On April 5, 1998, “Arabesque” label released “Manhattan Nocturne”, the 20th Charles McPherson album. It was recorded in April 1997, at “EastSide Sound” in New York City” and was produced by Charles McPherson and Daniel Criss.
Personnel:
Charles McPherson – alto saxophone
Mulgrew Miller – piano
Ray Drummond – double bass
Victor Lewis – drums
Bobby Sanabria – percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by Charles McPherson except where noted
Evidence – Thelonious Monk
You’re My Thrill – Jay Gorney, Sidney Clare
Morning Dance
Primal Urge
Blue ‘n’ Boogie – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
On May 4, 2018, “Hot Fruit” label released “World’s Strongest Man”, the third Gaz Coombes studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Courtyard Studios” in Oxford, UK, and was produced by Ian Devenport.
On May 4, 2004, “Saddle Creek Records” label released “fulfilled/complete”, the second Broken Spindles studio album. It was recorded December 2003 – January 2004, at “Presto! Recording Studios” in Lincoln, Nebraska, and was produced by Mike Mogis.
Personnel:
Joel Petersen – vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass, artwork
On May 4, 1992, “Chrysalis” label released “1992 – The Love Album”, the third Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine studio album. It was recorded in 1991, at “Notice Studios” in London, and was produced by Simon Painter, Jim “Jim Bob” Morrison and Les “Fruitbat” Carter.
Personnel:
Jim “Jim Bob” Morrison – vocals
Les “Fruitbat” Carter – vocals, guitars
Ian Dury – readings, narrator
Simon Painter – engineer
Kevin Metcalf – mastering
Carter EEC – design
Andy G – design
Stuart D – design
Track listing:
All tracsks by Jim Morrison and Les Carter except where noted.
On May 3, 2019, “4AD” label released “U.F.O.F.”, the third Big Thief studio album. It was recorded in June 2018, at “Bear Creek” in Woodinville, WA, and was produced by Andrew Sarlo.
Personnel:
Adrianne Lenker – vocals, choir, acoustic and electric guitar, SK5, piano, chimes, breath, percussion, ambience
Buck Meek – vocals, choir, electric guitar, clap, feedback, ambience
On May 3, 2019, “ABC” label released “Tryst”, album by Kate Ceberano and Paul Grabowsky. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Paul Grabowsky and Mal Stanley. In 2019, at the “ARIA Music Awards” it won “Best Jazz Album” award. At the “AIR Awards” of 2020, “Tryst” won “Best Independent Jazz Album or EP” award.
Personnel:
Kate Ceberano – vocal
Paul Grabowsky – piano
Mal Stanley – engineer, mixing, mastering
Peter Barrett – design
Natasha Curato – photography
Track listing:
Wild Is the Wind – Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington
A Song for You – Leon Russell
For Cilla (medley)
Make You Feel My Love – Bob Dylan
Suzanne
Melange D’Amour (medley)
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Ewan MacColl
I Touch Myself – Christina Amphlett, Tom Kelly, Mark McEntee, Billy Steinberg
On May 3, 1988, “Virgin” label released the self-titled, debut When in Rome album. It was recorded in 1987, and produced by Michael Brauer, Ben Rogan and Richard James Burgess.
Personnel:
Clive Farrington – vocals
Andrew Mann – vocals
Michael Floreale – keyboards, piano, backing vocals
J.J. Belle – guitar
Michael Thompson – guitar
Phil Spalding – bass
Richard James Burgess – keyboards
Mike Timoney – keyboards
David Ervin – keyboards, drum programming
Preston Heyman – drums
Martin Ditcham – percussion
Robin Jones – percussion
Tony Charles – steel drums
Mark Chandler, Richard Edwards, Kevin Robinson – brass
Ian Gardiner – brass arrangements
Nick Ingman – string arrangements
Larry Stabbins – saxophone
Maxi Anderson – backing vocals
Rose Stone – backing vocals
Chris Fuhrman, Teri Reed – engineer
Martin Horenburg, Alex Rodriquez – engineer assistant
Michael Bauer – mixing
Tom Baker, Dan Hersch – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Clive Farrington, Michael Floreale and Andrew Mann..
On May 2, 2002, “Good Records” label released “The Beginning Stages of…”, the debut Polyphonic Spree album. It was recorded in October 2000, at “Dallas Sound Lab” and was produced by David Eaton, Ariana Morgenstern and Tim DeLaughter.
On May 2, 2000, “Super Ego” label released “Bachelor No. 2 or, the Last Remains of the Dodo”, the third Aimee Mann studio album. It was recorded in 1999, and was produced by Aimee Mann, Jon Brion, Mike Denneen, Buddy Judge and Brendan O’Brien.
Personnel:
Aimee Mann – lead and backing vocals, bass, acoustic, electric and Guitar Nashville guitar, tambourine, Bad Hi-Hat
Jon Brion – electric guitar, keyboards, drums, backing vocals
Michael Lockwood – 12 string acoustic and electric guitar, Cheesy keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
Michael Penn – slide, feedback and electric guitar, backing vocals
Clayton Scoble – electric guitar
Jennifer Trynin – electric guitar
Benmont Tench –Chamberlin, piano
Patrick Warren – keyboards, piano, Chamberlin, guitar, accordion, celeste
On May 1, 2020, “Matador” label released “Making a Door Less Open”, the twelfth Car Seat Headrest studio album. It was recorded January – October 2019, at “Avast!” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Will Toledo and Andrew Katz.
