Tito Puente: Dance Mania

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In August 1958, “RCA” label released “Dance Mania”, the twelve Tito Puente album. It was recorded November – December 1957, and was produced by Mickey Crofford.

Personnel:

  • Tito Puente – timbales, vibraphone, marimba, arrangements
  • Rafael Palau, Jerry Sanfino, Schapp Pullman, Tony Buonpastore – saxophone
  • Bernie Glow, Jimmy Frisaura, Frank Lo Pinto, George López, Gene Repetti, Larry Moser, León Merian – trumpet
  • Raymond Concepción – piano
  • Bobby Rodríguez – bass
  • Ray Barretto – congas
  • Ray Rodríguez – bongos
  • Julito Collazo – congas
  • Santitos Colón – lead vocals, chorus
  • Vitin Avilés, Otto Olivar – chorus
  • Mickey Crofford – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Tito Puente, except where noted.

  1. El Cayuco
  2. Complicación – Francisco Aguabella
  3. 3-D Mambo – Ray Santos
  4. Llegó Miján
  5. Cuando Te Vea
  6. Hong Kong Mambo
  7. Mambo Gozón
  8. Mi Chiquita Quiere Bembé
  9. Varsity Drag – Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson
  10. Estoy Siempre Junto a Ti – Pepe Delgado
  11. Agua Limpia Todo – Francisco Aguabella
  12. Saca Tu Mujer

Hampton Hawes: Hampton Hawes Trio

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In August 1955, “Contemporary” label released “Hampton Hawes Trio” (subtitled Vol. 1), the debut Hampton Hawes album. It was recorded in June 1955, at “Los Angeles Police Academy” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Lester Koenig.

Personnel:

  • Hampton Hawes – piano
  • Red Mitchell – bass
  • Chuck Thompson – drums 
  • John Palladino – engineer
  • Pauline Annon – design
  • Lester Koenig – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Hampton Hawes, except where noted.

  1. I Got Rhythm – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  2. What Is This Thing Called Love? – Cole Porter
  3. Blues the Most
  4. So in Love – Cole Porter
  5. Feelin’ Fine
  6. Hamp’s Blues
  7. Easy Living – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
  8. All the Things You Are – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  9. These Foolish Things – Holt Marvell, Harry Link, Jack Strachey
  10. Carioca – Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn

Mac DeMarco: Another One

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On August 7, 2015, “Captured Tracks” label released “Another One”, the second Mac DeMarco mini-LP. It was recorded in March 2015, at “Jizz Jazz Studios” in Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, and was produced by Mac DeMarco.

Personnel:

  • Mac DeMarco – all instruments, recording, mixing
  • Josh Bonati – mastering
  • Kiera McNally – cover art
  • Yuki Kikuchi – cover art
  • Stefan Marx – typography

Track listing:

  1. The Way You’d Love Her
  2. Another One
  3. No Other Heart
  4. Just to Put Me Down
  5. A Heart Like Hers
  6. I’ve Been Waiting for Her
  7. Without Me
  8. My House by the Water

Prestige All Stars: Baritones And French Horns

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In August 1958, “Prestige” label released “Baritones and French Horns”, album by Prestige All Stars.It was recorded April – May 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Teddy Charles.  

Personnel:

Baritones

  • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
  • Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
  • Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
  • Mal Waldron – piano
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums

French Horns

  • Julius Watkins – French horn
  • David Amram – French horn
  • Sahib Shihab – alto saxophone
  • Curtis Fuller – trombone
  • Hampton Hawes – piano 
  • Teddy Charles – piano 
  • Addison Farmer – bass
  • Jerry Segal – drums

Track listing:

Baritones

  1. Dakar – Teddy Charles
  2. Mary’s Blues – Pepper Adams
  3. Route 4 – Teddy Charles
  4. Velvet Scene – Mal Waldron
  5. Witches Pit – Pepper Adams
  6. Catwalk – Teddy Charles
  7. Rudy Van Gelder – recording

French Horns

  1. Ronnie’s Tune – Ball, Zito
  2. Roc And Troll – Teddy Charles
  3. A-Drift – Zito
  4. Lyriste – Teddy Charles
  5. Five Spot – David Amram
  6. No Crooks – Teddy Charles

Sonny Rollins: Sonny Rollins Plus 4

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In August 1956, “Prestige” label released “Sonny Rollins Plus 4”, the fourth Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded in March 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Clifford Brown – trumpet
  • Richie Powell – piano
  • George Morrow – bass
  • Max Roach – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

  1. Valse Hot – Sonny Rollins
  2. Kiss and Run – Sam Coslow
  3. I Feel a Song Coming On – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh, George Oppenheimer
  4. Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep) – Irving Berlin
  5. Pent-Up House – Sonny Rollins

Carissa’s Weird: Songs About Leaving

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On August 6, 2002, “Sad Robot” label released “Songs About Leaving”, the third Carissa’s Weird album. It was recorded in 2002, at “Hall of Justice” in Seattle, and was produced by Chris Walla.

Personnel:

  • Mathew Brooke – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Jenn Ghetto – vocals, guitar, recording
  • Jeff Hellis – piano
  • Ben Bridwell – drums
  • Sarah Standard – violin
  • Chris Walla – recording, mixing
  • Mike Epting – recording, mixing
  • Ed Brookes – mastering
  • Kevin Willis – artwork
  • Peter Hilgendorf – layout, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Mathew Brooke, Jeff Hellis, Ben Bridwell, Sarah Standard and Jenn Ghetto.

  1. You Should Be Hated Here
  2. Silently Leaving the Room
  3. So You Wanna Be A Superhero
  4. September Come Take This Heart Away
  5. Ignorant Piece of Shit
  6. The Piano Song – lyrics by Iron and Wine
  7. They’ll Only Miss You When You Leave
  8. A New Holiday (November 16th)
  9. Farewell To All These Rotten Teeth
  10. Sophisticated Fuck Princess Please Leave Me Alone
  11. Low Budget Slow Motion Soundtrack Song for The Leaving Scene
  12. (March 19th 1983) It Was Probably Green

Cornelius: Fantasma

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On August 6, 1997, “Trattoria” label released “Fantasma”, the third Cornelius studio album. It was recorded in 1997, and was produced by Keigo Oyamada.

Personnel:

  • Keigo Oyamada (credited as “The Ape”) – performance, arrangements
  • Kazumichi Fujiwara – vocals
  • Sean O’Hagan – banjo, sampler, chorus
  • Toyoaki Mishima – keyboards
  • Robert Schneider – vocals, bass
  • Hilarie Sidney – vocals, drums
  • Yoshié Hiragakura – drums
  • Kinbara Strings – strings
  • Moog Yamamoto – scratching
  • Yuki Yano – theremin 
  • Keigo Oyamada – mixing
  • Toyoaki Mishima – hard disk manipulation
  • Nakai-kun – assistance
  • Toru Takayama – mixing, engineer
  • Masakazu Kitayama – artwork
  • Mitsuo Shindō – artwork
  • Hiroshi Nomura – photography
  • Yumi Nakamura – styling
  • Akemi Nakano – styling
  • Hiroko Umeyama – styling

Track listing:

All tracks by Keigo Oyamada, except where noted.

  1. Mic Check
  2. The Micro Disneycal World Tour
  3. New Music Machine
  4. Clash
  5. Count Five or Six
  6. Magoo Opening (originally titled Monkey) – Dennis Farnon
  7. Star Fruits Surf Rider
  8. Chapter 8 – Seashore and Horizon – Keigo Oyamada, Robert Schneider, Hilarie Sidney
  9. Free Fall
  10. 2010
  11. God Only Knows
  12. Thank You for the Music
  13. Fantasma

Joe Pass: Six-String Santa

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On August 6, 1992, “Laser Light Digital” label released “Six-String Santa”, the 58th Joe Pass album. It was recorded in February 1992, at “Sage & Sound Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ralph Jungheim.

Personnel:

  • Joe Pass – guitar, arrangements
  • John Pisano – rhythm guitar
  • Jim Hughart – acoustic bass
  • Colin Bailey – drums
  • Bill Lightner – editing, mastering
  • James Mooney – engineer
  • Jerry Wood – second engineer
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
  2. (There’s No Place Like) Home for the Holidays – Robert Allen, Al Stilman
  3. White Christmas – Irving Berlin
  4. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – traditional
  5. O Christmas Tree – traditional
  6. Angels We Have Heard on High/Joy to the World – traditional
  7. Happy Holiday Blues – Joe Pass
  8. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear – Edmund Sears, Richard Storrs Willis
  9. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
  10. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane
  11. Winter Wonderland – Felix Bernard, Richard Smith

The Pogues: Rum Sodomy & The Lash

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On August 5, 1985, “Stiff” label released “Rum Sodomy & the Lash”, the second Pogues (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Elephant Studios” in London, and was produced by Elvis Costello and Philip Chevron.

Personnel:

  • Shane MacGowan – lead vocals
  • Spider Stacy – vocals, tin whistle
  • Philip Chevron – guitar, mandolin
  • Jem Finer – banjo
  • James Fearnley – accordion
  • Cait O’Riordan – vocals, bass
  • Andrew Ranken – drums
  • Henry Benagh – fiddle
  • Dick Cuthell – French horn
  • Tommy Keane – uilleann pipes
  • Terry Woods – string instruments
  • Fiachra Trench – string arrangements
  • Paul Scully – engineer
  • Dave Jordan – engineer
  • Bob Kraushaar – engineer
  • Nick Davis – engineer
  • Peter Mennim – cover art
  • Théodore Géricault – original painting
  • Frank Murray – sleeve concept
  • Lilly Lee – hand lettering
  • Cindy Palmano – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Shane MacGowan, except where noted.

  1. The Sick Bed of Cúchulainn
  2. The Old Main Drag
  3. The Wild Cats of Kilkenny – Shane MacGowan, Jem Finer
  4. I’m a Man Tou Don’t Meet Every Day – traditional, arranged by Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy, Philip Chevron, Jem Finer, James Fearnley, Cait O’Riordan, Andrew Ranken
  5. A Pair of Brown Eyes
  6. Sally MacLennane
  7. Dirty Old Town – Ewan MacColl
  8. Jesse James – traditional, arranged by Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy, Philip Chevron, Jem Finer, James Fearnley, Cait O’Riordan, Andrew Ranken
  9. Navigator – Phil Gaston
  10. Billy’s Bones
  11. The Gentleman Soldier – traditional, arranged by Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy, Philip Chevron, Jem Finer, James Fearnley, Cait O’Riordan, Andrew Ranken
  12. And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda – Eric Bogle

Planet Drum: In The Groove

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On August 5, 2022, “Valley Entertainment” label released “In the Groove”, the fifth Planet Drum album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Studio X” in Sebastopol, California, and was produced by Mickey Hart and Zakir Hussain.

Personnel:

  • Mickey Hart – beats, bass beams (monochord), RAMU (Random Access Musical Universe), the beast, piccolo drums, V-drums, MalletKAT, gamelan, glass bowls, thumb piano, conch, metal, arrangements, mixing
  • Zakir Hussain – vocals, tabla, shakers, madal, dholak, balafon, arrangements, mixing
  • Sikiru Adepoju – apala
  • Giovanni Hidalgo – vocals, congas, bahia, timbales
  • Isaac Eady – drum set
  • Mañengue Hidalgo – congas
  • Melissa Hie – vocals, balafon, doum, djembe, metal, shekere, claps
  • Ophelia Hie – vocals, balafon, metal, shekere, claps
  • Edgardo “Kako” Maldanado – guiro
  • Baba Olatunje – vocals
  • Noel Rosado – bells
  • Jatinder Singh – Rajasthani folk vocals
  • India sessions – bass drum, duff, bottles and hi percussion, buckets, Pune dhol, vocal shouts, tabla, tasha, trash percussion, dimdi, ghumka, halgi, sambhal, sleigh bell, zanj, chondka, Nashik dhol, chenda, dholak, metal percussion, big ghungru, chimpta, dhol, matka, padhant, UduPune dhol, udu
  • Tom Lattanand – arrangements, recording, mixing
  • Adam Tenenbaum – arrangements
  • Michal Menert, Cherron Arens, Jerome Forney, Jonathan Koh, Bill Wolter, Jason Reed – recording
  • Michael Romanowski – mastering
  • Tim Bremner – artwork
  • Reya Hart – associate producer

 Track listing:

  1. King Clave
  2. Storm Drum
  3. Tides
  4. Drops
  5. Phil Da Glass
  6. Gadago Gadago

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