Miles Davis And Milt Jackson: Miles Davis and Milt Jackson Quintet/Sextet

In August 1956, “Prestige” label released “Mile Davis and Milt Jackson Quintet/Sextet”, album by Miles Davis and Milt Jackson (the 18th Miles Davis album overall). It was recorded in August 1955, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Miles Davis – trumpet
  • Milt Jackson – vibraphone
  • Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
  • Ray Bryant – piano
  • Percy Heath – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums

Track listing:

  1. Fr. Jackle – Jackie McLean
  2. Bitty Ditty – Thad Jones
  3. Minor March – Jackie McLean
  4. Changes – Ray Bryant

Shorty Rogers: Martians Come Back!

In August 1956, “Atlantic” label released “Martians Come Back!”, the eleventh Shorty Rogers album. It was recorded October – December 1955, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • Shorty Rogers – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Bud Shank – alto saxophone
  • Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Harry Edison, Don Fagerquist – trumpet
  • Bob Enevoldsen – valve trombone
  • John Graas – French horn
  • Paul Sarmento – tuba
  • Jimmy Giuffre – clarinet
  • Barney Kessel – guitar
  • Pete Jolly, Lou Levy – piano
  • Ralph Peña, Leroy Vinnegar – bass
  • Shelly Manne – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Shorty Rogers, except where noted.

  1. Martians Come Back
  2. Astral Alley
  3. Lotus Bud
  4. Dickie’s Dream – Count Basie, Lester Young
  5. Papouche
  6. Serenade in Sweets
  7. Planetarium
  8. Chant of the Cosmos

JLCO With Wynton Marsalis: Jazz And Art

On August 2, 2019, “Blue Engine Records” label released “Jazz and Art”, album by JLCO with Wynton Marsalis.

Personnel:

  • Wynton Marsalis – trumpet
  • Sherman Irby – alto and soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute
  • Julian Lee – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Paul Nedzela – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Tatum Greenblatt – trumpet
  • Chris Crenshaw – trombone
  • Vincent Gardner – trombone
  • Jeffery Miller – trombone
  • Obed Calvaire – drums, tambourine

Track listing:

  1. Stuart Davis for the Masses: The Mellow Pad – For Stuart Davis
  2. Stuart Davis for the Masses: Garage Lights – For Stuart Davis
  3. Stuart Davis for the Masses: New York – For Stuart Davis
  4. Blue Twirl – For Sam Gilliam
  5. Bearden (The Block) – For Romare Bearden
  6. Air, Earth, Fire, Water (Orisha Medley) – For Wifredo Lam
  7. Winslow Homer: Homer’s Waltz – For Winslow Homer
  8. Winslow Homer: Homer’s Blues – For Winslow Homer
  9. The Repose in All Things – For Piet Mondrian
  10. Twilight Sounds – Twilight Sounds

Dwight Yoakam: Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room

On August 2, 1988, “Reprise” label released “Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room”, the third Dwight Yoakam studio album. It was recorded in 1988, at “Capitol” in Hollywood, and was produced by Pete Anderson.

Personnel:

  • Dwight Yoakam – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion
  • Pete Anderson – acoustic and electric guitar, six-string bass guitar, mandolin, percussion, backing vocals
  • Tom Brumley – pedal steel guitar
  • Scott Joss – mandolin
  • Skip Edwards – piano
  • Flaco Jiménez – accordion
  • Al Perkins – dobro
  • Taras Prodaniuk – bass guitar
  • Dusty Wakeman – six-string bass guitar, percussion
  • Jeff Donavan – drums
  • Don Reed – fiddle
  • Buck Owens – duet vocals
  • Maria McKee – backing vocals
  • The Lonesome Strangers (Jeff Rymes and Randy Weeks) – backing vocals
  • Jim Lauderdale – backing vocals
  • Brantley Kearns – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Dwight Yoakam, except where noted.

  1. I Got You
  2. One More Name
  3. What I Don’t Know
  4. Home of the Blues – Johnny Cash, Glenn Douglas, Little McAlpine
  5. Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses)
  6. I Hear You Knockin’ – J. D. Miller
  7. I Sang Dixie
  8. Streets of Bakersfield – Homer Joy
  9. Floyd County
  10. Send Me the Pillow – Hank Locklin
  11. Hold On to God

The Mothers: Filmore East – June 1971

On August 2, 1971, “Bizarre” label released “Fillmore East – June 1971”, the tenth Mothers (The) album. It was recorded in June 1971, at “Filmore East” in New York City, and was produced by Frank Zappa.

Personnel:

  • Frank Zappa – vocals, dialogue, guitar
  • Ian Underwood – vocals, woodwinds, keyboards
  • Bob Harris – vocals, keyboards
  • Jim Pons – vocals, dialogue, bass
  • Aynsley Dunbar – drums
  • Howard Kaylan – lead vocals, dialogue
  • Mark Volman – lead vocals, dialogue
  • Don Preston – Mini-Moog
  • Barry Keene – engineer
  • Toby Foster – mixing, mastering
  • Cal Schenkel – artwork, design
  • Ferenc Dobronyi – repackaging

Track listing:

All tracks by Frank Zappa, except where noted.

  1. Little House I Used to Live In
  2. The Mud Shark
  3. What Kind of Girl Do You Think We Are?
  4. Bwana Dik
  5. Latex Solar Beel
  6. Willie the Pimp, Part One
  7. Willie the Pimp, Part Two
  8. Do You Like My New Car?
  9. Happy Together
  10. Lonesome Electric Turkey
  11. Peaches en Regalia
  12. Tears Began to Fall

The Bad Plus: Same

On August 1, 2001, “Fresh Sound New Talent” label released the self-titled, debut Bad Plus (The) album (also known as Motel). It was recorded in December 2000, at “Creation Audio” in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and was produced by Ethan Iverson, Reid Anderson and David King.  

Personnel:

  • Ethan Iverson – piano
  • Reid Anderson – acoustic bass
  • David King – drums
  • Jordi Pujol – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Knowing Me, Knowing You – ABBA
  2. Blue Moon – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  3. 1972 Bronze Medalist – David King
  4. The Breakout – Reid Anderson
  5. Smells Like Teen Spirit – Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic
  6. Labyrinth – Ethan Iverson
  7. Scurry – Ethan Iverson
  8. Love Is the Answer – Reid Anderson

The Maine: Same

On August 1, 2023, “Photo Finish Records” label released the self-titled, debut Maine (The) album. It was recorded in 2023, at “8123 Studio”, and was produced by Colby Wedgeworth.

Personnel:

  • John O’Callaghan – vocals, guitar, keyboard
  • Kennedy Brock – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Jared Monaco – lead guitar
  • Garrett Nickelsen – bass guitar
  • Pat Kirch – drums, percussion
  • Bob Hoag – additional percussion
  • Colby Wedgeworth – additional vocals
  • Bob Hoag – recording
  • Doug Weier – mixing
  • Randy Merrill – mastering
  • Rich Raun – artwork, creative director
  • Gillian Sloan – setup
  • Austin Gavin – drum technician

Track listing:

  1. Dose No. 2 – Garett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch, Andrew Goldstein
  2. How to Exit a Room – Garrett Nickelosn, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch, Colby Wedgeworth
  3. Blame – Garett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch, Andrew Goldstein
  4. Leave in Five – Garett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch, Colby Wedgeworth
  5. The Mood I’m In / JSYK – Garett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch, Andrew Goldstein
  6. I Think About You All the Time – Garett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch, Andrew Goldstein
  7. Thoughts I Have While Lying in Bed – Garett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch, Colby Wedgeworth
  8. Funny How? – Garett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch
  9. Cars & Caution Signs – Garett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch
  10. Spiraling – Garett Nickelsen, Jared Monaco, John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Pat Kirch, Sean Silverman

Mitski: Retired From Sad, New Career In Business

On August 1, 2013, Mitski (Mitsuki Miyawaki) self-released “Retired from Sad, New Career in Business”, her second studio album.

Personnel:

  • Mitski – vocals, piano, drums
  • Will Prinzi – acoustic and electric guitar, bass
  • Pete Olynciw – upright bass
  • Kevin Schmid – upright bass
  • Mike Rasimas – drums
  • John Cummings – trumpet
  • Jerome Burns – trumpet, cornet
  • Rich Liverano – trombone
  • Cristian Uraga – French horn
  • Julie Yeaeun Lee – flute
  • Andrew Cowie – clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Kenneth “Kenny” Trotter – violin
  • Sarah Wolffe – violin
  • Michael Mandrin – violin
  • Sophie Dolamore – viola
  • Naseer François Ashraf – viola
  • Elise Linder – cello
  • Sean Mcverry – gang vocals
  • Eli Wolf-Christensen – gang vocals, mandolin
  • Scott Interrante – orchestrations
  • Trevor Fedele – recording
  • Patrick Hyland – recording, mixing, mastering
  • Pixel (Pixie Doll) – cover model

Track listing:

All tracks by Mitski.

  1. Goodbye, My Danish Sweetheart
  2. Square
  3. Strawberry Blond
  4. Humpty
  5. I Want You
  6. Shame
  7. Because Dreaming Costs Money, My Dear
  8. Circle
  9. Class of 2013

Blue Mitchell: Many Shades Of Blue

On August 1, 1974, “Mainstream” label released “Many Shades of Blue”, the 22nd Blue Mitchell album. It was recorded in 1974, and was produced by Bob Shad.

Personnel:

  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Jim Bossy, Jon Faddis, Marky Markowitz – trumpet
  • Joe Farrell – flute, tenor saxophone
  • Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
  • Frank Vicari – tenor saxophone
  • Joe Beck, John Tropea – guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Sam Brown – acoustic guitar
  • Wilbur Bascomb, Michael Moore – electric bass
  • Jimmy Madison – drums
  • David Matthews – arranger, conductor

Track listing:

All tracks by David Matthews

  1. Where It’s At
  2. Harmony of the Underworld
  3. Funky Walk
  4. Blue Funk
  5. Golden Feathered Bird
  6. Beans and Taters
  7. Funny Bone
  8. Hot Stuff