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Maynard Ferguson: Swingin’ My Way Through College

In December 1958, “Roulette” label released “Swingin’ My Way Through College”, the ninth Maynard Ferguson album. It was recorded in December 1958, at “Capitol Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Teddy Reig.

Personnel:

  • Maynard Ferguson – trumpet, valve trombone
  • Jimmy Ford – alto saxophone
  • Carmen Leggio, Willie Maiden – tenor saxophone
  • John Lanni – baritone saxophone
  • Bill Chase, Larry Moser, Jerry Tyree – trumpet
  • Slide Hampton, Don Sebesky – trombone
  • Bob Dogan – piano
  • Jimmy Rowser – bass
  • Frankie Dunlop – drums
  • Bill Holman, Slide Hampton, Willie Maiden, Don Sebesky – arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Don’cha Go ‘Way Mad – Illinois Jacquet, Jimmy Mundy, Al Stillman
  2. That Old Feeling – Sammy Fain, Lew Brown
  3. What’s New? – Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke
  4. Dancing in the Dark – Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz
  5. Bittersweet – Willie Maiden
  6. Love Walked In – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  7. It’s a Pity to Say Goodnight – Billy Reid
  8. B. J.’s Back in Town – Willie Maiden
  9. Tenderly – Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence
  10. Bye Bye Blackbird – Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon
  11. They Can’t Take That Away from Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

Magma: Live/Hhaï

On December 12, 1975, “Utopia” label released “Live/Hhaï”, the first live Magma album (fifth album overall). It was recorded in June 1975, at “Taverne de l’Olympia” in Paris, and was produced by Giorgio Gomelsky.

Personnel:

  • Klaus Blasquiz – vocals
  • Stella Vander – vocals
  • Gabriel Federow – guitar
  • Benoit Widemann – keyboards
  • Jean-Pol Asseline – keyboards
  • Didier Lockwood – violin
  • Bernard Paganotti – bass
  • Christian Vander – vocals, drums
  • Frank Owens – engineer
  • Christian Vander – inside design
  • Georges Besner – inside design
  • Klaus Blasquiz – ideograms, cover design

Track listing:

  1. Köhntark (Part 1)
  2. Köhntark (Part 2)
  3. Kobah
  4. Lïhns
  5. Hhaï
  6. Mëkanïk Zaïn

Johnn Frigo: I Love John Frigo…He Swings

On December 12, 1957, “Mercury” label released “I Love John Frigo…He Swings”, the debut Johnn Frigo studio album. It was recorded in 1957, and was produced by Bryan Koniarz.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Frigo – violin, double bass
  • Cy Touff – trumpet
  • Dick Marx – piano, celesta
  • Herb Ellis – guitar
  • Ray Brown – double bass
  • Norm Jeffries – drums

Track listing:

  1. What a Diff’rence a Day Made
  2. Polka Dots and Moonbeams
  3. Blow Fiddle Blow
  4. Blue Orchids
  5. Gone with the Wind
  6. Squeeze Me
  7. You Stepped Out of a Dream
  8. Moonlight in Vermont
  9. If Love Is Good to Me
  10. Big Me-Little Me

L’Arc-en-Ciel: True

On December 12, 1996, “Ki/oon” label released “True”, the fourth L’Arc-en-Ciel album. It was recorded in 1996, and was produced by Hajime Okano, Harunama Togashi, Takeshi Hadano, Takao Konishi, Akira Nishidaira, hyde, ken, tetsu and sekura.

Personnel:

  • hyde – lead and backing vocals, harmonica, handclaps
  • ken – guitar, vibraphone, tambourine, handclaps, backing vocals
  • tetsu – bass guitar, handclaps, backing vocals
  • sakura – drums, backing vocals, handclaps
  • Yasushi Nakanishi – piano, organ
  • Take – tambourine
  • Jake H. Concepcion – alto saxophone, clarinet
  • Tatsuyuki Hiyamuta (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) – alto saxophone 
  • Gamou (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) – tenor saxophone
  • Hirofumi Kinjou – tenor saxophone
  • Atsushi Yanaka (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) – baritone saxophone
  • Kimiyoshi Nagoya (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) – trumpet
  • Masahiko Kitahara (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) – trombone
  • Susumu Kazuhara – trumpet
  • Kiyoshi Okatarou – trombone
  • Asuka Kaneko – violin, strings
  • Shinobu Hashimoto – cello 
  • Shinri Sasaki – female chorus
  • Takako Ogawa – female chorus
  • Yusaku, Reiko, Nozomi, Yukari, Toshiyuki – children chorus

Track listing:

All tracks by hyde, except where noted.

  1. Fare Well – lyrics by hyde, music by ken
  2. Caress of Venus – lyrics by hyde, music by ken
  3. Round and Round
  4. Flower
  5. Good Morning Hide – lyrics by sakura
  6. The Fourth Avenue Café – lyrics by hyde, music by ken
  7. Lies and Truth (True mix) – lyrics by hyde, music by ken
  8. Kaze ni Kienaide (True mix) – tetsu
  9. I Wish – tetsu
  10. Dearest Love – tetsu

Thinking Fellers Union: lovelyville

On December 12, 1991, “Matador” label released “Lovelyville”, the third Thinking Fellers Union studio album. It was recorded in 1991, at “Lowdown Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Greg Freeman, Paul Bergmann, Mark Davies, Anne Eickelberg, Brian Hageman, Jay Paget and Hugh Swarts.

Personnel:

  • Hugh Swarts – vocals, guitar
  • Brian Hageman – vocals, guitar, viola, tape, mandolin
  • Mark Davies – vocals, bass guitar, guitar, Casio synthesizer, drums, euphonium, trombone
  • Anne Eickelberg – vocals, bass guitar
  • Paul Bergmann – drums
  • Jay Paget – drums
  • Paul Bergmann – accordion
  • Margaret Murray – oboe, illustrations
  • Chris Clougherty – clarinet
  • David Tholfsen – contrabass clarinet
  • Greg Freeman – engineer
  • Chas Nielsen – illustrations

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Bergmann, Mark Davies, Anne Eickelberg, Brian Hageman, Jay Paget and Hugh Swarts, except where noted.

  1. Four O’ Clocker 2
  2. Not This World
  3. Nail in the Head
  4. Green Eyed Lady – Jerry Corbetta, Dave Riordian
  5. Mother Uncle Delicious Tasty
  6. Streets Vibrated With the Traffic and the Power Tool
  7. Mark My Words
  8. Push
  9. More Glee
  10. Big Hands
  11. The Marshall
  12. Sinking Boats
  13. Motorin’ Flarey Jenkins
  14. 2 x4s
  15. Nothing Solid
  16. Maverick
  17. Wonderbread Display
  18. The Meat Display
  19. Strife Is Good
  20. The Marshall’s Boont’s
  21. The World Is Changing for Good
  22. The Demise of Craig
  23. Horrible Hour

Ornette Coleman: The Empty Foxhole

In December 1966, “Blue Note” label released “The Empty Foxhole”, the tenth Ornette Coleman album. It was recorded in September 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Francis Wolff.

Personnel:

  • Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone, trumpet, violin, cover painting, liner notes
  • Charlie Haden – bass
  • Denardo Coleman – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Bob Fuentes – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Ornette Coleman.

  1. Good Old Days
  2. The Empty Foxhole
  3. Sound Gravitation
  4. Freeway Express
  5. Faithful
  6. Zig Zag

Joe Bonamassa: Shepherds Bush Empire

On December 11, 2007, “J&R Adventures” label released “Shepherds Bush Empire”, the second Joe Bonamassa live album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Shepherds Bush Empire” in London, and was produced by Kevin Shirley.

Personnel:

  • Joe Bonamassa – vocals, guitar

Track listing:

  1. Walk in My Shadows – Paul Rodgers, Pul Kossoff, Andy Fraser, Simon Kirke
  2. Blues Deluxe – Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart
  3. Mountain Time – Joe Bonamassa, Will Jennings
  4. Bridge to Better Days – Joe Bonamassa
  5. Just Got Paid – Billy Gibbons, Bill Ham

The Kingsmen: The Kingsmen In Person

In December 1963, “Wand” label released “The Kingsmen in Person”, the debut Kingsmen (The) album. It was recorded April – November 1963, and was produced by Jerry Dennon.

Personnel:

  • Lynn Easton – vocals, saxophone, drums
  • Mike Mitchell – guitar
  • Don Gallucci – keyboards
  • Norm Sundholm – bass
  • Gary Abbott – drums
  • Jack Ely – vocals, guitar
  • Bob Nordby – bass
  • Dick Zimmerman – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Louie, Louie – Richard Berry
  2. The Waiting – Don Gallucci, Lynn Easton
  3. Mojo Workout – Julian Bright
  4. Fever – Otis Blackwell, Eddie Cooley
  5. Money – Berry Gordy, Janie Bradford
  6. Bent Scepter – Don Gallucci
  7. Long Tall Texan – Henry Strzelecki
  8. You Can’t Sit Down – Dee Clark, Cornell Muldrow
  9. Twist & Shout – Phil Medley, Bert Russell
  10. J.A.J. – Dave Lewis
  11. Night Train – Jimmy Forest, Oscar Washington, Lewis C. Simpkins
  12. Mashed Potatoes – Dessie Rozier

Jack McDuff: Brother Jack At The Jazz Workshop Live!

In December 1963, “Prestige” label released “Brother Jack at the Jazz Workshop Live!”, the twelve Jack McDuff album. It was recorded in October 1963, at “The Jazz Workshop” in San Francisco, and was produced by Lew Futterman and Peter Paul.

Personnel:

  • Jack McDuff – organ
  • Red Holloway – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Harold Vick – tenor saxophone, flute
  • George Benson – guitar
  • Joe Dukes – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Jack McDuff, except where noted.

  1. Blues 1 & 8
  2. Passing Through – Charles Lloyd
  3. Dink’s Blues
  4. Grease Monkey
  5. Vas Dis
  6. Somewhere in the Night – Billy May
  7. Jive Samba – Nat Adderley

Fall Out Boy: Folie à Deux

On December 10, 2008, “Island” label released “Folie à Deux”, the fourth Fall Out Boy studio album. It was recorded January – March 2008, at the “Pass Studios and the Casita” in Hollywood, and was produced by Neal Avron and Pharel Williams.

Personnel:

  • Patrick Stump – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, art direction
  • Joe Trohman – lead guitar, art direction
  • Pete Wentz – bass guitar, unclean vocals, art direction
  • Andy Hurley – drums, art direction
  • William Beckett, Elvis Costello, Travis McCoy, Doug Neumann, Gabe Saporta – guest vocals
  • Debbie Harry – guest vocals
  • Brendon Urie – guest vocals, piano
  • Alexander DeLeon – guest vocals
  • Lil Wayne – guest vocals
  • Pharrell Williams – synthesizer
  • Andrew Coleman – recording
  • Ryan Kennedy – recording assistant
  • Erich Talaba – engineer, Pro Tools
  • Neal Avron – mixing
  • Nicolas Fournier – mixing assistant
  • Kiki Cholewka, Bob Mallory, Zephyrus Sowers – engineer assistant
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Pamela Litty – photography
  • Andy West – album design
  • JP Robinson – art coordination
  • Luke Chueh – cover artwork
  • Ronald Kurniawan – inside artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Andy Hurley, Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman and Pete Wentz, except where noted.

  • Lullaby (pre – hidden track)
  • Disloyal Order of Water Buffaloes
  • I Don’t Care – Norman Greenbaum, Andy Hurley, Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman, Pete Wentz
  • She’s My Winona
  • America’s Suitehearts
  • Headfirst Slide into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet
  • The (Shipped) Gold Standard
  • (Coffee’s for Closers)
  • What a Catch, Donnie
  • 27
  • Tiffany Blews
  • w.a.m.s.
  • 20 Dollar Nose Bleed
  • West Coast Smoker