Yearly Archives: 2021

David “Fathead” Newman: The Gift

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On January 21, 2003, “High Note” label released “The Gift”, the 32nd David “Fathead” Newman album. It was recorded in October 2002, at “The Studio” in New York City, and was produced by David “Fathead” Newman and Houston Person.

Personnel:

  • David “Fathead” Newman – alto and tenor saxophone, flute
  • John Hicks – piano
  • Bryan Carrott – vibraphone
  • Buster Williams – bass
  • Winard Harper – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by David “Fathead” Newman except where noted

  1. The Gift
  2. Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying – Gerry Marsden, Freddie Marsden, Les Chadwick, Les Maguire
  3. Off the Hook
  4. Unspeakable Times
  5. Little Sonny’s Tune
  6. Lady Day – L. Johnson
  7. Unchain My Heart – Bobby Sharp, Teddy Powell
  8. Ksue

The Guess Who: American Woman

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In January 1970, “RCA Victor” label released “American Woman”, the sixth Guess Who studio album. It was recorded August – November 1969, at “RCA Mid-America Recording Center, Studio B” in Chicago, and was produced by Jack Richardson.

Personnel:

  • Burton Cummings – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, flute, harmonica
  • Randy Bachman – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Jim Kale – bass, backing vocals
  • Garry Peterson – drums, backing vocals
  • Brian Christian – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings except where noted.

  1. American Woman – Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings, Jim Kale, Garry Peterson
  2. No Time
  3. Talisman
  4. No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature
  5. 969 (The Oldest Man) – Randy Bachman
  6. When Friends Fall Out
  7. 8:15
  8. Proper Stranger
  9. Humpty’s Blues/American Woman (Epilogue) – Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings, Jim Kale, Garry Peterson

Richie Havens: Something Else Again

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In January 1968, “Verve” label released “Something Else Again”, the second Richie Havens album. It was recorded in September 1967, and was produced by John Court.

Personnel:

  • Richie Havens – vocals, guitar, sitar, tamboura
  • Warren Bernhardt – organ, piano, clavinet
  • Adrian Guillery – guitar
  • Paul “Dino” Williams – guitar, chant
  • Denny Gerrard – bass
  • Don Payne – bass
  • Eddie Gómez – double bass
  • Daniel Ben Zebulon – conga, drums, chant
  • Donald MacDonald – drums
  • Skip Prokop – drums
  • Val Valentin – engineering director
  • Jerry Schoenbaum – production supervision

Track listing:

  1. No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed – Richie Havens
  2. Inside of Him – Richie Havens
  3. The Klan – Alan Arkin, David Arkin
  4. Sugarplums – Richie Havens
  5. Don’t Listen to Me – Richie Havens
  6. From the Prison – Jerry Merrick
  7. Maggie’s Farm – Bob Dylan
  8. Something Else Again – Richie Havens
  9. New City – Richie Havens, John Court
  10. Run, Shaker Life – Richie Havens, Joe Price, Mark Roth

Freddie Roach: My People (Soul People)

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In January 1968, “Prestige” label released “My People (Soul People)”, the eighth Freddie Roach album. It was recorded in June 1967, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Jerry Field.

Personnel:

  • Freddie Roach – vocals, organ, piano
  • James Anderson – soprano sax
  • Roland Alexander, Conrad Lester – tenor sax
  • Harry White – flugelhorn
  • Kiane Zawadi – euphonium, trombone
  • Eddie Wright – guitar
  • Eddie Gladden – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Freddie Roach, except where noted

  1. Prince Street
  2. Straight Ahead – Mal Waldron
  3. Mas que Nada – Jorge Ben
  4. Drunk
  5. My People (Soul People)
  6. I’m on My Way
  7. Respectfully Yours
  8. Freddie

Edward McKenna

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On January 19, 2019, Edward McKenna died aged 68. He was musician (drums), recorded and performed with Rare Breed, Dream Police, Tear Gas, Gary Moore, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, McKenna’ Gold, Rory Gallagher, The Greg Lake Band, The Michael Schenker Group. Ian Gillan, Womack & Womack, The Party Boys, Gwyn Ashton, The Paul rose Band, The Rhumboogie Orchestra, and Band of Friends.

Joe Perry: Sweetzerland Manifesto

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On January 18, 2018, “Roman Records” label released “Sweetzerland Manifesto”, the sixth Joe Perry album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Bruce Witkin, Jack Douglas, and Joe Perry.

Personnel:

  • Joe Perry – vocals, acoustic, lap steel and electric guitars, bass, 6-String Bass, Hurdygurdy, arranger
  • Bruce Witkin – bass, loops, engineer
  • Dr. Rudy Tanzi – clavinet, Hammond B3, mellotron, piano
  • Anthony Perry – rhythm guitar, drum programming, engineer, mixing
  • Marco Moir – piano, engineer
  • David Johansen – vocals, harp
  • Dan Rothchild – bass
  • Johnny Depp – drums, executive producer
  • David Goodstein – drums
  • Zak Starkey – drums
  • Roman Perry – synthesizer programming
  • Colin Douglas – vocals, percussion
  • Jack Douglas – vocals, arrangement
  • Markita Knight  – vocals
  • Terry Reid – vocals
  • Isaac Koren – vocals
  • Torald Koren – vocals
  • Linda McCrary – vocals
  • Robin Zander – vocals
  • The Perry Boys – arranger
  • Ryan Dorn – engineer
  • Keenan Wyatt – engineer
  • Ari Blitz – engineer assistant
  • Peter Doell – mastering
  • Fleetwood Covington – paintings
  • Brian Porizek – art direction, design
  • Ross Halfin – photography
  • Alex Huggan – photography
  • Aaron Perry – photography
  • Zach Whitford – photography

Track listing:

  1. Rumble in the Jungle – Joe Perry
  2. I’ll Do happiness – Joe Perry, Terry Reid, Jack Douglas
  3. Aye, Aye, Aye – Joe Perry, Robin Zander
  4. I Wanna Roll – Joe Perry, David Johansen
  5. Sick & Tired – Joe Perry, Terry Reid, Jack Douglas
  6. Haberdasher Blues – Joe Perry, David Johansen
  7. Spanish Sushi – Joe Perry, Anthony Perry, Roman Perry
  8. Eve of Destruction – P.F. Sloan
  9. I’m Going Crazy – Joe Perry, David Johansen
  10. Won’t Let Me Go – Joe Perry, Terry Reid, Jack Douglas

Magnum: Lost on the Road to Eternity

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On January 19, 2018, “Steamhammer Records/SPV” labels released “Lost on the Road to Eternity”, the 20th Magnum studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Tony Clarkin.

Personnel:

  • Tony Clarkin – guitar
  • Bob Catley – vocals
  • Rick Benton – keyboards
  • Al Barrow – bass guitar
  • Lee Morris – drums
  • Tobias Sammet – guest vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Tony Clarkin.

  1. Peaches and Cream
  2. Show Me Your Hands
  3. Storm Baby
  4. Welcome to the Cosmic Cabaret
  5. Lost on the Road to Eternity
  6. Without Love
  7. Tell Me What You’ve Got to Say
  8. Ya Wanna Be Someone
  9. Forbidden Masquerade
  10. King of the World

Blonde Redhead: Same

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On January 19, 1995, “Smells Like Records” label released the self-titled, debut Blonde Redhead album. It was recorded in March 1994, in Random Falls, and was produced by Steve Shelley.

Personnel:

  • Kazu Makino – vocals, guitar
  • Amedeo Pace – vocals, guitar
  • Maki Takahashi – bass
  • Simone Pace – drums
  • Skúli Sverrisson – bass
  • John Siket – mixing
  • Ari Marcopoulos – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kazu Makino, Amadeo Pace, Maki Takashi, and Simone Pace.

  1. I Don’t Want You
  2. Sciuri Sciura
  3. Astro Boy
  4. Without Feathers
  5. Snippet
  6. Mamma Cita
  7. Swing Pool
  8. Girl Boy

Junior Mance

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On January 16, 2021, Julian Clifford Mance, Jr. aka Junior Mance died aged 92. He was musician (piano) and composer, one of the main figures of the Hard bop jazz scene. He recorded and performed with some of the biggest names of jazz, blues and soul music including Gene Amons, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Sonny Stitt, Dinah Washington, Wynton Kelly, Cannonball Adderley, Dexter Gordon, Nat Adderley, Joe Gordon, Bennie Green, Al Grey, Ernie Andrews, Johnny Griffin, Art Blakey, Cliford Brown, Benny Carter, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Cleveland, Arnett Cobb, Red Holloway, Jose James, Ray Crawford, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Eddie Jefferson, Aretha Franklin, Etta Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Irene Kral, Jay Leonhart, Les McCann, Paul Gonsalves, Howard McGhee, The Metronomes, Virgil Gonsalves, James Moody, Wild Bill Moore, Barbara Morrison, Sandy Mosse, Leo Parker, Ken Peplowski, Billie Poole, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Alvin Queen, Jimmy Scott, Arnold Sterling, Sonny Stitt, Clark Terry, Frank Vignola, Wilbur Ware, Ben Webster, Joe Williams, Marion Williams, and Leo Wright. As leader, Monce released 56 albums (live and studio). In 2007, Mance and his wife Gloria started their own record label “JunGlo”.

Nada Surf: The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy

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On January 18, 2012, “Barsuk” label released “The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy”, the seventh Nada Surf album. It was recorded in 2011, and was produced by Chris Shaw, Matthew Caws, Daniel Lorca, and Ira Elliot.

Personnel:

  • Matthew Caws – vocals, guitar
  • Doug Gillard – lead guitar
  • Joe McGinty – keyboards
  • Daniel Lorca – bass, backing vocals
  • Ira Elliot – drums
  • Louie Lino – keyboards
  • Chris Shaw – guitar, keyboard, mixing
  • Martin Wenk – trumpet, keyboards, xylophone
  • Phillip Peterson – cello
  • Tom Beaujour – engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Steve Fallone – mastering assistant

Track listing:

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

  1. Clear Eye Clouded Mind
  2. Waiting for Something
  3. When I Was Young
  4. Jules and Jim
  5. The Moon Is Calling
  6. Teenage Dreams
  7. Looking Through
  8. Let the Fight Do the Fighting
  9. No Snow on the Mountain
  10. The Future