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Jorge Ben: Samba Esquema Novo

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On January 10, 1963, “Philips” label released “Samba Esquema Novo”, the debut Jorge Ben album. It was recorded in 1962, and was produced by Armando Pittigliani.

Personnel:

  • Jorge Ben – vocals, violão
  • Luís Carlos Vinhas – piano
  • Joao Theodoro Meirelles – flute, saxophone, arrangements
  • Pedro Paulo – trumpet
  • Manuel Gusmão – bass
  • Dom Um Romão – drums
  • Luiz Carlos Vinhas – arrangements
  • Carlos Monteiro De Souza – arrangements
  • Maestro Gaya – arrangements
  • Sylvio Rabello – recording
  • Celio Martins – recording
  • Paulo Breves – artwork
  • Mafra – photography
  • Armando Pittigliani – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Jorge Ben, except where noted.

  1. Mas que Nada
  2. Tim Dom Dom – João Mello, Clodoaldo Brito
  3. Balança Pema
  4. Vem Morena
  5. Chove Chuva
  6. É Só Sambar
  7. Rosa, Menina Rosa
  8. Quero Esquecer Você
  9. Uála Uálalá
  10. A Tamba
  11. Menina Bonita Não Chora
  12. Por Causa de Você, Menina

Charles Mingus: Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus

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On January 9, 1964, “Impulse!” label released “Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus”, the 31st Charles Mingus album. It was recorded January – September 1963, in New York City, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Charles Mingus – bass, piano, narration
  • Jerome Richardson – soprano and baritone saxophone, flute
  • Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
  • Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
  • Dick Hafer – tenor saxophone, flute, oboe
  • Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
  • Eddie Preston – trumpet
  • Richard Williams – trumpet
  • Rolf Ericson – trumpet
  • Richard Williams – trumpet
  • Quentin Jackson – trombone
  • Britt Woodman – trombone
  • Don Butterfield – tuba
  • Jay Berliner – guitar
  • Jaki Byard – piano
  • Walter Perkins – drums
  • Dannie Richmond – drums
  • Bob Hammer – arrangements, orchestration
  • Bob Simpson – engineer
  • Rudy Van Gelder – mastering
  • Robert Flynn – cover design
  • Joe Lebow – liner design
  • Joe Alper – photography
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Charles Mingus, except where note.

  1. II B.S.
  2. IX Love
  3. Celia
  4. Mood Indigo – Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard
  5. Better Get Hit in Yo’ Soul
  6. Theme for Lester Young
  7. Hora Decubitus

Buddy Rich: This One’s For Basie

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On January 9, 1957, “Norgran” label released “This One’s for Basie”, the tenth Buddy Rich album. It was recorded in August 1956, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Buddy Rich – drums
  • Bob Enevoldsen – tenor saxophone, valve trombone
  • Bob Cooper – tenor saxophone
  • Pete Candoli – trumpet
  • Harry “Sweets” Edison – trumpet
  • Conrad Gozzo – trumpet
  • Frank Rosolino – trombone
  • Buddy Collette – flute, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Bill Pitman – guitar
  • Jimmy Rowles – piano
  • Joe Mondragon – double bass
  • Marty Paich – arrangements
  • Phil Stern – photography

Track listing:

  1. Blue and Sentimental – Count Basie, Mack David, Jerry Livingston
  2. Down for Double – Freddie Green
  3. Jump for Me – Count Basie
  4. Blues for Basie – Harry “Sweets” Edison
  5. Jumpin’ at the Woodside – Count Basie
  6. Ain’t It the Truth – Count Basie, Buster Harding, Jack Palmer
  7. Shorty George – Count Basie, Andy Gibson
  8. 9:20 Special – William Engvick, Earle Warren

Twenty One Pilots: Vessel

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On January 8, 2013, “Fueled by Ramen” label released “Vessel”, the third Twenty One Pilots studio album. It was recorded 2011 – 2012, at “Rocket Carousel Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Greg Wells.

Personnel:

  • Tyler Joseph – lead vocals, ukulele, guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesizers, keytar, programming, additional production
  • Josh Dun – drums, auxiliary percussion
  • Greg Wells – additional synthesizers, programming, mixing
  • Ian McGregor – recording
  • Howie Weinberg, Dan Gerbarg – mastering
  • Virgilio Tzaj – art direction, design
  • Reel Bear Media – art direction, design, photography
  • Rob Gold – art manager
  • Josh Skubel – packaging production

Track listing:

All tracks by Tyler Joseph, except where noted.

  1. Ode to Sleep
  2. Holding On to You – Tyler Joseph, Maurice Gleaton, Charles Hammond, Robert Hill, Deangelo Hunt, Bernard Leverette, Gerald Tiller, Migraine
  3. Jamall Willingham.
  4. House of Gold
  5. Car Radio
  6. Semi-Automatic
  7. Screen
  8. The Run and Go
  9. Fake You Out
  10. Guns for Hands
  11. Trees
  12. Truce

John Coltrane: The Last Trane

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In January 1966, “Prestige” label released “The Last Trane”, album by John Coltrane. It was assembled from unissued material from three separate recording sessions at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey in 1957 and 1958. The album was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
  • Donald Byrd – trumpet
  • Red Garland – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Earl May – bass
  • Louis Hayes – drums
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, mastering, lacquer cut
  • Don Schlitten – design
  • Gai Terell – photography
  • Jack McKinney – liner notes
  • Bob Weinstock – supervision

Track listing:

  1. Lover – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  2. Slowtrane – John Coltrane
  3. By the Numbers – John Coltrane
  4. Come Rain or Come Shine – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer

Archie Shepp: Four For Trane

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In January 1965, “Impulse!” label released “Four for Trane”, the third Archie Sheep album. It was recorded in August 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele and John Coltrane.

Personnel:

  • Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone
  • John Tchicai – alto saxophone
  • Roswell Rudd – trombone, arrangements
  • Alan Shorter – flugelhorn
  • Reggie Workman – double bass
  • Charles Moffett – drums
  • Robert Flynn – cover design
  • Joe Lebow – liner design
  • Leroi Jones – liner notes

 Track listing:

All tracks by John Coltrane, except where noted.

  1. Syeeda’s Song Flute
  2. Mr. Syms
  3. Cousin Mary
  4. Naima
  5. Rufus (Swung His Face at Last To The Wind, Then His Neck Snapped) – Archie Shepp

Tony Malaby: The Cave of Winds

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On January 7, 2022, “Pyroclastic Records” label released “The Cave of Winds”, the 13th Tony Malaby album. It was recorded in June 2021, at “Samurai Hotel Studios” in New York, and was produced by Tony Malaby.

Personnel:

  • Tony Malaby – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Ben Monder – guitar
  • Michael Formanek – bass
  • Tom Rainey – drums
  • Mike Marciano – mixing, mastering
  • Marieken Cochius – artwork
  • Hidde Dijkastra – design
  • Kris Davis – executive producer
  • Peter Gannushkin – photography

Track listing

All tracks by Tony Malaby, except where noted.

  1. Corinthian Leather
  2. Recrudescence – Tony Malaby, Michael Formanek, Ben Monder, Tom Rainey
  3. Scratch the Horse
  4. Insect Ward
  5. The Cave of Winds
  6. Life Coach (For Helias)
  7. Just Me, Just Me

John Coltrane Quartet: Ballads

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In January 1963, “Impulse!” label released “Ballads”, album by John Coltrane Quartet. It was recorded December 1961, September – November 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Jimmy Garrison – bass
  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Jim Marshall – photography

Track listing:

  1. Say It (Over and Over Again) – Jimmy McHugh
  2. You Don’t Know What Love Is – Gene DePaul
  3. Too Young to Go Steady – Jimmy McHugh
  4. All or Nothing at All – Arthur Altman
  5. I Wish I Knew – Harry Warren
  6. What’s New? – Bob Haggart
  7. It’s Easy to Remember – Richard Rodgers
  8. Nancy (With the Laughing Face) – Jimmy Van Heusen

The Flaming Lips: Oh My Gawd!!!

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On January 6, 1987, “Restless Records” label released “Oh My Gawd!!! (Oh My Gawd!!!…The Flaming Lips)” the second Flaming Lips (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1986, and was produced by Wayne Coyne, Michael Ivins and Richard English.

Personnel:

  • Wayne Coyne – lead vocals, guitar, front cover painting
  • Michael Ivins – bass, front cover painting
  • Richard English – lead and backing vocals, drums, piano, front cover painting
  • Ruben Ayala – engineer
  • Michele Vlasimsky – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Wayne Coyne, Michael Ivins and Richard English.

  1. Everything’s Explodin’
  2. One Million Billionth of a Millisecond on a Sunday Morning
  3. Maximum Dream for Evil Knievel
  4. Can’t Exist
  5. Ode to C.C. (Part I)
  6. The Ceiling Is Bendin’
  7. Prescription: Love
  8. Thanks To You
  9. Can’t Stop the Spring
  10. Ode to C.C. (Part II)
  11. Love Yer Brain