On February 23, 1997, Anthony Tillmon “Tony” Williams died aged 51. He was musician (drums), regarded as one of the most important and influential jazz drummers ever. In his career he has performed and recorded with some of the biggest names in the jazz history, including: Miles Davis, Geri Allen, Arcana, Chet Baker, George Cables, Ron Carter, Stanley Clarke, Eric Dolphy, Kenny Dorham, Gil Evans, Tommy Flanagan, Hal Galper, Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Wallace Roney, Jonas Hellborg, Joe Henderson, Andrew Hill, Terumasa Hino, Allan Holdsworth, Hank Jones, Charles Lloyd, Michael Mantler, Ray Manzarek, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, John McLaughlin, Jackie McLean, Marcus Miller, Mulgrew Miller, Grachan Moncur III, Jaco Pastorius, Michel Petrucciani, Pop Workshop, Public Image Limited, Don Pullen, Sam Rivers, Sonny Rollins, Wallace Roney, Travis Shook, McCoy Tyner, Sadao Watanabe and Weather Report. In 1969, Tony Williams formed a trio, the Tony Williams Lifetime, with John McLaughlin on guitar and Larry Young on organ.
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Johnny Cash: American VI: Ain’t No Grave
On February 23, 2010, “American Recordings” and “Lost Highway Records” labels posthumously released “American VI: Ain’t No Grave”, album by Johnny Cash. The album’s music was recorded in 2006, during the same sessions as “American V: A Hundred Highways”.
Personnel:
- Johnny Cash– vocals, guitar
- Mike Campbell– guitar
- Smokey Hormel– guitar
- Jonny Polonsky– guitar
- Matt Sweeney– guitar
- Scott Avett– banjo
- Seth Avett– footsteps & chains
- Benmont Tench– piano, harpsichord, organ
Track listing:
- Ain’t No Grave(Gonna Hold This Body Down) – Claude Ely, credited as traditional
- Redemption Day – Sheryl Crow
- For the Good Times – Kris Kristofferson
- I Corinthians 15:55 – Johnny Cash
- Can’t Help but Wonder Where I’m Bound – Tom Paxton
- A Satisfied Mind – Red Hayes, Jack Rhodes
- I Don’t Hurt Anymore – Don Robertson, Walter E. Rollins
- Cool Water – Bob Nolan
- Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream – Ed McCurdy
- Aloha Oe (Queen Lili’uokalani)
Joanna Newson: Have One on Me
On February 23, 2010, “Drag City” label released “Have One On Me”, the third Joanna Newsom studio album It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Joanna Newsom.
Personnel:
- Joanna Newsom – vocals, harp, piano, vocal arrangements
- Ryan Francesconi – Bulgarian tambura, kaval, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric bass, banjo, mandolin, soprano recorder
- Dan Cantrell – piano, hammond organ, pump organ, harpsichord, accordion
- Andrew Roitstein – double bass
- Neal Morgan– drum and percussion arrangements, additional arrangements
- Dan Koretzky – timpani
- Shira Kammen– vielle, rebec
- Judith Linsenberg – alto, tenor and bassrecorder
- Alex Camphouse – horn
- Andrew Strain – trombone
- Patrick Cress – bass clarinet
- Shawn Jones – bassoon
- Shira Kammen– vielle, rebec
- Dan Koretzky – timpani
- Eric Oberthaler – trumpet, cornet
- Phaedon Sinis – flute,tarhu, kemence
- Laura Reynolds – oboe
- Judith Linsenberg – alto, tenor and bassrecorder
- Kane Mathis – kora
- Katie Kresek – violin
- Yeolim Nam – violin
- Philip Payton – violin
- Djeina Haruta – viola
- Sascha Groschang – cello
- Greg Moore – backing vocals
- Thom Moore – backing vocals
- Neal Morgan – drum set, percussion, timpani, backing vocals
- David Morris – viola da Gamba
- Lily Storm – backing vocals
- Ryan Francesconi – arrangements, conductor
- Greg Moore – additional arrangements
- Thom Moore – additional arrangements
- Lila Sklar – additional arrangements
- Noah Georgeson– mixing
- Jim O’Rourke– mixing
- Steve Rooke – mastering
- Becca Mann – cover art
- Dan Osborn – layout designer
- Corinna Taylor – calligraphy
- Annabel Mehran – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Joanna Newsom.
- Easy
- Have One on Me
- 81
- Good Intentions Paving Company
- No Provenance
- Baby Birch
- On a Good Day
- You and Me, Bess
- In California
- Jackrabbits
- Go Long
- Occident
- Soft as Chalk
- Esme
- Autumn
- Ribbon Bows
- Kingfisher
- Does Not Suffice
Steve Earle: The Mountain
On February 23, 1999, “E-Squared Records” label released “The Mountain”, the eighth Steve Earle (backed the Del McCoury Band) studio album. It was recorded in 1998, and was produced by Steve Earle, Ray Kennedy and Ronnie McCoury.
Personnel:
- Steve Earle — vocals, guitar
- Del McCoury — vocals, guitar
- Ronnie McCoury — vocal, mandolin
- Robbie McCoury— banjo
- Jason Carter— fiddle
- Mike Bub— bass
Track listing:
All tracks by Steve Earle
- Texas Eagle
- Yours Forever Blue
- Carrie Brown
- I’m Still in Love With You
- The Graveyard Shift
- Harlan Man
- The Mountain
- Outlaw’s Honeymoon
- Connemara Breakdown
- Leroy’s Dustbowl Blues
- Dixieland
- Paddy on the Beat
- Long, Lonesome Highway Blues
- Pilgrim
Grant Lee Buffalo: Fuzzy
On February 23, 1993, “Slash” label released “Fuzzy”, the debut Grant Lee Buffalo album. It was recorded in 1992, at “Machine Elf” in Hollywood and “Brilliant Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Paul Kimble.
Personnel:
- Grant-Lee Phillips- vocals, guitar
- Paul Kimble -bass
- Joey Peters – drums
Track listing:
- The Shining Hour
- Jupiter And Teardrop
- Fuzzy
- Wish You Well
- The Hook
- Soft Wolf Tread
- Stars ‘N’ Stripes
- Dixie Drug Store
- America Snoring
- Grace
- You Just Have To Be Crazy
The Selecter: Too Much Pressure
On February 23, 1980, “2 Tone” label released “Too Much Pressure”, the debut Selecter (The) album. It was recorded in 1979, at “Horizon Studios” in Coventry, and was produced by Pauline Black, Arthur “Gaps” Hendrickson, Neol Davies, Compton Amano, Desmond Brown, Charley Anderson, Charley “H” Bembridge and Errol Ross.
Track listing:
- Pauline Black – lead vocal
- Neol Davies – guitar
- Compton Amanor – guitar
- Desmond Brown – Hammond organ
- Charley Anderson – bass
- Charley ‘H’ Bembridge – drums
- “Teflon” Sims, David Storey – cover art
- Rick Mann, Steve Eaton – photography
All tracks by Neol Davies, except where noted
- Three Minute Hero
- Everyday (Time Hard)
- They Make Me Mad – Pauline Black, Desmond Brown
- Missing Words
- Danger –Pauline Black, Arthur “Gaps” Hendrickson, Neol Davies, Compton Amano, Desmond Brown, Charley Anderson, Charley “H” Bembridge
- Street Feeling
- My Collie (Not A Dog) – Robert Spencer, Johnny Roberts
- Too Much Pressure
- Murder – Leon, Owen
- Out On The Streets
- Carry Go Bring Home – Justin Hinds
- Black and Blue – Pauline Black
- James Bond – Monty Norman
Otis Redding: The Dock of the Bay
On February 23, 1968, “Volt” label released “The Dock of the Bay”, the first Otis Redding posthumously released album. It was recorded July 1965 – December 1967, and was produced by Steve Cropper. It contains a number of singles and B-sides dating back to 1965. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “The Dock of the Bay” at number 161 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”.
Personnel:
- Otis Reding – vocal
- Loring Eutemey – design
- Jon Landau – liner notes
- Jim Marshall – cover photography
- Jerry Cunningham – backliner photography
Track listing:
- (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay – Steve Cropper, Otis Redding
- I Love You More Than Words Can Say – Eddie Floyd, Booker T. Jones
- Let Me Come on Home – Al Jacobson, Jr., Jones, Otis Redding
- Open the Door – Otis Redding
- Don’t Mess with Cupid – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Deanie Parker
- The Glory of Love – Billy Hill
- I’m Coming Home to See About You – Otis Redding
- Tramp – Lowell Fulson, Jimmy McCracklin
- The Huckle-Buck – Roy Alfred, Andy Gibson
- Nobody Knows You (When You’re Down and Out) – Jimmy Cox
- Old Man Trouble – Otis Redding
Papa John Creach
On February 22, 1994, John Henry Creach aka Papa John Creach, died aged 76. He was musician (violin), performed and recorded with Jefferson Airplane (1970–1972), Hot Tuna, Jefferson Starship, Jefferson Starship – The Next Generation, the San Francisco All-Stars (1979–1984), The Dinosaurs (1982–1989) and Steve Taylor. Papa John Creach was a frequent guest at Charlie Daniels Band and Grateful Dead concerts.
Thievery Corporation: The Cosmic Game
On February 22, 2005, “Eighteenth Street Lounge Music” label released “The Cosmic Game”, the fourth Thievery Corporation studio album. It was recorded December 2003 – November 2004, and was produced by Rob Garza and Eric Hilton.
Personnel:
- Rob Garza
- Eric Hilton
Track listing:
All tracks by Rob Garza and Eric Hilton.
- Marching the Hate Machines (Into the Sun)
- Warning Shots
- Revolution Solution
- The Cosmic Game
- Satyam Shivam Sundaram
- Amerimacka
- Ambicion Eterna
- Pela Janela
- Sol Tapado
- The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
- Holographic Universe
- Doors of Perception
- Wires and Watchtowers
- The Supreme Illusion
- The Time We Lost Our Way
- A Gentle Dissolve
Violent Femmes: Freak Magnet
On February 22, 2000, “Beoynd” label released “Freak Magnet”, the eighth Violent Femmes studio album. It was recorded at “Big House”, “Soundtrack”, “Odin”, “Son/Re”, “DV’s Perversion Room” in Milwaukee, and was produced by Warren Bruleigh, Gordon Gano, Brian Ritchie, Guy Hoffman, Pierre Henry and Tom Grimley.
Personnel:
- Gordon Gano– vocal, guitar
- Brian Ritchie– vocal, bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion, shakuhachi, additional recording, design
- Guy Hoffman– vocal, drums, percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by Gordon Gano, except where noted.
- Hollywood Is High
- Freak Magnet
- Sleepwalkin
- All I Want
- New Generation – Rose Marie McCoy,Albert Ayler, Mary Parks
- In the Dark
- Rejoice and Be Happy
- Mosh Pit – Gordon Gano and Brian Ritchie
- Forbidden – William Carlos Williams, Gordon Gano
- When You Died
- At Your Feet
- I Danced – Max Dunn, Gordon Gano
- I’m Bad
- Happiness Is
- A Story – Gordon Gano, Brian Ritchie
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