In May 1968, “Columbia” label released “Underground”, the 24th Thelonious Monk album. It was recorded in December 1967, February – December 1968, and was produced by Teo Macero.
Personnel:
Thelonious Monk – piano
Charlie Rouse – tenor saxophone
Larry Gales – bass
Ben Riley – drums
Jon Hendricks – vocals
Tim Geelan – engineer
John Berg, Richard Mantel – art direction
Horn Grinner Studios – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Thelonious Monk, except where noted.
On May 24, 2024, “Polydor” label released “66”, the seventeenth Paul Weller studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2024, at “Black Barn Studio”, and was produced by Christophe Vaillant, Paul Weller and White Label.
Personnel:
Paul Weller – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar, bass guitar, piano, Mellotron, organ, Rhodes, synthesizer, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, celesta, percussion
Steve Pilgrim – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Tom Heel – acoustic and electric guitar, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond organ, backing vocals
On May 24, 2024, “Loma Vista” label released “Sunday Morning Put-On”, the 20th Andrew Bird album. It was recorded in 2024, at “Valentine Studios” in California, and was produced by Andrew Bird.
Personnel:
Andrew Bird – vocals, violin, art direction
Alan Hampton – bass guitar, upright bass
Ted Poor – drums, vibraphone
Jeff Parker – electric guitar
Larry Goldings – piano
Travis Pavur – engineer
David Boucher – engineer, mixing
Jeff Lipton – mastering
MariaRice – mastering
Sage Lamonica – package design
Christopher Leckie – art direction, package design
Alexa Viscius – art direction, photography
Track listing:
I Didn’t Know What Time It Was – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
Caravan – Irving Mills, Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol
I Fall in Love Too Easily – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To – Cole Porter
My Ideal – Leo Robin, Newell Chase, Richard A. Whiting
Django – John Lewis
I Cover the Waterfront – Edward Heyman, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman
Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
On May 23, 2000, “Fat Possum” label released “What’s Wrong with You”, the debut Robert Belfour album. It was recorded in 2000, at “The Money Shot” in Water Valley, Mississippi, and was produced by Matthew Johnson and Bruce Watson.
On May 23, 1993, “Columbia” label released “Give a Monkey a Brain and He’ll Swear He’s the Center of the Universe”, the fourth Fishbone studio album. It was recorded in 1993, at “One on One” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Terry Date, Angelo Moore, Walter A. Kibby II, Kendall Jones, Chris Dowd, John Bigham, John Norwood Fisher and Philip “Fish” Fisher.
Personnel:
Kendall Jones – vocals, lead guitar
John Bigham – guitar, keyboards
Chris Dowd – vocals, keyboards, trombone
Angelo Moore – vocals, saxophone
Walter A. Kibby II – vocals, trumpet
John Norwood Fisher – vocals, bass
Philip “Fish” Fisher – drums
Branford Marsalis – saxophone
Kristen Vigard – backing vocals
Track listing:
Swim – John Bigham
Servitude – Kendall Jones
Black Flowers – Chris Dowd
Unyielding Conditioning – Kendall Jones
Properties of Propaganda (Fuk This Shit On Up) – John Norwood Fisher
The Warmth of Your Breath – John Norwood Fisher, Angelo Moore
Lemon Meringue – John Norwood Fisher
They All Have Abandoned Their Hopes – John Norwood Fisher, Angelo Moore, Chris Wood
On May 22, 2007, “Triple Crown” label released “Act II: The Meaning of, and All Things Regarding Ms. Leading”, the second Dear Hunter (The) studio album. It was recorded 2006 – 2007, and was produced by Casey Crescenzo.
Personnel:
Casey Crescenzo – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, organ
Erick Serna – acoustic and electric guitar
Luke Dent – vocals, piano, organ
Sam Dent – drums, percussion, glockenspiel
Phil Crescenzo – banjo
Jason Belcher – trumpet, French horn
Matt Tobin – violin
Philip Wolf – cello
Brandon Brooks – cello
Krysten Keches – harp
Track listing:
All tracks by Casey Crescenzo.
The Death and the Berth
The Procession
The Lake and the River
The Oracle on the Delphi Express
The Church and the Dime
The Bitter Suite I and II: Meeting Ms. Leading and Through the Dime
In May 1963, “Blue Note” label released “Midnight Blue”, the 17th Kenny Burrell album. It was recorded in January 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion, Michael Cuscuna and Tom Vasatka.
Personnel:
Kenny Burrell – guitar
Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
Major Holley – bass
Bill English – drums
Ray Barretto – conga
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, remastering
Gordon Jee – creative director
Eric Bernhardi – design
Reid Miles – design, typography
Francis Wolff – photography, cover photography
Leonard Feather – original liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Kenny Burrell, except where noted.
Chitlins con Carne
Mule – Kenny Burrell, Major Holley Jr.
Soul Lament
Midnight Blue
Wavy Gravy
Gee, Baby, Ain’t I Good to You – Andy Razaf, Don Redman
On May 21, 2021, “Republic” label released “Long Lost”, the fourth Lord Huron studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Whispering Pines Studios”, and was produced by Ben Schneider, Ben Tolliday and Mark Barry.
On May 21, 2021, “Sub Pop” label released “Wink”, the third Chai studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Endhits Studio Inc”, “Foftoo Sound Labs”, “Sound Arts” in Tokyo, “Strange Weather” in New York City, and was produced by Dar Ishikawa,, Mndsgn and YMCK.
