Roy Harper: Folkjokeopus

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On June 5, 1969, “Liberty” label released “Folkjokeopus”, the third Roy Harper album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by Shel Talmy.

Personnel:

  • Roy Harper – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Nicky Hopkins- piano
  • “Russ” – bass guitar
  • Clem Cattini- drums, percussion
  • Jane Scrivener – additional vocals
  • Ron Geesin– arrangements
  • Woody Woodward – art direction
  • Ray Stevenson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Roy Harper.

  1. Sunshine
  2. She’s the One
  3. In the Time of Water
  4. Composer of Life
  5. One for All
  6. Exercising Some Control
  7. McGoohan’s Blues
  8. Manana

Blue Mitchell: The Thing To Do

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In June 1965, “Blue Note” label released “The Thing to Do”, the tenth Blue Mitchell album. It was recorded in July 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Blue Mitchell- trumpet
  • Junior Cook- tenor saxophone
  • Chick Corea- piano
  • Gene Taylor- bass
  • Al Foster- drums

Track listing:

  1. Fungii Mama – Blue Mitchell
  2. Mona’s Mood – Jimmy Heath
  3. The Thing to Do – Jimmy Heath
  4. Step Lightly – Joe Henderson
  5. Chick’s Tune – Chick Corea

Kenny Dorham: Whistle Stop

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In June 1961, “Blue Note” label released “Whistle Stop”, the thirteen Kenny Dorham album. It was recorded in January 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Kenny Dorham- trumpet
  • Hank Mobley- tenor sax
  • Kenny Drew- piano
  • Paul Chambers- double bass
  • Philly Joe Jones- drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Kenny Dorham.

  1. Philly Twist
  2. Buffalo
  3. Sunset
  4. Whistle Stop
  5. Sunrise in Mexico
  6. Windmill
  7. Dorham’s Epitaph

Rogue Wave: Nightingale Floors

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On June 4, 2013, “Vagrant Records” label released “Nightingale Floors”, the fifth Rogue Wave studio album. It was recorded in July 2012, at “Prairie Sun Recording Studios” at Cotati, CA, and was produced by John Congleton.

Personnel:

  • Zach Rogue (Zach Schwartz) – vocals, guitar, bass, Hammond B3 organ
  • Peter Pisano – guitar
  • Ross Peacock – analogue synthesizer
  • Masanori Mark Christianson- bass
  • Julie Baeziger – vocal harmony
  • Pat Spurgeon – demo engineer, engineer, mixing, pre-production
  • John Congleton- engineer, mixing
  • Matthew Wright – second engineer
  • Bond Berglund – mixing
  • Alan Douches – mastering
  • Andrew Schoultz – artwork
  • Ben Goetting – layout, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Zach Rogue.

  1. No Magnatone
  2. College
  3. Figured It Out
  4. Siren’s Song
  5. The Closer I get
  6. S(a)tan
  7. Used to It
  8. Without Pain
  9. When Sunday Morning Comes

Ryuichi Sakamoto: 1996

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On June 4, 1996, “Gut” label released “1996”, the twelve Ryuichi Sakamoto studio album. It was recorded in 1996, at “Right Track Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto. The album contains a selection of his popular songs and two new songs, arranged for piano trio.

Personnel:

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto– piano
  • Jaques Morelenbaum– cello
  • Everton Nelson – violin
  • David Nadien– violin
  • Barry Finclair – violin
  • Fernando Aponte – engineer, mixing
  • Ted Jensen– mastering
  • Joe Lizzi & Jason Goldstein – engineer assistant
  • Hideki Nakajima – art direction, design
  • Yoshinori Ochiai – design
  • Kazunari Tajima – photography
  • Clare de Graw, David Rubinson – production managers

Track listing:

All tracks by Ryuichi Sakamoto.

  1. A Day a Gorilla Gives a Banana
  2. Rain
  3. Bibo no Aozora
  4. The Last Emperor
  5. 1919
  6. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
  7. A.Y. in the Backyard
  8. The Sheltering Sky
  9. A Tribute to N.J.P.
  10. High Heels (main theme)
  11. Aoneko no Torso
  12. The Wuthering Heights
  13. Parolibre
  14. Acceptance (End Credit)
  15. Before Long
  16. Bring Them Home

David Swarbrick

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On June 3, 2016, David Cyril Eric Swarbrick died aged 75. He was singer-songwriter and musician (violin, viola, mandolin, guitar), one of the most highly regarded musicians from the second British folk revival, contributing to some of the most important groups and projects of the 1960s. He has worked with Ian Campbell Folk Group, Martin Carthy, Whippersnapper and Swarb’s Lazarus, but was best known for his work with Fairport Convention. Swarbrick recorded thirteen albums as a leader.

Kenny Drew: Undercurrent

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In June 1961, “Blue Note” label released “Undercurrent”, the eleventh Kenny Drew album. It was recorded in December 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Kenny Drew– piano
  • Freddie Hubbard– trumpet
  • Hank Mobley– tenor saxophone
  • Sam Jones– double bass
  • Louis Hayes– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Kenny Drew.

  1. Undercurrent
  2. Funk – Cosity
  3. Lion’s Den
  4. The Pot’s On
  5. Groovin’ the Blues
  6. Ballade

Walter Davis Jr.: Davis Cup

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In June 1960, “Blue Note” label released “Davis Cup”, the debut Walter Davis Jr. album. It was recorded in August 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Walter Davis Jr.– piano
  • Donald Byrd– trumpet
  • Jackie McLean– alto saxophone
  • Sam Jones– bass
  • Art Taylor– drums

 Track listing:

 All tracks by Walter Davis Jr.

  1. ‘Smake It
  2. Loodle-Lot
  3. Sweetness
  4. Rhumba Nhumba
  5. Minor Mind
  6. Millie’s Delight

 

Bob Mould: Beauty & Ruin

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On June 3, 2014, “Merge” label released “Beauty & Ruin”, the 11th Bob Mould album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Bob Mould.

Personnel:

  • Bob Mould– vocals, guitars, keyboards, photography
  • Jason Narducy- bass
  • Jon Wurster- drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Mould.

  1. Low Season
  2. Little Glass Pill
  3. I Don’t Know You Anymore
  4. Kid with Crooked face
  5. Nemeses Are Laughing
  6. The War
  7. Forgiveness
  8. Hey Mr. Grey
  9. Fire in the City
  10. Tomorrow Morning
  11. Let the Beauty Be
  12. Fix It

Weezer: Same

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On June 3, 2008, “DGC” and “Interscope” labels released the self – titled, sixth Weezer album (also known as “Red Album”). It was recorded 2007 – 2008, at “Shangri La Studios”, “Malibu Performing Arts Center” in Malibu, California, “Threshold Studios” in Santa Monica, California, and was produced by Rick Rubin, Jacknife Lee, Brian Bell, Rivers Cuomo, Scott Shriner and Patrick Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Brian Bell– lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Rivers Cuomo– lead and backing vocals, lead guitar, drums
  • Scott Shriner– lead and backing vocals, bass, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Patrick Wilson– lead and backing vocals, lead guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion
  • Andrew Scheps – engineer
  • Eric J– engineer
  • Dana Nielsen– engineer
  • Rich Costey– mixing
  • Dave Collins– mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Rivers Cuomo, except where noted.

  1. Troublemaker
  2. The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (variations on a Shaker Hymn)
  3. Pork and Beans
  4. Heart Song
  5. Everybody Get Dangerous
  6. Dreamin’
  7. Thought I Knew – Brian Bell
  8. Cold Dark World – Scott Shriner, Rivers Cuomo
  9. Automatic – Patrick Wilson
  10. The Angel and the One

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