Bill Evans: Getting Sentimental

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On August 12, 2003, “Milestone” label released “Getting Sentimental”, 71st Bill Evans album. It was recorded in January 1978, at the “Village Vanguard” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Bill Evans – piano
  • Michael Moore – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums
  • Mike Harris – recording
  • Joe Tarantino – digital mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Evans, except where noted.

  1. I Should Care – Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston
  2. How My Heart Sings – Earl Zindars
  3. Gary’s Theme – Gary McFarland
  4. I’m Getting Sentimental Over You – George Bassman, Ned Washington
  5. Quiet Now – Denny Zeitlin
  6. Re: Person I Knew
  7. The Peacocks – Jimmy Rowles
  8. Emily – Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer
  9. Theme from M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless) – Mike Altman, Johnny Mandel
  10. Turn Out the Stars
  11. When I Fall in Love – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
  12. In Your Own Sweet Way – Dave Brubeck
  13. But Beautiful – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  14. I Love You – Cole Porter

Sonny Rollins: Sonny Rollins And The Contemporary Leaders

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In August 1959, “Contemporary” label released “Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders”, the 18th Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded in October 1958, at “Contemporary Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Lester Koenig.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Hampton Hawes – piano
  • Barney Kessel – guitar
  • Leroy Vinnegar – bass
  • Shelly Manne – drums
  • Victor Feldman – vibes

Track listing:

  1. I’ve Told Ev’ry Little Star – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
  2. Rock-A-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody – Sam M. Lewis, Jean Schwartz, Joe Young
  3. How High the Moon – Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis
  4. You – Harold Adamson, Walter Donaldson
  5. I’ve Found a New Baby – Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams
  6. Alone Together – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
  7. In the Chapel in the Moonlight – Billy Hill
  8. The Song Is You – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern

Public Image Ltd: End Of World

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On August 11, 2023, “PIL Official” label released “End of World”, the eleventh Public Image Ltd studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2022, at “Yellow Shark Studios” in Cheltenham, “Vada Studios” in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK, and was produced by Lu Edmonds, Scott Firth, John Lydon, Bruce Smith, John Rambo Stevens and James Towler.

Personnel:

  • John Lydon – vocals, artwork, painting, design
  • Lu Edmonds – guitar
  • Scott Firth – bass guitar
  • Bruce Smith – drums
  • Brendan Davies – engineer, mixing , artwork
  • James Towler – engineer, mixing
  • George Perks – engineer assistant
  • Danny Thomas – engineer assistant
  • Stefan Heger – mastering
  • John Rambo Stevens – layout, artwork, photography
  • D, D, Boling – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by John Lydon, all music by Lu Edmonds, Scott Firth, John Lydon, and Bruce Smith.

  1. Penge
  2. End of the World
  3. Car Chase
  4. Being Stupid Again
  5. Walls
  6. Pretty Awful
  7. Strange
  8. Down On the Clown
  9. Dirty Murky Delight
  10. The Do That
  11. L F C F
  12. North West Passage
  13. Hawaii

Thelonious Monk: The Unique Thelonious Monk

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In August 1956, “Riverside” label released “The Unique Thelonious Monk”, the tenth Thelonious Monk album. It was recorded March – April 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Orrin Keepnwews.

Personnel:

  • Thelonious Monk – piano
  • Oscar Pettiford – bass
  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Gene Gogerty – design
  • Orrin Keepnews – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away) – George & Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn
  2. Memories of You – Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf
  3. Honeysuckle Rose – Fats Waller, Andy Razaf
  4. Darn That Dream – Eddie DeLange, James Van Heusen
  5. Tea for Two – Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar
  6. You Are Too Beautiful – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  7. Just You, Just Me – Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages

Charles Mingus: Mingus At The Bohemia

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In August 1956, “Debut” label released “Mingus at the Bohemia”, the seventh Charles Mingus album (his first live album). It was recorded in December 1955, at “Café Bohemia” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Charles Mingus – double bass, bass, cello
  • George Barrow – tenor saxophone
  • Eddie Bert – trombone
  • Mal Waldron – piano
  • Willie Jones – drums
  • Max Roach – drums
  • Robert Parent – design

Track listing:

  1. Jump Monk – Charles Mingus
  2. Serenade in Blue – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
  3. Percussion Discussion – Charles Mingus, Max Roach
  4. Work Song – Charles Mingus
  5. Septemberly – Al Dubin, Harry Warren, Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence
  6. All The Things You C – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II / Sergei Rachmaninoff

Miles Kane: Coup De Grace

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On August 10, 2018, “Virgin EMI” label released “Coup de Grace”, the third Miles Kane studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “64 Sound” and “Sargent Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by John Congleton and James Dring.

Personnel:

  • Miles Kane – vocals, guitar, bass 
  • Jamie T (Jamie Treays) – guitar, bass, drum programming
  • Tyler Parkford – keyboards 
  • Zach Dawes – bass 
  • Loren Humphrey – drums
  • Sean Cook – recording
  • Rob Duffy – recording
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Salvador Design – artwork
  • Lauren Dukoff – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Miles Kame and Jamie T, except where noted.

  1. Too Little Too Late
  2. Cry On My Guitar
  3. Loaded – Miles Kane, Jamie T, Lana Del Rey
  4. Cold Light of Day
  5. Killing the Joke
  6. Coup de Grace – Miles Kane, Zach Dawes, Loren Humphrey, Tyler Parkford
  7. Silverscreen – Miles Kane, Zach Dawes, Loren Humphrey, Tyler Parkford
  8. Wrong Side of Life
  9. Something to Rely On
  10. Shavambacu – Miles Kane, Zach Dawes, Loren Humphrey, Tyler Parkford

Pepper Adams: Pepper Adams Plays The Compositions Of Charles Mingus

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On August 10, 1964, “Workshop Jazz” label released “Pepper Adams Plays the Compositions of Charles Mingus”, the ninth Pepper Adams album. It was recorded in September 1963, in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
  • Charles McPherson – alto saxophone 
  • Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone 
  • Thad Jones – trumpet
  • Benny Powell – trombone
  • Hank Jones – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass 
  • Bob Cranshaw – bass
  • Dannie Richmond – drums
  • Bernard Yeszin – design, photography
  • Wallace Mead – design photography
  • Alston Anderson – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Charles Mingus.

  1. Fables of Faubus
  2. Black Light
  3. Song with Orange
  4. Carolyn
  5. Better Git It in Your Soul
  6. Incarnation
  7. Portrait
  8. Haitian Fight Song
  9. Strollin’ Honies

Merle Haggard And The Strangers: Someday We’ll Look Back

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On August 9, 1971, “Capitol” label released “Someday We’ll Look Back”, the 15th  Merle Haggard and The Strangers album. It was recorded 1969 – 1970, at “Capitol” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ken Nelson.

Personnel:

  • Merle Haggard– vocals, guitar

The Strangers:

  • Roy Nichols – lead guitar
  • Norman Hamlet – steel guitar, dobro
  • Bobby Wayne – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Dennis Hromek – bass, backing vocals
  • Biff Adam – drums
  • James Burton – guitar, dobro
  • Glen Campbell – guitar, backing vocals
  • Glen D. Hardin – piano
  • Hargus “Pig” Robbins – piano
  • Willard Price – bass
  • Leon Copeland – bass
  • Chuck Berghofer – bass
  • Tommy Ash – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Merle Haggard, except where noted.

  1. Someday We’ll Look Back
  2. Train of Life – Roger Miller
  3. One Sweet Hello
  4. One Row at a Time – Red Lane, Dottie West
  5. Big Time Annie’s Square
  6. I’d Rather Be Gone
  7. California Cottonfields – Dallas Frazier, Earl Montgo
  8. Carolyn – Tommy Collins
  9. Tulare Dust
  10. Huntsville – Merle Haggard, Red Simpson
  11. The Only Trouble with Me

Lowell Davidson: Lowell Davidson Trio

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On August 9, 1969, “ESP-Disk” label released “Lowell Davidson Trio”, the debut Lowell Davidson album. It was recorded in July 1965.

Personnel:

  • Lowell Davidson – piano
  • Gary Peacock – bass
  • Milford Graves – drums
  • Art Crist – engineer
  • Baby Jerry – art direction
  • George Klabin – photography 

Track listing:

All tracks by Lowell Davidson

  1. L – 8:11
  2. Stately I
  3. Dunce
  4. Ad Hoc
  5. Strong Tears

Cannonball Adderley: Cannonball Takes Charge

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In August 1959, “Riverside” label released “Cannonball Takes Charge”, the 14th Cannonball Adderley album. It was recorded April – May 1959, at “Reeves Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Percy Heath – bass
  • Albert “Tootie” Heath – drums
  • Jimmy Cobb – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, except where noted.

  1. If This Isn’t Love – Burton Lane, E.Y. “Yip” Harburg
  2. I Guess I’ll Hang My Tears out to Dry – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
  3. Serenata – Leroy Anderson
  4. I’ve Told Ev’ry Little Star – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  5. Barefoot Sunday Blues
  6. Poor Butterfly – Raymond Hubbell, John Golden
  7. I Remember You – Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer

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