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Yusef Lateef: The Three Faces of Yusuf Lateef

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In June 1960, “Riverside” label released “The Three Faces of Yusef Lateef”, the 13th Yusef Lateef album. It was recorded in May 1960, in New York City, and was produced by Orin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone, oboe, flute
  • Hugh Lawson – piano, celeste
  • Ron Carter – cello
  • Herman Wright – bass
  • Lex Humphries – drums, timpani

Track listing:

All tracks by Yusef Lateef except where noted.

  1. Goin’ Home – Antonín Dvořák, William Arms Fisher
  2. I’m Just a Lucky So-and-So – Duke Ellington, Mack David
  3. Quarantine – Abe Woodley
  4. From Within
  5. Salt Water Blues
  6. Lateef Minor 7th – Joe Zawinul
  7. Adoration
  8. Ma (He’s Making Eyes at Me) – Sidney Clare, Con Conrad

Tony McPhee

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On June 6, 2023, Anthony Charles McPhee aka Tony McPhee, died aged 79. He was musician (guitar), singer and song-writer, founder of the band Groundhogs. The band backed Champion Jack Dupree and John Lee Hooker on UK concerts in the mid-1960s, and in 1966, McPhee released a duet single with Champion Jack Dupree. As leader McPhee released 13 albums.  

Etta James: Blues to the Bone

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On June 8, 2004, “RCA Victor” label released “Blues to the Bone”, the twenty-seventh Etta James studio album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Etta James, Donto James, Josh Sklar and Sametto James. In 2005, “Blues to the Bone” won “Grammy Award” for “Best Traditional Blues Album”.

Personnel:

  • Etta James – vocals
  • Josh Sklair – guitar, dobro, arrangements
  • Bobby Murray – guitars
  • Brian Ray – guitar, slide guitar
  • Mike Finnigan – piano
  • John “Juke” Logan – harmonica
  • Sametto James – bass
  • Donto Metto James – drums

Track listing:

  1. I Got My Mojo Working – Preston Foster
  2. Don’t Start Me to Talking – Sonny Boy Williamson II
  3. Hush Hush – Jimmy Reed
  4. Lil’ Red Rooster – Willie Dixon
  5. That’s Alright – Jimmy Rogers
  6. Crawlin’ King Snake – John Lee Hooker
  7. Dust My Broom – Robert Johnson
  8. The Sky Is Crying – Elmore James
  9. Smokestack Lightnin’ – Howlin’ Wolf
  10. You Shook Me – Willie Dixon, J. B. Lenoir
  11. Driving Wheel – Roosevelt Sykes
  12. Honey, Don’t Tear My Clothes – Lightnin’ Hopkins

Kenny Dorham & Cannonball Adderley: Blue Spring

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In June 1959, “Riverside” label released ”Blue Spring”, album by Kenny Dorham and Cannonball Adderley. It was recorded January – February 1959, in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Kenny Dorham – trumpet
  • Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
  • David Amram – French horn
  • Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
  • Cedar Walton – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Jimmy Cobb – drums 
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Kenny Dorham except where noted.

  1. Blue Spring
  2. It Might as Well Be Spring – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
  3. Poetic Spring
  4. Spring Is Here – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  5. Spring Cannon
  6. Passion Spring

Tears for Fears: Elemental

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On June 7, 1993, “Mercury” label released “Elemental”, the fourth Tears for Fears studio album. It was recorded in 1993, at Roland’s Neptune’s Kitchen, and was produced by Roland Orzabal, Tim Palmer and Alan Griffiths.

Personnel:

  • Roland Orzabal – vocals, instruments
  • Alan Griffiths – instruments
  • Tim Palmer – instruments
  • Mark O’Donoughue – Wurlitzer electric piano
  • Guy Pratt – additional bass guitar
  • John Baker – backing vocals
  • Julian Orzabal – backing vocals
  • Mark O’Donoughue – engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Area – design
  • David Austen – collages
  • Pamela Springsteen – photography
  • Julian Lavender – technician

Track listing:

All tracks by Roland Orzabal and Alan Griffiths, except where noted.

  1. Elemental
  2. Cold – Roland Orzabal
  3. Break It Down Again
  4. Mr. Pessimist
  5. Dog’s a Best Friend’s Dog
  6. Fish Out of Water
  7. Gas Giants
  8. Power
  9. Brian Wilson Said
  10. Goodnight Song

Lou Rawls: All Things in Time

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On June 7, 1976, “Philadelphia International Records” label released “All Things in Time”, the 27th Lou Rawls album. It was recorded 1975 – 1976, at “Sigma Sound” in Philadelphia, and was produced by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Bunny Siegler, Dexter Wansel, Jack Faith and Bobby Martin.

Personnel:

  • Lou Rawls – vocals
  • Jack Faith – arrangements
  • Bobby Martin – arrangements
  • Richard Rome – arrangements
  • Dexter Wansel – arrangements
  • Joe Tarsia – engineer
  • Jim Gallagher – engineer
  • Carl Paroulo – engineer
  • Jay Mark – engineer
  • Herb Powers Jr. – mastering
  • Ed Lee – design
  • Frank Laffitte – photos

Track listing:

  1. You’re the One – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff
  2. You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff
  3. Time – Jack Faith, Allan Felder
  4. Groovy People – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff
  5. Need You Forever – Bunny Siegler
  6. From Now On – Bunny Siegler
  7. Pure Imagination – Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley
  8. This Song Will Last Forever – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Cary Gilbert
  9. Let’s Fall in Love All Over Again – Bobby Martin

Jon Anderson: Survival & Other Stories

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On June 6, 2011, “Gonzo/Voiceprint” label released “Survival & Other Stories”, the fourteenth Jon Anderson album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, and was produced by Jon Anderson and Jane Anderson.

Personnel:

  • Stefan Podell – orchestration
  • Ryan Fraley – orchestration
  • Christophe Lebled – soundscape
  • Daniel Reinker – viola
  • Patrick MacDougall – mixing
  • Mike Pietrini – mastering
  • Jay Nungesser – package design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Jon Anderson, all music as noted.

  1. New New World – Jamie Dunlap
  2. Understanding Truth – Peter Kiel
  3. Unbroken Spirit – Jann Castor
  4. Love of the Life – Dan Spollen
  5. Big Buddha Song – Kevin Shima
  6. Incoming – Dan Spollen
  7. Effortlessly – Jamie Dunlap
  8. Love and Understanding – Steve Layton
  9. Just One Man – Jeremy Cubert
  10. Sharpening the Sword – Jamie Dunlap
  11. Cloudz – Paul Quinn

Allen Toussaint: Toussaint

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On June 6, 1971, “Sceptor” and “DJM” labels released “Toussaint”, the second Allen Toussaint studio album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Charles Greene and Allen Toussaint.

Personnel:

  • Allen Toussaint – vocal, piano, arrangements
  • Terry Kellman – guitar
  • Mac Rebennack – organ, guitar
  • Eddie Hohner – bass
  • Freddie Staehle – drums
  • John Boudreaux – drums
  • Ed Greene – drums
  • Earl Turbinton – alto saxophone
  • Frederic Kemp – tenor saxophone
  • Clyde Kerr – trumpet
  • Merry Clayton – backing vocals
  • Venetta Fields – backing vocals
  • Dick Smith – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Allen Toussaint, except where noted.

  1. From a Whisper to a Scream
  2. Chokin’ Kind – Harlan Howard
  3. Number Nine
  4. Either
  5. Sweet Touch of Love
  6. Working in a Coal Mine
  7. Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky
  8. Louie
  9. What is Success
  10. Pickles
  11. Cast Your Fate to the Wind – Carel Rowe, Vince Guaraldi

Buckethead: Somewhere over the Slaughter House

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On June 5, 2001, “Stray Records” label released “Somewhere over the Slaughterhouse”, the sixth Buckethead studio album. It was recorded 2000 – 2001, in the kitchen Pilo’s Loft”, “Travis Dickerson’s studio, and was produced by Travis Dickerson.

  • Buckethead (Brian Patrick Carroll) – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar
  • P-Sticks – electronic programming, drum programming, tape effects, artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Buckethead, except where noted.

  1. Somewhere over the Slaughterhouse – Buckethead, Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg
  2. Help Me
  3. Pin Bones and Poultry
  4. My Sheetz
  5. Day of the Ulcer
  6. You Like Headcheese?
  7. Burlap Curtain
  8. You Like This Face
  9. Wires and Clips
  10. Knockingun
  11. Conveyor Belt Blues

Blue Öyster Cult: Curse of the Hidden Mirror

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On June 5, 2001, “CMC / Sanctuary” label released “Curse of the Hidden Mirror”, the fourteenth Blue Öyster Cult studio album. It was recorded in 2001, at “Millbrook Sound Studios” in Millbrook, New York, and was produced by Eric Bloom and Buck Dharma.

Personnel:

  • Eric Bloom – vocals, stun guitars, associate producer
  • Donald ‘Buck Dharma’ Roeser – vocals, lead guitars
  • Allen Lanier – rhythm guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Danny Miranda – bass, backing vocals
  • Bobby Rondinelli – drums, percussion
  • Norman DelTufo – percussion
  • George Cintron – backing vocals
  • Paul Orofino – engineer, mixing
  • Leon Zervos – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Dance on Stills – Donald Roeser, John Shirley
  2. Showtime – Eric Bloom, John Trivers
  3. The Old Gods Return – Eric Bloom, Donald Roeser, John Shirley
  4. Pocket – Donald Roeser, John Shirley
  5. One Step Ahead of the Devil – Eric Bloom, Danny Miranda, Bobby Rondinelli, John Shirley
  6. I Just Like to Be Bad – Eric Bloom, Bryan Neumeister, John Shirley
  7. Here Comes That Feeling – Donald Roeser, Dick Trismen
  8. Out of the Darkness – Danny Miranda, Eric Bloom, Donald Roeser, John Shirley
  9. Stone of Love – Donald Roseser, Richard Meltzer
  10. Eye of the Hurricane – Eric Bloom, Bryan Neumeister, Donald Roeser, Bobby Rondinelli, John Shirley
  11. Good to Feel Hungry – Danny Miranda, Eric Bloom, Donald Roeser, John Shirley