On August 15, 2012, Bob Birch died aged 56. He was singer and musician (bass, bassoon, and saxophone), a member of Warpipes. He recorded and performed with Elton John, The Doobie Brothers, Bryan Adams, Lionel Richie, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Phil Collins, Keith Emerson, Joseph Williams, Jose Feliciano, and Edgar Winter.
Monthly Archives: August 2020
John Abercrombie: Structures
On August 15, 2006, “Chesky” label released “Structures”, the 36th John Abercrombie album. It was recorded in March 2006, at “St. Peter’s Episcopal Church” in New York City, and was produced by Charles Carlini and David Chesky.
Personnel:
- John Abercrombie – guitar
- Eddie Gómez– double bass
- Gene Jackson – drums
Track listing:
- Jazz Folk – John Abercrombie
- The Touch of Your Lips – Ray Noble
- Moon and Sand – Alec Wilder, Morty Palitz, William Engvick
- Walter Pigeon – Eddie Gomez
- Everything I Love – Cole Porter
- Embraceable You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
- 3 for Three – John Abercrombie
- Turn out the Stars – Bill Evans
- Missing You – Eddie Gomez
- How Deep Is the Ocean – Irving Berlin
Guitar Shorty: We The People
On August 15, 2006, “Alligator” label released “We the People”, the seventh Guitar Shorty (David Kearney) studio album. It was recorded in 2006 and was produced by Jerry “Wyzard” Seay and Brian Brinkerhoff.
Personnel:
- Guitar Shorty — vocals, guitar
- Jake Andrews — rhythm guitar
- John Thomas — keyboards
- Wyzard — bass, acoustic guitar
- Alvino Bennett — drums
- Larry Goetz — engineer, mixing
- James Bennett — engineer assistant
- Bruce Iglauer— mastering
- Dan Monick — photography
- Kevin Niemiec — package design
- Dan Stout — mastering
- Michael Trossman — logo
Track listing:
- We the People – Guitar Shorty, Harms
- What Good Is Life? – Jerry Wyzard Seay, Green, Guitar Shorty
- I Got Your Number – Bob Halligan, Jr.
- Runaway Train – Tommy McCoy
- Down That Road Again – Guitar Shorty, Harms, Ross
- Fine Cadillac – Grimaldi
- Can’t Get Enough – Jerry Wyzard Seay
- A Hurt So Old – Halligan
- Who Needs It? – Williams
- Blues in My Blood – Merv Goldsworthy
- Cost of Livin’ – Guitar Shorty, Jerry Wyzard Seay
- Sonic Boom – Harms
Fat Mattress: Same
On August 15, 1969, “Polydor” label released the self-titled, debut Fat Mattress album. It was recorded in 1969 and was produced by Neil Landon, Noel Redding, Jimmy Leverton, and Eric Dillon.
Personnel:
- Neil Landon– vocals
- Noel Redding – vocals, guitar
- Jimmy Leverton– vocals, bass, harpsichord, organ
- Eric Dillon – drums, tuned percussion
- Mitch Mitchell– drums, percussion
- Chris Wood– flute
- Jimi Hendrix– percussion
- George Chkiantz– engineer
- Paragon Publicity – design
- Gered Mankowitz– photography
- Adrian Morgan – liner notes
Track listing:
- All Night Drinker – Neil Landon, Jim Leverton
- I Don’t Mind – Neil Landon, Noel Redding
- Bright New Way – Neil Landon, Jim Leverton
- Petrol Pump Assistant – Neil Landon, Noel Redding
- Moonshine – Neil Landon, Noel Redding
- Magic Forest – Neil Landon, Noel Redding
- She Came in the Morning – Neil Landon
- Everything’s Blue – Noel Redding
- Walking Through a Garden – Noel Redding
- How Can I Live – Neil Landon, Noel Redding
Dee Dee Bridgewater: Dee Dee’s Feathers
On August 14, 2015, “Masterworks” and “OKeh” labels released “Dee Dee’s Feathers”, the 19th Dee Dee Bridgewater album. It was recorded in March 2014, at “Esplanade Studios”, and was produced by Irvin Mayfield.
Personnel:
- Dee Dee Bridgewater – lead vocals
- John – vocals
- Glen David Andrews – vocals
- Victor Atkins – piano
- Don Vappie – guitar, banjo
- Jasen Weaver – bass
- Peter Harris – bass
- Adonis Rose – drums
- Bill Summers – percussion
- Khari Allen Lee – alto saxophone
- Rex Gregory – alto saxophone, flute, clarinet
- Jason Marshall – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
- Derek Douget – tenor saxophone
- Edward Petersen – tenor saxophone
- David Harris – trombone
- Emily Fredrickson – trombone
- Michael Watson – vocals, trombone
- Bernard Floyd – trumpet
- Branden Lewis – trumpet
- Eric Lucero – trumpet
- Leon Brown – alto vocals, trumpet
- Ashlin Parker – vocals, trumpet
- Irvin Mayfield – vocals, trumpet
- Ronald Markham – executive producer
Track listing:
- One Fine Thing – Harry Connick Jr.
- What a Wonderful World – Bob Thiele, George David Weiss
- Big Chief – Earl King Johnson
- Saint James Infirmary – Joe Primrose (Irving Mills)
- Dee Dee’s Feathers – Dee Dee Bridgewater
- New Orleans – Hoagy Carmichael
- Theme Song / Do Whatcha Wanna – John Boutte
- Come Sunday – Duke Ellington
- Congo Square – Bill Summers, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Irvin Mayfield
- C’est Ici Que Je T’aime – Irvin Mayfield
- Do You Know What It Means – Eddie DeLange, Louis Alter
- Whoopin’ Blues – Benny Jones, Bruce Christian Brackman, Craig Klein, Julius McKee, Lionel Batiste, Roger Hayward Lewis
Yellowcard: Southern Air
On August 14, 2012, “Hopeless Records” label released “Southern Air”, the eighth Yellowcard studio album. It was recorded March – April 2012 and was produced by Neal Avron.
Personnel:
- Ryan Key– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, keyboards
- Sean Mackin– vocals, violin, string arrangements, mandolin
- Ryan Mendez – lead guitar, bass
- Longineu W. Parsons III– drums, percussion
- Tay Jardine – vocals, backing vocals
- Alex Gaskarth – backing vocals
- Cassadee Pope– backing vocals
- Rodney Wirtz – viola
- Christine Lightner – cello
- David Immergluck- pedal steel guitar, mandolin
- Georg Egloff – piano
- Neal Avron– keyboards, programming
- Erich Talaba – engineer
- Brendan Dekora – engineer assistant
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Nicolas Fournier – mixing assistant
- Brian Manley – design, cover photos
Track listing:
All lyrics by Ryan Key except where noted; all music by Ryan Key, Sean Mackin, Ryan Mendez, and Longineu W. Parsons III except where noted.
- Awakening
- Surface of the Sun
- Always Summer
- Here I Am Alive – lyrics by Ryan Key, Patrick Stump
- Sleep in the Snow
- A Vicious Kind
- Telescope
- Rivertown Blues
- Ten
- Southern Air
Sparks: The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman
On August 12, 2009, “Lil’ Beethoven” and “SR Records” labels released “The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman”, the 22nd Sparks album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, at “Hollywood American Studios” in Hollywood, “Radio Drama Studio” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Ron Mael, Russell Mael, and Marie Wennersten (producer for Swedish recording). The album was conceived as a radio drama, commissioned by “Sveriges Radio Radioteatern”. It was created to be listened as a single piece, rather than a collection of stand-alone songs.
Personnel:
- Russell Mael– vocals, studio chief, policeman 1 and 2
- Ron Mael– keyboard, limo driver, Hollywood tour guide
- Marcus Blake – autograph hound, Woody
- Tammy Glover – Hollywood welcoming committee, Gerry
- Saskia Husberg – interpreter
- Elin Klinga– Greta Garbo
- Marie-Chantal Long – Cannes Festival announcer
- Jonas Malmsjö– Ingmar Bergman
- Steve McDonald – hotel concierge
- Steven Nistor– hotel doorman
- Katie Puckrik– hotel operator
- Rebecca Sjöwall– Hollywood starlet
- Jim Wilson – first A.D, autograph hound
- Jim Wilson – guitar
- Dean Menta– guitar
- Marcus Blake – bass
- Tammy Glover– drums
- Steven Nistor – drums
- Marie Wennersten – director for Swedish recording
- Magnus Lindman – translations
- Sabina von Greyerz – SR Records project manager
Track listing:
All tracks are written by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.
- 1956 Cannes Film Festival
- I Am Ingmar Bergman
- Limo Driver (Welcome to Hollywood)
- Here He Is Now
- Bergman, How Are You?
- He’ll Come ‘Round
- En Route to the Beverly Hills Hotel
- Hollywood Welcoming Committee
- I’ve Got to Contact Sweden
- The Studio Commissary
- I Must Not Be Nasty
- Quiet on the Set
- Why Do You Take That Tone with Me?
- Pleasant Hotel Staff
- Hollywood Tour Bus
- Autograph Hounds
- Bergman Ponders Escape
- We’ve Got to Turn Him ‘Round
- Escape (Part1)
- Escape (Part 2)
- Oh, My God
- Garbo Sings
- Almost a Hollywood Ending
- He’s Home
John Patitucci: Communion
On August 14, 2002, “Concord” label released “Communion”, the tenth John Patitucci album. It was recorded February – March 2001 and was produced by John Patitucci.
Personnel:
- John Patitucci – bass guitar, double bass
- Branford Marsalis– soprano sax
- Joe Lovano– tenor sax
- Chris Potter– tenor sax, soprano sax
- Tim Ries– clarinet, flute
- Brad Mehldau– piano
- Bruce Barth– piano
- Edward Simon– piano
- Brian Blade– drums
- Horacio Hernández– drums
- Valtinho Anastacio – percussion
- Duduka da Fonseca– percussion
- Marc Quiñones– percussion, conga
- Luciana Souza– vocals
- Elizabeth Lim-Dutton – violin
- Richard Rood– violin
- Lawrence Dutton– viola
- Sachi Patitucci – cello
- Joe Barbaria – engineer, mixing
- Allan Tucker – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by John Patitucci except where noted.
- Bariloche
- Calabria
- Choro Luoco
- Isabella
- Communion
- Misterioso – Thelonious Monk
- Valentine
- The Sower
- Soul Eyes – Mal Waldron
- Bohemia After Dark – Oscar Pettiford
Mansun: Little Kix
On August 14, 2000, “Parlaphone” label released “Little Kix”, the third Mansun studio album. It was recorded in 2000, at “Astoria” in London, and was produced by Hugh Padgham and Michael Hunter.
Personnel:
- Paul Draper– lead vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards
- Dominic Chad– electric guitar, piano, backing vocals
- Mike Hunter – Hammond organ, Pro Tools
- Stove King– bass
- Andie Rathbone– drums, percussion
- Anne Dudley– strings
- Mark ‘Spike’ Stent– mixing
- Anton Corbijn– photography
- Pennie Smith– live photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Paul Draper, except where noted.
- Butterfly (A New Beginning) – Paul Draper, Dominic Chad
- I Can Only Disappoint You – Paul Draper, Dominic Chad
- Comes as No Surprise
- Electric Man
- Love Is…
- Soundtrack 4 2 Lovers – Paul Draper, Dominic Chad
- Forgive Me
- Until the Next Life
- Fool
- We Are the Boys
- Goodbye
Curtis Ousley
On August 13, 1971, Curtis Ousley (born Curtis Montgomery) aka King Curtis died aged 37. He was music director, record producer, and musician (soprano, alto and tenor saxophone, trumpet), worked in various music genres, rhythm, and blues, rock and roll, soul, blues, funk, and soul-jazz. He performed and recorded with numerous musicians and bands including Aretha Franklin, Nat Adderley, Wynton Kelly, ]Buddy Holly, Waylon Jennings, Andy Williams, The Coasters, LaVern Baker, Joe South, John Lennon, the Rimshots, Champion Jack Dupree, Jerry Jemmott, Oliver Jackson, King Pins, Bernard Purdie, The Shirelles, The Noble Band, Cornell Dupree, and Duane Allman. At the 1970 “Grammy Awards”, Curtis won the “Best R&B Instrumental Performance Grammy” for “Games People Play”. In March 2000, he was posthumously inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”.
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