Budgie: Impeckable

On February 17, 1978, “A&M” label released “Impeckable” the seventh Budgie album. It was recorded in 1977, and was produced by Richard Manwaring,

Personnel:

  • Burke Shelley– vocals, bass guitar
  • Tony Bourge– guitar
  • Steve Williams– vocals, drums, percussion
  • Richard Manwaring – engineer
  • Bob Leth – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Tony Bourge and Burke Shelley, except where noted.

  1. Melt the ice Away
  2. Love for You and Me
  3. All at Sea
  4. Dish It Up
  5. Pyramids
  6. Smile Boy Smile
  7. I’m a faker Too
  8. Don’t Go Away – Blanche Shelley, Burke Shelley
  9. Don’t Dilute the Water

 

Andy Sheppard: Romaria

On February 16, 2018, “ECM” label released “Romaria”, the 14th Andy Sheppard album. It was recorded in April 2017, at “Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI” in Lugano, Switzerland, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Andy Sheppard– soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Eivind Aarset– guitar
  • Michel Benita– double bass
  • Sebastian Rochford– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Andy Sheppard except where noted

  1. And a Day…
  2. Thirteen
  3. Romaria – Renato Teixeira
  4. Pop
  5. They Came From the North
  6. With Every Flower That Falls
  7. All Becomes Again
  8. Forever..

Idlewild: Everything Ever Written

On February 16, 2015, “Empty Words Records” label released “Everything Ever Written”, the eighth Idlewild studio album. It was recorded 2013–2015, at “Chamber Studios”, “The Depot”, “Jane Street Studios” in Edinburgh, “An Tobar” in Isle of Mull, and was produced by Rod Jones.

  • Roddy Woomble– lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Rod Jones– acoustic and electric guitar, trumpet, backing vocals, string arrangements
  • Colin Newton– drums, percussion, filing cabinet
  • Andrew Mitchell– bass guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Luciano Rossi – piano, Hammond organ, keyboards, organ, Farfisa organ, prepared piano, harmonium, Mellotron, Rhodes, backing vocals
  • David Jack– bass guitar
  • Gordon MacLean – double bass
  • Hannah Fisher – violin, backing vocals
  • Sam Irvine – saxophone
  • Henry Bird – trumpet and trombone
  • Catrin Pryce-Jones – violin
  • Ailsa Taylor – violin
  • Cavan Campbell – viola
  • Maya Burman-Roy – cello
  • Graeme Young – marching snare
  • Reuben Taylor – organ portamento strip
  • Kris Pohl – engineer
  • Graeme Young – additional engineering
  • Craig Ross – additional engineering
  • Gordon MacLean – additional engineering
  • Owen Mulholland – additional engineering
  • John Agnello– mixing
  • Dave Eringa– mixing
  • Steve Fallone – mastering
  • Andrew Wightman – front cover illustration
  • Oscan Sansom – band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Roddy Woomble, Rod Jones, Colin Newton, Andrew Mitchell and Luciano Rossi.

  1. Collect Yourself
  2. Come on Ghost
  3. So Many Things to Decide
  4. Nothing I Can Do About It
  5. Every Little Means Trust
  6. (Use It) If You Can Use It
  7. Like a Clown
  8. On Another Planet
  9. All Things Different
  10. Radium Girl
  11. Left Like Roses
  12. Utopia

 

Curve: Come Clean

On February 16, 1998, “Universal Records” label released “Come Clean”, the third Curve studio album. It was recorded July 1996 – September 1997, and was produced by Tim Simenon and Steve Osborne.

Personnel:

  • Dean Garcia – bass, guitar, drums, programming, engineer
  • Toni Halliday – vocals, engineer
  • Sally Herbert – violin
  • Alan Moulder – guitar
  • Jason Welch – drums
  • Oskar Paul – Moog synthesizer, engineer
  • Tim Simenon – arranger
  • Steve Osborne – arranger
  • Ben Hillier – engineer
  • Darren Nash – engineer assistant
  • Tom Rixton – engineer assistant
  • Richard Harrington – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Dean Garcia and Toni Halliday.

  1. Chinese Burn
  2. Coming Up Roses
  3. Something Familiar
  4. Dog Bone
  5. Alligators Getting Up
  6. Dirty High
  7. Killer Baby
  8. Sweetback
  9. Forgotten Sanity
  10. Cotton Candy
  11. Beyond Reach
  12. Come Clean
  13. Recovery

Jeff Lorber: Flipside

On February 15, 2005, “Narada” label released “Flipside”, the twelfth Jeff Lorber studio album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Jeff Lorber and Steve Dubin.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Lorber – Fender Rhodes, guitar, keyboards, piano, Wah Wah guitar, Wurlitzer
  • Steve Dubin – bass, drum programming
  • Eric Wall – guitar
  • Robbie Nevil – guitar
  • Andrea Martin – background vocals
  • Paul Jackson, Jr. – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Nelson Jackson – horn, keyboards, synthesizer bass
  • Gary Meek – flute, soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Alex Al – bass
  • John Roberts – drums
  • Lenny Castro – percussion, congas
  • Ron King – trumpet
  • David Mann – saxophones, horn arrangements
  • Victor Lawrence – cello
  • Connie Cage – design

Track listing:

  1. Ooh la La
  2. Everybody Knows That
  3. By My Side
  4. Flipside
  5. Santa Monica Triangle
  6. Sun Ra
  7. Angel in Paris
  8. Bombay café
  9. Tune 88
  10. Enchanted Way

Gov’t Mule: Life Before Insanity

On February 15, 2000, “Capricorn Records” label released “Life Before Insanity”, the third Gov’t Mule studio album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Muscle Shoals Studios” in Sheffield, AL and “Water Music” in Hoboken, NJ, and was produced by Michael Barbiero.

Personnel:

  • Warren Haynes– vocals, guitar, slide guitar
  • Allen Woody– bass, mandolin, electric upright bass, rhythm guitar, fretless bass, dulcitar
  • Matt Abts– drums, djembe, ashika
  • Michael Barbiero– glockenspiel
  • Hook Herrera – harmonica
  • Ben Harper– vocals, lap steel
  • Johnny Neel– organ, Wurlitzer piano, background vocals
  • Michael Barbiero – engineer, mixing
  • Ray Martin – mixing, additional engineering
  • Warren Haynes – mixing
  • Brodie Hutcheson – mixing, additional engineering
  • Dan Jurow – additional engineering
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Mark Pagliaro- guitar, bass, mandolin, amps technician

Track listing:

All tracks by Warren Haynes except where noted.

  1. Wandering Child – Warren Haynes, Matt Abts
  2. Life Before Insanity – Warren Haynes, Danny Louis
  3. Bad Little Doggie – Warren Haynes, Matt Abts, Allen Woody
  4. Lay Your Burden Down – Warren Haynes, Michael Barbiero
  5. Fallen Down
  6. World Gone Wild
  7. Tastes Like Wine
  8. I Think You know What I Mean
  9. Far Away
  10. No Need to Suffer
  11. In My Life

 

Lyle Mays

On February 10, 2020, Lyle David Mays died aged 66. He was musician (piano, keyboards) and composer, arranged and composed for One O’Clock Lab Band, toured with Woody Herman, but was best known as a member of the Pat Metheny Group. For his work with Pat Metheny, Mays won eleven “Grammy Awards”.

Vangelis: The City

On February 14, 1990, “WEA International” label released “The City”, the 15th Vangelis studio album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Hotel de la Ville” in Rome and “Mega Studios” in Paris, and was produced by Vangelis.

Personnel:

  • Vangelis – synthesizers, drum machines, arrangements
  • Roman Polanski– narrative
  • Emmanuelle Seigner – narrative
  • Kathie Hill – voices
  • Kimura Reiko – voices
  • Mixamo Yuko – voices
  • Red Tiger! – art direction, design
  • Stathis Zalikis – photography
  • Vassilis Markis – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Vangelis.

  1. Dawn
  2. Morning Papers
  3. Nerve Centre
  4. Side Streets
  5. Good to See You
  6. Twilight
  7. Red Lights
  8. Procession

Roy Harper: Velentine

On February 14, 1974, “Harvest” label released “Valentine”, seventh Roy Harper album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Peter Jenner and Roy Harper.

Personnel:

  • Roy Harper– vocals, guitar
  • Pete Sears- electric bass
  • Mike Gibbs – brassarrangement
  • Ronnie Lane- electric bass
  • Steve Broughton – percussion
  • David Bedford- orchestral arrangements
  • Joe Petagno – artwork (carbon Roy Harper portrait)

Track listing:

All tracks by Roy Harper, except where noted.

  1. Forbidden Fruit
  2. Male Chauvinist Pig Blues
  3. I’ll See You Again
  4. Twelve Hours of Sunset
  5. Acapulco Gold
  6. Commune
  7. Magic Woman (Liberation Reshuffle)
  8. Che
  9. North Country – traditional, arranged by Roy Harper
  10. Forever

Sergio Mendes: Timeless

On February 13, 2006, “Concord” label released “Timeless”, the 38th Sérgio Mendes album. It was recorded September 2004 – January 2006, and was produced by will.i.am and Sérgio Mendes.

Personnel:

  • Sérgio Mendes – vocals, Fender Rhodes, piano, synthesizer, synthesizer Strings, Wurlitzer, arranger, liner notes
  • i.am – vocals, rap, bass, drum programming, percussion, piano, sampling, arranger, liner notes
  • Stevie Wonder – harmonica
  • Kleber Jorge – vocals, cavaquinho, acoustic guitar
  • Paulo Aragão – guitar, surdo, cavaco, banjo, cavaquinho
  • Bill Brendle – Fender Rhodes
  • Maogani Quartet – acoustic guitars
  • Mitchell Long – electric guitar
  • Paul Meyers – guitar
  • Marcus Tardelli – guitar arrangements
  • Keith Harris – fills, ride cymbal
  • Tim Izo – saxophone, flute
  • Steve Tavaglione – saxophone
  • Peter Wolf – bass, orchestral arrangements
  • Sergio Brandão – bass
  • Leonardo Nobre – bass
  • Mike Shapiro – bass, drums, snare drums, percussion
  • Paulinho Braga – drums
  • Gary “Sugar Foot” Greenberg – drums
  • Chuck Prada – congas
  • Meia Noite – percussion
  • John Legend – vocals
  • Justin Timberlake – vocals
  • The Black Eyed Peas – vocals
  • Erykah Badu – vocals
  • Marcos Alves – vocals
  • Arie – vocals
  • Debi Nova – vocals
  • Gracinha Leporace – vocals, photography
  • Marcelo D2 – rap
  • Pharoahe Monch – rap
  • Q-Tip – rap
  • Chali 2na – rap
  • Jason Villaroman – drum programming, engineer
  • Tony Maserati – mixing
  • Roland Young – design, visual concept
  • Albert Watson – photography

Track listing:

  1. Mas que Nada – Jorge Ben
  2. That Heat – William Adams, Norman Gimbel, Henry Mancini
  3. Berimbau Consolação – Vinicius de Moraes, Baden Powell
  4. The Frog – João Donato
  5. Let Me – Norman Gimbel, Baden Powell
  6. Bananeira – João Donato, Gilberto Gil
  7. Surfboard – Antônio Carlos Jobim
  8. Please Baby Don’t – John Legend
  9. Samba da Benção – Vinícius de Moraes, Baden Powell
  10. Timeless – Printz Board, Sérgio Mendes
  11. Loose Ends – William Adams, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Hustin Timberlake, Sérgio Mendes
  12. Fo’-Hop (Por Trás de Brás de Pina) – Guinga
  13. Lament (No Morro) – Antônio Carlos Jobim
  14. Ei Menina – João Donato, Gutemberg Guarabyra
  15. Yes, Tes Y’All – William Adams, Bob Dorough, Charles Stewart, Tariq Trotter, Ben Tucker