David Stoughton: Transformer

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In December 1968, “Elektra” label released “Transformer”, the only David Stoughton album. It was recorded in 1968, and was produced by David Stoughton.

Personnel:

  • David Stoughton – vocals, guitar
  • Mal MacKenzie – bass
  • Joe Livolsi – drums
  • John Nicholls – vocals
  • Steve Tanzer – flute, piccolo flute
  • Peter Chapman – horns
  • Jac Holzman – recording supervisor
  • Bob Petrucci – engineer
  • Marshall Goldberg – engineer
  • Peter Granet – engineer
  • William S. Harvey – art direction
  • Robert L. Heimall – design
  • Myron Collins – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by David Stoughton.

  1. The Sun Comes Up Each Day
  2. The Summer Had No Breeze
  3. The Anecdote of Horatio & Julie
  4. Saving for a Rainy Day
  5. Evening Song
  6. I Don’t Know If It’s You

Ray Bryant: Take A Bryant Step

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In December 1967, “Cadet” label released “Take a Bryant Step”, the 19th Ray Bryant album. It was recorded August – November 1967, at “Tel Mar Studios” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Richard Evans.

Personnel:

  • Ray Bryant – piano, arrangements
  • The Richard Evans Orchestra
  • Richard Evans – arrangements
  • Doug Brand – engineer

Track listing:

  1. To Sir with Love – Mark London. Don Black
  2. Ramblin’ – Ornette Coleman
  3. Natural Woman – Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Jerry Wexler
  4. Ode to Billy Joe – Bobbie Gentry
  5. Up-Up and Away – Jimmy Webb
  6. Paint It Black – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  7. Pata Pata – Miriam Makeba, Jerry Ragovoy
  8. Poochie – Richard Evans
  9. Yesterday – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  10. Paper Cup – Jimmy Webb
  11. Doing My Thing – Richard Evans
  12. Dinner On the Grounds – Loonis McGlohon

Ornette Coleman: Ornette On Tenor

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In December 1962, “Atlantic” label released “Ornette on Tenor”, the eighth Ornette Coleman album. It was recorded in March 1961, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • Ornette Coleman — tenor saxophone
  • Don Cherry — pocket trumpet
  • Jimmy Garrison — bass
  • Ed Blackwell — drums
  • Tom Dowd – recording
  • Phil Lehle – recording
  • Bob Slutzky – design
  • Alfred Bennett Spellman, Jr. – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Ornette Coleman.

  1. Cross Breeding
  2. Mapa
  3. Enfant
  4. Eos
  5. Ecars

Ambrose Akinmusire: Owl Song

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On December 15, 2023, “Nonesuch” label released “Owl Song”, the eight Ambrose Akinmusire album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Ambrose Akinmusire.

Personnel:

  • Ambrose Akinmusire – trumpet
  • Bill Frisell – guitar
  • Herlin Riley – drums
  • Adam Muñoz – engineer
  •  David Darlington – mixing, mastering
  • John Gall – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Ambrose Akinmusire.

  1. Owl Song 1
  2. Weighted Corners
  3. Flux Fuelings
  4. Owl Song 2
  5. Grace
  6. Mr. Frisell
  7. Mr. Riley
  8. Henya

Ron Carter: It’s The Time

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On December 15, 2007, “Somethin’ Else” label released “It’s the Time”, the 52nd Ron Carter album. It was recorded April – June 2007, at “EMI Music Japan Inc. Studios” in Tokyo, and was produced by Retrac Productions and Ron Carter.

Personnel:

  • Ron Carter – bass, piccolo bass
  • Mitsuaki Kishi – piano 
  • Mulgrew Miller − piano
  • Russell Malone − guitar
  • Makoto Rikitake − drums
  • Motoya Hamaguchi − percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Ron Carter, except where noted.

  1. It’s the Time
  2. Eddie’s Theme
  3. Mack the Knife – Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht
  4. Candle Light
  5. Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise – Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II
  6. I Can’t Get Started – Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin
  7. Super Strings
  8. My Ship – Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin
  9. Laverne Walk – Oscar Pettiford
  10. It’s the Time (TVCM Version)

John Coltrane: Live At The Village Vanguard Again

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In December 1966, “Impulse!” label released “Live at The Village Vanguard Again!”, album by John Coltrane (the 15th album for “Impulse!). It was recorded in May 1966, at the “Village Vanguard” jazz club in New York City, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • John Coltrane – soprano and tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
  • Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Alice Coltrane – piano
  • Jimmy Garrison – bass
  • Rashied Ali – drums
  • Emanuel Rahim – percussion

Track listing:

  1. Naima – John Coltrane
  2. Introduction to My Favorite Things – Jimmy Garrison
  3. My Favorite Things – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein

Motörhead: The Wörld Is Yours

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On December 14, 2010, “Motörhead Music” and “UDR GmbH” labels released “The Wörld Is Yours”, the twentieth Motörhead studio album. It was recorded in 2010, at “NRG Studios” and “Sage and Sound Studios” in Hollywood, “Maple Studios” in Santa Ana, California, “Long Wave Studio” in Cardiff, Wales, and was produced by Cameron Webb.

Personnel:

  • Lemmy (Ian Kilmister) – vocals, bass, design
  • Phil Campbell – guitars
  • Mikkey Dee – drums
  • Charlie Paulson – scratch guitar
  • Cameron Webb – engineer, mixing
  • Sergio Chavez, Wesley Mischener, Josh Bierly – engineer
  • Romesh Dodangoda – recording
  • Rob Thomas – recording assistant
  • Francis Ruiz, Jimmy Bomann, Steve Luna – studio technicians
  • Ted Jenson – mastering
  • Steffan Chirazi – creative direction
  • Mark DeVito – design
  • Robert John, Pep Bonet – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Lemmy, all music by Lemmy, Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee.

  1. Born to Lose
  2. I Know How to Die
  3. Get Back in Line
  4. Devils in My Head
  5. Rock ‘n’ Roll Music
  6. Waiting for the Snake
  7. Brotherhood of Man
  8. Outlaw
  9. I Know What You Need
  10. Bye Bye Bitch Bye Bye

Mono And World’s End Girlfriend: Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain

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On December 14, 2005, “Human Highway Records” label released “Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain”, album by Mono and World’s End Girlfriend. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by Mono and World’s End Girlfriend.

Personnel:

  • Takaakira “Taka” Goto – music
  • Yoda – music
  • Tamaki – music
  • Yasunori Takada – music
  • Katsuhiko Maeda – music, recording, mixing
  • Mujika Easel – chorus vocals
  • Takafumi Ishikawa – saxophone
  • Kazumasa Hashimoto – piano
  • Mikiko Ise – violin
  • Mio Okamura – violin
  • Kaoru Hagiwara – viola
  • Seigen Tokuzawa – cello
  • Seiji Ueki – recording
  • Gondo Tomohiko – recording
  • Yuuki Mizutani – recording
  • Tetsuya Yamamoto – recording
  • John Golden – mastering
  • Chieko Akasaka – design
  • Jeremy DeVine – design
  • Chie Tatsumi – photography

Track listing:

  1. Untitled
  2. Untitled
  3. Untitled
  4. Untitled
  5. Untitled

The Smile: The Smile At The Montreux Jazz Festival July 2022

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On December 14, 2022, “XL” label released “The Smile at Montreux Jazz Festival, July 2022”, the first Smile (The) live and second overall album. It was recorded in July 2024, at “Montreux Jazz Festival” at “Montreux Music & Convention Centre” in Montreux, Switzerland, and was produced by

Personnel:

  • Thom Yorke – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Jonny Greenwood – guitar, bass
  • Tom Skinner – drums
  • Mikko Gordon – engineer

Track listing:

All lyrics by Thom Yorke, all music by Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Tom Skinner, and Nigel Godrich.

  1. Pana-vision
  2. Thin Thing
  3. The Opposite
  4. Speech Bubbles
  5. Free in the Knowledge / A Hairdryer
  6. The Smoke
  7. You Will Never Work in Television Again

Red Vox: Another Light

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On December 14, 2017, Red Vox self-released the album Another Light. It was recorded in 2017, at “The Red Room” in New York City, and was produced by Joseph Pecora.

Personnel:

  • Vincent Palmieri – vocals, guitar
  • Joseph Pecora – bass, guitar
  • Bill Gagliardi – keyboards
  • Mike – percussion
  • Andrea Serrano, B.G., Joyo, Ramey, Same, Stridingcrab – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Another Light
  2. Settle for Less
  3. Memories Lie
  4. Tell Me
  5. I’m So Happy
  6. I’m So Sad
  7. Memento Mori
  8. From the Stars
  9. Rub Your Eyes
  10. Reno
  11. In the Garden
  12. Forgive and Forget
  13. Burn a Picture

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