On August 6, 2009, William Paul Borsey Jr. aka Willy DeVille died aged 58. He was a singer and songwriter, founder of Mink DeVille, the house band at the New York club “CBGB”. With Mink DeVille, he released six albums and ten by his own name. DeVille collaborated with musicians from various music genres such as Jack Nitzsche, Doc Pomus, Dr. John, Mark Knopfler, Allen Toussaint, Eddie Bo, David Hidalgo, Efrain Toro, Mariachi Los Camperos, Jimmy Zavala, Zachary Richard, Jeff Baxter, Freebo, Jim Gilstrap, and Brian Ray.
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Rick James
On August 6, 2004, James Ambrose Johnson Jr. aka Rick James died aged 56. He was a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer, known as “The King of Punk-Funk”. He was a member of few bands, before starting a successful recording career after signing with Motown’s “Gordy Records”. James released twelve studio albums, plus one released posthumously in 2007. As a songwriter and producer, he worked with Smokey Robinson, the Temptations, Teena Marie, The Mary Jane Girls, and Eddie Murphy.
Chick Corea: The Vigil
On August 6, 2013, “Concord” label released “The Vigil”, the 73rd Chick Corea album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Mad Hatter Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Chick Corea. At the 15th “Annual Latin Grammy Awards”, “The Vigil” won the “Latin Grammy Award” for “Best Latin Jazz Album”.
Personnel:
- Chick Corea– Yamaha CFIIIS concert grand piano, synthesizers
- Tim Garland– bass clarinet, flute, soprano, and tenor saxophone
- Charles Altura – acoustic and electric guitar
- Hadrien Feraud– bass
- Marcus Gilmore– drums
- Pernell Saturnino– percussion
- Gayle Moran Corea– vocals
- Stanley Clarke– bass
- Ravi Coltrane– saxophone
- Bernie Kirsh – engineer, mixing
- Bob Cetti – engineer assistant
- Buck Snow – mixing
- Bernie Grundman– mastering
- Robert Schoeller – cover art
- Marc Bessant – design
- Taylor Crothers – photography
- Dan Muse – liner note coordination
Track listing:
- Galaxy 32 Star 4
- Planet Chia
- Portals to Forever
- Royalty
- Outside of Space
- Pledge of Space
- Legacy
Graham Coxon: Crow Sit on Blood Tree
On August 6, 2001, “Transcopic” label released “Crow Sit on Blood Tree”, the third Graham Coxon album. It was recorded in 2001, at “Zed One Studios”, and was produced by Graham Coxon.
Personnel:
- Graham Coxon – vocals, all instruments, illustrations
- Ben Hiller – engineer
- Bunt – mastering
- Alex Hutchinson – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Graham Coxon.
- Empty Word
- I’m Goin’ Away
- All Has Gone
- Burn It Down
- Too Uptight
- Big Bird
- Tired
- Hurt Prone
- Bonfires
- Thank God for the Rain
- You Never Will Be
- A Place for Grief
Olivia Tremor Control: Music from the Unrealized Film Script: Dusk at Cubist Castle
On August 6, 1996, “The Elephant 6” and “Flydaddy” labels released “Music from the Unrealized Film Script: Dusk at Cubist Castle”, the debut Olivia Tremor Control studio album. It was recorded 1993 – 1996 and was produced by Robert Schneider, Bill Doss, W. Cullen Hart, Eric Harris, and John Fernandes.
Personnel:
- Bill Doss– vocals, instrumentation, artwork, design
- Cullen Hart– vocals, instrumentation, artwork, design
- Eric Harris – vocals, instrumentation
- John Fernandes– vocals, instrumentation
The Elephant 6 Orchestra:
- Robert Schneider– vocals, Tibetan prayer board, bass, melodica, engineering
- Jeff Mangum– vocals, chanter pipe, slide guitar, melodica, piano, and space bubbles
- Julian Koster– bowed electric and mallet struck acoustic guitar, the singing saw
- Steve Jacobek – trumpet
- Rick Benjamin – trombone
Track listing:
All tracks by Bill Doss, W. Cullen Hart, Eric Harris, and John Fernandes.
- The Opera House
- Frosted Ambassador
- Jumping Fences
- Define a Transparent Dream
- No Growing (Exegesis)
- Holiday Surprise 1, 2, 3
- Courtyard
- Memories of Jacqueline 1906
- Tropical Bells
- Can You Come Down with Us?
- Marking Time
- Green Typewriters
- Green Typewriters
- Green Typewriters
- Green Typewriters
- Green Typewriters
- Green Typewriters
- Green Typewriters
- Green Typewriters
- Green Typewriters
- Green Typewriters
- Spring Succeeds
- Theme for a Very Delicious Grand Piano
- I Can Smell the Leaves
- Dusk at Cubist Castle
- The Gravity Car
- NYC-25
Motorpsycho: Timothy’s Monster
On August 6, 1994, “Harvest/EMI” label released “Timothy’s Monster”, the fourth Motorpsycho studio album. It was recorded in 1994 and was produced by Bent Sæther, Hans Magnus Ryan, Håkon Gebhardt, Lars Lien, and Helge Sten.
Personnel:
- Bent Sæther – vocals, bass, guitars, mellotron, drums, percussion, piano, sitar, synth bass
- Hans Magnus Ryan – vocals, guitars, piano, percussion
- Håkon Gebhardt – drums, banjo, percussion
- Lars Lien – vocals, piano, Wurlitzer, Hammond organ
- Helge Sten(Deathprod): theremin, mellotron, samples, synthesizer
- Øyvind Enger: cello
- Lars Mølna: viola
- Øyvind Brandtsegg: string arrangement, vibraphone
- Anneli Drecker: backing vocals
- Kim Hiorthøy: cover artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Bent Sæther, except where noted.
- Feel
- Trapdoor
- Leave It Like That
- A Shrug & A Fistful – Bent Sæther, Lars Lien
- Kill Some Day – Bent Sæther, Hans Magnus Ryan, Helge Sten
- On My Pillow – Hans Magnus Ryan
- Beautiful Sister – Bent Sæther, Lars Lien
- Wearing Yr Smell
- Now It’s Time to Skate
- Giftland – Bent Sæther, Hans Magnus Ryan
- Watersound
- The Wheel – Bent Sæther, Hans Magnus Ryan, Lars Lien, Håkon Gebhardt
- Sungravy
- Grindstone – Bent Sæther, Helge Sten
- The Golden Core – Bent Sæther, Hans Magnus Ryan
George Duke
On August 5, 2013, George M. Duke died aged 67. He was a singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger, musician (keyboards), and professor of music. He worked with numerous artists such as Frank Zappa, Cannonball Adderley, John Heard, Nat Adderley, Stanley Clarke, Leon “Ndugu” Chancler, Lynn Davis, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Billy Cobham, Sheila Escovedo, Jeffrey Osborne, Earth Wind & Fire, Kirk Whalum, Dianne Reeves, Marcus Miller, Flora Purim, and Al Jarreau.
Jeff Porcaro
On August 5, 1992, Jeffrey Thomas Porcaro died aged 38. He was a songwriter, musician (drums), and record producer, best known as the drummer with Toto. He was one of the most south after session drummers in popular music, played on hundreds of albums and worked with numerous artists such as Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, Michael Jackson, George Benson, Greg Lake, Seals & Crofts, Les Dudek, Joe Cocker, Steely Dan, The Jacksons, Tommy Bolin, Jackson Browne, Leo Sayer, Boz Scaggs, Carly Simon, Eric Carmen, Valerie Carter, Lisa Dal Bello, Hall & Oates, Diana Ross, Colin Blunstone, Larry Carlton, Allen Toussaint, Dave Mason, Warren Zevon, Ruben Blades, Bim, Jerry Williams, Al Stewart, Marc Jordan, Rickie Lee Jones, Janne Schaffer, Lowell George, Aretha Franklin, Jon Anderson, Luis Miguel, Love and Money, Patti Austin, Mariya Takeuchi, The Brothers Johnson, Peter Frampton, Bee Gees, Char, Christopher Cross, Randy Crawford, Al Jarreau, Amii Ozaki, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Eye to Eye, Donna Summer, Elton John, Melissa Manchester, Donald Fagen, Herbie Hancock, Don Henley, Michael McDonald, Lionel Richie, Paul Simon, Randy Newman, Russ Taff, Chicago, David Gilmour Joe Walsh, Eric Clapton, Peter cetera, Earth Wind & Fire, roger Hodgson, David Benoit, Dr. John, Steve Porcaro, Nik Kershaw, Poco, Clair Mario, Celine Dion, Natalie Cole, Madonna, Jude Cole, Sandy Patty, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Bolton, Cher, Dire Straits, Richard Marx, Bonnie Raitt, Rod Stewart, B-52’s, Go West, 10CC, Roger Waters, Paul Young, and David Crosby. In 1993, Porcaro was posthumously inducted into the “Modern Drummer Hall of Fame”.
Randy Newman: Harps And Angels
On August 5, 2008, “Nonesuch” label released “Harps and Angels”, the tenth Randy Newman studio album. It was recorded 2003 – 2008, at “Sunset Sound Studios” in Hollywood, “The Newman Stage”, “Twentieth Century Fox Studios” in Beverly Hills, and was produced by Mitchell Froom and Lenny Waronker.
Personnel:
- Randy Newman – vocals, piano, bandleader
- Steve Donnelly – guitar
- Greg Leisz- pedal steel and acoustic slide guitar
- Mitchell Froom– keyboard, organ
- Frank Marocco – accordion
- Greg Cohen- bass
- Pete Thomas- drums
- Alan Estes, Gregory Goodall – percussion
- James Walker, Norda Mullen, Geraldine Rotella, David Shostac – flute
- Gary Boyver, Stuart Clark, Donald Foster, Marty Krystall – clarinet
- Daniel Higgins, Gary Foster, Greg Huckins, Bill Liston, Brian Scanlon – saxophone
- Thomas Boyd, Leslie Reed – oboe
- Kenneth Munday, Michael O’Donovan, Judith Farmer – bassoons
- James Thatcher, Mark Adams, Richard Todd – French horns
- Warren Luening, Malcolm McNab, Daniel Fornero, Jon Lewis, Timothy Morrison – trumpet
- William Booth, Bruce Fowler, Alesander Iles, William Reichenbach, George Thatcher – trombone
- Doug Tornquist – tuba
- Roger Wilkie (concertmaster), Eun-Mee Ahn, Jacqueline Brand, Kevin Connolly, Joel Derouin, Julie Ann Gigante, Natalie Leggett, Helen Nightengale, Alyssa Park, Sara Parkins, Katia Popov, Rafael Rishik, Anatoly Rosinsky, Marc Sazer, Tereza Stanislav, Lisa M. Sutton, Sarah Thornblade, Irina Voloshina – violin
- Brian Dembow (first viola), Robert Berg, Thomas Diener, Steven Gordon, Roland Kato, Darrin McCann, Victoria Miskolczy, Michael Nowak, Shanti Randall, David Walther – viola
- Dennis Karmazyn (first cello), Antony Cooke, Steve Erdody, Christine Ermacoff, Armen Ksajikian, Andrew Shulman, David Speltz, Cecelia Tsan – cello
- Michael Valerio (first bass violin), Drew Dembowski, Edward Meares, Susan Ranney – bass violin
- Jo Ann Turovsky, Allison Allport – harps
- Carmen Carter, Tim Davis, Luana Jackman, Steve Jackson, Rick Logan, Susan Stevens Logan, Fletcher Sheridan, Oren Waters, Terry Woods – backing vocals
- David Boucher – engineer
- Robert C. Ludwig – mastering
- Kathie Van Kerckhoven, Jeremy Altervain – “angry Belgians”
- Los Amigos Locos del Este – “happy immigrants”
- Barbara De Wilde – art direction, design
- Autumn De Wilde – photography
- Robert Hurwitz – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Randy Newman
- Harps and Angels
- Losing You
- Laugh and Be Happy
- A Few Words in Defense of Our Country
- A Piece of the Pie
- Easy Street
- Korean Parents
- Only a Girl
- Potholes
- Feels Like Home
Mike Gordon: The Green Sparrow
On August 5, 2005, “Rounder” label released “The Green Sparrow”, the second Mike Gordon studio album. It was recorded in 2005 and was produced by Mike Gordon, John Siket, and Jared Slomoff.
Personnel:
- Mike Gordon- vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, Hi-Hat, tambourine, drum programming, piano, clucky, illustration, cover lettering
- Trey Anastasio- guitar
- Scott Murawski – acoustic guitar
- Ken Lovelett – tambourine
- Page McConnell- organ
- Ivan Neville- organ
- Chuck Leavell– organ
- Nadine LaFond – vocals
- Marie Claire – vocals
- Jared Slomoff – vocals, cowbell
- Doug Belote – drums, cowbell, shaker, V-drums
- Russ Lawton- drums
- Joe Russo – drums
- Steve Ferraris – bongos, danmo, cowbell
- Bill Kreutzmann- drums
- Cochemea Gastelum – saxophone
- Aaron Johnson – trombone
- Jordan McLean – trumpet
- Julee Avallone – flute
- John Siket – recording, mixing
- Fred Kevorkian – mastering
- Julia Mordaunt – design, layout
Track listing:
All tracks by Mike Gordon.
- Another Door
- Voices
- Dig Further Down
- Pretend
- Traveled Too Far
- Andelmans’ Yard
- Morphing Again
- Radar Blip
- Jaded
- Sound
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