In April 1962, “Atlantic” label released “Oh Yeah”, the 19th Charles Mingus album. It was recorded in 1961, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegün.
Personnel:
Charles Mingus – vocals, piano
Rahsaan Roland Kirk – flute, siren, tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch
Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
Jimmy Knepper – trombone
Doug Watkins – bass
Dannie Richmond – drums
Tom Dowd – recording
Phil Lehle – recording
Track listing:
All tracks by Charles Mingus.
Hog Callin’ Blues
Devil Woman
Wham Bam Thank You Ma’am
Ecclusiastics
Oh Lord Don’t Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb on Me
In April 1958, “Blue Note” label released “At the Cafe Bohemia, Vols. 1 & 2”, a pair of separate but related live albums by the Jazz Messengers. They were recorded at the “Café Bohemia” jazz club in Greenwich Village, in New York City, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
Kenny Dorham – trumpet
Horace Silver – piano
Doug Watkins – bass
Art Blakey – drums
John Hermansader – cover design
Francis Wolff – photography
Leonard Feather – liner notes
Track listing:
Volume 1
Announcement by Art Blakey
Soft Winds – Benny Goodman
The Theme – Kenny Dorham
Minor’s Holiday – Kenny Dorham
Alone Together – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
Prince Albert (All the Things You Are) – Kenny Dorham, Jerome Kern
Volume 2
Announcement by Art Blakey
Sportin’ Crowd – Hank Mobley
Like Someone in Love – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
On April 26, 2024, “Icepop” label released “The Big Decider”, the fourth Zutons (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Abbey Road” in London, “Rockfield” in Monmoutshire, “Headbang”, “The Motor Museum” and “Coastal Sound” in Liverpool, “Decoy Sound” in Woodbridge, and was produced by Ian Broudie, Sean Payne and Nile Rodgers.
Personnel:
Dave McCabe – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, screwdriver guitars, slide guitar, synthesizers
On April 26, 2024, “Sub Pop” label released “Light Verse”, the seventh Iron & Wine studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Waystation” in Los Angeles, “Silent Zoo Studios” in Glendale, California, and was produced by Sam Beam.
Personnel:
Sam Beam – vocals, guitar, art direction, artwork
Fiona Apple – vocals
David Garza – guitar, Zither, kalimba
Paul Cartwright – guitar, strings
Tyler Chester – piano, organ
Sebastian Steinberg – bass
Stephanie Payne – contrabass
Steve Pfifer – contrabass
Elizabeth Goodfellow, Griffin Goldsmith, Kyle Crane – drums, percussion
Aiko Richter, Alyssa Park, Andrew Bulbrook, Anna Kostyuchek, Ashoka Thiagarajan, Chris Woods, Ina Veli, Kerenza Peacock, Luanne Homzy, Megan Shung, Neel Hammond, Sarah Thornblade, Stephanie Matthews, Yvette Holzwarth – violin
Andrew Duckles, Erik Rynearson, Zach Dellinger, Linnea Powell, Rita Andrade, Stefan Smith – viola
On April 26, 2011, “New West” label released “I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive”, the 14th Steve Earle studio album. It was recorded May – November 2010, and was produced by T Bone Burnett.
Personnel:
Steve Earle – vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, bouzouki, mandolin, harmonica
On April 26, 1993, “Ensign” label released “Bang!”, the third World Party studio album. It was recorded March 1991 – October 1992, at “Seaview Studios” in London and was produced by Karl Wallinger.
On April 26, 1980, “Slash” label released “Los Angeles”, the debut X studio album. It was recorded in January 1980, at “Golden Sound Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ray Manzarek. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” ranked “Los Angeles” at number 286 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. Album title track was included in the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s” list of “500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll”.
Personnel:
Exene – vocals
Billy Zoom – guitar
John Doe – lead vocals, bass
D. J. Bonebrake – drums
Ray Manzarek – organ, synthesizer
Track listing:
All tracks by John Doe and Exene Cervenka, except where noted.
Your Phone’s Off the Hook, But You’re Not
Johny Hit and Run Paulene
Soul Kitchen – John Densmore, Robbie Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison
On April 25, 2005, “Epic” label released “Songs for Silverman”, the second Ben Folds studio album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Ben Folds and John Mark Painter.
On April 25, 1995, “Chiaroscuro” label released “Blue Mance”, the 24th Junior Mance album. It was recorded in May 1994, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Hank O’Neal.
Personnel:
Junior Mance – piano
Keter Betts – bass
Jackie Williams – drums
Track listing:
Falling in Love with Love – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Head Start – Keter Betts
Emily – Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer
Teach Me Tonight – Gene de Paul, Sammy Cahn
Blue Monk – Thelonious Monk
Blue Mance – Junior Mance
Shepherd of the Night Flock – Duke Ellington
If I Had You – Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Ted Shapiro
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free – Billy Taylor
On April 25, 1955, “Capitol” label released “In the Wee Small Hours”, the ninth Frank Sinatra studio album. It was recorded March 1954 – February 1955, at “KHJ” in Hollywood, and was produced by Voyle Gilmore.
Personnel:
Frank Sinatra – vocals
Nelson Riddle – arrangements, conductor
John Palladino – engineer
Track listing:
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning – Bob Hilliard, David Mann
Most Indigo – Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
Glad to Be Unhappy – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
I Get Along Without You Very Well – Hoagy Carmichael
Deep in a Dream – Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Hausen
I See You Face Before Me – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
Can’t We Be Friends – Paul James, Kay Swift
When Your Lover Has Gone – Einar Aaron Swan
What Is This Thing Called Love? – Cole Porter
Last Night When We Were Young – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg
I’ll Be Around – Alec Wilder
Ill Wind – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
It Never Entered My Mind – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Dancing on the Celling – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
I’ll Never Be the Same – Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli
This Love of Mine – Sol Parker, Henry W. Sanicola, Frank Sinatra