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Patty Griffin: American Kid

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On May 7, 2013, “New West Records” label released “American Kid”, the seventh Patty Griffin studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Craig Ross and Patty Griffin.

Personnel:

  • Patty Griffin – vocals, guitar, piano, drunken choir
  • Robert Plant – duet and backing vocals
  • Luther Dickinson – guitar, slide guitar, banjo, drunken choir
  • Doug Lancio – mandolin, guitar, baritone guitar, drunken choir
  • Craig Ross – guitar, baritone guitar, bass, organ, piano, percussion, Omnichord, backing vocals
  • Byron House – bowed bass
  • John Deaderick – organ, piano
  • Cody Dickinson – drums, percussion, jug, drunken choir
  • Mike Poole – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Patty Griffin, except where noted.

  1. Go Wherever You Wanna Go
  2. Don’t Let Me Die in Florida
  3. Ohio
  4. Wild Old Dog
  5. Mom & Dad Waltz – Lefty Frizzell
  6. Faithful Son
  7. Highway Song – Patty Griffin, Robert Plant
  8. That Kind of Lonely
  9. Irish Boy
  10. Get Ready Marie
  11. Not a Bad Man
  12. Gonna Miss You When You’re Gone

The Brian Jonestown Massacre: Aufheben

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On May 7, 2012, “A Recordings” label released “Aufheben”, the twelfth Brian Jonestown Massacre (The) studio album. It was recorded in May 2012, and was produced by Anton Newcombe and Fabien Leseure.

Personnel:

  • Anton Newcombe – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, drums, electronics, mixing
  • Matt Hollywood – guitar
  • Joel Gion – tambourine
  • Will Carruthers – bass, backing vocals
  • Constantine Karlis – drums
  • Fab Leseure – keyboards, electronics
  • Hallberg Daði Hallbergsson – guitar
  • Hakon Adalsteinsson – guitar
  • Friederike Bienert – flute
  • Eliza Karmasalo – vocals
  • Thibault Pesenti – vocals
  • Fabien Leseure – mixing

Track listing:

  1. Panic in Babylon
  2. Viholliseni Maalla
  3. Gaz Hilarant
  4. Illuminomi
  5. I Want to Hold Your Other Hand
  6. Face Down on the Moon
  7. The Clouds Are Lies
  8. Stairway to the Best Party in the Universe
  9. Seven Kinds of Wonderful
  10. Waking Up to Hand Grenades
  11. Blue Order / New Monday

Manic Street Preachers: Send Away the Tigers

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On May 7, 2007, “Columbia” label released “Send Away the Tigers”, the eighth Manic Street Preachers studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Grouse Lodge” in Westmeath, Ireland, “Stir Studios” in Cardiff, Wales, “Strongroom”  in London, England, and was produced by Dave Eringa, Greg Haver and Loz Williams.

Personnel:

  • James Dean Bradfield – lead and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Nicky Wire – bass, occasional vocals
  • Sean Moore – drums, percussion
  • Nina Persson – second lead vocals
  • Sean Read – keyboards
  • Sally Herbert – violin, string arrangement
  • Andrew Waters – first violin, string arrangements
  • Sonia Slany – violin
  • Lucy Morgan – viola
  • Howard Scott – violin
  • Morgan Goff – viola
  • Ian Burdge – cello

Track listing:

All lyrics by Nicky Wire; all music by James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore.

  1. Send Away the Tigers
  2. Underdogs
  3. Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
  4. Indian Summer
  5. The Second Great Depression
  6. Rendition
  7. Autumnsong
  8. I’m Just a Patsy
  9. Imperial Bodybags
  10. Winterlovers (includes hidden track Working Class Hero by John Lennon)

Natalie Merchant: Same

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On May 6, 2014, “Nonesuch” label released the self-titled, sixth Natalie Merchant album. It was recorded 2013 – 2014, at “Clubhouse Recording Studios”, “Electric Lady Studios”, and was produced by Natalie Merchant.

Personnel:

  • Natalie Merchant – vocals
  • Uri Sharlin – grand piano, electric piano, upright piano
  • John Medeski – organ, keyboards
  • Jonathan Dreyden – organ
  • Gabriel Gordon – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Erik Della Penna – electric guitar
  • Jeremy McCoy – double bass
  • John Patitucci – double bass
  • Kurt Muroki – double bass
  • Jesse Murphy – electric bass
  • Marc Friedman – electric bass
  • Shawn Pelton – drums
  • Andrew Barr – drums
  • Kenny Wollesen – drums, percussion
  • Stephen Barber – string arrangements
  • Nadége Foofat – string arrangements
  • Tony Finno – string arrangements
  • Liz Lim – violin
  • Joanna Maurer – violin 
  • Lisa Kim – violin 
  • Quan Ge – violin 
  • Sein Ryu – violin 
  • Sharon Yamada – violin
  • Robert Rinehart – viola
  • Vivek Kamath – viola
  • Alan Stepansky – cello
  • Wei Yu – cello
  • Ru Pie Yeh – cello
  • Eddie Allen – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Clark Gayton – tuba, trombone, horn arrangements
  • Steve Elson – clarinet, saxophones
  • Anthony McGill – clarinet
  • Mindy Kaufmann – flute
  • Johanna Warren, Simi Stone, Tamar-kali, Elizabeth Mitchell – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Natalie Merchant.

  1. Ladybird
  2. Maggie Said
  3. Texas
  4. Go Down Moses
  5. Seven Deadly Sins
  6. Giving Up Everything
  7. Black Sheep
  8. It’s a Coming
  9. Lulu (introduction)
  10. Lulu
  11. The End

Runrig: The Stamping Ground

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On May 6, 2001, “Ridge Records” label released “The Stamping Ground”, the eleventh Runrig studio album. It was recorded in 2000, at “CaVa Studios” in Glasgow, Scotland, “Lundgaard Studios” in Denmark, “Junk!” in São Paulo, Brazil, and was produced by Kristian Gislason, Paul Mounsey, Iain Bayne, Bruce Guthro, Malcolm Jones, Calum Macdonald, Rory Macdonald and Peter Wishart.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Guthro: lead vocals
  • Malcolm Jones: guitars, accordion
  • Peter Wishart: keyboards
  • Rory Macdonald: vocals, bass guitar
  • Iain Bayne: drums, percussion
  • Calum Macdonald: percussion
  • Jon Anderskou: cello
  • Michael Bannister: mellotron
  • Alyth MacCormack: vocals
  • Robin Rankin: keyboards
  • Betina Stegmann: fiddle
  • Aidan O’Rourke: fiddle

Track listing:

  1. Book of Golden Stories
  2. The Stamping Ground
  3. An Sabhal aig Nèill 
  4. Wall of China / One Man
  5. The Engine Room
  6. One Thing
  7. The Ship
  8. The Summer Walkers
  9. Running to the Light
  10. Òran Ailein / Leaving Strathconon
  11. Big Songs of Hope and Cheer
  12. Òran

Freddie Hubbard: Goin’ Up

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In May 1961, “Blue Note” label released “Goin’ Up”, the second Freddie Hubbard album. It was recorded in November 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
  • Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums

Track listing:

  1. Asiatic Raes – Kenny Dorham
  2. The Changing Scene – Hank Mobley
  3. Karioka – Kenny Dorham
  4. A Peck a Sec – Hank Mobley
  5. I Wished I Knew – Bill Smith
  6. Blues for Brenda – Freddie Hubbard

Sault: 5

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On May 5, 2019, “Forever Living Originals” label released “5”, the debut Sault studio album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Tom Campbell and Inflo,

Personnel:

  • Kadeem Clarke
  • Dean Josiah “Inflo” Cover
  • Cleopatra “Cleo Sol” Nikolic
  • Melisa “Kid Sister” Young

Track listing:

  1. Up All Night – Dean Josiah Cover, Cleopatra Nikolic
  2. Don’t Waste My Time – Dean Josiah Cover, Melisa Young
  3. Foot on Necks – Dean Josiah Cover, Cleopatra Nikolic
  4. Why Why Why Why Why – Dean Josiah Cover, Cleopatra Nikolic
  5. Pink Sands – Dean Josiah Cover
  6. Let Me Go – Dean Josiah Cover, Cleopatra Nikolic
  7. Masterpiece – Dean Josiah Cover, Cleopatra Nikolic
  8. Add a Little Bit of SAULT – Melisa Young
  9. Something’s in the Air – Dean Josiah Cover, Melisa Young
  10. Think About It – Dean Josiah Cover, Melisa Young
  11. Wild Hundreds, Pt. 5 – Dean Josiah Cover
  12. We Are the Sun – Dean Josiah Cover
  13. Wild Hundreds, Pt. 55 – Dean Josiah Cover, Cleopatra Nikolic
  14. B.A.B.E. – Dean Josiah Cover, Cleopatra Nikolic

Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo: TajMo

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On May 5, 2019, “Forever Living Originals” label released “TajMo” album by Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Tom Campbell and Inflo. At the 2018 “Grammy Award” it won the award for “Best Contemporary Blues Album”. “TajMo” is the twenty-sixth Taj Mahal studio album and the thirteenth Keb’ Mo’ album.

Personnel:

  • Taj Mahal – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Keb’ Mo’ – vocals, electric guitar, keyboards, percussion
  • Billy Branch – harmonica
  • Michael B. Hicks – keyboards
  • Sam Levine – tenor saxophone
  • Roger Bissell – trombone
  • Keith Everette – trumpet
  • Lizz Wright – backing vocals
  • Phillip Moore – bass
  • Thaddeus Witherspoon – drums

Track listing:

  1. Don’t Leave Me Here
  2. She Knows How To Rock Me
  3. All Around The World
  4. That’s Who I Am
  5. Shake Me In Your Arms
  6. Waiting On The World To Change
  7. Ain’t Nobody Talkin’
  8. Diving Duck Blues
  9. Squeeze Box
  10. Soul
  11. Om Sweet Om

Luboyna: Radio Luboyna

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On May 5, 2017, “Geenger Records” label released “Radio Luboyna”, the tenth Luboyna album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “Podrumot”and “Children Theatre Center” in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Oliver Josifovski.

Personnel:

  • Vera Miloshevska – lead and backing vocals
  • Oliver Josifovski – bass, double bass, snare drum, backing vocals, mastering, executive producer
  • Bojan Petkov – guitar
  • Goran Dimitrovski – guitar
  • Blagojche Trajkovski – clarinet, accordion
  • Demir Shakirov – darbuka, bendir drum, def
  • Nikola Mircevski – accordion
  • Muammer Ketencoglu – accordion
  • Vasil Hadzimanov – piano
  • Filip Dimishkovski – Fender Rhodes
  • Najdo Shakirov – drums
  • Jashar Rshid – tapan
  • Tamer Pinarbasi – kanum
  • Husnu Selendirici – clarinet
  • Ismail Lumanovski – clarinet
  • Kire Kuzmanov – alto saxophone
  • Ivan Ivanov – baritone saxophone
  • Vilhen Memedov – tuba
  • Ipche Rashidov – tenor horn
  • Tashmir Rashidov – tenor horn
  • Amid Rashid – tenor horn
  • Chambo Agushev – trumpet
  • Kocho Agushev – trumpet
  • Jovica Stojchevski – trumpet
  • Misho Josifov – flugel horn
  • Sale Nikolovski – trombone
  • Vladimir Krstev – violin
  • Demir Siaka Chupevski – electronic beats
  • DJ Slave – turntables
  • Angel Kjosev – backing vocals, recording, mixing, editing, mastering
  • Alen Hadzi-Srefanov – recording
  • Bairo Zakon Corporation – executive producer
  • Aleksandar Popovski – design, photography
  • Vlatko Chocorovski Chole – photography
  • Darko Kujundzic – prepress

Track listing:

  1. Ogreala mesechina
  2. Stani da ne stanish
  3. Galichnik via New York
  4. Mnogu mi go falat vasheto devojche
  5. Kratovo via Brazil
  6. Bairo via Bebek
  7. Mome odi za voda
  8. Ohrid via Dolmabahce

Charles McPherson: Manhattan Nocturne

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On April 5, 1998, “Arabesque” label released “Manhattan Nocturne”, the 20th  Charles McPherson album. It was recorded in April 1997, at “EastSide Sound” in New York City” and was produced by Charles McPherson and Daniel Criss.

Personnel:

  • Charles McPherson – alto saxophone
  • Mulgrew Miller – piano
  • Ray Drummond – double bass
  • Victor Lewis – drums
  • Bobby Sanabria – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Charles McPherson except where noted

  1. Evidence – Thelonious Monk
  2. You’re My Thrill – Jay Gorney, Sidney Clare
  3. Morning Dance
  4. Primal Urge
  5. Blue ‘n’ Boogie – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
  6. How Deep Is the Ocean? – Irving Berlin
  7. Manhattan Nocturne
  8. Fire Dance