Yearly Archives: 2024

Max Roach: The Max Roach Trio Featuring the Legendary Hasaan

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In March 1965, “Atlantic” label released “The Max Roach Trio Featuring the Legendary Hasaan”, the 24th Max Roach album. It was recorded in December 1964, in New York City, and was produced by Arif Mardin.

Personnel:

  • Max Roach – drums
  • Hasaan Ibn Ali – piano
  • Art Davis – bass
  • Tom Dowd – engineer
  • Marvin Israel – design
  • Laurence Fink – photography
  • Alan Sukoenig – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Hasaan Ibn Ali.

  1. Three-Four vs. Six-Eight Four-Four Ways
  2. Off My Back Jack
  3. Hope So Elmo
  4. Almost Like Me
  5. Din-Ka Street
  6. Pay Not Play Not
  7. To Inscribe

James Brown: Say It Loud I’m Black and I’m Proud

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In March 1969, “King” label released “Say It Loud I’m Black and I’m Proud”, the 23rd James Brown studio album. It was recorded August – October 1968, and was produced by James Brown.

Personnel:

  • James Brown – lead vocal
  • Bobby Byrd – vocal, organ
  • Jimmy Nolen – guitar
  • Carl Lynch – guitar
  • Wally Richardson – guitar
  • Eddie Setser – guitar
  • Alfonzo Kellum – guitar
  • Troy Seals – guitar
  • Ernie Hayes – piano
  • Tim hedding – piano
  • Maceo Parker – saxophone
  • St. Clair Pinkney – saxophone
  • Pee Wee Ellis – saxophone
  • Les Asch – saxophone
  • Heywood Henry – saxophone
  • David Parkinson – saxophone
  • Waymon Reed – trumpet
  • Ron Geisman – trumpet
  • Richard Griffith – trumpet
  • Joe Dupars – trumpet
  • Dud Nascomb – trumpet
  • Johnny Grimes – trumpet
  • Fred Wesley – trombone
  • Sweet Charles Sherrell – bass
  • Bernard Odum – bass
  • Al Lucas – bass
  • Ken Tibbetts – bass
  • Clyde Stubblefield – drums
  • Bernard Purdie – drums
  • John Jabo Starks – drums
  • William Beau Dollar Bowman – drums
  • Charles Libeve, Harry Katzman, Harry Malnikoff, Marion Cuabo, Matt Raimondi, Nick Hardone, Sam Ram, Selwart Clarke, Sid Ewards, Winston Collymore – strings
  • Sammy Lowe – arrangements, conductor
  • Dave Garrison – engineer
  • Bud Hobgood – supervision

Track listing:

All tracks by James Brown, except where noted.

  1. Say It Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud – James Brown, Alfred Ellis
  2. I Guess I’ll Have to Cry, Cry, Cry
  3. Goodbye My Love, Pts. 1 & 2
  4. Shades of Brown = Bud Hobgood
  5. Licking Stick, Pt. 1
  6. I Love You – James Brown, Clyde Stubblefield, Alfonzo Kellum
  7. Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye – John D. Loudermilk
  8. Let Them Talk – Sonny Thompson
  9. Maybe I’ll Understand – James Brown, Bud Hobgood
  10. I’ll Lose My Mind – James Brown, Bud Hobgood, Bobby Byrd

Gary McFarland: Soft Samba

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In March 1966, “Verve” label released “Soft Samba”, the fourth Gary McFarland album. It was recorded June, September and October 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Gary McFarland – arranger, vibraphone
  • Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
  • Seldon Powell, Spencer Sinatra – flute
  • Patty Bowen – piano
  • Antônio Carlos Jobim, Kenny Burrell – guitar
  • Richard Davis – double bass
  • Arnie Wise, Sol Gubin, Willie Bobo – percussion
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Val Valentin – director of engineering
  • Michael J. Malatak – design
  • Lester Bookbinder – cover photography
  • Wally King – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Ringo, Won’t You Marry Me – Linda Laurie, Jerry Mack
  2. From Russia with Love – Lionel Bart
  3. She Loves You – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  4. A Hard Day’s Night – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  5. The Good Life – Sacha Distel, Jack Reardon
  6. More (Theme from Mondo Cane) – Riz Ortolani, Nino Oliviero, Marcello Ciorciolini, Norman Newell
  7. And I Love Her – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  8. The Love Goddess – Percy Faith, Mack David
  9. I Want to Hold Your Hand – John Lennon, McCartney
  10. Emily – Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer
  11. California, Here I Come – Buddy DeSylva, Al Jolson, Joseph Meyer
  12. La Vie en Rose – Pierre Louiguy, Édith Piaf, Mack David

Jimmy Witherspoon: Evenin’ Blues

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In March 1964, “Prestige” label released “Evenin’ Blues”, the 19th Jimmy Witherspoon album. It was recorded in August 1963, in Los Angeles, and was produced by David Axelrod.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Witherspoon – vocals
  • T-Bone Walker – guitar
  • Bert Kendrix – piano, organ
  • Clifford Scott – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute
  • Clarence Jones – bass
  • Wayne Robertson – drums
  • Francis Squibb – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmy Witherspoon, except where noted.

  1. Money’s Gettin’ Cheaper
  2. Grab Me a Freight – Larraine Walton
  3. Don’t Let Go – Jesse Stone
  4. I’ve Been Treated Wrong – Robert Brown
  5. Evenin’ – Royce Swain
  6. Cane River
  7. Baby, How Long – Brownie McGhee
  8. Good Rockin’ Tonight – Roy Brown
  9. Kansas City – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
  10. Drinkin’ Beer

Dizzy Gillespie: New Wave!

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In March 1963, “Philips” label released “New Wave!”, the 37th Dizzy Gillespie album. It was recorded May – July 1962, in New York City and Juan-les-Pins, France, and was produced by Quincy Jones.

Personnel:

  • Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet, arrangements
  • Leo Wright – alto saxophone, flute
  • Charlie Ventura – tenor and bass saxophone
  • Lalo Schifrin – piano, arrangements
  • Bola Sete – guitar
  • Elek Bacsik – guitar
  • Jose Paula – vocal, guitar, tamboura, percussion
  • Chris White – bass
  • Rudy Collins – drums
  • Carmen Costa – vocal, maracas, cabasa, güiro
  • Pepito Riestra – percussion
  • Fred Schnell – photography

Track listing:

  1. In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town – Joe Young, John Siras, Little Jack Little
  2. Careless Love – Dizzy Gillespie
  3. Chega de Saudade – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius De Moraes
  4. Taboo – Sidney Keith Russell
  5. One Note Samba – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça
  6. Manhã de Carnaval – Antonio Naria, Luiz Bonfa
  7. Gee Baby Ain’t I Good to You –  Andy Razaf, Don Redman
  8. Pergunte ao Joao – Helena Silvia, Milton Costa

Chevelle: NIRATIAS

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On March 5, 2021, “Epic” label released “NIRATIAS” (Nothing Is Real and This Is a Simulation), the ninth Chevelle studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, in Pasadena, California, and was produced by Joe Barresi.

Personnel:

  • Pete Loeffler – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano
  • Sam Loeffler – drums
  • Brian Kilgore – timpani, chimes, percussion
  • Joe Barresi – additional percussion
  • Jun Murakawa – engineer assistant
  • Greg Foeller – engineer assistant
  • Joe Barresi – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Mark “Stig” Daughney – guitar technician
  • Dan Druff – guitar technician
  • Mike Fasano – drum technician
  • Bruce Jacoby – drum technician
  • Jeff Schulz – art direction, design
  • Boris Vallejo – cover illustration
  • Joseph Cultice – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Pete Loeffler and Sam Loeffler.

  1. Verruckt
  2. So Long, Mother Earth
  3. Mars Simula
  4. Sleep the Deep
  5. Self-Destructor
  6. Piistol Star (Gravity Heals)
  7. VVurmhole
  8. Peach
  9. Test Test…Enough
  10. Endlessly
  11. Remember When
  12. Ghost and Razor
  13. Lost in Digital Woods

Asian Kung-Fu Generation: World World World

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On March 5, 2008, “Kioon” label released “World World World”, the fourth Asian Kung-Fu Generation studio album. It was recorded 2006 – 2008, and was produced by Masafumi Gotō, Kensuke Kita, Takahiro Yamada and Kiyoshi Ijichi.

Personnel:

  • Masafumi Gotō – lead vocals, guitar
  • Kensuke Kita – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Takahiro Yamada – bass, backing vocals
  • Kiyoshi Ijichi – drums
  • Yusuke Nakamura – art direction

Track listing:

  1. World World World
  2. After Dark
  3. Tabidatsu Kimi e
  4. Neoteny
  5. Travelogue
  6. No. 9
  7. Night Diving
  8. Laika
  9. Wakusel
  10. Korogaru Iwa, Kimi ni Asa ga Furu
  11. World World
  12. Aru Machi no Gunjō
  13. Atarashii Sekai

Frank Sinatra: Songs For Swingin’ Lovers

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On March 5, 1956, “Capitol” label released “Songs for Swingin’ Lovers!”, the tenth Frank Sinatra studio album. It was recorded October 1955 – January 1956, at “Capitol Studio A” in Hollywood, and was produced by Voyle Gilmore.

Personnel:

  • Frank Sinatra – vocal
  • Bill Miller – piano
  • George Van Eps – guitar
  • Mahlon Clark, Justin Gordon, Champ Webb, Robert Lawson – saxophone
  • Ted Nash, Babe Russin, Justin Gordon, James Williamson – tenor saxophone
  • Mort Friedman – baritone saxophone
  • Conrad Gozzo, Shorty Sherock, Zeke Zarchy, Johnny Best, Mickey Mangano, Mannie Klein, Harry Edison – trumpet
  • Joe Howard, Milt Bernhart, Dick Noel, Paul Tanner, Jimmy Priddy, Juan Tizol – trombone
  • George Roberts – bass trombone
  • Willie Schwartz, Harry Klee – alto clarinet
  • Nathan Ross, Alex Murray, Henry Hill, Alex Beller, Walter Edelstein, Victor Bay, Paul Nero, Harold Dicterow, David Frisina, Mischa Russell, Felix Slatkin, Paul Shure, Marshall Sosson, Dan Lube, Harry Bluestone, Emo Neufeld, Samuel Cytron, Robert Gross, Alex Murray – violin
  • Maxine Johnson, Milton Thomas, Alvin Dinkin, David Sterkin, Paul Robyn – viola
  • Eleanor Slatkin, Ennio Bolognini, Ray Kramer, Edgar Lustgarten, Cy Bernard – cello
  • Kathryn Julye – harp
  • Joe Comfort – bass
  • Alvin Stoller – drums
  • Irving Cottler – drums
  • Frank Flynn – percussion
  • Clark Yocum, Allan Davies, Charles Schrouder, Lee Gotch – vocals
  • Nelson Riddle – arrangements
  • John Palladino – engineer

Track listing:

  1. You Make Me Feel So Young – Josef Myrow, Mack Gordon
  2. It Happened in Monterey – Mabel Wayne, Billy Rose
  3. You’re Getting to Be a Habit with Me – Harry Warren, Al Dubin
  4. You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me – Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal, Pierre Norman
  5. Too Marvelous for Words – Richard Whiting, Johnny Mercer
  6. Old Devil Moon – Burton Lane, E. Y. Harburg
  7. Pennies from Heaven – Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke
  8. Love Is Here to Stay – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  9. I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Cole Porter
  10. I Thought About You – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Mercer
  11. We’ll Be Together Again – Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine
  12. Makin’ Whoopee – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
  13. Swingin’ Down the Lane – Isham Jones, Gus Kahn
  14. Anything Goes – Cole Porter
  15. How About You – Frankie Lane, Ralph Freed

Nilüfer Yanya: Painless

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On March 4, 2022, “ATO” label released “Painless”, the second Nilüfer Yanya studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Andrew Sarlo, Bullion (Nathan Jenkins), Jazzi Bobbi and Will Archer.  

Personnel:

  • Nilüfer Yanya – vocal, guitar, keyboards, artwork, photography
  • Jazzi Bobbi – vocals
  • Will Archer – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Ben Reed – bass
  • Ellis Dupuy – drums
  • Andrew Sarlo – engineer
  • Joe Dworniak – engineer
  • Andy Ramsay – additional engineering
  • Dom Kirtley – additional engineering
  • Nathan Boddy – mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Lilian Nuthall – mixing assistant
  • Lauren Harewood – design
  • Elif Yanya – paintings
  • Molly Daniel – photography

Track listing:

  1. The Dealer – Nilüfer Yanya, Will Archer, Jazzi Bobbi
  2. L/R – Nilüfer Yanya, Bullion
  3. Shameless – Nilüfer Yanya, Will Archer
  4. Stabilise – Nilüfer Yanya, Will Archer
  5. Chase Me – Nilüfer Yanya, Will Archer
  6. Midnight Sun – Nilüfer Yanya, Will Archer
  7. Trouble – Nilüfer Yanya, Will Archer
  8. Try – Nilüfer Yanya, Will Archer
  9. Company – Nilüfer Yanya, Will Archer
  10. Belong with You – Nilüfer Yanya, Jazzi Bobbi
  11. The Mystic – Nilüfer Yanya, Andrew Sarlo
  12. Anotherlife – Nilüfer Yanya, Bullion