Monthly Archives: March 2024

The Colourfield: Deception

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On March 23, 1987, “Chrysalis” label released “Deception”, the second and the last Colourfield (The) album. It was recorded 1986 – 1987, at “Davout Studio” in Paris, “39th St. Music” in New York City, “Wool Hall Studio” in Bath, and was produced by Richard Gottehrer and Jeffery Lesser.

Personnel:

  • Terry Hall – vocals, various instruments
  • Toby Lyons – vocals, various instruments
  • Roland Orzabal – guitar
  • Gregg Mangiafico – keyboards
  • Sammy Merendino – drum programming
  • Dolette McDonald, Deborah Malone, Janice Pendarvis – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Terry Hall and Toby Lyons, except where noted.

  1. Badlands
  2. Running Away
  3. From Down to Distraction
  4. Confession
  5. Miss Texas 1967
  6. She – Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart
  7. Heart of America
  8. Digging It Deep
  9. Monkey in Winter
  10. Goodbye Sun Valley

Honi Gordon: Honi Gordon Sings

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On March 23, 1962, “Prestige” label released “Honi Gordon Sings’, the only Honi Gordon album.

Personnel:

  • Honi Gordon – vocals
  • Ken McIntyre – alto sax, flute
  • Wally Richardson – guitar
  • Jaki Byard – piano
  • George Duvivier – bass
  • Ed Shaughnessy – drums

Track listing:

  1. Strollin’
  2. Ill Wind
  3. My Kokomo
  4. Why Try to Change Me Now?
  5. Cupid
  6. Walkin’ (Out the Door)
  7. Why
  8. Love Affair
  9. Lament of the Lonely

These New Puritans: Inside The Rose

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On March 22, 2019, “Infectious” label released “Inside the Rose”, the fourth These New Puritans studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by George Barnett and Jack Barnett.

Personnel:

  • Jack Barnett – vocals, acoustic, electric and prepared piano, electric and upright bass, synthesizer, pitched percussion, sound design
  • George Barnett – vocals, drum kits, percussion, metal, glass, electronics
  • Maria Chiara Argiró: piano
  • Yazz Ahmed – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Noel Langley – flugelhorn
  • Azazello Satariel – pocket tuba
  • Thomas Hein – percussion, backing vocals
  • David Tibet, Scintii, Elisa Rodrigues, Graham Sutton, Fred McPherson, Micaela Haslam, Michelle Daly – vocals
  • Andre de Ridder – conductor
  • Mayah Kadish – violin
  • Jeffrey Bruinsma – violin
  • Daniella Strasfogel – violin
  • Biliana Voutchkova – violin
  • Emmanuelle Bernard – violin
  • Mari Sawada – violin
  • Thora Sveinsdóttir – viola
  • Ildiko Ludwig – viola
  • Yodfat Miron – viola
  • Anna Carew – cello
  • Andreas Voss – cello
  • Zoé Cartier – cello
  • Lisa de Boos – double bass
  • Caleb Salgado – double bass
  • Clara Gervais – double bass
  • Florian Menzel – trumpet
  • Damir Bacikin – trumpet
  • Florian Juncker – trombone
  • Till Krause – trombone
  • Romain Bly – French horn
  • Samuel Stoll – French horn

Track listing:

  1. Infinity Vibraphones
  2. Anti-Gravity
  3. Beyond Black Suns
  4. Inside the Rose
  5. Where the Trees Are on Fire
  6. Into the Fire
  7. Lost Angel
  8. A-R-P
  9. Six

Patrice Jégou: If It Ain’t Love

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On March 22, 2019, “Prairie Star Records” label released “If It Ain’t Love”, the second Patrice Jégou studio album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by David Paich, Yinka Oyelese, Mike Lang, Mark Kibble and Jorge Calandrelli.

Personnel:

  • Patrice Jegou – vocals
  • Mark Kibble – vocals, percussion
  • Alvin Chea – vocals
  • Take 6 – vocals
  • Ramón Stagnaro – guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Larry Koonse – acoustic guitar, guitar
  • Michael Thompson – electric guitar
  • Dean Parks – guitar
  • Yaron Gershovsky – piano
  • Mike Lang – piano, Rhodes
  • Greg Phillinganes – keyboards
  • David Lang – Wurlitzer
  • David Paich – Hammond B-3, piano
  • The Clayton – Hamilton Orchestra
  • Sam Levine – alto saxophone
  • Tom Scott – tenor saxophone
  • Doug Moffet – tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Gilbert Castellanos – trumpet
  • Steve Patrick, Mike Barry – trumpet
  • Roy Agee – trombone
  • Kevin Axt – bass
  • Abraham Laboirel, Sr. – bass
  • Boris Kozlov – bass
  • Cliff Almond – drums
  • Steve Ferrone – drums
  • John “J.R.” Robinson – drums
  • Ray Brinker – drums
  • Luis Conte – percussion
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Bill Cantos, Kurt Lykes, Jamie McCrary, Jason Morales, Melodye Perry, Alfie Silas. Tiffany Smith, Tata Vega – choir

Track listing:

  1. Lover Come Back to Me – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
  2. Jersey Bounce – Tiny Bradshaw, Buddy Feyne, Eddie Johnson, Bobby Plater
  3. Baubles, Bangles and beads – George Forest, Robert Wright
  4. Yes We Can, Can – Allen Toussaint
  5. I’m So Glad I’m Standing Here Today – Will Jennings, Joe Sample
  6. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams – Harry Barris, Ted Koehler, Billy Moll
  7. If It Ain’t Love – Andy Razaf, Donald Redman, Thaomas Fats Waller
  8. Estate (Summer) – Bruno Brighetti, Bruno Martino
  9. Lover Come Back to Me – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
  10. Waltz for Debby – Bill Evans, Gene Lees
  11. Losing You – Randy Newman
  12. Just Squeeze Me – Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines
  13. Where Do You Start – Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Johnny Mandel
  14. Remembrances – Peter Getz, Brian Hobbs, Mike Lang
  15. Please Send Me Someone to Love – Percy Mayfield
  16. It Might be You – Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Dave Grusin

American Football: Same

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On March 22, 2019, “Polyvinyl” and “Big Scary Monsters” labels released the self-titled, third American Football album. It was recorded in 2018, at “ARC Studios” in Omaha, Nebraska, and was produced by Jason Cupp, Steve Holmes, Steve Lamos, Mike Kinsella and Nate Kinsella.

Personnel:

  • Mike Kinsella – vocals, guitar
  • Steve Holmes – guitar
  • Nate Kinsella – bass, glockenspiel
  • Steve Lamos – drums, trumpet
  • Rachel Goswell – vocals
  • Elizabeth Powell – vocals
  • Hayley Williams – vocals

Track listing:

  1. Silhouettes
  2. Every Wave to Ever Rise
  3. Uncomfortably Numb
  4. Heir Apparent
  5. Doom in Fool Bloom
  6. I Can’t Feel You
  7. Mine to Miss
  8. Life Support

Tommy Shaw: The Great Divide

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On March 22, 2011, “Pazzo Music” label released “The Great Divide”, the debut Tommy Shaw album. It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by Tommy Shaw, Brad Davis and Will Evankovich.

Personnel:

  • Tommy Shaw – lead vocals, guitars, resonator guitar, dobro
  • Brad Davis – guitars
  • Sam Bush – mandolin
  • Scott Vestal – banjo
  • Greg Davis – banjo
  • Rob Ickes – dobro
  • Jerry Douglas – dobro
  • Byron House – bass
  • Chris Brown – drums
  • Stuart Duncan – fiddle
  • Will Evankovich – guitars, backing vocals, engineer, editing, mixing
  • Dwight Yoakam – backing vocals
  • Alison Krauss – backing vocals
  • Matt Andrews – engineer
  • Gordon Hammond – additional engineering
  • Alan Hertz – mixing
  • John Golden – mastering
  • Sterling Bacon – design, layout
  • Myriam Santos-Kayda – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tommy Shaw, except where noted.

  1. The Next Right Thing
  2. ShawBack In Your Kitchen – Tommy Shaw, Gary Burr
  3. Sawmill – Tommy Shaw
  4. The Great Divide – Tommy Shaw, Paula Breedlove
  5. Shadows in the Moonlight – Tommy Shaw, Gary Burr
  6. Get On The One
  7. Umpteen Miles – Tommy Shaw, Brad Davis
  8. Cavalry – Tommy Shaw, Gary Burr
  9. Afraid To Love – Tommy Shaw, Brad Davis
  10. Give ’em Hell Harry
  11. I’ll Be Coming Home – Tommy Shaw, Brad Davis

Band Of Horses: Everything All The Time

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On March 21, 2006, “Sub Pop” label released “Everything All the Time”, the debut Band of Horses studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Avast Studios” in Seattle, US, and was produced by Phil Ek, Ben Bridwell, Mat Brooke, Chris Early and Tim Meinig

Personnel:

  • Ben Bridwell – vocals, electric guitar, pedal steel, bass, piano
  • Mat Brooke – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, e-bow
  • Chris Early – bass guitar
  • Tim Meinig – drums
  • Sera Cahoone – drums
  • Cristopher Wilson – artwork, photography
  • Jeff Kleinsmith – design
  • Dusty Summers – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ben Bridwell except where noted, all music by Ben Bridwell, Mat Brooke, Chris Early and Tim Meinig.

  1. The First Song
  2. Wicked Gil
  3. Our Swords
  4. The Funeral
  5. Part One
  6. The Great Salt Lake
  7. Weed Party
  8. I Go to the Barn Because I Like The – lyrics by Mat Brooke
  9. Monsters
  10. St. Augustine – lyrics by Mat Brooke

Kool & The Gang: Love & Understanding

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In March 1976, “De-Lite” label released “Love & Understanding”, the seventh Kool & the Gang studio album. It was recorded in 1975, and was produced by Ricky West, Robert Bell, George Brown, Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas, Ronald Bell, Spike Mickens, Larry Gitten and Otha Nash.

Personnel:

  • Ricky West – piano
  • Charles Smith – guitar
  • Robert “Kool” Bell – vocals, bass
  • George Brown – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Dennis Thomas – vocals, alto saxophone, flute, conga
  • Ronald Bell – vocal, piano, tenor saxophone, alto flute, synthesizer
  • Otha Nash – vocal, trombone
  • Peter Duarte – alto saxophone
  • Dennis White – tenor saxophone
  • Spike Mickens – trumpet
  • Larry Gitten – vocal, trumpet, flugelhorne
  • Ray Wright – trombone
  • Kevin Bell – guitar
  • Don Boyce, Royal Jackson, Something Sweet, Tomorrow’s Edition – backing vocals
  • B. Clearwater, Harvey Goldberg – engineer
  • Terry Rosiello – engineer, mixing
  • Earl Williams – mastering
  • Frank Daniel – mastering
  • Simon De Cherpitel, Bill Peronneau – photography
  • Khalis Bayyan – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Love & Understanding – Claydes Smith, Khalis Bayyan, Ricky West, Robert Bell, George Brown, Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas, Ronald Bell, Spike Mickens, Larry Gitten, Otha Nash
  2. Sugar – George Brown, Ricky West, Robert Bell, Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas, Ronald Bell, Spike Mickens, Larry Gitten, Otha Nash
  3. Do It Right Now – Otha Nash, Ricky West, Robert Bell, George Brown, Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas, Ronald Bell, Spike Mickens, Larry Gitten
  4. Cosmic Energy – Claydes Smith, Khalis Bayyan, Ricky West, Robert Bell, George Brown, Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas, Ronald Bell, Spike Mickens, Larry Gitten, Otha Nash
  5. Hollywood Swinging (live) – Ricky West, Robert Bell, George Brown, Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas, Ronald Bell, Spike Mickens, Larry Gitten, Otha Nash
  6. Summer Madness (live) – Alton Taylor, Robert “Spike” Mickens, Robert Bell, George Brown, Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas, Ronald Bell, Larry Gitten, Otha Nash
  7. Universal Sound (live) – Khalis Bayyan, Robert Bell, George Brown, Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas, Ronald Bell, Spike Mickens, Larry Gitten, Otha Nash
  8. Come Together – Charles Smith, Robert Bell, George Brown, Dennis Thomas, Ronald Bell, Spike Mickens, Larry Gitten, Otha Nash

Dorothy Ashby: The Jazz Harpist

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On March 21, 1957, “Regent” label released “The Jazz Harpist”, the debut Dorothy Ashby studio album. It was recorded in August 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Ozzie Cadena.

Personnel:

  • Dorothy Ashby – harp
  • Frank Wess – flute
  • Eddie Jones – bass 
  • Wendell Marshall – bass
  • Ed Thigpen – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Ozzie Cadena – supervisor

Track listing:

All tracks by Dorothy Ashby, except as noted.

  1. Thou Swell – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  2. Stella by Starlight – Ned Washington, Victor Young
  3. Dancing on the Ceiling – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  4. Aeolian Groove
  5. Quietude
  6. Spicy
  7. Lamentation

Jay McShann: The Last Of The Blue Devils

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In March 1978, “Atlantic” label released “The Last of the Blue Devils”, the 14th Jay McShann album. It was recorded June – July 1977, at “RCA Recording Studios, Studio B” in New York City, and was produced by İlhan Mimaroğlu.

Personnel:

  • Jay McShann – vocals, piano, electric piano
  • Paul Quinichette, Buddy Tate – tenor saxophone 
  • Joe Newman – trumpet
  • John Scofield – electric guitar
  • Milt Hinton – bass
  • Jackie Williams – drums

Track listing:

  1. Confessin’ the Blues – Jay McShann, Walter Brown
  2. ‘Tain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do – Everett Robbins, Porter Grainger
  3. Hootie Blues – Charlie Parker, Jay McShann, Walter Brown
  4. Blue Devil Jump – Paul Quinichette
  5. My Chile – Jay McShann
  6. Jumpin’ at the Woodside – Count Basie, John Hendricks
  7. Just for You – Pete Johnson, Herman Walder, Leo Corday, Booker Washington
  8. Hot Biscuits – Jay McShann
  9. ‘Fore Day Rider – Jay McShann, Walter Brown
  10. Kansas City – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller