaper Girl – José Neto
  6. Dandara – Felipe Machado, Judith de Souza
  7. Zahuroo – Celso Alberti, José Neto, Claudia Villela
  8. Dois + Dois = Tres – Nuno Mindelis
  9. Lucidez – Krishna Booker, Fabio Nascimento, Diana Purim

The Soup Dragons: Lovegold

In April 1990, “Big Life” label released “Lovegod”, the second Soup Dragons (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1989, in London, and was produced by Sean Dickson and George Shilling.

Personnel:

  • Sean Dickson – vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Jim McCullough – guitar, backing vocals
  • Sushil K. Dade – bass guitar
  • Paul Quinn – drums, percussion
  • Junior Reid

Track listing:

All tracks by Sean Dickson except where noted.

  1. I’m Free – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  2. Mother Universe
  3. Backwards Dog
  4. Softly
  5. Drive the Pain
  6. Lovegod
  7. Dream-E-Forever
  8. Sweetmeat
  9. Kiss the Gun
  10. Love You to Death
  11. Beauty Freak
  12. Lovegod Dub
  13. Crotch Deep Trash

The Teardrop Explodes: Everybody Wants To Shag…

In April 1990, “Fontana” label released “Everybody Wants to Shag…”, the third and final Teardrop Explodes (The) studio album. It was recorded 1980 – 1982, and was produced by Hugh Jones.

Personnel:

  • Julian Cope – vocals, bass guitar, violin, piano
  • David Balfe – organ, piano, synthesizer, arrangements
  • Gary Dwyer – drums, drum machine
  • Troy Tate – guitar
  • Alan Gill – guitar
  • Ron François – bass guitar
  • Luke Tunney – trumpet
  • Ted Emmet – trumpet
  • Hugh Jones – engineer
  • Chris Hughes, Chris Sheldon, Clive Langer, Hugh Jones, Ross Cullum – mixing
  • Pointblanc Design – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Julian Cope and David Balfe; except where noted.

  1. Ouch Monkeys
  2. Serious Danger
  3. Metranil Vavin – Julian Cope
  4. Count to Ten and Run for Cover
  5. In-Psychlopaedia – Julian Cope, Gary Dwyer, David Balfe
  6. Soft Enough for You
  7. You Disappear from View – Julian Cope
  8. The Challenger
  9. Not My Only Friend – Julian Cope
  10. Sex (Pussyface) – Julian Cope
  11. Terrorist – David Balfe
  12. Strange House in the Snow

Billy Harper: Soran-Bushi, B.H.

In April 1978, “Denon” label released “Soran-Bushi, B.H.”, the fifth Billy Harper album. It was recorded in December 1977, at “Sound Ideas Studios” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Billy Harper – tenor saxophone
  • Everett Hollins – trumpet
  • Harold Mabern – piano
  • Greg Maker – bass
  • Horacee Arnold – drums 
  • Billy Hart – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Billy Harper.

  1. Trying to Get Ready
  2. Loverhood
  3. Soran-Bushi, B.H.

The Headhunters: Straight From The Gate

In April 1977, “Arista” label released “Straight from the Gate”, the sixth Headhunters (The) album. It was recorded in 1977, at “The Automatt”, in San Francisco, and was produced by David Rubinson & Friends, Derrick Youman, DeWayne McKnight, Paul Potyen, Bennie Maupin, Paul Jackson, Michael Clark and Bill Summers.

Personnel:

  • Derrick Youman – lead vocals
  • Obsidian Blackbyrd (DeWayne McKnight) – acoustic and electric guitar, sitar, backing vocals
  • Paul Potyen – piano, electric piano, organ, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Bennie Maupin – vocals, soprano and tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
  • Paul Jackson – vocals, bass
  • Michael Clark – drums
  • Bill Summers – percussion
  • David Rubinson, Fred Catero – engineer
  • Chris Minto – engineer assistant
  • George Horn – mastering
  • Bruce Steinberg – design, photography
  • Kaz Tsuruta – layout, photography
  • Fred Catero – co producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Derrick Youman, DeWayne McKnight, Paul Potyen, Bennie Maupin, Paul Jackson, Michael Clark and Bill Summers.

  1. Straight from the Gate – lyrics by Joel “Twinkles” Smith, Maurice Holloway, Wallace Mitchell
  2. Mayonnaise
  3. Ms. Yum Yum
  4. Don’t Kill Your Feelings
  5. Descending Azzizziuh (The Beginning Of A Dream)
  6. I Remember I Made You Cry
  7. Pork Soda
  8. Dreams
  9. Silhouette

Al Di Meola: Elegant Gypsy

In April 1977, “Columbia” label released “Elegant Gypsy”, the second Al Di Meola studio album. It was recorded December 1976 – January 1977, and was produced by Al Di Meola. “Elegant Gypsy” won an annual award for “Best Guitar Album in Guitar Player”.

Personnel:

  • Al Di Meola – acoustic and electric guitars, piano, synthesizer, percussion
  • Paco de Lucía – acoustic guitar
  • Jan Hammer – keyboards
  • Barry Miles – keyboards
  • Anthony Jackson – bass guitar
  • Steve Gadd – drums
  • Lenny White – drums
  • Mingo Lewis – congas, synthesizers, organ, percussion
  • Janice Dickinson – album cover model

Track listing:

All tracks by Al Di Meola except where noted.

  1. Flight Over Rio – Mingo Lewis
  2. Midnight Tango
  3. Mediterranean Sundance
  4. Race with Devil on Spanish Highway
  5. Lady of Rome, Sister of Brazil
  6. Elegant Gypsy Suite

Steve Kuhn: Motility

In April 19771, “ECM” label released “Motility”, the eleventh Steve Kuhn album. It was recorded in January 1977, at “Tonstudio Bauer” in Ludwigsburg, Germany, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Steve Kuhn – piano
  • Steve Slagle – soprano and alto saxophones, flute
  • Harvie Swartz – bass
  • Michael Smith – drums
  • Martin Wieland – recording
  • Dieter Bonhorst – layout
  • Maja Weber – design
  • Roberto Masotti – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Kuhn except where noted.

  1. The Rain Forest
  2. Oceans in the Sky
  3. Catherine – Harvie Swartz
  4. Bittersweet Passages
  5. Deep Tango
  6. Motility / The Child Is Gone
  7. A Danse for One
  8. Places I’ve Never Been

Pharoah Sanders: Pharoah

In April 1977, “India Navigation” label released “Pharoah”, the 14th Pharoah Sanders album. It was recorded August – September 1976, and was produced by India Navigation Company.

Personnel:

  • Pharoah Sanders – vocals, tenor saxophone, percussion
  • Bedria Sanders – harmonium
  • Clifton “Jiggs” Chase – organ
  • Tisziji Munoz – guitar
  • Steve Neil – bass
  • Greg Bandy – drums
  • Lawrence Killian – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Pharoah Sanders.

  1. Harvest Time
  2. Love Will Find a Way
  3. Memories of Edith Johnson

Sebadoh: Bubble & Scrape

On April 26, 1993, “Domino” label released “Bubble & Scrape”, the fourth Sebadoh album. It was recorded in 1992, and was produced by Bob Weston; Brian Fellows and Paul McNamara.

Personnel:

  • Lou Barlow – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Eric Gaffney – vocals, bass, guitar, drums, harp, keyboards, tape
  • Jason Loewenstein – vocals, guitar, bass, drums
  • Seana Carmody – vocals
  • James SK Wān – vocals
  • Bob Weston – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Lou Barlow, except where noted.

  1. Soul and Fite
  2. Two Years Two Days
  3. Telecosmic Alchemy – Eric Gaffney
  4. Fantastic Disaster – Eric Gaffney
  5. Happily Divided – Jason Loewenstein
  6. Sister – Jason Loewenstein
  7. Cliché
  8. Sacred Attention
  9. Elixir is Zog – Eric Gaffney
  10. Emma Get Wild – Eric Gaffney
  11. Sixteen – Jason Loewenstein
  12. Homemade
  13. Forced Love
  14. No Way Out – Eric Gaffney
  15. Bouquet for a Siren – Eric Gaffney
  16. Think (Let Tomorrow Be)
  17. Flood – Jason Loewenstein

September: Zadnja avantura

In April 1976, “PGP RTB” label released “Zadnja avantura”, the debut September album. It was recorded in February 1976, at “Akademik Studio” in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and was produced by Janez Bončina – Benč, Tihomir Pop Asanović, Čarli Novak, Ratko Divjak, Braco Doblekar and Pero Ugrin.

Personnel:

  • Janez Bončina – Benč – lead vocals, electric guitar, arrangements
  • Tihomir Pop Asanović – keyboards, arrangements
  • Čarli Novak – vocals, bass, arrangements
  • Ratko Divjak – drums, arrangements
  • Braco Doblekar – drums, percussion, arrangements
  • Pero Ugrin – vocals, electric violin, arrangements
  • Jernej Podboj, Peter Čare – vocals
  • Gudački Ansambl RTV Ljubljana – strings
  • Aco Razbornik, Miroslav Bevc – engineer
  • Kostja Gatnik – artwork
  • Tone Stojko – photography
  • Janez Suhadolc – design

Track listing:

  1. Vrijeme gospodar – Janez Bončina – Benč
  2. Život nema pravila – Janez Bončina – Benč
  3. Potop – Janez Bončina – Benč
  4. Noč kradljivaca – Janez Bončina – Benč
  5. Zadnja avantura – Janez Bončina – Benč
  6. Ostavi trag – lyrics by Dado Topić, music by Janez Bončina – Benč
  7. Kanin – Janez Bončina – Benč

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