On March 3, 2024, Brit Turner died aged 57. He was musician (drums, percussion), best known as the founding member and drummer of Southern rock & roll band Blackberry Smoke.
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Chevelle: NIRATIAS
On March 5, 2021, “Epic” label released “NIRATIAS” (Nothing Is Real and This Is a Simulation), the ninth Chevelle studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, in Pasadena, California, and was produced by Joe Barresi.
Personnel:
- Pete Loeffler – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano
- Sam Loeffler – drums
- Brian Kilgore – timpani, chimes, percussion
- Joe Barresi – additional percussion
- Jun Murakawa – engineer assistant
- Greg Foeller – engineer assistant
- Joe Barresi – mixing
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Mark “Stig” Daughney – guitar technician
- Dan Druff – guitar technician
- Mike Fasano – drum technician
- Bruce Jacoby – drum technician
- Jeff Schulz – art direction, design
- Boris Vallejo – cover illustration
- Joseph Cultice – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Pete Loeffler and Sam Loeffler.
- Verruckt
- So Long, Mother Earth
- Mars Simula
- Sleep the Deep
- Self-Destructor
- Piistol Star (Gravity Heals)
- VVurmhole
- Peach
- Test Test…Enough
- Endlessly
- Remember When
- Ghost and Razor
- Lost in Digital Woods
Asian Kung-Fu Generation: World World World
On March 5, 2008, “Kioon” label released “World World World”, the fourth Asian Kung-Fu Generation studio album. It was recorded 2006 – 2008, and was produced by Masafumi Gotō, Kensuke Kita, Takahiro Yamada and Kiyoshi Ijichi.
Personnel:
- Masafumi Gotō – lead vocals, guitar
- Kensuke Kita – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Takahiro Yamada – bass, backing vocals
- Kiyoshi Ijichi – drums
- Yusuke Nakamura – art direction
Track listing:
- World World World
- After Dark
- Tabidatsu Kimi e
- Neoteny
- Travelogue
- No. 9
- Night Diving
- Laika
- Wakusel
- Korogaru Iwa, Kimi ni Asa ga Furu
- World World
- Aru Machi no Gunjō
- Atarashii Sekai
Frank Sinatra: Songs For Swingin’ Lovers
On March 5, 1956, “Capitol” label released “Songs for Swingin’ Lovers!”, the tenth Frank Sinatra studio album. It was recorded October 1955 – January 1956, at “Capitol Studio A” in Hollywood, and was produced by Voyle Gilmore.
Personnel:
- Frank Sinatra – vocal
- Bill Miller – piano
- George Van Eps – guitar
- Mahlon Clark, Justin Gordon, Champ Webb, Robert Lawson – saxophone
- Ted Nash, Babe Russin, Justin Gordon, James Williamson – tenor saxophone
- Mort Friedman – baritone saxophone
- Conrad Gozzo, Shorty Sherock, Zeke Zarchy, Johnny Best, Mickey Mangano, Mannie Klein, Harry Edison – trumpet
- Joe Howard, Milt Bernhart, Dick Noel, Paul Tanner, Jimmy Priddy, Juan Tizol – trombone
- George Roberts – bass trombone
- Willie Schwartz, Harry Klee – alto clarinet
- Nathan Ross, Alex Murray, Henry Hill, Alex Beller, Walter Edelstein, Victor Bay, Paul Nero, Harold Dicterow, David Frisina, Mischa Russell, Felix Slatkin, Paul Shure, Marshall Sosson, Dan Lube, Harry Bluestone, Emo Neufeld, Samuel Cytron, Robert Gross, Alex Murray – violin
- Maxine Johnson, Milton Thomas, Alvin Dinkin, David Sterkin, Paul Robyn – viola
- Eleanor Slatkin, Ennio Bolognini, Ray Kramer, Edgar Lustgarten, Cy Bernard – cello
- Kathryn Julye – harp
- Joe Comfort – bass
- Alvin Stoller – drums
- Irving Cottler – drums
- Frank Flynn – percussion
- Clark Yocum, Allan Davies, Charles Schrouder, Lee Gotch – vocals
- Nelson Riddle – arrangements
- John Palladino – engineer
Track listing:
- You Make Me Feel So Young – Josef Myrow, Mack Gordon
- It Happened in Monterey – Mabel Wayne, Billy Rose
- You’re Getting to Be a Habit with Me – Harry Warren, Al Dubin
- You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me – Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal, Pierre Norman
- Too Marvelous for Words – Richard Whiting, Johnny Mercer
- Old Devil Moon – Burton Lane, E. Y. Harburg
- Pennies from Heaven – Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke
- Love Is Here to Stay – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
- I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Cole Porter
- I Thought About You – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Mercer
- We’ll Be Together Again – Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine
- Makin’ Whoopee – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
- Swingin’ Down the Lane – Isham Jones, Gus Kahn
- Anything Goes – Cole Porter
- How About You – Frankie Lane, Ralph Freed
Nilüfer Yanya: Painless
On March 4, 2022, “ATO” label released “Painless”, the second Nilüfer Yanya studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Andrew Sarlo, Bullion (Nathan Jenkins), Jazzi Bobbi and Will Archer.
Personnel:
- Nilüfer Yanya – vocal, guitar, keyboards, artwork, photography
- Jazzi Bobbi – vocals
- Will Archer – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
- Ben Reed – bass
- Ellis Dupuy – drums
- Andrew Sarlo – engineer
- Joe Dworniak – engineer
- Andy Ramsay – additional engineering
- Dom Kirtley – additional engineering
- Nathan Boddy – mixing
- Matt Colton – mastering
- Lilian Nuthall – mixing assistant
- Lauren Harewood – design
- Elif Yanya – paintings
- Molly Daniel – photography
Track listing:
- The Dealer – Nilüfer Yanya, Will Archer, Jazzi Bobbi
- L/R – Nilüfer Yanya, Bullion
- Shameless – Nilüfer Yanya, Will Archer
- Stabilise – Nilüfer Yanya, Will Archer
- Chase Me – Nilüfer Yanya, Will Archer
- Midnight Sun – Nilüfer Yanya, Will Archer
- Trouble – Nilüfer Yanya, Will Archer
- Try – Nilüfer Yanya, Will Archer
- Company – Nilüfer Yanya, Will Archer
- Belong with You – Nilüfer Yanya, Jazzi Bobbi
- The Mystic – Nilüfer Yanya, Andrew Sarlo
- Anotherlife – Nilüfer Yanya, Bullion
Guided By Voices: Crystal Nuns Cathedral
On March 4, 2022, “Guided by Voices, Inc.” label released “Crystal Nuns Cathedral”, the 35th Guided by Voices studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Travis Harrison.
Personnel:
- Robert Pollard – lead vocals, guitar, artwork, layout
- Bobby Bare Jr. – guitar, backing vocals
- Doug Gillard – guitar, backing vocals, strings arrangements
- Mark Shue – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Kevin March – drums, backing vocals
- Ray Ketchem – drums engineering
- Travis Harrison – mixing
- Jeff Powell – mastering (for vinyl)
- Jamal Ruhe – mastering
- J. Colangelo – drums technician
- Joe Patterson – layout, back cover treatment, photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Robert Pollard.
- Eye City
- Re-Develop
- Climbing a Ramp
- Never Mind the List
- Birds in the Pipe
- Come North Together
- Forced to Sea
- Huddled
- Excited Ones
- The Eyes of Your Doctor
- Mad River Man
- Crystal Nuns Cathedral
Booker Ervin: The Freedom Book
In March 1964, “Prestige” label released “The Freedom Book”, the sixth Booker Ervin album. It was recorded in December 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Don Schlitten.
Personnel:
- Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
- Jaki Byard – piano
- Richard Davis – bass
- Alan Dawson – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording
- Don Schlitten – design photography
- David Himmelstein – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Booker Ervin, except where noted.
- A Lunar Tune
- Cry Me Not – Randy Weston
- Grant’s Stand
- A Day to Mourn
- Al’s In
Stanley Turrentine: Blue Hour
In March 1961, “Blue Note” label released “Blue Hour”, album by Stanley Turrentine with The Three Sounds (the second Stanley Turrentine album overture). It was recorded in December 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
- Gene Harris – piano
- Andrew Simpkins – bass
- Bill Dowdy – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording, lacquer cut
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff – cover photography
- Ira Gitler – liner notes
Track listing:
- I Want a Little Girl – Billy Moll, Murray Mencher
- Gee Baby Ain’t I Good To You – Andy Razaf, Don Redman
- Blue Riff – Gene Harris
- Since I Feel for You – Buddy Johnson
- Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronnell
Ravi Shankar: India’s Master Musician
In March 1959, “World Pacific” label released “India’s Master Musician”, the second Ravi Shankar album. It was recorded in 1958, in Hollywood, and was produced by Richard Bock.
Personnel:
- Ravi Shankar – sitar
- Chatur Lal – table
- Nodu Mullick – tamboura
- Armand Acosta – design
- Richard Bock – cover photography
- Philip Melnick – additional photography
Track listing:
- Kafi-Holi
- Dhun
- Mishra Piloo
- Raga Puriya Dhanashri
- Raga Charu Keshi
Xiu Xiu: Ignore Grief
On March 3, 2023, “Polyvinyl” label released “Ignore Grief”, the thirteenth Xiu Xiu studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Nurse” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Angela Seo.
Personnel:
- Jamie Stewart – vocals, synthesizers, harmonium, percussion, electronic percussion, double reed flute, found objects, arrangements, recording
- Angela Seo – vocals, piano, gongs, no-input mixer, percussion
- David Kendrick – drums, percussion
- Ben Chisholm – synthesizer, piano, electronic percussion
- Pavel Kučera – double bass
- Patrick Shiroishi – saxophones
- Jitka Kašparová – flutes
- Marika Nováková – flutes
- Dominika Charvátová – woodwinds
- Sára Štěpánová – woodwinds
- Pavlína Vlková – woodwinds
- Chris Dostál – brass
- Katrina Lišková – brass
- David Zelenka – brass
- Andrea Kopecká – violin
- Radka Navrátilová – violin
- Ezra Buchla – viola
- Katrina Musilová – viola
- Marie Vlčková – viola
- Martina Čermáková – cello
- Jiřina Hájková – cello
- Charlie Looker – choral vocals
- Ian Wellman – field recordings
- Lawrence English – mixing
- Alan Douches – mastering
- Janelle Abad – design
Track listing:
- The Real Chaos Cha Cha Cha
- 666 Photos of Nothing
- Esquerita, Little Richard
- Maybae Baeby
- Tarsier, Tarsier, Tarsier, Tarsier
- Pahrump
- Border Factory
- Dracula Parrot, Moon Moth
- Brothel Creeper
- For M.
