On August 4, 2005, James Milton Campbell Jr. aka Little Milton died aged 70. He was a singer and musician (guitar), co-founder of Bobbin Records. He started his recording career in 1853 at “Sun Records”, and also recorded for “Checker Records”, “Meteor, “Stax”, “Glades”, “Golden Ear”, “MCA”, and Malaco. Milton recorded 33 albums, and in 1988 was inducted into the “Blues Hall of Fame”.
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Randy Newman: Dark Matter
On August 4, 2017, “Nonesuch” label released “Dark Matter”, the 11th Randy Newman studio album. It was recorded in 2017 and was produced by David Boucher, Mitchell Froom, and Lenny Waronker.
Personnel:
- Randy Newman– vocals, piano
- Blake Mills– guitar
- David Piltch– bass
- Matt Chamberlain– drums
- Mitchell Froom– additional keyboards
Track listing:
All tracks by Randy Newman.
- The Great Debate
- Brothers
- Putin
- Lost Without You
- Sonny Boy
- It’s a Jungle Out There
- She Chose Me
- On the Beach
- Wandering Boy
Fruit Bats: The Ruminant Band
On August 4, 2009, “Sub Pop” label released “The Ruminant Band”, the fourth Fruit Bats album. It was recorded in 2009 and was produced by Graeme Gibson.
Personnel:
- Eric D. Johnson – vocals, guitar
- Sam Wagster – vocals, guitar, pedal steel guitar, piano
- Ron Lewis – vocals, guitar, electric piano, organ, synthesizer
- Christopher Sherman – bass guitar
- Graeme Gibson – drums, percussion, noises
- Ryan Boyles – engineer
- Don Stout – mastering
- Andrew Holder – illustrations
- Jeff Kleinsmith – art direction, design
Track listing:
All tracks by Eric D. Johnson.
- Primitive Man
- The Ruminant Band
- Tegucigalpa
- Beautiful Morning Light
- The Hobo Girl
- Being on Our Own
- My Unusual Friend
- Singing Joy to the World
- The Blessed Breeze
- Feather Bed
- Flamingo
Conor Oberst: Same
On August 4, 2008, “Merge” label released the self-titled, debut Conor Oberst album. It was recorded January – February 2008 and was produced by Conor Oberst.
Personnel:
- Conor Oberst– vocals, electric and 12-string guitar, stomp
- Nate Walcott– organ, piano, electric piano
- Nik Freitas– vocals, electric guitar
- Macey Taylor– vocals, bass, stomp
- Taylor Hollingsworth– guitar, electric guitar, stomp
- Jason Boesel– vocals, drums, percussion, stomp
- Andy LeMaster– vocals, tape echo
- Phil Schaffart– vocals, stomp
- Janet Weiss– vocals
- Corina Figueroa-Escamilla– vocals
- Ruben Mendez Hernandez– conch
Track listing:
All tracks by Conor Oberst, except where noted.
- Cape Canaveral
- Sausalito
- Get-Well-Cards
- Lenders in the Temple
- Danny Callahan
- I Don’t Want to Die (In the Hospital)
- Eagle on a Pole
- NYC – Gone, Gone
- Moab
- Valle Místico (Ruben’s Song) – Ruben Mendez Hernandez
- Souled Out!!! – Conor Oberst, Jason Boesel
- Milk Thistle
Mel Tormé: Tormé
In August 1958, “Verve” label released “Tormé”, the ninth Mel Tormé album. It was recorded in June 1958 and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
- Mel Tormé- vocals
- Marty Paich- arranger, conductor
Track listing:
- That Old Feeling – Lew Brown, Sammy Fain
- Gloomy Sunday – Sam M. Lewis, Rezso Seress
- Body and Soul – Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour
- Nobody’s Heart – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
- I Should Care – Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston
- The House Is Haunted (by the Echo of Your Last Goodbye) – Basil Adlam, Billy Rose
- Blues in the Night – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
- I Don’t Want to Cry Anymore – Victor Schertzinger
- Where Can I Go Without You? – Peggy Lee, Victor Young
- How Did She Look? – Gladys Shelley, Abner Silver
- ‘Round Midnight – Bernie Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams
- I’m Gonna Laugh You Right out of My Life – Cy Coleman, Joseph McCarthy
Teddy Charles: The Prestige Jazz Quartet
In August 1957, “Prestige” label released “The Prestige Jazz Quartet”, the eight Teddy Charles album. It was recorded in June 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Teddy Charles.
Personnel:
- Teddy Charles- vibraphone
- Mal Waldron- piano
- Addison Farmer- bass
- Jerry Segal – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Teddy Charles except where noted.
- Take Three Parts Jazz
- Meta-Waltz – Mal Waldron
- Dear Elaine – Mel Waldron
- Friday the 13th – Thelonious Monk
Maurice Kinn
On August 3, 2000, Maurice Kinn, died aged 66. He was publisher, in 1953 bought “The New Musical Express”, and turned it into the world’s foremost music paper, between 1963 and 1966 he organized the annual “NME” poll-winners concerts, and staged the first all-star jazz concerts at the “Royal Albert Hall”, becoming one of the most influential figures of the world music scene in the 1950’ and 1960’.
Squeeze: Spot the Difference
On August 3, 2010, “XOXO Records” label released “Spot the Difference”, the 14th Squeeze album. It was recorded in 2010 and was produced by Andrew J. Jones and Glenn Tilbrook.
Personnel:
- Chris Difford– vocals, guitar
- Glenn Tilbrook– vocals, guitars, keyboards
- John Bentley– vocals, bass
- Simon Hanson– drums
- Stephen Large– keyboards
- Paul Carrack– vocals, keyboards
- Andrew J. Jones – synthesizer, percussion
- Bob Litten, Paul Pott, Ray Tabor – horns
- Phil Veacock – saxophone
- Alexandra Baybutt, Bryan Chambers, Derek Green, Suzanne Hunt, Jean-Marie Lincoln, Siobhan Parr, Louis Tilbrook – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook.
- Another Nail in My Heart
- Black Coffee in Bed
- Cool for Cats
- Goodbye Girl
- Hourglass
- Is That Love
- Labelled with Love
- Loving You Tonight
- Pulling Mussels (from the Shell)
- Slap and Tickle
- Some Fantastic Place
- Take Me I’m Yours
- Tempted
- Up the Junction
The Flower Kings: Adam & Eve
On August 3, 2004, “Inside Out Music” label released “Adam & Eve”, the eighth Flower Kings studio album. It was recorded in 2004 and was produced by Roine Stolt.
Personnel:
- Daniel Gildenlöw– vocals
- Roine Stolt– vocals, guitars, keyboards
- Hasse Fröberg– vocals, guitars
- Tomas Bodin– keyboards
- Jonas Reingold– bass guitar
- Zoltan Csörsz– drums
- Hasse Bruniusson– percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by Roine Stolt, except where noted.
- Love Supreme
- Cosmic Circus
- Babylon – Tomas Bodin
- A Vampire’s View
- Days Gone By – Tomas Bodin
- Adam & Eve
- Straight Man
- Timelines – Jonas Reingold, Roine Stolt
- Driver’s Seat
- The Blade of Cain
Glass Hammer: Journey of the Dunadan
On August 3, 1983, “Arion Records” and “Sound Resources” labels released “Journey of the Dunadan”, the debut Glass Hammer album. It was recorded in 1983 and was produced by Feed Schendel and Stephen DeArge. It is a concept album based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel “The Lord of the Rings”.
Personnel:
- Fred Schendel – lead and backing vocals, organ, keyboards, acoustic guitar, recorder, drums
- Stephen DeArqe – lead and backing vocals, synthesizer, bass guitar, trurus pedal, medieval guitar, percussion
- Piper Kirk – lead and backing vocals
- Michelle Young– lead and backing vocals
- Basil Clouse – bass
- David Carter – electric guitar
- Rod Lambert – electric violin
- Tony Mac – rhythm programming
- Rosana Azar – cover art
Track listing:
All tracks by Fred Schendel and Stephen DeArqe.
- Shadows of the Past
- Something’s Coming
- Song of the Dunadan
- The Prancing Pony
- The Way to Her Heart
- The Ballad of Balin Longbeard
- Rivendell
- Khazed-Dum
- Nimrodel
- The Palantir
- Pelennor Fields
- Why I Cry (Arwen’s Song)
- Anduni
- Morannon Gate
- The Return of the King
- Why I Cry (single edit)
