On March 7, 2026, Joseph Allen “Country Joe” McDonald died aged 84. He was musician (acoustic guitar), singer, song-writer and political activist, best known as co-founder and lead singer the band Country Joe and the Fish. Country Joe performed solo as well as with Country Joe and the Fish on Woodstock Festival. As leader he released 20 studio and six live albums.
Hank Mobley: Workout
In March 1962, “Blue Note” label released “Workout”, the 14th Hank Mobley album. It was recorded in March 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs”, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Hank Mobley — tenor saxophone
- Grant Green — guitar
- Wynton Kelly — piano
- Paul Chambers — bass
- Philly Joe Jones — drums
Track listing:
All compositions by Hank Mobley except as indicated
- Workout
- Uh Huh
- Smokin’
- The Best Things in Life Are Free – Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson
- Greasin’ Easy
Art Taylor: A.T.’s Delight
In March 1961, “Blue Note” label released “A.T.’s Delight”, the third Art Taylor album. It was recorded in August 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Art Taylor – drums
- Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
- Dave Burns – trumpet
- Wynton Kelly – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Carlos “Patato” Valdes – conga
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Track listing:
- Syeeda’s Song Flute – John Coltrane
- Epistrophy – Kenny Clarke, Thelonious Monk
- Move – Denzil Best
- High Seas – Kenny Dorham
- Cookoo and Fungi – Art Taylor
- Blue Interlude – Kenny Dorham
Kim Gordon: The Collective
On March 6, 2024, “Matador” label released “The Collective”, the second Kim Gordon studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Justin Raisen and Sadpony.
Personnel:
- Kim Gordon – vocals, guitars
- Justin Raisen – programming, instrumentation, engineer, mixing
- Anthony Paul Lopez – programming, instrumentation, engineer, mixing
- Ainjel Emme – programming
- Sadpony – programming, instrumentation
- Sarah Register – instrumentation
- Joe Kennedy – programming, instrumentation
- Brad Lauchert – engineer
- Mike Bozzi – mastering
Track listing:
All lyrics by Kim Gordon, music as noted.
- Bye Bye – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen, Jeremiah Raisen
- The Candy House – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen
- I Don’t Miss My Mind – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen
- I’m a Man – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen, Anthony Paul Lopez
- Trophies – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen, Anthony Paul Lopez
- It’s Dark Inside – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen, Anthony Paul Lopez
- Psychedelic Orgasm – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen, Anthony Paul Lopez
- Tree House – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen
- Shelf Warmer – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen
- The Believers – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen, Anthony Paul Lopez, Heremiah Raisen
- Dream Dollar – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen, Joe Kennedy
The Beach Boys: The Beach Boys Today!
On March 8, 1965, “Capitol” label released “The Beach Boys Today!” the eighth Beach Boys (The) studio album. It was recorded in June 1964 – January 1965, at “RCA Victor” in Hollywood, and was produced by Brian Wilson.
Personnel:
- Al Jardine – lead, harmony and backing vocals, electric rhythm guitar, bass guitar
- Mike Love – lead, harmony and backing vocals, spoken word
- Brian Wilson – lead, harmony and backing vocals, spoken word, four and six-string bass guitar, grand, upright and tack piano, Baldwin harpsichord, Farfisa and Hammond organ, conductor, mixing
- Carl Wilson – harmony and backing vocals, spoken word, lead, rhythm and 12-string guitar, six-string bass guitar
- Dennis Wilson – lead, harmony, backing, and double-tracked vocals (11), spoken word, drums, percussion, hi-hat, tambourine, tom-tom
- Glen Campbell – 12-string acoustic guitar
- Barney Kessel – classical guitar, 12-string guitar
- Bill Pitman – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Ray Pohlman – baritone guitar, bass guitar
- Billy Strange – acoustic and electric guitar, electric mandolin, ukulele
- Ron Swallow – tambourine, woodblock
- John Gray – grand piano
- Don Randi – grand and tack upright piano, organ
- Leon Russell – grand piano, organ, vibraphone
- Carl Fortina – accordion
- Carrol Lewis – double-reed harmonica
- Billy Lee Riley – double-reed harmonica
- Tommy Tedesco – autoharp, baritone and electric guitar, mandolin
- Carol Kaye – bass guitar
- Larry Knechtel – bass guitar
- Hal Blaine – drums, woodblocks, sleigh bells, triangle, tambourine, castanets, temple block, claves, timbales
- Earl Palmer – drums, timbales
- Russ Titelman – percussion
- Plas Johnson – tenor saxophone
- Steve Douglas – tenor saxophone
- Jack Nimitz – baritone saxophone
- Jay Migliori – baritone saxophone
- Earl Leaf – spoken word
- “Louie” (last name unknown) – castanets
- Marilyn Wilson – harmony and backing vocals, spoken word
- Peter Christ – cor Anglais
- David Duke – French horn
- Julius Wechter – vibraphone, bell tree, timpani, tambourine, congas, claves
- Jerry Williams – vibraphone, timpani
- Craig Slowinski – vocal
- Chuck Britz – engineer
- Larry Levine – engineer
Track listing:
- Do You Wanna Dance? – Bobby Freeman
- Good to My Baby – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
- Don’t Hurt My Little Sister – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
- When I Grow Up (To Be a Man) – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
- Help Me, Ronda – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
- Dance, Dance, Dance – Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Mike Love
- Please Let Me Wonder – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
- I’m So Young – William H. “Prez” Tyus
- Kiss Me Baby – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
- She Knows Me Too Well – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
- In The Back of My Mind – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
- Bull Session with the Big Daddy – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
Jethro Tull: Curious Ruminant
On March 7m 2025, “InsideOut” label released “Curious Ruminant”, the twenty-fourth Jethro Tull studio album. It was recorded in 2024, and was produced by Ian Anderson.
Personnel:
- Ian Anderson – vocals, flutes, acoustic guitar, tenor guitar, mandolin, mixing, artwork concept, artwork photography
- Jack Clark – electric guitar
- John O’Hara – piano, keyboards, accordion
- David Goodier – bass guitar
- Scott Hammond – drums
- Andrew Giddings – piano, keyboards, accordion
- James Duncan – drums, cajón, percussion
- Mike Downs – engineer
- James Anderson – engineer
- Nick Watson – mastering
- Bruce Soord – surround mixing, alternative stereo mixing
- Steve Kitch – surround mastering
- Thomas Ewerhard – artwork, design
Track listing:
All tracks by Ian Anderson.
- Puppet and the Puppet Master
- Curious Ruminant
- Dunsinane Hill
- The Tipu House
- Savannah of Paddington Green
- Stygian Hand
- Over Jerusalem
- Drink from the Same Well
- Interim Sleep
Bob Mould: Here We Go Crazy
On March 7, 2025, “Granary Music” and “BMG Rights Management” labels released “Here We Go Crazy”, the fifteenth Bob Mould studio album. It was recorded in 2024, at “Electrical Audio” in Chicago, “Tiny Telephone”, “Brothers” in Oakland Granary, San Francisco and Palm Springs, and was produced by Bob Mould.
Personnel:
- Bob Mould – vocals, guitars, keyboards, percussion
- Jason Narducy – bass
- Jon Wurster – drums, percussion
- Beau Sorenson – engineer
- Jeff Lipton – mastering
- Maria Rice – mastering
- Costanza Tinti – mastering assistant
- Bob Weston – lacquer master cutting
- Ryan Bakerink – artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Bob Mould.
- Here We Go Crazy
- Neanderthal
- Breathing Room
- Hard to Get
- When Your Heart Is Broken
- Fur Mink Augurs
- Lost or Stolen
- Sharp Little Pieces
- You Need to Shiine
- Thread So Thin
- Your Side
Alabaster DePlume: A Blade Because a Blade Is Whole
On March 7, 2025, “International Anthem” label released “A Blade Because a Blade Is Whole”, the seventh Alabaster DePlume album. It was recorded in 2024, at “Total Refreshment Centre” in London, and was produced by Alabaster DePlume.
Personnel:
- Alabaster DePlume (Angus Fairbarn) – voice, tenor and baritone saxophone, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, synthesizers, engineer, recording
- Conrad Singh – guitar
- John Ellis – piano
- Rozi Plain – bass guitar
- Ruth Goller – voice, bass
- Donna Thompson – voice, drums, vocal arrangements
- Hannah Miller – cello
- Macie Stewart – violin, string arrangements
- Mikey Kenney – violin, voice
- Momoko Gill – voice, drums, string arrangements
- Kristian Craig Robinson – engineer, recording
- Dave Vettraino – strings engineering
- Dilip Harris – mixing
- David Allen – mastering
- Rebecca Salvadori – artwork
- Aaron Lowell Denton – design, layout
- Chris Almeida – portrait photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Angus Fairbarn, except where noted.
- Oh My Actual Days
- Thank You My Pain
- Invincibility
- Form a V
- A Paper Man
- Who Are You Telling, Gus
- Prayer for my Sovereign Dignity
- Kuzushi
- Salty Road Dogs Victory Anthem – Angus Fairbarn, Conrad Singh, Momoko Gill, Rozi Plain
- Too True
- That Was My Garden
Son Volt: The Search
On March 6, 2007, “Transmit Sound” label released “The Search”, the fifth Son Volt studio album. It was recorded in 2006, in St Louis, Missouri.
Personnel:
- Jay Farrar – vocals, guitar, piano, electric bouzouki
- Brad Rice – electric guitars, baritone guitar, electric sitar, E Bow
- Derry deBorja – piano, organ, keyboards
- Andrew DuPlantis – bass, backing vocal
- Dave Bryson – drums, percussion
- Chris Deusinger – saxophone
- Keith Moyer – trumpet
- Eric Heywood – pedal steel
- Shannon McNally – acoustic Nashville guitar, backing vocals
Track listing:
- Slow Hearse
- The Picture
- Action
- Underground Dream
- Circadian Rhythm
- Beacon Soul
- The Search
- Adrenaline and Heresy
- Satellite
- Automatic Society
- Methamphetamine
- L Train
- Highways and Cigarettes
- Phosphate Skin
Modern Jazz Quartet: Pyramid
In March 1960, “Atlantic” label released “Pyramid”, the 15th Modern Jazz Quartet album. It was recorded 1959 – 1960, at “Music Inn” in Lenox, MA, “Capitol Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.
Personnel:
- Milt Jackson – vibraphone
- John Lewis – piano
- Percy Heath – bass
- Connie Kay – drums
Track listing:
- Vendome – John Lewis
- Pyramid (Blues for Junior) – Ray Brown
- It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
- Django – John Lewis
- How High the Moon – Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis
- Romaine – Jim Hall
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