On January 14, 2025, Teddy Osei died aged 87. He was musician (saxophone, flute, drums) and vocalist, best known as the founding member and leader of the band Osibisa.
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Dale Crover: Rat-A-Tat-Tat
On January 15, 2021, “Joyful Noise Recordings” label released “Rat-A-Tat-Tat”, the fourth Dale Crover album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Sound of Sirens Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Toshi Kasai and Dale Crover.
Track listing:
- Dale Crover – vocals, guitar, vibraphone, drums, percussion
- Toshi Kasai – keyboards, synths, Jews harp, backing vocals, recording, mixing
- Dan Southwick – bass
- Steve McDonald – bass
- Mindee Jorgensen – saxophone, drums
- John Golden – mastering
- Mackie Osborne – artwork
- King Buzzo – photography
All tracks by Dale Crover, except where noted.
- Moclips
- I Can’t Help You There
- Tougher – Toshi Kasai
- Stumbler
- Shark Like Overbite
- Supine Is How I Found Him
- I’ll Never Say
- New Pharaoh
- Untrue Crime
- The Bowie Mix
- Piso Mojado
- Kiss Proof World
- Swiss Triplets
Peter Frampton: Frampton Comes Alive
On January 15, 1976, “A&M” label released “Frampton Comes Alive!”, the fifth Peter Frampton album. It was recorded Jun, August – November 1975, at “Martin Veterans Memorial Auditorium” in San Rafael, California, “SUNY Plattsburgh” in Plattsburgh, New York, Long Island Arena” in Commack, New York, “Winterland Ballroom” in San Francisco, and was produced by Peter Frampton.“Frampton Comes Alive!” was voted “Album of the Year” in a 1976 “Rolling Stone” readers’ poll. It was ranked No. 41 on “Rolling Stone’s 50 Greatest Live Albums of All Time” list. In 2012 poll “Rolling Stone” readers ranked it No. 3 of “All-Time Favorite Live Albums”. In 2020, “Frampton Comes Alive!” was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”.
Personnel:
- Peter Frampton – lead vocals, lead guitar, talk box
- Bob Mayo – vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hammond organ
- Stanley Sheldon – vocals, bass
- John Siomos – drums, percussion
- Ray Thompson – engineer
- Mike Reese – mastering
- Mike Zagaris – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Peter Frampton, except where noted.
- Introduction / Something’s Happening
- Doobie Walk – Peter Frampton, John Headley-Down, Rick Wills
- Show Me the Way
- It’s a Plain Shame
- All I Want to Be (Is by Your Side)
- Wind of Change
- Baby, I Love Your Way
- I Wanna Go to the Sun
- Penny for Your Thoughts
- (I’ll Give You) Money
- Sine On
- Jumpin’ Jack Flash – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
- Lines on My Face
- Do You Feel Like We Do – Peter Frampton, Mick Gallagher, John Siomos, Rick Wills
The Keith Tippett Group: Dedicated To You, But You Weren’t Listening
On January 15, 1971, “Vertigo” label released “Dedicated to You, But You Weren’t Listening”, album by The Keith Tippett Group (the second Keith Tippett album overall). It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Pete King.
Personnel:
- Keith Tippett – piano, electric piano
- Gary Boyle – guitar
- Neville Whitehead – bass
- Roy Babbington – bass, bass guitar
- Bryan Spring – drums
- Phil Howard – drums
- Robert Wyatt – drums
- Tony Uta – congas, cowbell
- Elton Dean – alto saxophone
- Marc Charig – cornet
- Nick Evans – trombone
- Dave Voyde – engineer
- Martin Dean, Roger Dean – design
- Commercial Process Ltd. – sleeve reproduction
- Richard Williams – liner notes
Track listing:
- This Is What Happens – Keith Tippett, Nick Evans
- Thoughts To Geoff – Keith Tippett
- Green and Orange Night Park – Keith Tippett
- Gridal Suite – Elton Dean
- Five After Down – Keith Tippett
- Dedicated to Youm But You Weren’t Listening – Elton Dean, H. Hopper, Mare Charig
- Black Horse – Nick Evans
Peter, Paul & Mary: Moving
On January 15, 1963, “Warner Bros” label released “Moving”, the second Peter, Paul & Mary studio album. It was recorded in 1962, and was produced by Albert Grossman.
Personnel:
- Peter Yarrow – vocals, guitar
- Noel “Paul” Stookey – vocals, guitar
- Mary Travers – vocals
- Bill Schwartau – recording
- Push Pin Studios – design
- Bernard Cole – front cover photography
- Barry Feinstein – back photography
- John Court – liner notes
- Milton Okun – music director
Track listing:
- Settle Down (Goin’ Down That Highway) – Mike Settle
- Gone the Rainbow – Paul Stookey, Mary Travers, Peter Yarrow, Milt Okun
- Flora – Paul Stookey, Mary Travers, Elaina Mezzetti
- Pretty Mary – Paul Stookey, Elaina Mezzetti, Milt Okun
- Puff, the Magic Dragon – Peter Yarrow, Leonard Lipton
- This Land Is Your Land – Woody Guthrie
- Man Come into Egypt – Fred Hellerman, Fran Minkoff
- Old Coat – Paul Stookey, Mary Travers, Elaina Mezzetti
- Tiny Sparrow – Paul Stookey, Elaina Mezzetti, Milt Okun
- Big Boat – Paul Stookey, Milt Okun, Elaina Mezzetti
- Morning Train – Elaina Mezzetti
- A’soalin‘ – Paul Stookey, Tracy Batteaste, Elaina Mezzetti
Nina Simone: Nina Simone At The Village Gate
On January 15, 1952, “Colpix” label released “Nina Simone at the Village Gate”, the sixth Nina Simone album. It was recorded in March 1961, at “The Village Gate” in Greenwich Village in New York, and was produced by Cal Lampey.
Personnel:
- Nina Simone – vocals, piano
- Al Schackman – guitar
- Chris White – bass
- Bobby Hamilton – drums
- Richard Alderson – recording
Track listing:
- Just in Time – Adolph Gree, Betty Comden, Jule Styne
- He Was Too Good to Me – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
- House of the Rising Sun – Josh White, Libby Reynolds Holmes, Nicholas Ray
- Bye Bye Blackbird – Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson
- Brown Baby – Oscar Brown
- Zungo – Babatunde Olatunji
- If He Changed My Name – Robert MacGinsey
- Children Go Where I Send You – traditional, arranged by Nina Simone
Rosanne Cash: The River & The Thread
On January 14, 2014, “Blue Note” label released “The River & the Thread”, the thirteenth Rosanne Cash studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by John Leventhal. In 2015, the album won three “Grammy Awards” for “Best Americana Album”, “Best American Roots Song” and “Best American Roots Performance”.
Personnel:
- Rosanne Cash – lead and backing vocals
- John Leventhal – guitar, bass guitar, organ, celeste, mandolin, electric sitar, drums, percussion, harmony vocals, string arrangements, mixing
- Derek Trucks – slide guitar
- Jon Cowherd – Wurlitzer piano
- Tim Luntzel – bass guitar, upright bass
- Dan Rieser – drums
- Shawn Pelton – drums
- Rick DePofi – percussion, backing vocals, mixing
- Jake Leventhal – percussion, backing vocals
- Gabe Witcher – fiddle
- Larry Farrell – trombone
- David Mansfield – violin, viola
- Dave Eggar – cello
- Allison Moorer – harmony vocals
- John Paul White – harmony vocals
- Cory Chisel – harmony vocals
- Donivan Cowart – recording
- Reuben Cohen – mastering
- Tawatha Agee – backing vocals
- Tabitha Fair – backing vocals
- Catherine Russell – backing vocals
- Amy Helm – backing vocals, choir
- Kris Kristofferson – choir
- John Prine – choir
- Tony Joe White – choir
- Rodney Crowell – choir
- Bobby Tis – recording
- Gavin Lurssen – mastering
- Jill Dell’Abate – production co-ordination
Track listing:
All tracks by Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal.
- A Feather’s Not a Bird
- The Sunken Lands
- Etta’s Tune
- Modern Blue
- Tell Heaven
- The Long Way Home
- World of Strange Design
- Night School
- 50.000 Watts
- When the Master Calls the Roll
- Money Road
B. B. King: Live In Cook County Jail
In January 1971, “ABC” label release “Live in Cook County Jail”, album by B.B. King. It was recorded in September 1970, at “Cook County Jail” in Chicago, and was produced by Bill Szymczyk.
Personnel:
- B.B. King – vocals, guitar
- Ron Levy – piano
- Booker Walker – alto saxophone
- Louis Hubert – tenor saxophone
- John Browning – trumpet
- Wilbert Freeman – bass
- Sonny Freeman – drums
- Aaron Baron – engineer
- Woody Woodward – art direction
- Chester Sheard – photography
- Geoffrey Harding – inner liner photography
Track listing:
- Introduction
- Everyday I Have the Blues – Memphis Slim
- How Blue Can You Get – Jane Feather
- Worry, Worry, Worry – Davis Plumber, Jules Taub
- Medley: 3 O’ Clock Blues, Darlin You Know I Love You – Jules Taub, B. B. King
- Sweet Sixteen – Ahmet Ertegun
- The Thrill Is Gone – B. B. King
- Please Accept My Love – B. B. King, Sam Ling
Dust: Same
In January 1971, “Kama Sutra” label released the self-titled, debut Dust studio album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Bell Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Kenny Aaronson and Kenny Kerner.
Personnel:
- Richie Wise – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
- Kenny Aaronson – bass, steel, dobro, bottleneck guitars
- Marc Bell – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Richie Wise and Kenny Kerner, except where noted.
- Stone Woman
- Chasin’ Ladies
- Goin’ Easy
- Love Me Hard
- From a Dry Camel
- Often Shadows Felt
- Loose Goose
Redbone: Same
In January 1970, “Epic” label released the self-titled, debut Redbone studio album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by Lolly Vegas and Pete Welding.
Personnel:
- Lolly Vegas – vocals, lead guitar
- Tony Bellamy – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Patrick Vegas – vocals, bass
- Pete DePoe – drums, percussion
Track listing:
- Crazy Cajun Cakewalk Band – Lolly Vegas, Patrick Vegas, Jim Ford
- Prehistoric Rhythm – Lolly Vegas
- Niki Hokey – Lolly Vegas, Patrick Vegas, Jim Ford
- Promise I Won’t Let It Show – Patrick Vegas
- Minor Seven Heaven – Lolly Vegas
- Night Come Down – Lolly Vegas
- Tennessee Girl – Lolly Vegas
- Rebecca – Lolly Vegas
- Jambone – Patrick Vegas, Lolly Vegas, Anthony Bellamy, Peter DePoe
- Little Girl – Lolly Vegas
- Chance To See – Patrick Vegas
- Red And Blue – Lolly Vegas
- Suite Mode – Patrick Vegas, Lolly Vegas, Anthony Bellamy, Peter DePoe
- (I Can’t) Handle It – Lolly Vegas
- I’m A Man – Lolly Vegas
- Danse Calinda – Patrick Vegas
- Things Go Better … Patrick Vegas, Lolly Vegas, Anthony Bellamy, Peter DePoe
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