Glass Hammer: Three Cheers for the Broken Hearted

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On November 3, 2009, “Arion Records/Sound Resources” label released “Three Cheers for the Broken Hearted”, the tenth Glass Hammer studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “Sound Resources” in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and was produced by Fred Schendel, and Steve Babb.

Personnel:

  • Susie Bogdanowicz – lead and backing vocals
  • Fred Schendel – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, Mellotron, guitars, drums, cello, horns
  • Steve Babb – lead and backing vocals, bass, keyboards, guitars
  • Josh Bates – guitar
  • David Wallimann – guitar 

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Babb and Fred Schendel, except where noted.

  1. Come On, Come On
  2. The Lure of Dreams
  3. A Rose for Emily – Rod Argent
  4. Sleep On
  5. The Mid-Life Weird
  6. A Bitter Wind
  7. The Curse They Weave
  8. Sundown Shores
  9. Schrodinger’s Lament
  10. Hyperbole
  11. Falling

Damien Rice: 9

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On November 3, 2006, “Heffa” label released “9”, the second Damien Rice studio album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Damien Rice.

Personnel:

  • Damien Rice – vocals, clarinet, Fender Rhodes, guitar, percussion, piano, singing bowls, Wurlitzer
  • Shane Fitzsimons – bass, double bass
  • Lisa Hannigan – backing vocals
  • Vyvienne Long – cello
  • Cora Venus Lunny – viola, violin
  • Tom Osander – drums, glasses
  • Joel Shearer – electric guitar
  • Daisy – drawing, painting

Track listing:

All tracks by Damien Rice.

  1. 9 Crimes
  2. The Animals Were Gone
  3. Elephant
  4. Rootless Tree
  5. Dogs
  6. Coconut Skins
  7. Me, My Yoke + I
  8. Grey Room
  9. Accidental Babies
  10. Sleep Don’t Weep (The song ends with 16 minutes of wine glasses and a Tibetan singing bowl)
  11. The Rat Within the Grain (bonus track)

John Entwistle: Whistle Rymes

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On November 3, 1972, “Track” label released “Whistle Rymes”, the second John Entwistle studio album. It was recorded in May 1972, at “Island Studios” in London, and was produced by John Alcock and John Entwistle.

Personnel:

  • John Entwistle — lead vocals; bass guitar; keyboards; synthesizers; bass synthesizer; trumpet; piano; French horn
  • Peter Frampton — electric guitar
  • John Weider — violin, backing vocals
  • Rod Coombes — drums
  • Gordon Barton — drums
  • Jimmy McCulloch — electric guitar
  • Neil Sheppard — electric piano; organ
  • Bryan Williams — trombone; keyboards
  • Alan Ross — acoustic guitar
  • Brian Humphries — engineer
  • Mike Weighell — engineer
  • Graham Lethbridge — drawing, cover design

Track listing:

All tracks by John Entwistle.

  1. Ten Little Friends
  2. Apron Strings
  3. I Feel Better
  4. Thinkin’ It Over
  5. Who Cares?
  6. I Wonder
  7. I Was Just Being Friendly
  8. The Window Shopper
  9. I Found Out
  10. Nightmare (Please Wake Me Up)

Concorde: Have the Blues

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On November 2, 1984, “Jugoton” label released “Have the Blues”, the debut Concorde album. It was recorded in 1984, at “J.M. Sound Studio” in Zagreb, Croatia, and was produced by Vedran Božić.

Personnel:

  • Venko Serafimov – guitars
  • Sejat Jakupi – vocals
  • Zoran Pehčievski – keyboards
  • Kokan Pandilovski – bass
  • Bruno Grozdanov – drums
  • Vedran Božić – engineer
  • Silvano Bulešić – mastering
  • Mirko Ilić – design
  • L. Džurovski – logo design
  • Luka Mjeda – photography
  • V. Todorov – band photography

Track listing:

  1. Vrati se
  2. Umoran i grub
  3. Visoki štikli i crni čorapi
  4. Ja sam lud
  5. Have the Blues
  6. Kada zabava završi
  7. Mirno spavaj
  8. Anarhija na istoku
  9. Kao nekad
  10. Uvek u senci

Yusef Lateef: Suite 16

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On November 2, 1970, “Atlantic” label released “Suite 16”, the 28th Yusef Lateef album. It was recorded in April 1970, at “Regent Sound Studios”, in New York City, June 1970, at “Corner Studios” in Cologne, Germany and was produced by Joel Dom.

Personnel:

  • Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone, flute, bamboo flute, pneumatic bamboo flute, oboe, bells, tambourine
  • Neal Boyar – vibraphone 
  • Barry Harris, Joe Zawinul – piano
  • Eric Gale, Earl Klugh – guitar
  • Chuck Rainey – electric bass
  • Robert Cunningham – bass, electric bass
  • Albert Heath, Jimmy Johnson – drums
  • Selwart Clarke – viola
  • Kermit Moore – cello
  • Cologne Radio Orchestra conducted by William S. Fischer
  • The Sweet Inspirations – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Yusef Lateef except where noted.

  1. Buddy and Lou
  2. Down in Atlanta
  3. Nocturne
  4. When a Man Loves a Woman – Calvin Lewis, Andrew Wright
  5. Michelle – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  6. Symphonic Blues Suite: First Movement; Folia
  7. Symphonic Blues Suite: Second Movement; Minuet (Hybird, Atonal)
  8. Symphonic Blues Suite: Third Movement; Blues (Twelve Measure Form) Variation  Interlude
  9. Symphonic Blues Suite: Fourth Movement; Passacaglia
  10. Symphonic Blues Suite: Fifth Movement; Chorale / Sixth Movement; Blues (Extended Form)
  11. Symphonic Blues Suite: Seventh Movement; Blues, Coda

Ornette Coleman: The Art of the Improvisers

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On November 2, 1970, “Atlantic” label released “The Art of the Improvisers”, the ninth Ornette Coleman album. It was recorded May – October 1959, July 1960, January – March 1961, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • Ornette Coleman — alto and tenor saxophone
  • Don Cherry — pocket trumpet; cornet
  • Charlie Haden — bass
  • Scott LaFaro — bass
  • Jimmy Garrison — bass
  • Billy Higgins — drums
  • Ed Blackwell — drums 

All tracks by Ornette Coleman.

  1. The Circle with a Hole in the Middle
  2. Just for You
  3. The Fifth of Beethoven
  4. The Alchemy of Scott LaFaro
  5. Moon Inhabitants
  6. The Legends of Bebop
  7. Harlem’s Manhattan

Bobby Previte: Pan Atlantic

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On November 1, 2009, “Palmetto” label released “Pan Atlantic”, the 31st Bobby Previte album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Bobby Previte.

Personnel:

  • Bobby Previte – drums, Fender Rhodes
  • Gianluca Petrella – trombone
  • Wolfgang Puschnig – alto sax, baritone sax
  • Benoît Delbecq – Fender Rhodes
  • Nils Davidsen – bass

Track listing:

All tracks by Bobby Previte.

  1. Deep Lake
  2. Stay on Path
  3. The Eternity Clause
  4. Destruction Layer
  5. Pan Atlantic
  6. Question Mark
  7. Veltin

Glass Hammer: Perelandra

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On November 1, 1995, “Arion Records/Sound Resources” label released “Perelandra”, the second Glass Hammer studio album. It was recorded in 1995, and was produced by Steve Babb and Fred Schendel, “Perelandra” is a concept album inspired by C. S. Lewis’ “The Chronicles of Narnia” and “Space Trilogy” book series.

Personnel:

  • Fred Schendel – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, acoustic and electric guitars, drums, programming, Mellotron
  • Steve Babb – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, bass, taurus pedals, Mellotron, zoominator, rhythm programming
  • Walter Moore – lead vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar, mo-better electric guitar
  • Michelle Young – lead vocals
  • Milton Hamerick – steel guitars
  • Randy Burt – saxophone
  • Tracy Cloud – backing vocals, spoken vocals
  • David Carter – 12-string guitar

Track listing:

  1. Now Arriving
  2. Time Marches On
  3. Lliusion
  4. The Way to Her Heart
  5. Felix the Cat
  6. Now Departing
  7. Perelandra
  8. Le Danse Final
  9. That Hideous Strength
  10. Enda the Lion
  11. Into the Night
  12. Heaven

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