On December 12, 2025, Marilyn Mazur died aged 70. She was percussionist, performed and recorded with Six Winds, Alex Riel, Gil Evans, Wayne Shorter, Jan Garbarek, Lindsay Cooper, Makiko Hirabayashi. Pierre Dørge, Makiko Hirabayashi, Frans Bak, Frans BakJon Balke, Peter Bastian, Harry Beckett, Kirsten Braten Berg, Ketil Bjornstad, Kristian Blak, Birgit Bruel, Etta Cameron, Nikolaj Hess, Carsten Dahl, Lars Danielsson, Laurent Cugny, Yelena Eckemoff, Agnes Buen Garnas, Caroline Henderson, Nikolaj Hess, Jan Gunnar Hoff, Robert Irving III, Morten Kaersa, Iver Kleive, Peter Kowald, Wolfgang Lackerschmid, Michala Petri, Jean-Michel Pilc, Caecilie Norby, Charlie Mariano, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Rena Rama, Helge Sunde, Eje Thelin, Trondheim Voices, Hans Ulrik, Andreas Vollenweider, Dhafer Youssef, Eberhard Weber and Miles Davis. As leader she released 14 albums.
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David Thomas Broughton: The Complete Guide To Insufficiency
On December 13, 2019, “Birdwar” label released “The Complete Guide to Insufficiency”, the debut David Thomas Broughton studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Wrangthorn Church Hall” in Hyde Park, Leeds.
Personnel:
- David Thomas Broughton – vocals, guitar, looper
- Ross Halden – recording
- Simon – recording
- Reuben Taylor – mastering
- Drew Millward – liner notes
- Luke Drozd – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by David Thomas Broughton.
- Ambiquity
- Execution
- Unmarked Grace
- Walking Over You
- Ever Rotating Sky
Etta James: Etta James Rocks The House
On December 13, 1963, “Argo” label released “Etta James Rocks the House”, the first Etta James live album. It was recorded in September 1963, at the “New Era Club” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Leonard Chess and Etta James.
Personnel:
- Etta James – vocals
- David T. Walker – guitar
- Vonzell Cooper – organ
- Marion Wright – bass
- Freeman Brown – drums
- Richard Waters – drums
- Garnell Cooper – tenor saxophone
Track listing:
- Something’s Got a Hold on Me – Etta James, Leroy Kirkland, Pearl Woods
- Baby What You Want Me to Do – Jimmy Reed
- What’d I Say – Ray Charles
- Money (That’s What I Want) – Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy, Jr.
- Seven Day Fool – Billy Davis, Berry Gordy, Jr., Sonny Woods
- Sweet Little Angel – Robert McCollum
- Ooh Poo Pah Doo – Jessie Hill
- Woke Up This Morning – B.B. King
ABBA: ABBA The Album
On December 12, 1977, “Polar Music” label released “ABBA: The Album”, the fifth ABBA album. It was recorded May – November 1977, at “Markus” and “Metronome” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Benny Anderson and Björn Ulvaeus.
Personnel:
- Agnetha Fältskog – lead, co-lead and backing vocals
- Anni-Frid Lyngstad – lead, co-lead and backing vocals
- Björn Ulvaeus – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, spoken word intro, backing vocals
- Benny Andersson – keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals
- Rutger Gunnarsson – bass guitar
- Ola Brunkert – drums
- Roger Palm – drums, tambourine
- Malando Gassama – percussion
- Lasse Wellander – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin
- Janne Schaffer – lead guitar, electric guitar
- Lars O. Carlsson – saxophones, flutes
- Rutger Gunnarsson – string arrangements
- Michael B. Tretow – engineer
- Jon Astley; Michael B. Tretow – remastering
- Rune Söderqvist – design
- Rune Söderqvist; Björn Ulvaeus – illustrations
- Barry Levine / Mirage – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, except where noted.
- Eagle
- Take a Chance on Me
- One Man, One Woman
- The Name of the Game – Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson
- Move On – Benny Anderson, Stig Anderson, Bjorn Ulvaeus
- Hole in Your Soul
- Thank You for the Music
- I Wonder (Departure) – Benny Anderson, Stig Anderson, Bjorn Ulvaeus
- I’m Marionette
The Jackson 5: Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5
On December 12, 1969, “Motown” label released “Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5”, the debut Jackson 5 (The) studio album. It was recorded May – August 1969, at “The Sound Factory” in Hollywood, California, and was produced by Bobby Taylor and The Corporation (Berry Gordy, Alphonso Mizell, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards).
Personnel:
- The Jackson 5 (Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, Michael) – vocals
- David Blumberg, David Van DePitte, Paul Riser, The Corporation – arrangements
- Curtis McNair – artwork direction
- Ken Kim – artwork, design
- Jim Hendin – cover photography
Track listing:
- Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah – Ray Gilbert, Allie Wrubel
- Nobody – The Corporation
- I Want You Back – The Corporation
- Can You Remember – Thom Bell, William Hart
- Standing in the Shadow of Love – Holland-Dozier-Holland
- You’ve Changed – Jesse Reese
- My Cherie Amour – Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy, Hank Cosby
- Who’s Lovin’ You – Smokey Robinson
- Chained – Frank Wilson
- I Know I’m Losing You – Cornelius Grant, Norman Whitfield, Eddie Holland
- Stand – Sylvester Stewart
- Born to Love You – Ivy Jo Hunter, William “Mickey” Stevenson
The Avalanches: We Will Always Love You
On December 11, 2020, “Modular Recordings” label released “We Will Always Love You”, the third Avalanches (The) studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2020, at “Sing Sing” in Melbourne, Australia, and was produced by Robert Chater.
Personnel:
- Robert Chater – instruments, mixing
- Tony Di Blasi – instruments, additional production, mix supervision
- Andy Szekeres – instruments, additional production
- Johnny Marr – guitar
- Kurt Vile – vocals, guitar
- John Carroll Kirby – piano, Moog, DX7, treated piano
- Tom Rowlands – EMS and Roland System 700 synthesizers
- Kelly Moran – piano, prepared piano
- Mick Jones – piano
- Mike Callander – additional modular tweaks, granular synths, tape delays, noise
- Farmer Dave Scher – keyboards, lap steel, melodica
- Tricky – vocals
- Marta – vocals
- Neneh Cherry – vocals
- Clypso – vocals
- Leon Bridges – vocals
- Orono – vocals
- Devonté Hynes – vocals
- Perry Farrell – vocals
- Sananda Maitreya – vocals
- Pink Siifu – vocals
- Denzel Curry – vocals
- Sampa the Great – vocals
- Karen O – vocals
- Rivers Cuomo – vocals
- Cornelius – vocals
- MGMT – vocals, additional vocals
- East Coast Inspirational Singers – vocals
- The Australian Boys Choir – additional vocals
- The Yarra Voices Choir – additional vocals
- Etty Farrell – additional vocals
- Cameron McVey – additional vocals
- Wayne Coyne – additional vocals
- Christian Scallan – recording, Arecibo message 2020 sonification
- Jarvis Taveniere – recording
- Zachary Zajdel – assistant engineering
- Nate Haessly – assistant engineering
- Clint Welander – mixing
- Tony Espie – mixing supervision
- Joe LaPorta – mastering
- Jonathan Zawada – Barbara Payton sonification
- Franck Marchis – Arecibo message 2020 sonification
- iZNiiK – additional production
Track listing:
- Ghost Story – Orono Noguchi, Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres
- Song for Barbara Payton – Robert Chater, Tony DiBlasi, Andy Szekeres
- We Will Always Love You – Robert Chater, Tony DlBlasi, Andy Szekeres, Devonté Hynes. William “Smokey” Robinson
- The Divine Chord – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, Ben Goldwasser, Andrew VanWyngarden, Burt Bacharach, Hal David
- Solitary Ceremonies – Robert Chater, Tony DiBlasi Andy Szekeres
- Interstellar Love – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, Leon Bridges, Austen Jenkins, Alan Parsons, Eric Woolfson, Livingston Matthews
- Ghost Story Pt. 2 – Robert Chater, Tony DiBlast, Andy Szekeres, Noguchi, Bridges
- Reflecting Light – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, Sananda Maitreva, Vashi Bunyan
- Carrier Waves – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres
- Oh the Sunn! – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, Perry Farrell
- We Go On – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, Gary Geld, Peter Udell, Matthew Urango
- Star Song. IMG – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres
- Until Daylight Comes – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, Delroy Murray, Robin Achampong, Adrian Nichols, Matthew Thaws
- Wherever You Go – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, James Smith, Clypso, Neneh Cherry, Cameron McVey
- Music Makes Me High – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, Nelson B. Miller, Stu Gardiner, Billi Rucker
- Pink Champagne – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres
- Take Care in Your Dreaming – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, Denzel Curry, Thaws, Sampa Tembo
- Overcome – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres
- Gold Sky – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, Kurt Vile, Wayne Coyne
- Always Black – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, Matthews
- Dial D for Devotion – Robert Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Andy Szekeres, David Berman, Jeremy Earl, Steven Tavaniere
Pele Rugolo: Rugolo Plays Kenton
In December 1958, “Mercury” label released “Rugolo Plays Kenton”, the tenth Pete Rugolo album. It was recorded October – November 1958, in Los Angeles.
Personnel:
- Pete Rugolo – arrangements, conductor
- Harry Klee, Bud Shank – alto saxophone, flute
- Bob Cooper – tenor saxophone, oboe
- Dave Pell – tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Chuck Gentry – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
- Buddy Childers, Don Fagerquist, Ollie Mitchell, Al Porcino – trumpet
- Milt Bernhart, Harry Betts, Dick Nash, Frank Rosolino, Kenny Shroyer – trombone
- Red Callender – tuba
- Claude Williamson – piano
- Howard Roberts – guitar
- Don Bagley – bass
- Shelly Manne – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Stan Kenton except where noted.
- Eager Beaver
- Painted Rhythm
- Minor Riff – Stan Kenton, Pete Rugolo
- Concerto for Doghouse
- Sunset Tower
- Concerto to End All Concertos
- Artistry in Rhythm
- Southern Scandal
- Opus in Pastels
- Theme to the West – Stan Kenton, Pete Rugolo
- Artistry in Boogie – Stan Kenton, Pete Rugolo
- Capitol Punishment – Stan Kenton, Pete Rugolo
Aeon Station: Observatory
On December 10, 2021, “Sub Pop” label released “Observatory”, the debut Aeon Station studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Tom Beaujour and Kevin Whelan.
Personnel:
- Kevin Whelan – vocals, piano, guitar, bass, cello
- Greg Whelan – guitar
- Jerry MacDonald – drums
- Mary Ann Coronel Whelan – backing vocals
- Tom Beaujour – mixing
- Dusty Summers – design, art direction
- Patrick Glennon – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Kevin Whelan.
- Hold On
- Leaves
- Fade
- Everything at Once
- Move
- Queens
- Empty Rooms
- Air
- Better Love
- Alpine Drive
Gary McFarland: Tijuana Jazz
In December 1965, “Impulse!” label released “Tijuana Jazz”, the sixth Gary McFarland album. It was recorded in December 1965, in New York City, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
- Gary McFarland – marimba, electric piano
- Joe Newman, Clark Terry – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
- Toots Thielemans – harmonica, guitar
- Barry Galbraith – guitar
- Bob Bushnell – electric bass
- Mel Lewis, Grady Tate – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Gary McFarland except where noted.
- South of the Border – Jimmy Kennedy, Michael Carr
- Acapulco at Night
- Fantastic, That’s You – George Cates, George Douglas
- Limehouse Blues – Philip Braham, Douglas Furber
- Tijuana – George Cates, George Douglas
- Marcheta – Victor Schertzinger
- Granny’s Samba
- Soul Bird (Tin Tin Deo) – Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo
- Mexicali Rose – Jack Tenney, Helen Stone
- Ira Schwartz’s Golden Dream
- Mary Jane
- Sweet Georgia Brown – Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard
Wynton Kelly: Comin’ In The Back Door
In December 1963, “Verve” label released “Comin’ in the Back Door”, the eight Wynton Kelly album. It was recorded in November 1963, in New York City, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
- Wynton Kelly – piano
- Kenny Burrell – guitar
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Jimmy Cobb – drums
- Claus Ogerman – string arrangement, conductor
- Unknown musicians – cornet, clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Unknown musician – vibes
- Unknown musician – percussion
- Unknown musicians – trumpet, trombone, saxophones, conga, timpany, bell
- Bob Simpson, Phil Ramone – engineer
- Val Valentin – director of engineering
Track listing:
- If That’s the Way You Want It – Gloria Shayne
- Comin’ in the Back Door – Scott Turner
- Don’t Wait Too Long – Sunny Skylar
- Nocturne – Claus Ogerman
- The Bitter End – Claus Ogerman
- Theme from “Burke’s Law – Herschel Burke Gilbert
- Quiet Village – Les Baxter
- Caesar and Cleopatra Theme – Alex North
- Signing Off – Leonard Feather
- Little Tracy – Wynton Kelly
- To Kill a Mockingbird – Elmer Bernstein
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