Coleman Hawkins: The Hawk Relaxes

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In April 1961, “Moodsville” label released “The Hawk Relaxes”, the 28th Coleman Hawkins album. It was recorded in February 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
  • Ronnell Bright – piano
  • Kenny Burrell – guitar
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Andrew Cyrille – drums

Track listing:

  1. I’ll Never Be The Same – Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli
  2. When Day Is Done – Buddy DeSylva, Robert Katscher
  3. Under a Blanket of Blue – Jerry Livingston, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes
  4. More Than You Know – Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans
  5. Moonglow – Eddie DeLange, Will Hudson, Irving Mills
  6. Just a Gigolo – Julius Brammer, Irving Caesar, Leonello Casucci
  7. Speak Low – Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill

Tadd Dameron: Fontainebleau

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In April 1956, “Prestige” label released “Fontainebleau”, the sixth Tadd Dameron album. It was recorded in March 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey.

Personnel:

  • Tadd Dameron – piano
  •  Sahib Shihab – alto saxophone
  • Joe Alexander – tenor saxophone
  • Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
  • Kenny Dorham – trumpet
  • Henry Coker – trombone
  • John Simmons – bass
  • Shadow Wilson – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

All tracks by Tadd Dameron.

  1. Fontainebleau
  2. Delirium
  3. The Scene Is Clean
  4. Flossie Lou
  5. Bula-Beige

Dave Douglas: Riverside

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On April 15, 2014, “Greenleaf” label released “Riverside”, the 39th Dave Douglas album. It was recorded in August 2012, at “Humber College Recording Studio” in Toronto, and was produced by Chet Doxas and Dave Douglas.

Personnel:

  • Dave Douglas – trumpet
  • Chet Doxas – clarinet, saxophone
  • Steve Swallow – electric bass
  • Jim Doxas – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Douglas, except where noted.

  1. Thrush
  2. The Train and the River – Jimmy Giuffre
  3. Old Church, New Paint (Intro) – Chet Doxas
  4. Old Church, New Paint – Chet Doxas
  5. Handwritten Letter
  6. Big Shorty – Chet Doxas
  7. Front Yard
  8. Backyard
  9. No Good Without You
  10. Travelin’ Light – Trummy Young, Jimmy Mundy, Johnny Mercer
  11. Sing on the Mountain High/Northern Miner – Chet Doxas

Lynyrd Skynyrd: Second Helping

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On April 15, 1974, “Sounds of the South” and “MCA” labels released “Second Helping”, the second Lynyrd Skynyrd studio album. It was recorded June 1973 – January 1974, at “Studio One” in Doraville, Georgia, “Record Plant Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Al Kooper. In 1987, “Second Helping” was certified 2 x Platinum by RIAA.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie Van Zant – lead vocals
  • Gary Rossington – guitar
  • Allen Collins – guitar
  • Ed King – guitar, bass, backing vocals
  • Al Kooper – piano, backing vocals
  • Billy Powell – keyboards
  • Leon Wilkeson – bass, backing vocals
  • Bob Burns – drums
  • Mike Porter – drums
  • Bobby Keys, Trevor Lawrence, Steve Madaio – horns
  • Merry Clayton, Clydie King, Sherlie Matthews – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Sweet Home Alabama – Ed King, Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant
  2. I Need You – Ed King, Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant
  3. Don’t Ask Me No Questions – Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant
  4. Workin’ for MCA – Ed King, Ronnie Van Zant
  5. The Ballad of Curtis Loew – Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant
  6. Swamp Music – Ed King, Ronnie Van Zant
  7. The Needle and the Spoon – Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant
  8. Call Me the Breeze – J. J. Cale

Marianne Faithfull: Same

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On April 15, 1965, “Decca” label released the self-titled, debut Marianne Faithfull album. It was recorded 1964 – 1965, at “Lansdowne Studios” and “Decca No. 2 Studio” in London, and was produced by Tony Calder.

Personnel:

  • Marianne Faithfull – vocals
  • Mike Leander – arrangements, direction
  • David Whitaker – arrangements
  • Jon Mark – arrangements
  • Peter Hitchcock – engineer
  • Gus Dudgeon – engineer
  • David Bailey – photography
  • Gered Mankowitz – photography

Track listing:

  1. Come and Stay with Me – Jackie DeShannon
  2. If I Never Get to Love You – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  3. Time Takes Time – Barry Fantoni, Marianne Faithfull
  4.  He’ll Come Back to Me – Claude-Henri Vic, Michael Farr, Robert Gall
  5. Down Town – Tony Hatch
  6. Plaisir d’amour – David Whitaker
  7. Can’t You Hear My heartbeat – John Carter, Ken Lewis
  8. As Tears Go By – Andrew Loog Oldham, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  9. Paris Bells – Jon Birchell
  10. They Never Will Leave You – André Popp, Jean-Jacques Debout
  11. What Have They Done to the Rain – Malvina Reynolds
  12. In My Time of Sorrow – Jackie DeShannon, Jimmy Page
  13. What Have I Done Wrong – Michael George Farr
  14. I’m a Loser – John Lennon, Paul McCartney

Xylouris White: The Forest In Me

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On April 14, 2023, “Drag City” label released “The Forest in Me’, the sixth Xylouris White album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Guy Picciotto.

Personnel:

  • George Xylouris – vocal, lute, engineer, photography
  • Jim White – percussion, engineer
  • Guy Picciotto, Nikos Kefaloyannis – engineer
  • Harris Newman – mastering
  • Shelagh Hannan – design, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim White and George Xylouris, except where noted.

  1. Second Sister
  2. Latin White – Jim White, George Xylouris, Guy Picciotto
  3. Seeing the Everyday
  4. Missing Heart
  5. Tails of Time
  6. Night Club – Jim White, George Xylouris, Guy Picciotto
  7. Forest in Me
  8. Red Wine
  9. Underworld
  10. Witnessed by Angels
  11. Memories and Souvenirs
  12. Long Doll – Jim White, George Xylouris, Guy Picciotto

Metallica: 72 Seasons

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On April 14, 2023, “Blackened” label released “72 Seasons”, the eleventh Metallica studio album. It was recorded March 2021 – November 2022, at Metallica’s HQ in San Rafael, California, and was produced by Greg Fidelman, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich.

Personnel:

  • James Hetfield – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Kirk Hammett – lead guitar
  • Robert Trujillo – bass, backing vocals
  • Lars Ulrich – drums
  • Greg Fidelman – recording, mixing
  • Sara Lyn Killion – engineer
  • Jim Monti – engineer
  • Jason Gossman – additional engineering, digital editing
  • Kent Matcke – engineer assistant
  • Dan Monti – digital editing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • David Turner – cover art
  • Lee Jeffries – band portrait photography

Track listing:

All tracks by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, except where noted.

  1. 72 Seasons – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
  2. Shadows Follow
  3. Screaming Suicide – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Robert Trujillo
  4. Sleepwalk My Life Away – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Tobert Trujillo
  5. You Must Burn – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Tobert Trujillo
  6. Lux Æterna
  7. Crown of Barbed Wire – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
  8. Chasing Light – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
  9. If Darkness Had a Son – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
  10. Too Far Gone? – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
  11. Room of Mirrors
  12. Inamorata

Lisa Gerradr And Pieter Bourke: Duality

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On April 14, 1998, “4AD” label released “Duality”, album by Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke. It was recorded in 1987, at Lisa Gerrad’s home studio, in Gippsland, Australia, and was produced by Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke.

Personnel:

  • Lisa Gerrard – vocal
  • Pieter Bourke – percussion, engineer
  • Don Tyler – mastering
  • Jacek Tuschewski – painting
  • Chris Bigg – design


Track listing:

All tracks by Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke, except where noted.

  1. Shadow Magnet
  2. Tempest – Lisa Gerrard, Pieter Bourke, Madjid Khaladj
  3. Forest Veil
  4. The Comforter
  5. The Unfolding
  6. Pilgrimage of Lost Children
  7. The Human Game
  8. The Circulation of Shadows
  9. Sacrifice
  10. Nadir (Synchronicity)

Chat Baker: Chat Baker & Strings

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On April 14, 1954, “Columbia” label released “Chet Baker & Strings”, album by Chet Baker. It was recorded December 1953 – February 1954, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Richard Bock.

Personnel:

  • Chet Baker – trumpet
  • Bud Shank – alto saxophone, flute
  • Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone
  • Russ Freeman – piano
  • Joe Mondragon – bass
  • Shelly Manne – drums
  • Sam Cytron, Jack Gasselin, George Kast, Eudice Shapiro, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin – violin
  • Lou Kievman, Paul Robyn – viola
  • Victor Gottlieb – cello
  • Jack Montrose, Johnny Mandel, Marty Paich, Shorty Rogers – arrangements

Track listing:

  1. You Don’t Know What Love Is – Don Raye, Gene de Paul
  2. I’m Thru With Love – Fud Livingston, Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck
  3. Love Walked In – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  4. You Better Go Now – Irvin Graham, Bickley Reichner
  5. I Married An Angel – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  6. Love – Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane
  7. I Love You – Cole Porter
  8. What a Diff’rence a Day Made – María Grever, Stanley Adams
  9. Why Shouldn’t I? – Cole Porter
  10. A Little Duet for Zoot and Chet – Jack Montrose
  11. The Wind – Russ Freeman
  12. Trickleydidlier – Shorty Rogers

Oliver Nelson: Nocturne

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In April 1961, “Moodsville” label released “Nocturne”, the fourth Oliver Nelson album. It was recorded in August 1960, at Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Oliver Nelson – alto and tenor saxophone
  • Lem Winchester – vibes
  • Richard Wyands – piano
  • George Duvivier – bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Oliver Nelson, except where noted.

  1. Nocturne
  2. Bob’s Blues
  3. Man With a Horn – Eddie DeLange, Jack Jenney, Bonnie Lake
  4. Early Morning
  5. In a Sentimental Mood – Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills
  6. Azur’te – Wild Bill Davis, Don Wolf
  7. Time After Time – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne

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