In April 1956, “Prestige” label released “Fontainebleau”, the sixth Tadd Dameron album. It was recorded in March 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey.
On April 15, 2014, “Greenleaf” label released “Riverside”, the 39th Dave Douglas album. It was recorded in August 2012, at “Humber College Recording Studio” in Toronto, and was produced by Chet Doxas and Dave Douglas.
Personnel:
Dave Douglas – trumpet
Chet Doxas – clarinet, saxophone
Steve Swallow – electric bass
Jim Doxas – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Dave Douglas, except where noted.
Thrush
The Train and the River – Jimmy Giuffre
Old Church, New Paint (Intro) – Chet Doxas
Old Church, New Paint – Chet Doxas
Handwritten Letter
Big Shorty – Chet Doxas
Front Yard
Backyard
No Good Without You
Travelin’ Light – Trummy Young, Jimmy Mundy, Johnny Mercer
Sing on the Mountain High/Northern Miner – Chet Doxas
On April 15, 1974, “Sounds of the South” and “MCA” labels released “Second Helping”, the second Lynyrd Skynyrd studio album. It was recorded June 1973 – January 1974, at “Studio One” in Doraville, Georgia, “Record Plant Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Al Kooper. In 1987, “Second Helping” was certified 2 x Platinum by RIAA.
On April 15, 1965, “Decca” label released the self-titled, debut Marianne Faithfull album. It was recorded 1964 – 1965, at “Lansdowne Studios” and “Decca No. 2 Studio” in London, and was produced by Tony Calder.
Personnel:
Marianne Faithfull – vocals
Mike Leander – arrangements, direction
David Whitaker – arrangements
Jon Mark – arrangements
Peter Hitchcock – engineer
Gus Dudgeon – engineer
David Bailey – photography
Gered Mankowitz – photography
Track listing:
Come and Stay with Me – Jackie DeShannon
If I Never Get to Love You – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
Time Takes Time – Barry Fantoni, Marianne Faithfull
He’ll Come Back to Me – Claude-Henri Vic, Michael Farr, Robert Gall
Down Town – Tony Hatch
Plaisir d’amour – David Whitaker
Can’t You Hear My heartbeat – John Carter, Ken Lewis
As Tears Go By – Andrew Loog Oldham, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
Paris Bells – Jon Birchell
They Never Will Leave You – André Popp, Jean-Jacques Debout
What Have They Done to the Rain – Malvina Reynolds
In My Time of Sorrow – Jackie DeShannon, Jimmy Page
On April 14, 2023, “Drag City” label released “The Forest in Me’, the sixth Xylouris White album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Guy Picciotto.
Personnel:
George Xylouris – vocal, lute, engineer, photography
Jim White – percussion, engineer
Guy Picciotto, Nikos Kefaloyannis – engineer
Harris Newman – mastering
Shelagh Hannan – design, layout
Track listing:
All tracks by Jim White and George Xylouris, except where noted.
Second Sister
Latin White – Jim White, George Xylouris, Guy Picciotto
Seeing the Everyday
Missing Heart
Tails of Time
Night Club – Jim White, George Xylouris, Guy Picciotto
Forest in Me
Red Wine
Underworld
Witnessed by Angels
Memories and Souvenirs
Long Doll – Jim White, George Xylouris, Guy Picciotto
On April 14, 2023, “Blackened” label released “72 Seasons”, the eleventh Metallica studio album. It was recorded March 2021 – November 2022, at Metallica’s HQ in San Rafael, California, and was produced by Greg Fidelman, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich.
Personnel:
James Hetfield – vocals, rhythm guitar
Kirk Hammett – lead guitar
Robert Trujillo – bass, backing vocals
Lars Ulrich – drums
Greg Fidelman – recording, mixing
Sara Lyn Killion – engineer
Jim Monti – engineer
Jason Gossman – additional engineering, digital editing
Kent Matcke – engineer assistant
Dan Monti – digital editing
Bob Ludwig – mastering
David Turner – cover art
Lee Jeffries – band portrait photography
Track listing:
All tracks by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, except where noted.
72 Seasons – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
Shadows Follow
Screaming Suicide – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Robert Trujillo
Sleepwalk My Life Away – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Tobert Trujillo
You Must Burn – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Tobert Trujillo
Lux Æterna
Crown of Barbed Wire – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
Chasing Light – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
If Darkness Had a Son – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
On April 14, 1998, “4AD” label released “Duality”, album by Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke. It was recorded in 1987, at Lisa Gerrad’s home studio, in Gippsland, Australia, and was produced by Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke.
Personnel:
Lisa Gerrard – vocal
Pieter Bourke – percussion, engineer
Don Tyler – mastering
Jacek Tuschewski – painting
Chris Bigg – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke, except where noted.
Shadow Magnet
Tempest – Lisa Gerrard, Pieter Bourke, Madjid Khaladj
On April 14, 1954, “Columbia” label released “Chet Baker & Strings”, album by Chet Baker. It was recorded December 1953 – February 1954, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Richard Bock.
Personnel:
Chet Baker – trumpet
Bud Shank – alto saxophone, flute
Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone
Russ Freeman – piano
Joe Mondragon – bass
Shelly Manne – drums
Sam Cytron, Jack Gasselin, George Kast, Eudice Shapiro, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin – violin
Lou Kievman, Paul Robyn – viola
Victor Gottlieb – cello
Jack Montrose, Johnny Mandel, Marty Paich, Shorty Rogers – arrangements
Track listing:
You Don’t Know What Love Is – Don Raye, Gene de Paul
I’m Thru With Love – Fud Livingston, Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck
Love Walked In – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
You Better Go Now – Irvin Graham, Bickley Reichner
I Married An Angel – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
Love – Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane
I Love You – Cole Porter
What a Diff’rence a Day Made – María Grever, Stanley Adams
In April 1961, “Moodsville” label released “Nocturne”, the fourth Oliver Nelson album. It was recorded in August 1960, at Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.
Personnel:
Oliver Nelson – alto and tenor saxophone
Lem Winchester – vibes
Richard Wyands – piano
George Duvivier – bass
Roy Haynes – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Oliver Nelson, except where noted.
Nocturne
Bob’s Blues
Man With a Horn – Eddie DeLange, Jack Jenney, Bonnie Lake
Early Morning
In a Sentimental Mood – Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills
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