Henry Threadgill Sextett:

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On April 4, 1989, “RCA Novus” label released “Rag, Bush and All”, the sixth Henry Threadgill Sextett album. It was recorded in December 1988, at “Clinton Recording Studios” in New York City and was produced by David Stone.

Personnel:

  • Henry Threadgill – alto saxophone, bass flute
  • Ted Daniel – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Bill Lowe – bass trombone
  • Diedre Murray – cello
  • Fred Hopkins – bass
  • Reggie Nicholson – percussion
  • Newman Baker – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Henry Threadgill

  1. Off the Rag
  2. The Devil is on the Loose and Dancin’ with a Monkey
  3. Gift
  4. Sweet Holy Rag

Horace Parlan: Up & Down

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In April 1961, “Blue Note” label released “Up & Down”, the sixth Horace Parlan album. It was recorded in June 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alferd Lion.

Personnel:

  • Horace Parlan – piano
  • Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
  • Grant Green – guitar
  • George Tucker – bass
  • Al Harewood – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Horace Parlan, except where noted.

  1. The Book’s Beat – Booker Ervin
  2. Up and Down
  3. Fugee – George Tucker
  4. The Other Part of Town – Grant Green
  5. Lonely One – Babs Gonzales
  6. Light Blue – Tommy Turrentine

Grant Green: Grantstand

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In April 1962, “Blue Note” label released “Grantstand”, the fourth Grant Green album. It was recorded in April 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Grant Green – guitar
  • Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone, flute 
  • Brother Jack McDuff – organ
  • Al Harewood – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Grant Green, except where noted.

  1. Grantstand
  2. My Funny Valentine – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  3. Blues in Maude’s Flat
  4. Old Folks – Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison

Eric Kloss: Life Force

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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