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Medeski, Martin & Wood: Shack-Man

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On October 15, 1996, “Gramavision” label released “Shack-Man”, the fourth Medeski, Martin & Wood studio album. It was recorded in June 1996, at “The Snack” in Hawaii, and was produced by John Medeski, Billy Martin, Chris Wood and David Baker.

Personnel:

  • John Medeski – Hammond B3 organ, clavinet, Wurlitzer electric piano, Pianet T, toy piano, Yamaha CSO1 II
  • Chris Wood – acoustic bass, electric basses, guitar
  • Billy Martin – drums, percussion, artwork
  • David Baker – recording, mixing
  • Carl Green, Mark Kindermann – engineer assistant
  • Katsu Naito – mixing
  • Bob Ward – editing
  • Dr. Toby Mountain – mastering
  • Michael Macioce – band photography
  • Hans Wendl – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by John Medeski, Billy Martin, and Chris Wood except where noted.

  1. Is There Anybody Here That Love My Jesus – traditional, arr. by John Medeski, Billy Martin, Chris Wood
  2. Think
  3. Dracula
  4. Bubblehouse
  5. Henduck
  6. Strance of the Spirit Red Gator
  7. Spy Kiss
  8. Lifeblood
  9. Jelly Belly
  10. Night Marchers
  11. Kenny

Phish: Billy Breathes

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On October 15, 1996, “Elektra” label released “Billy Breathes”, the sixth Phish studio abum. It was recorded February – June 1996, at “Bearsville Studios” in Bearsvile, New York, and was produced by Steve Lillywhite.

Personnel:

  • Trey Anastasio – lead and co-lead vocals, guitars, art direction
  • Mike Gordon – co – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, art direction, cover photography
  • Jon Fishman – co – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, art direction
  • Page McConnell – keyboards, backing vocals, art direction
  • Chris Laidlaw – engineer assistant
  • Jon Siket – mixing, recording
  • Steve Lillywhite – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • David Welker – painting
  • Danny Clinch – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Trey Anasrasio and Tom Marshall, except where noted.

  1. Free
  2. Character Zero
  3. Waste
  4. Taste – Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Tom Marshall, Page McConell
  5. Cars Trucks Buses – Page McConell
  6. Talk – Trey Anastasio, Tom  Marshall
  7. Theme from the Bottom – Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Tom Marshall, Page McConell
  8. Train Song – Mike Gordon, Joseph Linitz
  9. Bliss – Trey Anastasio
  10. Billy Breathes – Trey Anastasio
  11. Swept Away
  12. Sheep = Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Tom Marshall, Page McConell
  13. Prince Caspian

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Warren Zevon: Mr. Bad Example

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On October 15, 1991, “Giant” label released “Mr. Bad Example”, the eighth Warren Zevon studio album. It was recorded in 1991 and was produced by Waddy Wachtel.

Personnel:

  • Warren Zevon – vocals guitar, keyboards
  • Dan Dugmore – guitar, pedal steel
  • Waddy Wachtel – guitar, harmony vocals
  • David Lindley – fiddle, saz, lap steel guitar, cümbüş
  • Jorge Calderón – bass guitar, harmony vocals
  • Bob Glaub – bass guitar
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Jeff Porcaro – drums
  • Tito Larriva – harmony vocals
  • Kipp Lennon – harmony vocals
  • Mark Lennon – harmony vocals
  • Michael Lennon – harmony vocals
  • Dwight Yoakam – harmony vocals
  • Jordan Zevon – harmony vocals
  • Marc DeSisto – engineer
  • Andrew Ballard, Scott Blockland, Jeffrey Shannon, Brian Soucy – engineer assistant
  • Niko Bolas, John Beverly Jones – mixing
  • Dave Collins – mastering
  • Peggy McAfee, Tom Smyth – technical assistant
  • Jeri Heiden – art direction, design
  • Diego Uchitel, Jimmy Wachtel – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Warren Zevon, except where noted.

  1. Finishing Touches
  2. Suzie Lightning
  3. Model Citizen – LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, Warren Zevon
  4. Angel Dressed in Black – Julia Mueller, Waddy Wachtel, Warren Zevon
  5. Mr. Bad Example – Jorge Calderon, Warren Zevon
  6. Renegade
  7. Heartache Spoken Here
  8. Quite an Ugly One Morning
  9. Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead – LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, Warren Zevon
  10. Searching for a Heart

Sparks: Lil’ Beethoven

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On October 14, 2002, “Lil’ Beethoven / Artful” labels released “Lil’ Beethoven”, the 19th Sparks album. It was recorded 2001 – 2002, at “Sparks Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.

Personnel:

  • Russell Mael – vocals, programming, arrangements
  • Ron Mael – keyboards, orchestrations, programming, arrangements
  • Dean Menta – guitar
  • Tammy Glover – drums
  • Günther Koch – vocals
  • John Thomas – mixing, additional engineering

Track listing:

All tracks by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.

  1. The Rhythm Thief
  2. How Do I Get To Carnegie Hall?
  3. What Are All These Bands So Angry About?
  4. I Married Myself
  5. Ride ’Em Cowboy
  6. My Baby’s Taking Me Home
  7. Your Call’s Very Important To Us. Please Hold
  8. Ugly Guys With Beautiful Girls
  9. Suburban Homeboy

Keith Jarrett: The Melody at Night with You

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On October 14, 1999, “ECM” label released “The Melody at Night, with You”, the 23rd Keith Jarrett solo piano album. It was recorded in 1998, at “Cavelight Studio” in New Jersey, and was produced by Manfred Eicher and Keith Jarrettt.

Personnel:

  • Keith Jarrett – piano, engineer
  • Sascha Kleis – design
  • Daniela Nowitzki – cover photography
  • Rose Anne Jarrett – liner photography

Track listing:

  1. I Loves You, Porgy – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward
  2. I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) – Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster
  3. Don’t Ever Leave Me – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
  4. Someone to Watch over Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  5. My Wild Irish Rose – traditional
  6. Blame It on My Youth/Meditation – Edward Heyman, Oscar Levant, Keith Jarrett
  7. Something to Remember You By – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
  8. Be My Love – Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn
  9. Shenandoah – traditional
  10. I’m Through With Love – Gus Kahn, Fud Livingston, Matty Malneck

Julian Cope: Interpreter

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On October 14, 1996, “Echo” label released “Interpreter”, the thirteenth Julian Cope studio album. It was recorded in 1996 and was produced by Julian Cope.

Personnel:

  • Julian H – vocals, “furnished” “wa-guitars”, bass guitar, Mellotrons
  • Thighpaulsandra – preened vocals, ARP & VCS3 synthesizers, string orchestrations, piano, organ
  • Flinton Chalk a.k.a. Sid Mooneye – vocals, lead guitars
  • Rooster Mark Cosby – drummer, cymbalist
  • Stee-Vroom Ferrera – drums
  • Doggen – vocals
  • Mavis Grind – vocals
  • Lynn Davis – diva vocals
  • Jody Evans – piano
  • Raymond Lovesong – drunken sax, high-note trumpets
  • Merrick Godhaven & O.K Simon – chanted vocals
  • Craig J. Stratton, EOS Counsel, Jason Glover, Amanda Tomlinson – strings
  • Martin Schellard – conductor

Track listing:

All tracks by Julian Cope.

  1. I Come from Another Planet, Baby
  2. I’ve Got My TV & My Pills
  3. Planetary Sit-In
  4. Since I Lost My Head, It’s Awl-Right
  5. Cheap New-Age Fix
  6. The Battle for the Trees
  7. Arthur Drugstore
  8. s.p.a.c.e.r.o.c.k. with Me
  9. Re-Directed Male
  10. Maid of Constant Sorrow
  11. The Loveboat
  12. Dust

Lunatic Soul: Walking On a Flashlight Beam

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On October 13, 2014, “Kscope” label released “Walking on a Flashlight Beam”, the fourth Lunatic Soul studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Serakos Studio” in Warsaw, Poland, and was produced by Mariusz Duda, Robert Srzednicki and Magda Srzednicka.

Personnel:

  • Mariusz Duda – vocals, acoustic guitar, bass, ukulele, keyboards, percussion, mixing
  • Wawrzyniec Dramowicz – drums
  • Magda – engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Robert Srzedniccy – engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Travis Smith – illustrations, layout, design
  • Tomasz Pulsakowski – back cover photography

All tracks by Mariusz Duda.

  1. Shutting Out the Sun
  2. Cold
  3. Gutter
  4. Stars Sellotaped
  5. The Fear Within
  6. Treehouse
  7. Pygmalion’s Ladder
  8. Sky Drawn in Crayon
  9. Walking on a Flashlight Beam

Lunatic Soul: Same

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On October 13, 2008, “Kscope” label released the self-titled, debut Lunatic Soul (Mariusz Duda) album. It was recorded in 2008, and was produced by Mariusz Duda and Robert Srzednicki.

Personnel:

  • Mariusz Duda – vocals, bass, acoustic guitar, percussion
  • Maciej Szelenbaum – piano, keyboards, flute
  • Wawrzyniec Dramowicz – drums, percussion
  • Michał Łapaj – hammond organ
  • Maciej Meller – e-bow
  • Anna Maria Buczek – tears

Track listing:

All tracks by Mariusz Duda, except where noted.

  1. Prebirth
  2. The New Beginning
  3. Out on a Limb
  4. Summerland – Mariusz Duda, Maciej Szelenbaum
  5. Lunatic Soul
  6. Where the Darkness is Deepest – Mariusz Duda, Maciej Szelenbaum
  7. Near Life Experience – Mariusz Duda, Maciej Szelenbaum
  8. Adrift
  9. The Final Truth
  10. Waiting for the Dawn – Mariusz Duda, Maciej Szelenbaum

George Benson: Bad Benson

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On October 13, 1974, “CTI” label released “Bad Benson”, the twelve George Benson album. It was recorded April – June 1974, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • George Benson – guitar
  • Phil Upchurch – guitar, electric bass, percussion, musical concept
  • Kenny Barron – piano
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Steve Gadd – drums
  • Garnett Brown, Warren Covington, Wayne Andre – trombone
  • Paul Faulise – bass trombone
  • Alan Rubin, Joe Shepley, John Frosk – trumpet
  • Phil Bodner – English horn, clarinet, alto flute
  • George Marge – English horn, flute, piccolo flute
  • Ray Beckenstein – flute
  • Al Regni – flute, clarinet
  • Brooks Tillotson, Jim Buffington – French horn
  • Margaret Ross – harp
  • Alan Shulman, Charles McCracken, Frank Levy, Jesse Levy, Paul Tobias, Seymour Barab – cello
  • Don Sebesky – arrangements, conductor
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, mastering
  • Bob Ciano – album’s design
  • Ben Rose – cover photography
  • Pete Turner – liner photography

Track listing:

  1. Take Five – Paul Desmond
  2. Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams – Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Johnny Mandel
  3. My Latin Brother – George Benson
  4. No Sooner Said Than Done – Phil Upchurch
  5. Full Compass – Phil Upchurch
  6. The Changing World – George Benson, Art Gore

Ray Charles: The Genius Of

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In October 1959, “Atlantic” label released “The Genius of Ray Charles”, the seventh Ray Charles album. It was recorded May – June 1959, at “6 West Recording” in New York City, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegün and Jerry Wexler.

Personnel:

  • Ray Charles – vocals, piano
  • Allen Hanlon – guitar
  • Wendell Marshall – bass guitar
  • Ted Sommer – drums
  • Clark Terry – trumpet
  • Ernie Royal – trumpet
  • Joe Newman – trumpet
  • Snooky Young – trumpet
  • Marcus Belgrave – trumpet
  • John Hunt – trumpet
  • Melba Liston – trombone
  • Quentin Jackson – trombone
  • Thomas Mitchell – trombone
  • Al Grey – trombone
  • Frank Wess – flute
  • Clark Terry – trumpet
  • Ernie Royal – trumpet
  • Joe Newman – trumpet
  • Snooky Young – trumpet
  • Marcus Belgrave – trumpet
  • John Hunt – trumpet
  • Melba Liston – trombone
  • Quentin Jackson – trombone
  • Thomas Mitchell – trombone
  • Al Grey – trombone
  • Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
  • Frank Wess – flute, alto and tenor saxophone
  • Marshal Royal – alto saxophone
  • Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
  • Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone
  • Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone
  • David “Fathead” Newman – tenor saxophone
  • Quincy Jones – arranger, conductor
  • Ernie Wilkins – arrangements
  • Ralph Burns – arrangements
  • Ralph Burns – arrangements
  • Johnny Acea – arrangements
  • Al Cohn – arrangements
  • Harry Lookofsky – concertmaster
  • Bill Schwartau, Tom Dowd – recording
  • Marvin Israel – cover design
  • Lee Friedlander – cover photography
  • Nat Hentoff – sleeve notes

Track listing:

  1. Let the Good Times Roll – Sam Theard, Fleecie Moore
  2. It Had to Be You – Gus Kahn, Isham Jones
  3. Alexander’s Ragtime Band – Irving Berlin
  4. Two Years of Torture – Percy Mayfield, Charles Joseph Morris
  5. When Your Lover Has Gone – Einar Aaron Swan
  6. Deed I Do – Walter Hirsch, Fred Rose
  7. Just for a Thrill – Lil Hardin Armstrong, Don Raye
  8. You Won’t Let Me Go – Bud Allen, Buddy Johnson
  9. Tell Me You’ll Wait for Me – Charles Brown, Oscar Moore
  10. Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Cryin’ – Joe Greene
  11. Am I Blue? – Grant Clarke, Harry Akst
  12. Come Rain or Come Shine – Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen