Monthly Archives: January 2022

Phineas Newborn Jr.: Phineas Rainbow

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In February 1957, “RCA Victor” label released “Phineas’ Rainbow”, the second Phineas Newborn Jr. studio album. It was recorded in October 1956 in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Phineas Newborn Jr. – piano
  • Calvin Newborn – guitar
  • George Joyner – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums
  • Bill Coss – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Phineas Newborn Jr. except where noted.

  1. Overtime
  2. Angel Eyes – Earl Brent, Matt Dennis
  3. Come to Baby, Do! – Inez James, Sidney Miller
  4. Stairway to the Stars – Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish, Frank Signorelli
  5. Land’s End – Harold Land
  6. Clarisse
  7. She (She Means Everything to Me) – George Shearing
  8. Tin Tin Deo – Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo
  9. Autumn in New York – Vernon Duke
  10. What Is This Thing Called Love? – Cole Porter

Dinah Washington: Dinah Jams

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In February 1955, “EmArcy” label released “Dinah Jams”, the second Dinah Washington studio album. It was recorded in August 1954, and was produced by Bob Shad.

Personnel:

  • Dinah Washington – vocals
  • Clifford Brown – trumpet
  • Maynard Ferguson – trumpet
  • Clark Terry – trumpet
  • Herb Geller – alto saxophone
  • Harold Land – tenor saxophone
  • Richie Powell – piano
  • Junior Mance – piano
  • George Morrow – double bass
  • Keter Betts – double bass
  • Max Roach – drums

Track listing:

  1. Lover, Come Back to Me – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
  2. Alone Together – Arthur Schwartz
  3. Summertime – George Gershwin
  4. Come Rain or Come Shine – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
  5. No More – Tutti Camarata, Bob Russell
  6. I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Cole Porter
  7. There Is No Greater Love – Isham Jones, Marty Symes
  8. You Go to My Head – John Frederick, Havem Gillespie

Clint Lowery: God Bless the Renegades

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On January 31, 2020, “Rise” label released “God Bless the Renegades”, the debut Clint Lowery album. It was recorded in June 2019, at “Studio Barbarosa” in Gotha, Florida, and was produced by Michael “Elvis” Baskette.

Personnel:

  • Clint Lowery – lead vocals, guitars, bass guitar, drums
  • Wolfgang Van Halen – additional drums
  • Michael “Elvis” Baskette – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Clint Lowery.

  1. God the Bless the Renegades
  2. Here
  3. Kings
  4. Alive
  5. What’s the Matter
  6. You Go First
  7. Allowed to Run
  8. Silver Lining
  9. She’s here
  10. Do We Fear God

Fairport Convention: Festival Bell

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In January 2011, “Matty Grooves” label released “Festival Bell”, the twenty-fifth Fairport Convention studio album. It was recorded in 2010, at “The Bowman’s retreat” in Oxfordshire, UK, and was produced by John Gale,

Personnel:

  • Simon Nicol – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass ukulele
  • Dave Pegg – vocals, bass guitar, ukulele, mandolin, acoustic guitar
  • Chris Leslie – vocals, mandolin, bouzuki, violin, Portuguese guitar, ukulele, whistle
  • Ric Sanders – violin, ukulele, keyboards, bass ukulele, backing vocals
  • Gerry Conway – drums, percussion
  • Frank Skinner – banjo ukulele
  • Joe Brown – ukulele, backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Mercy Bay – Chris Leslie
  2. Rui’s Guitar – Chris Leslie
  3. Danny Jack’s Chase – Ric Sanders
  4. Reunion Hill – Richard Shindell
  5. Wouldn’t Say No – Chris Leslie
  6. Around the Wild Cape Horn – Ralph McTell
  7. Celtic Moon – Mark Evans, Carolyn Evans
  8. Ukulele Central – Chris Leslie, Ric Sanders
  9. Albert and Ted – Ric Sanders, Dave Pegg
  10. Darkside Wood – Chris While
  11. London Apprentice / Johnny Ginears – Ralph McTell, Ric Sanders
  12. Rising for the Moon – Sandy Denny
  13. Danny Jack’s Reward – Ric Sanders
  14. The Festival Bell – Chris Leslie

Christian McBride: Gettin’ to It

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In January 1995, “Verve” label released “Gettin’ to It”, the debut Christian McBride studio album. It was recorded August – September 1994, at “Clinton Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Richard Seidel and Don Sickler.

Personnel:

  • Christian McBride – bass
  • Roy Hargrove – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone
  • Steve Turre – trombone
  • Cyrus Chestnut – piano
  • Lewis Nash – drums
  • Ray Brown, Milt Hinton – bass
  • Jim Anderson – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Christian McBride, except where noted.

  1. In a Hurry
  2. The Shade of the Cedar Tree
  3. Too Close for Comfort – Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, Larry Holofcener
  4. Sitting on a Cloud
  5. Splanky – Frank Perkins, Mitchell Parish
  6. Black Moon
  7. King Freddie of Hubbard
  8. Night Train – Jimmy Forest, Lewis Simpkins, Oscar Washington

Spock’s Beard: The Light

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In January 1995, “SynPhonic” label released “The Light”, the debut Spock’s Beard album. It was recorded in 1994, and was produced by Neal Morse, Alan Morse, Dave Meros and Nick D’Virgilio.

Personnel:

  • Neal Morse – lead vocals, mellotron, Hammond organ, keyboards, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Alan Morse – vocals, lead electric guitar, cello, mellotron
  • Dave Meros – bass, French horn
  • Nick D’Virgilio – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Molly Pasutti, Wanda Houston – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Neal Morse except where noted.

  1. The Light
  • The Dream
  • One Man – Alan Morse, Neal Morse
  • Garden People
  • Looking Straight into the Light
  • The Man in the Mountain
  • Señor Valasco’s Mystic Voodoo Love Dance
  • The Return of the Horrible Catfish Man
  • The Dream
  • Go the Way You Go
  • The Water
  • Introduction. The Water
  • When It All Goes to Hell
  • A Thief in the Night
  • FU/I’m Sorry
  • The Water (revisited)
  • Runnin’ the Race
  • Reach for the Sky

Manu Katché: It’s About Time

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In January 1992, “BMG” label released “It’s About Time”, the debut Manu Katché studio album. It was recorded in 1991, and was produced by Philippe Abitbol.

Personnel:

  • Manu Katché – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, programming, liner notes
  • Daniel Lanois – guitar
  • David Rhodes – vocals, guitar
  • Dominic Miller – acoustic and electric guitar
  • David Sancious – keyboards
  • Roger Bolton – keyboards
  • Simon Clark – keyboards, organ, horn arrangements
  • Pino Palladino – bass
  • Richard Galliano – accordion
  • Branford Marsalis – saxophone
  • Stuart Brooks – horn
  • Guy Barker – horn
  • Pete Beachill – horn
  • Philip Todd – horn
  • Maz Roberts – vocals
  • Peter Gabriel – vocals
  • Sting – vocals
  • Siobhan Maher – vocals
  • River City People – vocals
  • Tom Robinson – backing vocals
  • Chris Lawson – engineer
  • Stuart Bruce – engineer
  • Roger Moutenot – engineer
  • Richard Evans – engineer, mixing
  • Virginie Demachy – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Manu Katché and Tom Robinson, except where noted.

  1. Cry of Passion
  2. Change
  3. Warm Dorway – Sophie Duez, Connie Fisher, Manu Katché
  4. Who I Am
  5. Go Getter
  6. Lost in You
  7. Silence
  8. My Inner Heart
  9. No Country – Connie Fisher, Manu Katché, Tom Robinson
  10. She Is
  11. 25th of July – Connie Fisher, Manu Katché, Tom Robinson
  12. Tell Me Why
  13. Wet Sparkless

Steven Wilson: The Future Bites

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On January 29, 2021, “Caroline International” label released “The Future Bites”, the sixth Steven Wilson studio album. It was recorded in 2020, in London, and was produced by Steven Wilson and David Kosten.

Personnel:

  • Steven Wilson – vocals, guitars, keyboards, sampler, bass, percussion, programming
  • David Kosten – synthesizers, drums, programming. engineer, mixing
  • Adam Holzman – keyboards
  • Richard Barbieri – synthesizers
  • Nick Beggs – bass guitar, stick 
  • Michael Spearman – drums, percussion
  • Jason Cooper – cymbals, percussion
  • The London Session Orchestra
  • Elton John – spoken word
  • Blaine Harrison, Jack Flanagan – backing vocals
  • Bobbie Gordon, Crystal Williams, Wendy Harriott, Fyfe Dangerfield, Rotem Wilson – backing vocals
  • Simon Moore – art direction
  • Andrew Hobbs – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Steven Wilson.

  1. Unsell
  2. Self
  3. King Ghost
  4. 12 Things I Forgot
  5. Eminent Sleaze
  6. Man of the People
  7. Personal Shopper
  8. Follower
  9. Count of Unease

The Besnard Lakes: The Besnard Lakes Are the Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings

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On January 29, 2021, “Flemish Eye Records” label released “The Besnard Lakes Are the Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings”, sixth studio Besnard Lakes (The) album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Rigaud Ranch”, “Breakglass Studios” in Montreal, Canada, and was produced by Olga Goreas and Jace Lasek.

Personnel:

  • Jace Lasek – vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, percussion, string and horn arrangements, sounds, mixing
  • Olga Goreas – vocals, bass, keyboards, synthesizer, string and horn arrangements, handwritten font
  • Richard White – guitar
  • Robbie MacArthur – electric and 12 string guitars, baritone guitar
  • Sheenah Ko – vocals, keyboards, synthesizer 
  • Kevin Laing – drums, percussion
  • Welkom in De Blaak – organ
  • Joel Campbell – drums
  • Philip Gosselin – mastering
  • Todd Stewart – design
  • Corri-Lynn Tetz – design
  • Dave Thomas – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas.

  1. Blackstrap
  2. Raindrops
  3. Christmas
  4. Our Heads, Our Hearts on Fire Again
  5. Feuds with Guns
  6. The Dark Side of Paradise
  7. New Revolution
  8. The Father of Time Wakes Up
  9. Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings

Tony MacAlpine: Edge of Insanity

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In January 1986, “Shrapnel Records” label released “Edge of Insanity”, the debut Tony MacAlpine studio album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Prairie Sun Recording Studios” in Cotati, California, and was produced by Mike Varney.

Personnel:

  • Tony MacAlpine – guitars, bass, keyboards
  • Billy Sheehan – bass
  • Steve Smith – drums
  • Mike Mani – keyboards programming
  • Steve Fontano – engineer
  • George Horn – mastering 

Track listing:

All tracks by Tony MacAlpinem except where noted.

  1. Wheel of Fortune
  2. The Stranger
  3. Quarter to Midnight
  4. Agrionia
  5. Empire in the Sky
  6. The Witch and the Priest
  7. The Taker
  8. Prelude 16, Opus 28 – Frédéric Chopin
  9. Edge of Insanity
  10. The Raven
  11. No place in Time