Louis Smith: Here Comes Louis Smith

In April 1958, “Blue Note” label released “Here Comes Louis Smith”, the debut Louis Smith studio album. It was recorded in February 1958, at “Audio Sonic Sound” in Brill Building, New York City, and was produced by Tom Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Louis Smith – trumpet
  • Buckshot La Funke (Cannonball Adderley) – alto saxophone
  • Duke Jordan – piano
  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Louis Smith, except where noted.

  1. Tribute to Brownie – Duke Pearson
  2. Brill’s Blues
  3. Ande
  4. Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael
  5. South Side
  6. Val’s Blues

John Anderson: Years

On April 10, 2020, “Easy Eye Sound” label released “Years”, the 22nd John Anderson album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Easy Eye Sound Studios” in Nashville, and was produced by Dan Auerbach and David Fergusson.

Personnel:

  • John Anderson – lead vocals
  • Blake Shelton – lead vocal
  • Dan Auerbach – acoustic and electric guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Russ Pahl – acoustic, electric and steel guitar, bass, sitar, mouth organ
  • Billy Sanford – electric guitar, percussion
  • Mark Howard – banjo
  • Ronnie McCoury – mandolin
  • Billy Sanford – dobro, percussion
  • Bobby Wood – electric piano
  • Mike Rojas – piano, Hammond organ, clavinet, vibraphone, glockenspiel, harpsichord, bells
  • Charlie McCoy – harmonica
  • Dave Roe – bass
  • Gene Chrisman – drums, percussion
  • Chris St. Hilaire – percussion
  • Pat McLaughlin – percussion, backing vocals
  • Stuart Duncan – fiddle
  • Roy Agee – trombone
  • Matt Combs – strings
  • Ashley Wilcoxson, Molly Tuttle, Leisa Hans, Tyler Childers, Terry Eldridge, Shelton Feazell – backing vocals
  • M. Allen Parker – recording, engineer, mixing
  • Alex Skelton – engineer assistant
  • Caleb Van Buskirk – engineer assistant
  • Austin Atwood, Josh Ditty, Trey Keller – additional engineering
  • Ryan Smith – mastering
  • Perry Shall – design, layout
  • Alysse Gafkjen – photography

Track listing:

  1. I’m Still Hangin’ On – Dan Auerbach, John Anderson, Paul Overstreet
  2. Celebrate – Dan Auerbach, John Anderson
  3. Years – Dan Auerbach, David R. Fergusson, John Anderson, Patrick James McLaughlin
  4. Tuesday I’ll Be Gone – Dan Auerbach, John Anderson, David R. Fergusson
  5. What’s a Man Got to Do – Dan Auerbach, David R. Fergusson, Dee White, John Anderson
  6. Wild and Free – Joseph Paul Allen, Dan Auerbach, John Anderson
  7. Slow Down – Bobby Wood, Dan Auerbach, John Anderson
  8. All We’re Really Looking For – Dan Auerbach, Larry R. Cordle, John Anderson
  9. Chasing Down a Dream – Dan Auerbach, David R. Fergusson, John Anderson
  10. You’re Nearly Nothing – Dan Auerbach, John Anderson

Kishi Bashi: 151a

On April 10, 2012, “Joyful Boise Recordings” label released “151a”, the debut Kishi Bashi album. It was recorded 2011 -2012, at “Home Studios” in Norfolk, VA, “Apollinaire Rave”, “Chase Park Transduction”, “Yoed’s Apartment Studios”, and was produced by Kishi Bashi.

Personnel:

  • Kishi Bashi (Kaoru Ishibashi) – vocal, guitar, violin, keyboards, programming, mixing, mastering
  • Bryan Poole – guitar
  • James Huggins III – guitar
  • Thayer Serrano – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards
  • Nicolas Dobbratz – tambourine
  • Dottie Alexander – keyboards
  • Clayton Rychlik – percussion
  • Davey Pierce – synth, snare
  • Nick Gould – saxophone
  • Yoed Nir – cello
  • Jarrod Fowler – instruments
  • Sola Ravel – Asian child sounds
  • The Athens Biohazard Manplayers – vocals, handclaps
  • Drew Vandenberg – mixing
  • Joe Lambert – mastering
  • David J. Woodruff – artwork
  • Jerrod Landon Porter – artwork
  • Woodruff & Sons – layout
  • Katie Belle Moore – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kishi Bashi.

  1. Intro / Pathos, Pathos
  2. Manchester
  3. Bright Whites
  4. It All Began with a Burst
  5. Wonder Woman, Wonder Me
  6. Chester’s Burst Over the Hamptons
  7. Atticus, In the Desert
  8. I Am the Antichrist to You
  9. Beat the Bright Out of Me

Red House Painters: Old Ramona

On April 10, 2001, “Sub Pop” label released “Old Ramon”, the sixth and final Red House Painters studio album. It was recorded 1997 – 1998, at “Two Mendocino” in Comptche, California, “Studio B” in Austin, Texas, “Praire Sun Recording Studios” in Cotati, California, “Hyde Street Studios”, “Toast Studios” and “3030 Studios” in San Francsico, and was produced by Mark Kozelek.

Personnel:

  • Mark Kozelek – vocals, guitars
  • Jerry Vessel – bass
  • Phil Carney – guitars
  • Anthony Koutsos – drums
  • Craig Ross – guitar, backing vocals
  • Mike Hardwick – guitar
  • David Perales – violin
  • Michael Urbano – drums
  • Paul Revelli – drums
  • Andy Taub, Billy Anderson, David Bianco, Mark Needham, Philo Heyward, Steve Holsworth – engineer
  • Spine (Paul McMenamin) – art direction, design
  • James Fee – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Kozelek.

  1. Wop-a-Din-Din
  2. Byrd Joel
  3. Void
  4. Between Days
  5. Cruiser
  6. Michigan
  7. River
  8. Smokey
  9. Golden
  10. Kavita

Tommy Flanagan And Jaki Byard: The Magic Of 2

On April 9, 2013, “Resonance” label released “The Magic of 2”, album Tommy Flanagan and Jaki Byard. It was recorded in February 1982, at “Keystone Korner” in San Francisco, and was produced by Todd Barkan and Zev Feldman.

Personnel:

  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • Jaki Byard – piano
  • Frank Gala – mastering
  •  Bill Charlap, Dan Morgenstern, Diane Byard, Howard Mandel, Renee Rosnes, Zev Feldman – liner notes
  • George Klabin – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Introduction by Todd Barkan
  2. Scrapple from the Apple – Charlie Parker
  3. Just One of Those Things – Cole Porter
  4. Satin Doll – Duke Ellington
  5. Something to Live For – Billy Strayhorn
  6. Send One Your Love – Stevie Wonder
  7. Our Delight – Tadd Dameron
  8. All Day Long – Billy Strayhorn
  9. Sunday – Bennie Krueger, Chester Conn, Jule Styne, Ned Miller
  10. Chelsea Bridge – Billy Strayhorn
  11. Land of Make Believe – Chuck Mangione
  12. The Theme – Miles Davis

Ocean Colour Scene: Mechanical Wonder

On April 9, 2001, “Ark 21” label released “Mechanical Wonder”, the fifth Ocean Colour Scene album. It was recorded in 2000, at “Loco Studios”, and was produced by Martin ‘Max’ Heyes, Simon Fowler, Steve Cradock, Raymond Meade and Oscar Harrison.

Personnel:

  • Simon Fowler – vocals, acoustic guitar, mixing
  • Steve Cradock – guitar, mixing
  • Raymond Meade – bass, mixing
  • Oscar Harrison – drums, mixing
  • Mick Talbot – keyboards
  • Wired Strings – strings
  • Martin ‘Max’ Heyes – engineer, mixing
  • Dan Sprigg, Dave Russell, Gary Bradshaw – mixing 
  • Loz Williams, Simon Morris – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Simon Fowler, Steve Cradock, Raymond Meade and Oscar Harrison.

  1. Up on the Downside
  2. In My Field
  3. Sail on My Boat
  4. Biggest Thing
  5. We Made It More
  6. Give Me a Letter
  7. Mechanical Wonder
  8. You Are Amazing
  9. If I Gave You My Heart
  10. Can’t Get Back to the Baseline

Hank Mobley: Hank Mobley And His All Stars

In April 1957, “Blue Note” label released “Hank Mobley and His All Stars”, the seventh Hank Mobley album. It was recorded in January 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
  • Milt Jackson – vibraphone
  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, mastering
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Hank Mobley.

  1. Reunion
  2. Ultra Marine
  3. Don’t Walk
  4. Lower Stratosphere
  5. Mobley’s Musings

Sleater-Kinney: Dig Me Out

On April 8, 1997, “Kill Rock Stars” label released “Dig Me Out”, the third Sleater-Kinney studio album. It was recorded December 1996 – January 1997, at “John and Stu’s” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by John Goodmanson. In 2020, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked it no. 189 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Carrie Brownstein – vocals, guitar
  • Corin Tucker – vocals, guitar
  • Janet Weiss – drums, percussion
  • Jessica Lurie – saxophone 
  • John Clark – photography
  • Robert Paul Maxwell – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker and Janet Weiss.

  1. Dig Me Out
  2. One More Hour
  3. Turn It On
  4. The Drama You’ve Been Craving
  5. Heart Factory
  6. Woods and Guitar
  7. It’s Enough
  8. Little Babies
  9. Not What You Want
  10. Buy Her Candy
  11. Things You Say
  12. Dance Song ‘97
  13. Jenny

Future Of The Left: The Peace & Truce Of Future Of The Left

On April 8, 2016, “Prescriptions” label released “The Peace & Truce of Future of the Left”, the fifth Future of the Left album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “Monnow Valley Studio” in Monmouth, and was produced by Anthony Chapman, Andrew Falkous, Julia Ruzicka and Jack Egglestone.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Falkous – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Julia Ruzicka – vocals, bass
  • Jack Egglestone – vocals, drums
  • Sean Magee – mastering
  • Michael Byzewski – cover art, design
  • Beau Blaise, Matt Glasbey – co-producer

Track listing:

  1. If AT&T Drank Tea What Would BP Do?
  2. In a Former Life
  3. Running All Over the Wicket
  4. Miner’s Gruel
  5. Grass Parade
  6. The Limits of Battleships
  7. Back When I Was Brilliant
  8. Eating for None
  9. Reference Point Zero
  10. White Privilege Blues
  11. 50 Days Before the Hun
  12. Proper Music
  13. No Son Will Ease Their Solitude

 

Was (Not Was): Boo!

On April 8, 2008, “Rykodisc” label released “Boo!”, the fifth Was (Not Was) studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Henson Recording Studios”, “Cello Studios” and “Ocean Way Recording” in Hollywood, “Record Plant” and “Chomsky Ranch” in Los Angeles, “Karma Farm” in Manhattan Beach, California, and was produced by David Was and Don Was.

Personnel:

  • David Was – vocals, keyboards, flute, harmonica, illustration
  • Don Was – vocals, keyboards, bass, percussion, programming, engineer, mixing, graphic design
  • Sweet Pea Atkinson – lead vocals
  • Sir Harry Bowens – lead vocals
  • Donald Ray Mitchell – lead vocals
  • Kris Kristofferson – special guest vocals
  • Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
  • Luis Resto – keyboards
  • Booker T. Jones – Hammond B3 organ
  • Randy Jacobs – guitars
  • Wayne Kramer – guitars
  • Val McCallum – guitars
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
  • Tim Drummond – bass
  • Marcus Miller – bass
  • Curt Bisquera – drums
  • James Gadson – drums
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Stephen Kupka – baritone saxophone
  • Dave McMurray – saxophones, horn arrangements
  • Rayse Biggs – trumpet
  • Lee Thornton – trumpet
  • David Campbell – string arrangements
  • Sally Dworsky – backing vocals
  • Portia Griffin – backing vocals
  • Arnold McCuller – backing vocals
  • Myrna Smith – backing vocals
  • Rik Pekkonen – engineer, mixing
  • Krish Sharma – engineer, mixing
  • Dan Bosworth – engineer assistant
  • Kevin Mills – engineer assistant
  • Louie Teran – mastering
  • Jamie Hoyt-Vitale – package design
  • Ron Meckler – graphic design
  • Ellen Stone – band photography
  • Jamie Muhoberac – club photography
  • Ruby Marchand – A&R

Track listing:

All tracks by David Was and Don Was, except where noted.

  1. Semi-Interesting Week
  2. It’s a Miracle
  3. Your Luck Won’t Last
  4. From the Head to the Heart
  5. Big Black Hole
  6. Needletooth
  7. Forget Everything
  8. Crazy Water
  9. Mr. Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore – Bob Dylan, David Was, Don Was
  10. Green Pills in the Dresser

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