On May 19, 2018, Reginald Grant Lucas aka Reggie Lucas died aged 65. He was songwriter, musician (guitar) and record producer. As musician he has recorded and performed with Miles Davis, Carlos Garnett, Babatunde Olatunji, Norman Connors, Flora Purim, Lonnie Liston Smith, Hubert Eaves, Roberta Flack, Urszula Dudziak, James Mtume, Gary Bartz, Zbigniew Seifert, John Lee, Gerry Brown and Masabumi Kikuchi. As producer Lucas worked with Madonna, Mtume, Models, Randy Crawford, Rebbie Jackson, Bunny DeBarge, The Four Tops, John Adams, The Weather Girls, Elisa Fiorillo and Nick Scotti. In 1981, Lucas and James Mtume won a “Grammy Award” for “Best R&B Song” for their composition “Never Knew Love Like This Before”, which was performed by Stephanie Mills. As leader, Lucas has recorded two albums.
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The Pineapple Thief: Tightly Unwound
On May 19, 2008, “Kscope” label released “Tightly Unwound”, the seventh Pineapple Thief studio album. It was recorded February – December 2007, at “The Dining Rooms” in Yeovil, South Somerset, UK, and was produced by Bruce Soord, Jon Sykes, Steve Kitch and Keith Harrison.
Personnel:
- Bruce Soord – vocals, guitars, strings arrangements, engineer, mixing
- Steve Kitch – keyboards, mastering, mixing
- Jon Sykes – bass, vocals
- Keith Harrison– drums
- James Stratton – artwork, design
- Marc van Beelen – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Bruce Soord.
- My Debt to You
- Shoot First
- Sinners
- Tightly World
- The Sorry State
- My Bleeding Hand
- Different World
- And So Say All of You
- Too Much to Loose
Sparks: Exotic Creatures of the Deep
On May 19, 2008, “Lil’ Beethoven” label released “Exotic Creatures of the Deep”, the 21st Sparks album. It was recorded 2007 – 2008, at “Sparks Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.
Personnel:
- Russell Mael– vocals, engineer, mixing
- Ron Mael– keyboards, programming, orchestrations, mixing
- Dean Menta– guitars
- Tammy Glover– drums
- John Thomas – mixing, engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.
- Intro
- Good Morning
- Strange Animal
- I Can’t Believe That You Would Fall for All the Crap in this Song
- Let the Monkey Drive
- Intro Reprise
- I’ve Never Been High
- (She Got Me) Pregnant
- Lighten Up, Morrissey
- This is the Renaissance
- The Director Never Yelled Cut
- Photoshop
- Likeable
Spock’s Beard: The Kindness of Strangers
On May 19, 1998, “Metal Blade” released “The Kindness of Strangers”, the third Spock’s Beard studio album. It was recorded in 1997, and was produced by Neal Morse.
Personnel:
- Neal Morse– lead vocals, piano, synths, acoustic and electric guitar
- Alan Morse– vocals, electric guitar, cello, Mellotron
- Dave Meros– vocals, bass guitar
- Nick D’Virgilio– vocals, drums, percussion
- Ryo Okumoto– Hammond organ, Mellotron
Track listing:
All tracks by Neal Morse except where noted.
- The Good Don’t Last
- Introduction
- The Good Don’t Last
- The Radiant Is
- In the Mouth of Madness
- Cakewalk on Easy Street
- June
- Strange World
- Harm’s Way
- Flow – Neal Morse, Tony Ray
- True Believer
- A Constant Flow of Sound
- Into the Source
Marc Ribot: Yo! I Killed Your God
On May 18, 1999, “Tzadik” label “Yo! I Killed Your God”, the tenth Marc Ribot album. It was recorded 1992 – 1994, at “CBGB” in New York City, “Rote Fabrik” in Zurich, Switzerland, in Tokyo and Nagoya, and was produced by John Zorn, Marc Ribot and Mark Anthony Thompson.
Personnel:
- Marc Ribot– vocals, guitar
- JD Foster– guitar
- Chris Wood– guitar, bass
- Roger Kleier– guitar
- Sebastian Steinberg– bass
- Mark Anthony Thompson– bass, sequencer
- Dougie Bowne– drums
- Christine Bard– drums
- Jim Pugliese– drums
- Francois Lardeau– drums programming
- Allan Tucker – mastering
- Ikue Mori– design
- Shoichi – photography
- Danny C – photography
- Bert Detant – photography
- Kazunori Sugiyama – associate producer
Track listing:
Al tracks by Marc Ribot, except where noted.
- I Fall to Pieces
- Yo! I Killed Your God
- Human Sacrifice
- The Wind Cries Mary – Jimi Hendrix
- Softly as in a Morning Sunrise – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
- Fourth World
- Requiem for What’s His Name
- Somebody In My House
- Clever White Youths with Attitude
- Expressionless
- Jamon Con Yucca
- Pulse
- Change Has Come
- Mon Petit Punk
Warren Zevon: Same
On May 18, 1976, “Asylum” label released the self – titled, second Warren Zevon album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Sunset Sound” and “Elektra Sound Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jackson Browne.
Personnel:
- Warren Zevon – vocals, harmonica, piano, rhythm guitar, string and vocal arrangements
- Jackson Browne – slide guitar, piano, harmony vocals
- Waddy Wachtel– vocals, guitar
- Lindsey Buckingham – guitar, harmony vocals
- Glenn Frey- rhythm guitar, harmony vocals
- David Lindley- banjo, fiddle, slide and electric guitar
- Ned Doheny – guitar
- Jai Winding – vocals, piano, organ, synthesizer
- Marty David – bass guitar
- Bob Glaub- bass guitar
- Roy Marinell – bass guitar
- Gary Mallaber- drums
- Larry Zack – drums
- Bobby Keys- saxophone
- Fritz Richmond- jug
- Sid Sharp – strings
- Stevie Nicks- vocals
- Bonnie Raitt- harmony vocals
- Rosemary Butler- harmony vocals
- Jorge Calderón- harmony vocals
- Don Henley- harmony vocals
- Billy Hinsche – harmony vocals
- Phil Everly- harmony vocals
- D. Souther- harmony vocals
- Carl Wilson- harmony vocals, vocal arrangements
- The Gentlemen Boys (Jackson Browne, Jorge Calderón, Kenny Edwards, J. D. Souther, Waddy Wachtel) – backing vocals
- Fritz Richmond – engineer
- John Haeny – mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by Warren Zevon.
- Frank and Jesse James
- Mama Couldn’t Be Persuaded
- Back Turned Looking Down the Path
- Hasten Down the Wind
- Poor Poor Pitful Me
- The French Inhaler
- Mohammed’s Radio
- I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead
- Carmelita
- Join Me in L.A.
- Desperados Under the Eaves
Brad Mehldau: Finding Gabriel
On May 17, 2019, “Nonesuch” label released “Finding Gabriel”, the 37th Brad Mehldau album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, at “Bunker Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Brad Mehldau.
Personnel:
- Brad Mehldau– vocals, synthesizers, piano, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B-3 organ, Musser Ampli-Celeste, Morfbeats gamelan strips, xylophone, Mellotron, drums, percussion
- Mark Guiliana– drums
- Ambrose Akinmusire– trumpet
- Chris Cheek– tenor and baritone saxophone
- Charles Pillow – soprano, baritone and alto saxophone, bass clarinet
- Joel Frahm– tenor sax
- Michael Thomas – alto saxophone, flute
- Sara Caswell– violin
- Lois Martin – viola
- Noah Hoffeld – cello
- Kurt Elling– vocals
- Gabriel Kahane– vocals
- Becca Stevens– vocals
- Snorts Malibu – vocals
- Aaron Nevezie – effects
Track listing:
All tracks by Brad Mehldau.
- The Garden
- Born to Trouble
- Striving After Wind
- O Ephraim
- Mark Is Howling in the City of Night
- The Prophet Is a Fool
- Make It All Go Away
- Deep Water
- Proverb of Ashes
- Finding Gabriel
Big Big Train: Grand Tour
On May 17, 2019, “English Electric” label released “Grand Tour”, the twelfth Big Big Train studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “English Electric Studios”, “Abbey Road Studios”, “Real World Studios”, “Sweetwater Studios” in UK, and was produced by David Longdon and Greg Spawton.
Personnel:
- Nick D’Virgilio– co – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, additional keyboards, guitars
- Greg Spawton – bass guitar, bass pedals, additional 12-string guitars, string and brass arrangements
- Dave Gregory– 6-string and 12-string guitars
- David Longdon– lead vocals, flute, additional keyboards, guitars
- Danny Manners – keyboards, string arrangements
- Rikard Sjöblom – 6-string and 12-string guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
- Rachel Hall – violin, backing vocals
- Rachel Hall – string arrangements
- Dave Desmond – brass arrangements
- Rob Aubrey – mixing, mastering
Track listing:
- Novum Organum – lyrics by Greg Spawton, music by Nick D’Virgilio, Greg Spawton
- Alive – David Longdon
- The Florentine – David Longdon
- Roman Stone – Greg Spawton
- Pantheon – Nick D’Virgilio
- Theodora in Green and Gold – lyrics by Greg Spawton, music by Nick D’Virgilio, David Longdon
- Ariel – David Longdon
- Voyager – Greg Spawton
- Homesong – Greg Spawton
The Pentangle: Same
On May 17, 1968, “Transatlantic” label released the self – titled, debut Pentangle (The) album. It was recorded February – March 1968, at “IBC Studios” and “Olympic Sound Studio” in London, and was produced by Shel Talmy.
Personnel:
- Jacqui McShee– vocals
- Bert Jansch– vocals, acoustic guitar
- John Renbourn– vocals, acoustic guitar
- Danny Thompson– double bass
- Terry Cox– vocals, drums
Track listing:
- Let No Man Steal Your Thyme – traditional
- Bells – Jacqui McShee, Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Danny Thompson, Terry Cox
- Hear Mt Call – The Staple Singers
- Pentangling – Jacqui McShee, Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Danny Thompson, Terry Cox
- Mirage – Bert Jansch
- Way Behind the Sun – traditional
- Bruton Town – traditional
- Waltz – Jacqui McShee, Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Danny Thompson, Terry Cox
Phil May
On May 15, 2020, Philip Arthur Dennis Wadey aka Phil May died aged 75. He was singer, member of the band Fallen Angels, best known as co-founder and lead vocalist of Pretty Things. He was the primary lyricist for the album “S.F. Sorrow”.
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