Yearly Archives: 2020

B. B. King: Let the Good Times Roll:The Music of Louis Jordan

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On October 5, 1999, “MCA” label released “Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan”, the thirty seventh B. B. King studio album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Cello Recording” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Stewart Levine.

Personnel:

  • B.B. King – lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Russell Malone – rhythm guitar
  • Dr. John – piano, additional vocals
  • Neil Larsen – Hammond organ, piano
  • John Heard – bass guitar
  • Earl Palmer – drums
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Hank Crawford – alto saxophone
  • David “Fathead” Newman – tenor saxophone
  • Marcus Belgrave – trumpet

Track listing:

  1. Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens – Joan Whitney Kramer, Alex Kramer
  2. Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby – Billy Austin, Louis Jordan
  3. Beware, Brother, Beware – Dick Adams, Morry Lasco, Fleecie Moore
  4. Somebody Done Changed the Lock on My Door – Casey Bill Weldon , Will Weldon
  5. Ain’t That Just Like a Woman (They’ll Do It Every Time) – Claude Demetrius, Fleecie Moore
  6. Choo Choo Ch’Boogie – Vaughn Horton, Denver Darling, Milt Gabler
  7. Buzz Me – Danny Baxter, Fleecie Moore
  8. Early in the Mornin’ – Joe Josea, B.B. King, traditional
  9. I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town – Andy Razaf, Will Weldon
  10. Jack, You’re Dead
  11. Knock Me a Kiss
  12. Let the Good Times Roll
  13. Caldonia
  14. It’s a Great, Great Pleasure
  15. Rusty Dusty Blues
  16. Sure Had a Wonderful Time Last Night
  17. Saturday Night Fish Fry
  18. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out

Jan Garbarek: Rites

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On October 5, 1998, “ECM” label released “Rites”, the 30th Jan Garbarek album. It was recorded in March 1998, at “Rainbow Studio” in Oslo, and in Tbilisi, Georgia, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Jan Garbarek – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, synthesizers, sampler, percussion
  • Rainer Brüninghaus – piano, keyboards
  • Eberhard Weber – bass
  • Marilyn Mazur – drums, percussion
  • Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra – conducted by Jansug Kakhidze
  • Bugge Wesseltoft – synthesizer, accordion
  • Sølvguttene Choir – conducted by Torstein Grythe

Track listing:

All tracks by Jan Garbarek except where noted.

  1. Rites
  2. Where the Rivers Meet
  3. Vast Plain, Clouds
  4. So Mild the Wind, So Meek the Water
  5. Song, Tread Lightly
  6. It’s OK to Listen to the Gray Voice
  7. Her Wild Ways
  8. It’s High Time
  9. One Ying for Every Yang
  10. Pan
  11. We Are the Stars
  12. The Moon Over Mtatsminda – Jansug Kakhidze
  13. Malinye – Don Cherry
  14. The White Clown
  15. Evenly They Danced
  16. Last Rite

American Music Club: Everclear

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On October 5, 1991, “Alias” label released “Everclear”, the fifth American Music Club studio album. It was recorded in 1991, at “Music Annex Studio A” in Menlo Park, California, “Soma Sync Studios”, “Brilliant Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Mark Eitzel, Bruce Kaphan, Dan Pearson, Mike Simms, Vudi, Bruce Kaphan and Norman Kerner.

Personnel:

  • Mark Eitzel – vocals, guitar, keyboards, songwriting
  • Bruce Kaphan – pedal steel, keyboards, bass, percussion, lap steel, dobro, guitar, dulcimer
  • Vudi – guitar, accordion, bass
  • Dan Pearson – vocals, bass, guitar, dulcimer, mandolin, banjo
  • Mike Simms – drums
  • Tom Carr – recording
  • Norman Kerner – recording
  • Joe Chiccarelli – mixing
  • Bruce Kaphan – mixing, recording
  • Kyle Johnson – second engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Jean Lowe – painting
  • Frank Weidemann – design
  • Beth Herzhaft – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Eitzel.

  1. Why Won’t You Stay
  2. Rise
  3. Miracle on the 8th Street
  4. Crabwalk
  5. Sick of Food
  6. The Confidential Agent
  7. Sick of Food
  8. The Dead Part of You
  9. Royal Café
  10. What the Pillar of Salt Held Up
  11. Jesus’ Hands

Fruupp: Future Legends

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On October 5, 1973, “Dawn” label released “Future Legends”, the debut Fruupp studio album. It was recorded in July 1973, at “Escape Studios” in Egerton, Kent, and was produced by Denis Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Vincent McCusker – vocals, guitars
  • Stephen Houston – vocals, keyboards, oboe, arrangements
  • Peter Farrelly – lead vocals, bass guitar, painting
  • Martin Foye – drums, percussion
  • Tony Taverner – engineer
  • Michael Rennie – strings conductor
  • Paul Charles – cover concept
  • Marie O’Connell – inside photography

 Track listing:

All tracks by Vincent McCusker, except where noted.

  1. Future legends
  2. Decision
  3. As Day Breaks with Dawn
  4. Graveyard Epistle – Vincent McCusker, Paul Charles
  5. Lord of the Incubus
  6. Olde Tyme Future
  7. Song for a Thought
  8. Future Legends

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Ghosteen

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On October 4, 2019, “Ghosteen Ltd” label released “Ghosteen”, the seventeenth Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Woodshed” in Malibu, “NightBird” in West Hollywood, “Retreat” in Brighton, “Candy Bomber” in Berlin, “Air” in London, and was produced by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave – lead and backing vocals, piano, synthesizer, mixing, design
  • George Vjestica – guitar
  • Warren Ellis – synthesizer, loops, flute, violin, piano, backing vocals
  • Martyn Casey – bass
  • Thomas Wydler – drums
  • Jim Sclavunos – vibraphone, percussion
  • Augustin Viard – ondes Martenot
  • Kaushlesh “Garry” Purohit – tablas
  • Bruce White – first viola
  • Nick Cooper – first cello
  • Mary Scully – first double bass
  • Ben Foster – string arrangement, conducting
  • Sam Thompson – string arrangements assistant
  • Lance Powell – recording, mixing
  • Kevin Paul – recording
  • Ben Thackeray – recording
  • Jake Jackson – recording
  • Alex Csak – recording assistant
  • Kaushlesh “Garry” Purohit – recording assistant
  • Richard Biethan – recording assistant
  • Ingo Krauss – recording assistant
  • Oliver Klemp – recording assistant
  • John Prestage – recording assistant
  • Warren Ellis – mixing
  • Andrew Dominik – mixing
  • John Armstrong – mixing assistant
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering, lacquer cutting
  • Tom duBois – cover art
  • Hingston Studio – design
  • Matthew Thorne – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Nick Cave, all music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.

  1. Spinning Song
  2. Bright Horses
  3. Waiting for You
  4. Night raid
  5. Sun Forest
  6. Galleon Ship
  7. Ghosteen Speaks
  8. Leviathan
  9. Ghosteen
  10. Fireflies
  11. Hollywood

Flying Colors: Third Degree

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On October 4, 2019, “Mascot Label Group” label released “Third Degree”, the third Flying Colors studio album. It was recorded in December 2016, and December 2018, at Steve Morse’s studio in Florida, and was produced by Casey McPherson, Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, Steve Morse and Dave LaRue.

Personnel:

  • Casey McPherson – lead vocals, guitar
  • Steve Morse – lead guitar
  • Neal Morse – vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar
  • Dave LaRue – bass guitar
  • Mike Portnoy – vocals, drums, percussion, handclaps
  • Chris Carmichael – strings, string arrangement
  • Jerry Guidroz – recording
  • Brian Moritz – recording
  • Thomas Cuce – recording
  • Matthew Parmenter – recording
  • Rich Mouser – mixing, mastering
  • Bouchra Azizy – additional digital editing
  • Bill Evans – executive producer, HPAR, post-production engineer

Track listing:

  1. The Loss Inside
  2. More
  3. Cadence
  4. Guardian
  5. Last Train Home
  6. Geronimo
  7. You Are Not Alone
  8. Love Letter
  9. Crawl

Dave Holland Quintet: Prime Directive

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On October 4, 1999, “ECM” label released “Prime Directive”, the twelve Dave Holland album. It was recorded in December 1998, at “Avatar Studios” in New Your City, and was produced by Dave Holland.

Personnel:

  • Dave Holland – double bass
  • Chris Potter – soprano, alto and tenor saxophone
  • Robin Eubanks – trombone
  • Steve Nelson – vibraphone, marimba
  • Billy Kilson – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Holland except where noted.

  1. Prime Directive
  2. Looking Up
  3. Make Believe
  4. A Seeking Spirit – Robin Eubanks
  5. High Wire – Chris Potter
  6. Jugglers Parade
  7. Candelight Vigil – Steve Nelson
  8. Wonders Never Cease – Billy Kilson
  9. Down Time

Chick Corea: Trio Music

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On October 4, 1982, “ECM” label released “Trio Music”, the 24th Chick Corea album. It was recorded in November 1981, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Chick Corea – piano
  • Miroslav Vitouš – bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums
  • Martin Wieland – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Trio Improvisation 1 – Chick Corea, Roy Haynes, Miroslav Vitouš
  2. Trio Improvisation 2 – Chick Corea, Roy Haynes, Miroslav Vitouš
  3. Trio Improvisation 3 – Chick Corea, Roy Haynes, Miroslav Vitouš
  4. Duet Improvisation 1 – Chick Corea, Miroslav Vitouš
  5. Duet Improvisation 2 – Chick Corea, Miroslav Vitouš
  6. Trio Improvisation 4 – Chick Corea, Roy Haynes, Miroslav Vitouš
  7. Trio Improvisation 5 – Chick Corea, Roy Haynes, Miroslav Vitouš
  8. Slippery When Wet – Chick Corea
  9. Rhythm-A-Ning – Thelonious Monk
  10. ‘Round Midnight – Bernie Hanighen, Monk, Cootie Williams
  11. Eronel – Thelonious Monk
  12. Think of One – Thelonious Monk
  13. Little Rootie Tootie – Thelonious Monk
  14. Reflections – Thelonious Monk
  15. Hackensack – Thelonious Monk

Jefferson Starship: Winds of Change

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On October 4, 1982, “Grunt” label released “Winds of Change”, the seventh Jefferson Starship album. It was recorded in 1982, at “The Automat” in San Francisco, and was produced by Kevin Beamish.

Personnel:

  • Grace Slick – vocals
  • Mickey Thomas – vocals
  • Paul Kantner – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Craig Chaquico – lead guitar, rhythm guitar
  • David Freiberg – vocals, bass, keyboards, organ, synthesizer
  • Pete Sears – bass, keyboards, synthesizer, piano
  • Aynsley Dunbar – drums, percussion
  • Maureen Droney – engineer assistant
  • Tom Cummings – mixing assistant
  • Jeff Sanders – mastering
  • Andreas Nottebohm – cover art, painting
  • Dyer / Kahn, Inc. – design
  • Paul Tokarski, Visual Promotions, Inc. – special effects photography
  • Maurice – production coordinator

Track listing:

  1. Winds of Change – lyrics by Jeannette Sears, music by Pete Sears
  2. Keep on Dreamin’ – Craig Chaguico
  3. Be My Lady – lyrics by Jeannette Sears, music by Pete Sears
  4. I Will Stay – lyrics by Jeannette Sears, music by Pete Sears
  5. Out of Control – lyrics by Paul Kantner, China Wing, Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, music by Paul Kantner
  6. Can’t Find Love – lyrics by Grace Slick, Monica Clemans, Mickey Thomas, Craig Chaquico, music by Craig Chaquico
  7. Black Widow – Craig Chaquico, Grace Slick
  8. I Came Back From the Jaws of the Dragon – Paul Kantner
  9. Quit Wasting Time – lyrics by Jeannette Sears, music by Pete Sears

Ornette Coleman: Twins

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On October 4, 1971, “Atlantic” label released “Twins”, the tenth Ornette Coleman album. It was recorded 1959 – 1961, assembled without Coleman’s input, comprising outtakes from recording sessions of 1959 to 1961 for “The Shape of Jazz to Come”, “This Is Our Music”, “Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation”, and “Ornette!”. Sessions for “Monk and the Nun” took place at “Radio Recorders” in Hollywood, for “First Take” at “A&R Studios” in New York City, and all others at “Atlantic Studios” in Manhattan. The album was produced by Nesuhi Ertegün.

Personnel:

  • Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone
  • Don Cherry – pocket trumpet; cornet
  • Charlie Haden – bass 
  • Scott LaFaro – bass 
  • Billy Higgins – drums 
  • Ed Blackwell – drums 
  • Freddie Hubbard – trumpet 
  • Eric Dolphy – bass clarinet 

Track listing:

All tracks by Ornette Coleman.

  1. First Take
  2. Little Symphony
  3. Monk and the Nun
  4. Check Up
  5. Joy of a Toy