Monthly Archives: November 2023

The Smashing Pumpkins: Atum: A Rock Opera In Three Acts

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On November 15, 2022, “Martha’s Music” and “Thirty Tigers” labels released “Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts”, the twelfth Smashing Pumpkins (The) studio album. The album was released in three separate installments of 11 songs – “Atum: Act One” was released on November 15, 2022, “Atum: Act Two” was released on January 31, 2023, and “Atum: Act Three” was released on May 5, 2023. It was recorded 2020 – 2022, and was produced by Billy Corgan.

Personnel:

  • Billy Corgan – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards
  • James Iha – guitar
  • Jeff Schroeder – guitar, keyboards
  • Jimmy Chamberlin – drums
  • Katie Cole – backing vocals
  • Sierra Swan – backing vocals
  • Linda Strawberry – backing vocals
  • Matt Walker – additional incidental programming

Track listing:

Atum: Act One

  1. Atum
  2. Butterfly Suite
  3. The Good in Goodbye
  4. Embracer
  5. With Ado I Do
  6. Hooligan
  7. Steps in Time
  8. When Rain Must Fall
  9. Beyond the Vale
  10. Hooray!
  11. The Gold Mask

Atum: Act Two

  1. Avalanche
  2. Empires
  3. Neophyte
  4. Moss
  5. Night waves
  6. Space Age
  7. Every Morning
  8. To the Grays
  9. Beguiled
  10. The Culling
  11. Springtimes

Atum: Act Three

  1. Sojourner
  2. That Which Animates the Spirit
  3. The Canary Trainer
  4. Pacer
  5. In Lieu of Failure
  6. Cenotaph
  7. Harmageddon
  8. Fireflies
  9. Intergalactic
  10. Spellbinding
  11. Of Wings

Zodeon at Crystal Hall

  1. Simmatar
  2. Magdalena
  3. Saffron
  4. Zope
  5. Huzzah
  6. Automation
  7. Mary Q
  8. Burr
  9. Excelsior
  10. Necromance

Etta James: At Last!

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On November 15, 1960, “Argo” label released “At Last!”, the debut Etta James studio album. It was recorded January – October 1960, and was produced by Phil Chess and Leonard Chess. Magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked “At Last!” at number 191 on its list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Etta James – vocals
  • Harvey Fuqua – vocals
  • Riley Hampton – arrangements, conductor
  • Don Bronstein – cover
  • Don Kamerer – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Anything to Say You’re Mine – Sonny Thompson
  2. My Dearest Darling – Edwin “Eddie Bo” Bocage, Paul Gayten
  3. Trust in Me – Milton Ager, Jean Schwartz, Ned Wever
  4. A Sunday Kind of Love – Louis Prima, Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard, Stan Rhodes
  5. Tough Mary – Etta James, Joe Josea
  6. I Just Want to Make Love to You – Willie Dixon
  7. At Last – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
  8. All I Could Do Was Cry – Billy Davis, Gwen Fuqua, Berry Gordy
  9. Stormy Weather – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  10. Girl of My Dreams – Charles “Sunny” Clapp

Gemma Hayes: Bones + Longing

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On November 14, 2014, “Chasing Dragons” label released “Bones + Longing”, the fifth Gemma Hayes studio album. It was recorded in Dublin Ireland, Noyant-la-Gravoyère in France, in London, and was produced by David Odlum and Gemma Hayes.

  • Gemma Hayes – vocals, guitar, piano, programming, bassline programming, vocal arrangements, voice arrangements, arrangements
  • David Odlum – vocals, guitar, synth, beats, bass, engineer
  • Romy – vocals, keys, synthesizers
  • Mark Stanley – drums
  • Jayne Gould – design
  • Humphrey Bangham – artwork
  • Simon Long – photography
  • Pip – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gemma Hayes.

  1. Laughter
  2. Dreamt You Were Fine
  3. Iona
  4. Joy
  5. Dark Moon
  6. Palomino
  7. To Be Your Honey
  8. Chasing
  9. Making My Way
  10. Caught
  11. Bones and Longing

Dave Burrell: Momentum

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On November 14, 2007, “High Two” label released “Momentum”, the 27th Dave Burrell album. It was recorded in November 2005, at “Systems Two Studio” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by Jon Rosenberg.

Personnel:

  • Dave Burrell — piano
  • Michael Formanek — double bass
  • Guillermo E. Brown — drums
  • Jon Rosenberg — engineer
  • Eugen Lew – mixing
  • Mark Christman – mixing
  • Chris Flam — mastering
  • Soma – artwork
  • Shawn Brackbill — photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Burrell.

  1. Downfall
  2. Broken Promise
  3. Fade to Black
  4. 4:30 to Atlanta
  5. Cool Reception
  6. Momentum
  7. Coup d’État

Geddy Lee: My Favourite Headache

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On November 14, 2000, “Anthem Records” label released “My Favourite Headache”, the debut Geddy Lee album. It was recorded in 2000, at “The Peasant’s Tent and Reaction Studios” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Geddy Lee, Ben Mink and David Leonard.

Personnel:

  • Geddy Lee – vocals, bass guitar, guitar, piano, percussion, programming, string arrangements, engineer
  • Ben Mink – guitars, violin, violas, programming, string arrangements, engineer
  • Waylon Wall – steel guitar
  • Matt Cameron – drums
  • Jeremy Taggart – drums
  • John Friesen – cello
  • Pappy Rosen – backing vocals
  • Chris Stringer – additional percussion
  • Ed Wilson – additional programming
  • David Leonard – engineer, mixing 
  • Adam Kasper, Dennis Tougas – engineer
  • Sam Hofstedt, Sheldon Zaharko, Chris Stringer, Tom Heron, Jeff Elliot, Joel Kazmi, Ian Bodzasi – engineer assistant
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Daniel Séguin – computer technical assistance

Track listing:

 All lyrics by Geddy Lee, all music by Geddy Lee and Ben Mink.

  1. My Favourite Headache
  2. The Present Tense
  3. Window to the World
  4. Working at Perfekt
  5. Runaway Train
  6. The Angel’s Share
  7. Moving to Bohemia
  8. Home on the Strange
  9. Slipping
  10. Still
  11. Grace to Grace

Echo & The Bunnymen: Reverberation

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On November 13, 1990, “WEA” and “Sire” labels released “Reverberation”, the sixth Echo & the Bunnymen studio album. It was recorded in May 1990, at “Ridge Farm Studio” in Surrey, UK, and was produced by Geoff Emerick.

Personnel:

  • Noel Burke – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Will Sergeant – guitar, loops, autoharp
  • Jake Brockman – mellotron, Farfisa
  • Les Pattinson – bass
  • Damon Reece – drums, percussion
  • Shanker Ganguly – harmonium
  • Punita Gupta – sitar
  • John Leach – dulcimer
  • John Mayer – tambura
  • Adam Peters – cello, piano
  • Esmail Sheikh – dholak
  • Gurdev Singh – tar shahanai
  • Will Gosling – engineer
  • Adrian Moore – engineer assistant
  • Paul Apted – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Noel Burke, Will Sergeant, Les Pattinson, Jake Brockman and Damon Reece.

  1. Gone, Gone, Gone
  2. Enlighten Me
  3. Cut & Dried
  4. King of Your Castle
  5. Devilment
  6. Thick Skinned World
  7. Freaks Dwell
  8. Senseless
  9. Flaming Red
  10. False Goodbyes

deLillos: Suser Avgarde

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On November 13, 1986, “Sonet” label released Suser Avgarde, the debut deLillos album. It was recorded in 1986, at “Pan Studio” in Skjetten, “NRK Studio 20” in Norway, and was produced by Jørn Christensen and Jan Kranmo.

Personnel:

  • Lars Lillo-Stenberg – vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer
  • Bengt Olsson – vocals, design
  • Øystein Jevanord – vocals, drums
  • Rune Lindstrøm – drums
  • Kjell Nitteberg – lacquer cut
  • Jørn Christensen – technician
  • Ole John Aandal – photography
  • Mette Lange-Nilsen – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Lars Lillo-Stenberg.

  1. Min Beibi Dro Avsted
  2. Mine Øyne
  3. Tøff I Pyjamas
  4. Nå Som Vi Alle Er Forskjellige
  5. Knut (Er Det Sandt)
  6. Siste Sommerferiedag
  7. Finnes Det En Kvinne
  8. Full Men Pen
  9. La La La
  10. Livet Er En Liten Dings
  11. Hei Jeg Er Tilbake
  12. Suser Avgårde Alle Mann

Bill Evans and Shelly Manne: Empathy

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In November 1962, “Verve” label released “Empathy”, album by Bill Evans and Shelly Manne. It was recorded in August 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Bill Evans – piano
  • Monty Budwig – bass
  • Shelly Manne – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Sheldon Maclin – design
  • Harris Haft – photography
  • Don Hold – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. The Washington Twist – Irving Berlin
  2. Danny Boy – Frederick Weatherly
  3. Let’s Go Back to the Waltz – Irving Berlin
  4. With a Song in My Heart – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  5. Goodbye – Gordon Jenkins
  6. I Believe in You – Frank Loesser

Chubby Checker: Limbo Party

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In November 1962, “Parkway” label released “Limbo Party”, the sixth Chubby Checker album.

Personnel:

  • Chubby Checker – vocals

Track listing:

  1. La La Limbo – Dave Appell, Kal Mann
  2. Mary Ann Limbo – Dave Leon, Jon Sheldon
  3. Man Smart, Woman Smarter – Kal Mann
  4. Baby, Come Back – Hal Wallis, Kal Mann
  5. Somebody Bad Stole the Wedding Bell – David Mann, Bob Hilliard
  6. The Bossa Nova – Dave Appell, Kal Mann
  7. Limbo Rock – Jan Sheldon, Billy Strange
  8. When the Saints Go Limbo In – Dave Appell, Kal Mann
  9. Jamaica Farewell – Irving Burgie
  10. Banana Boat Limbo Song – Jon Sheldon
  11. Desfinado (Slightly Out of Tune) – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça, Jon Hendricks
  12. La Bamba – Ritchie Valens

Cannonball Adderley Quintet: Plus

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In November 1961, “Riverside” label released “Plus”, the 21st Cannonball Adderley album (credited to Cannonball Adderley Quintet). It was recorded in May 1961, at “Plaza Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
  • Nat Adderley – cornet
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Victor Feldman – piano, vibes
  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Louis Hayes – drums
  • Ken Deardoff – design
  • Don Bronstein – cover photography
  • Steve Schapiro – photography
  • Ed Sherman – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Arriving Soon – Eddie Vinson
  2. Well, You Needn’t – Thelonious Monk
  3. New Delhi – Victor Feldman
  4. Winetone – Wynton Kelly
  5. Star Eyes – Gene de Paul, Don Raye
  6. Lisa (take 8) – Victor Feldman, Phil Zito