Vangelis: Direct

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On October 18, 1988, “Arista” label released “Direct”, the 14th Vangelis album. It was recorded in 1987, at “Sound Studios” in Athens, Greece, and was produced by Vangelis.

Personnel:

  • Vangelis – multi-instrumentalist, arranger
  • Nicos Despotidis – engineer
  • Paul Wiffen – additional sound design
  • Michael Rochipp – cover image
  • Ida Paraschou, Yiannis Angelou, Stathis Zalidis – booklet photography


Track listing:

All tracks by Vangelis.

  1. The Motion of Stars
  2. The Will of the Wind
  3. Metallic Rain
  4. Elsewhere
  5. Dial Out
  6. Glorianna (Hymn a la Femme)
  7. Rotation’s Logic
  8. The Oracle of Apollo
  9. Message
  10. Ave
  11. First Approach
  12. Intergalactic Radio Station

Djam Karet: The Heavy Soul Sessions

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On October 17, 2010, “HC Productions” label released “The Heavy Soul Sessions”, the thirteenth Djam Karet studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “White Arrow Studios” in California, and was produced by Gayle Ellett, Mike Henderson, Aaron Kenyon, Mike Murray and Chuck Oken Jr.

Personnel:

  • Gayle Ellett – organ, synthesizer, mellotron, mixing, mastering
  • Mike Henderson – electric guitar, electronics, engineer
  • Aaron Kenyon – 5-string bass guitar, electronics
  • Mike Murray – electric guitar, electronics
  • Chuck Oken, Jr. – drums, engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Gayle Ellett, Mike Henderson, Aaron Kenyon, Mike Murray and Chuck Oken Jr., except where noted.

  1. Hungry Ghost
  2. The Red Threated Sexy Beast
  3. Consider Figure Three
  4. The packaging House
  5. Dedicated to K. C. – Richard Pinhas
  6. The Gypsy and the Hegemon

Wayne Shorter: High Life

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On October 17, 1995, “Verve” label released “High Life”, the twentieth Wayne Shorter album. It was recorded in 1995, at Bill Schnee’s studio in North Hollywood,  and was produced by Marcus Miller. In 1997, “High Life” won the “Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album”. 

Personnel:

  • Wayne Shorter – tenor, soprano, alto and baritone saxophones
  • Rachel Z – piano, synthesizers, sound design, sequencing
  • David Gilmore – electric guitar
  • Marcus Miller – bass guitar, bass clarinet, rhythm programming
  • Will Calhoun – drums
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Airto Moreira – percussion
  • Terri Lyne Carrington – drums
  • Munyungo Jackson – percussion
  • Kevin Ricard – percussion
  • David Ward – additional sound design

Track listing:

All tracks by Wayne Shorter.

  1. Children of the Night
  2. At the Fair
  3. Maya
  4. On the Milky Way Express
  5. Pandora Awakened
  6. Virgo Rising
  7. High Life
  8. Midnight in Carlotta’s Hair
  9. Black Swan (in memory of Susan Portlynn Romeo)

Syd Barrett: Opel

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On October 17, 1988, “Harvest” label released “Opel”, and album compiled from Syd Barrett’s recordings made between 1968 and 1970. It features unreleased material and alternate takes of recordings from sessions for Barrett’s solo albums, “The Madcap Laughs”,  and “Barrett”. It was recorded at “Abbey Road Studios” in London and was produced by Syd Barrett, Peter Jenner, Malcolm Jones, Roger Waters, and David Gilmour.

Personnel:

  • Syd Barrett – vocals, guitar
  • Mike Ratledge – organ
  • Hugh Hopper – bass
  • Robert Wyatt – drums
  • Gareth Cousins – mixing

Track listing”

All tracks by Syd Barrett, except where noted.

  1. Opel
  2. Clown and Jugglers
  3. Rats
  4. Golden Hair – lyrics based on a poem by James Joyce
  5. Dolly Rocker
  6. Word Song
  7. Wined and Dined
  8. Swan Lee (Silas Lang)
  9. Birdie Hop
  10. Let’s Split
  11. Lanky (Party One)
  12. Wouldn’t You Miss Me (Dark Globe)
  13. Milky Way
  14. Golden Hair (instrumental version)

Leonard Chess

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On October 16, 1969, Lejzor Szmuel Czyż aka Leonard Chess died aged 52. He was a record company executive and the co-founder of Chess Records, home to John Lee Hooker, Little Walter, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, The Moonglows, The Flamingos, Jimmy Reed, and Sonny Boy Williamson. He was influential in the development of rock and roll, electric blues, and the Chicago blues scene.

Jimmy Eat World: Chase This Light

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On August 16, 2007, “Interscope” label released “Chase This Light”, the sixth Jimmy Eat World studio album. It was recorded August – October – December 2006, March – May 2007, at “Unit2”, “Seedy Underbelly”, in Conway, and was produced by Chris Testa, John Fields, Jim Adkins, Tom Linton, Zach Lind, and Rick Burch.

Personnel:

  • Jim Adkins – lead vocals, guitar, additional recording
  • Tom Linton – guitar, additional recording
  • Zach Lind – drums, additional recording
  • Rick Burch – bass, additional recording
  • Amy Ross – additional vocals
  • Finn Adkins – additional vocals
  • Jackson Adkins – additional vocals
  • Ava Lind – additional vocals
  • John Fields – keyboard, additional bass
  • Stephen Lu – keyboard
  • David Campbell – string arrangement, conductor
  • Butch Vig – executive producer
  • Chris Testa – recording
  • John Fields – additional engineer
  • Ross Hogarth – additional engineer
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Keith Armstrong – assistant
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Morning Breathe Inc. – art direction, design
  • Davies and Starr – cover photography
  • Jason Odell – band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Adkins, Tom Linton, Zach Lind, and Rick Burch.

  1. Big Casino
  2. Let It Happen
  3. Always Be
  4. Carry You
  5. Electable (Give It Up)
  6. Gotta Be Somebody’s Blues
  7. Feeling Lucky
  8. Here It Goes
  9. Chase This Light
  10. Firefight
  11. Dizzy

Mojave 3: Ask Me Tomorrow

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On October 16, 1995, “4AD” label released “Ask Me Tomorrow”, the debut Mojave 3 studio album. It was recorded in 1995, at “EMI Publishing Studio”, “Blackwing Studios”, Mojave 3’s home studio, and was produced by Paul Tipler, Neil Halstead and Ian McCutcheon.

Personnel:

  • Neil Halstead – vocals, guitar
  • Rachel Goswell – vocals
  • Christopher Andrews – piano
  • Simon Rowe – guitar
  • Ian McCutcheon – drums, percussion
  • Audrey Riley – cello
  • Laura Boussieau – engineer
  • Paul Tipler – engineer
  • Vaughan Oliver, Chris Bigg – design
  • Colin Gray – cover photography
  • Mike Folliot – portrait photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Halstead.

  1. Love Songs on the Radio
  2. Sarah
  3. Tomorrow’s Taken
  4. Candle Song 3
  5. You’re Beautiful
  6. Where is the Love
  7. After All
  8. Pictures
  9. Mercy

Ramsey Lewis And Billy Taylor: We Meet Again

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On October 16, 1989, “Columbia” label released “We Meet Again”, the 62nd Ramsey Lewis album. It was recorded 1988 – 1989, at “Master Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Gary Schultz and Ramsey Lewis.

Personnel:

  • Ramsey Lewis – piano
  • Billy Taylor – piano

Track listing:

  1. I’m Just a Lucky So and So – Duke Ellington
  2. Django – John Lewis
  3. ‘Cookin’ at the Continental – Horace Silver
  4. Somewhere Soon – Billy Taylor
  5. We Meet Again – Chick Corea
  6. Quiet Now – Denny Zeitlin
  7. Soul Sister – Billy Taylor
  8. Waltz for Debby – Bill Evans
  9. Nigerian Marketplace – Oscar Peterson

Ian Brown: The World Is Yours

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On October 15, 2007, “Fiction” label released “The World is Yours”, the fifth Ian Brown album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Emile Haynie, Robert Maxfield, and Tim Wills.

Personnel:

  • Ian Brown – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
  • Tim Wills – guitar, piano, keyboards, programming, engineer, mixing
  • Steve Davidson – guitar
  • Tim Hutton – bass guitar, trumpet, trombone
  • David Ayre – double bass
  • Mary Scully – double bass
  • Andrew Pask – double bass
  • Matt Pegg – bass guitar
  • Andy Rourke – bass guitar
  • Paul Ryder – bass guitar
  • Paul Cook – drums
  • Emile Haynie – drums, programming, mixing
  • Dave McCracken – drums, synthesizer, programming
  • Inder Matharu – percussion
  • William Lockhart – timpani
  • Andy Ross – saxophone
  • Michael Thompson – French horn
  • Richard Watkins – French horn
  • Mark Berrow – violin
  • Boguslav Kostecki – violin
  • David Woodcock – violin
  • Liz Edwards – violin
  • Emlyn Singleton – violin
  • Gillian Findlay – violin
  • Alison Kelly – violin
  • Johnathan Rees – violin
  • Christopher Tombling – violin
  • Patrick Kiernan – violin
  • Julian Leaper – violin
  • Shelley Van Loen – violin
  • Warren Zielinski – violin
  • Christopher Clad – violin
  • Cathy Thompson – violin
  • Rachel Bolt – viola
  • George Robertson – viola
  • Bruce White – viola
  • Peter Lale – viola
  • Garfield Jackson – viola
  • Ben Chappell – cello
  • Martin Loveday – cello
  • Caroline Dale – cello
  • David Daniels – cello
  • Caroline Dearnley – celli
  • Frank Schaefer – celli
  • Tony Pleeth – celli
  • Skaila Kanga – harp
  • Simon Hale – conductor, orchestral arrangements
  • Sinéad O’Connor – backing vocals
  • Rhianna Kenny – backing vocals
  • Steve Price – engineer
  • Mat Bartram – engineer assistant
  • Raj Das – engineer assistant
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Benet Walsh – illustrations

Track listing:

  1. The World Is Yours
  2. On Track
  3. Sister Rose
  4. Save Us
  5. Eternal Flame
  6. The Feeding of the 5000
  7. Street Children
  8. Some Folks Are Hollow
  9. Goodbye To the Broken
  10. Me And You Forever
  11. Illegal Attacks
  12. The World Is Yours (reprise)

Medeski, Martin & Wood: Shack-Man

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On October 15, 1996, “Gramavision” label released “Shack-Man”, the fourth Medeski, Martin & Wood studio album. It was recorded in June 1996, at “The Snack” in Hawaii, and was produced by John Medeski, Billy Martin, Chris Wood and David Baker.

Personnel:

  • John Medeski – Hammond B3 organ, clavinet, Wurlitzer electric piano, Pianet T, toy piano, Yamaha CSO1 II
  • Chris Wood – acoustic bass, electric basses, guitar
  • Billy Martin – drums, percussion, artwork
  • David Baker – recording, mixing
  • Carl Green, Mark Kindermann – engineer assistant
  • Katsu Naito – mixing
  • Bob Ward – editing
  • Dr. Toby Mountain – mastering
  • Michael Macioce – band photography
  • Hans Wendl – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by John Medeski, Billy Martin, and Chris Wood except where noted.

  1. Is There Anybody Here That Love My Jesus – traditional, arr. by John Medeski, Billy Martin, Chris Wood
  2. Think
  3. Dracula
  4. Bubblehouse
  5. Henduck
  6. Strance of the Spirit Red Gator
  7. Spy Kiss
  8. Lifeblood
  9. Jelly Belly
  10. Night Marchers
  11. Kenny

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