The P-Funk All Stars: Urban Dancefloor Guerillas

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In December 1983, “Uncle Jam” label released “Urban Dancefloor Guerillas”, the debut P-Funk All-Stars (The) studio album. It was recorded 1982 – 1983, and was produced by George Clinton, Garry Shider, Walter Morrison, Sylvester Stewart and Bootsy Collins.

Personnel:

  • George Clinton
  • Bootsy Collins
  • Norma Jean Bell
  • Muruga Booker
  • Greg Boyer
  • Kenny Colton
  • Gary “Mudbone” Cooper
  • Benny Cowan
  • Janice Evans
  • Ron Ford
  • Mallia Franklin
  • Jimmy Giles
  • Richard Griffith
  • Michael Hampton
  • Larry Hatcher
  • Shirley Hayden
  • Eddie Hazel
  • Sheila Horne
  • Robert “P-Nut” Johnson
  • Jerry Jones
  • Lynn Mabry
  • Jeanette McGruder
  • DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight
  • Walter “Junie” Morrison
  • Maceo Parker
  • Michael “Clip” Payne
  • Dean Ragland
  • Garry Shider
  • Linda Shider
  • David Spradley
  • Donnie Sterling
  • Sly Stone
  • Cynthia Robinson
  • Greg Thomas
  • Tony Thomas
  • Fred Wesley
  • Bobby Womack
  • Debbie Wright
  • Philippé Wynne

Track listing:

  1. Generator Pop – George Clinton, Garry Shider, David Spradley
  2. Acupuncture – DeWayne McKnight, George Clinton, W. Walters
  3. One Of Those Summers – George Clinton, Walter Morrison
  4. Catch A Keeper – George Clinton, Donny Sterling, Sylvester Stewart
  5. Pumpin’ It Up – Garry Shider, G. Shider, Bob Bishop, Ron Ford
  6. Copy Cat – David Spradley, Lashawn Clinton, Garry Shider
  7. Hydraulic Pump – George Clinton, Sylvester Stewart, Jimmy Giles, Ron Ford
  8. Pumpin’ It Up (reprise) – Garry Shider, G. Shider, Bob Bishop, Ron Ford

Oscar Peterson Quartet: If You Could See Me Now

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In December 1986, “Pablo” label released “If You Could See Me Now”, album by Oscar Peterson Quartet. It was recorded in November 1983, and was produced by Norman Granz. In 1987, the album won “Juno Award” for “Best Jazz Album”.

Personnel:

  • Oscar Peterson – piano
  • Joe Pass – guitar
  • Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – double bass
  • Martin Drew – drums

Track listing:

  1. Weird Blues – Miles Davis
  2. If I Should Lose You – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
  3. On Danish Shore – Oscar Peterson, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
  4. L’ Impossible – Oscar Peterson
  5. If You Could See Me Now – Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman
  6. Limehouse Blues – Philip Braham, Douglas Furber

Duke Ellington Orchetra: Duke Ellington At Fargo, 1940 Live

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In December 1978, “Book of the Month” label released “Duke Ellington at Fargo, 1940 Live”, a live album by the Duke Ellington Orchestra. It was recorded in November 1940, at “Crystal Ballroom” in the “Fargo City Auditorium”, in Fargo, North Dakota, US. In 1980, the album won “Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album”.

Personnel:

  • Duke Ellington – piano
  • Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick – alto saxophone
  • Ben Webster – tenor saxophone
  • Harry Carney – baritone saxophone
  • Barney Bigard – clarinet
  • Rex Stewart – cornet
  • Ray Nance, Wallace Jones – trumpet
  • Tricky Sam Nanton, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown – trombone
  • Fred Guy – guitar
  • Jimmy Blanton – bass
  • Sonny Greer – drums
  • Ivie Anderson, Herb Jeffries – vocals

Track listing:

  1. The Mooche
  2. Sepia Panorama (theme)
  3. Ko-Ko
  4. There Shall Be No Night
  5. Pussy Willow
  6. Chatterbox
  7. Mood Indigo
  8. Harlem Air Shaft
  9. The Ferryboat Serenade
  10. Warm Valley
  11. Stompy Jones
  12. Bojangles
  13. You Took Advantage of Me
  14. Rumpus in Richmond
  15. The Flaming Sword
  16. Never No Lament
  17. Clarinet Lament
  18. Slap Happy
  19. Sepia Panorama
  20. Boy Meets Horn
  21. Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
  22. Oh, Babe! Maybe Someday
  23. Five O’Clock Whistle
  24. Rockin’ in Rhythm
  25. Sophisticated Lady
  26. Cotton Tail
  27. Whispering Grass
  28. Conga Brava
  29. I Never Felt This Way Before
  30. Across the Track Blues
  31. Honeysuckle Rose
  32. Wham
  33. Star Dust
  34. Rose of the Rio Grande
  35. St. Louis Blues

Tommy Flanagan: Ballads & Blues

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In December 1978, “Enja” label released “Ballads & Blues”, the 16th Tommy Flanagan album. It was recorded in 1978, at “Penthouse Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Matthias Winckelman and Horst Weber.

Personnel:

  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • George Mraz – bass
  • Davud Baker – recording
  • Chip Stokes – recording assistant
  • John Kilgore – recording assistant
  • Christa Brüggemann – lacquer cut
  • Matthias Winckelman, Horst Weber – design
  • Adelhard Roidinger – front cover photography
  • Giuseppe Pino – back cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tommy Flanagan, except where noted.

  1. Blue Twenty
  2. Scrapple from the Apple – Charlie Parker
  3. With Malice Towards None – Tom McIntosh
  4. Blues for Sarka – George Mraz
  5. Star Eyes – Gene de Paul, Don Raye
  6. They Say It’s Spring – Bob Haymes, Marty Clark
  7. Birks’ Works – Dizzy Gillespie

Sal Nistico: Neo/Nistico

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In December 1978, “Bee Hive” label released “Neo/Nistico”, the fifth Sal Nistico album. It was recorded in November 1978, at “Master Sound Productions” in Franklin Square, New York, and was produced by Jim Neumann and Fred Norsworthy.

Personnel:

  • Sal Nistico – tenor saxophone
  • Nick Brignola – baritone saxophone
  • Ted Curson – trumpet
  • Ronnie Mathews – piano
  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums

Track listing:

  1. Anthropology – Charlie Parker
  2. You Don’t Know What Love Is – Gene De Paul, Don Raye
  3. Be My Love – Nicholas Brodzsky, Sammy Cahn
  4. Blues for K. D. – Sal Nistico
  5. Bambu – Sal Nistico
  6. Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum – Wayne Shorter

Tommy Flanagan: Alone Too Long

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In December 1977, “Nippon Columbia” label released “Alone Too Long”, the tenth Tommy Flanagan album. It was recorded in December 1977, at “Sound Ideas Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Yoshio Ozawa.

Personnel:

  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • Jim McCurdy – engineer
  • Kaoru Yamamoto – engineer
  • Takeaki Anazawa – engineer
  • Reginald Workman – A&R
  • Tsutomu Ueno – program coordinator, cover photography
  • Satoshi Saitoh – design
  • Masataka Hasegawa – lithography
  • Hideki Sato – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Parisian Thoroughfare – Bud Powell
  2. In Your Own Sweet Way – Dave Brubeck
  3. Like a Butterfly – Tommy Flanagan
  4. Here’s That Rainy Day – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  5. Alone Too Long – Shorty Rogers, Sidney Keith ‘Bob’ Russell
  6. Maybe September – Ray Evans, Percy Faith, Jay Livingston
  7. Strollin’ – Kenny Clarke
  8. Billie Holiday Medley: Glad to Be Unhappy – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers / No More – Salvador Camarata  / That Ole Devil Called Love – Allan Roberts, Doris Fisher
  9. Bean and Boys / In Walked Bud – Coleman Hawkins, Thelonious Monk
  10. Ultima Thule – Tommy Flanagan
  11. The Very Thought of You – Tommy Ray Noble
  12. Dignified Appearance – Tommy Flanagan

Junior Cook: Pressure Cooker

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In December 1977, “Catalyst” label released “Pressure Cooker”, the third Junior Cook album. It was recorded in November 1977, at “Blank Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Cedar Walton.

Personnel:

  • Junior Cook – tenor saxophone
  • Mickey Tucker – piano
  • Juini Booth – bass
  • Cecil McBee – bass
  • Leroy Williams – drums

Track listing:

  1. Sweet Lotus Lips – Mickey Tucker
  2. The Crucifier – Mickey Tucker
  3. The 8th Cat – Tex Allen
  4. Not Quite That – Garnett Brown
  5. Yardbird Suite – Charlie Parker
  6. Moment to Moment (Part One) – Henry Mancini
  7. Moment to Moment (Part Two) – Henry Mancini

Chelsea Wolfe: The Grime And The Glow

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On December 28, 2020, “Pendu Sound” label released “The Grime and the Glow”, the debut Chelsea Wolfe studio album. It was recorded 2009 – 2010, and was produced by Chelsea Wolfe.

Personnel:

  • Chelsea Wolfe – vocals, guitar
  • Kevin Dockter – lead guitar
  • Ben Chisholm – piano
  • Addison Quarles – bass guitar
  • Drew Walker – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Chelsea Wolfe.

  1. Advice & Vices
  2. Cousins of the Antichrist
  3. Moses
  4. Deep Talks
  5. Fang
  6. Benjamin
  7. The Whys
  8. Nnorus
  9. Halfsleeper
  10. Bounce House demons
  11. Widow

Emmylou Harris: Luxury Liner

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On December 28, 1976, “Warner Bros Nashville” label released “Luxury Liner”, the fourth Emmylou Harris album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Enactron Truck” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Brian Ahem.

Personnel:

  • Emmylou Harris – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Brian Ahern – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, finger-style acoustic guitar, engineer
  • Nicolette Larson – duet vocals
  • Albert Lee – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Rodney Crowell – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, high-strung guitar, backing vocals
  • Rick Cunha – acoustic guitar
  • Hank DeVito – pedal steel guitar
  • James Burton – electric guitar
  • Glen Hardin – piano, electric piano, string arrangements
  • Mickey Raphael – harmonica, bass harmonica
  • Emory Gordy Jr. – bass
  • John Ware – drums
  • Mike Auldridge – dobro
  • Ricky Skaggs – fiddle, mandolin
  • Dianne Brooks – backing vocals
  • Dolly Parton – backing vocals
  • Herb Pedersen – backing vocals
  • Fayssoux Starling – backing vocals
  • Donivan Cowart – engineer
  • Bradley Hartman – engineer
  • Stuart Taylor – engineer
  • Miles Wilkinson – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Luxury Liner – Gram Parsons
  2. Pancho and Lefty – Townes Van Zandt
  3. Making Believe – Jimmy Work
  4. You’re Supposed to Be Feeling Good – Rodney Crowell
  5. I’ll Be Your San Antone Rose – Susana Clark
  6. (You Never Can tell) C’est la Vie – Chuck Berry
  7. When I Stop Dreaming – Ira Louvin, Charlie Louvin
  8. Hello Stranger – A.P. Carter
  9. She – Gram Parsons, Chris Ethridge
  10. Tulsa Queen – Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell

Kak: Same

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On December 28, 1969, “Epic” label released the self-titled, debut Kak album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by Gary Grelecki.

Personnel:

  • Gary L. Yoder – lead vocals, acoustic and rhythm guitar, arrangements
  • Dehner C. Patten – vocals, guitar, arrangements
  • Joseph D. Damrell – vocals, bass, sitar, tambourine, arrangements
  • Chritopher A. Lockheed – vocals, drums, table, harpsichord, maracas, arrangements
  • Robert Breault – engineer
  • Rafael Valentin – engineer
  • Terry Dunavan – engineer
  • Bob Cato – art direction
  • John Berg – art direction
  • Edward Kaspar – painting
  • Gary Grelecki – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Gary L. Yoder, except where noted.

  1. HCO 97658 – Christopher Lockheed, Dehner C, Patten, Gary Grelecki, Joseph Damrell
  2. Everything’s Changing – Gary Grelecki
  3. Electric Sailor – Christopher Lockheed, Dehner C, Patten, Joseph Damrell
  4. Disbelievin’
  5. I’ve Got Time
  6. Flowing By – Gary Grelecki
  7. Bryte ‘N’ Clear Day – Gary Grelecki
  8. Trieulogy – Gary Grelecki
  9. Golgotha
  10. Mirage
  11. Rain
  12. Lemonade Kid

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