Monthly Archives: June 2025

The Oscar Peterson Trio: A Jazz Portrait Of Frank Sinatra

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In June 1959, “Verve” label released “A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra”, album by The Oscar Peterson Trio. It was recorded in May 1959, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Oscar Peterson – piano
  • Ray Brown – double bass
  • Ed Thigpen – drums

Track listing:

  1. You Make Me Feel So Young – Mack Gordon, Josef Myrow
  2. Come Dance with Me – Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
  3. Learnin’ the Blues – Dolores Vicki Silvers
  4. Witchcraft – Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh
  5. (Love Is) The Tender Trap – Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
  6. Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week) – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
  7. Just in Time – Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne
  8. It Happened in Monterey – Billy Rose, Mabel Wayne
  9. I Get a Kick Out of You – Cole Porter
  10. All of Me – Seymour Simons, Gerald Marks
  11. The Birth of the Blues – Ray Henderson, Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown
  12. How About You? – Ralph Freed, Burton Lane

Clark Terry: In Orbit

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In June 1958, “Riverside” label released “In Orbit”, the sixth Clark Terry album. It was recorded in May 1958, in New York, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Clark Terry – flugelhorn
  • Thelonious Monk – piano
  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums

Track listing:

  1. In Orbit – Clark Terry
  2. One Foot in the Gutter – Clark Terry
  3. Trust In Me – Ned Wever, Jean Schwartz, Milton Ager
  4. Let’s Cool One – Thelonious Monk
  5. Pea-Eye – Clark Terry
  6. Argentia – Clark Terry
  7. Moonlight Fiesta – Irving Mills, Juan Tizol
  8. Buck’s Business – Clark Terry
  9. Very Near Blue – Sara Cassey

Lalo Schifrin

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On June 26, 2025, Boris Claudio “Lalo” Schifrin died aged 93. He was musician (piano), composer, arranger, and conductor, best known for his work on movie and TV scores, for which he won five “Grammy Awards”. Schifrin recorded, performed and created arrangements for Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Jimmy Smith, Cannonball Adderley, Maurice Ander, Count Basie, Louis Bellson, Luiz Bonfa, Candido Camero, Al Hirt, Julia Migenes, Astor Piazzolla, David Shifrin, Placido Domingo, Sarah Vaughan and Cal Tjader. As leader he released 53 studio and live albums, and 43 soundtrack albums.

Ray LaMontagne: Monovision

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On June 26, 2020, “RCA” label released “Monovision”, the eight Ray LaMontagne studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “The Big Room”, and was produced by Ray LaMontagne.

Personnel:

  • Ray LaMontagne – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, harmonica, bass, drums, percussion, engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Ray LaMontagne.

  1. Roll Me Mama, Roll Me
  2. I Was Born to Love You
  3. Strong Enough
  4. Summer Clouds
  5. We’ll Make It Through
  6. Misty Morning Rain
  7. Rocky Mountain Healin’
  8. Weeping Willow
  9. Morning Comes Wearing Diamonds
  10. Highway to the Sun

Klô Pelgag: Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs

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On June 26, 2020, “Secret City Records” label released “Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs”, the third Klô Pelgag studio album, It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Klô Pelgag and Sylvain Deschamps.

Personnel:

  • Klô Pelgag – vocals, piano, synth, sampler, arrangements, recording
  • François (Zaï) Zaïdan – guitar, synthesizer
  • Sylvain (Sysyllium) Deschamps – guitar, synth, recording
  • Étienne (Baboo) Dupré – bass, guitar, synth
  • Pete (Poud) Pételle – drums, percussion
  • David Carbonneau, Stephane Beaulac – trumpet
  • Renaud Gratton – trombone
  • Jean-Sébastien Vachon – bass trombone, tuba
  • Louis-Pierre Bergeron, Maude Lussier – horn
  • Chantal Bergeron, Fanny Fresard, Frédérique Tanguay-Gagnon, Félix Savignac, Geneviève Clermont, John Corban, Mélanie Bélair, Vanessa Marcoux, Zoé Dumais – violin
  • Julie Boivin, Ligia Paquin, Valérie Arsenault – viola
  • Mariane Bertrand, Marianne Houle – cello
  • Owen Pallett – arrangements
  • Vincent Lauzer – recorder
  • Pierre Girard – mixing
  • Richard Addison – mastering
  • David Beauchemin, Julien Hebert – design
  • Florence Obrecht – painting
  • Marc-Étienne Mongrain – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Klô Pelgag and Sylvain Deschamps.

  1. Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleur
  2. Rémora
  3. Umami
  4. J’aurai les cheveux longs
  5. À l’ombre des cyprès
  6. La Fonte
  7. Soleil
  8. Für Élise
  9. Mélamine
  10. Où vas-tu quand tu dors ?
  11. La maison jaune
  12. Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs II

Lift To Experience: The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads

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On June 26, 2001, “Bella Union” label released “The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads”, the debut Lift to Experience studio album. It was recorded in 1999, at “70hrtz Studio” in Argyle, Texas, and was produced by Josh T. Pearson.

Personnel:

  • Josh T. Pearson – vocals, guitar
  • Josh Browning – bass
  • Andy Young – drums, cymbals
  • Scott Danbom – fiddle
  • Dave Willingham – engineer, recording, mastering
  • Simon Raymonde – mixing
  • Robin Guthrie – additional mixing
  • Karen Raymonde – sleeve design
  • Breanne Trammell – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Josh T. Pearson, all music Josh T. Pearson, Josh Browning and Andy Young.

  1. Just as Was Told
  2. Down Came the Angels
  3. Falling from Cloud 9
  4. With Crippled Wings
  5. Waiting to Hit
  6. The Ground So Soft
  7. These Are the Days
  8. When We Shall Touch
  9. Down with the Prophets
  10. To Guard and to Guide You
  11. Into the Storm
  12. The Hidden Song

Cedric Burnside: I Be Trying

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On June 25, 2021, “Single Lock Records” label released “I Be Trying”, the tenth Cedric Burnside album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Royal Recording Studios” in Memphis, and “Single Lock Studios” in Florence, and was produced by Boo Mitchell and Ben Tanner.

Personnel:

  • Cedric Burnside – vocals, guitar, drums, liner notes
  • Luther Dickinson – guitar
  • Portrika Burnside – vocal
  • Zac Cockrell – bass
  • Reed Watson – drums, percussion
  • Caleb Elliot – cello
  • Boo Mitchell – engineer, mixing
  • Ben Tanner – engineer assistant
  • Joshua Hardman – design
  • Dale Gunnoe – cover photography
  • Abraham Rowe – photography
  • J Powell – lacquer cut

Track listing:

All tracks by Cedric Burnside, except where noted.

  1. The World Can Be So Cold
  2. Step In
  3. I Be Trying
  4. You Really Love Me
  5. Love Is the Key
  6. Keep On Pushing
  7. Gotta Look Out
  8. Pretty Flowers
  9. What makes Me Think
  10. Bird Without a Feather – R.L. Burnside
  11. Hands Off That Girl – Junior Kimbrough
  12. Get Down
  13. Love You Forever

John Carroll Kirby: Septet

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On June 25, 2021, “Stones Throw Records” label released “Septet”, the sixth John Carroll Kirby studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “64 Sound” in Highland Park, Los Angeles, and was produced by Carroll Kirby and Tony Buchen.

Personnel:

  • John Carroll Kirby – keyboards
  • John Paul Maramba – bass
  • Deantoni Parks – drums
  • David Leach – percussion
  • Logan Hone – woodwind
  • Tracy Wannomae – woodwind
  • Nick Mancini – mallets
  • Tony Buchen – mixing
  • Jake Viator – mastering
  • Justin Sloane – design
  • Eddie Chacon – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Carroll Kirby.

  1. Rainmaker
  2. P64 by My Side
  3. Sensing Not Seeing
  4. Swallow Tail
  5. Weep
  6. Jubilee Horns
  7. The Quest of Chico Hamilton
  8. Nucleo

Hiss Golden Messenger: Quietly Blowing It

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On June 25, 2021, “Merge Records” label released “Quietly Blowing It”, the twelve Hiss Golden Messenger studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “Overdub Lane”, “Echo Magic”, “The Shed”, “Starr Sound”, “The Old Pillow Studio”, “The Boom Boom Room”, “Dad’s Bar & Grill”, and was produced by M.C. Taylor.

Personnel:

  • M.C. Taylor – lead vocal, acoustic and electric guitar, additional recording
  • Chris Boerner – electric guitar
  • Buddy Miller – electric guitar
  • Josh Kaufman – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin
  • Scott Hirsch – lap steel guitar, synthesizer
  • James Wallace – piano, additional recording
  • Devonne Harris – piano, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer, clavinet
  • Alex Bingham – bass, synthesizer
  • Brevan Hampden – drums, percussion
  • Matt McCaughan – drums, percussion, synthesizer
  • Stuart Bogie – saxophone
  • Matt Douglas – saxophone
  • Griffin Goldsmith – singing
  • Taylor Goldsmith – singing
  • Sonyia Turner – singing
  • Zach Williams – singing
  •  Luc Suèr – recording
  • Darryl Norsen – layout, design
  • Chris Frisina – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by M.C. Taylor, except where noted.

  1. Way Back in the Way Back
  2. The Great Mystifier
  3. Mighty Dollar
  4. Quietly Blowing It
  5. It Will If We Let It
  6. Hardlytown
  7. If It Comes in the Morning – Anaïs Mitchell, M.C. Taylor
  8. Glory Strums (Loneliness of the Long – Distance Runner)
  9. Painting Houses – Gregory Alan Isakov, M.C. Taylor
  10. Angels in the Headlights
  11. Sanctuary

Duke Ellington: Ellington Showcase

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In June 1955, “Capitol” label released “Ellington Showcase”, album by Duke Ellington. It was recorded April – December 1953 at “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles and “Universal Studios” in Chicago, January – June 1954 at “Capitol Studios” in New York, and May 1955.

Personnel:

  • Duke Ellington – piano, electric piano
  • Billy Strayhorn – piano
  • Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet
  • Rick Henderson – alto saxophone
  • Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
  • Jimmy Hamilton – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Harry Carney – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Ray Nance, Clark Terry – trumpet
  • Quentin Jackson, George Jean, Juan Tizol, Britt Woodman – trombone
  • John Sanders – valve trombone
  • Wendell Marshall, Jimmy Woode – bass
  • Butch Ballard, Dave Black – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Duke Ellington, except where noted.

  1. Blossom – Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
  2. Big Drag
  3. Don’t Ever Say Goodbye
  4. Falling Like a Raindrop
  5. Gonna Tan Your Hide – Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
  6. Harlem Air Shaft
  7. La Virgen De La Macarena – Bernardo Bautista Monterde
  8. Clarinet Melodrama – Jimmy Hamilton
  9. Theme For Trambean – Jimmy Hamilton
  10. Serious Serenade