On February 1, 2003, Ramón “Mongo” Santamaría Rodríguez died aged 85. He was musician (congas, bongos), performed and recorded with Perez Prado, Tito Puente, Cal Tjader, Fania All Stars, Dizzy Gillespie, Toots Thielemans, Lalo Schifrin and Paul Horn. His 1977 album “Amanecer” won a “Grammy” award, and his hit rendition of Herbie Hancock’s “Watermelon Man” was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame” in 1998. He is composer of the jazz standard “Afro Blue”, recorded by John Coltrane among others.
Monthly Archives: January 2016
Hot Chip: One Life Stand
On February 1, 2010, “Parlaphone” label released “One Life Stand”, the fourth Hot Chip studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, and was produced by Alexis Taylor,Joe Goddard, Owen Clarke, Al Doyle and Flex Martin .
Personnel:
- Alexis Taylor – vocals, synthesizer, guitar, percussion, piano
- Joe Goddard – vocals, synthesizer, percussion
- Owen Clarke – guitar, bass, synthesizer, percussion
- Al Doyle – guitar, backing vocals, synthesizer, percussion, bass, flugelhorn, steel pans
- Felix Martin – drum machines, synthesizer, programming
- Fimber Bravo – steelpan
- Geese – strings, string arrangements, string engineer
- Charles Hayward– drums, chorus vocal
- Leo Taylor – drums
- Darren Wallzo – design
- Owen Clarke – design
All tracks by Alexis Taylor,Joe Goddard, Owen Clarke, Al Doyle and Flex Martin.
- Thieves in the Night
- Hand Me Down Your Love
- I Feel Better
- One Life Stand
- Brothers
- Slush
- Alley Cats
- We Have Love
- Keep Quiet
- Take It In
Antony And The Johnsons: I am a Bird Now
On February 1, 2005, “Secretly Canadian” label released “I Am a Bird Now”, the second Antony and the Johnsons album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Antony Hegarty. On September 6, 2005, the album won the “Mercury Prize”.
Personnel:
- Antony Hegarty – vocals, organ, piano
- Lou Reed – vocals, guitar
- Devendra Banhart– vocals, guitar
- Jason Hart – piano
- Jeff Longston – bass
- Rainy Orteca – bass
- Todd Cohen – drums
- John Bollinger – drums
- Parker Kindred- drums
- Doug Wieselman – saxophone
- Steve Bernstein – horn
- Paul Shapiro– horn
- Maxim Moston – violin
- Julia Kent – cello
- Keith Bonner – flute
- Boy George– vocals
- Joan Wasser– viola
- Danielle Farina – viola
- Rufus Wainwright– vocals
- Julia Yasuda – Morse Code, vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Antony Hegarty.
- Hope There’s Someone
- My lady Story
- For Today I Am a Boy
- Man Is the Baby
- You Are My Sister
- What Can I Do
- Fistful of Love
- Spiralling
- Free at Last
- Bird Gerhi
Jack Johnson: Brushfire Fairytales
On February 1, 2001, “Everloving Recordings” released “Brushfire Fairytales”, the debut Jack Johnson album. It was recorded in 2000, and was produced by JP Plunier.
Personnel:
- Jack Johnson – vocals, guitars, piano
- Christopher Yeoh – mandolin
- Ben Harper – slide guitar
- Merlo Podlewski – bass
- Adam Topol – drums, percussion
- Tommy Jordan – steel drums
- Sam Beam – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Jack Johnson.
- Inaudible Melodies
- Middle Man
- Posters
- Sexy Plexi
- Flake
- Bubble Toes
- Fortunate Fool
- The News
- Drink the Water
- Mudfootball (for Moe Lerner)
- F-Stop Blues
- Losing Hope
- It’s All Understood
Morphine: The Night
On February 1, 2000, “Dream Works” Label released “The Night”, the fifth and final Morphine studio album. It was completed just before the sudden July 1999 death of bass player and lead singer Mark Sandman, and was produced by Mark Sandman, Dana Colley and Jerome Deupree.
Personnel:
- Mark Sandman – vocals, 2-string slide bass, organ, tritar, guitar, piano
- Dana Colley – baritone sax, tenor sax, double sax, triangle
- Jerome Deupree – drums, percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by Mark Sandman.
- The Night
- So Many Ways
- Souvenir
- Top Floor, Bottom Buzzer
- Like a Mirror
- A Good Woman is Hard to Find
- Rope on Fire
- I’m Yours, You’re Mine
- The Way We Met
- Slow Numbers
- Take Me with You
Green Day: Dookie
On February 1, 1994, “Reprise” label released “Dookie”, the third Green Day studio album. It was recorded September – October 1993, at the “Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley, and was produced by Rob Cavallo , Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool . The album was certified Diamond in US by the “RIIA”. It won “Grammy Award” for “Best Alternative Music Album” in 1995 and is ranked at number 193 on magazine Rolling Stone’s list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Billie Joe Armstrong— lead vocals, guitar
- Mike Dirnt— bass, backing vocals
- Tré Cool— vocals, drums, guitar
- Richie Bucher — cover artwork, design
- Ken Schles – photography
- Pat Hynes – booklet artwork
Track listing:
All lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong, except where noted. All music by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool.
- Burnout
- Having a Blast
- Chump
- Longview
- Welcome to Paradise
- Pulling Teeth
- Basket Case
- She
- Sassafras Roots
- When I Come Around
- Coming Clean
- Emenius Sleepus – lyrics by Mike Dimt
- In the End
- O.D. / All by Myself
Big Black: Atomizer
On February 1, 1986, “Homestead” released “Atomizer”, the debut Big Black album. It was recorded in 1985, and was produced by Steve Albini, Santiago Durango and Dave Riley. The album was ranked at number 11 in “Alternative Press” magazine list of “Top Albums of ’85 to ‘95”; magazine “Spin” ranked “Atomizer” at number 83 in its list of “100 Alternative Albums” and at number 92 in its list of “Top 100 (+5) Albums of the Last 20 Years” and “NME” ranked the album at number 372 in its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Steve Albini – vocals, guitar, drum machine programming
- Santiago Durango – guitar
- Dave Riley – bass guitar
Track listing:
All tracks by Steve Albini, Santiago Durango and Dave Riley.
- Jordan, Minnesota
- Passing Complexion
- Big Money
- Kerosene
- Bad Houses
- Fists of Love
- Stinking Drunk
- Bazooka Joe
- Strange Things
- Cables (live)
Bryan Ferry: In Your Mind
On February 1, 1978, “E.G.” label released “In Your Mind”, the fourth Bryan Ferry studio album. It was recorded 1976 – 1977, and was produced by Steve Nye and Brian Ferry.
Personnel:
- Bryan Ferry– vocals, keyboards
- Chris Spedding– guitar
- Phil Manzanera– guitar
- Neil Hubbard– guitar
- David Skinner– piano
- John Wetton– bass
- John Porter– bass
- Preston Heyman– drums
- Paul Thompson– drums
- Ray Cooper– percussion
- Morris Pert– percussion
- Chris Mercer – saxophone, horn arrangements
- Mel Collins– saxophone, horn arrangements
- Martin Drover – trumpet
- Ann Odell – strings arrangements
- Jacquie O’Sullivan, Helen Chappelle, Dyan Birch, Paddie McHugh, Doreen Chanter– backing vocals
- Nick de Ville – design
- Bob Bowkett (C.C.S.) – artwork
- Monty Coles – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Bryan Ferry except where noted.
- This is Tomorrow
- All Night Operator
- One Kiss
- Love Me Madly Again
- Tokyo Joe
- Party Doll
- Rock of Ages – Bryan Ferry, Chris Thomas
- In Your Mind
Marc Bolan & T. Rex: Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow
On February 1, 1974, “EMI” label released “Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow”, the ninth Marc Bolan & T. Rex studio album. It was recorded in 1973, at the “Musicland Studios” in Munich, and was produced by Tony Visconti.
Personnel:
- Marc Bolan – llead vocals, ead and rhythm guitar
- Mickey Finn – percussion
- Gloria Jones – vocals, keyboards
- Dino Dines – keyboards
- Steve Currie – bass
- Paul Fenton – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Marc Bolan.
- Venus Loon
- Sound Pit
- Explosive Mouth
- Galaxy
- Change
- Nameless Wildness
- Teenage Dream
- Liquid Gang
- Carsmile Smith & the Old One
- You’ve Got to Jive to Stay Alive – Spanish Midnight
- Interstellar Soul
- Painless Persuasion v. the Meathawk Immaculate
- The Avengers (Superbad)
- The Leopards Featuring Gardenia and the Mighty Slug
The Doobie Brothers: What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits
On February 1, 1974, “Warner Bros” released “What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits”, the fourth Doobie Brothers (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Warner Bros. Studios” in Hollywood, “Wally Heider Studios” in San Francisco, and “Burbank Studios” in Burbank, and was produced by Ted Templeman.
Personnel:
- Tom Johnston– vocals, guitars
- Patrick Simmons– vocasls, guitar
- Tiran Porter– vocals, bass
- John (Little John) Hartman– drums
- Michael Hossack– drums
- Eddie Guzman – conga, timbales, percussion
- Milt Holland– tabla, marimba, pandeiro, percussion
- Ted Templeman– percussion
- Bill Payne– keyboards
- James Booker– piano
- Jeff “Skunk” Baxter– guitar, pedal steel, steel guitar
- Arlo Guthrie– autoharp, harmonica
- Andrew Love– tenor saxophone
- James Mitchell – baritone saxophone
- Wayne Jackson– trumpet
- Jack Hale – trombone
- Novi Novog– viola
- Keith Knudsen– backing vocals
- Andrew Love, The Memphis Horns, Wayne Jackson – horn arrangements
- Chas Barbour – art direction, design
- Dan Fong – photography
Track listing:
- Song to See You Through – Tom Johnston
- Spirit – Tom Johnston
- Pursuit on 53rd St. – Tom Johnston
- Black Water – Patrick Simmons
- Eyes of Silver – Tom Johnston
- Road Angel – John Hartman, Michael Hossack, Tom Johnston, Tiran Porter
- You Just Can’t Stop It – Patrick Simmons
- Tell Me What You Want (And I’ll Give You What You Need) – Patrick Simmons
- Down in the Track – Tom Johnston
- Another Park, Another Sunday – Tom Johnston
- Daughters of the Sea – Patrick Simmons
- Flying Cloud – Tiran Porter
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