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Rush: Power Windows

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On October 11, 1985, “Anthem” label released “Power Windows”, the eleventh Rush studio album. It was recorded April – August 1985, at “The Manor” in Oxfordshire, “SARM East”, “Angel” and “Abbey Road” in London, “AIR” in Salem, Montserrat, and was produced by Peter Collins, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart.

Personnel:

  • Geddy Lee – vocals, bass guitar, bass pedals, synthesizers, arrangements
  • Alex Lifeson – electric and acoustic guitars, arrangements
  • Neil Peart – drums, percussion, electric percussion, arrangements
  • Andy Richards – additional keyboards, synthesizer programming
  • Jim Burgess – synthesizer programming
  • Anne Dudley – string arrangement, conductor
  • Andrew Jackman – conductor, choir arrangements
  • The Choir – additional vocals
  • Peter Collins – arrangements
  • Jim Barton – engineer
  • Matt Butler – engineer assistant
  • Stephen Chase – engineer assistant
  • Dave Meegan – engineer assistant
  • Heff Moraes – engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Brian Lee – mastering
  • Hugh Syme – art direction, graphics, cover design, painting

Track listing:

All lyrics written by Neil Peart, all music by Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee.

  1. The Big Money
  2. Grand Designs
  3. Manhattan Project
  4. Marathon
  5. Territories
  6. Middletown Dreams
  7. Emotion Detector
  8. Mystic Rhythms

Lou Donaldson And The Three Sounds: LD+3

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In October 1959, “Blue Note” label released “LD+3”, Lou Donaldson and the Three Sounds (the tenth Lou Donaldson album overall). It was recorded in February 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
  • Gene Harris – piano
  • Andrew Simpkins – bass
  • Bill Dowdy – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, mastering
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Jack Maher – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Lou Donaldson, except where noted.

  1. Three Little Words – Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby
  2. Smooth Groove
  3. Just Friends – John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis
  4. Blue Moon – Lorentz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  5. Jump Up
  6. Don’t Take Your Love from Me – Henry Nemo
  7. Confirmation – Charlie Parker

John Coltrane: Soultrane

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In October 1958, “Prestige” label released “Soultrane”, the fourth John Coltrane album. It was recorded in February 1958, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock and Del Costello.

Personnel:

  • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
  • Red Garland – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, remaster
  • Shigeo Miyamoto – engineer, mastering
  • Alan Yoshida, Steve Hoffman – mastering
  • Kazue Sugimoto – supervision
  • Akira Taguchi – supervision
  • Ira Gitler – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Good Bait – Tadd Dameron, Count Basie
  2. I want to Talk About You – Billy Eckstine
  3. You Say You Care – Leo Robin, Jule Styne
  4. Theme for Ernie – Fred Lacey
  5. Russian Lullaby – Irving Berlin

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: Hard Bop

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In October 1957, “Columbia” label released “Hard Bop”, the second Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers studio album. It was recorded in December 1956, at “Columbia 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Alan Douglas.

Personnel:

  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
  • Bill Hardman – trumpet
  • Sam Dockery – piano
  • Spanky DeBrest – bass

Track listing:

  1. Cranky Spanky – Bill Hardman
  2. Stella by Starlight – Ned Washington, Victor Young
  3. My Heart Stood Still – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  4. Little Melonae – Jackie McLean
  5. Stanley’s Stiff Chicken – Bill Hardman, Jackie McLean

Muhal Richard Abrams: Streaming

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On October 10, 2006, “Pi Recordings” label released “Streaming”, album by Muhal Richard Abrams, George Lewis and Roscoe Mitchell (the 26th Muhal Richard Abrams album overall). It was recorded in January 2005, at “Systems Two” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by George Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell and Muhal Richard Abrams.

Personnel:

  • Muhal Richard Abrams – piano, horn, percussion, painting
  • Roscoe Mitchell – saxophones, percussion
  • George Lewis – trombone, laptop
  • Rich Lamb – recording
  • Tom Hamilton – recording, mixing
  • Michael Fossenkemper – mastering
  • Figureground – design  
  • Kyle Oddson – photography
  • Seth Rosner – executive producer
  • Yulun Wang – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Muhal Richard Abrams, George Lewis and Roscoe Mitchell.

  1. Scrape
  2. Bound
  3. Dramaturns
  4. Soundhear
  5. Streaming

Freakwater: Old Paint

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On October 10, 1995, “City Slang” label released “Old Paint”, the fourth Freakwater album. It was recorded in March 1995, at “Idful” Chicago, and was produced by Brad Wood, John Mc Entire, Catherine Irwin, Janet Beveridge Bean, Bob Egan, John Floss and Dave Gay.

Personnel:

  • Catherine Irwin – vocals, guitar, painting
  • Janet Beveridge Bean – vocals, guitar, percussion, arrangements
  • Bob Egan – pedal steel guitar
  • John Floss – guitar, fiddle
  • Dave Gay – bass
  • Joe Tech – piano
  • Poppy Brandes – cello
  • Larry Nix – mastering
  • Günter Pauler – direct metal mastering

Track listing:

  1. Gravity
  2. Smoking Daddy
  3. Gone to Stay
  4. Little Black Train – Woody Guthrie
  5. Waitress Song
  6. My One Desire – Dorsey Burnett
  7. White Rose
  8. Out of This World – Loudon Wainwright
  9. Kentucky House
  10. Hero/Heroine
  11. Ugly Man
  12. Burying Geraldine – Sean Garrison

Pet Shop Boys: Introspective

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On October 10, 1988, “Parlaphone” label released “Introspective”, the third Pet Shop Boys studio album. It was recorded 1987 – 1988, at “Advison” and “Sarm West” in London, and was produced by Trevor Horn, David Jacob, Stephen Lipson, Lewis A. Martineé, Julian Mendelsohn, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe.

Personnel:

  • Neil Tennant – design
  • Chris Lowe – design
  • Nestor Gomez – guitar
  • Josh Milan – piano
  • Fro Sossa – additional keyboards 
  • Mike Bakst – additional keyboards, brass score
  • Tony Concepción – brass, trumpet solo 
  • Kenneth William Faulk, Dana Tebor, Ed Calle – brass 
  • Judy Bennett, Sharon Blackwell, H. Robert Carr, Mario Friendo, Derek Green, Michael Hoyte, Sally Bradshaw, Herbie Joseph, Paul Lee, Gee Morris, Dee Ricketts, Iris Sutherland, Yvonne White – additional vocals  
  • The Voice in Fashion – backing vocals 
  • Richard Niles – orchestra arrangement, conducting
  • Lewis A. Martineé – brass arrangements
  • Blue Weaver – Fairlight programming
  • Andy Richards, Gary Maughan – Fairlight programming
  • Stephen Lipson – engineer
  • David Jacob – engineer
  • Mike Nielsen – engineer
  • Julian Mendelsohn – engineer
  • Frankie Knuckles – mixing, additional production
  • John Poppo – mixing
  • Lewis A. Martineé – engineer, mixing
  • Mike Couzzi – engineer
  • César Sogbe – engineer assistant
  • Mark Farrow – design
  • Eric Watson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant, except where noted.

  1. Left to My Own Devices
  2. I Want a Dog
  3. Domino Dancing
  4. I’m Not Scared
  5. Always on My Mind / In My House – Wayne Carson Thompson, Marj James, Johnny Christopher
  6. It’s Alright – Sterling Void. Marshall Jefferson, Paris Brightedge

Dave Brubeck: Plays And Plays And…

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In October 1957, “Fantasy” label released “Plays and Plays and…:, the 21st Dave Brubeck album. It was recorded in February 1957, at Dave Brubeck home in Oakland.

Personnel:

  • Dave Brubeck – piano 
  • Arnold Roth – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Sweet Cleo Brown – Dave Brubeck
  2. I’m Old Fashioned – Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer
  3. Love Is Here to Stay – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  4. Indian Summer – Victor Herbert, Al Dubin
  5. In Search of a Theme – Dave Brubeck
  6. You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To – Cole Porter
  7. I See Your Face Before Me – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
  8. They Say It’s Wonderful – Irving Berlin
  9. Imagination – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke

John Coltrane: Coltrane

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In October 1957, “Prestige” label released “Coltrane”, the debut John Coltrane album. It was recorded in May 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
  • Sahib Shihab – baritone saxophone
  • Johnnie Splawn – trumpet
  • Red Garland – piano
  • Mal Waldron – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Albert “Tootie” Heath – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Bakai – Calvin Massey
  2. Violets for Your Furs – Tom Adair, Matt Dennis
  3. Time Was – Gabriel Luna de la Fuente, Paz Miguel Prado, Bob Russell
  4. Straight Street – John Coltrane
  5. While My Lady Sleeps – Gus Kahn, Bronislav Kaper
  6. Chronic Blues – John Coltrane

Van Zant: My Kind Of Country

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On October 9, 2007, “Columbia” label released “My Kind of Country”, the fifth and final Van Zant studio album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Justin Niebank and Mark Wright.

Personnel:

  • Donnie Van Zant – lead and backing vocals
  • Johnny Van Zant – lead and backing vocals
  • John Willis – acoustic guitar
  • Pat Buchanan – electric guitar, harmonica
  • Tom Bukovac – electric guitar
  • Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar
  • Matt Hauer – electric guitar
  • Marc Miller – pedal steel guitar
  • Russ Pahl – banjo, dobro, pedal steel guitar
  • Bobby Capps – keyboards
  • Garry Hensley – bass guitar
  • Erik Lundgren – bass guitar
  • Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
  • Noah Hungerford – drums
  • Greg Morrow – drums, percussion
  • Eric Darken – percussion
  • Stuart Duncan – fiddle
  • Larry Franklin – fiddle
  • Robert Bailey – backing vocals
  • Perry Coleman – backing vocals
  • Kim Fleming – backing vocals
  • Vicki Hampton – backing vocals
  • Crystal Taliefero – backing vocals
  • Russell Terrell – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Train – Tony Mullins, Donnie Van Zant, Johnny Van Zant, Craig Wiseman
  2. These Colors Don’t Run – Tony Mullins, Donnie Vam Zant, Johnny Van Zant
  3. Goes Down Easy – Tom Hambridge, David Lee Murphy, Gary Nicholson
  4. That Scares Me – Ashley Gorley, Rivers Rutherford, George Teren
  5. My Kind of Country – Blair Daly, Tom Hambridge, Donnie Van Zant, Johnny Van Zant
  6. The Hardest Thing – Daryl Burgess, Thom McHugh
  7. It’s Only Money – David Lee Murphy, Anthony Smith
  8. We Can’t Do It Alone – Brett James, Donnie Van Zant, Johnny Van Zant
  9. Friend – Tom Hambridge, Jeffrey Steele
  10. It’s All About You – Bob DiPiero, Donnie Van Zant, Johnny Van Zant
  11. Headed South – Donnie Van Zant, Johnny Van Zant, Brad Warren, Brett Warren