Surrender To The Air: Same

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On March 12, 1996, “Elektra” label released the self-titled, debut Surrender to the Air studio album. It was recorded in 1995, and was produced by Trey Anastasio.

Personnel:

  • Marshall Allen – saxophone
  • Marc Ribot – guitar
  • Trey Anastasio – guitar
  • John Medeski – organ
  • Oteil Burbridge – bass guitar
  • Jon Fishman – drums
  • Bob Gulloti – drums
  • Michael Ray – trumpet
  • James Harvey – trombone
  • Kofi Burbridge – flute
  • Damon R. Choice – vibraphone
  1. Intro
  2. And Furthermore
  3. We Deflate
  4. And Furthemore
  5. Down
  6. Intro
  7. And Furthemore
  8. And Furthermore
  9. Out

Duke Ellington: Uptown Ellington

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In March 1953, “Columbia” label released “Ellington Uptown”, the fifth Duke Ellington album. It was recorded in December 1951 in New York City, February – June – July 1952 in Fresno, California.

Personnel:

  • Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn – piano
  • Betty Roché, Al Hibbler – vocal
  • Willie Smith, Johnny Hodges, Hilton Jefferson – alto saxophone
  • Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet
  • Paul Gonsalves, Al Sears – tenor saxophone
  • Harry Carney – baritone saxophone
  • Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Willie Cook, Shelton Hemphill, Al Killian, Clark Terry, Francis Williams – trumpet
  • Ray Nance – trumpet, violin
  • Lawrence Brown, Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman – trombone
  • Tyree Glenn – trombone, vibraphone
  • Claude Jones, Juan Tizol – valve trombone
  • Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone
  • Fred Guy – guitar
  • Wendell Marshall, Oscar Pettiford, Junior Raglin – bass
  • Louis Bellson, Sonny Greer – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Duke Ellington, except where noted.

  1. Skin Deep – Louis Bellson
  2. The Mooche – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
  3. Take the “A” Train – Billy Strayhorn
  4. A Tone Parallel to Harlem (Harlem Suite)
  5. Perdido – Juan Tizol
  6. Controversial Suite Part 1: Before My Time
  7. Controversial Suite Part 2: Later

David Arkenstone: Spirit Wind

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On March 11, 1997, “Narada” label released “Spirit Wind”, the tenth David Arkenstone album. It was recorded in 1996, and was produced by David Arkenstone.

Personnel:

  • David Arkenstone  -guitars, piano, mandolin, cittern, percussion, bass, flute, keyboards, sound design
  • Don Markese – Watershed flutes, C flute, alto flute, piccolo, clarinet, Soprano saxophone, pennywhistle, ocarina
  • Douglas Spotted Eagle – Native American flute 
  • Eric Segnitz – string arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by David Arkenstone.

  1. The Ancient Road
  2. Destiny
  3. Companions
  4. Magic
  5. Night Visions
  6. Continue to Be
  7. The Wolf Hunt
  8. Northern Song
  9. Wind in the Trees
  10. A Special Place
  11. River Crossing
  12. Legends
  13. Changes
  14. Spirit Wind
  15. The Long Way Home

Bradley Joseph: Rapture

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On March 11, 1997, “Narada” label released “Rapture”, the second Bradley Joseph studio album. It was recorded in 1996, at “Pachyderm Studio” in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, and was produced by Bradley Joseph.

Personnel:

  • Bradley Joseph – vocals, keyboards, arrangements, conductor, engineer, mixing
  • Daniel Neale, Aron “Pumpkin” Trooien – guitar
  • James Anton – electric bass
  • Gordy Johnson – string bass
  • James Wheeler – drums
  • Charlie Adams, Marc Anderson – percussion
  • Brian Pearson – flute, trumpet
  • Jennifer Schumacher – English horn, oboe
  • Steven P. Trochlil – clarinet
  • Terry Brau – bass clarinet, trumpet
  • Charlie Bisharat – violin
  • Melissa Hasin – cello
  • David Levin, Clystie Whang – vocals
  • St. Olaf Players
  • Bob DeMaa – engineer
  • Lynn Peterson – engineer
  • Mark Agostino – engineer
  • Chuck Linder – engineer assistant
  • Dan Harjung – mixing
  • Treavor Sadler – mastering
  • Dan Harjung – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Bradley Joseph.

  1. A Lover’s Return
  2. Feel
  3. Jewel
  4. Healing the Hollow Man
  5. Blue Rock Road
  6. Robbins Island
  7. Stray
  8. A Stolen Kiss
  9. The Gallery
  10. Be Still
  11. Coastal Highway
  12. Storyteller
  13. The Passage

Manchester Orchestra: The Valley Of Vision

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On March 10, 2023, “Loma Vista” label released “The Valley of Vision”, the eighth Manchester Orchestra extended play. It was recorded in 2020, at “Concord Studios” in New York City, “Echo Mountain” in Asheville, North Carolina, “Favorite Gentlemen” in Atlanta, Georgia, “Sound City Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ethan Gruska, Andy Hull, Catherine Marks, Jamie Martens, Robert McDowell and Kyle Metcalfe.

Personnel:

  • Andy Hull – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion
  • Robert McDowell – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, programming
  • Andy Prince – bass guitar
  • Tim Very – drums, percussion
  • Ethan Gruska – piano
  • Caroline Swon – backing vocals
  • Dan Hannon – engineer
  • Jamie Martens – engineer
  • Catherine Marks – engineer, mixing
  • Dowell Gandy – engineer assistant
  • Paul Blakemore – mastering
  • Christopher Leckie – design
  • Mike Dempsey – photography

Track listing:

  1. Capital Karma – Andy Hull, Danny Parker
  2. The Way – Andy Hull
  3. Quietly – Andy Hull
  4. Letting Go – Andy Hull, Jamie Martens, Robert McDowell
  5. Lose You Again – Andy Hull, Dan Wilson
  6. Rear View – Andy Hull

Idles: Brutalism

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On March 10, 2017, “Partisan” label released “Brutalism”, the debut Idles studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, and was produced by Space.

Personnel:

  • Joe Talbot – lead vocals
  • Mark Bowen – lead guitar
  • Lee Kiernan – rhythm guitar
  • Adam Devonshire – bass
  • Jon Beavis – drums

Track listing:

  1. Heel / Heal
  2. Well Done
  3. Mother
  4. Date Night
  5. Faith in the City
  6. 1049 Gotho
  7. Divide & Conquer
  8. Rachel Khoo
  9. Stendhal Syndrome
  10. Exeter
  11. Benzocaine
  12. White Privilege
  13. Slow Savage

Hercules And Love Affair: Same

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On March 10, 2008, “DFA” label released the self-titled, debut Hercules and Love Affair studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Goodand Evil”, “Lofish Studios” and “Plantain Studios” in New York City, was produced by Andrew Butler and Tim Goldsworthy.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Butler – vocals, keyboards, marimba 
  • Anohni – vocals
  • Kim Ann Foxman – vocals 
  • Nomi – vocals 
  • Andrew Raposo – bass
  • Tyler Pope – bass
  • Andrew Raposo – bass
  • Tyler Pope – bass
  • Kevin Barker – guitar 
  • Eric Broucek – rhythm guitar, engineer, mixing
  • Morgan Wiley – keyboards 
  • Carter Yasutaki – trumpet
  • Steven Berstein – trumpet
  • Cory King – trombone 
  • Maxim Moston – strings, drum programming
  • Ben Perowsky – drums
  • Tim Goldsworthy – drum programming
  • Chris Castagno – additional engineering
  • Walter Fischbacher – additional engineering
  • Alex Nizich – additional engineering
  • Scott Williams – art direction
  • Ben Guttin – drawings
  • Jason Nocito – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Andrew Butler and Anohni, except where noted.

  1. Time Will
  2. Hercules Theme – Andrew Butler, Nomi
  3. You Belong
  4. Athene – Andrew Butler
  5. Blind
  6. Iris – Andrew Butler
  7. Easy
  8. This Is My Love – Andrew Butler
  9. Raise Me Up
  10. True / False, Fake / Real – Abdrew Butler

Mose Allison: The Word From Mose

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On March 10, 1964, “Atlantic” label released “The Word from Mose”, the 13th Mose Allison album. It was recorded in 1964, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • Mose Allison — vocals, piano
  • Ben Tucker — bass
  • Roy Lundberg — drums
  • Phil Iehle — engineer
  • Lee Friedlander — cover photo
  • Nesuhi Ertegun — supervisor

Track listing:

All tracks by Mose Allison, except where noted.

  1. Foolkiller
  2. One of These Days
  3. Look Here
  4. Days Like This
  5. Your Red Wagon – Gene DePaul, Richard M. Jones, Don Raye
  6. Wild Man – Everett Barksdale, Stanley Willis
  7. Rollin’ Stone – Muddy Waters
  8. New Parchman
  9. Don’t Forget to Smile
  10. I’m Not Talkin’
  11. Lost Mind – Percy Mayfield

Titus Andronicus: The Monitor

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On March 9, 2010, “XL” label released “The Monitor”, the second Titus Andronicus studio album. It was recorded in August 2009, and was produced by Kevin McMahon.

Personnel:

  • Patrick Stickles – vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, synthesizer, tape operator, electronics, engineer
  • Liam Betson – vocals, guitar
  • Ian Graetzer – bass
  • Eric Harm – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Julian Veronesi – vocals
  • Dan McGee – vocals
  • Matt Miller – vocals
  • Brendan Stickles – vocals
  • Ryan Walsh – vocals
  • Andrew Cedermark – guitar
  • Pete Feigenbaum – guitar
  • Kevin McMahon – vocals, guitar, percussion, recording, mixing
  • Ian O’Neil – guitar, vocals
  • Jenn Wasner – vocals, guitar
  • Dustin Wong – guitar
  • Elio DeLuca – vocals, piano, organ, electric piano, engineer
  • Peter Buettner – tenor saxophone
  • Brian Rutledge – trumpet
  • Dean Jones – trombone
  • David Bentley – cello
  • Brett Bondar – highland bagpipes, Scottish small pipes
  • Ian Dykstra – bass drums, sleigh bells, tambourine
  • Greg Farley – fiddle
  • Alex Tretiak – vocals, snare drums, research assistant
  • Andy Stack – engineer
  • Dustin Miller – vocal recording
  • Okey Canfield Chenoweth III, quoting Abraham Lincoln
  • Cassie Ramone, quoting Jefferson Davis
  • Craig Finn, quoting Walt Whitman’s “Vigil Strange I Kept on the Field one Night“

Track listing:

All tracks by Patrick Stickles.

  1. A More Perfect Union
  2. Titus Andronicus Forever
  3. No Future Part Three: Escape From No Future
  4. Richard II or Extraordinary Popular Dimensions and the Madness of Crowds (Responsible Hate Anthem)
  5. A Pot in Which to Piss
  6. Four Score and Seven
  7. Theme from “Cheers”
  8. To Old Friends and New
  9. …And Ever
  10. The Battle of Hampton Roads

CocoRosie: La Maison de Mon Rêve

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On March 4, 2004, “Toucj and Go” label released “La Maison de Mon Rêve”, the debut CocoRosie studio album. It was recorded in 2003, in apartment in Montmartre, Paris, and was produced by Sierra Rose “Rosie” and Bianca Leilani “Coco” Casady.

Personnel:

  • Sierra Rose “Rosie” – vocals, recording
  • Bianca Leilani “Coco” Casady – vocals, recording
  • Roger Seibel – mastering
  • Jon Beasley – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Sierra Rose and Bianca Leilani Casady.

  1. Terrible Angels
  2. By Your Side
  3. Jesus Loves Me
  4. Good Friday
  5. Not for Sale
  6. Tahiti Rain Song
  7. Candy Land
  8. Butterscotch
  9. West Side
  10. Madonna
  11. Haitian Love Song
  12. Lyla

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