Phil Woods Septet: Pairing Off

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In July 1956, “Prestige” label released “Pairing Off”, album by Phil Woods Septet (the third Phil Woods album overall). It was recorded in June 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Phil Woods – alto saxophone
  • Gene Quill – alto saxophone
  • Donald Byrd, Kenny Dorham – trumpet
  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Phil Woods, except where noted.

  1. The Stanley Stomper
  2. Cool Aid
  3. Pairing Off
  4. Suddenly It’s Spring – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen

The Deer Hunter: Antimai

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On July 1, 2022, “Cave & Canary Goods” label released “Antimai”, the eight Dear Hunter (The) album. It was recorded 2021 – 2022, at “Rogue Planet Mastering”, “Cave & Canary Studio”, “Vudu Studios”, “The Sad Castle”, “Alberto Hernandez Audio”, and was produced by Casey Crescenzo.

Personnel:

  • Casey Crescenzo – vocals, talk box, guitar, synth, Rhodes piano, organ, percussion, arrangements, engineer, artwork, layout
  • Judy Crescenzo – vocals
  • Tivoli Crescenzo – vocals
  • Max Tousseau – vocals, guitar, synth, engineer
  • Robert Parr – vocals, guitar, synth, engineer
  • Gavin Castleton – keyboards
  • Nick Sollecito – vocals, bass, synth
  • Nick Crescenzo – vocals, drums, engineer
  • Aiden Early – vocals, percussion
  • Brian Bosley – tenor saxophone
  • Carolyne Walter – baritone saxophone
  • Mike McCann – trumpet
  • Ross Eustis – trumpet
  • Jon Brummel – trombone
  • Rowne Crescenzo – human beatbox
  • Aiden Early, Alberto Hernandez,  Frank Mitaritonna, Nick Sollecito – engineer
  • Mike Watts – mixing
  • Mike Kaljian – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Casey Crescenzo.

  1. Ring 8 – Poverty
  2. Ring 7 – Industry
  3. Ring 6 – LoTown
  4. Ring 5 – Middle Class
  5. Ring 4 – Patrol
  6. Ring 3 – Luxury
  7. Ring 2 – Nature
  8. Ring 1 – Tower

Sufjan Stevens: Greetings from Michigan the Great Lake State

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On July 1, 2003, “Asthmatic Kitty Records” label released “Greetings from Michigan the Great Lake State”, the third Sufjan Stevens. It was recorded 2002 – 2003, at “St. Paul’s Episcopal Church” in Brooklyn, “The New Jerusalem Recreational Room” in Clarksboro, NJ, “Buxton School” in Williamstown, Mass, and was produced by Sufjan Stevens.

Personnel:

  • Sufjan Stevens – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, tambourine, piano, electric piano, bass guitar, flute, oboe, English horn, vibraphone, xylophone, glockenspiel, drums, percussion, cymbal, shaker, bells, whistle, recorder, arrangements, design, layout
  • Daniel Smith, Elin Smith, Megan Smith, Monique Aiuto, Vito Aiuto
  • John Ringhofer – vocals, trumpet, trombone
  • Stephen Halker – trumpet
  • Tom Eaton – trumpet
  • Alan Douches – mastering
  • Laura Normandin – original hand painted artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Sufjam Stevens.

  1. Flint (For the Unemployed and Underpaid)
  2. All Good Naysayers, Speak Up! Or Forever Hold Your Peace!
  3. For the Widows in Paradise, for the Fatherless in Ypsilanti
  4. Say Yes! To M!ch!gan!
  5. The Upper Peninsula
  6. Tahquamenon Falls
  7. Holland
  8. Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head! (Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!)
  9. Romulus
  10. Alanson, Crooked River
  11. Sleeping Bear, Sault Saint Marie
  12. They Also Mourn Who Do Not Wear Black (For The Homeless In Muskegon)
  13. Oh God, Where Are You Now? (In Pickeral Lake? Pigeon? Marquette? Mackinaw?)
  14. Redford (For Yia-Yia & Pappou)
  15. Vito’s Ordination Song

Bôa: The Race Of A Thousand Camels

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On July 1, 1998, “Polystar” label released “The Race of a Thousand Camels”, the debut Bôa studio album. It was recorded in 1998, and was produced by Neil Wash, Darren Allison, Alex Caird, Ben Henderson, Jasmine Rodgers, Steve Rodgers, Lee Sullivan and Paul Turrell.

Personnel:

  • Jasmine Rodgers – lead vocals, acoustic guitars, percussion
  • Steve Rodgers – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Ben Henderson – electric and acoustic guitars, saxophone, percussion
  • Paul Turrell – keyboards, electric guitars, percussion, strings arrangements
  • Alex Caird – bass guitars
  • Lee Sullivan – drums, percussion, keyboards

Track listing:

All tracks by Alex Caird, Ben Henderson, Jasmine Rodgers, Steve Rodgers, Lee Sullivan and Paul Turrell.

  1. Fool
  2. Twilight
  3. Duvet
  4. Rain
  5. Elephant
  6. Scoring
  7. Deeply
  8. One Day
  9. Welcome
  10. For Jasmine
  11. Anna María

Leño: Same

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On July 1, 1979, “Chapa Discos” label released the self-titled, debut Leño album. It was recorded in December 1978, at “Kirios Studios” in Madrid, and was produced by Teddy Bautista.

Personnel:

  • Rosendo Mercado – lead vocals, guitar
  • Chiqui Mariscal – bass, backing vocals
  • Tony Urbano – bass, backing vocals
  • Ramiro Penas – drums, backing vocals
  • Teddy Bautista – harmonica, keyboards

Track listing:

  1. Castigo – Rosendo Mercado, Chiqui Mariscal, Ramiro Penas
  2. El Oportunista – Rosendo Mercado, Chiqui Mariscal, Ramiro Penas
  3. El Tren – Rosendo Mercado, José Carlos Molina
  4. Este Madrid – Rosendo Mercado, Chiqui Mariscal, Ramiro Penas
  5. La nana – Rosendo Mercado, Chiqui Mariscal, Ramiro Penas
  6. Sodoma y chabola – Rosendo Mercado, Chiqui Mariscal, Ramiro Penas, Mª Fernanda de Andrés
  7. Se acabó – Rosendo Mercado

Chic: Real People

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On June 30, 1980, “Atlantic” label released “Real People”, the fourth Chic studio album. It was recorded in 1980, at “Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernie Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Nile Rodgers – vocals, guitar
  • Bernard Edwards – vocals, bass guitar
  • Luci Martin – vocals
  • Alfa Anderson – vocals
  • Fonzi Thornton – vocals
  • Michelle Cobbs – vocals
  • Andy Schwartz – keyboards
  • Raymond Jones – keyboards
  • Tony Thompson – drums
  • Sammy Figueroa – percussion
  • The Chic Strings: Valerie Heywood, Cheryl Hong, Karen Milne
  • Gene Orloff – concertmaster
  • Bob Clearmountain – engineer
  • Lucy Laurie – engineer assistant
  • Jeff Hendrickson – engineer assistant
  • Garry Rindfuss – engineer assistant
  • Dennis King – mastering
  • Bob Defrin – art direction
  • Bob Kiss – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers.

  1. Open Up
  2. Real People
  3. I Loved You More
  4. I Got Protection
  5. Rebels Are We
  6. Chip Off the Old Block
  7. 26
  8. You Can’t Do It Alone

Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton: Always, Always

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On June 30, 1969, “RCA Victor” label released “Always, Always”, the third Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton album. It was recorded December 1968 – April 1969, at “RCA Studio B” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Bob Ferguson.

Personnel:

  • Dolly Parton – lead vocals
  • Porter Wagoner – lead vocals
  • Wayne Moss – guitar
  • Lloyd Green – steel guitar
  • George McCormick – rhythm guitar, liner notes
  • Jerry Stembridge – electric guitar
  • Buck Trent – banjo, liner notes
  • David Briggs – piano
  • Hargus Robbins – piano
  • Roy M. Huskey, Jr. – bass
  • Bobby Dyson – bass
  • Jerry Carrigan – drums
  • Glenn Baxter – trumpet
  • Bill McElhiney – trumpet
  • Jean Alrshuler – harp
  • Mack Magaha – fiddle, liner notes
  • Joseph Babcock – backing vocals
  • Anita Carter – backing vocals
  • Dolores Edgin – backing vocals
  • June Evelyn Page – backing vocals
  • Hurshel Wiginton – backing vocals
  • Al Pachucki – recording
  • Roy M. Shockley – recording technician
  • Little Jack Little – liner notes
  • Speck Rhodes – liner notes
  • Don Warden – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Milwaukee, Here I Come – Lee Fikes
  2. Yours Love – Harlan Howard
  3. I Don’t Believe You’ve Met My Baby – Autry Inman
  4. Malena – Dolly Parton
  5. The House Where Love Lives – Leona Reese
  6. Why Don’t You Haul Off & Love Me – Wayne Raney, Lonnie Glosson
  7. Always, Always – Joyce McCord
  8. There Never Was a Time – Myra Smith, Margaret Lewis
  9. Good as Gold – Paul Martin
  10. My Hands Are Tied – Dolly Parton
  11. No Reason to Hurry Home – Dolly Parton
  12. Anything’s Better Than Nothing – Marie Wilson

The Cyrkle: Red Rubber Ball

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On June 30, 1966, “Columbia” label released “Red Rubber Ball”, the debut Cyrkle (The) album. It was recorded February – June 1966, and was produced by John Simon.

Personnel:

  • Don Dannemann – vocals, arrangements
  • Tom Dawes – guitar, sitar, bass, harmonica, castanets, arrangements
  • John Simon – calliope organ, arrangements, conductor
  • Marty Fried – drums, arrangements
  • Eddie Smith – engineer
  • Gordy Clark – engineer
  • Stanley Weiss – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Red Rubber Ball – John Simon, Bruce Woodley
  2. Why Can’t You Give Me What I Want – Stephen Friedland, Tom Dawes
  3. Baby, You’re Free – Bob Crewe, Gary Weston
  4. Big Little Woman – Don Dannemann, Tom Dawes
  5. Cloudy – John Simon, Bruce Woodley
  6. Cry – Don Dannemann, Tom Dawes
  7. Turn-Down Day – Jerry Keller, David Blume
  8. There’s a Fire in the Fireplace – Stephen Friedland
  9. Bony Moronie – Larry Williams
  10. How Can I Leave Her – Don Dannemann, Tom Dawes
  11. Money to Burn – Don Dannemann, Tom Dawes

Gary Burton Quintet: Dreams So Real: Music of Carla Bley

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In June 1975, “ECM” label released “Dreams So Real: Music of Carla Bley”, album nay Gary Burton Quintet (26th Gary Burton album overall). It was recorded in December 1975, at “Studio Bauer” in Ludwigsburg, Germany, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Gary Burton – vibraphone
  • Mick Goodrick – guitar
  • Pat Metheny – electric 12-string guitar
  • Steve Swallow – bass guitar
  • Bob Moses – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Carla Bley.

  1. Dreams So Real
  2. Ictus / Syndrome / Wrong Key Donkey
  3. Jesus Maria
  4. Vox humana
  5. Doctor
  6. Intermission Music

The Undisputed Truth: Cosmic Truth

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In June 1975, “Gordy” label released “Cosmic Truth”, the fifth Undisputed Truth (The) studio album. It was recorded 1974 – 1975, at “Motown / Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Norman Whitfield.

Personnel:

  • Joe “Pep” Harris – lead vocals
  • Billie Rae Calvin – co-lead and backing vocals
  • Brenda Joyce Evans – co-lead and backing vocals
  • Dennis Coffey, Eddie Willis, Johnny McGhee, Melvin “Wah Wah” Ragin, Paul Warren – guitar
  • Mark Davis – keyboards
  • Henry Davis – bass
  • Eddie Green, Eddie Fisher, James Gadson, Zachary Slatter – drums
  • Eddie “Bongo” Brown – congas
  • Bob Zimitte – timpani
  • Angel Balestier, Bob Robitaille, Glenn Jordan – engineer
  • Art Stewart – engineer, mastering
  • Norman Whitfield – mastering
  • Katarina Pettersson – art direction
  • Bob Gleason – illustration
  • Jim Britt – photography

Track listing:

  1. Earthquake Shake – Joe Harris, Norman Whitfield
  2. Down by the River – Neil Young
  3. UFO’s – Norman Whitfield
  4. Lil’ Red Ridin Hood – Norman Whitfield
  5. Squeeze Me, Tease Me – Norman Whitfield
  6. Spaced Out – Norman Whitfield
  7. Got To Get My Hands on Some Lovin’ – Norman Whitfield
  8. 1990 – Norman Whitfield
  9. I Know I’m Losing You – Cornelius Grant, Eddie Holland, Norman Whitfield

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