On February 9, 2019, Guy Webster died aged 79. He was photographer, known for photographing famous musicians and actors in the 60s and 70s, including artists such as The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, The Doors and Simon & Garfunkel.
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Blackfield: Blackfield V
On February 10, 2017, “Kscope” label released “Blackfield V”, the fifth Blackfield studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, and was produced by Aviv Geffen, Steven Wilson and Alan Parsons.
Personnel:
- Steven Wilson– lead and backing vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, drum programming, engineer, mixing
- Aviv Geffen– lead and backing vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, piano, Mellotron, string arrangements
- Tomer Z– drums, percussion
- Eran Mitelman – keyboards, piano, Mellotron, Hammond organ
- Omri Agmon – acoustic and additional guitar
- Mike Garson– piano
- Hadar Green – bass
- Alex Moshe – female vocals, backing vocals
- Alan Parsons– backing vocals
- The London Session Orchestra – orchestral performance
- Simon Bloor – engineer, mixing
- Graham Archer – engineer
- Ofer Mappa – engineer
- Yonatan Danino – engineer
- Lasse Hoile– cover art, photography
- Carl Glover – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Aviv Geffen, except where noted.
- A Drop in the Ocean – Aviv Geffen, Steven Wilson
- Family Man
- How Was Your Ride
- We’ll Never Be Apart
- Sorrys
- Life Is An Ocean – Aviv Geffen, Steven Wilson
- Lately
- October
- The Jackal
- Salt Water
- Undercover Heart
- Lonely Soul
- From 44 to 48 – Steven Wilson
Chuck Prophet: Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins
On February 10, 2017, “Yep Roc” label released “Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins”, the fourteenth Chuck Prophet album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Hyde Street Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Brad Jones, Paul Q. Kolderie, Chuck Prophet and Bill Wesemann.
Personnel:
- Chuck Prophet – vocals, guitar
- James DePrato – guitar
- Matt Winegar – keyboards, bass, guitar
- Kevin T White – bass
- Brad Jones – bass, harmonica, keyboards
- Paul Revelli, Prairie Prince, Vicente Rodriquez – drums
- Stephanie Finch – vocals
- Jim Hoke – woodwind
- Richard Dodd – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Chuck Prophet, except where noted.
- Bobby Fuller Died For Your Sins – Chuck Prophet, klipschutz (Kurt Lipschutz)
- Your Skin
- Open Your Heart – Chuck Prophet, klipschutz (Kurt Lipschutz)
- Come Out in Code – Chuck Prophet, klipschutz (Kurt Lipschutz)
- Killing Machine – Chuck Prophet, klipschutz (Kurt Lipschutz)
- Bad Year for Rock and Roll – Chuck Prophet, klipschutz (Kurt Lipschutz)
- Jesus Was a Social Drinker
- In The Mausoleum (For Alan Vega) – Chuck Prophet, James DePrato, klipschutz (Kurt Lipschutz)
- Rider of the Train
- It Was Connie Britton
- Post-War Cinematic Dead Man Blues – Chuck Prophet, klipschutz (Kurt Lipschutz)
- We Got Up and Played
- Alex Nieto – Chuck Prophet, klipschutz (Kurt Lipschutz)
Lambchop: Aw Cmon
On February 9, 2004, “Merge” label released “Aw Cmon”, the seventh Lambchop album. It was recorded and released at the same time as the album “No You Cmon”, and both were released together as a double album pack as well as separately. It was recorded in 2003, at “The Beech House” in Nashville, TN, and was produced by Kurt Wagner and Mark Nevers.
Personnel:
- Kurt Wagner – vocals, guitar, juno, mixing
- Curtiss Pernice, Willie Tyler – electric and acoustic guitar
- Paul Niehaus – electric and steel guitar
- Alex McManus – guitar
- Matt Swanson – bass
- Benny Martin, Sam Baker – drums
- Jonathan Marx, Marc William Trovillion – electronics
- Tony Crow – piano
- Deanna Varagona – vocals
- The Nashville String Machine – strings
- Lloyd Barry – arranger
- Mark Nevers – engineer, mixing
- John Kelton – editing
- Jim DeMain – mastering
- Wayne White – painting, art cover
Track listing:
All tracks by Kurt Wagner, except where noted.
- Being Tyler – Kurt Wagner, William Tyler
- Four Pounds in Two Days
- Steve McQueen
- The Lone Official
- Something’s Going On
- Nothing But a Blur from a Bullet Train
- Each Time I Bring It Up It Seems to Bring You Down
- Timothy B. Schmidt
- Women Help to Create the Kind of Men They Despise – Kurt Wagner, William Tyler
- I Hate Candy
- I Haven’t Heard a Word I’ve Said
- Action Figure
John Scofield: What We Do
On February 9, 1993, “Blue Note” label released “What We Do”, the second John Scofield Quartet studio album. It was recorded in May 1992, at “The Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by John Scofield.
Personnel:
- John Scofield – guitar
- Joe Lovano- saxophone
- Dennis Irwin- bass
- Bill Stewart- drums
Track listing:
All tracks by John Scofield.
- Little Walk
- Camp Out
- Big Sky
- Easy for You
- Call 911
- Imaginary Time
- Say the Word
- Why Nogales?
- What They Did
Pierre Moerlen’s Gong: Downwind
On February 9, 1979, “Arista” label released “Downwind”, the third Pierre Moerlen’s Gong album (it was the first to be released under that name, the previous two having been released as Gong albums for contractual reasons). It was recorded June – September 1978, and was produced by Pierre Moerlen.
Personnel:
- Pierre Moerlen– lead vocals, drums, vibraphone, marimba, concert toms, timpani, organ, synthesizer, electric piano, assorted percussion
- Mike Oldfield- guitar, solina strings, bass, Irish drum
- Mick Taylor- guitar
- Ross Record – vocals, guitar
- Steve Winwood– synthesizer
- Hansford Rowe– bass
- Benoît Moerlen– vibraphon
- François Causse – percussion
- Didier Malherbe– saxophone
- Terry Oldfield– flute
- Didier Lockwood– violin
Track listing:
All tracks by Pierre Moerlen, except where noted.
- Aeroplane – Pierre Moerlen, Ruan O’Lochlain
- Crosscurrents
- Downwind
- Jin-Go-Lo-Ba – Babatunde Olatunji
- What You Know – Pierre Moerlen, Ruan O’Lochlain
- Emotions
- Xtasea
David Coverdale: White Snake
On February 9, 1977, “Purple” label released “White Snake”, the first David Coverdale album. It was recorded in August 197, at “Kingsway Recorders” in London, “Musicland Studios” in Munich, and was produced by Roger Glover.
Personnel:
- David Coverdale- lead vocals, piano, percussion
- Micky Moody- guitars, percussion, backing vocals
- Tim Hinkley– vocals, organ, percussion
- DeLisle Harper – vocals, bass, percussion
- Roger Glover– vocals, bass, melodica, ARP 2600 synthesizer, percussion
- Simon Phillips- drums, percussion
- Ron Aspery- baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, flute
- Liza Strike, Helen Chappelle, Barry St. John – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by David Coverdale, except where noted.
- Lady – David Coverdale, Micky Moody
- Blindman
- Goldies Place
- Whitesnake – David Coverdale, Micky Moody
- Time on My Side – David Coverdale, Micky Moody
- Peace Lovin’ Man
- Sunny Days
- Hole in the Sky
- Celebration – David Coverdale, Micky Moody
Nicole Atkins: Mondo Amore
On February 8, 2011, “Razor & Tie” label released “Mondo Amore”, the second Nicole Atkins album. It was recorded in 2010 at Seaside Lounge, Park Slope, Brooklyn, and was produced by Nicole Atkins and Phil Palazzolo.
Personnel:
- Nicole Atkins – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, synth, bass, arranger
- Gary Tedder, Jeff Plate , Yim Yames -vocals
- Phil Palazzolo – guitar, piano, backing vocals
- Irina Yalkowsky – guitar, slide guitar
- Foley Stewart – slide guitar, backing vocals
- Bradley York, David Moltz – guitar
- Brendan Ryan – organ
- Dan Chen – piano, organ, engineer
- Danny Clinch – harmonica
- Jeremy Kay – bass
- Anthony Chick – bass guitar
- Adam Christgau, Christopher Donofrio – drums
- Gillian Rivers – violin
- Allison Seidner, Isabell Fairbanks – cello
- Phil Palazzolo – recording, mixing
- David Richman – design
- Ryan Turner – back cover illustrations
- Danny Clinch, Lucia Holm – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Nicole Atkins, except where noted.
- Vultures
- Cry Cry Cry – Nicole Atkins, Robert Harrison
- Hotel Plaster – Nicole Atkins, Robert Harrison
- You Come to Me – music by Dan Chen, Nicole Atkins, lyrics by Nicole Atkins
- My Baby Don’t Lie
- This Is for Love – Nicole Atkins, Robert Harrison
- You Were the Devil – music by Bradley York, Nicole Atkins, lyrics by Nicole Atkins
- War is Hell – music by Dan Chen, Nicole Atkins, lyrics by Nicole Atkins
- Heavy Boots – music by Dan Wilson, Nicole Atkins, lyrics by Nicole Atkins
- The Tower – Nicole Atkins, Robert Harrison
Lambchop: Nixon
On February 8, 2000, “Merge” label released “Nixon”, the fifth Lambchop studio album. It was recorded in 1999, and was produced by Mark Nevers and Kurt Wagner.
Personnel:
- Kurt Wagner – vocals, guitar, juno, mixing
- John Delworth – piano, Hammond synth, juno, Hammond organ
- Tony Crow – piano
- Paula James Booker – guitar
- Alex McManus – guitar
- Paul Niehaus – vocals, guitar, pedal steel
- Mark Nevers – guitars, engineer, mixing
- Matt Swanson – bass
- Allen Lowrey – drums
- Ken Coomer – percussion
- Dennis Cronin – vocals, backing vocals, cornet, trumpet, engineer
- Jonathan Marx – vocals, backing vocals, trumpet
- Deanna Varagona – vocals, backing vocals, baritone saxophone
- The Nashville String Machine – strings
- Lloyd Barry – string arrangements, arrangements
- Wayne White – cover painting, cover art
Track listing:
All tracks by Kurt Wagner, except where noted.
- The Old Gold Shoe
- Grumpus
- You Masculine You
- Up with People
- Nashville parent
- What Else Could it Be
- The Distance from Her to There
- The Book I Haven’t Read – Kurt Wagner, Curtis Mayfield
- The Petrified Florist
- The Butcher Boy – traditional
Chick Corea: The Ultimate Adventure
On February 7, 2006, “Stretch” label released “The Ultimate Adventure”, the 64th Chick Corea studio album. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by Chick Corea. It is the second album tribute to the work of SF author L. Ron Hubbard (the first was 2004 album “To the Stars”). In 2007, “The Ultimate Adventure” won Grammy awards for “Best Jazz Instrumental Performance (Individual or Group)” and “Best Instrumental Arrangement”.
Personnel:
- Chick Corea– piano, Rhodes piano, acoustic and electronic percussion, synthesizers
- Frank Gambale– acoustic guitar
- Carles Benavent– electric bass, palmas
- Tom Brechtlein– drums, palmas
- Vinnie Colaiuta– drums
- Steve Gadd– drums, palmas
- Airto Moreira– vocals, percussion
- Hossam Ramzy– percussion
- Rubem Dantas– percussion, palmas
- Hubert Laws– flute
- Jorge Pardo– flute, saxophone, palmas
- Tim Garland– bass clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Bernie Kirsh– recording
- Al Schmitt– mixing
- Buck Snow– mixing
- Doug Sax– mastering
Track listing:
- Three Ghouls, Pt. 1
- Three Ghouls, Pt. 2
- Three Ghouls, Pt. 3
- City of Brass
- Queen Tedmur
- El Stephen, Pt. 1
- El Stephen, Pt. 2
- King & Queen
- Moseb the Executioner, Pt. 1
- Moseb the Executioner, Pt. 2
- Moseb the Executioner, Pt. 3
- North Africa
- Flight from Karoof, Pt. 1
- Flight from Karoof, Pt. 2
- Planes of Existence, Pt. 1
- Arabian Nights, Pt. 1
- Arabian Nights, Pt. 2
- Gods & Devils
- Planes of Existence, Pt. 2
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