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Ray Charles And Milt Jackson: Soul Meeting

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In November 1961, “Atlantic” label released “Soul Meeting”, album by Ray Charles and Milt Jackson. It was recorded in April 1958, and was produced by Tom Dowd.

Personnel:

  • Ray Charles – vocals, piano, alto saxophone
  • Milt Jackson – vibraphone
  • Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone
  • Kenny Burrell – guitar
  • Oscar Pettiford – bass
  • Percy Heath – bass
  • Connie Kay – drums
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Tom Dowd – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Ray Charles except where noted.

  1. Hallelujah, I Love Her So
  2. Blue Genius
  3. X-Ray Blues
  4. Soul Meeting – Milt Jackson
  5. Love on My Mind
  6. Bags of Blues – Milt Jackson

Ella Fitzgerald: Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!

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In November 1961, “Verve” label released “Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!”, the 26th Ella Fitzgerald album. It was recorded in June 1961, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Norman Granz. 

Personnel:

  • Ella Fitzgerald – vocals
  • Lou Levy – piano
  • Herb Ellis – guitar
  • Joe Mondragon – bass
  • Gus Johnson – drums
  • Jean Dubuffet – painting
  • Benny Green – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. A Night in Tunisia – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
  2. You’re My Thrill – Sidney Clare, Jay Gorney
  3. My Reverie – Larry Clinton, Claude Debussy
  4. Stella by Starlight – Ned Washington, Victor Young
  5. Round Midnight – Bernie Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams
  6. Jersey Bounce – Tiny Bradshaw, Buddy Feyne, Edward Johnson, Bobby Plater
  7. Signing Off – Leonard Feather, Jessyca Russell
  8. Cry Me a River – Arthur Hamilton
  9. This Year’s Kisses – Irving Berlin
  10. Good Morning Heartache – Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham
  11. (I Was) Born to Be Blue – Mel Tormé, Bob Wells
  12. Clap Hands! Here Comes Charlie! – Ballard MacDonald, Joseph Meyer, Billy Rose
  13. Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most – Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf
  14. The Music Goes Round and Round – Eddie Farley, Red Hodgson, Mike Riley

ZAÄAR: Magická Džungl’a

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On November 5, 2021, “I, Voidhanger Records” label released “Magická Džungl’a”, the debut ZAÄAR album.

Personnel:

  • Guillaume Cazalet – vocals, trumpet, flute, percussion
  • Jean Jacques Duerinckx – soprano saxophone
  • Didié Nietzch – synthesizer
  • Hugues Philippe Desrosiers – electric bass
  • Sébastien Schmit – drums, percussion
  • Guillaume Cazalet, Thomas Stadniki – mixing, mastering

Track listing:

  1. Respiration Aérobie
  2. Multicellularité Des Cyanobactéries
  3. Eucaryotes Et Reproduction Sexuée
  4. Sortie De l’Eau Et Seconde Oxygénation
  5. Explosion Cambrienne
  6. Grande Oxydation

Ibrahim Maloouf: Illusions

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On November 5, 2013, “Mi’ster Productions” label released “Illusions”, the fifth Ibrahim Maloouf album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Studio Diasporas” in Ivry Sur Seine, France.

Personnel:

  • Ibrahim Maloouf – trumpet, arrangements
  • Yann Martin – lead trumpet
  • Martin Saccardy, Youenn Le Cam – trumpet
  • François Delporte – guitar
  • Frank Woeste – keyboards
  • Laurent David – bass
  • Xavier Rogé – drums
  • Vincent Joinville – engineer, mixing
  • Florent Bobet, Martin Antiphon, Thomas Dappelo – engineer and mixing assistant
  • Pierre Luzy – mastering
  • Arno Weil – design
  • Denis Rouvre – cover and back photography
  • Malena Marquez – booklet photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ibrahim Maloouf.

  1. Illusions
  2. Conspiracy Generation
  3. InPRESSI
  4. Nomade Slang
  5. Busy
  6. If You Wanna Be a Woman
  7. Unfaithful
  8. True Story
  9. Illusion

Sadistic Mika Band: Hot! Menu

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In November 1975, “Harvest” label released “Hot! Menu”, the third Sadistic Mika Band. It was recorded in July 1975, at “Onkyo House Studio” in Tokyo, Japan, and was produced by Chris Thomas.

Personnel:

  • Mika – vocals
  • Kazuhiko Katoh – vocals, guitar
  • Masayoshi Takanaka – lead guitar
  • Hiroshi Imai – keyboards
  • Tsugutoshi Goto – bass
  • Yukihiro Takahashi – drums
  • Ryoji Hachiya – engineer
  • Masayoshi Sukita – photography
  • Kazunaga Nitta – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Time to Noodle
  2. Mummy Doesn’t Go to Parties Since Daddy Died
  3. Aquablue
  4. Mada Mada Samba
  5. Hi Jack (I’m Just Dying)
  6. Okinawa (Strange Fish)
  7. Style Is Changing
  8. Funkee Mahjong
  9. Tokyo Sunrise

Lee Konitz: Motion

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In November 1961, “Verve” label released “Motion”, the 19th Lee Konitz album. It was recorded in August 1961, at “Olmsted Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
  • Sonny Dallas – bass
  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Pete Turner – photography

Track listing:

  1. I Remember You – Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer
  2. All of Me – Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons
  3. Foolin’ Myself – Jack Lawrence, Peter Tinturin
  4. You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To – Cole Porter
  5. I’ll Remember April – Gene DePaul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye

Cannonball Adderley Quintet: Plus

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In November 1961, “Riverside” label released “Plus”, album by Cannonball Adderley Quintet (the 21st Cannonball Adderley album overall). It was recorded in May 1961, at “Plaza Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
  • Nat Adderley – cornet
  • Victor Feldman – vibes, piano
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Louis Hayes – drums

Track listing:

  1. Arriving Soon – Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson
  2. Well, You Needn’t – Thelonious Monk
  3. New Delhi – Victor Feldman
  4. Winetone – Wynton Kelly
  5. Star Eyes – Gene de Paul, Don Raye
  6. Lisa (take 8) – Victor Feldman, Phil Zito

Duke Ellington: Piano In The Background

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In November 1960, “Columbia” label released “Piano in the Background”, album by Duke Ellington. It was recorded May – June 1960, at “Radio Recorders” in Los Angeles.

Personnel:

  • Duke Ellington – piano
  • Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
  • Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet
  • Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
  • Jimmy Hamilton – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Harry Carney – baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Ray Nance, Willie Cook, Andres Meringuito, Eddy Mullins, Gerald Wilson – trumpet
  • Lawrence Brown, Britt Woodman, Booty Wood – trombone
  • Juan Tizol – valve trombone
  • Aaron Bell – bass
  • Sam Woodyard – drums
  • Gerald Wilson – arrangements
  • W. A. Mathieu (as Bill Mathieu) – arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Duke Ellington, except where noted,

  1. Happy Go Lucky Local
  2. What Am I Here For – Duke Ellington, Frankie Laine
  3. Medley: Kinda Dukish / Rockin’ in Rhythm – Duke Ellington, Harry Carney, Irving Mills
  4. Perdido – Juan Tizol
  5. I’m Beginning to See the Light – Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry James
  6. Midriff – Billy Strayhorn
  7. It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
  8. Main Stem
  9. Take the ‘A’ Train – Billy Strayhorn

Eraserheads: Circus

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On November 4, 1994, “Musiko Records” and “BMG Records” labels released “Circus”, the second Eraserheads studio album. It was recorded 1993 – 1994, at “JR” in Makati, Philippines, and was produced by Robin Rivera.

Personnel:

  • Ely Buendia – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, tambourine
  • Marcus Adoro – vocals, electric guitar
  • Buddy Zabala – bass, keyboards
  • Raymund Marasigan – vocals, drums
  • Carmina Villarroel – vocals
  • Dindo Aldecoa – engineer
  • Lito Palco – engineer, mixing
  • Robin Rivera –mixing
  • Mark Justiniani – painting
  • Mario Joson – art direction, design
  • Grace Torres – art direction, design
  • Buddy Medina – executive production
  • Rudy Tee – executive production
  • Vic Valenciano – A&R

Track listing:

All tracks by Ely Buendia, except where noted.

  1. Bato – Marcus Adoro
  2. Sebreak – Raimund Marasigan
  3. Alaap
  4. Hey Jay
  5. Minsan
  6. Punk Zappa – Marcus Adoro
  7. Insomya – Marcus Adoro, Raimund Marasigan
  8. With a Smile
  9. Alkohol – Raimund Marasigan
  10. Wishing Wells – Raimund Marasigan
  11. Kailan – Ely Buendia, Marcus Adoro, Raimund Marasigan, Buddy Zabala, Anie Angala, Karing Evangelista, Auraeus Solito
  12. No Royalty Album Filter No. 9 – Marcus Adoro
  13. Magasin
  14. Butterscotch
  15. Sa Wakas – Ely Buendia, Anie Angala
  16. Prof. Banlaoi’s Transcendental Medication After Every Six Months or Punk Zappa Three – Marcus Adoro

Nomeansno: 0 + 2 = 1

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On November 4, 1991, “Alternative Tentacles” label released “0 + 2 = 1”, the fifth Nomeansno studio album. It was recorded in July 1991, at “Profile Sound” in Vancouver, Canada, and was produced by Cecil English, Andy Kerr, John Wright and Rob Wright.

Personnel:

  • Andy Kerr – guitar, bass
  • John Wright – vocals, drums, keyboards, percussion, horns, engineer
  • Rob Wright – vocals, bass, guitar
  • Mark Critchley – horns
  • Lissa Beurge – backup vocals
  • Cecil English – engineer
  • Brian (Who) Else – engineer
  • George Horn – mastering
  • David Bruce – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Andy Kerr, John Wright and Rob Wright.

  1. Now
  2. The Fall
  3. 0+2=1
  4. The Valley of the Blind
  5. Mary
  6. Everyday I Start to Ooze
  7. When Putting It All in Order Ain’t Enough
  8. The Night When Nothing Become Everything
  9. I Think You Know
  10. Ghosts
  11. Joyful Reunion