Ty Segall: Manipulator

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On August 25, 2014, “Drag City” label released “Manipulator”, the seventh Ty Segall studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Ty Segall and Chris Woodhouse.

Personnel:

  • Ty Segall
  • Sean Presley – vocals
  • Brit Lauren Manor – vocals
  • Chris Woodhouse – piano, synthesizer, percussion
  • Charles Moothart – guitar
  • Mikal Cronin – vocals, bass
  • Emily Rose Epstein – drums
  • Steve Nutting – drums
  • Irene Sazer – violin
  • Matthias McIntire – viola
  • Jessica Ivry – cello
  • Mikal Cronin – string arrangements
  • Chris Woodhouse – recording, mixing
  • Dan O. – layout
  • Denée Petracek – artwork, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ty Segall, except where noted.

  1. Manipulator
  2. Tall Man Skin Lady
  3. The Singer
  4. It’s Over
  5. Feel
  6. The Faker
  7. The Clock
  8. Green Belly
  9. The Connection Man
  10. Mister Main
  11. The Hand
  12. Suise Thumb
  13. Don’t You Wanna to Know? (Sue)
  14. The Crawler
  15. Who’s Producing You – Mike Donovan
  16. The Feels
  17. Stick Around

Robert Glasper: Double Booked

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On August 25, 2009, “Blue Note” label released “Double Booked”, the fourth Robert Glasper studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “System Two” and “Brooklyn Recording” in New York, and was produced by Robert Glasper.

Personnel:

  • Robert Glasper – piano, electric piano
  • Vicente Archer – double bass 
  • Derrick Hodge – bass guitar 
  • Casey Benjamin – alto saxophone, vocoder
  • Terence Blanchard – voice 
  • Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson – voice 
  • Bilal Oliver – vocals
  • Dante “Mos Def” Smith – rap vocals 
  • Jahi Sundance – scratches
  • Joe Marciano – recording, mixing 
  • Keith “Qmillion” Lewis – recording, mixing 
  • Mike Marciano – mastering
  • Konstantin Dzhibilov – art direction, design
  • Joey Lawrence – photography
  • Marques Green – additional photography
  • Eli Wolf – A&R
  • Gordon H Jee – creative director
  • Shanieka D. Brooks – product management

Track listing:

The Robert Glasper Trio

All tracks by Robert Glasper except where noted.

  1. Intro
  2. No Worries
  3. Yes I’m Country (And That’s OK)
  4. Downtime
  5. 59 South
  6. Think of One – Thelonious Monk

The Robert Glasper Experiment

  1. 4eva – Robert Glasper, Dante Smith
  2. Butterfly – Herbie Hancock, Benjamin Maupin, Jean Hancock
  3. Festival – Robert Glasper
  4. For You – Sameer Gupta, Casey Benjamin
  5. All Matter – Bilal Sayeed Oliver
  6. Open Mind – Derric Hodge

Tomasz Stańko Quartet: Lontano

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On August 25, 2006, “ECM” label released “Lontano”, the fourth Tomasz Stańko Quartet album. It was recorded in November 2005, at “Studios la Buissonne” in Pernes-les-Fontaines, France, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Tomasz Stańko – trumpet
  • Marcin Wasilewski – piano
  • Slawomir Kurkiewicz – bass
  • Michal Miskiewicz – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Tomasz Stańko except where noted.

  1. Lontano I – Tomasz Stańko, Marcin Wasilewski, Slawomir Kurkiewicz, Michal Miskiewicz
  2. Cyrhla
  3. Song for Ania
  4. Kattorna – Krzysztof Komeda
  5. Lontano II – Tomasz Stańko, Marcin Wasilewski, Slawomir Kurkiewicz, Michal Miskiewicz
  6. Sweet Thing
  7. Trista
  8. Lontano III – Tomasz Stańko, Marcin Wasilewski, Slawpmir Kurkiewicz, Michal Miskiewicz
  9. Tale

Al Haig Trio: Same

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On August 25, 1954, “Esoteric” label released the self-titled, album by Al Haig Trio (the second Al Haig album). It was recorded in March 1954.

Personnel:

  • Al Haig – piano
  • Bill Crow – double bass
  • Lee Abrams – drums

Track listing:

  1. Autumn in New York
  2. Isn’t It Romantic?
  3. They Can’t Take That Away from Me
  4. Royal Garden Blues
  5. Don’t Blame Me
  6. Moonlight in Vermont
  7. If I Should Lose You
  8. April in Paris
  9. All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm
  10. Body and Soul
  11. Gone with the Wind
  12. My Old Flame
  13. On the Alamo

Bill Frisell: Unspeakable

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On August 24, 2014, “Elektra Nonesuch” label released “Unspeakable”, the 22nd Bill Frisell album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Hal Wilner. In 2005, “Unspeakable” won the “Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album“

Personnel:

  • Bill Frisell – guitars
  • Hal Willner – turntables, samples
  • Tony Scherr – bass, guitar
  • Kenny Wollesen – drums
  • Don Alias – percussion
  • Briggan Krauss – baritone saxophone
  • Steven Bernstein – trumpet
  • Curtis Fowlkes – trombone
  • Adam Dorn – synth
  • Jenny Scheinman – violin
  • Eyvind Kang – viola
  • Hank Roberts – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Frisell except where noted.

  1. 1968
  2. White Fang- Bill Frisell, Hal Willner
  3. Sundust – Hal Willner
  4. Del Close – Bill Frisell, Eric Liljestrand, Hal Willner
  5. Gregory C. – Bill Frisell, Hal Willner
  6. Stringbean – Bill Frisell, Eric Liljestrand, Hal Willner
  7. Hymn for Ginsberg
  8. Alias – Bill Frisell, Eric Liljestrand, Hal Willner
  9. Who Was That Girl?
  10. D. Sharpe
  11. Fields of Alfalfa – Bill Frisell, Steven Bernstein, Eric Liljestrand, Walter, Hal Willner
  12. Tony – Bill Frisell, Tony Scherr, Kenny Wollesen
  13. Old Sugar Bear – G.A. Grant, Eric Liljestrand, Hal Willner
  14. Goodbye Goodbye Goodbye – Bill Frisell, Teddy Lasry, Hal Willner

The Crusaders: Chain Reaction

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In August 1975, “ABC / Blue Thumb” label released “Chain Reaction”, the eight Crusaders (The) album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Wally Heider Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Stewart Levine, Joe Sample, Larry Carlton, Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper and Wayne Henderson.

Personnel:

  • Joe Sample – keyboards, Fender Rhodes, clavinet, synthesizers
  • Larry Carlton – guitars
  • Wayne Henderson – trombone, brass
  • Wilton Felder – bass, saxophones
  • Stix Hooper – drums, percussion
  • Rik Pekkonen – engineer
  • The Mastering Lab – mastering
  • Ed Scarisbrick – illustration
  • Ron Slenzak – photography

Track listing:

  1. Creole – Wilton Felder
  2. Chain Reaction – Joe Sample
  3. I Felt the Love – Stix Hooper
  4. Mellow Out – Larry Carlton
  5. Rainbow Visions – Wayne Henderson
  6. Hallucinate – Joe Sample
  7. Give It Up – Joe Sample
  8. Hot’s It – Joe Sample
  9. Sugar Cane – Wayne Henderson
  10. Soul Caravan – Stix Hooper, Joe Sample, Larry Carlton, Wayne Henderson, Wilton Felder

Gilgamesh: Same

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In August 1975, “Caroline” label released the self-titled, debut Gilgamesh album. It was recorded in May 1975, at “The Manor” in London, and was produced by Davce Stewart, Phil Lee, Allen Gowen, Jeff Clyne and Michael Travis.

Personnel:

  • Phil Lee – acoustic and electric guitar, classical and twelve string guitar
  • Allen Gowen – piano, electric piano, synthesizer, mellotron, clavinet
  • Jeff Clyne – double bass, bass guitar
  • Michael Travis – drums, percussion
  • Amanda Parsons – voice
  • Steve Cox – engineer
  • Celia Welcomme – artwork
  • Doris lee – back cover drawing
  • Clive Merredew – photography

Track listing:

  1. One End More / Phil’s Little Dance – for Phil Millers Trousers / Worlds of Zin
  2. Island of Rhodes / Paper Boat / As if Your Eyes Were Open
  3. We are All / Someone Else’s Food / Jamo and Other Boating Disasters (from the Holiday of the Same Name)

George Duke: The Inner Source

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In August 1973, “MPS Records” label released “The Inner Source”, the third George Duke album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Wally Heider Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Baldhard G. Falk.

Personnel:

  • George Duke – piano, electric piano, keyboards, trombone, conductor
  • John Heard – bass, electric bass
  • Dick Berg – drums, percussion
  • Armando Peroza – congas
  • Jerome Richardson – soprano and tenor saxophone, flute
  • Luis Gasca – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • John Heard – violin
  • James Leary – violin
  • Jim Gaies – engineer
  • Ken Hopkins – engineer
  • Ulrich Eichberger – design
  • Baldhard G. Falk – photography, liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by George Duke, except where noted.

  1. Au-Right
  2. Love Reborn
  3. Peace
  4. My Soul
  5. Feels So Good
  6. Manya
  7. Sweet Bite – George Duke, Dick Berk, John Heard
  8. The Followers
  9. The Inner Source
  10. Life – Dick Berk, George Duke, John Heard
  11. Some Time Ago – Sergio Michanovich
  12. So There You Go
  13. Solus
  14. Nigerian Numberuma
  15. Twenty – Five – James Leary
  16. Always Constant

Roy Ayers Ubiquity: Virgo Red

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In August 1973, “Polydor” label released “Virgo Red”, the tenth Roy Ayers album. It was recorded in July 1973, at “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Jerry Schoenbaum.

Personnel:

  • Roy Ayers – vocals, organ, vibraphone, percussion, arrangements
  • Dennis Heaven – guitar
  • Will Hawes – guitar
  • Harry Whitaker – piano, electric piano, organ
  • David Johnson – bass
  • Gordon Edwards – bass
  • Arthur Clark – baritone saxophone
  • Seldon Powell – baritone saxophone
  • Cecil Bridgewater – trumpet
  • Jimmie Owens – trumpet
  • Garnett Brown – trombone
  • Jerry Friedman – electric sitar
  • Dennis Davis – drums, percussion
  • Adrian Dey – percussion
  • Stephen Sadiz Shbazzberrios– percussion
  • Chano O’Ferral – vocals, congas, bongos
  • Argerie Ayers, Denise Bridgewater, Leslie Carter, Willie Michael – vocals
  • Bert DeCoteaux – arrangements
  • James Green – engineer
  • Eddie Kramer – engineer, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – lacquer cut
  • Kats Abe – art direction, design
  • Haruo Miyauchi – artwork
  • Bert Andrews – photography

Track listing:

  1. Brother Louie
  2. Virgo Red
  3. I Am Your Mind
  4. The Morning After
  5. Love from the Sun
  6. It’s So Sweet
  7. Giving Love
  8. Des Nude Soul

Maria Muldaur: Same

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In August 1973, “Reprise” label released the self-titled, debut Maria Muldaur album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Warner Bros Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Joe Boyd and Lenny Waronker.

Personnel:

  • Maria Muldaur – vocals
  • Clarence White – acoustic guitar
  • Ry Cooder – acoustic guitar
  • Andrew Gold – acoustic guitar
  • David Nichtern – acoustic and electric guitar
  • David Grisman – mandolin
  • Bill Keith – banjo, steel guitar
  • David Lindley – Hawaiian guitar
  • Dr. John – keyboards, horn arrangements
  • Jim Dickinson – piano
  • Mark T. Jordan – piano
  • Spooner Oldham – piano
  • Greg Prestopino – piano, voices, backing vocals
  • James Gordon – organ, clarinet
  • Nick DeCaro – accordion, string arrangements
  • Chris Ethridge – bass guitar
  • Klaus Voormann – bass guitar
  • Ray Brown – bass guitar
  • Dave Holland – bowed bass
  • Jimmy Calhoun – bass guitar
  • Tommy McClure – bass guitar
  • Freebo – bass guitar
  • Amos Garrett – vocals, bass guitar, guitar
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Ed Shaughnessy – drums
  • John Boudreaux – drums
  • Jim Gordon – drums
  • Chris Parker – drums
  • Jerry Jumonville – alto horn, horn arrangements
  • Artie Butler – alto horn, horn arrangements
  • Beryl Marriott – violin
  • Richard Greene – violin
  • Larry Packer – violin, viola
  • Karen Alexander – backing vocals
  • Gloria Jones – backing vocals
  • Ellen Kearney – backing vocals
  • Bettye LaVette – backing vocals
  • Jessica Smith – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Any Old Time – Jimmie Rodgers
  2. Midnight at the Oasis – David Nichtern
  3. My Tennessee Mountain Home – Dolly Parton
  4. I Never Did Sing You a Love Song – David Nichtern
  5. The Work Song – Kate McGarrigle
  6. Don’t You Feel My Leg (Don’t You Get Me High) – Blue Lu Barker, Danny Barker, J. Mayo Williams
  7. Walkin’ One and Only – Dan Hicks
  8. Long Hard Climb – Ron Davies
  9. Three Dollar Bill – Mac Rebennack
  10. Vaudeville Man – Wendy Waldman
  11. Mad Mad Me – Wendy Waldman

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