Stanley Turrentine: That’s Where It’s At

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In September 1962, “Blue Note” label released “That’s Where It’s At”, the eight Stanley Turrentine album. It was recorded in January 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
  • Les McCann – piano
  • Herbie Lewis – bass
  • Otis Finch – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Dudley Williams – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Smile, Stacey – Les McCann
  2. Soft Pedal Blues – Stanley Turrentine
  3. Pia – Les McCann
  4. We’ll See Yaw’ll After While, Ya Heah – Les McCann
  5. Dorene Don’t Cry, I – Les McCann
  6. Light Blue – Tommy Turrentine

The Three Sounds: Feelin’ Good

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In September 1962, “Blue Note” label released “Feelin’ Good”, the eight Three Sounds (The) album. It was recorded in June 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Gene Harris – piano
  • Andrew Simpkins – bass
  • Bill Dowdy – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Barbara J. Gardner – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. When I Fall in Love – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
  2. Parker’s Pad – Gene Harris
  3. Blues After Dark – Benny Golson
  4. I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) – Duke Ellington
  5. Straight, No Chaser – Thelonious Monk
  6. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
  7. It Could Happen to You – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  8. Two Bass Hit – John Lewis, Dizzy Gillespie

Tinariwen: Amadjar

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On September 6, 2019, “Anti” and “Epitaph” labels released “Amadjar”, the eighth Tinariwen album. It was recorded 2018 -2019, in Southern Morocco, Nouakchott, Mauritania.

Personnel:

  • Ibrahim Ag Alhabib – lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni – lead vocals and backing vocals, lead guitar
  • Alhassane Ag Touhami – lead and backing vocals, lead guitar
  • Elaga Ag Hamid – guitar, backing vocals
  • Eyadou Ag Leche – bass, guitar, backing vocals
  • Said Ag Ayad – percussion, guitar, backing vocals
  • Noura Mint Seymali – lead and backing vocals, ardin
  • Amar Chaoui – percussion
  • Rodolph Burger – guitar
  • Stephen O’Malley – guitar
  • Jeiche Ould Chighaly – guitar
  • Cass McCombs – guitar, backing vocals
  • Warren Ellis – violin loops
  • Micah Nelson – charango, mandolin
  • Lala, Aicha – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Ibrahim Ag Alhabib, except where noted.

  1. Tenere Maloulat
  2. Zawal – Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni
  3. Amalouna – Ibrahim Ag Alhabib, Noura Mint Seymali
  4. Taqkal Tarha
  5. Anina – Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni
  6. Madjam Mahilkamen – Alhassane Ag Touhami
  7. Takount – Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni
  8. Iklam Dglour
  9. Kel Tinawen
  10. Itous Ohar
  11. Mhadjar Yassouf Idjan
  12. Wartilla – Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni
  13. Lalla – Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni

Status Quo: Backbone

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On September 6, 2019, “earMusic” label released “Backbone”, the 33rd Status Quo studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “ARSIS Studios”, and was produced by Francis Rossi.

Personnel:

  • Francis Rossi – vocals, lead guitar, mixing
  • Richie Malone – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • John “Rhino” Edwards – vocals, basses, guitars
  • Andy Bown – vocals, keyboards, guitar
  • Leon Cave – drums, percussion
  • Andy Brook – engineer, recording, mixing, mastering

Track listing:

  1. Waiting For a Woman – Francis Rossi, Robert Keith Young
  2. Cut Me Some Slack – Francis Rossi – John “Rhino” Edwards
  3. Liberty Lane – Francis Rossi, John “Rhino” Edwards
  4. I See You’re in Some Trouble – Francis Rossi, Robert Keith Young
  5. Backing Off – Andy Bown, Francis Rossi
  6. I Wanna Run Away with You – Francis Rossi, Robert Keith Young
  7. Backbone – Francis Rossi, John “Rhino” Edwards
  8. Better Take Care – John David
  9. Falling Off the World – Leon Cave
  10. Get Out of My Head – Richie Malone
  11. Running Out of Time – Andy Bown, Francis Rossi

Curtis Fuller: The Opener

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In September 1957, “Blue Note” label released “The Opener”, the third Curtis Fuller album. It was recorded in June 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Curtis Fuller – trombone
  • Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone 
  • Bobby Timmons – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Francis Wolff – cover photography
  • Robert Levin – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Curtis Fuller, excepted where noted.

  1. A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening – Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh
  2. Hugore
  3. Oscalypso – Oscar Pettiford
  4. Here’s to My Lady – Rube Bloom, Johnny Mercer
  5. Lizzy’s Bounce
  6. Soon – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

Johnny Griffin: Johnny Griffin Vol. 2

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In September 1957, “Blue Note” label released “Johnny Griffin Vol. 2” (also known as “A Blowin’ Session”), the third Johnny Griffin album. It was recorded in April 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Griffin — tenor saxophone
  • John Coltrane — tenor saxophone
  • Hank Mobley — tenor saxophone
  • Lee Morgan — trumpet
  • Wynton Kelly — piano
  • Paul Chambers — bass
  • Art Blakey — drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Harold Feinstein – photography
  • Ira Gitler – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. The Way You Look Tonight – Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields
  2. Ball Bearing – Johnny Griffin
  3. All the Things You Are – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein
  4. Smoke Stack – Johnny Griffin

Clifford Brown: Memorial Album

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In September 1956, “Blue Note” label released “Memorial Album”, the 13th Clifford Brown album (it was released posthumously). It was recorded in June 1953, at “WOR Studios” in New York City, August 1953, at “Audio-Video Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Clifford Brown – trumpet
  • Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
  • Elmo Hope – piano
  • Percy Heath – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Hymn of the Orient – Gigi Gryce
  2. Easy Living – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
  3. Minor Mood – Clifford Brown
  4. Cherokee – Ray Noble
  5. Wail Bait – Quincy Jones
  6. Brownie Speaks – Clifford Brown
  7. De-Dah – Elmo Hope
  8. Cookin’ – Lou Donaldson
  9. You Go to My Head – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
  10. Carving the Rock – Elmo Hope, Sonny Rollins

Kenny Burrell: Introducing Kenny Burrell

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In September 1956, “Blue Note” label released “Introducing Kenny Burrell”, the debut Kenny Burrell album. It was recorded in May 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Kenny Burrell – guitar
  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • Paul Chambers – double bass
  • Kenny Clarke – drums
  • Candido Camero – conga
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid K. Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. This Time the Dream’s on Me – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
  2. Fugue ‘n’ Blues – Kenny Burrell
  3. Takeela – Kenny Burrell
  4. Weaver of Dreams – Jack Elliot, Victor Young
  5. Delilah – Victor Young
  6. Rhythmorama – Kenny Clarke
  7. Blues for Skeeter – Kenny Burrell

Bill Callahan: Gold Record

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On September 4, 2020, “Drag City” label released “Gold Record”, the seventh Bill Callahan album (eighteenth overall when including studio albums released as Smog). It was recorded in June 2019, at “Estuary Studio” in Austin, Texas.

Personnel:

  • Bill Callahan – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, percussion
  • Matt Kinsey – acoustic and electric guitar, bass
  • Jaime Zuverza – bass
  • Adam Jones – drums
  • Carl Smith – baritone clarinet
  • Derek Phelps – flugelhorn
  • John Congleton – recording, mixing
  • Dan Osborn – front cover
  • Hanly Banks Callahan – back cover
  • Anubhav Saxena – highway photography
  • Erik Pronske – automobile photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Callahan.

  1. Pigeons
  2. Another Song
  3. 35
  4. Protest Song
  5. The Mackenzies
  6. Let’s Move to the Country
  7. Breakfast
  8. Cowboy
  9. Ry Cooder
  10. As I Wander

The Pineapple Thief: Versions Of The Truth

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On September 4, 2020, “Kscope” label released “Versions of the Truth”, the 14th Pineapple Thief (The) album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Bourne Place” in Hertfordshire, England, “Soord Studios”, and was produced by Bruce Soord, Steve Kitch, John Sykes and Gavin Harrison.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Soord – vocals, guitars
  • Steve Kitch – keyboards, mastering
  • John Sykes – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Gavin Harrison – drums, marimba
  • Michael Schoenholtz- artwork
  • Scott Robinson – design, layout
  • Diana Seifert – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bruce Soord and Gavin Harrison.

  1. Versions of the Truth
  2. Break It All
  3. Demons
  4. Driving Like Maniacs
  5. Leave Me Be
  6. Too Many Voices
  7. Our Mire
  8. Out of Line
  9. Stop Making Sense
  10. The Game

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