Monthly Archives: July 2026

Karnivool: Asymmetry

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On July 19, 2013, “Density” label released “Asymmetry”, the third Karnivool studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Nick DiDia.

Personnel:

  • Ian Kenny – lead vocals
  • Drew Goddard  – guitar, backing vocals
  • Mark Hosking – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jon Stockman – vocals, bass guitar
  • Steve Judd – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Kenny, Drew Goddard, Mark Hoskins, Jon Stockman and Steve Judd.

  1. Aum
  2. Nacnash
  3. A.M. War
  4. We Are
  5. The Refusal
  6. Aeons
  7. Asymmetry
  8. Eidolon
  9. Sky Machine
  10. Amusia
  11. The Last Few
  12. Float
  13. Alpha Omega
  14. Om

Airto Moreira: Fingers

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In July 1973, “CTI” label released “Fingers”, the fourth Airto Moreira album. It was recorded in April 1973, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Airto – vocals, drums, percussion
  • David Amaro – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Hugo Fattoruso – vocals, keyboards, harmonica
  • Ringo Thielmann – vocals, double bass
  • Jorge Osvaldo Fattoruso – vocals, drums
  • Flora Purim – vocals, percussion
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Rob Ciano – design
  • Pete Turner – photography
  • Alen MacWeeney – photography

Track listing:

  1. El Rada – Ruben Rada, Eduardo Uzeta
  2. Romance of Death – Hugo Fattoruso
  3. Merry Go Round – Airto Moreira, Flora Purim
  4. Wind Chant – Hugo Fattoruso
  5. Parana – Hugo Fattoruso
  6. San Francisco River – Flora Purim
  7. Tombo in 7/4 – Moreira Fattoruso

Quincy Jones: Gula Matari

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In July 1970, “A&M” label released “Gula Matari”, the 20th Quincy Jones album. It was recorded March – May 1970, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Quincy Jones – arrangements, conductor
  • Jerome Richardson – soprano saxophone
  • Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
  • Danny Bank – bass and baritone saxophones
  • Freddie Hubbard, Danny Moore, Ernie Royal, Marvin Stamm, Gene Young – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Wayne Andre – trombone
  • Al Grey – trombone
  • Hubert Laws – flute
  • Toots Thielemans – guitar, whistle solo
  • Herbie Hancock, Bob James, Bobby Scott – keyboards
  • Ray Brown – bass
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Richard Davis – bass
  • Major Holley – voice solo, bass
  • Grady Tate – drums
  • Don Elliott – bass marimba
  • Jimmy Johnson, Warren Smith – percussion
  • Milt Jackson – vibes
  • Seymour Barab, Kermit Moore, Lucien Schmit, Alan Shulman – cello
  • Valerie Simpson, Marilyn Jackson, Maretha Stewart, Barbara Massey, Hilda Harris – vocals
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Pete Turner – photography

Track listing

  1. Bridge over Troubled Water – Paul Simon
  2. Gula Matari – Quincy Jones
  3. Walkin’ – Jimmy Mundy, Richard Carpenter
  4. Hummin’ – Nat Adderley

Lee Morgan: The Sixth Sense

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In July 1970, “Blue Note” label released “The Sixth Sense”, the 28th Lee Morgan album. It was recorded November 1967 – September 1968, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Francis Wolff and Duke Pearson.

Personnel:

  • Lee Morgan – trumpet
  • Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
  • Frank Mitchell – tenor saxophone
  • Cedar Walton – piano
  • Harold Mabern – piano
  • Mickey Bass – bass
  • Victor Sproles – bass
  • Billy Higgins – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Lee Morgan, except where noted.

  1. The Sixth Sense
  2. Short Count
  3. Psychedelic
  4. Afreaka – Cedar Walton
  5. Anti Climax
  6. The Cry of My People – Cal Massey

Joe Bonamassa: Breakthrough

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On July 18, 2025, “J&R Adventures” label released “Breakthrough”, the seventeenth Joe Bonamassa studio album. It was recorded at “Black Rock Studios” in Santorini, Greece, “Ocean Way Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, “Sunset Sound” in Hollywood, and was produced by Kevin Shirley.

Personnel:

  • Joe Bonamassa – lead vocals, guitar, slide guitar
  • Josh Smith – guitar
  • Reese Wynans – keyboards
  • Calvin Turner – bass
  • Stephen Mackey – bass 
  • Greg Morrow – drums
  • Lemar Carter – drums, percussion 
  • Jade MacRae – backing vocals
  • Danielle DeAndrea – backing vocals
  • Kevin “Caveman” Shirley – mixing, photography
  • Austin Atwood – engineer
  • Kostas Kalimeris – engineer
  • Nate Haessly – engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Brian Lee – mastering
  • Bob Jackson – mastering
  • Hugh Syme – art direction, design, illustrations
  • Roy Weisman – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Breakthrough – Joe Bonamassa, Tom Hambridge
  2. Trigger Dinger – Joe Bonamassa, Tom Hambridge
  3. I’ll Take the Blame – Joe Bonamassa, Gary Nicholson
  4. Drive by the Exit Sign – Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley, James House
  5. Broken Record – Joe Bonamassa
  6. Shake this Ground – Joe Bonamassa, James House
  7. Still Walking with Me – Joe Bonamassa, Tom Hambridge
  8. Life After Dark – Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley
  9. You Don’t Own Me – Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley
  10. Pain’s on Me – Joe Bonamassa, Tom Hambridge

Billie Martin: Dog Eared

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On July 18, 2025, “Fiction” label released “Dog Eared”, the fifth Billie Marten studio album. It was recorded in 2025, at “Sugar Mountain” in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn, and was produced by Philip Weinrobe.

Personnel:

  • Billie Marten – vocals, guitar
  • Shahzad Ismaily – guitar
  • Sam Owens – vocals, guitar
  • Maia Friedman – vocals
  • Núria Graham – vocals, guitar, piano, bongos
  • Adam Brisbin – pedal steel guitar, guitar, bass
  • Michael Haldeman – guitar, drum machine
  • Michael Coleman – vocals, synthesizer, electric piano, electric guitar
  • Joshua Crumbly – bass
  • Vishal Nayak – drums
  • Mauro Refosco – percussion
  • Sam Amidon – fiddle
  • Philip Weinrobe – engineer, mixing
  • Josh Bonati – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Billie Marten.

  1. Feeling
  2. Crown
  3. Clover
  4. No Sudden Changes
  5. The Glass
  6. Leap Year
  7. Goodnight Moon
  8. Planets
  9. You and I Both
  10. Swing

Larry Carlton: Same

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In July 1978, “MCA” label released the self – titled, third Larry Carlton album. It was recorded in 1978, at “Room 335” and “Western Recorders” in Hollywood, California, and was produced by Larry Carlton.

Personnel:

  • Larry Carlton – lead vocals, guitars, arrangements, engineer
  • Greg Mathieson – keyboards
  • Abraham Laboriel – bass
  • Jeff Porcaro – drums
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion
  • Gerald Vinci – concertmaster
  • William “Smitty” Smith – backing vocals, BGV arrangements
  • Paul Dobbe – string engineer
  • Steve Carlton – second engineer
  • John Cabalka – art direction
  • Brad Kanawyer – design
  • John Lumkin – design, all artwork
  • John Gilbert Gonzalez – back cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Larry Carlton except where noted.

  1. Room 335
  2. Where Did You Come From – William Smith, Eric Mercury
  3. Nite Crawler
  4. Point It Up
  5. Rio Samba
  6. I Apologize – William Smith, Eric Mercury
  7. Don’t Give It Up
  8. (It Was) Only Yesterday

Sam Wilkes, Craig Weinrib And Dylan Day: Same

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On July 17, 2024, “Leaving Records” label released the self-titled Sam Wilkes, Craig Weinrib and Dylan Day album. It was recorded in 2024 and was produced by Dylan Day, Sam Wilkes and Craig Weinrib.

Personnel:

  • Dylan Day – electric guitar, arrangements, mixing
  • Sam Wilkes – bass guitar, arrangements, recording, mixing
  • Craig Weinrib – drums, arrangements
  • Mark Chaleski – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Standing in the Doorway
  2. Too Young to Go Steady
  3. How Insensitive
  4. Rain
  5. Snow
  6. When I Can Read My Titles Clear
  7. I’ll Find a Way (To Carry It All)

Lonnie Liston Smith: Astral Traveling

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In July 1973, “Flying Dutchman” label released “Astral Traveling”, the debut Lonnie Liston Smith album. It was recorded in 1973, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  1. Lonnie Liston Smith − piano, electric piano
  2. George Barron − soprano and tenor saxophone
  3. Joe Beck – guitar
  4. Cecil McBee – bass
  5. David Lee Jr. – drums
  6. James Mtume, Sonny Morgan − congas, percussion
  7. Badal Roy – table
  8. Geeta Vashi − tamboura

 Track listing:

All tracks by Lonnie Liston Smith

  1. Astral Traveling
  2. Let Us Go into the House of the Lord
  3. Rejuvenation
  4. I Mani (Faith)
  5. In Search of Truth
  6. Aspirations

Duke Ellington: Latin American Suite

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In July 1972, “Fantasy” label released “Latin American Suite”, album by Duke Ellington. It was recorded in November 1968 at “National Recording Studio” in New York, January 1970 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and was produced by Duke Ellington.

Personnel:

  • Duke Ellington – piano
  • Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
  • Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet
  • Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
  • Harold Ashby – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Harry Carney – baritone saxophone 
  • Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Mercer Ellington, Cootie Williams – trumpet
  • Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper – trombone
  • Chuck Connors – bass trombone, tenor saxophone
  • Jeff Castleman, Paul Kondziela – bass
  • Rufus Jones – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Duke Ellington, except where noted.

  1. Oclupaca
  2. Chico Cuadradino – Duke Ellington, Mercer Ellington
  3. Eque
  4. Tina
  5. The Sleeping Lady and the Giant Who Watches over Her
  6. Latin American Sunshine
  7. Brasilliance