On November 24, 2025, James Chambers (aka Jimmy Cliff) died aged 81. He was singer, musician (guitar, piano, keyboards, congas) and actor, one of the most important figures in worldwide promotion of the Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae music. He was the only living reggae musician to hold the “Order of Merit”, the highest honor that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievements in the arts and sciences. In 2010, Jimmy Cliff was inducted in the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”.
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David Sylvian: There’s a Light That Enters Houses with No Other House in Sight
On November 24, 2014, “Samadhi Sound”, label released “There’s a Light That Enters Houses with No Other House in Sight”, the eighth David Sylvian studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by David Sylvian.
Personnel:
- David Sylvian – piano, sampler, computer, electronics, laptop, engineer, art direction
- Christian Fennesz – guitar, laptop
- John Tilbury – piano
- Franz Wright – spoken word
- Alfred A. Knopf – recording arrangement
- Tony Cousins – mastering
- Chris Bigg – design
- Nicholas Hughes – cover photography
- David La Spina – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by David Sylvian, with prose poems from Kindertotenwald by Franz Wright.
- There’s a Light That Enters Houses with No Other House in Sight
Chico Buarque: Meus Caros Amigos
On November 24, 1976, “Phillips” label released “Meus Caros Amigos”, the 16th Chico Buarque album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Phonogram Studios” in Rio De Janeiro, and was produced by Sérgio Carvalho.
Personnel:
- Chico Buarque – vocal, guitar
- Milton Nscimento – vocal
- Ary Carvalhaes, Paulo Sérgio Fortunato – recording
- Luis Cláudio Coutinho – editing
- Ary Carvalhaes, Sérgio Carvalho – mixing
- Luigi Hoffer – lacquer cut
- Rafael Azulay – technician
- Jorge Vianna – artwork
- Aldo Luiz – cover
- Orlando Abrunhosa – photography
Track listing:
- Que Será (A Flor Da Terra)
- Mulheres De Atenas
- Olhos Nos Olhos
- Você Vai Me Seguir
- Vai Trabalhar Vagabundo
- Corrente
- A Noiva Da Cidade
- Passaredo
- Basta Um Dia
- Meu Caro Amigo
Charles Lloyd: Of Course, Of Course
In November 1965, “Columbia” label released “Of Course, Of Course”, the third Charles Lloyd album. It was recorded May 1964, March – October 1965, at “Columbia 7th Ave” in New York City, and was produced by George Avakian and John Simon.
Personnel:
- Charles Lloyd – tenor saxophone, flute
- Gábor Szabó – guitar
- Robbie Robertson – guitar
- Ron Carter – bass
- Albert Stinson – bass
- Tony Williams – drums
- Pete LaRoca – drums
- Roy Halee, Stan Tonkel – recording
- Richard Mantel – art direction, design
- Bob Cato – cover photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Charles Lloyd except where noted.
- Of Course, Of Course
- The Song My Lady Sings
- The Best Thing for You – Irving Berlin
- The Things We Did Last Summer – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
- Apex
- One for Joan
- Goin’ to Memphis
- Voice in the Night
- Third Floor Richard
Sonny Stitt: Only The Blues
In November 1957, “Verve” label released “Only the Blues”, the 14th Sonny Stitt album. It was recorded in October 1957, and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
- Sonny Stitt – alto saxophone
- Roy Eldridge – trumpet
- Herb Ellis – guitar
- Oscar Peterson – piano
- Ray Brown – double bass
- Stan Levey – drums
Track listing:
- The String (The Eternal Triangle) – Sonny Stitt
- Cleveland Blues – Sonny Stitt
- B.W. Blues (Boogie Woogie Blues) – Sonny Stitt
- Blues for Bags – Sonny Stitt
Father John Misty: Mahashmashana
On November 22, 2024, “Sub Pop” label released “Mahashmashana”, the sixth Father John Misty (Josh Tillman) studio album. It was recorded in 2024, at “Five Star”, “United Recording” and “East / West” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Josh Tillman and Drew Erickson.
Personnel:
- Josh Tillman – vocals, performance, mixing, art direction
- Drew Erickson – performance, arrangements
- Jonathan Wilson – performance, additional mixing, executive production
- Dan Bailey – performance
- Eli Thomson – performance
- David Vandervelde – performance
- Chris Dixie Darley – performance
- Jon Titterington – performance
- Kyle Flynn – performance
- Fletcher Sheridan – choir, choral conductor
- Suzanne Waters – choir, soprano solo
- Kathryn Shuman – choir
- Kim Dawson – choir
- Ann Sheridan – choir
- Valerie Tambaoan – choir
- Laura Flores Jackman – choir
- Adam Faruqi – choir
- Jarrett Johnson – choir
- David Loucks – choir
- Matthew Lewis – choir
- Will Goldman – choir
- Connor “Catfish” Gallaher – pedal steel
- Benji – guitar
- Alan Sparhawk – guitar
- Dan Higgins – saxophone, flute
- Logan Hone – saxophone
- Jacob Scesney – saxophone
- Tony Barba – saxophone
- Wayne Bergeron – trumpet
- Steve Holtman – trombone
- Danielle Ondarza – French horn
- Mark Hollingsworth – clarinet, flute
- The Nona Quartet
- Andrew Bulbrook – violin
- Wynton Grant – violin
- Zach Dillinger – viola
- Jacob Braun – cello
- Christine Kim – cello
- Grant Milliken – additional engineering
- Sean Cook – additional engineering
- Gabe Veltri – additional engineering
- Jacob Kell – additional engineering
- Franky Fox – additional engineering
- Logan Taylor – additional engineering
- Scott Moore – additional engineering
- Sam Plecker – additional engineering
- Dan Bailey – additional engineering
- BJ Burton – mixing, additional production
- Jeff Kleinsmith – art direction, design
- Joe Roberts – artwork
- Alex Kweskin – back cover photography
- Evan Laffer – liner notes
Track listing:
All lyrics by Josh Tolman.
- Mahashmashana – Josh Tillman
- She Cleans Up – Josh Tillman, Oscar Carls, Pelle Gunnerfeldt, Linus Hillborg, Henrik Höckert, Elias Jungqvist, Sebastian Murphy, Tor Sjödén
- Josh Tillman and the Accidental Dose – Josh Tillman
- Mental Health – Josh Tillman, Drew Erickson
- Screamland – Josh Tillman
- Being You – Josh Tillman, Zach Tillman, David Vandervelde
- I Guess Time Just Makes Fools of Us All – Josh Tillman
- Summer’s Gone – Josh Tillman, Drew Erickson
Michael Kiwanuka: Small Chages
On November 22, 2024, “Polydor” label released “Small Changes”, the fourth Michael Kiwanuka studio album. It was recorded in 2024, and was produced by Danger Mouse and Inflo.
Personnel:
- Michael Kiwanuka – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, Wurlitzer, piano, drums
- Inflo – drums, piano, backing vocals, keyboards, Rhodes, synthesizer, bass guitar
- James Payne – electric slide guitar
- Jimmy Jam – organ, Hammond organ
- Pino Palladino – bass guitar
- James Gadson – drums
- Brian Burton – drums, synthesizer programming
- Alecia Chakour – backing vocals
- Stevvi Alexander – backing vocals
- LaVance Colley – backing vocals
- Sharlotte Gibson – backing vocals
- Emily Holligan – backing vocals
- Simone Richards – backing vocals
- Rosie Danvers – string arrangements
- Pete Anthony – orchestra conductor
- Richard Woodcraft – engineer, mixing
- Todd Monfalcone – engineer
- Kennie Takahashi – engineer
- Tom Hardistry – strings engineering, strings recording
- Chandler Harrod – strings recording
- Alex Kalteziotis – engineer assistant
- Brian Bair – engineer assistant
- Dave Clarke – engineer assistant
- Emily Reeves – engineer assistant
- Emma Marks – engineer assistant
- Jacob Spitzer – engineer assistant
- Max Anstruther – engineer assistant
- Noah Rastegar – engineer assistant
- Rich Wheeler – engineer assistant
- Ryan Nelson – engineer assistant
- Rich Wheeler – strings engineer assistant
- Ryan Nelson – strings engineer assistant
- Dave Clarke – strings engineer assistant
- Brian Bair – strings engineer assistant
- Ben Baptie – additional engineering
- Matt Colton – mastering
- Yout – art
- Marcus Grey – photography, creative direction
- Jeremy Ngatho Cole – creative direction, design
- Jude Amponsah – design
Track listing:
All tracks are written by Michael Kiwanuka, Brian Burton, and Dean Josiah Cover, except where noted.
- Floating Parade
- Small Changes
- One and Only
- Rebel Soul
- Lowdown (Part I)
- Lowdown (Part II)
- Follow Your Dreams
- Live for Your Love
- Stay By My Side
- The Rest of Me
- Four Long Years – Michael Kiwanuka, Brian Burton
Elvis Costello & T Bone Burnett: The Coward Brothers
On November 21, 2024, “New West” label released “The Coward Brothers”, album by Elvis Costello and T Bone Burnett. It was recorded in 2024, at “Electric Lady” in New York, “East Iris” and “Blackbird” in Nashville, “The Village” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Elvis Costello and T Bone Burnett (as Henry and Howard Coward).
Personnel:
- Elvis Costello (as Howard Coward) – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, upright piano, organ, sounds, electric bass, tambourine, drums, whistle, bass drum, handclaps, drum machine, Moog synthesizer, grand piano, congas, percussion
- T Bone Burnett (as Henry Coward) – vocals, electric guitar, electric bass, six-string bass, electric sitar
- Christopher Guest (as Christopher Guest-Coward) – vocals, “missiles”, acoustic guitar
- Colin Linden – electric sitar, electric guitar, slide dobro
- Dennis Crouch – double bass
- Russell Pahl – pedal steel
- Jay Bellerose – drums, percussion
- Paul Kowert – arco bass
- Diana Krall (as Jean Coward) – upright piano, grand piano
- “Peter Coward” – military drum
- “Dexter Coward” – gunshots
- “Concepta Collins” – heels
- Rachael Moore – mixing, recording
- Michael Piersante – mixing, recording
- Gavin Larssen – mastering
- Reuben Cohen – mastering
- Jeff Powell – vinyl mastering
- Billy Theriot – additional engineering
- Miek Stankiewicz – additional engineering
- Collin Bryson – engineer assistant
- Austin Brown – engineer assistant
- Karl Wingate – engineer assistant
- Eddie Roberts – engineer assistant
- Ivy Skoff – production coordination
- Drew Christie – illustrations
- Tom Bejgrowicz – design, layout
Track listing:
- Always – T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello
- Like Licorice – Elvis Costello
- My Baby Just Squeals (You Heel) – Elvis Costello
- The Devil’s Wife – T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello
- Tipsy Woman – Elvis Costello
- My baby Just Purrs (You’re Mine, Not Hers) – Elvis Costello
- My Baby Just Whistles (Here Comes the Missiles) Elvis Costello
- World Serious – T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello
- Early Shirley – Elvis Costello
- Yesteryear Is Near – Elvis Costello
- Birkenhead Girl – Elvis Costello
- Smoke-Ring Angel – Elvis Costello, Christopher Guest
- Wooden Woman – T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello
- (I Don’t Want Your) – Lyndon Johnson – Elvis Costello
- Lotta Money – T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello, Christopher Guest
- Pure Bubblegum – Elvis Costello
- Cathy Com Home – Elvis Costello
- Bygones – T Bone Burnett
- Row Me Once – T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello, Christopher Guest
- Clown Around Town – Elvis Costello
Red Holloway: The Burner
In November 1963, “Prestige” label released “The Burner”, the debut Red Holloway album. It was recorded August – October 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs” New Jersey, and was produced by Ozzie Cadena.
Personnel:
- Red Holloway – tenor saxophone
- Paul Serrano, Hobart Dotson – trumpet
- “Big” John Patton, George Butcher – organ
- Eric Gale, Charles Lindsay – guitar
- Leonard Gaskin, Thomas Palmer – bass
- Herbie Lovelle, Bobby Durham – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Red Holloway except where noted.
- Monkey Sho’ Can Talk
- Brethren
- Crib Theme – Ozzie Cadena
- The Burner
- Miss Judie Mae
- Moonlight in Vermont – John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf
Gary “Mani” Mounfield
On November 20, 2025, Gary “Mani” Mounfield died aged 63. He was musician (bass guitar) and DJ, best known as member of the bands Primal Scream and Stone Roses.
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