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Jimmy Smith: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

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In March 1964, “Verve” label released “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” album by Jimmy Smith. It was recorded in January 1974,at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs NJ, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Smith– organ
  • Oliver Nelson– arranger
  • Claus Ogerman– arranger, conductor
  • Val Valentin, Rudy Van Gelder– engineer
  • Acy Lehman – design
  • Roy De Carava – photography
  • Daddio Daylie – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Slaughter on Tenth Avenue – Richard Rodgers
  2. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Pt. 1 – Don Kirkpatrick, Keith Knox
  3. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Pt. 2 – Don Kirkpatrick, Keith Knox
  4. John Brown’s Body – traditional
  5. Wives and Lovers – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  6. Women of the World – Riziero Ortolani
  7. Bluesette – Toots Thielemans

Ella Fitzgerald: Rhythm Is My Business

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In March 1962, “Verve” label released “Rhythm Is My Business”, album by Ella Fitzgerald. It was recorded on January 30 and 31, 1962, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Ella Fitzgerald- vocals
  • Hank Jones- piano
  • Mundell Lowe- guitar
  • Lucille Dixon, George Duvivier – double bass
  • Gus Johnson- drums
  • Taft Jordan, Ernie Royal, Joe Wilder – trumpet
  • Melba Liston, Kai Winding, Britt Woodman – trombone
  • Carl Davis, Jerry Dodgion, William Shakesnider, Les Taylor, Phil Woods – reeds
  • Bill Doggett- arranger, conductor, organ

Track listing:

  1. Rough Ridin’ – Ella Fitzgerald, Hank Jones, William Tennyson
  2. Broadway – Billy Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode
  3. You Can Depend On Me – Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap, Earl Hines
  4. Runnin’ Wild – Arthur Gibbs, Joe Grey, Leo Wood
  5. Show Me the Way to Get Out of This World ‘Cause That’s Where Everything Is – Les Clark, Matt Dennis
  6. I’ll Always Be In Love With You – Bud Green, Herman Ruby, Sam H. Stept
  7. Hallelujah, I Love Him So – Ray Charles
  8. I Can’t Face the Music – Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler
  9. No Moon at All – Redd Evans, Dave Mann
  10. Laughin’ on the Outside – Ben Raleigh, Bernie Wayne
  11. After You’ve Gone – Henry Creamer, Turner Layton

John Coltrane: My Favorite Things

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In March 1961, “Atlantic” label released “My Favorite Things”, the seventh John Coltrane studio album. It was recorded in October 1960, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegün. In 1998, the album received “Grammy Hall of Fame” award.

Personnel:

  • John Coltrane– soprano and tenor saxophones
  • McCoy Tyner– piano
  • Steve Davis– double bass
  • Elvin Jones– drums
  • Tom Dowd, Phil Lehle — engineer
  • Loring Eutemey — design
  • Lee Friedlander— photography
  • Bill Coss — liner notes

Track listing:

  1. My Favorite Things – Oscar Hammerstein II,, Richard Rodgers
  2. Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye – Cole Porter
  3. Summertime – Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin
  4. But Not for Me – Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin

Gary Burden

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On March 10, 2018, Gary Burden died aged 84. He was artist specialized in design of music album covers, considered as one of the pioneers of the concept of album cover art. He created covers for many famous music acts including The Doors, Neil Young, Mama Cass, Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, Joni Mitchell, The Eagles, Jackson Browne and Matt Corby.  In 2000, together with the photographer Henry Diltz, he made “California Rock: Under the Covers”, a documentary about their mutual work on album covers and participation in the Los Angeles music scene.In 2010, at the 52nd “Annual Grammy Awards”, Burden won the award for “Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Packaging” for the Neil Young “The Archives Vol. 1 1963–1972”.

Matt Corby: Telluric

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On March 11, 2016, “Universal Music Australia” label released “Telluric”, the debut Matt Corby studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Sing Sing Studios”, “Berry Mountain Cottage” in Melbourne, and was produced by Dann Hume and Matt Corby.

Personnel:

  • Matt Corby – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, recorder, percussion
  • Joel Dowling – guitar
  • Jack Standen – keyboards, organ, clavinet
  • Michael Haydon – drums, percussion
  • Dann Hume, Matthew Neighbour – engineer
  • Eduardo De La Paz – mixing
  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Belly Side Up – Matt Corby, Dann Hume
  2. Monday – Matt Corby, Dann Hume
  3. Knife Edge – Matt Corby, Dann Hume
  4. Oh Oh Oh – Matt Corby
  5. Wrong Man – Matt Corby, Dann Hume
  6. Sooth Lady Wine – Matt Corby, Dann Hume
  7. Do You No Harm – Matt Corby, Dann Hume
  8. We Could Be Friends – Matt Corby, Dann Hume
  9. Why Dream – Matt Corby, Dann Hume, Henriksson
  10. Good to be Alive – Matt Corby, Dominic “Mocky” Salole
  11. Empires Attraction – Matt Corby, Dann Hume, Henriksson

Julian Lage: Arclight

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On March 11, 2016, “Mack Avenue Records” label released “Arclight”, the fourth  Julian Lage album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Brooklyn Recording” in New York City, and was produced by Jesse Harris.

Personnel:

  • Julian Lage – electric guitar
  • Scott Colley– bass
  • Kenny Wollesen– drums, vibraphone

Track listing:

All tracks by Julian Lage except where noted.

  1. Fortune Teller
  2. Persian Rug – Charlie Daniels, Gus Kahn
  3. Nocturne – Spike Hughes
  4. Supera
  5. Stop Go Start
  6. Activate
  7. Presley
  8. Prospero
  9. I’ll Be Seeing You- Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal
  10. Harlem Blues – C. Handy
  11. Ryland

Augie March: Moo, You Bloody Choir

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On March 11, 2006, “Sony BMG Australia” label released “Moo, You Bloody Choir”, the third Augie March studio album. It was recorded November 2004 – June 2005, at “Sing Sing” and “Woodstock Studios” in Melbourne, “Hyde Street Studios” in San Francisco, “Second World Studios” in Victoria, and was produced by Eric Drew Feldman, Paul McKercher, Glenn Richards, Edmondo Ammendola, Adam Donovan, Kiernan Box and David Williams.

Personnel:

  • Glenn Richards – vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Adam Donovan – guitar, keyboards
  • Kiernan Box – keyboards
  • Edmondo Ammendola – bass guitar
  • David Williams – drums, percussion
  • Julien Wilson – tenor saxophone
  • Ben Gillespie – trombone
  • Chris Tanner – clarinet
  • Eugene Ball– trumpet
  • Miki Tsunoda, Andrea Keeble, Matthew Tompkins – violin
  • Esther Michel – sleigh bells

Track listing:

All tracks by Glenn Richards

  1. One Crowded Hour
  2. Victoria’s Secrets
  3. The Cold Acre
  4. Stranger Strange
  5. Mother Greer
  6. The Honey Month
  7. Just Passing Through
  8. Thin Captain Crackers
  9. Bottle Baby
  10. Wellington Reverie
  11. The Baron of Sentiment
  12. Bolte and Dunstan Talk Youth
  13. Clockwork
  14. Vernoona

Bush: Black and White Rainbows

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On March 10, 2017, “Zuma Rock” label released “Black and White Rainbows”, the seventh Bush studio album. It was recorded March 2016 – March 2017, and was produced by Bob Rock and Gavin Rossdale.

Personnel:

  • Gavin Rossdale– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Chris Traynor– lead guitar
  • Corey Britz – bass, backing vocals
  • Robin Goodridge – drums
  • John Ewing, Jr. – engineer, mixing
  • Gavin Rossdale – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen– mastering
  • Neil Krug – art direction, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gavin Rossdale, except where noted.

  1. Mad Love
  2. Peace – s
  3. Water
  4. Lost in You – Gavin Rossdale, Dave Stewart
  5. Sky Turns Day Glo
  6. Toma Mi Corazón
  7. All the Worlds Within You
  8. Nurse
  9. The Beat of Your heart
  10. Dystopia
  11. Ray of Light
  12. Ravens
  13. Nothing but a Car Chase
  14. The Edge of Love
  15. People at War

Will Butler: Policy

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On March 10, 2015, “Merge” label released “Policy”, the debut Will Butler solo album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Electric Lady Studios” and was produced by Will Butler.

Personnel:

  • Will Butler– guitar, vocals, bass
  • Jeremy Gara– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Will Butler, except where noted.

  1. Take My Side
  2. Anna
  3. Finish What I Started
  4. Son of God
  5. Something’s Coming
  6. What I Want
  7. Sing to Me
  8. Witness

Broken Bells: Same

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On March 9, 2010, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, debut Broken Bells album. It was recorded 2009 – 2010, at “Mondo Studio” in Los Angeles, “Glenwood Place Studios” in Burbank, California, and was produced by Danger Mouse (Brian Burton).

Personnel:

  • Brian Burton– organ, synthesizer, bass guitar,  piano,  drums,  programming
  • James Mercer– vocals, bass guitar, guitars
  • Christopher J. Tedesco, Philip Vaiman, Jessica van Velzen, Jennifer Walton, John Wittenberg, Alwyn Wright, Adriana Zoppo, Carolyn Osborn, Michele Nardone, Miriam Mayer, Peter Kent, Johana Krejci, Calabria McChesney,Peggy Baldwin, Alisha Bauer, Ruth Bruegger, Ronald Clark, Yvette Devereaux, Kirstin Fife, Stefanie Fife, Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Ilona Geller, Neel Hammond, Margot Aldcroft – strings
  • Daniele Luppi – string conductor
  • Jeff Antebi– artist development
  • Kennie Takahashi – programming, engineer, mixing
  • Todd Monfalcone – engineer, mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen– mastering
  • Jacob Escobedo – artwork, design, layout
  • Frank W. Ockenfels – photography
  • Anton Riehl – score preparation

Track listing:

All tracks by James Mercer and Brian Burton.

  1. The High Road
  2. Vaporize
  3. Your Head Is on Fire
  4. The Ghost Inside
  5. Sailing to Nowhere
  6. Trap Doors
  7. Citizen
  8. October
  9. Mongrel Heart
  10. The Mall & Misery