Eric Kloss: Life Force

In April 1968, “Prestige” label released “Life Force”, the fifth Eric Kloss album. It was recorded in September 1967, in New York City, and was produced by Don Schlitten.

Personnel:

  • Eric Kloss – alto saxophone
  • Jimmy Owens – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Pat Martino – guitar
  • Ben Tucker – bass
  • Alan Dawson – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Eric Kloss, except where noted.

  1. Soul Daddy
  2. You’re Turning My Dreams Around
  3. Life Force
  4. Nocturno
  5. St. Thomas – Sonny Rollins
  6. My Heart Is In The Highlands

Andrew Hill: Black Fire

In April 1964, “Blue Note” label released “Black Fire”, the second Andrew Hill album. It was recorded in November 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Hill – piano
  • Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
  • Richard Davis – bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Andrew Hill.

  1. Pumpkin
  2. Subterfuge
  3. Black Fire
  4. Cantarnos
  5. Tired Trade
  6. McNeil Island
  7. Land of Nod

Rosanne Cash: 10 Song Demo

On April 2, 1996, “Capitol” label released “10 Song Demo”, the ninth Rosanne Cash album. It was recorded in 1995, and was produced by Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal.

Personnel:

  • Rosanne Cash – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
  • Larry Campbell – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
  • John Leventhal – acoustic and electric guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion
  • Lincoln Schleifer – bass, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Rosanne Cash, except where noted.

  1. Price of Temptation
  2. If I Were a Man
  3. The Summer I Read Collette
  4. Western Wall
  5. Bells & Roses
  6. List of Burdens
  7. Child of Steel (live) 
  8. Just Don’t Talk About It – Rosanne Cash, John Leventhal
  9. I Want to Know
  10. Take My Body
  11. Mid-Air (live)

Kentucky Headhunters: Electric Barnyard

On April 2, 1991, “Mercury” label released “Electric Barnyard”, the second Kentucky Headhunters studio album. It was recorded in 1990, at “The Soundshop” in Nashville, TN, and was produced by Greg Martin, Doug Phelps, Ricky Lee Phelps, Fred Young, Richard Young.

Personnel:

  • Greg Martin – electric guitar, slide guitar
  • Ricky Lee Phelps – lead vocals, harmonica, percussion
  • Richard Young – rhythm guitar
  • Doug Phelps – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Fred Young – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Greg Martin, Doug Phelps, Ricky Lee Phelps, Fred Young, Richard Young, except where noted.

  1. It’s Chilin’ Time
  2. The Ballad of Davy Crockett – George Bruns, Tom W. Blackburn
  3. Only Daddy That’ll Walk the Line – Ivy J. “Jimmy” Bryant
  4. With Body and Soul – Virginia Stauffer
  5. Diane – Greg Martin, Doug Phelps, Ricky Lee Phelps, Fred Young, Richard Young, Jeff Davis
  6. 16 & Single
  7. Wishin’ Well – Anthony Kemmey, Robert R. Young
  8. Spirit in the Sky – Norman Greenbaum
  9. Always Makin’ Love
  10. Love Bug Crawl – Jack R. Foshee, James Bullinton
  11. Big Mexican Dinner
  12. Kickin’ Them Blues Around
  13. Take Me Back

Cocteau Twins: The Spangle Maker

On April 2, 1984, “4AD” label released “The Spangle Maker”, the fourth Cocteau Twins EP. It was recorded in 1984, at “Palladium Studios” in Edinburgh, “Rooster Studios” in London, and was produced by Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonds.

Personnel:

  • Elizabeth Fraser – vocals
  • Robin Guthrie – guitar
  • Simon Raymonde – bass guitar
  • John Madden – recording
  • Jon Turner – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde.

  1. The Spangle Maker
  2. Pearly-Dewdrops’ Drops
  3. Pepper-Tree

The Square: Adventures

On April 1, 1984, “Sony Music Entertainment Japan” label released “Adventures”, the eighth T-Square studio album.

Personnel:

  • Masahiro Andoh – acoustic and electric guitars
  • Takeshi Itoh – alto saxophone, lyricon
  • Hirotaka Izumi – piano, synthesizers
  • Toyoyuki Tanaka – electric bass
  • Tohru Hasebe – drums
  • Keiko Yamakawa – harp
  • Kanesaki Group – horns
  • Nakanishi Ensemble – strings

Track listing:

All tracks by Masahiro Andoh, except where noted.

  1. Adventures (Prologue)
  2. All About You
  3. Night Dreamer
  4. Sister Marian
  5. Rodan – Toyoyuki Tanaka
  6. Jubilee
  7. Cape Light – Hirotaka Izumi
  8. Travelers – Hirotaka Izumi
  9. Adventures (Epilogue)

Big John Patton: Let ‘Em Roll

In April 1966, “Blue Note” label released “Let ’em Roll”, the fifth Big John Patton album. It was recorded in December 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Big John Patton – organ
  • Bobby Hutcherson – vibes
  • Grant Green – guitar
  • Otis Finch – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by John Patton except where noted.

  1. Let ’em Roll
  2. Latona
  3. The Shadow of Your Smile – Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
  4. The Turnaround – Hank Mobley
  5. Jakey
  6. One Step Ahead

Champion Jack Dupree: Blues From The Gutter

In April 1959, “Atco” label released “Blues from the Gutter”, the debut Champion Jack Dupree album. It was recorded in February 1958, and was produced by Jerry Wexler.

Personnel:

  • Champion Jack Dupree – vocals, piano
  • Ennis Lowery (aka Larry Dale) – guitar
  • Wendell Marshall – double bass
  • Willie Jones – drums
  • Pete Brown – alto saxophone
  • Tom Dowd – recording
  • Marvin Israel – cover
  • Lee Friedlander – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Champion Jack Dupree; except where noted.

  1. Strollin’
  2. T.B. Blues
  3. Can’t Kick the Habit
  4. Evil Woman
  5. Nasty Boogie
  6. Junker’s Blues
  7. Bad Blood
  8. Goin’ Down Slow – James Burke Oden
  9. Frankie and Johnny – traditional
  10. Stack-O-Lee – traditional

London Brew: Same

On March 31, 2023, “Concord Jazz” label released the self-titled, debut London Brew studio album. It was recorded in December 2020, at “The Church Studios” in London, and was produced by Martin Terefe.

Personnel:

  • Martin Terefe – guitar, mixing
  • Dave Okumu – guitar
  • Nikolaj Torp Larsen – synthesizers, melodica
  • Nick Ramm – piano, synthesizers
  • Tom Herbert – electric bass, double bass
  • Dan See – drums, percussion
  • Tom Skinner – drums, percussion
  • Nubya Garcia – saxophone, flute
  • Shabaka Hutchings – saxophone, woodwinds
  • Theon Cross – tuba
  • Raven Bush – violin, electronics
  • Glen Scott
  • Lucinda Chao
  • Benji B – decks, sonic recycling
  • Dilip Harris – recording
  • Bruce Lampcov – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. London Brew
  2. London Brew Pt.2 – Trainlines
  3. Miles Chases New Voodoo in the Church
  4. Nu Sha Ni Sha Nu Oss Ra
  5. It’s One of These
  6. Bassics
  7. Mor Ning Prayers
  8. Raven Flies Low

Crown Lands: Fearless

On March 31, 2023, “Universal Music Canada” label released “Fearless”, the second Crown Lands studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “80A Studios” and “Mainstation Studio” in Toronto, “Rock Falcon Studio” in Nashville, and was produced by David Bottrill and Nick Raskulinecz.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Comeau – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, pedalboard, synthesizer, mellotron, piano
  • Cody Bowles – drums, wind chimes, flute
  • Nathan Yarborough – engineer 
  • Phil Hotz – engineer
  • David Bottrill – mixing
  • Nick Raskulinecz – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Andy Slater – creative director
  • Quinn Henderson – painting
  • James Livitski – design, layout
  • Andy Ford – photography
  • Shawn Marino – A&R

Track listing:

All tracks by Kevin Comeau, except where noted.

  1. Starlifter: Fearless Pt. II
  2. Dreamer of the Dawn
  3. The Shadow – Cody Bowles, David Bottrill
  4. Right Way Back
  5. Context: Fearless Pt. I
  6. Reflections
  7. Penny
  8. Lady of the Lake
  9. Citadel

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