Wayne Shorter: JuJu

In July 1965, “Blue Note” label released “JuJu”, the fifth Wayne Shorter album. It was recorded in August 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, in New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Reggie Workman – bass
  • Elvin Jones – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Wayne Shorter.

  1. JuJu
  2. Deluge
  3. House of Jade
  4. Mahjong
  5. Yes or No
  6. Twelve More Bars to Go

Los Lobos: Native Sons

On July 30, 2021, “New West” label released “Native Sons”, the 17th Los Lobos album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Nest Recorders” in Los Angeles. and was produced by Steve Berlin. The album won a 2022 “Grammy Award” in the “Best Americana Album” category.

Personnel:

  • David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez, Jr. – vocals, guitar
  • Little Willie G. – lead and backing vocals
  • Cesar Rosas – vocals, guitar, bass, Hammond B3 organ
  • Conrad Lozano – vocals, bass
  • Phil Parlapiano – keyboards
  • Aaron Ballesteros, David Hidalgo Jr., Jason Lozano – drums
  • Camilo Quinones – percussion
  • Steve Berlin – saxophone, midi saxophone, keyboards
  • Dannie Ramirez – trombone
  • Barrence Whitfield, Enrique González, Jacob G. – backing vocals
  • Chris Sorem – recording, mixing
  • Ruairi O’Flaherty – mastering
  • Mando Tavares – production manager

Track listing:

  1. Love Special Delivery
  2. Misery
  3. Bluebird / For What It’s Worth
  4. Los Chucos Suaves
  5. Jamaica Say You Will
  6. Never No More
  7. Native Son
  8. Farmer John
  9. Dichoso
  10. Sail On, Sailor
  11. The World Is a Ghetto
  12. Flat Top Joint
  13. Where Lovers Go

Arthur Blythe: Focus

On July 30, 2002, “Savant” label released “Focus”, the 21st Arthur Blythe album. It was recorded in April 2002, at “Tedesco Studio” in Paramus, New Jersey, and was produced by Cecil Brooks III.

Personnel:

  • Arthur Blythe – alto saxophone
  • Gust William Tsilis – marimba
  • Bob Stewart – tuba
  • Cecil Brooks III – drums

Track listing:

 All tracks by Arthur Blythe except where noted.

  1. Opus
  2. Children’s Song aka That Old Man – Thelonious Monk
  3. C.C. Rider – traditional
  4. Once Again
  5. My Son Ra
  6. Hip Toe
  7. Night Song
  8. Bubbles
  9. Stuffy Turkey – Thelonious Monk
  10. Night Creeper
  11. In a Sentimental Mood – Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills
  12. Focus

Thank You Scientist: Stranger Heads Prevails

On July 29, 2016, “Evil Ink” label released “Stranger Heads Prevailis”, the second Thank You Scientist album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Tom Monda.

Personnel:

  • Salvatore Marrano – vocals
  • Tom Monda – vocals, fretted and fretless guitar, acoustic guitar, shamisen, sitar, strings arrangements
  • Cody McCorry – bass, theremin, saw
  • Odin Alvarez – drums
  • Ellis Jasenovic – tenor sax
  • Andrew Digrius – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Ben Karas – violin, viola, five string electric violin
  • Mark Radice – vocals, piano, keys
  • AJ Merlino – percussion
  • Sean Redman – timpani
  • Rebecca Harris – violin
  • Tory Anne Daines – viola
  • Gergly Kiss – cello
  • Bumblefoot – vocals, additional engineering
  • The Spectrum Vocal Ensemble – gang vocals
  • Mike Ferretti – engineer, mixing
  • Shane Stanton – engineer assistant
  • Van Dette – mastering
  • Tim High – additional vocal engineering

Track listing:

  1. Prologue: A Faint Applause
  2. The Somnambulist
  3. Caverns
  4. Mr. Invisible
  5. A Wolf in Cheap Clothing
  6. Blue Automatic
  7. Need More Input
  8. Rube Goldberg Variations
  9. Psychopomp
  10. The Amateur Arsonist’s Handbook
  11. Epilogue: And the Clever Depart

Anarbor: Same

On July 29, 2016, “Independent” label released the self-titled, third Anarbor studio album. It was recorded September 2015 – April 2016, and was produced by Matt Keller.

Personnel:

  • Adam Juwig – guitar
  • Danny Stravers – guitar
  • Slade Echeverria – lead vocals, bass
  • William Wilson – drums

Track listing:

  1. Freaking Out
  2. Dopamine
  3. Can’t Help It
  4. Josie
  5. Paint This Town
  6. Through the Night
  7. Already Dead
  8. Who Cares?
  9. If You Sing
  10. Pushaway

Jillette Johnson: All I Ever See In You Is Me

On July 28, 2017, “Rounder Records” label released “All I Ever See in You Is Me”, the second Jillette Johnson album. It was recorded in 2017, at “RCA Studio A” in Nashville, and was prodyced by Dave Cobb.

Personnel:

  • Jillette Johnson – vocals, piano, mellotron, synth
  • Dave Cobb – guitar, additional percussion, mixing
  •  Brian Allen – bass
  • Chris Powell – drums, percussion
  • Matt Ross Spang – engineer, mixing
  • Gena Johnson – engineer assistant
  • Paul Blakemore – mastering
  • Sean Winter – design
  • Anna Webber – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jilette Johnson.

  1. Bunny
  2. Love Is Blind
  3. Throw Out Your Mirror
  4. Holiday
  5. Flip a Coin
  6. In Repair
  7. Not Tonight
  8. Like You Raised Me
  9. I’m Sorry
  10. All I Ever See in You Is Me
  11. Thumbelina

Joywave: Content

On July 28, 2017, “Cultco” and “Hollywood Records” labels released “Content”, the second Joywave studio album. It was recorded in 2016 in Bloomfield, New York, and was produced by Daniel Armbruster and Sean Donnelly.

Personnel:

  • Daniel Armbruster – vocals
  • Joseph Morinelli – guitar
  • Paul Brenner – drums

Track listing:

  1. Content
  2. Shutdown
  3. It’s a Trip
  4. Rumors
  5. Confidence
  6. Doubt
  7. Going to a Place
  8. Little Lies You’re Told
  9. When You’re Bored
  10. Thanks. Thanks for Coming
  11. Let’s Talk About Feelings

John Mellencamp: John Cougar

On July 27, 1979, “Riva Records” label released “John Cougar”, the third John Mellencamp studio album. It was recorded in 1978 at “AIR Studios” in London, and in 1979, at “Criteria Studios” in Miami, and was produced by Ron Albert, Howard Albert and John Punter.

Personnel:

  • John Mellencamp – vocal, guitar
  • Larry Crane – guitars, backing vocals
  • Mike “Chief” Wanchic – guitars, backing vocals
  • Brian Bec Var – piano, keyboards
  • Robert “Ferd” Frank – bass
  • Tom Knowles – drums
  • Don Gehman – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by John Mellencamp, except where noted.

  1. A Little Night Dancin’
  2. Small Paradise
  3. Miami
  4. Great Mid-West
  5. Do You Think That’s Fair
  6. I Need a Lover
  7. Welcome to Chinatown
  8. Sugar Marie
  9. Pray for Me – John Mellencamp, Brian Bec Var
  10. Taxi Dancer

James Brown: The Original Disco Man

In July 1979, “Polydor” label released “The Original Disco Man”, the 48th James Brown album. It was recorded in 1979, and was produced by Brad Shapiro.

Personnel:

  • James Brown – vocal, arrangements
  • Brad Shapiro – arrangements
  • Bob Heimall – art direction
  • Stephanie Zuras – design
  • Joel Brodsky – photography

Track listing:

  1. It’s Too Funky in Here – Brad Shapiro, George Jackson, Walter Shaw, Robert Miller
  2. Let the Boogie Do the Rest – Brad Shapiro, Randy McCormick
  3. Still – Bill Anderson
  4. Star Generation – Brad Shapiro
  5. Women Are Something Else – Brad Shapiro, Randy McCormick
  6. The Original Disco Man – Brad Shapiro, Randy McCormick

Nathan “Joey” Jordison

On July 26, 2021, Nathan Jonas “Joey” Jordison died aged 46. He was musician (drums, guitar), performed with Rob Zombie,  Metallica,  Korn, Ministry, Otep, Satyricon, Murderdolls, Scar the Martyr and Sinsaenum but was best known as founding member and drummer of Slipknot. In 2010, the readers of the magazine “Rhythm”, voted him “The Best drummer of the previous 25 years”.