Monthly Archives: August 2022

Brian Setzer: Rockabilly Riot: All Original

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On August 12, 2014, “Surfdog” label released “Rockabilly Riot!: All Original”, the ninth Brian Setzer studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “RCA Studio A” in New York City, and was produced by Peter Collins.

Personnel:

  • Brian Setzer – vocals, guitar
  • Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
  • Kevin McKendree – piano
  • Chris Pelcer – organ
  • Mark W. Winchester – bass
  • Noah Levy – drums
  • Joey Nardone – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Let’s Shake
  2. Rockabilly Blues
  3. Vinyl Records
  4. Lemme Slide
  5. Nothing’s is a Sure Thing
  6. What’s Her Name?
  7. Calamity Jane
  8. The Girl with the Blues in Her Eyes
  9. Stiletto Cool
  10. I Should’a Had a V-8
  11. Blue Lights, Big City
  12. Cock-a-doodle Don’t

Pat Benatar: Go

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On August 12, 2003, “Bel Chiasso” label released “Go”, the eleventh Pat Benatar studio album. It was recorded 2002 – 2003, at “Spyder’s Soul Kitchen” and “Rumbo” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Neil Giraldo.

Personnel:

  • Pat Benatar – vocals
  • Neil Giraldo – guitars, keyboards, bass, backing vocals, strings arrangements
  • Mick Mahan – bass
  • Ray Brinker, Denny Fongheiser, Dave Karasony, Matt Laug – drums, percussion
  • Chris Fuhrman, Spyder Whitehorse – engineer, digital editing
  • Barry Rudolph – engineer, mixing
  • Steve Hall – mastering
  • Jeff Worrell – digital editing

Track listing:

All tracks by Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, except where noted.

  1. Go
  2. Brave
  3. I Won’t
  4. Have It All
  5. Sorry – Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo, Paul Rafferty
  6. Please Don’t Leave Me
  7. Girl – Neil Giraldo, Holly Knight
  8. Out of the Ruins
  9. In My Dreams
  10. Tell Me
  11. Brokenhearted
  12. Christmas in America (radio edit) – hidden track

Ultimate Spinach: Behold & See

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On August 11, 1968, “MGM” label released “Behold & See”, the second Ultimate Spinach studio album. It was recorded in April 1968, at “Mayfair Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Alan Lorber.

Personnel:

  • Ian Bruce-Douglas – lead vocals, electric piano, organ, vibraphone, lead guitar, recording
  • Barbara Jean Hudson – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Geoffrey Winthrop – rhythm guitar
  • Richard Nese – bass guitar
  • Russell Levine – drums, percussion
  • Carol Lee Brit – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Bruce-Douglas.

  1. Gilded Lamp of the Cosmos
  2. Visions of Your Reality
  3. Jazz Thing
  4. Mind Flowers
  5. Where You’re At
  6. Suite: Genesis of Beauty (In Four Parts)
  7. Fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse
  8. Fragmentary March of Green

Jeff Ament: I Should Be Outside

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On August 10, 2021, “Monkeywrench Records” label released “I Should Be Outside”, the fourth Jeff Ament album. It was recorded in 2021, in Horseback Ridge.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Ament – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, melodica, bass, drums, loops, recording
  • Richard Stuverud – drums, backing vocals
  • Neil Hundt – drums
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums, additional recording
  • Chris Daddio – additional recording
  • John Burton – additional recording, mixing
  • Josh Evans – mixing
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Regan Hagar – layout

All tracks by Jeff Ament.

  1. Lightmoves
  2. I Hear Ya
  3. Passion Denied
  4. Bandwidth
  5. For the Ones
  6. Life
  7. O.O.F.
  8. Dead Ends
  9. Despite All Odds
  10. The Divine Perfume
  11. You Know Who You Are
  12. Sweet Boy

Mike and The Moonpies: One to Grow On

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On August 10. 2021, “Prairie Rose Music” label released “One to Grow On”, the eight Mike and The Moonpies album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Adam Odor.

Personnel:

  • Mike Harmeier – vocals, guitar
  • Zac Wilkerson – vocal
  • Catlin Rutherford – guitar
  • Zachary Moulton – steel guitar
  • John Carbone – piano, organ
  • David Percefull – organ
  • Shooter Jennings – synthesizer
  • Omar Oyogue – bass
  • Kyle Ponder – drums
  • Nate Coon – percusiion
  • Quaker City Night Hawks
  • Adam Odor – engineer, mixing
  • Eric Conn – mastering
  • Chase Harmeier – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Paycheck to Paycheck
  2. Hour on the Hour
  3. Growing Pains
  4. Rainy Day
  5. Whose Side You’re On
  6. Brother
  7. The Vein
  8. Social Drinkers
  9. Burnout

Half Alive: Now, Not Yet

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On August 9, 2019, “RCA” label released “Now, Not Yet”, the debut Half Alive studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2019, and was produced by Mike Crossey, Eric Palmquist, Mike Elizondo, Ariel Rechtshaid, Paul Meany, Josh Taylor, J. Tyler Johnson and Brett Kramer,

Personnel:

  • Josh Taylor – lead singer, horn, choir
  • J. Tyler Johnson – bass, horn, strings, choir
  • Brett Kramer – drums, horn, choir
  • Mike Elizondo – keyboards, choir
  • Eric Palmquist – keyboards 
  • Paul Meany – keyboards 
  • Lemar Guillary – trombone
  • Mike Cottone – trumpet, fluegelhorn, horn
  • Taylor Covey – horn
  • Vinney Dawson – horn
  • Emiko Bankson – strings, choir
  • Kimbra – vocals
  • Samm Henshaw – vocals
  • Mike Elizondo – programmer
  • Paul Meany – programmer 
  • Eric Palmquist – programmer, engineer
  • Emiko Bankson – engineer 
  • Stephen Sesso – engineer 
  • Brent Arrowood – engineer 
  • John DeBold – engineer 
  • Alonzo Lazaro – engineer assistant
  • Jasmine Chen – engineer assistant
  • Matt DiMona – engineer assistant
  • Adam Hawkins – mixing
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Henry Lunetta – editor 

Track listing:

All tracks by Josh Taylor, Brett Kramer, and J Tyler Johnson, except where noted.

  1. OK OK?
  2. Rumaway
  3. Maybe
  4. The Notion
  5. Still Feel – Emiko Bankson, James Krausse, Rachel Kramer
  6. Trust – Faith Dunsterville
  7. Arrow
  8. Pure Gold
  9. Ice Cold – Austin Price
  10. Rest – Emiko Bankson, Samm Henshaw
  11. Breakfast
  12. Creature

Michael Lang

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On August 5, 2022, Michael Anthony Lang died aged 80. He was musician (piano, keyboards, organ, synthesizer) and composer, recorded more than 2500 film scores, and worked with some of the biggest names of modern music such as Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, John Lennon, Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, Vince Gill, Milt Jackson, Lee Konitz, Diana Krall, Arturo Sandoval, Josh Groban, Frank Zappa, Lee Ritenour, Oliver Nelson, Bud Shank, Kenny Rogers, Barbra Streisand, Solomon Burke, Tom Waits, Peggy Lee, Vanessa Williams, Jose Feliciano, Bette Midler, Russell Watson, Michael Bolton, Don Ellis, Robbie Williams, Paul Anka, Sarah Vaughan, Amy Grant, Willie Nelson, Natalie Cole, Dusty Springfield, Melissa Manchester, Neil Diamond, Shelly Manne and Stan Kenton.  

John Hicks: Piece for My Peace

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On August 8, 1995, “Landmark” label released “Piece for My Peace”, the 27th John Hicks album.

Personnel:

  • John Hicks – piano
  • Vincent Herring – tenor sax, alto sax
  • Bobby Watson – alto sax
  • Elise Wood – flute
  • Curtis Lundy – bass
  • Cecil Brooks III – drums
  • Annalee Valencia – art direction, design
  • Paul Anthony – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Faith – Bobby Watson
  2. Piece for My Peace – John Hicks
  3. Mood Swings – Cecil Brooks III
  4. Diane – Charles Mingus
  5. Mudd’s Mode – Mickey Bass
  6. Don’t Let It Go – Vincent Herring
  7. So in Love – Cole Porter
  8. I Should Care – Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston
  9. My Shining Hours – Harrold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
  10. Star-Crossed Lovers – Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn