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Scorpions: Crazy World

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On November 6, 1990, “Vertigo” label released “Crazy World”, the eleventh Scorpions studio album. It was recorded in 1990, at “Goodnight LA Studios” in Los Angeles, “Wisseloord Studios” in Hilversum, Netherlands, and was produced by Keith Olsen, Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker, Matthias Jabs, Francis Bucholz and Herman Rarebell.

Personnel:

  • Klaus Meine – vocals, additional “gang” and “bang” vocals
  • Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitar, lead guitar, additional “gang” and “bang” vocals
  • Matthias Jabs – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, additional “gang” vocals
  • Francis Buchholz – bass
  • Herman Rarebell – drums
  • Koen van Baal – keyboards
  • Jim Vallance – keyboards
  • Roy Tesse, Dries van der Schuyt, Ria Makker, Gerard v.d. Pot, Louis Spillman, Wolfgang Praetz, Inka Esser, Claudia Frohling, Cliff Roles, Peter Angmeer, Tony Ioannoua, Jim Lewis – “gang” vocals
  • Marcel Gelderblom, Mirjam Erftemeijer, Henk Horden, Patrick Ulenberg – “bang” vocals
  • Keith Olsen – additional “gang” and “bang” vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Erwin Musper – engineer, mixing, additional “gang” and “bang” vocals
  • Shay Baby – additional engineering, mixing
  • Attie Bauw, Albert Boekholt, Tom Fletcher – engineer assistant

Track listing:

  1. Tease Me Please Me – lyrics by Klause Meine, Herman Rarebell, Jim Vallance, music by Matthias Jabs, Jim Vallance
  2. Don’t Believe Her – lyrics by Herman Rarebell, Klause Meine, Jim Vallance, music by Rudolf Schenker, Jim Vallance
  3. To Be with You in Heaven – lyrics by Klaus Meine, music by Rudolf Schenker
  4. Wind of Change – lyrics and music by Klaus Meine
  5. Restless Night – lyrics by Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell, Jim Vallance, music by Rudolf Schenker
  6. Lust of Love – Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell, Jim Vallance, music by Klaus Meine
  7. Kick After Six – lyrics by Herman Rarebell, Klaus Meine, Jim Vallance, music by Francis Buchholz, Jim Vallance
  8. Hit Between the Eyes – lyrics by Herman Rarebell, Klaus Meine, Jim Vallance, music by Rudolf Schenker
  9. Money and Fame – lyrics by Matthias Jabs, Herman Rarebell, music by Matthias Jabs
  10. Crazy World – lyrics by Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker, Herman Rarebell, Jim Vallance, music by Rudolf Schenker
  11. Send Me an Angel – lyrics by Klaus Meine, music by Rudolf Schenker

Thelonious Monk: Monk’s Music

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In November 1957, “Riverside” label released “Monk’s Music”, an album by Thelonious Monk Septet. It was recorded in June 1957, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews. In 2001, the album was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”.

Personnel:

  • Thelonious Monk – piano
  • Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone, arrangements
  • Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
  • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
  • Ray Copeland – trumpet
  • Wilbur Ware – double bass
  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Jack Higgins – recording
  • Paul Bacon – design
  • Paul Weller – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Thelonious Monk, except where noted.

  1. Abide with Me – Henry Francis Lyte, William Henry Monk
  2. Well, You Needn’t
  3. Ruby, My Dear
  4. Off Minor
  5. Epistrophy – Thelonious Monk, Kenny Clarke
  6. Crepuscule With Nellie

Sonny Rollins: The Sound Of Sonny

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In November 1957, “Riverside” label released “The Sound of Sonny”, the 13th Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded June 1957, in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Sonny Clark – piano
  • Percy Heath – bass
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums
  • Jack Higgins – engineer
  • Paul Bacon – design
  • Paul Weller – photography
  • Orrin Keepnews – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. The Last Time I Saw Paris – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
  2. Just in Time – Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne
  3. Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goodbye – Ernie Erdman, Ted Fio Rito, Gus Kahn, Robert A. King
  4. What Is There to Say? – Vernon Duke, E.Y. “Yip” Harburg
  5. Dearly Beloved – Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer
  6. Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye – Cole Porter
  7. Cutie – Sonny Rollins, Neal Hefti, Stanley Styne
  8. It Could Happen to You – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  9. Mangoes – Dale Libby, Sid Wayne

Snail Mail: Valentine

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On November 5, 2021, “Matador” label released “Valentine”, the second Snail Mail studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Brad Cook’s Studio” in Durham, North Carolina, and was produced by Brad Cook and Lindsey Jordan.

Personnel:

  • Lindsey Jordan – vocals, guitars
  • Alex Farrar – keyboards
  • Alex Bass – bass
  • Ray Brown – drums
  • Katie Crutchfield — backing vocals
  • Adrian Pintea – violin
  • Anna Bishop – violin
  • Ellen Riccio – violin
  • Jeannette Jang – violin
  • Meredith Riley – violin
  • Treesa Gold – violin
  • Jocelyn Smith – viola
  • Kim Ryan – viola
  • Liz Stahr – viola
  • Kaitlin Grady – cello
  • Stephanie Barrett – cello
  • Alex Farrar — engineer, mixing
  • Tina Tyrell – photography
  • Alexa Lanza – styling

Track listing:

All tracks by Lindsey Jordan.

  1. Valentine
  2. Ben Franklin
  3. Headlock
  4. Light Blue
  5. Forever (Sailing)
  6. Madonna
  7. c. et al.
  8. Glory
  9. Automate
  10. Mia

Portico Quartet: Monument

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On November 5, 2021, “Gondwana” label released “Monument”, the seventh Portico Quartet studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “PQHQ” and “Fish Factory” in London, and was produced by Duncan Bellamy and Jack Wyllie.

Personnel:

  • Duncan Bellamy – drums, electronics, mixing
  • Jack Wyllie – keyboards, saxophones, mixing
  • Simmy Singh – violin
  • Francesca Ter-Berg – cello
  • Greg Freeman – mixing
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Veil Projects – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Duncan Bellamy and Jack Wyllie.

  1. Opening
  2. Impressions
  3. Ultraviolet
  4. Ever Present
  5. Gateway
  6. Monument
  7. A.O.E.
  8. Warm Data
  9. Portal
  10. On the Light

Trapt: Same

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On November 5, 2002, “Warner Bros” label released the self-titled, second Trapt studio album. It was recorded in 2002, at “Warehouse Studios” in Vancouver, Canada, and was produced by GG Garth, Warren Riker and Anthony “Fu” Valcic. In 2003, the album was certified Platinum in US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Chris Taylor Brown – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Simon Ormandy – lead guitar
  • Pete Charell – bass
  • Aaron “Monty” Montgomery – drums
  • Louis Leggieri – rhythm guitar
  • Joe Boyajian – didgeridoo 

Track listing:

  1. Headstrong
  2. Made of Glass
  3. Hollowman
  4. These Walls
  5. Still Frame
  6. Echo
  7. The Game
  8. When All Is Said and Done
  9. Enigma
  10. Stories
  11. New Beginning

First Aid Kit: Palomino

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On November 4, 2022, “Columbia” label released “Palomino”, the fifth First Aid Kit studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Daniel Bengston.

Personnel:

  • Klara Söderberg – vocals, guitar, handclapping
  • Johanna Söderberg – vocals, handclapping
  • Daniel Bengston – autoharp, guitar, harp, harpsichord, juno, mellotron, piano, strings, synthesizer, whistle, Wurlitzer, percussion, handclapping, backing vocals, arranger, engineer, mixing
  • Merit Hemmingson – organ
  • Lisa Langbacka – accordion
  • Bard Ericson – double bass
  • Mousa Fadera – drums, percussion
  • Daniel Crane – drums, percussion, congas, toms
  • Per “Texas” Johansson – flute, saxophone
  • Goran Kajfes – trumpet
  • Claudia Bonfiglioli – violin
  • Daniele Bonfiglioli – violin
  • Ylva Larsdotter – violin
  • Daniel Migdal – violin
  • Anna Stefansson – violin
  • Martin Stensson – violin
  • Patrik Swedrup – violin
  • Fredrik Syberg – violin
  • Paul Waltman – violin
  • Lisa Rydberg – violin
  • Jannika Gustafsson – violin
  • Aleksander Sätterström – violin
  • Christopher Öhman – viola
  • Vicki Powell – viola
  • Riikka Repo – viola
  • Ylvali Zilliacus – viola
  • Pelle Hanson – cello
  • Jakob Koranyi – cello
  • Amalie Stalheim – cello
  • Erik Arvinder – arrangements, conductor
  • Willem Bleeker – string arrangements
  • Tom Elmhirst – programming, mixing
  • Eric Boulanger – engineer
  • Niclas Lidström – engineer
  • Chris Sorem – drum engineer
  • Adam Hong – mixing
  • Simon Nordberg – mixing
  • Lisa Sander – artwork
  • Emy Storey – design
  • Olof Grind – photography

Track listing:

  1. Out of My Head – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg, Björn Yttling
  2. Angel – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg, Daniel Bengston, Björn Yttling
  3. Ready to Run – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg, Daniel Bengston, Björn Yttling
  4. Turning Onto You – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg
  5. Fallen Snow – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg
  6. Wild Horses II – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg
  7. The Last One – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg, Daniel Bengston, Björn Yttling
  8. Nobody Knows – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg, Björn Yttling
  9. A Feeling That Never Came – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg
  10. 29 Palms Highway – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg
  11. Palomino – Johanna Söderberg, Klara Söderberg, Daniel Bengston, Björn Yttling, Ludvig Söderberg

Tom Skinner: Voices Of Bishara

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On November 4, 2022, “Nonesuch Records”, “International Anthem Recording Company” and “Brownswood Recordings” labels released “Voices of Bishara”, the first Tom Skinner album, (first under his real name, previously released two albums under the name Hello Skinny). It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Tom Skinner.

Personnel:

  • Tom Skinner – drums
  • Tom Herbert – acoustic bass
  • Nubya Garcia – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Shabaka Hutchings – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Kareem Dayes – cello
  • Blue May – recording
  • Scott Knapper – recording assistant
  • Dilip Harris – mixing
  • Guy Davie – mastering
  • Paul Camo – sleeve design, artwork
  • Craig Hansen – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Skinner, except where noted.

  1. Bishara
  2. Red 2 – version of Tony Williams Two Pieces of One: Red
  3. The Journey
  4. The Day After Tomorrow
  5. Voices (of the Past)
  6. Quiet as It’s Kept

Ezra Collective: Where I’m Meant To Be

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On November 4, 2022, “Partisan” label released “Where I’m Meant to Be”, the second Ezra Collective studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Riccardo Damian, Femi Koleoso, TJ Koleoso, Ife Ogunjobi, James Mollison and Joe Armon-Jones.

Personnel:

  • Joe Armon-Jones – keyboards
  • TJ Koleoso – vocals, bass guitar, programming
  • Femi Koleoso – vocals, drums
  • Ife Ogunjobi – trumpet
  • James Mollison – saxophone
  • Benjamin Totten – guitar
  • Oluwatobi Adenaike-Johnson – guitar
  • Mark Mollison – guitar
  • Junior Alli-Balogun – percussion
  • Antonia Pagulatos, Athalie Armon-Jones, Sam Kennedy – violin
  • Stella Page – viola
  • Wayne Urquhart – cello
  • Sampa the Great – vocals
  • Kojey Radical – vocals
  • Jorja Smith – vocals
  • Angel Silvera – vocals
  • Emeli Sandé, Louise LaBelle, Teni Tinks – vocals
  • Steve McQueen – vocals
  • Nao and Petra Luke – vocals
  • Jess Camilleri – engineer
  • Tris Ellis – engineer
  • Barbara Ayozie – art direction
  • Marco Grey – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ife Ogunjobi, Joe Armon-Jones, James Mollison, Femi Koleoso, and TJ Koleoso, except where noted.

  1. Life Goes On – Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti, Ife Ogunjobi, Joe Armon-Jones, James Mollison, Femi Koleoso, Sampa Tembo, TJ Koleoso
  2. Victory Dance
  3. No Confusion – Kwadwo Adu Genfi Amponsah, Ife Ogunjobi, Joe Armon-Jones, James Mollison, Femi Koleoso, Sampa Tembo, TJ Koleoso
  4. Welcome to My World
  5. Togetherness
  6. Ego Killah
  7. Smile – Charles Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner
  8. Live Strong
  9. Siesta – Emeli Sandé, Ife Ogunjobi, Joe Armon-Jones, James Mollison, Femi Koleoso, Sampa Tembo, TJ Koleoso
  10. Words by Steve – Femi Koleoso, Steve McQueen
  11. Belonging
  12. Never the Same Again
  13. Words by TJ – TJ Koleoso
  14. Love in Outer Space – Sun Ra