Monthly Archives: February 2020

Nada Surf: Lucky

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On February 5, 2008, “Barsuk” label released “Lucky”, the fifth Nada Surf album. It was recorded March – August 2007 at the “Robert Lang Studios” in Seattle, and was produced by John Goodmanson and Tom Beaujour.

Personnel:

  • Matthew Caws – vocals, guitar
  • Daniel Lorca – bass, backing vocals
  • Ira Elliot – drums
  • Ed Harcourt – piano
  • Phil Wandscher- guitar
  • Martin Wenk – horns
  • Coralie Clément – high vocals
  • Louie Lino – piano, keyboards
  • Joe McGinty – organ
  • Lianne Smith – vocals
  • Juliana Hatfield- vocals
  • John Roderick- vocals
  • Sean Nelson – vocals
  • Ben Gibbard – vocals
  • Juliette Cezzar – art direction, design
  • Jeremy Zilar – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Matthew Caws, Daniel Lorca and Ira Elliot, except where noted.

  1. See These Bones
  2. Whose Authority
  3. Beautiful Beat
  4. Here Goes Something
  5. Weightless
  6. Are You Lightning?
  7. I Like What You Say
  8. From Now On
  9. Ice on the Wing
  10. The Fox
  11. The Film Did Not Go ‘Round – Greg Peterson

Freddie Hubbard: Blue Spirits

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In February 1967, “Blue Note” label released “Blue Spirits”, the thirteenth Freddie Hubbard album. It was recorded February 1965 – March 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Freddie Hubbard- trumpet
  • James Spaulding- alto saxophone, flute
  • Joe Henderson- tenor saxophone
  • Harold Mabern- piano
  • Larry Ridley– bass
  • Bob Cranshaw– bass
  • Reggie Workman– bass
  • Clifford Jarvis– drums
  • Elvin Jones– drums
  • Pete LaRoca– drums
  • Big Black – congas
  • Kiane Zawadi- euphonium
  • Hank Mobley- tenor saxophone
  • McCoy Tyner– piano
  • Herbie Hancock- piano, celeste
  • Hosea Taylor – alto saxophone, bassoon

All tracks by Freddie Hubbard

  1. Soul Surge
  2. Blue Spirits
  3. Outer Forces
  4. Cunga Black
  5. Jodo

Nina Simone: Little Girl Blue

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In February 1959, “Bethlehem Records” label released “Little Girl Blue”, the debut Nina Simone album. It was recorded in December 1957, in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Nina Simone– vocals, piano, arrangements
  • Jimmy Bond– double bass
  • Albert “Tootie” Heath– drums
  • Joseph Muranyi– liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Mood Indigo – Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills
  2. Don’t Smoke in Bed – Willard Robison
  3. He Needs Me – Arthur Hamilton
  4. Little Girl Blue – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  5. Love Me or Leave Me – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
  6. My Baby Just Cares for Me – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
  7. Good Bait – Count Basie, Tadd Dameron
  8. Plain Gold Ring – George Stone (aka Earl Burroughs)
  9. You’ll Never Walk Alone – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
  10. I Loves You, Porgy – DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  11. Central Park Blues – Nina Simone

The Duke Spirit: Neptune

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On February 4, 2008, “You Are Here” label released “Neptune” the second Duke Spirit (The) album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Chris Goss.

Personnel:

  • Liela Moss – vocals, piano, harmonica, organ, percussion
  • Luke Ford – vocals, guitar, photography
  • Dan Higgins – autoharp, guitar, omnichord, Hammond organ, background vocals
  • Toby Butler – bass, guitar, Vox organ, background vocals, horn arrangements
  • Travis Shettel – piano
  • Olliver Bets – drums, percussion, glockenspiel, piano, background vocals
  • Chris Bautista – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Dave Catching – Crumar
  • Chris Goss – vocals
  • Rosie Wolfenden – vocals
  • Harriet Vine – vocals
  • David Ralicke – tenor and baritone saxophone, trombone
  • Josie Willey – illustrations, design
  • George Fok – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Liela Moss and Toby Butler except where noted.

  1. I Do Believe – Liela Moss
  2. Send a Little Love Token
  3. The Step and the Walk – Luke Ford, Liela Moss
  4. Dog Roses – Dan Higgins, Liela Moss
  5. Into the Fold
  6. This Ship Was Built to Last
  7. Wooden Heart – Luke Ford
  8. You Really Wake Up the Love in Me – Luke Ford, Liela Moss
  9. My Sunken Treasure
  10. Lassoo
  11. Neptune’s Call – Dan Higgins, Liela Moss
  12. Sovereign – Dan Higgins, Liela Moss

Laura Marling: Alas, I Cannot Swim

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On February 4, 2008, “Virgin” label released (download) “Alas, I Cannot Swim”, the debut Laura Marling studio album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Charlie Fink.

Personnel:

  • Laura Marling– vocals, guitar
  • Marcus Mumford– accordion, percussion
  • Tom “Fiddle” Hobden – string arrangement
  • Pete Roe – banjo, keyboards
  • Ted Dwane – double bass
  • Joe Ichinose – fiddle
  • Guy Davie – mastering
  • Guy Katsav – recording, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Laura Marling.

  1. Ghosts
  2. Old Stone
  3. Tap at My Window
  4. Failure
  5. You’re No God
  6. Cross Your Fingers
  7. (interlude) Crawled Out of the Sea
  8. My Manic and I
  9. Might Terror
  10. The Captain and the Hourglass
  11. Shine
  12. Your Only Doll (Dora) – includes the hidden track “Alas, I Cannot Swim”

Andy Gill

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On February 1, 2020, Andrew James Dalrymple Gill aka Andy Gill, died aged 64. He was musician (guitar) and record producer (The Stranglers, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Jesus Lizard, The Futureheads, Michael Hutchence, Killing Joke, Polysics, Fight Like Apes, Therapy?, Young Knives), best known as guitarist and founding member of Gang of Four.

Craig Taborn: Daylight Ghosts

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On February 3, 2017, “ECM” label released “Daylight Ghosts”, the eight Craig Taborn album. It was recorded in May 2016, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Craig Taborn– piano, electronics
  • Chris Speed– tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Chris Lightcap– double bass, bass guitar
  • Dave King– drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Craig Taborn, except where noted.

  1. The Shining One
  2. Abandoned Reminder
  3. Daylight Ghosts
  4. New Glory
  5. The Great Silence
  6. Ancient
  7. Jamaican Farewell – Roscoe Mitchell
  8. Subtle Living Equations
  9. Phantom Radio

Kristin Hersh: Strange Angels

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On February 3, 1998, “4AD” label released “Strange Angels”, the second Kristin Hersh album. It was recorded July – November 1997, and was produced by Kristin Hersh, Joe Henry and Steve Rizzo.

Personnel:

  • Kristin Hersh – vocals, guitar
  • Ivo Watts-Russell- executive producer
  • Shinro Ohtake- artwork
  • Vaughan Oliver- design
  • John Patrick Salisbury – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kristin Hersh

  1. Home
  2. Like You
  3. Aching For You
  4. Cold Water Coming
  5. Some Catch Flies
  6. Stained
  7. Shake
  8. Hope
  9. Pale
  10. Baseball Field
  11. Heaven
  12. Gazebo Tree
  13. Gut Pageant
  14. Rock Candy Brains
  15. Cartoons

Phish: Rift

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On February 2, 1993, “Elektra” label released “Rift”, the fourth Phish studio album. It was recorded September – November 1992, at “White Crow Studios” in Burlington, VT, and “The Castle” in Nashville, TN, and was produced by Barry Beckett.

Personnel:

  • Trey Anastasio– lead vocals, guitars
  • Page McConnell– lead, co – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
  • Mike Gordon– bass guitar, lead and backing vocals
  • Jon Fishman– lead and backing vocals, drums
  • Gordon Stone – pedal steele
  • Kevin Halpin, Pete Greene – engineer
  • Jon Altschiller, Greg Parker – engineer assistant
  • Justin Niebank – mixing
  • Mark Nevers – mixing assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Mike Mills – design
  • David Welker – illustrations
  • David Gahr – photography

Track listing:

  1. Rift – Trey Anastasio, Marshall
  2. Fast Enough for You – Trey Anastasio, Marshall
  3. Lengtwise – Jon Fishman
  4. Maze – Trey Anastasio, Marshall
  5. Sparkle – Trey Anastasio, Marshall
  6. Horn – Trey Anastasio, Marshall
  7. The Wedge – Trey Anastasio, Marshall
  8. My Friend, My Friend – Trey Anastasio, Marshall
  9. Weigh – Mike Gordon
  10. All Things Reconsidered – Trey Anastasio
  11. Mound – Mike Gordon
  12. It’s Ice – Trey Anastasio, Marshall
  13. Lenghtwise – Jon Fishman
  14. The Horse – Trey Anastasio, Marshall
  15. Silent in the Morning – Trey Anastasio, Marshall

 

Chick Corea: The Song of Singing

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On February 2, 1971, “Blue Note” label released “The Song of Singing”, the fifth Chick Corea album. It was recorded in April 1970, at “A & R Recording” in New York City, and was produced by Sonny Lester.

Personnel:

  • Chick Corea– piano, keyboards
  • Dave Holland– bass
  • Barry Altschul– drums

Track listing:

  1. Toy Room – Dave Holland
  2. Ballad I – Barry Altschul, Chick Corea, Dave Holland
  3. Rhymes – Chick Corea
  4. Flesh – Chick Corea
  5. Ballad III – Barry Altschul, Chick Corea, Dave Holland
  6. Nefertiti – Wayne Shorter