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Ben Webster And Harry “Sweets” Edison: Wanted to Do One Together

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On September 17, 1962, “Columbia” label released “Wanted to Do One Together” (also released as Ben and “Sweets”),album by Ben Webster and Harry “Sweets” Edison. It was recorded in June 1962, at “Columbia 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Mike Berniker.

Personnel:

  • Harry “Sweets” Edison – trumpet
  • Ben Webster – tenor saxophone
  • Hank Jones – piano
  • George Duvivier – bass
  • Clarence Johnson – drums

Track listing:

  1. Better Go – Ben Webster
  2. How Long Has This Been Going On – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  3. Kitty – Harry Edison
  4. My Romance – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  5. Did You Call Her Today – Ben Webster
  6. Embraceable You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

A Perfect Circle: Thirteenth Step

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On September 16, 2003, “Virgin” label released “Thirteenth Step”, the second A Perfect Circle studio album. It was recorded January – June 2003, at “Perfect Circle Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Billy Howerdel and Danny Lohner.

Personnel:

  • Maynard James Keenan − lead vocals, artwork direction, executive producer
  • Billy Howerdel − guitar, backing vocals, engineer
  • Twiggy Ramirez − bass, backing vocals
  • Josh Freese − drums, backing vocals
  • Troy Van Leeuwen – guitar
  • Danny Lohner – guitar
  • Paz Lenchantin – strings
  • The Section Quartet – strings
  • Jarboe – vocals
  • Devo H. Keenan – backing vocals
  • K. Patrick Warren – instrumentation
  • Jon Brion – instrumentation
  • Steve Duda – digital engineering assistance
  • Andy Wallace – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Maynard James Keenan and Billy Howerdel, except where noted.

  1. The Package
  2. Weak and Powerless
  3. The Noose
  4. Blue
  5. Vanishing
  6. A Stranger
  7. The Outsider
  8. Crimes – Billy Howerdel, Maynard James Keenan, Josh Freese, White
  9. The Nurse Who Loved Me – Greg Edwards, Ken Andrews
  10. Pet
  11. Lullaby
  12. Gravity – Billy Howerdel, Maynard James Keenan, Josh Freese, Troy Van Leeuwen, Paz Lenchantin

The Mars Volta: Same

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On September 16, 2022, “Clouds Hill” label released the self-titled, seventh Mars Volta (The) studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2021, and was produced by Omar Rodríguez-López.

Personnel:

  • Cedric Bixler-Zavala – vocals
  • Omar Rodríguez-López – guitars, synthesizers, direction, arrangements, engineer
  • Marcel Rodríguez-López – synthesizers, engineer, mixing
  • Eva Gardner – bass guitar
  • Willy Rodriguez Quiñones – drums
  • Leo Genovese – keyboards
  • Daniel Diaz Rivera – percussio
  • Jon Debaun – engineer
  • Chris Common – engineer
  • Luis Bacqué – engineer
  • Matthew Neighbour – editing
  • Chris von Rautenkranz – mastering
  • Alma L. Zayas – art direction, design
  • Adan Guevara – design, layout
  • Stuart Gili-Ross – production coordinator

Track listing:

  1. Blacklight Shine
  2. Graveyard Love
  3. Shores Story
  4. Blank Condolences
  5. Vigil
  6. Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazón
  7. Cerulea
  8. Flash Burns from Flashbacks
  9. Palm Full of Crux
  10. No Case Gain
  11. Tourmaline
  12. Equus 3
  13. Collapsible Shoulders
  14. The Requisition

Clutch: Sunrise On Slaughter Beach

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On September 16, 2022, “Weathermaker Music” label released “Sunrise on Slaughter Beach”, the thirteenth Clutch studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “The Magpie Cage Recording Studio” in Baltimore, Maryland, and was produced by Tom Dalgety.

Personnel:

  • Neil Fallon – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Tim Sult – lead guitar
  • Dan Maines – bass
  • Jean-Paul Gaster – drums, vibraphone
  • J. Robbins – theremin
  • Deborah Bond – backing vocals
  • Frenchie Davis – backing vocals
  • Tom Dalgety – mixing

Track listing:

All lyrics by Neil Fallon, all music by Neil Fallon, Tim Sult, Dan Maines and Jean-Paul Gaster.

  1. Red Alert (Boss Metal Zone)
  2. Slaughter Beach
  3. Mountain of Bone
  4. Nosferatu Madre
  5. Mercy Brown
  6. We Strive for Excellence
  7. Skeletons on Mars
  8. Three Golden Horns
  9. Jackhammer Our Names

Ethan Iverson: The Purity Of The Turf

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On September 16, 2016, “Criss Cross Jazz” label released “The Purity of the Turf”, the seventh Ethan Iverson album. It was recorded in February 2016, at “Systems Two Recording Studios” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by Gerry Teekens.

Personnel:

  • Ethan Iverson − piano, inside photography
  • Ron Carter − bass
  • Nasheet Waits – drums
  • Michael Marciano – recording
  • David Darlington – mixing, mastering
  • Bloemendaal In Vorm, Gerry Teekens – design
  • Jimmy Katz – front photography

Track listing:

  1. The Purity of the Turf – Ethan Iverson
  2. Song for My Father – Horace Silver
  3. Darn That Dream – Jimmy Van Heusen, Eddie DeLange
  4. Along Came Betty – Benny Golson
  5. Graduation Day – Ethan Iverson
  6. Confirmation – Charlie Parker
  7. Kush – Nasheet Waits
  8. Sent for You Yesterday – Count Basie, Eddie Durham
  9. Strange Serenade – Andrew Hill
  10. Little Waltz – Ron Carter
  11. Einbahnstrasse – Ron Carter
  12. So Hard It Hurts – Annette Peacock

The Beach Boys: Surfer Girl

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On September 16, 1963, “Capitol” label released “Surfer Girl”, the third Beach Boys (The) studio album, It was recorded May – July 1963, at “Western” in Hollywood, and was produced by Brian Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Brian Wilson – vocals, keyboards, bass
  • Mike Love – vocals
  • Al Jardine – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Bruce Johnston – vocals, keyboards, bass
  • Ken Veeder – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. Surfer Girl – Brian Wilson
  2. Catch a Wave – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  3. The Surfer Moon – Brian Wilson
  4. South Bay Surfer – Stephen Foster, Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Al Jardine
  5. The Rocking Surfer – Brian Wilson
  6. Little Deuce Coupe – Brian Wilson, Roger Christian
  7. In My Room – Brian Wilson, Gary Usher
  8. Hawaii – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  9. Surfer’s Rule – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  10. Our Car Club – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  11. Your Summer Dream – Brian Wilson, Bob Norberg
  12. Boogie Woodie – traditional, arranged by Brian Wilson

Mitski: The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We

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On September 15, 2023, “Dead Oceans” label released “The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We”, the seventh Mitski studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Bomb Shelter” in Nashville, “Sunset Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Patrick Hyland.

Personnel:

  • Mitski Miyawaki – vocals, choir, keyboards
  • Fats Kaplin – pedal steel guitar, violin, mandolin, viola
  • Brooke Waggoner – piano, organ
  • Patrick Hyland – bass, drums, guitar, keyboards
  • Drew Erickson – piano, choir, orchestra, conductor
  • Dominic Davis – bass
  • Ross McReynolds – drums
  • Wayne Bergeron – trumpet
  • Danielle Ondarza – French horn 
  • Andrew Bulbrook – violin
  • Wynton Grant – violin
  • Rita Andrade – viola
  • Christine Kim – cello
  • Greg Huckins – woodwinds
  • Mark Hollingsworth – woodwinds
  • Fletcher Sheridan – choir, conductor
  • Adam Faruqi – choir
  • Andrea Zomorodian – choir
  • Ann Sheridan – choir
  • Ben Lin – choir
  • Caitlin Rose – choir
  • Callan Dwan – choir
  • Charles McDonald – choir
  • Courtney Taylor – choir
  • Elyse Willis – choir
  • Erin Rae – choir
  • Jessica Freedman – choir
  • Michael Lichtenauer – choir
  • Peter Mercer – choir
  • Tristen Gaspadarek – choir
  • Valerie Tambaoan – choir
  • Will Goldman – choir
  • Michael Harris – engineer
  • Nate Haessly – engineer
  • Patrick Hyland – recording, mixing
  • Bob Weston – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Mitski Miyawaki.

  1. Bug Like an Angel
  2. Buffalo Replaced
  3. Heaven
  4. I Don’t Like My Mind
  5. The Deal
  6. When Memories Show
  7. My Love Mine All Mine
  8. The Frost
  9. Star
  10. I’m Your Man
  11. I Love Me After You

The Pretenders: Relentless

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On September 15, 2023, “Parlaphone” label released “Relentless”, the twelfth Pretenders (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Battery Studios” and “Studio Bruxo” in London, and was produced by David Wrench.

Personnel:

  • Chrissie Hynde – lead and backing vocals, electric guitar, finger snaps
  • James Walbourne – electric guitar, bass, Mellotron, piano, organ, finger snaps, EBow guitar, Rhodes piano, Logan String Melody keyboard, backing vocals
  • Carwyn Ellis – acoustic guitar, organ, Mellotron, Ace Tone
  • Chris Hill – bass, upright bass
  • Dave Page – bass
  • Kris Sonne – drums, tambourine, finger snaps, backing vocals
  • David Wrench – bongos, finger snaps, Moog One synthesizer, Tempest drum machine, Space Echo effects, backing vocals
  • Jonny Greenwood – string arrangements
  • 12 Ensemble – strings
  • Grace Banks – engineer
  • Ed Farrell – engineer assistant
  • Jamie Sprosen – engineer assistant
  • Graeme Stewart – string engineering
  • Omri Katan – string engineering assistant
  • David Wrench – mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Stuart Crouch Creative – design, artwork
  • Solus – cover graffiti

Track listing:

All tracks by Chrissie Hynde and James Walbourne.

  1. Losing My Sense of Taste
  2. A Love
  3. Domestic Silence
  4. The Copa
  5. Promise of Love
  6. Merry Widow
  7. Let the Sun Come In
  8. Look Away
  9. Your House Is on Fire
  10. Kust Let Go
  11. Vainglorious
  12. I Think About You Daily

Explosions In The Sky: End

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On September 15, 2023, “Temporary Residence Limited” label released “End”, the eighth Explosions in the Sky studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by John Congleton, Chris Hrasky, Michael James, Munaf Ravani and Mark T. Smith.

Personnel:

  • Michael James – guitar
  • Munaf Rayani – guitar
  • Mark T. Smith – guitar
  • Chris Hrasky – drums
  • John Congleton – engineer, mixing
  • Diego Mendoza – engineer assistant
  • Gerardo “Jerry” Ordóñez – engineer assistant
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Pat Perry – artwork
  • Ben Dickey – design

Track listing:

  1. Ten Billion People
  2. Moving On
  3. Loved Ones
  4. Peace or Quiet
  5. All Mountains
  6. The Fight
  7. It’s Never Going to Stop