Yearly Archives: 2024

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

James Brown: Jam 1980’s

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In March 1978, “Polydor” label released “Jam 1980’s”, the 46th James Brown album. It was recorded in 1978, and was produced by James Brown.

Personnel:

  • James Brown – vocal, arrangements
  • Charles Sherrell – arrangements
  • Album Graphics Incorporated – design
  • Maxi Chan – design

Track listing:

  1. Jam – Deidre Brown, James Brown
  2. The Spank – Charles Sherrell, James Brown
  3. Nature – Deidre Brown, Joe Brown
  4. Eyesight – Deidre Brown, James Brown
  5. I Never, Never, Never Will Forget – James Brown

Gary Burton & Chick Corea: Hot House

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On March 20, 2012, “Concord” label released “Hot House”, the seventh Gary Burton and Chick Corea album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Avatar” and “Mad Hatter East” in New York City, and was produced by Chick Corea and Gary Burton. The title track Hot House won “Grammy Award for the Best Improvised Jazz Solo”.

Personnel:

  • Gary Burton — vibraphone
  • Chick Corea — piano
  • Ilmar Gavilan — violin
  • Melissa White — violin
  • Juan Miguel Hernandez — viola
  • Paul Wiancko — cello
  • Bernie Kirsch — engineer, mixing
  • Bob Cetti — engineer assistant
  • Bob Mallory — engineer assistant
  • Gloria Kaba — mixing assistant
  • Greg Calbi — mastering
  • Steve Fallone — mastering
  • Glenn Suyker — piano technician
  • Julie Rooney — art coordinator, photography
  • Marc Bessant — graphics
  • Ernest Gregory — photography
  • Dan Muse — liner note coordination
  • Evelyn Brechtlein — production coordination
  • Bill Rooney — executive producer
  • Andrew Elliott — personal assistant

Track listing:

  1. Can’t We Be Friends – Paul James, Kay Swift
  2. Eleanor Rigby – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  3. Chega de Saudade – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes
  4. Time Remembered – Bill Evans
  5. Hot House – Tadd Dameron
  6. Strange Meadow Lark – Dave Brubeck
  7. Light Blue – Thelonious Monk
  8. Once I Loved – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes
  9. My Ship – Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill
  10. Mozart Goes Dancing – Chick Corea

Man: The Welsh Connection

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In March 1976, “MCA” label released “The Welsh Connection”, the eleventh Man album. It was recorded December 1975 – February 1976, at “Olympic Studios” in Barnes, and was produced by Micky Jones, Deke Leonard, Phil Ryan, John McKenzie and Terry Williams.

Personnel:

  • Micky Jones – vocals, guitar
  • Deke Leonard – vocals, guitar
  • Phil Ryan – vocals, keyboards
  • John McKenzie – vocals, bass
  • Terry Williams – vocals, drums
  • Nigel Brooke-Heart – vocal, tape operation
  • Caromay Dixon – vocal
  • Jeffrey Hooper – vocal
  • Anton Matthews – vocal
  • Pete Brown – African talking drums
  • Doug Bennett – engineer
  • Andrew Lauder – mixing
  • Joe Petagno – design

Track listing:

  1. The Ride and the View – Deke Leonard
  2. Out of Your Head – Deke Leonard
  3. Love Can Find a Way – John McKenzie
  4. The Welsh Connection – Phil Ryan, Micky Jones
  5. Something Is Happening – Phil Ryan
  6. Car Toon – Deke Leonard, Phil Ryan
  7. Born With a Future – Micky Jones, Deke Leonard, Phil Ryan

Nils Lofgren: Same

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In March 1975, “A&M” label released the self-titled, debut Nils Lofgren studio album. It was recorded 1974 – 1975, at “Sound City Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by David Briggs.

Personnel:

  • Nils Lofgren – vocals, guitars, piano
  • Wornell Jones – bass
  • Aynsley Dunbar – drums
  • Stu Gardner – backing vocals
  • David Briggs – engineer
  • Roland Young – art direction
  • Junie Osaki – design
  • Ed Caraeff – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Nils Lofgren, except where noted.

  1. Be Good Tonight
  2. Back It Up
  3. One More Saturday Night
  4. If I Say It, It’s So
  5. I Don’t Want to Know
  6. Keith Don’t Go (Ode to the Glimmer Twin)
  7. Can’t Buy a Break
  8. Duty
  9. The Sun Hasn’t Set on This Boy Yet
  10. Rock and Roll Crook
  11. Two by Two
  12. Goin’ Back – Gerry Goffin, Carole King