Maleem Mahmoud Ghania: The Trance Of Seven Colors

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On September 27, 1994, “Axiom” label released “The Trance of Seven Colors”, album by Maleem Mahmoud Ghania and Pharaoh Sanders. It was recorded in June 1994, at the “House of the Caid Khoubane” in the Medina of Essaouira, District Chbanat, Morocco, and was produced by Nicky Skopelitis and Bill Laswell.

Personnel:

  • Maleem Mahmoud Ghania – lead vocals, guembri, tambourine, arrangements
  • Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone
  • Abdelmoula Hnikkich, Mustapha Nousan – harraz drums
  • Abdelmalak Ben Hamou, Maleem Abdelkabir Addabachi – ghaita
  • Abderrahman Nimini – tambourine
  • Zaida Ghania – leader female vocal chorus
  • Abdellah Ahkaraz, Abdellatif Abdellaoui, Hassan Machoure, Maleem Abdellah Ghania, El Moktar Ghania, Mohamed Abdellaoui, Mohamed Boujmia, Mohamed Outanine – chorus, karkabas, hanclaps
  • Fatima Labied, Fatha Ifis, Hafida Ghania, J’mia Ghania, Khadija Ghania, Maliku Ghania, Mina Ahkaraz, Said Battach – chorus
  • Robert Musso – engineer, producer assistant
  • Janet Rienstra – artwork
  • Laura Carriker – artwork
  • Aldo Sampieri – design, layout
  • Eric Rosenzveig – coordinator, liner notes
  • El haimer Boubker – coordinator
  • Tracy McKnight – coordinator
  • Peter Wetherbee – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. La Allah Dayim Moulenah – Maleem Mahmoud Ghania, Pharoah Sanders
  2. Bella Moussaka
  3. Hamdouchi
  4. Peace in Essaouira (for Sonny Sharrock) – Pharoah Sanders
  5. Boulandi Samawi
  6. Moussa Berkiyo / Koubaliy Beriah La’Foh
  7. Salat Anbi
  8. Casa Casa Atougra
  9. Mahraba

Robert Plant & Suzi Dian: Saving Grace

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On September 26, 2024, “Nonesuch” label released “Saving Grace”, album by Robert Plant and Suzi Dian (the twelfth Robert Plant studio album overall). It was recorded April 2019 – January 2025 in the Cotswolds and the Welsh Borders, and was produced by Robert Plant, Suzy Dian, Oli Jefferson, Tony Kelsey, Barney Morse Brown and Matt Worley.

Personnel:

  • Robert Plant – vocals, harmonica, design, arrangement
  • Suzi Dian – vocals, accordion, design, arrangement
  • Tony Kelsey – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, baritone guitar, backing vocals, arrangement
  • Matt Worley – vocals, banjo, acoustic guitar, cuatro, backing vocals, arrangement
  • Oli Jefferson – drums, percussion, backing vocals, arrangement
  • Barney Morse Brown – cello, arrangement
  • Sam Amidon – arrangement
  • Tim Oliver – engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Albert Stevens – engineer
  • Mark Kennedy – engineer
  • Andrew Scheps – engineer
  • Greg Calbi – additional mastering
  • Steve Fallone – additional mastering
  • Joe Nino-Hernes – vinyl mastering
  • Richard Evans, Stef Graham – sleeve design

Track listing:

  1. Chevrolet – Joe McCoy, Memphis Minnie, Ed Young, Lonnie Young, Donovan Leitch
  2. As I Roved Out – traditional
  3. It’s a Beautiful Day Today – Bob Mosley
  4. Soul of a Man – Blind Willie Johnson
  5. Ticket Taker – Ben Knox Miller, Jeffrey Prystowsky
  6. I Never Will Marry – traditional
  7. Higher Rock – Martha Scanlan
  8. Too Far from You – Sarah Siskind
  9. Everybody’s Song – Zak Micheletti, Mimi parker, Alan Sparhawk
  10. Gospel Plough – traditional

Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood: Out Louder

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On September 26, 2006, “Indirecto Records” label released “Out Louder”, album by Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood. It was recorded in January 2006, at “Shacklyn Studios” and “Bedford Studios” in Brooklyn, New York.

Personnel:

  • John Medeski – keyboards
  • John Scofield – guitars
  • Chris Wood – basses
  • Billy Martin – drums, percussion
  • Tom Camuso – recording
  • Andy Tommasi – engineer assistant
  • Scotty Hard – mixing
  • Michael Fossenkemper – mastering
  • Yalitza Ferreras – art direction, design
  • Danny Clinch – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Medeski, John Scofield, Billy Martin and Chris Wood, except where noted.

  1. Little Walter Rides Again – John Scofield
  2. Miles Behind
  3. In Case the World Changes Its Mind
  4. Tequila and Chocolate – Chris Wood
  5. Tootie Ma Is a Big Fine Thing – traditional
  6. Cachaça – Chris Wood
  7. Hanuman
  8. Telegraph
  9. What Now
  10. Julia – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  11. Down the Tube
  12. Legalize It – Peter Tosh

Ibrahim Maalouf: Kalthoum

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On September 25, 2015, “Impulse!” label released “Kalthoum”, the eight Ibrahim Maalouf album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Systems Two” in New York.

Personnel:

  • Ibrahim Maalouf – trumpet, arrangements
  • Frank Woeste – piano, arrangements
  • Mark Turner – saxophone
  • Larry Grenadier – double bass
  • Clarence Penn – drums
  • Joe Marciano – recording
  • Max Ross – recording
  • Michael Marciano – mixing
  • Mark Wilder – mastering
  • Arno Weil – design
  • Geraldine Petrovic – booklet photography
  • Ronald Martinez – cover and postcards photography
  • Gamil Aziz Morsi – text

Track listing:

All tracks by Baligne Hamdi Abdel Hamed.

  1. Introduction
  2. Overture I
  3. Overture II
  4. Movement I
  5. Movement II
  6. Movement III
  7. Movement IV

Herbie Hancock: River: The Joni Letters

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On September 25, 2007, “Verve” label released “River: The Joni Letters”, the fortieth Herbie Hancock studio album. It is a tribute album featuring cover songs written by Joni Mitchell. It was recorded 2006 – 2007, at “Avatar” in New York City, “Ocean Way” in Los Angeles, “600 ft” in Yorkshire, “NJP Tonstrudio” in Zürich, and was produced by Larry Klein and Herbie Hancock.

Personnel:

  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Wayne Shorter – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Lionel Loueke – guitar
  • Dave Holland – bass
  • Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
  • Joni Mitchell – vocal
  • Tina Turner – vocal
  • Norah Jones – vocal
  • Corinne Bailey Rae – vocal
  • Luciana Souza – vocal

Track listing:

All tracks by Joni Mitchell, except where noted.

  1. Court and Spark
  2. Edith and the Kingpin
  3. Both Sides Now
  4. River
  5. Sweet Bird
  6. The Leaf Prophecy – Joni Mitchell, Larry Klein
  7. Solitude – Eddie DeLange, Duke Ellington, irving Mills
  8. Amelia
  9. Nefertiti – Wayne Shorter
  10. The Jungle Line

Kayak: The Last Encore

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In September 1976, “Vertigo” label released “The Last Encore”, the fourth Kayak album. It was recorded May – July 1976, at “Morgan Studio” in Brussels, Belgium, and was produced by Max Werner, Johan Slager, Ton Scherpenzeel, Bert Veldkamp and Pim Koopman.

Personnel:

  • Max Werner – lead vocals, percussion, Mellotron
  • Johan Slager – guitars, backing vocals
  • Ton Scherpenzeel – keyboards, accordion, double bass, backing vocals
  • Bert Veldkamp – bass, double bass, saxophone, zither, backing vocals
  • Pim Koopman – drums, percussion, marimba, piano, lead and backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Back to the Front – Ton Scherpenzeel, Johan Slager
  2. Nothingness – Ton Scherpenzeel
  3. Love of a Victim – Pim Koopman
  4. Land on the Water – Pim Koopman
  5. The Last Encore – Ton Scherpenzeel
  6. Do You Care – Pim Koopman
  7. Still My Heart Cries for You – Pim Koopman
  8. Relics from a Distant Age – Ton Scherpenzeel
  9. Love Me Tonight / Get on Board – Ton Scherpenzeel
  10. Evocation – Pim Koopman
  11. Raid Your Own House – Ton Scherpenzeel
  12. Well Done – Pim Koopman

Nolan Potter: Music Is Dead

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On September 24, 2021, “Castle Face Records” label released “Music Is Dead”, the fourth Nolan Potter album.

Personnel:

  • Nolan Potter – performer, engineer, mixing
  • JJ Golden – mastering
  • Julie Weird – design
  • Christian Sigler – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Nolan Potter.

  1. One Eye Flees Aquapolis
  2. Stubborn Bubble
  3. Gregorian Chance
  4. Holy Scroller
  5. Preeminent Minds
  6. Music Is Dead

Sammy Hagar: Sammy Hagar & Friends

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On September 24, 2013, “Frontiers” label released “Sammy Hagar & Friends”, the sixteenth Sammy Hagar studio album. It was recorded 2012 – 2013, and was produced by John Cuniberty and Sammy Hagar.

Personnel:

  • Sammy Hagar – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel guitar
  • Taj Mahal – lead vocals
  • Toby Keith – lead vocals
  • Kid Rock – lead and backing vocals
  • Ronnie Dunn – lead and backing vocals
  • Nancy Wilson – lead and backing vocals
  • Dave Zirbel – acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel guitar, dobro, ukulele
  • Neal Schon – guitar
  • Bill Kirchen – guitar
  • Vic Johnson – guitar, backing vocals
  • Joe Satriani – guitar, backing vocals
  • James DePrato – mandolin
  • Austin DeLone – piano, accordion
  • Susie Davis – organ
  • Andre Thierry – accordion
  • Ruth Davies – upright bass
  • Bill Church – bass
  • Mona Gnader – bass, backing vocals
  • Michael Anthony – bass
  • Denny Carmassi – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Chad Smith – drums
  • Paul Revelli – drums
  • Mickey Hart – drums
  • David Lauser – drums
  • John Cuniberti – percussion, backing vocals
  • Karl Perraza – percussion
  • Erica Cuniberty, Caroline DeLone, Aaron Hagar, Vic Johnson, Claytoven Richardson, Omega Rae, Sandy Griffith – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Winding Down – Sammy Hagar
  2. Not Going Down – Jay Buchanan
  3. Personal Jesus – Martin Gore
  4. Father Sun – Sammy Hagar
  5. Knockdown Dragout – Dennis Hill, Ken Livingston, Kyle Homme, Stephen Garvy, Kevin Baldes, Sammy Hagar
  6. Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man – Bob Seger
  7. Bad on Fords and Chevrolets – Ronnie Dunn, Ray Wylie Hubbard
  8. Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffet
  9. All We Need Is an Island – Sammy Hagar
  10. Going Down (Live in studio, take 1) – Don Nix

Pierrot Lunaire: Gudrun

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In September 1977, “it” label released “Gudrun”, the second Pierrot Lunaire album. 

Personnel:

  • Gaio Chiocchio – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, harpsichord, sitar, zither, synthesizer
  • Arturo Stalteri – piano, organ, harpsichord, organ, synthesizer, acoustic guitar, tambourine, flute
  • Jacqueline Darby – vocals
  • Massimo Buzzi – drums
  • Enzo Martella – effects, engineer
  • Raffaele Cricchi – recording
  • Ezio Prost – artwork
  • Nicola Sisto – photography, liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Gudrun – Arturo Stalteri, Gaio Chicchio, Jacqueline Darby
  2. Dietro Il Silenzio – Arturo Stalteri, Gaio Chiocchio
  3. Plaisir D’Amour – Arturo Stalteri, Gaio Chiocchio
  4. Gallia – Jacqueline Darby
  5. Giovane Madre – Arturo Stalteri, Gaio Chicchio
  6. Sonde In Profondita – Arturo Stalteri, Gaio Chicchio
  7. Morella – Arturo Stalteri, Gaio Chicchio
  8. Mein Armer Italiener – Arturo Stalteri, Gaio Chicchio

Guillaume Perret & The Electric Epic: Open Me

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On September 23, 2014, “Kakoum Records” label released “Open Me”, the third Guillaume Perret & The Electric Epic album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Studio Plus XXX” in Paris, “Studio Grand Large” in Brest, France, “La Fabrique” in Saint-Rémy de Provence, France.

Personnel:

  • Jim Grandcamp – electric guitar
  • Guillaume Perret – electric saxophone, mixing
  • Philippe Bussonnet – electric bass
  • Yoann Serra – drums, sampler
  • Sir Alice – voice
  • Monica Vannier – voice
  • Dominique “Dume” Poutet – recording assistant, mixing
  • Breakz, Déborah Claude, Etienne Geremia – recording assistant
  • Romain Duhamel – mixing assistant
  • Shane “The Cutter” – mastering
  • Guillaume Saix – artwork
  • Eduard Tetzlaff, Emile Holba – photography

Track listing:

  1. Opening
  2. Shoebox
  3. Brutalum Voluptuous
  4. Irma’s Room
  5. Mamuth
  6. Doors
  7. Ponk
  8. Coma

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