Johnny Guitar Watson: A Real Mother For Ya

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On March 11, 1977, “DJM Records” label released “A Real Mother for Ya”, the seventh Johnny Guitar Watson album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Paramount Recording Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Johnny Guitar Watson.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Guitar Watson – vocal, guitar, bass, Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ, synthesizer, voice box, arrangements
  • Emry Thomas – drums, production assistant
  • Knud Jensen – saxophone
  • Walt Fowler – trumpet
  • Tommy Robertson – trombone
  • Kenny McNabb – engineer
  • Kassler-Grass – logo

Track listing:

All tracks by Johnny Guitar Watson.

  1. A real Mother for Ya
  2. Nothing Left to Be Desired
  3. Your Love Is My Love
  4. The Real Deal
  5. Tarzan
  6. I Wanna Thank You
  7. Lover Jones

Weather Report: Black Market

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On March 11, 1976, “Columbia” label released “Black Market”, the sixth Weather Report studio album. It was recorded December 1975 – January 1976, at “Devonshire Sound Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter.

Personnel:

  • Joe Zawinul – Yamaha grand piano, Rhodes electric piano, 2 × ARP 2600, Oberheim polyphonic synthesizer, orchestration
  • Wayne Shorter – Selmer soprano and tenor saxophones, Computone Lyricon
  • Alphonso Johnson – electric bass
  • Jaco Pastorius – electric fretless bass 
  • Narada Michael Walden – drums
  • Chester Thompson – drums
  • Alex Acuña – congas, percussion
  • Don Alias – percussion
  • Ron Malo – engineer
  • Nancy Donald – design
  • David McMacken – illustration
  • Ed Caraeff – photography

Track listing:

  1. Black Market – Joe Zawinul
  2. Cannon Ball – Joe Zawinul
  3. Gibraltar – Joe Zawinul
  4. Elegant People – Wayne Shorter
  5. Three Clowns – Wayne Shorter
  6. Barbary Coast – Jaco Pastorius
  7. Herandu – Alphonso Johnson

Tommy DeCarlo

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On March 9, 2026, Tommy DeCarlo died aged 60. He was singer and musician (keyboards, percussion), co-founding member of the band Decarlo, but was best known as the lead singer of Boston (2007 – 2026). As leader he released one album.

Julian Lennon: Mr. Jordan

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On March 10, 1989, “Virgin” label released “Mr. Jordan”, the third Julian Lennon studio album. It was recorded in 1988, at “Johnny Yuma Recording” and “Skip Saylor Recording” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Patrick Leonard.

Personnel:

  • Julian Lennon – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, acoustic piano , design concept
  • Justin Clayton – guitars, lead guitar
  • John McCurry – guitars
  • Dann Huff – guitars
  • David Williams – guitars, backing vocals
  • David Daniels – guitars
  • Bruce Gaitsch – acoustic guitar
  • Peter Frampton – guitar solo, backing vocals
  • Patrick Leonard – keyboards, drum programming,  synthesizers, Hammond B3 organ, Yamaha CP-70 electric grand piano
  • Jai Winding – keyboards
  • Warren Ham – harmonica solo
  • Schuyler Deale – bass
  • Jonathan Moffett – drums, backing vocals
  • Luis Conte – percussion
  • Vinnie Colaiuta – brushes
  • Frank Elmo – saxophone
  • Chuck Findley – trumpet
  • John Yoakum – English horn 
  • Larry Corbett – cello
  • Suzie Katayama – cello
  • Daniel Smith – cello
  • Fee Waybill – backing vocals
  • Alexandra Brown – backing vocals
  • Carmen Carter – backing vocals
  • Niki Haris – backing vocals
  • Donna De Lory – backing vocals
  • Fiona Flanagan – backing vocals
  • Marilyn Martin – backing vocals
  • Timothy B. Schmit – backing vocals
  • Brian Malouf – engineer, mixing
  • Greg Droman – engineer assistant
  • Ian Eales – engineer assistant
  • Rick Holbrook – engineer assistant
  • Patrick MacDougall – engineer assistant
  • Michael Vail Blum – engineer assistant
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • John Good – drum technician
  • Ivy Skoff – production manager
  • Bob Defrin – art direction
  • Mark English – artwork
  • Timothy White – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Julian Lennon and John McCurry, except where noted.

  1. Now You’re In Heaven
  2. You’re the One
  3. I Get Up
  4. Mother Mary – Julian Lennon
  5. Angillette
  6. Open Your Eyes – Julian Lennon
  7. Make It Up to You – Julian Lennon, Patrick Leonard
  8. Sunday Morning – Julian Lennon
  9. Second Time – Justin Clayton, Julian Lennon
  10. I Want You to Know
  11. Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry

The Temptations: Wings Of Love

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On March 10, 1976, “Gordy” label released “Wings of Love”, the 21st Temptations (The) album. It was recorded 1975 – 1976, at “Motown Recording Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jeffrey Bowen and Berry Gordy.

Personnel:

  • Dennis Edwards – tenor and baritone vocals
  • Glenn Leonard – first tenor and falsetto vocals
  • Richard Street – second tenor vocals
  • Melvin Franklin – bass vocals
  • Otis Williams – baritone vocals
  • Sly Stone, Truman Thomas – clavinet, organ and ARP
  • Donald Charles Baldwin – Moog, Moog programming, keyboards, rhythm and vocal arrangements
  • Freddie Stewart – bass, guitar
  • William “Billy Bass” Nelson – bass, guitar
  • Rusty Allen – bass
  • Ollie E. Brown – drums, percussion
  • Pat Rizzo, Steve Madaio – trumpet

Track listing:

  1. Sweet Gypsy Jane – Jeffrey Bowen, Jimmy Ford, Truman Thomas
  2. Sweetness in the Dark – Jeffrey Bowen, Jimmy Ford
  3. Up the Creek (Without a Paddle – Jeffrey Bowen, Jimmy Ford, Truman Thomas
  4. China Dull – Jeffrey Bowen, Jimmy Ford, Truman Thomas
  5. Mary Ann – Jeffrey Bowen, Jimmy Ford, Truman Thomas, Donald Baldwin
  6. Dream World (Wings of Love) – Jeffrey Bowen, Jimmy Ford, Truman Thomas
  7. Paradise – Jeffrey Bowen, Jimmy Ford, Truman Thomas

Masayoshi Takanaka: The Rainbow Goblins

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On March 10, 1981, “Kitty Records” label released “The Rainbow Goblins”, the ninth Masayoshi Takanaka studio album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Kitty Izu Studio”, “Polydor Studio” and “KRS Studio”, and was produced by Masayoshi Takanaka.

Personnel:

  • Masayoshi Takanaka — guitar, arrangements
  • Kiyosumi Ishikawa — keyboards
  • Izumi “Mimi” Kobayashi – keyboards
  • Akihiro Tanaka – bass
  • Masahiro Miyazaki – drums
  • Shigeru Inoue – drums
  • Shuichi “PONTA” Murakami – drums
  • Susumu Yamazaki – percussion
  • Makoto Kimura – percussion
  • Yuki Sugawara – percussion
  • Koji Satsuma – saxophone
  • Roy Garner – narrator
  • Katz Hoshi – string arrangements
  • Masahiro Taira, Susumu Yamazaki, Takashi Shimizu – engineer
  • Susumu Ohno, Ken Takagi – mixing
  • Hidenori Taga = mixing assistant
  • Tsunemi Morimoto – cover art, design
  • Kenji Miura, Yoichi Nagata – photography
  • Akira Inoue – production coordinator

Track listing:

All track by Masayoshi Takanaka, except where noted.

  1. Prologue
  2. Once Upon a Song
  3. Seven Goblins
  4. The Sunset Valley
  5. The Moon Rose – lyrics by Choux Suzuki
  6. Soon
  7. Magical Night Light
  8. Rainbow Paradise – lyrics by Masayoshi Takanaka
  9. Thunderstorm
  10. Rising Arch
  11. Just Chuckle – lyrics by Choux Suzuki
  12. Rainbow Was Reborn
  13. Plumed Bird
  14. You Can Never Come To This Place

Country Joe McDonald

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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

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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

  1. Workout
  2. Uh Huh
  3. Smokin’
  4. The Best Things in Life Are Free – Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson
  5. Greasin’ Easy

Art Taylor: A.T.’s Delight

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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:

  1. Syeeda’s Song Flute – John Coltrane
  2. Epistrophy – Kenny Clarke, Thelonious Monk
  3. Move – Denzil Best
  4. High Seas – Kenny Dorham
  5. Cookoo and Fungi – Art Taylor
  6. Blue Interlude – Kenny Dorham

Kim Gordon: The Collective

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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.

  1. Bye Bye – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen, Jeremiah Raisen
  2. The Candy House – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen
  3. I Don’t Miss My Mind – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen
  4. I’m a Man – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen, Anthony Paul Lopez
  5. Trophies – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen, Anthony Paul Lopez
  6. It’s Dark Inside – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen, Anthony Paul Lopez
  7. Psychedelic Orgasm – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen, Anthony Paul Lopez
  8. Tree House – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen
  9. Shelf Warmer – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen
  10. The Believers – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen, Anthony Paul Lopez, Heremiah Raisen
  11. Dream Dollar – Kim Gordon, Justin Raisen, Joe Kennedy

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