Monthly Archives: March 2020

Joshua Redman: Same

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On March 23, 1993, “Warner Bros” label released the self-titled, debut Joshua Redman album. It was recorded in 1993, at “Skyline Studios” and “Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Matt Pierson.

Personnel:

  • Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone
  • Kevin Hays– piano
  • Mike LeDonne– piano
  • Paul LaDuca – double bass
  • Christian McBride– double bass
  • Gregory Hutchinson– drums
  • Clarence Penn– drums
  • Kenny Washington– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Joshua Redman, except where noted.

  1. Blues on Sunday
  2. Wish
  3. Trinkle Tinkle – Thelonious Monk
  4. Echoes
  5. I Got You (I Feel Good) – James Brown
  6. Body & Soul – Edward Heyman, Frank Eyton, Robert Sour, John W. Green
  7. Tribalism
  8. Groove X (By Any Means Necessary)
  9. Salt Peanuts – Dizzy Gillespie
  10. On the Sunny Side of the Street – Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields
  11. Sublimation

 

 

Bastion: Same

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On March 23, 1984, “PGP RTB” label released the self – titled, debut Bastion album. It was recorded in 1983, at “RT Skopje” in Skopje, Macedonia.

Personnel:

  • Kiril Dzajkovski – vocal, synthesizers, rhythm programming, rotomsi, arragements
  • Ljubomir Stojsavljevic – vocal, bass guitar, guitar, bouzouki, rotomsi, arrangements
  • Ana Kostovska – lead and backing vocals, arrangements
  • Anastas Panajotov Tashe – recording engineer
  • Slave Dimitrov – executive producer
  • Konstantin Petrovic – design
  • Vladimir Pavlevski – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kiril Dzajkovski, except where noted.

  1. Hollywood
  2. Deca sunca
  3. A Hot Day in Mexico
  4. Mesec u sholji
  5. Mister kompleks
  6. Lica u ogledalu
  7. Molitva – Ljubomir Stojsavljevic
  8. Boja – Ljubomir Stojsavljevic, Kiril Dzajkovski

Carmen McRae: Same

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On March 23, 1955, “Bethlehem” label released the self – titled, third Carmen McRae album. It was recorded October – December 1954.

Personnel:

  • Carmen McRae- vocals
  • Herbie Mann- flute, tenor saxophone
  • Mat Mathews- accordion
  • Mundell Lowe- guitar
  • Tony Scott- clarinet, piano
  • Dick Katz- piano
  • Skip Fawcett- double bass
  • Wendell Marshall- double bass
  • Kenny Clarke- drums
  • Osie Johnson– drums

Track listing:

  1. You’d Be So Easy to Love – Cole Porter
  2. If I’m Lucky (I’ll Be The One) – Chuck Darwin, Paulette Girard
  3. Old Devil Moon – Y. “Yip” Harburg, Burton Lane
  4. Tip Toe Gently – Mat Mathews, Paulette Girard
  5. You Made Me Care – Chuck Darwin, Paulette Girard
  6. Last Time for Love
  7. Misery – Tony Scott
  8. Too Much in Love to Care

The Decemberists: Picaresque

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On March 22, 2005, “Kill Rock Star” label released “Picaresque”, the third Decemberists (The) studio album. It was recorded August – September 2004, at “Prescott Church” in Portland, and was produced by Chris Walla, Colin  Meloy, Chris Funk, Jenny Conlee, Nate Query and John Moen.

Personnel:

  • Colin Meloy- lead vocals, guitar
  • Chris Funk- guitar, multi-instrumentalist
  • Jenny Conlee– voices, accordion, piano, keyboards
  • Nate Query- bass
  • Rachel Blumberg – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Aaron Stewart – tom tom
  • Petra Haden – violin, backing vocals
  • Sean Nelson – vocals, voices
  • Eric Stern – vocals
  • Paul Brainard – trumpet, horn arrangements
  • Joe Cunningham – tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Tom Hill – trombone
  • Jeff London – shofar
  • John Roderick – sound effects
  • Troy Tietjen – mixing
  • Carson Ellis – illustrations, design
  • Alicia J. Rose – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Colin Meloy.

  1. The Infanta
  2. We Both Go Down Together
  3. Eli, the Barrow Boy
  4. The Sporting Life
  5. The Bagman’s Gambit
  6. From My own True Love (Lost at Sea)
  7. Sixteen Military Wives
  8. The Engine Driver
  9. On the Bus Mail
  10. The Mariner’s Revenge Song
  11. Of Angels and Angels

Sonny Stitt: It’s Magic

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On March 22, 2005, “Delmark” label released “It’s Magic”, album by Sonny Stitt. It was recorded in 1969, at “P.S. Studio” in Chicago, and was produced by Robert G. Koester.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Stitt- alto and tenor saxophone, varitone
  • Don Patterson- organ
  • Billy James – drums

Track listing:

  1. Four – Miles Davis
  2. On Green Dolphin Street – Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington
  3. Parker’s Mood – Charlie Parker
  4. How High the Moon – Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton
  5. Shake Your Head – Bob Gerow, Sammy Cahn
  6. It’s Magic – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
  7. Getting Sentimental Over You – George Bassman, Ned Washington
  8. Just Friends – John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis
  9. Body and Soul – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton
  10. They Can’t Take That Away from Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

Kenny Rogers

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On March 20, 2020, Kenneth Ray Rogers aka Kenny Rogers died aged 81. He was singer, songwriter, actor, record producer and entrepreneur, member of the “Country Music Hall of Fame”. He has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, mostly in country music, and charted more than 120 hit singles, becoming one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

Ben Harper: Both Sides of the Gun

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On March 21, 2005, “Virgin” label released “Both Sides of the Gun”, the seventh Ben Harper album. It was recorded in 2004, at “The Boat Studios” in Silver Lake, California, and was produced by Ben Harper.

Personnel:

  • Ben Harper- vocals, slide guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, Weissenborn, bass guitar, drums, percussion, vibes
  • Marc Ford- guitar
  • Jason Mozersky- guitar
  • Danny Kalb- guitar, engineer
  • Jan Ghazi- electric guitar, backing vocals
  • David Lindley- tambura
  • Greg Kurstin- Hammond B3
  • David Palmer- keys
  • Jason Yates – keys
  • Michael Ward- guitar, bass
  • Matt Cory- bass
  • William Gus Seyffert – bass
  • Jesse Ingulls – bass
  • Juan Nelson- bass
  • Nick Sandro- bass, backing vocals
  • Jose Medeles- drums
  • JP Plunier- drums
  • Jordan Richardson – drums
  • Oliver Francis Charles- drums
  • Leon Mobley- percussion
  • Alyssa Park, Joel Pargman, Patrick Rosalez, Brett Banducci, Timothy Loo – strings
  • Charlie Musselwhite- backing vocals
  • Scott Thomas, Ellen Harper, Sue Chase, Michelle Griepentrog, Jennifer Ohrstrom, Natasha Cockrell – backing vocals
  • Danny Kalb – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Ben Harper, except where noted.

White

  1. Morning Yearning
  2. Waiting for You – Ben Harper, Michael Ward
  3. Picture in a Frame – Ben Harper, Michael Ward, Juan Nelson, Oliver Charles, Jason Yates, Leon Mobley
  4. Never Leave Lonely Alone
  5. Sweet Nothing Serenade
  6. Reason to Mourn
  7. More Than Sorry – Ben Harper, Danny Kalb
  8. Cryin’ Won’t Help You Now
  9. Happy Everafter in Your Eyes

Black

  1. Better Way
  2. Both Sides of the Gun
  3. Engraved Invitation
  4. Black Rain – Ben Harper, Jason Yates
  5. Gather ‘Round the Stone
  6. Please Don’t Talk About Murder While I’m Eating
  7. Get It Like You Like It
  8. The Way You Found Me
  9. Serve Your Soul

The Tea Party: The Edges of Twilight

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On March 21, 1995, “EMI Music Canada” label released “The Edges of Twilight”, the third Tea Party album. It was recorded 1994 – 1995, at “A&M Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jeff Martin and Ed Stasium.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Martin – vocals, guitars
  • Stuart Chatwood – bass guitars
  • Jeff Burrows – drums, percussion
  • Roy Harper- spoken word
  • Ed Stasium – recording, mixing
  • Paul Hamingson – engineer
  • Dave Collins – mastering
  • Patrick Duffy – art direction, design

Track listing:

  1. Fire in the Head
  2. The Bazaar
  3. Correspondences
  4. The Badger
  5. Silence
  6. Sister Awake
  7. Turn the Lamp Down Low
  8. Shadows on the Mountainside
  9. Drawing Down the Moon
  10. Inanna
  11. Coming Home
  12. Walk With Me

Bred Mehldau: Ode

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On March 20, 2012, “Nonesuch” label released “Ode”, the 28th Bred Mehldau album. It was recorded February 2008 – April 2011, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Bred Mehldau.

Personnel:

  • Brad Mehldau – piano
  • Larry Grenadier– bass
  • Jeff Ballard– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Brad Mehldau.

  1. B.
  2. Ode
  3. 26
  4. Dream Sketch
  5. Bee Blues
  6. Twiggy
  7. Kurt Vibe
  8. Stan the Man
  9. Wyatt’s Eulogy for George Hanson
  10. Aquaman
  11. Days of Dilbert Delaney

Orb: Orbus Terrarum

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On March 20, 1995, “Island” label released “Orbus Terrarum”, the third Orb studio album. It was recorded 1994 – 1995, and was produced by Alex Paterson, Andy Hughes, Thomas Fehlmann and Kris Weston.

Personnel:

  • Alex Paterson
  • Andy Hughes
  • Thomas Fehlmann
  • Kris Weston

Track listing:

  1. Valley – Alex Paterson, Kris Weston, Simon Philips, Tom Green
  2. Plateau – Alex Paterson, Kris Weston, Thomas Fehlmann
  3. Oxbow Lakes – Alex Paterson, Kris Weston, Thomas Fehlmann
  4. Montagne d’Or (Der Gute Berg) – Alex Paterson, Andy Hughes, B. J. Cole, Kris Weston, Nick Burton, Thomas Fehlmann
  5. White River Junction – Alex Paterson, Kris Weston, Thomas Fehlmann
  6. Occidental – Alex Paterson, Andy Hughes, Kris Needs, Kris Weston, Nick Burton, Simon Philips, Thomas Fehlmann
  7. Slug Dub – Alex Paterson, Kris Weston, Paul Ferguson, Thomas Fehlmann