On May 17, 2012, LaDonna Adrian Gaines aka Donna Summer died aged 63. She was singer, song-writer and actress, known as the “Queen of Disco”. She won six “American Music Awards”, five “Grammy Awards”, and had three multi-platinum albums, including the hits “Hot Stuff”, “Love to Love You”, and “I Feel Love”.
Bernays Propaganda: My Personal Holliday
On May 17, 2010, “Moonlee Records” label released “My Personal Holiday”, the second Bernays Propaganda album. It was recorded in January 2010, at “Youth Cultural Center” and Blla Blla Blla’s studio in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Nenad Trifunovski.
Personnel:
- Kristina Gorovska – vocals, artwork
- Vasko Atanasovski – vocals, guitar, keyboards, arranger
- Nenad Trifunovski – bass, recording, mastering, arranger
- Džano Kuč – drums, arranger
- Sasha Pavlovic – arranger
- Alen Hadzi Stefanov, Goran Stojčevski – recording assistant
- Carl Saff – mastering
- Caci Chavdarovska – artwork
- Igor Kostov – band photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Vasko Atanasovski, except where noted.
- Namesti frizura i gladuvaj
- Bulldozer
- Ovoj den da pomine – lyrics by Kristina Gorovska, Vasko Atanasoski
- My Personal Holiday
- Preziveav
- Se plasam od luge
- Blackmail
- VIP in Paradise – lyrics by Kristina Gorovska, Vasko Atanasoski
- Koga e dovolno – music by lyrics by Kristina Gorovska, Vasko Atanasoski
Ronnie James Dio
On May 16, 2010, Ronald James Padavona aka Ronnie James Dio died aged 67. He was singer – songwriter and composer, member and singer of bands Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabath, Dio and Heaven & Hell.
Andrew Hill: Dusk
On May 16, 2000, “Palmetto” label released “Dusk”, the 31st Andrew Hill album. It was recorded September – October 1999, at “Maggie’s Farm” in Bucks County, US, and was produced by Matt Balitsaris.
Personnel:
- Andrew Hill – piano
- Marty Ehrlich – bass clarinet, alto saxophone
- Greg Tardy – bass clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Ron Horton – trumpet
- Scott Colley – bass
- Billy Drummond – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Andrew Hill.
- Dusk
- ML
- Ball Square
- Tough Love
- Sept
- T.C.
- 15/8
- Focus
Roy Orbison: Laminar Flow
On May 16, 1979, “Asylum” label released “Laminar Flow”, the twenty first Roy Orbison album. It was recorded in 1979, and was produced by Clayton Ivey and Terry Woodford.
Personnel:
- Roy Orbison – vocals
- Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
- Mac McAnally – acoustic guitar
- Bill Hinds, Robert Byrne, Tippy Armstrong – guitar
- Clayton Ivey – keyboards
- Bob Wray, Lonnie Ledford – bass guitar
- Lenny LeBlanc – drums, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Roger Clark – drums, synthesizer
- Mickey Buckins, Tom Roady – percussion
- Jim Horn – tenor and baritone saxophone
- Harvey Thompson – tenor saxophone
- Ronald Eades – baritone saxophone
- Harrison Calloway – trumpet
- Charles Rose – trombone
- Barbara Wyrick, Chris Price, Eddie Struzick, Marie Tomlinson, Robert Byrne, Suzy Storm, Terry Woodford – backing vocals
Track listing:
- Easy Way Out – Jim Valentini, Frank Saulino, Spady Brannan
- Love Is a Cold Wind – Charlie Black, Rory Bourke
- Lay It Down – Robert Byrne, Tommy Brasfield
- I Care – Lenny LeBlanc, Eddie Struzick
- We’re into Something Good – George Soulé, Terry Woodford
- Movin’ – Roy Orbison, Chris Price
- Poor Baby – Roy Orbison, Chris Price, Regi Price
- Warm Spot Hot – Eddie Struzick
- Tears – Roy Orbison, Chris Price, Dan Price, Regi Price
- Friday Night – Regi Price, Chris Price
- Hound Dog Man – Barbara Orbison, Terry Woodford, Tommy Stuart
Sonny Stitt: Burnin’
In May 1960, “Argo” label released “Burnin’”, the 18th Sonny Stitt album. It was recorded in August 1958, in Chicago, and was produced by Jordi Pujol.
Personnel:
- Sonny Stitt – alto and tenor saxophone
- Barry Harris – piano
- William Austin – bass
- Frank Gant – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Sonny Stitt, except where noted.
- Ko-Ko – Charlie Parker
- A Minor Sax
- Lover Man – Jimmy Davis, James Sherman, Roger Ramirez
- Reed and a Half
- How High the Moon – Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton
- I’ll Tell You Later
- Look for the Silver Lining – Jerome Kern, Buddy G. DeSylva
- Easy Living – Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger
- It’s Hipper Than That
Jason Isbell: Reunions
On May 15, 2020, “Southeastern” label released “Reunions”, the seventh Jason Isbell studio album, and the fourth accompanied by his backing band The 400 Unit. It was recorded in 2019, at “RCA Studio A” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Dave Cobb.
Personnel:
- Jason Isbell – vocals, piano, guitars
- Sadler Vaden – guitars
- Derry Deborja – keyboards, omnichord, organ, piano
- Amanda Shires – fiddle, background vocals
- Jimbo Hart – bass
- Chad Gamble – drums, tambourine
- Jay Buchanan – backing vocals
- David Crosby – backing vocals
- Gena Johnson – engineer
- Toby Hurlbert – engineer assistant
- Daniel Bacigalupi – assistant
- Dave Cobb – mixing, shaker
- Pete Lyman – mastering
- Fetzer Design – art direction
Track listing:
All tracks by Jason Isbell except where noted.
- What’ve I Done to Help – Jason Isbell, Michael Kiwanuka
- Dreamsicle
- Only Children
- Overseas
- Running with Our Eyes Closed
- River
- Be Afraid
- St. Peter’s Autograph
- It Gets Easier
- Letting You Go
Rufus Wainwright: Release the Stars
On May 15, 2007, “Geffen” label released “Release the Stars”, the fifth Rufus Wainwright studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Second Story” and “Legacy” in New York City, “Brooklyn Recording” in Brooklyn, “Saal 4” in Berlin, “Strongroom” and “Angel Recording Studio” in London, and was produced by Rufus Wainwright.
Personnel:
- Rufus Wainwright – vocals, piano, acoustic and nylon guitar, percussion, string arrangement, piano arrangement, horn arrangement, orchestral arrangement
- Neil Tennant – keyboards, synthesizer, loops, samples, vibes, breathing, backing vocals, executive producer
- Kate McGarrigle – piano
- John Medeski – piano
- Jorg Sandnar – piano
- Rob Burger – organ
- Jason Hart – organ, backing vocals
- Rachelle Garniez – claviola, accordion
- Richard Thompson – acoustic and electric guitar
- Jack Petruzzelli – acoustic and electric guitar, banjo,. backing vocals
- Joan Wasser – electric guitar, violin, backing vocals
- Smokey Hormel – guitar
- Gerry Leonard – acoustic and electric guitar
- Julianna Raye – tambourine, backing vocals
- Brad Albetta – bass guitar
- Tony Scherr – upright bass
- Jeff Hill – electric bass, bass guitar, upright bass, backing vocals
- Larry Mullins – shaker, triangle, timpani, cymbals, tambourine, vibes, piano percussion, bass drum, tabla, bongos, bells, cowbells, castanets, woodblock, fish, marimba, glockenspiel
- Matt Johnson – drums, percussion, recorder, backing vocals
- Ian Thomas – drums
- Kenny Wollesen – drums
- London Session Orchestra – strings
- Gabriel Adorjan – violin
- Rachel Rilling – violin
- Raphael Sachs – viola
- David Adorjan – cello
- Ronith Mues – harp
- Carl Albach – trumpet, piccolo trumpet
- Steven Bernstein – trumpet, conducting, horn arrangement
- Ozan Cakar – French horn
- John Chudoba – trumpet
- Barry Danielian – trumpet
- Dominic Derasse – trumpet, piccolo trumpet
- Dave Trigg – trumpet, piccolo trumpet
- Florian Dorpholz – trumpet
- Raphael Mentzen – trumpet
- Pirmin Grehl – flute
- Paul Shapiro – tenor saxophone
- Briggan Krauss – baritone saxophone
- Dan Levine – trombone
- Louis Schwadron – French horn
- Siân Phillips – spoken word
- Anna Prohaska – vocals
- Lucy Roche – backing vocals
- Teddy Thompson – backing vocals
- Martha Wainwright – backing vocals
- Lygia Forrest – backing vocals
- Jenni Muldaur – backing vocals
- Sharon Jones – backing vocals
- Marius de Vries – programming, conducting, breathing
- Jason Boshoff – programming
- Tom Stephan – additional programming
Track listing:
All tracks by Rufus Wainwright.
- Do I Disappoint You
- Going to a Town
- Tiergarten
- Nobody’s Off the Hook
- Between My Legs
- Rules and Regulations
- Not Ready to Love
- Slideshadow
- Tulsa
- Leaving for Paris N° 2
- Sanssouci
- Release the Stars
Art Blakey: Orgy in Rhythm
In May 1957, “Blue Note” label released “Orgy in Rhythm”, the second Art Blakey album. It was released as two LP’s (Volume One and Volume Two) the same year. It was recorded in March 1957, at “Manhattan Towers” in New York City, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Art Blakey – vocals, drums
- Herbie Mann – flute
- Ray Bryant – piano
- Wendell Marshall – bass
- Sabu Martinez – percussion, vocals
- Ubaldo Nieto – percussion, timbales
- Evilio Quintero – percussion, maracas, cencerro
- Carlos “Patato” Valdes – percussion
- Jo Jones – drums, tympani
- Arthur Taylor – drums
- Specs Wright – drums, tympani
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording
- Ira Gitler – liner notes
- Harold Feinstein – design
- Francis Wolff – cover photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Art Blakey.
Volume One
- Buhaina Chant
- Ya Ya
- Toffi
- Split Skins
Volume Two
- Amuck
- Elephant Walk
- Come Out and Meet Me Tonight
- Abdallah’s Delight
Joe Henderson: Our Thing
In May 1964, “Blue Note” label released “Our Thing”, the second Joe Henderson album. It was recorded in September 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
- Kenny Dorham – trumpet
- Andrew Hill – piano
- Eddie Khan – bass
- Pete La Roca – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, mastering
- Bob Blumenthal – liner notes
- Reid Miles – design, cover design
- Francis Wolff – photography, cover photo
Track listing:
All tracks by Joe Henderson, except where noted.
- Teeter Totter
- Pedro’s Time – Kenny Dorham
- Our Thing
- Back Road – Kenny Dorham
- Escapade – Kenny Dorham
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