On March 28, 2021, Malcolm Cecil died aged 84. He was musician (bass, double bass, synthesizer), in the late 1950s founded The Jazz Corners, performed and recorded with Dick Morrisey, Ronnie Scott, Tony Crombie, Gil Scott Heron, The Isley Brothers, Jim Hall, Bill Augustine, and was member of the band Blues Incorporated. With Robert Margouleff he formed the duo TONTO’s Expanding Head Band, based on combination of synthesizers, described by magazine “Rolling Stone” as revolutionary. As leader, Cecil released one album.
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Muddy Waters: Unk in Funk
In March 1974, “Chess” label released “Unk in Funk”, the eleventh Muddy Waters album. It was recorded in January 1974, at “Ter Mar Recording Studios” in Chicago, IL, and was produced by Ralph Bass and Muddy Waters.
Personnel:
- Muddy Waters – vocals, guitar
- Bob Margolin, Luther Johnson – guitar
- Pinetop Perkins – piano, harpsichord
- Carey Bell Harrington, George Buford, Paul Oscher – harmonica
- Calvin Jones – bass
- Willie Smith – drums
Track listing:
All track by McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters), except where noted.
- Rollin’ and Tumblin’
- Just to Be with You – Berney Roth
- Electric Man – Amelia Cooper, Terry Abrahamson
- Trouble No More
- Unk in Funk – Amelia Cooper, Terry Abrahamson, Ted Kerland
- Drive My Blues Away
- Katie
- Waterboy Waterboy
- Everything Gonna Be Alright – Walter Jacobs
The Groundhogs: Split
In March 1971, “Liberty” label released “Split”, the fourth Groundhogs (The) album. It was recorded in November 1970, at “De Lane Lea Studios” in London, and was produced by Tony McPhee.
Personnel:
- Tony McPhee – vocals, guitars
- Peter Cruikshank – bass guitar
- Ken Pustelnik – drums
- Martin Birch – engineer
- Chris Richardson – design, photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Tony McPhee
- Split – Part One
- Split – Part Two
- Split – Part Three
- Split – Part Four
- Cherry Red
- A Year in the Life
- Junkman
- Groundhog (based on “Ground Hog Blues” by John Lee Hooker)
Brian Fallon: Local Honey
On March 27, 2020, “Lesser Known Records” label released “Local Honey”, the third Brian Fallon studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Peter Katis.
Personnel:
- Brian Fallon – vocals, guitar, piano
- Thomas Bartlett – piano, keyboards, programming
- Chris Farren – vocals, keyboards, programming
- Peter Katis – keyboards, programming, engineer, mixing
- Ian Perkins – bass, guitars
- Ian Tait – bass, upright bass
- Eric Sanderson – bass, programming
- Kori Gardner – backing vocals
- Greg Giorgio – engineer
- Kurt Leon – engineer
- Laurens Grossen – engineer assistant
- Chance Halter – engineer assistant
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Kelsey Hunter Ayers – art direction, photography
- Johannes Weinberger – layout, design
Track listing:
All tracks by Brian Fallon.
- When You’re Ready
- 21 Days
- Vincent
- I Don’t Mind (If I’m with You)
- Lonely for You Only
- Horses
- Hard Feelings
- You Have Stolen My Heart
Orb: Abolition of the Royal Familia
On March 27, 2020, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Abolition of the Royal Familia”, the sixteenth Orb studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, and was produced by Alex Paterson and Jimmy Cauty.
Personnel:
- Alex Paterson – keyboards, sampler, programming
- Michael Rendall – mastering
- Steve Hillage – vocal, guitar
- Roger Eno – vocals, piano, harmonica, trumpet
- Paul Conboy – synthesizer
- Daniel Gaudi – synthesizer
- Miquette Giraudy – synthesizer
- Nick Burton – bass, art direction, design
- Youth (Martin Glover) – bass
- Nick Burton – bongos
- Andy Caine – vocals
- Roney FM – vocals, spoken word
- Ruby – howl voice
- David Harrow – melodics
- Ollie Cripps – trumpet
- Violeta Barrena-Witschi – strings
- Prince Sherman – dub effects
- Leighton Newell – whistle
- Key Harris – tuning fork
- Pure Evil (Charley Uzzell Edwards) – art direction, design
- Gary Deep Oldknow – artwork
Track listing:
- Daze (Missing & Messed Up Mix)
- House of Narcotics (Opium Wars Mix)
- Hawk Kings (Oseberg Buddhas Buttonhole)
- Honey Moonies (Brain Washed at Area 49 Mix)
- Pervitin (Empire Culling & The Hemlock Stone Version)
- Afros, Afghans and Angels (Helgö Treasure Chest)
- Shape Shifters (In Two Parts) (Coffee & Ghost Train Mix)
- Say Cheese (Siberian Tiger Cookie Mix)
- Ital Orb (Too Blessed to Be Stressed Mix)
- The Queen of Hearts (Princess of Clubs Mix)
- The Weekend It Rained Forever (Oseberg Buddha Mix (The Ravens Have Left the Tower))
- Slave Till U Die No Matter What U Buy (L’anse Aux Meadows Mix)
Taylor Hawkins
On March 25, 2022, Oliver Taylor Hawkins died aged 50. He was musician (drums, percussion, guitar, piano), singer and songwriter, worked with Sass Jordan, Alanis Morissette and band Sylvia. In 2004, Hawkins formed his project Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, but was best known as drummer of Foo Fighters. In 2005, magazine ”Rhythm” voted him “Best Rock Drummer”.
Xiu Xiu: Oh No
On March 26, 2021, “Polyvinyl” label released “Oh No”, the twelfth Xiu Xiu album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at Jamie Stewart’s home studio in Los Angeles “Nurse”, and was produced by Lawrence English, Greg Saunier and Angela Seo.
Personnel:
- Jamie Stewart – vocals, autoharp, guitar, bajo quinto, banjo, bass guitar, drums, mandolin, organ, stylophone, synthesizer, viola, xylophone, drums, percussion, sampling. engineer, design
- Angela Seo – vocals, harmonium, piano, synthesizer bass, gong, percussion, design
- John Congleton – Optigan, synthesizer
- Jonathan Meiburg – vocals, animal sounds
- Greg Saunier – vocals, bass guitar, guitar, cymbals, sampling, synthesizer, engineer
- Charlie Looker – bass guitar, guitar
- Jherek Bischoff – double bass
- Zachary Dawes – double bass, bass guitar
- David Kendrick – drums, bongos, percussion
- Alice Bag – vocals
- Deb Demure – vocals
- Fabrizio Modonese Palumbo – vocals
- Gwendolyn Sanford – vocals
- Liz Harris – vocals
- Sharon Van Etten – vocals
- Susanne Sachsse – vocals
- Valerie Diaz – vocals
- Twin Shadow – vocals, saxophone, engineer
- Haley Fohr – vocals, engineer
- Angus Andrew – vocals, engineer
- Ben Chisholm – engineer
- Brandon Jay – engineer
- Dan Duszynski – engineer
- Dirk Dresselhaus – engineer
- Justin Higgins – engineer
- Owen Pallett – engineer
- Paul Beauchamp – engineer
- Alan Douches – mastering
- Danelle Abad – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Angela Seo and Jamie Stewart, except where noted.
- Sad Mezcalita
- I Can Not Resist
- The Grifters
- Goodbye for Good
- Oh No
- Rumps Room
- Fuzz Gong Fight
- I Dream of Someone Else Entirely
- One Hundred Years
- A Classic Screw
- It Bothers Me All the Time
- Saint Dymphna
- Knock Out
- A Bottle of Rum
- Ants
Ben Howard: Collections from the Whiteout
On March 26, 2021, “Island” label released “Collections from the Whiteout”, the fourth Ben Howard studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “Long Pond” in New York City, “La Frette” in Paris, and was produced by Aaron Dessner and Ben Howard.
Personnel:
- Ben Howard – vocals, guitar, percussion
- Aaron Dessner – guitar, piano
- Mickey Smith – acoustic guitar, dulcimer
- Nat Wason – electric guitar
- Richard Thomas – keyboard, synthesizer
- Kate Stables – vocals
- Thomas Bartlett – synthesizer
- Rob Moose – violin, viola
- India Bourne – cello
- Ryan Olson – sound effects
- James Krivchenia – drums, percussion
- Yussef Dayes – drums
- Jason Treuting – drums, percussion
- Kyle Keegan – drums
Jonathan Low – engineer, mixing - Greg Calbi – mastering
- Roddy Bow – artwork
Track listing:
- Follies Fixture – Ben Howard
- What a Day – Ben Howard, Aaron Dessner
- Crowhurst’s Meme – Ben Howard, Yussef Dayes
- Finders Keepers – Ben Howard, Aaron Dessner
- Far Out – Ben Howard, Aaron Dessner
- Rookery – Ben Howard
- You Have Your Way – Ben Howard
- Sage That She Was Burning – Ben Howard, Aaron Dessner
- Sorry Kid – Ben Howard, Aaron Dessner
- Unfurling – Ben Howard, Aaron Dessner
- Metaphysical Cantations – Ben Howard, Aaron Dessner
- Make Arrangements – Ben Howard, Aaron Dessner
- The Strange Last Flight of Richard Russell – Ben Howard, Aaron Dessner, Yessef Dayes
- Buzzard – Ben Howard
Tomahawk: Tonic Immobility
On March 26, 2021, “Ipecac Recordings” label released “Tonic Immobility”, the fifth Tomahawk studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Collin Dupuis, Mike Patton, Duane Denison, Trevor Dunn and John Stainer.
Personnel:
- Mike Patton – vocals
- Duane Denison – guitars, keyboards
- Trevor Dunn – bass guitar
- John Stanier – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Mike Patton, Duane Denison, Trevor Dunn and John Stainer.
- SHHH!
- Valentine Shine
- Predators and Scavengers
- Doomsday Fatique
- Business Casual
- Tattoo Zero
- Fatback
- Howlie
- Eureka
- Sidewinder
- Recoil
- Dog Eat Dog
Horace Silver: The Jody Grind
In March 1967, “Blue Note” label released “The Jody Grind”, the 15th Horace Silver album. It was recorded in November 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Horace Silver – piano
- Woody Shaw – trumpet
- James Spaulding – alto saxophone, flute solo
- Tyrone Washington – tenor saxophone
- Larry Ridley – bass
- Roger Humphries – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Horace Silver
- The Jody Grind
- Mary Lou
- Mexican Hip Dance
- Blue Silver
- Grease Piece
- Dimples
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