Pharaoh Sanders: Jewels Of Thought

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In March 1970, “Impulse!” label released “Jewels of Thought”, the fourth Pharaoh Sanders album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Sound Plaza Studios” in Manhattan, New York City, and was produced by Ed Michel.

Personnel:

  • Pharaoh Sanders – tenor saxophone, contrabass clarinet, flute, piano, chimes, percussion 
  • Cecil McBee – bass, percussion
  • Richard Davis – bass, percussion
  • Idris Muhammad – drums, percussion
  • Roy Haynes – drums
  • Leon Thomas – vocal, percussion
  • George Sawtelle – engineer
  • George Whiteman – design
  • Chuck Stewart – photography

Track listing:

  1. Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah
  2. Sun in Aquarius
  3. Sun in Aquarius Part 2

Irreversible Entanglements: Who Sent You?

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On March 20, 2020, “Don Giovanni” label released “Who Sent You?”, the second Irreversible Entanglements studio album. It was recorded in Marsh 2019, at “Kawari Studios” in Philadelphia, and was produced by Camae Ayewa, Keir Neuringer, Aquiles Navarro, Luke Stewart and Tcheser Holmes.

Personnel:

  • Camae Ayewa – voice, texts
  • Keir Neuringer – saxophone, percussion
  • Aquiles Navarro – trumpet, percussion
  • Luke Stewart – double bass, percussion
  • Tcheser Holmes – drums, congas
  • Zach Goldstein – engineer
  • David Allen – mixing
  • Greg Obis – mastering 

Track listing:

All words by Camae Ayewa, all music by Keir Neuringer, Aquiles Navarro, Luke Stewart and Tcheser Holmes, except where noted.

  1. The Code Noir / Amina – music by Keir Neuringer
  2. Who Sent You – Ritual
  3. No Más – Aquiles Navarro
  4. Blues Ideology
  5. Bread Out of Stone

Wayne Shorter: Super Nova

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In March 1969, “Blue Note” label released “Super Nova”, the twelfth Wayne Shorter album. It was recorded August – September 1968, at “A&R” in New York City, and was produced by Duke Pearson.

Personnel:

  • Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone
  • John McLaughlin – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Walter Booker – acoustic guitar
  • Sonny Sharrock – electric guitar
  • Miroslav Vitouš – bass
  • Chick Corea – drums, vibes
  • Jack DeJohnette – drums, kalimba
  • Airto Moreira – percussion
  • Maria Booker – vocals
  • Niels Jakobsen – claves

Track listing:

All tracks by Wayne Shorter except where noted.

  1. Supernova
  2. Swee-Pea
  3. Dindi – Antônio Carlos Jobim
  4. Water Babies
  5. Capricorn
  6. More Than Human

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser

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In March 1967, “Columbia” label released “Straight, No Chaser”, the sixth Thelonious Monk studio album. It was recorded 1966 – 1967, and was produced by Teo Macero.

Personnel:

  • Thelonious Monk – piano
  • Charlie Rouse – tenor sax
  • Larry Gales – bass
  • Ben Riley – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Thelonious Monk, except where noted.

  1. Locomotive
  2. I Didn’t Know About You – Duke Ellington
  3. Straight, No Chaser
  4. Japanese Folk Song – Rentaro Taki
  5. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  6. We See

Ringo Starr: Zoom

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On March 19, 2021, “Universal Music Enterprises” label released “Zoom”, the debut Ringo Starr EP. It was recorded in 2020, at “Roccabella West” in Beverly Hills, California, and was produced by Ringo Starr, Bruce Sugar, Sam Hollander and Grant Michaels.

Personnel:

  • Ringo Starr – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Paul McCartney, Joe Walsh, Sheryl Crow, Jenny Lewis, Lenny Kravitz, Chris Stapleton, Yola, Ben Harper, Dave Grohl, Finneas O’Connell, Eric Burton, Corinne Bailey Rae – vocal
  • Steve Lukather – guitar, backing vocals
  • Bruce Sugar – synth guitar, keyboards
  • Robby Krieger – guitar
  • Josh Edmondson – guitar
  • Sean Gould – guitar
  • Tony Chen – guitar
  • Benmont Tench – piano, organ
  • Grant Michaels – keyboards
  • Ed Roth – Hammond B3 organ
  • Joseph Williams – keyboards, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Jeff Silbar – bass, guitar
  • Kaveh Rastegar – bass
  • Nathan East – bass
  • Blair Sinta – drums
  • Hal Rosenfeld – percussion
  • James King – horns
  • Charlie Bisharat – violin
  • Jacob Braun – cello
  • Zelma Davis, Sam Hollander, Amy Keys, Windy Wagner, Charity Daw, Candace Devine – backing vocals
  • Jim Cox – string arrangements, synth strings

Track listing:

  1. Here’s to the Nights – Diane Warren
  2. Zoom In Zoom Out – Jeff Silbar, Joe Turley
  3. Teach Me to Tango – Ringo Starr, Sam Hollander, Grant Michaels
  4. Waiting for the Tide to Turn – Bruce Sugar, Ringo Starr
  5. Note Enough Love in the World – Joseph Williams, Steve Lukather

Phosphorescent: Muchacho

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On March 19, 2013, “Dead Oceans” label released “Muchacho” the sixth Phosphorescent studio album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Greenpoint” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by Matthew Houck.

Personnel:

  • Matthew Houck – vocals, guitars, electric lead guitar, organ, electric keys, bounce keys, instruments, drum n’ bass n’ fiddle loops, beats, percussion, shakers, rattlers
  • Jeff Bailey – bass guitar
  • Bobby Hawk – fiddle, stings
  • Ricky Ray Jackson – pedal steel, electric lead guitar
  • Scott Stapleton – piano, synthesizer, clavinet
  • Jo Schornikow – piano 
  • Christopher Marine – drums, bongo drums
  • Kyle Resnick – trumpet
  • Benjamin Lanz – trombone
  • Jon Natchez – bass saxophone, bass clarinet
  • David Torch – bongo drums, percussion, conga drum 
  • Matthew Houck – engineer, mixing
  • Pete Bischoff – engineer 
  • Phil Joly – “final pass” engineer
  • John Agnello – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Matthew Houck – art direction
  • Dusdin Condren – photography
  • Daniel Murphy – text, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Matthew Houck.

  1. Sun, Arise! (An Invocation, An Introduction)
  2. Song for Zula
  3. Ride On/Right On
  4. Terror in the Canyons (The Wounded Master)
  5. A Charm/A Blade
  6. Muchacho’s Tune
  7. A New Anhedonia
  8. The Quotidian Beasts
  9. Down to Go
  10. Sun Arising (A Koan, An Exit)

Kiss: Dressed To Kill

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On March 19, 1975, “Casablanca” label released “Dressed to Kill”, the third Kiss studio album. It was recorded in February 1975, at “Electric Lady” in New York City, and was produced by Neil Bogart, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss and Ace Frehley.

Personnel:

  • Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar, intro guitar solo
  • Gene Simmons – vocals, bass, rhythm guitar
  • Peter Criss – vocals, drums
  • Ace Frehley – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, backing vocals
  • Dave Wittman – engineer
  • George Lopez – engineer assistant
  • Allen Zentz – mastering
  • Joseph M. Palmaccio – remastering
  • Bob Gruen – photography

Track listing:

  1. Room Service – Paul Stanley
  2. Two Timer – Gene Simmons
  3. Ladies in Waiting – Gene Simmons
  4. Getaway – Ace Frehley
  5. Rock Bottom – Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley
  6. C’mon and Love Me – Paul Stanley
  7. Anything for My Baby – Paul Stanley
  8. She – Gene Simmons, Stephen Coronel
  9. Love Her All I Call – Paul Stanley
  10. Rock and Roll All Nite – Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons

John Zorn: The Painted Bird

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On March 18, 2016, “Tzadik” label released “The Painted Bird”, album by John Zorn, It was recorded in 2915, at “East Side Sound” in New York, and was produced by John Zorn.

Personnel:

  • John Zorn – arrangements, conductor, artwork
  • Simulacrum – ensemble
  • Matt Hollenberg – guitar
  • John Medeski – organ
  • Kenny Wollesen – vibes
  • Kenny Grohowski – drums
  • Ches Smith – voudin drums, congas
  • Marc Urselli – recordin
  • Scott Hull – mastering
  • Kazunori Sugiyama – executive producer

Track listing:

All track by John Zorn.

  1. Snakeskin
  2. Plague
  3. Ravens
  4. Comet
  5. Cinders
  6. Nettles
  7. Night
  8. Spike
  9. Missal

Comedy Of Errors: Fanfare & Fantasy

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On March 18, 2013, Comedy of Errors self-released “Fanfare & Fantasy”, band’s second album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Rigwoodie Studios” in Ayr, Scotland, “Southpark Studios” in Glasgow, Scotland.

Personnel:

  • Joe Cairney – vocals
  • Mark Spalding – guitar, bass, backing vocals
  • Jim Johnston – keyboards, backing vocals, artwork concept
  • Bruce Levick – drums
  • John Fitzgerald – backing vocals
  • Hew Montgomery – recording
  • Rob Aubrey – mixing, mastering
  • Joe James – artwork
  • Bill Ailsa Craig – photography
  • Billy Hepburn  – photography
  • Steve Moffitt – photography
  • Sam Holt – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Johnston, except where noted.

  1. Fanfare For The Broken Hearted
  2. Something She Said
  3. In a Lifetime
  4. Going for a Song
  5. Merry Dance
  6. The Cause
  7. Time’s Motet And Galliard
  8. Remembrance
  9. The Answer

Ben Folds Five: Whatever And Ever Amen

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On March 18, 1997, “550” label released “Whatever and Ever Amen”, the second Ben Folds Five studio album. It was recorded September – October 1996, at “Chapel Hill” in North Carolina, and was produced by Caleb Southern and Ben Folds.

 Personnel:

  • Ben Folds – lead vocals, piano, electric piano, melodica
  • Robert Sledge – bass guitar, double bass, backing vocals
  • Darren Jessee – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Caleb Southern – Hammond organ
  • Norwood Cheek – synthesizer space sound
  • Frank London – trumpet
  • Matt Darriau – clarinet
  • Alicia Svigals – violin
  • John Catchings – cello
  • John Mark Painter – string arrangements
  • Caleb Southern – engineer
  • Andy Wallace – mixing
  • Steve Sisco – mixing assistant
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Chris Stamey – Pro-Tools
  • Leigh Smiler – design
  • The Klezmatics – special contributor

Track listing:

All tracks by Ben Folds, except where noted.

  1. One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces
  2. Fair
  3. Brick – Ben Folds, Darren Jesse
  4. Song for the Dumped – Ben Folds, Darren Jesse
  5. Selfless, Cold, and Composed
  6. Kate – Ben Folds, Darren Jesse, Anna Goodman
  7. Smoke – Ben Folds, Anna Goodman
  8. Cigarette
  9. Steven’s Last Night in Town
  10. Battle of Who Could Care Less
  11. Missing the War
  12. Evaporated

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