On October 16, 1969, Lejzor Szmuel Czyż aka Leonard Chess died aged 52. He was a record company executive and the co-founder of Chess Records, home to John Lee Hooker, Little Walter, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, The Moonglows, The Flamingos, Jimmy Reed, and Sonny Boy Williamson. He was influential in the development of rock and roll, electric blues, and the Chicago blues scene.
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Jimmy Eat World: Chase This Light
On August 16, 2007, “Interscope” label released “Chase This Light”, the sixth Jimmy Eat World studio album. It was recorded August – October – December 2006, March – May 2007, at “Unit2”, “Seedy Underbelly”, in Conway, and was produced by Chris Testa, John Fields, Jim Adkins, Tom Linton, Zach Lind, and Rick Burch.
Personnel:
- Jim Adkins – lead vocals, guitar, additional recording
- Tom Linton – guitar, additional recording
- Zach Lind – drums, additional recording
- Rick Burch – bass, additional recording
- Amy Ross – additional vocals
- Finn Adkins – additional vocals
- Jackson Adkins – additional vocals
- Ava Lind – additional vocals
- John Fields – keyboard, additional bass
- Stephen Lu – keyboard
- David Campbell – string arrangement, conductor
- Butch Vig – executive producer
- Chris Testa – recording
- John Fields – additional engineer
- Ross Hogarth – additional engineer
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
- Keith Armstrong – assistant
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Morning Breathe Inc. – art direction, design
- Davies and Starr – cover photography
- Jason Odell – band photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Jim Adkins, Tom Linton, Zach Lind, and Rick Burch.
- Big Casino
- Let It Happen
- Always Be
- Carry You
- Electable (Give It Up)
- Gotta Be Somebody’s Blues
- Feeling Lucky
- Here It Goes
- Chase This Light
- Firefight
- Dizzy
Mojave 3: Ask Me Tomorrow
On October 16, 1995, “4AD” label released “Ask Me Tomorrow”, the debut Mojave 3 studio album. It was recorded in 1995, at “EMI Publishing Studio”, “Blackwing Studios”, Mojave 3’s home studio, and was produced by Paul Tipler, Neil Halstead and Ian McCutcheon.
Personnel:
- Neil Halstead – vocals, guitar
- Rachel Goswell – vocals
- Christopher Andrews – piano
- Simon Rowe – guitar
- Ian McCutcheon – drums, percussion
- Audrey Riley – cello
- Laura Boussieau – engineer
- Paul Tipler – engineer
- Vaughan Oliver, Chris Bigg – design
- Colin Gray – cover photography
- Mike Folliot – portrait photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Neil Halstead.
- Love Songs on the Radio
- Sarah
- Tomorrow’s Taken
- Candle Song 3
- You’re Beautiful
- Where is the Love
- After All
- Pictures
- Mercy
Ramsey Lewis And Billy Taylor: We Meet Again
On October 16, 1989, “Columbia” label released “We Meet Again”, the 62nd Ramsey Lewis album. It was recorded 1988 – 1989, at “Master Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Gary Schultz and Ramsey Lewis.
Personnel:
- Ramsey Lewis – piano
- Billy Taylor – piano
Track listing:
- I’m Just a Lucky So and So – Duke Ellington
- Django – John Lewis
- ‘Cookin’ at the Continental – Horace Silver
- Somewhere Soon – Billy Taylor
- We Meet Again – Chick Corea
- Quiet Now – Denny Zeitlin
- Soul Sister – Billy Taylor
- Waltz for Debby – Bill Evans
- Nigerian Marketplace – Oscar Peterson
Ian Brown: The World Is Yours
On October 15, 2007, “Fiction” label released “The World is Yours”, the fifth Ian Brown album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Emile Haynie, Robert Maxfield, and Tim Wills.
Personnel:
- Ian Brown – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
- Tim Wills – guitar, piano, keyboards, programming, engineer, mixing
- Steve Davidson – guitar
- Tim Hutton – bass guitar, trumpet, trombone
- David Ayre – double bass
- Mary Scully – double bass
- Andrew Pask – double bass
- Matt Pegg – bass guitar
- Andy Rourke – bass guitar
- Paul Ryder – bass guitar
- Paul Cook – drums
- Emile Haynie – drums, programming, mixing
- Dave McCracken – drums, synthesizer, programming
- Inder Matharu – percussion
- William Lockhart – timpani
- Andy Ross – saxophone
- Michael Thompson – French horn
- Richard Watkins – French horn
- Mark Berrow – violin
- Boguslav Kostecki – violin
- David Woodcock – violin
- Liz Edwards – violin
- Emlyn Singleton – violin
- Gillian Findlay – violin
- Alison Kelly – violin
- Johnathan Rees – violin
- Christopher Tombling – violin
- Patrick Kiernan – violin
- Julian Leaper – violin
- Shelley Van Loen – violin
- Warren Zielinski – violin
- Christopher Clad – violin
- Cathy Thompson – violin
- Rachel Bolt – viola
- George Robertson – viola
- Bruce White – viola
- Peter Lale – viola
- Garfield Jackson – viola
- Ben Chappell – cello
- Martin Loveday – cello
- Caroline Dale – cello
- David Daniels – cello
- Caroline Dearnley – celli
- Frank Schaefer – celli
- Tony Pleeth – celli
- Skaila Kanga – harp
- Simon Hale – conductor, orchestral arrangements
- Sinéad O’Connor – backing vocals
- Rhianna Kenny – backing vocals
- Steve Price – engineer
- Mat Bartram – engineer assistant
- Raj Das – engineer assistant
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
- Benet Walsh – illustrations
Track listing:
- The World Is Yours
- On Track
- Sister Rose
- Save Us
- Eternal Flame
- The Feeding of the 5000
- Street Children
- Some Folks Are Hollow
- Goodbye To the Broken
- Me And You Forever
- Illegal Attacks
- The World Is Yours (reprise)
Medeski, Martin & Wood: Shack-Man
On October 15, 1996, “Gramavision” label released “Shack-Man”, the fourth Medeski, Martin & Wood studio album. It was recorded in June 1996, at “The Snack” in Hawaii, and was produced by John Medeski, Billy Martin, Chris Wood and David Baker.
Personnel:
- John Medeski – Hammond B3 organ, clavinet, Wurlitzer electric piano, Pianet T, toy piano, Yamaha CSO1 II
- Chris Wood – acoustic bass, electric basses, guitar
- Billy Martin – drums, percussion, artwork
- David Baker – recording, mixing
- Carl Green, Mark Kindermann – engineer assistant
- Katsu Naito – mixing
- Bob Ward – editing
- Dr. Toby Mountain – mastering
- Michael Macioce – band photography
- Hans Wendl – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by John Medeski, Billy Martin, and Chris Wood except where noted.
- Is There Anybody Here That Love My Jesus – traditional, arr. by John Medeski, Billy Martin, Chris Wood
- Think
- Dracula
- Bubblehouse
- Henduck
- Strance of the Spirit Red Gator
- Spy Kiss
- Lifeblood
- Jelly Belly
- Night Marchers
- Kenny
Phish: Billy Breathes
On October 15, 1996, “Elektra” label released “Billy Breathes”, the sixth Phish studio abum. It was recorded February – June 1996, at “Bearsville Studios” in Bearsvile, New York, and was produced by Steve Lillywhite.
Personnel:
- Trey Anastasio – lead and co-lead vocals, guitars, art direction
- Mike Gordon – co – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, art direction, cover photography
- Jon Fishman – co – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, art direction
- Page McConnell – keyboards, backing vocals, art direction
- Chris Laidlaw – engineer assistant
- Jon Siket – mixing, recording
- Steve Lillywhite – mixing
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- David Welker – painting
- Danny Clinch – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Trey Anasrasio and Tom Marshall, except where noted.
- Free
- Character Zero
- Waste
- Taste – Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Tom Marshall, Page McConell
- Cars Trucks Buses – Page McConell
- Talk – Trey Anastasio, Tom Marshall
- Theme from the Bottom – Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Tom Marshall, Page McConell
- Train Song – Mike Gordon, Joseph Linitz
- Bliss – Trey Anastasio
- Billy Breathes – Trey Anastasio
- Swept Away
- Sheep = Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Tom Marshall, Page McConell
- Prince Caspian
Warren Zevon: Mr. Bad Example
On October 15, 1991, “Giant” label released “Mr. Bad Example”, the eighth Warren Zevon studio album. It was recorded in 1991 and was produced by Waddy Wachtel.
Personnel:
- Warren Zevon – vocals guitar, keyboards
- Dan Dugmore – guitar, pedal steel
- Waddy Wachtel – guitar, harmony vocals
- David Lindley – fiddle, saz, lap steel guitar, cümbüş
- Jorge Calderón – bass guitar, harmony vocals
- Bob Glaub – bass guitar
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Jeff Porcaro – drums
- Tito Larriva – harmony vocals
- Kipp Lennon – harmony vocals
- Mark Lennon – harmony vocals
- Michael Lennon – harmony vocals
- Dwight Yoakam – harmony vocals
- Jordan Zevon – harmony vocals
- Marc DeSisto – engineer
- Andrew Ballard, Scott Blockland, Jeffrey Shannon, Brian Soucy – engineer assistant
- Niko Bolas, John Beverly Jones – mixing
- Dave Collins – mastering
- Peggy McAfee, Tom Smyth – technical assistant
- Jeri Heiden – art direction, design
- Diego Uchitel, Jimmy Wachtel – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Warren Zevon, except where noted.
- Finishing Touches
- Suzie Lightning
- Model Citizen – LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, Warren Zevon
- Angel Dressed in Black – Julia Mueller, Waddy Wachtel, Warren Zevon
- Mr. Bad Example – Jorge Calderon, Warren Zevon
- Renegade
- Heartache Spoken Here
- Quite an Ugly One Morning
- Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead – LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, Warren Zevon
- Searching for a Heart
Sparks: Lil’ Beethoven
On October 14, 2002, “Lil’ Beethoven / Artful” labels released “Lil’ Beethoven”, the 19th Sparks album. It was recorded 2001 – 2002, at “Sparks Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.
Personnel:
- Russell Mael – vocals, programming, arrangements
- Ron Mael – keyboards, orchestrations, programming, arrangements
- Dean Menta – guitar
- Tammy Glover – drums
- Günther Koch – vocals
- John Thomas – mixing, additional engineering
Track listing:
All tracks by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.
- The Rhythm Thief
- How Do I Get To Carnegie Hall?
- What Are All These Bands So Angry About?
- I Married Myself
- Ride ’Em Cowboy
- My Baby’s Taking Me Home
- Your Call’s Very Important To Us. Please Hold
- Ugly Guys With Beautiful Girls
- Suburban Homeboy
Keith Jarrett: The Melody at Night with You
On October 14, 1999, “ECM” label released “The Melody at Night, with You”, the 23rd Keith Jarrett solo piano album. It was recorded in 1998, at “Cavelight Studio” in New Jersey, and was produced by Manfred Eicher and Keith Jarrettt.
Personnel:
- Keith Jarrett – piano, engineer
- Sascha Kleis – design
- Daniela Nowitzki – cover photography
- Rose Anne Jarrett – liner photography
Track listing:
- I Loves You, Porgy – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward
- I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) – Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster
- Don’t Ever Leave Me – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
- Someone to Watch over Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
- My Wild Irish Rose – traditional
- Blame It on My Youth/Meditation – Edward Heyman, Oscar Levant, Keith Jarrett
- Something to Remember You By – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
- Be My Love – Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn
- Shenandoah – traditional
- I’m Through With Love – Gus Kahn, Fud Livingston, Matty Malneck
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