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Sarathy Korwar: Kalak

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On November 11, 2022, “The Leaf Label” released “Kalak”, the fourth Sarathy Korwar studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Real World Studios” in Box, Wiltshire, England, and was produced by Photay.

Personnel:

  • Sarathy Korwar – drums, percussion
  • Kushai Gaya – vocals
  • Noni-Mouse – vocals
  • Kodō – vocals
  • Sijya Gupta, Fabrice Bourgelle – art cover

Track listing:

  1. A Recipe to Cure Historical Amnesia To Remember – Kushai Gaya
  2. Utopia Is a Colonial Project
  3. Back in the Day, Things Were Not Always Simpler – Noni-Mouse
  4. The Past Is Not Only Behind Us, But Ahead of Us
  5. Kal Means Yesterday and Tomorrow
  6. Remember Begum Rokheya
  7. That Clocks Don’t Tell but Make Time – Kodō
  8. Remember Circles Are Better Than Lines
  9. Remember To Look Out For The Signs
  10. KALAK – A Means To An Unend

The Neal Morse Band: The Similitude Of A Dream

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On November 11, 2016, “Metal Blade” label released “The Similitude of a Dream”, the second Neal Morse Band (The) album.

Personnel:

  • Neal Morse – lead vocals, keyboards, 6 & 12 string electric guitars, percussion, mandolin
  • Mike Portnoy – vocals, drums
  • Randy George – bass, bass pedals
  • Bill Hubauer – lead vocals, organ, piano, synthesizers
  • Eric Gillette – lead vocals, lead and rhythm electric guitar
  • Rich Mouser – pedal steel
  • Ann, Alfreda and Regina McCrary – backing vocals
  • Sarah Hubauer – alto and baritone saxophone
  • Jim Hoke – tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Bruce Babad – saxophone
  • Steve Herrman – trumpet
  • Spencer McKee – marimba
  • Dave Buzard – stomps
  • Chris Carmichael – violin, viola, and cello
  • Eric Darken – percussion
  • Rich Mouser – mixing

Track listing:

All lyrics by Neal Morse, all music by Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, Randy George, Bill Hubauer and Eric Gillette.

  1. Long Day
  2. Overture
  3. The Dream
  4. City of Destruction
  5. We Have Got to Go
  6. Makes No Sense
  7. Draw the Line
  8. The Slough
  9. Back to the City
  10. The Ways of a Fool
  11. So Far Gone
  12. Breath of Angels
  13. Slave to Your Mind
  14. Shortcut to Salvation
  15. The Man in the Iron Cage
  16. The Road Called Home
  17. Sloth
  18. Freedom Song
  19. I’m Running
  20. The Mask
  21. Confrontation
  22. The Battle
  23. Broken Sky / Long Day (reprise)

Bobby Hutcherson: Head On

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In November 1971, “Blue Note” label released “Head On”, the 14th Bobby Hutcherson album. It was recorded in July 1971, at “Poppi Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by George Butler.

Personnel:

  • Bobby Hutcherson – vibes, marimba
  • Todd Cochran – piano, arrangements
  • Harold Land – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Oscar Brashear – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • George Bohanon, Louis Spears – trombone
  • Willie Ruff – French horn
  • Fred Jackson, Jr. – piccolo
  • Delbert Hill, Charles Owens, Herman Riley, Ernie Watts – reeds
  • William Henderson – electric piano
  • Reggie Johnson, James Leary III – bass
  • Leon “Ndugu” Chancler, Nesbert “Stix” Hooper, Woody Theus – drums
  • Warren Bryant – congas, bongos
  • Donald Smith – vocals
  • Rick Pekkoven – engineer
  • Rudy Van Gelder – remix
  • Colman Andrews – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. At the Source: Ashes & Rust/Eucalyptus/Obsidian – Todd Cochran
  2. Many Thousands Gone – Todd Cochran
  3. Mtume – Bobby Hutcherson
  4. Clockwork of the Spirits – Todd Cochran

Jimmy McGriff: Groove Grease

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In November 1971, “Groove Merchant” label released “Groove Grease”, the 26th Jimmy Griff album. It was recorded in 1971, in New York City, and was produced by Sonny Lester.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy McGriff – organ
  • Cliff Davis – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Johnny Beard – baritone saxophone, flute
  • Murray Watson – trumpet
  • Horace Ott – electric piano
  • Everett Barksdale, Wayne Bennett – guitar
  • Richard Davis, Richard Evans – bass
  • Marion J. Booker – drums
  • Lawrence Killian – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmy McGriff, except where noted.

  1. Groove Grease
  2. The Bird – Jimmy McGriff, Sonny Lester
  3. Plain Brown Bag
  4. There Will Never Be Another You – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
  5. Canadian Sunset – Eddie Heywood, Norman Gimbel
  6. Mr. Lucky – Henry Mancini
  7. Moonglow – Will Hudson, Irving Mills, Eddie DeLange
  8. Red Sails in the Sunset – Hugh Williams, Jimmy Kennedy
  9. Secret Love – Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster

Kalvin Keys: Shawn – Neeq

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In November 1971, “Black Jazz” label released “Shawn – Neeq”, the debut Calvin Keys album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Gene Russell.

Personnel:

  • Calvin Keys – guitar, arrangements
  • Larry Nash – electric piano
  • Lawrence Evans – bass
  • Bob Braye – drums
  • Owen Marshall – flute
  • Gene Russell – recording
  • Dorothy Tanous – cover art, photography

Track listing:

  1. B. E. – Owen Marshall
  2. Criss Cross – Art Hillery, Red Holoway
  3. Shawn – Neeq – Calvin Keys
  4. Gee – Gee – Calvin Keys
  5. B. K. Calvin Keys

This Is The Glasshouse: 867

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On November 10, 2024, “Trickystoop” label released “867”, the second This Is the Glasshouse album. It was recorded in 2024, at “Eleven – Twenty-Four Topaz” in Victoria, British Columbia and Mount Lorne Yukon, Canada.

Personnel:

  • Rosie Drown – alto saxophone
  • Nolan Wood – tenor saxophone
  • Rhye Politylo – baritone saxophone
  • Arps Bau – trumpet
  • Noah Ord – trumpet
  • Jules Dawkins – trombone
  • Owen Moseley – trombone
  • JJ Payne – baritone horn
  • Bli Lyons – bassoon, contrabassoon
  • Rosie Drown – clarinet, flute
  • Jayda Thor – cello
  • Timon Martell – electric guitar
  • Ruby Iris Cloud – piano, Wurlitzer
  • Artemis Gallegos – double bass
  • Justin Graham – drums
  • Emberlynn Bland – marimba
  • Maxwell Sorensen, Tamsen McKetney, Violet Griffiths – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Cole Buchinski and Ezekiel Dukart.

  1. Streetlight by Streetlight
  2. Before Machinery
  3. Southpaw
  4. January
  5. 7Bass / Lorne
  6. Two-Headed Calf
  7. 867
  8. Old George
  9. October
  10. Robinson

War: All Day Music

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In November 1971, “United Artists” label released “All Day Music”, the fourth War album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Wally Heider’s Studio” in San Francisco, “Crystal” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jerry Goldstein, Chris Huston, Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott.

Personnel:

  • Howard Scott – vocals, guitar, percussion
  • Lonnie Jordan – vocals, organ, piano, percussion
  • Lee Oskar – vocals, harmonica, percussion
  • B.B. Dickerson – vocals, bass, percussion
  • Harold Brown – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Papa Dee Allen – vocals, conga, bongos, percussion
  • Charles Miller – vocals, flute, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones, percussion
  • Chris Huston, Richard Moore – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott, except where noted.

  1. All Day Music – Jerry Goldstein, Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott
  2. Get Down – Jerry Goldstein, Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott
  3. That’s What Love Will Do – Milton James, Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott
  4. There Must Be a Reason
  5. Nappy Head (Theme from Ghetto Man)
  6. Slippin’ into Darkness
  7. Baby Brother

Gato Barbieri: Fénix

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In November 1971, “Flying Dutchman” label released “Fénix”, the fifth Gato Barbieri album. It was recorded in April 1971, at “Atlantic” in New York, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Gato Barbieri – tenor saxophone
  • Lonnie Liston Smith – piano, electric piano
  • Joe Beck – electric guitar
  • Ron Carter – electric bass
  • Lenny White – drums
  • Gene Golden – congas, bongos
  • Naná Vasconcelos – berimbau, bongos

Track listing:

  1. Tupac Amaru – Gato Barbieri
  2. Carnavalito – Edmundo Zaldivar
  3. Falsa Bahiana – Geraldo Pereira
  4. El Día Que Me Quieras – Carlos Gardel, Alfredo Le Pera
  5. El Arriero – Atahualpa Yupanqui
  6. Bahia – Ary Barroso

Terje Rypdal: Same

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In November 1971, “ECM” label released the self-titled, second Terje Rypdal album. It was recorded in August 1971, at “Arne Bendiksen Studio” in Oslo, Norway, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Terje Rypdal – guitar, flute
  • Inger Lise Rypdal – vocals
  • Jan Garbarek – tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet
  • Ekkehard Fintl – oboe, English horn
  • Bobo Stenson – electric piano
  • Arild Andersen – double bass, bass guitar
  • Jon Christensen – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Terje Rypdal.

  1. Keep It Like That – Tight
  2. Rainbow
  3. Electric Fantasy
  4. Lontano II
  5. Tough Enough

Tower Of Power: East Bay Grease

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In November 1970, “San Francisco” and “Atlantic” labels released “East Bay Grease”, the debut Tower of Power album. It was recorded in 1970, at “Mercury” in San Francisco, and was produced by David Rubinson.

Personnel:

  • Rufus Miller – lead vocals
  • Rick Stevens – lead and backing vocals
  • Willie James Fulton – guitar, backing vocals
  • Emilio Castillo – vocals, extra greasy vocal, alto saxophone
  • Stephen “The Funky Doctor” Kupka – baritone saxophone, backing vocals
  • Skip Mesquite – vocals, tenor saxophone, flute
  • Mic Gillette – trumpet, trombone, flugelhorn
  • Ken Balzell – trumpet
  • Greg Adams – first trumpet
  • David Padron – second trumpet
  • Frank Rocco Prestia – bass
  • David Garibaldi – drums, vibes, backing vocals
  • Bruce Steinberg – cover and liner design, artwork, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Emilio Castillo and Stephen Kupka, except where noted.

  1. Knock Yourself Out
  2. Social Lubrication
  3. The Price
  4. Back on the Streets Again
  5. The Skunk, the Goose, and the Fly
  6. Sparkling in the Sand – Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka, Lawrence Lopez