S.M.V.: Thunder

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On August 12, 2008, “Heads Up International” label released “Thunder”, the debut S.M.V. studio album. It was recorded in 2008 at “Hannibal Studio”, and “Threshold Sound + Vision” in Santa Monica, “House of Blues Studios” in Encino, “Westlake Studios” and “Le Gonks West” in Los Angeles, “VixMix Studios” in Nashville, “Ryan’s Place” in Topanga, and was produced by Marcus Miller, Stanley Clarke, and Victor Wooten.

Personnel:

  • William Henry Marcus Miller Jr.– bass guitar, fretless bass, bass clarinet, alto and tenor saxophone, synthesizers, minimoog, drum programming, recording
  • Stanley Clarke– bass guitar, double bass
  • Victor Lemonte Wooten– bass guitar, recording
  • Antoinette Clinton– vocals, beatboxing
  • George Duke– clavinet, minimoog
  • Michael “Patches” Stewart – trumpet
  • Steve Baxter – trombone
  • Ariel Mann – synthesizer
  • Ruslan Sirota– keyboards
  • Armando Anthony Corea– piano
  • Karlton Taylor – keyboards
  • Ronald Bruner Jr.– drums
  • Charles Bell Jr.– drums
  • Derico Watson – drums
  • D. Blair– drums
  • Kevin Ricard – percussion
  • Gerry E. Brown– mixing, recording
  • Dave Rideau – mixing
  • David Isaac – mixing
  • Goh Hotoda – mixing
  • Peter A. Barker – additional recording
  • Erik Zobler – additional recording
  • Milton Gutiérrez Ruezga – engineer assistant
  • Antonio Resendiz – engineer assistant
  • Sharon Brencius – engineer assistant
  • Ursula Arevalo – engineer assistant
  • Scott Coslett – engineer assistant
  • Todd Bergman – engineer assistant
  • Doug Tyo – engineer assistant
  • Robert C. Ludwig– mastering
  • Steven Parke – art direction, design, photography

 Track listing:

  1. Maestros de Las Frecuencias Bajas – Stanley Clarke
  2. Thunder – Marcus Miller
  3. Hillbillies on a Quiet Afternoon – Victor Wooten, Stanley Clarke
  4. Mongoose Walk – Victor Wooten, Marcus Miller, Stanley Clarke
  5. Los Tres Hermanos – Marcus Miller
  6. Medley: Lopsy Lu/ Silly Putty – Stanley Clarke
  7. Milano – Marcus Miller
  8. Classical Thump (Jam) – Victor Wooten
  9. Tutu – Marcus Miller
  10. Lil Victa – Stanley Clarke
  11. Pendulum – Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Victor Wooten, Antoinette Clinton
  12. Lemme Try Your Bass (interlude) – Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller
  13. Grits – Marcus Miller

wallace Roney: Village

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On August 12, 1997, “Warner Bros” label released “Village”, the eleventh Wallace Roney album. It was recorded in December 1996, at “Sear Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Lenny White, Matt Pierson, and Wallace Roney.

Personnel:

  • Wallace Roney− trumpet, arranger
  • Antoine Roney- soprano and tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Michael Brecker– tenor saxophone
  • Pharoah Sanders − tenor saxophone
  • Chick Corea− piano, electric piano, arranger
  • Geri Allen− piano
  • Robert “Baabe” Irving III– synthesizer
  • Clarence Seay− double bass
  • Lenny White− drums
  • Steve Berrios– percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Wallace Roney, except where noted.

  1. Affinity – Chick Corea
  2. Inner Urge – Joe Henderson
  3. I Love You – Cole Porter
  4. The Pharoah
  5. Aknaaba – Antoine Roney
  6. Village
  7. Eternal One
  8. EBO – Lenny White
  9. Oshirike

Automaton: Dub Terror Exhaust

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On August 12, 1994, “Strata” label released “Dub Terror Exhaust”, an album by Bill Laswell, the fourth one under the pseudonym Automaton. It was recorded in 1994, at “Greenpoint Studios” in Brooklyn, NY, and was produced by Bill Laswell.

Personnel:

  • Bill Laswell– bass guitar, effects
  • Gabriel Katz– bass guitar, effects
  • Sly Dunbar– drums, percussion
  • DJ Spooky– turntables
  • Robert Musso– engineer, programming
  • Layng Martine – engineer assistant

Track listing:

  1. Astral Altar (The Gateway of Legba) – Bill Laswell
  2. Asyah Dub (Blinding the Starry Eyes of God) – Gabriel Katz, Bill Laswell
  3. The Terran Invasion of Alpha Centauri Year 2794 – DJ Spooky
  4. The Black Meat (Deconstruction of the Bebel Tower of Reason) – Gabriel Katz, Bill Laswell

Ambrosia: Life Beyond L.A.

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On August 12, 1978, “Warner Bros” label released “Life Beyond L.A.”, the third Ambrosia studio album. It was recorded 1977 – 1978, at “Mama Jo’s Studio” in Hollywood, and was produced by Freddie Piro.

Personnel:

  • David Pack- lead and backing vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Christopher North- keyboards, backing vocals
  • Joe Puerta- lead and backing vocals, bass
  • Burleigh Drummond- lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, bassoon
  • David Cutler Lewis- keyboards, clavinet
  • Daniel Kobialka– violin
  • Marty Krystall – saxophone
  • Stewart Whitmore – engineer
  • Tom Trefethen – engineer
  • Alan Parsons – mixing
  • Tom Trefethen – mixing
  • Stewart Whitmore – mixing
  • Ed Caraeff Studio – photography

Track listing:

  1. Life Beyond L.A. – Burleigh Drummond, David Pack
  2. Art Beware – Joe Puerta
  3. Apothecary – David Pack, Joe Puerta
  4. If Heaven Could Find Me – Burleigh Drummond
  5. How Much I Feel – David Pack
  6. Dancing By Myself – David Pack
  7. Angola – David Pack, Joe Puerta
  8. Heart To Heart – David Pack, Joe Puerta
  9. Not As You Were – Burleigh Drummond, David Pack, Joe Puerta
  10. Ready for Camarillo – Joe Puerta

Wilson Pickett: The Exciting Wilson Pickett

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In August 1966, “Atlantic” label released “The Exciting Wilson Pickett”, the third Wilson Pickett album. It was recorded May 1965 – May 1966, in Memphis, Tennessee, and Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and was produced by Jerry Wexler, Steve Cropper, Jim Stewart, Rick Hall, and Tom Dowd.

Personnel:

  • Wilson Pickett– vocals
  • Steve Cropper, Jimmy Johnson, Chips Moman– guitar
  • Joe Hall, Isaac Hayes, Spooner Oldham– keyboards, piano
  • Tommy Cogbill, Donald Dunn– bass guitar
  • Roger Hawkins, Al Jackson Jr.– drums
  • Wayne Jackson, Gene “Bowlegs” Miller– trumpet
  • Charles “Packy” Axton, Andrew Love, Charles Chalmers– tenor saxophone
  • Floyd Newman – baritone saxophone
  • Steve Cropper – supervisor
  • Tom Dowd– engineer, supervisor
  • Rick Hall – engineer, supervisor
  • Jim Stewart– engineer, supervisor
  • Haig Adishian – design
  • Bob Rolontz– liner notes
  • Scott Galloway – liner notes
  • Nick Samardge – photography
  • Jerry Wexler– supervisor

Track listing:

  1. Land of 1000 Dances – Chris Kenner
  2. Something You Got – Chris Kenner
  3. 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd
  4. Barefootin’ – Robert Parker
  5. Mercy Mercy – Don Covay, Ronald Dean Miller
  6. You’re So Fine – Lance Finney, Willie Schofield, Bob West
  7. In the Midnight Hour – Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett
  8. Ninety-nine and a Half (Won’t Do) – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Wilson Pickett
  9. Danger Zone – Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett
  10. I’m Drifting – Homer Banks, Pickett, David Porter
  11. It’s All Over – Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett
  12. She’s So Good to Me – Bobby Womack

Sonny Rollins: Sonny Rollins On Impulse!

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In August 1965, “Impulse” label released “Sonny Rollins on Impulse!” the 24th Sonny Rollins album (his debut on Impulse! Label). It was recorded in July 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins– tenor saxophone
  • Ray Bryant– piano
  • Walter Booker– bass
  • Mickey Roker– drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, lacquer cut
  • Joe Lebow – design
  • Charles Stewart – cover photography
  • Bob Thiele – liner photography
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. On Green Dolphin Street – Bronislaw Kaper, Ned Washington
  2. Everything Happens to Me – Tom Adair, Matt Dennis
  3. Hold ‘Em Joe – Harry Thomas
  4. The Blue Room – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  5. Three Little Words – Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby

Martin Birch

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On August 9, 2020, Martin Birch died aged 71. He was a music producer and sound engineer, worked with numerous musicians and bands including Jeff Beck, Peter Green, Deep Purple, Fleetwood Mac, The Groundhogs, Canned Heat, John Lee Hooker, Rainbow, Toad, Black Sabbath, Skid Row, Stackridge, Faces, Flash, Blue Öyster Cult, Iron Maiden, Silverhead, Gary Moore, Wayne County & the Electric Chairs, Roger Glover, Cozy Powell, and Michael Schenker Group.

Sinéad O’Connor: I’m Not Bossy, I’m The Boss

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On August 11, 2014, “Nettwerk Music Group” label released “I’m Not Bossy, I’m the Boss”, the tenth Sinéad O’Connor studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2014, and was produced by John Reynolds.

Personnel:

  • Sinéad O’Connor – vocals, guitar, bass guitar
  • Graham Kearns, Justin Adams– guitar
  • Brook Supple – acoustic guitar
  • Ruby Reynolds – piano
  • Tim Oliver, Brian Eno– keyboards
  • Graham Henderson, Tim Oliver – keyboards
  • Clare Kenny– bass guitar
  • John Reynolds– drums, keyboards, programming
  • Seun Kuti – saxophone
  • Rubert Cobb, Fred Gibson – trumpet
  • Caroline Dale– cello

Track listing:

All lyrics by Sinéad O’Connor, all music as noted.

  1. How About I Be Me – Sinéad O’Connor, Kemar McGregor
  2. Dense Water Deeper Down – Sinéad O’Connor
  3. Kisses Like Mine – Sinéad O’Connor
  4. Your Green Jacket – Sinéad O’Connor, John Reynolds
  5. The Vishnu Room – Sinéad O’Connor, John Reynolds, Graham Kearns
  6. The Voice of My Doctor – Sinéad O’Connor, Don Baker
  7. Harbour – Sinéad O’Connor, John Reynolds, Graham Kearns
  8. James Brown – Sinéad O’Connor, John Reynolds, Justin Adams
  9. 8 Good Reasons – Sinéad O’Connor, John Reynolds, Graham Kearns
  10. Take Me to the Church – Sinéad O’Connor, John Reynolds, Graham Kearns
  11. Where Have You Been – Sinéad O’Connor, John Reynolds
  12. Streetcars – Sinéad O’Connor, Graham Henderson

Ian Brown: Golden Greats

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On August 11, 1999, “Polydor” label released “Golden Greats”, the second Ian Brown album. It was recorded in 1999 and was produced by Ian Brown.

Personnel:

  • Ian Brown – vocals, keyboards, drums, arrangements
  • Aziz Ibrahim- guitar
  • Tim Wills – electric guitar, piano
  • Sylvan Richardson – electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, cello
  • Carlos Hernán “Carca” Carcacha – guitar
  • Dave McCracken- keyboards, programming
  • Aniff Akinola – keyboards, drums
  • Simon Wolstencroft- drums
  • Dan Bierton – drums
  • Diego Castellano – drums
  • Inder “Goldfinger” Matharu – percussion
  • Audrey Riley- cello
  • Uma-T – harmonica
  • DJ Peggyn – sound Fx
  • Ian Wright – cover portrait

Track listing:

  1. Gettin’ High – Ian Brown, Aziz Ibrahim (includes an excerpt of “Morrassi” performed by Aziz Ibrahim)
  2. Love Like a Fountain – Ian Brown
  3. Free My Way – Ian Brown
  4. Set My Baby Free – Ian Brown, Aniff Akinola
  5. So Many Soldiers – Ian Brown, Dave McCracken, Tim Wills
  6. Golden Gaze – Ian Brown, Simon Wolstencroft, Mike Bennett, Dave McCracken, Tim Wills
  7. Dolphins Were Monkeys – Ian Brown, Dave McCracken, Tim Wills
  8. Neptune – Ian Brown, Sylvan Richardson
  9. First World – Ian Brown, Aziz Ibrahim
  10. Babasónicos – Ian Brown, Diego Tuñon, Walter Kebleris

Medeski, Martin & Wood: Combustication

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On August 11, 1998, “Blue Note” label released “Combustication”, the fifth Medeski Martin & Wood studio album. It was recorded in 1998, at “The Magic Shop” in New York City, and was produced by John Medeski, Billy Martin, Chris Wood, David Baker, and Scott Harding.

Personnel:

  • John Medeski– keyboards
  • Billy Martin– drums, percussion
  • Chris Wood– basses, bass drum
  • DJ Logic– turntables
  • Steve Cannon – spoken word
  • Juan Garcia – engineer
  • Danny Madorksy – engineer
  • Katsuhiko Naito – engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Bleu Valdimer, Project Dragon – design
  • Jimmy Katz – band photography

Track listing:

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

  1. Sugar Craft
  2. Just Like I Pictured It
  3. Start·Stop
  4. Nocturne
  5. Hey-Hee-Hi-Ho
  6. Whatever Happened to Gus – John Medeski, Billy Martin, Chris Wood, Steve Cannon
  7. Latin Shuffle
  8. Everyday People – Stewart
  9. Coconut Boogaloo
  10. Church of Logic – John Medeski, Billy Martin, Chris Wood, Kibler
  11. No Ke Ano Ahiahi – traditional
  12. Hypnotized
  • Includes a hidden song, “Combustication” which begins after two minutes of silence

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