Monthly Archives: January 2022

Donovan: Lady of the Stars

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In January 1984, “RCA” label released “Lady of the Stars”, the seventeenth Donovan studio album. It was recorded in 1983, at “Cherokee Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bruce Robb, Dee Robband and Jerry Wexler.

Personnel:

  • Donovan – vocals, guitar
  • Pete Carr – guitar 
  • Richie Zito – guitar
  • Dave Mason – guitar 
  • John Sebastian – autoharp
  • Barry Beckett, Bill Payne, William “Smitty” Smith, Jai Winding, Bruce Robb – keyboards
  • Bob Glaub, Leland Sklar, Wilton Felder, Jim Strauss – bass guitar
  • Rayford Griffin, James Gadson, Mike “Reedo” Reed – drums
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion
  • Jim Horn – wind instruments
  • Graham Nash – backing vocals
  • Bonnie Bramlett – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Donovan Leitch.

  1. Lady of the Stars
  2. I Love You Baby
  3. Bye, Bye Girl
  4. Every Reason
  5. Season of the Witch
  6. Boy for Every Girl
  7. Local Boy Chops Wood
  8. Sunshine Superman
  9. Living for the Love Light
  10. Till I See You Again

Matthew Shipp Trio: Piano Song

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On January 27, 2017, “Thirsty Ear” label released “Piano Song”, credited to Matthew Shipp Trio, and the 62nd Matthew Shipp album overall. It was recorded in April 2016, at “Park West” in New York City, and was produced by Peter Gordon.

Personnel:

  • Matthew Shipp – piano
  • Michael Bisio – bass
  • Newman Taylor Baker – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Matthew Shipp

  1. Links
  2. Cosmopolitan
  3. Blue Desert
  4. Silence Of
  5. Flying Carpet
  6. Scrambled Brain
  7. Microwave
  8. Mind Space
  9. Void of Sea
  10. The Nature Of
  11. Gravity Point
  12. Piano Song

Tina Brooks: Back to the Tracks

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On January 27, 1998, “Blue Note” label released “Back to the Tracks”, the sixth Tina Brooks album. It was recorded September – October 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Tina Brooks – tenor saxophone
  • Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Kenny Drew – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Tina Brooks except where noted.

  1. Back to the Tracks
  2. Street Singer
  3. The Blues and I
  4. For Heaven’s Sake – Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer
  5. The Ruby and The Pearl – Jay Livingston, Ray Evans

Rib: Same

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On January 26, 2019, “KRAN Records”, “Green Hill Records” and “MKC” labels released the self-titled, third Rib album. It was recorded in July 2018, in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Ben “Faz” Farestvedt.

Personnel:

  • Jane Trajkovski – guitar, arranger
  • Ivica Dimitrijevik – vocals, guitar, bass, arranger
  • Dzano Kuch – vocals, drums, arranger
  • David Best – vocals
  • Alen Hadzi Stefanov – recording
  • Kosta Lazarevski – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Jane Trajkovski, Ivica Dimitrijevik and Dzano Kuch.

  1. Antelope
  2. Searching for Columbo
  3. Rotator
  4. Can Train
  5. Chanson no. 3
  6. Serpentine
  7. Desillusion
  8. Ta ta ta
  9. Chanson no. 1
  10. BlunHit

Joe Henderson: Black Narcissus

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In January 1976, “Milestone” label released “Black Narcissus”, the 20th Joe Henderson album. It was recorded in October 1974, at “Studios Europa Sonor” in Paris, April 1975, at “Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley, California, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews and Joe Henderson.

Personnel:

  • Joe Henderson – tenor sax
  • Joachim Kühn – piano
  • Patrick Gleeson – synthesizer, arranger
  • David Friesen – bass 
  • Jean-François Jenny-Clark – bass
  • Daniel Humair – drums, cover painting
  • Jack DeJohnette – drums
  • Bill Summers – congas, percussion
  • Bruce Walford – engineer
  • Claude Martenot – engineer
  • Neil Schwartz – engineer
  • Seth Dworkin – engineer
  • Skip Shimmin – engineer
  • David Turner – mastering
  • Lance Anderson – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Henderson, except where noted.

  1. Black Narcissus
  2. Hindsight and Forethought
  3. Power to the People
  4. Amoeba
  5. Good Morning Heartache – Irene Higginbotham, Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher
  6. The Other Side of Right

Jaga Jazzist: One – Armed Bandit

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On January 25, 2010, “Ninja Tune” label released “One-Armed Bandit”, the fifth Jaga Jazzist studio album.

Personnel:

  • Lars Horntveth – clarinet, flute, soprano, baritone and tenor saxophone, electric and lap steel guitar, piano, keyboards, programming
  • Mathias Eick – piano, keyboards, trumpet, French horn, upright bass
  • Line Horntveth – vocals, flute, tuba, glockenspiel, percussion
  • Erik Johannessen – trombone, marxophone
  • Andreas Mjos – guitar, percussion, glockenspiel, marimba, vibraphone
  • Øystein Moen – organ, piano, synthesizer, percussion
  • Even Ormestad – bass, glockenspiel, keyboards, percussion
  • Stian Westerhus – 12 strings, baritone and electric guitar, harp, effects, percussion
  • Martin Horntveth – drums, percussion, bells, psaltery, drum machine, temple  blocks, marxophone, mandolin, harp, programing

Track listing:

  1. The Thing Introduces…
  2. One-Armed Bandit
  3. Bananfluer overalt
  4. 220 V/Spektral
  5. Toccata
  6. Prognissekongen
  7. Book of Glass
  8. Music! Dance! Drama!
  9. Touch of Evil
  10. Endless Galaxy

The Jimmy Chamberlin Complex: Life Begins Again

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On January 25, “Sanctuary” label released “Life Begins Again”, the debut Jimmy Chamberlin Complex (The) album. It was recorded in June 2004, and was produced by Jimmy Chamberlin.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Chamberlin – drums
  • Billy Mohler – vocals, bass, keyboards, guitar
  • Sean Woolstenhulme – guitar
  • Adam Benjamin – Fender Rhodes
  • Paul Chamberlin – additional drums
  • Corey Wilton – lead guitar, additional guitar
  • Billy Corgan – vocal
  • Rob Dickinson – vocal
  • Bill Medley – vocal
  • Linda Strawberry – backing vocals
  • Edmund Monsef – engineer
  • Tom Rothrock – mixing
  • Mike Tarantino – mixing assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmy Chamberlin and Billy Mohler, except where noted.

  1. Streetcrawler – Jimmy Chamberlin, Billy Mohler, Sean Woolstenhulme
  2. Life Begins Again
  3. P.S.A. – Jimmy Chamberlin, Billy Mohler, Sean Woolstenhulme
  4. Loki Cat – Jimmy Chamberlin, Billy Mohler, Sean Woolstenhulme
  5. Cranes of Prey
  6. Love Is Real
  7. Owed to Darryl – Jimmy Chamberlin, Billy Mohler, Sean Woolstenhulme
  8. Newerwaves
  9. Time Shift
  10. Lullabye – lyrics by Becca Popkin
  11. Loki Cat (reprise) – Jimmy Chamberlin, Billy Mohler, Sean Woolstenhulme

Belly: Star

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On January 25, 1993, “Reprise” and “Sire” labels released “Star”, the debut Belly studio album. It was recorded in 1992, at “Sound Emporium Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, “Amazon Studios” in Liverpool, and was produced by Tracy Chisolm, Gil Norton, Tanya Donelly, Fred Abong, Chris Gorman and Thomas Gorman.

Personnel:

  • Tanya Donelly – vocals, guitar
  • Fred Abong – bass
  • Chris Gorman – drums, percussion
  • Thomas Gorman – guitar, organ
  • Chick Graining – guitar, slide guitar, vocals
  • Tracy Chisholm – engineer
  • Chris Bigg – design
  • Chris Gorman – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tanya Donelly, except where noted.

  1. Someone to Die For
  2. Angel
  3. Dusted
  4. Every Word
  5. Gepetto
  6. Witch
  7. Slow Dog
  8. Low Red Moon
  9. Feed the Tree
  10. Full Moon, Empty Heart
  11. White Belly – Tanya Donelly, Fred Abong
  12. Untogether
  13. Star
  14. Sad Dress
  15. Stay

Portugal. The Man: You Vultures!

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On January 24, 2006, “Fearless Records” label released “Waiter: “You Vultures!”, the debut Portugal. The Man studio album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Johnny Cab Studios” in Shoreline, WA, and was produced by Casey Bates and John Gourley.

Personnel:

  • John Baldwin Gourley – vocals, guitar
  • Wesley James Hubbard – vocals, keyboard
  • Zachary Scott Carothers – vocals, bass
  • Jason Sechrist – drums
  • Justin Baiers – percussion
  • A. William Bentley – guitar, additional vocals
  • Thunderball Fist – keyboards, additional vocals
  • Nic Newsham – additional vocals
  • Casey Bates – engineer
  • Austin Sousa – additional engineer
  • Ed Brooks – mastering
  • John Gourley – illustration
  • Wesley Hubbard – illustration
  • Austin Sellers – design, photography, illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by John Baldwin Gourley.

  1. How the Leopard Got Its Spots
  2. Gold Fronts
  3. Stables and Chairs
  4. AKA M80 the Wolf
  5. Marching with 6
  6. Elephants
  7. Waiter
  8. Chicago
  9. Bad Bad Levi Brown
  10. Kill Me, The King
  11. Tommy
  12. Horse Warming Party
  13. Guns, Guns…Guns

Bettie Serveert: Lamprey

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On January 24, 1995, “Brinkman Records” label released “Lamprey”, the second Bettie Serveert studio album. It was recorded in 1994, at “Studio 150” in Amsterdam, Netherlands, “Air Studios” in London, “Kingsway Studios” in New Orleans, and was produced by Frans Hagenaars.

Personnel:

  • Carol van Dijk – vocals, guitar
  • Peter Visser – guitar
  • Herman Bunskoeke – bass
  • Berend Dubbe – drums

Track listing:

  1. Keepsake
  2. Ray Ray Rain
  3. D. Feathers
  4. Re-feel-it
  5. 21 Days
  6. Cybor D
  7. Tell Me, Sad
  8. Crutches
  9. Something so Wild
  10. Totally Freaked Out
  11. Silent Spring