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Banco del Mutuo Soccorso: Io sono nato libero

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In December 1973, “Ricordi” label released “Io sono nato libero”, the third Banco del Mutuo Soccorso studio album. It was recorded in October 1973, and was produced by Sandro Colombini.

Personnel:

  • Francesco Di Giacomo – vocals
  • Marcello Todaro – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Vittorio Nocenzi – organ, synths, spinet
  • Gianni Nocenzi – piano, electric piano
  • Renato D’Angelo – bass, acoustic guitar
  • Pier Luigi Calderoni – drums, percussion
  • Rodolfo Maltese – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Silvana Aliotta – percussion
  • Bruno Perosa – percussion

Track listing:

All music by Vittorio Nocenzi except where noted, all lyrics by Francesco Di Giacomo and Vittorio Nocenzi.

  1. Canto nomade per un prigioniero politico 
  2. Non mi rompete 
  3. La città sottile – music by Gianni Nocenzi
  4. Dopo…niente è più lo stesso 
  5. Traccia II 

Joe Ely

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On December 15, 2025, Joe Ely died aged 78. He was musician (guitar), singer and songwriter, considered as one of the main creators of the progressive country scene in the 1970s and 1980s. He was founding member of the band The Flatlanders, performed and recorded with Bruce Springsteen, Uncle Tupelo, Los Super Seven, The Chieftains, James McMurtry, The Clash, Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt and Guy Clark. As leader, Ely released 22 albums.

Drago Mlinarec: Pjesme s planine

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In December 1972, “Jugoton” label released “Pjesme s planine”, the second Drago Mlinarec studio album.

Personnel:

  • Drago Mlinarec – vocal, acoustic guitar, arrangements, photography
  • Jadranko Budić – electric guitar, backing vocals, artwork
  • Srećko Zubak – keyboards, Hammond organ
  • Nenad Zubak – bass guitar
  • Ivan Stančić – drums, congas
  • Franjo Berner – recording
  • Ante Terzić – recording assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Drago Mlinarec, except where noted.

  1. Noćna ptica
  2. Pjesma o njenim snovima
  3. Trebao sam ali nisam
  4. Pjesme s planine
  5. Skladište tišine – lyrics by Drago Mlinarec, Ivica Kiš
  6. Otac i sin
  7. Dijete zvijezda

Wigwam: Fairyport

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In December 1971, “Love” label released “Fairyport”, the third Wigwam album. It was recorded in June 1971, at “Finnvox Studios” and “Hamis Club” in Helsinki, Finland, “Music Network” in Sweden, and was produced by Jukka Gustavson, Jim Pemnroke, Pekka Pohjola and Ronnie Osterberg.

Personnel:

  • Jukka Gustavson – vocals, piano, electric piano, organ
  • Jim Pembroke – vocals, harmonica, piano
  • Pekka Pohjola – bass guitar, violin, acoustic guitar, piano, celesta, harpsichord, backing vocals
  • Ronnie Österberg – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Jukka Tolonen – electric guitar
  • Pekka Pöyry – soprano saxophone
  • Eero Koivistoinen – soprano saxophone
  • Unto Haapa-Aho – bass clarinet
  • Tapio Louhensalo – bassoon
  • Risto Pensola – clarinet
  • Hannu Saxelin – clarinet
  • Ilmari Varila – oboe

Track listing:

  1. Losing Hold – Jukka Gustavson, Jim Pembroke, Pekka Pohjola
  2. Lost Without a Trace – Jim Pembroke
  3. Fairyport – Jukka Gustavson
  4. Gray Traitors – Jukka Gustavson
  5. Cafffkaff, the Country Psychologist – Juka Gustavson
  6. May Your Will Be Done, Dear Lord – Jukka Gustavson
  7. How to Make It Big in Hospital – Jim Pembroke
  8. Hot Mice – Pekka Pohjola
  9. P.K.’s Super Market – Pekka Pohjola
  10. One More Try – Jim Pembroke, Pekka Pohjola
  11. Rockin’ Ol’ Galway – Jim Pembroke
  12. Every Fold – Jim Pembroke
  13. Rave-Up for the Roadies (live) – Jukka Gustavson, Paekka Pohjola, Jukka Tolonen, Ronnie Österberg

Universal Totem Orchestra: Mathematical Mother

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On December 16, 2017, “Black Widow Records” label released “Mathematical Mother”, album by Universal Totem Orchestra. It was recorded in 2017, at “Mass Music Studios” and “Totem Records Studio”.

Personnel:

  • Ana Torres Fraile – voice
  • Daniele Valle – guitar
  • Fabrizio Mattuzzi – piano, keyboards
  • Yanik Lorenzo Andreatta – bass
  • UTO G. Golin – drums
  • Antonio Fedeli – saxophone
  • Marco Gadotti – recording
  • Giacomo Plotegher – recording
  • Gianfranco Menotti – recording, mixing
  • Maestro Danilo Capua – painting
  • Pino Pintabona – layout
  • Norbert Gerhold – lacquer cut
  • Luca Pinter – photography

Track listing:

  1. Terra Cava
  2. Codice Y16
  3. Elogio Del Dubbio
  4. Architettura Dell’Acqua
  5. Città Infinite
  6. Mare Verticale

Sui Generis: Pequeñas anécdotas sobre las instituciones

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On December 16, 1974, “Talent” label released “Pequeñas anécdotas sobre las instituciones”, the third Sui Generis album. It was recorded in 1974, and was produced by Charly Garcia and Jorge Alvarez.

Personnel:

  • Charly García – vocals, piano, electric piano, mini Moog, clavinet, ARP string ensemble, electric guitar
  • Nito Mestre – vocals, acoustic guitar, recorder
  • Rinaldo Rafanelli – vocals, bass, electric guitar
  • Juan Rodríguez – drums, percussion
  • David Lebón – electric guitar
  • Carlos Cutaia – organ
  • León Gieco – harmonica
  • Alejandro Correa (músico) – bass
  • Oscar Moro – drums
  • Jorge Pinchevsky – violin
  • María Rosa Yorio – chorus
  • Billy Bond – chorus
  • Billy Bond – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Charly García, except where noted.

  1. Instituciones
  2. Tango en segunda
  3. El show de los muertos
  4. Las increíbles aventuras del Señor Tijeras
  5. Pequeñas delicias de la vida conyugal
  6. El tuerto y los ciegos
  7. Música de fondo para cualquier fiesta animada
  8. Tema de Natalio – Charly García, Rinaldo Rafanelli
  9. Para quién canto yo entonces

George Auld: In the Land of Hi-Fi with Georgie Auld and His Orchestra

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In December 1955, “EmArcy” label released “In the Land of Hi-Fi with Georgie Auld and His Orchestra”, the seventh Georgie Auld album. It was recorded September – November 1955, at “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles.

Personnel:

  • Georgie Auld – tenor saxophone, bandleader
  • Skeets Herfurt, Willie Schwartz – alto saxophone
  • Ted Nash, Babe Russin – tenor saxophone
  • Chuck Gentry – baritone saxophone
  • Maynard Ferguson, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, Ray Linn – trumpet
  • Tommy Pederson, Frank Rosolino, Si Zentner – trombone
  • Arnold Ross – piano
  • Al Hendrickson, Barney Kessel – guitar
  • Joe Mondragon, Joe Comfort – bass
  • Alvin Stoller, Irv Kottler – drums

Track listing:

  1. In the Land of Hi-Fi – George Auld, Billy May
  2. For You – Al Dubin, Joe Burke
  3. Until the Real Thing Comes Along – Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L.E. Freeman
  4. Tippin’ In – Raymond Leveen, Maria Grever
  5. Sunday Kind of Love – Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard, Stan Rhodes, Louis Prima
  6. I May Be Wrong – Henry Sullivan, Harry Ruskin
  7. Swingin’ in the Moore Park – Billy May
  8. If I Loved You – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
  9. Dinah – Harry Akst, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young
  10. They Can’t Take That Away from Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  11. My Blue Heaven – Walter Donaldson, George A. Whiting
  12. Love Is Just Around the Corner – Lewis E. Gensler, Leo Robin

Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Swings Lightly

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In December 1958, “Verve” label released “Ella Swings Lightly”, album by Ella Fitzgerald. It was recorded in November 1958, at “Radio Recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by Norman Granz. This album won Ella Fitzgerald the 1960 Grammy award for the Best Improvised Jazz Solo.

Personnel:

  • Ella Fitzgerald – vocal
  • Marty Paich’s Dek-Tette: Bud Shank – alto saxophone 
  • Bill Holman – tenor saxophone
  • Med Flory – baritone saxophone 
  • Don Fagerquist, Al Porcino – trumpet
  • Bob Enevoldsen – valve trombone, tenor saxophone 
  • Vincent DeRosa – French horn
  • Lou Levy  – piano
  • Joe Mondragon – bass 
  • Mel Lewis – drums 

Track listing:

  1. Little White Lies – Walter Donaldson
  2. You Hit the Spot – Mack Gordon, Harry Revel
  3. What’s Your Story, Morning Glory? – Jack Lawrence, Paul Francis Webster, Mary Lou Williams
  4. Just You, Just Me – Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages
  5. As Long as I Live – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  6. Teardrops from My Eyes – Rudy Toombs
  7. Gotta Be This or That – Sunny Skylar
  8. Moonlight on the Ganges – Sherman Myers, Chester Wallace
  9. My Kinda Love – Louis Alter, Jo Trent
  10. Blues in the Night – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
  11. If I Were a Bell – Frank Loesser
  12. You’re an Old Smoothie – Nacio Herb Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Richard A. Whiting
  13. Little Jazz – Roy Eldridge, Buster Harding
  14. You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me – Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal, Peter Norman
  15. Knock Me a Kiss – Mike Jackson
  16. 720 in the Books – Harold Adamson, Jan Savitt, Leo Watson

Ralph Burns And Leonard Feather: Winter Sequence

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In December 1954, “MGM” label released “Winter Sequence”, is album by Ralph Burns and Leonard Feather.

Personnel:

  • Ralph Burns – piano, arrangements
  • Billy Bauer – guitar
  • Oscar Pettiford – double bass
  • Osie Johnson – drums
  • Danny Bank – saxophone
  • Joe Wilder – trumpet
  • Kai Winding – trombone
  • Herbie Mann – flute

Track listing:

All tracks by Ralph Burns and Leonard Feather.

  1. Dasher
  2. Dancer
  3. Prancer
  4. Vixen
  5. Comet
  6. Cupid
  7. Donner
  8. Blitzen