Mystery Jets: Making Dens

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On March 6, 2006, “679 Recordings” label released “Making Dens”, the debut Mystery Jets album. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by James Ford, Kai Fish, Blaine Harrison, Henry Harrison and William Rees.

Personnel:

  • Blaine Harrison – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion
  • Kai Fish – bass
  • Henry Harrison – guitar
  • William Rees – guitar
  • James Ford – flute, engineer, mixing
  • Jimmy Robertson – engineer, mixing
  • Justin Underhill – engineer
  • Cenzo Townshend – mixing
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Everett Botasius – artwork
  • Marcus Clackson – photography

All tracks by Blaine Harrison, Kai Fish, Henry Harrison and William Rees.

  1. Intro
  2. You Can’t Fool Me Denis
  3. Purple Prose
  4. Soluble in Air
  5. The Boy Who Ran Away
  6. Summertime Den
  7. Horse Drawn Cart
  8. Zoo Time
  9. Little Bag of Hair
  10. Diamonds in the Dark
  11. Alas Agnes
  12. Making Dens

Dizzy Reece: Star Bright

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In March 1960, “Blue Note” label released “Star Bright”, the second Dizzy Reece album. It was recorded in November 1959, “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Dizzy Reece- trumpet
  • Hank Mobley- tenor saxophone
  • Wynton Kelly- piano
  • Paul Chambers- bass
  • Art Taylor- drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Dizzy Reece except where noted.

  1. The Rake
  2. I’ll Close My Eyes – Kaye, Reid
  3. Groovesville
  4. The Rebound
  5. I Wished on the Moon – Dorothy Parker, Ralph Rainger
  6. A Variation on Monk

 

Donald Byrd: Off to the Races

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In March 1959, “Blue Note” label released “Off to the Races”, the 13th Donald Byrd album. It was recorded in December 1958, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Donald Byrd- trumpet
  • Jackie McLean- alto saxophone
  • Pepper Adams- baritone saxophone
  • Wynton Kelly- piano
  • Sam Jones- bass
  • Art Taylor- drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Donald Byrd except where noted.

  1. Lover, Come Back to Me – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
  2. When Your Love Has Gone
  3. Sudwest Funk
  4. Paul’s Pal – Sonny Rollins
  5. Off to the Races
  6. Down Tempo

 

Coheed and Cambria: The Second Stage Turbine Blade

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On March 5. 2002, “Equal Vision” label released “The Second Stage Turbine Blade” label released Coheed and Cambria album. It was recorded October – November 2001, at “Stainglass Studio” in Paramus” in New Jersey, and was produced by Michael Birnbaum and Chris Bittner.

Personnel:

  • Claudio Sanchez– vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Josh Eppard– drums, piano
  • Michael Todd– bass, vocals
  • Travis Stever– lead guitar
  • Nate Kelley– drums
  • Know– guitar
  • Montana Masback – additional vocals
  • Michael Birnbaum – mixing
  • Chris Bittner – mixing
  • Jayson Dezuzio – recording, pre-production
  • Roger Lian – mastering
  • Todd Martin – recording

Track listing:

All lyrics by Claudio Sanchez; all music by Claudio Sanchez, Josh Eppard, Michael Todd, Nat Kelley and Dr. Kow.

  1. Second Stage Turbine Blade
  2. Time Consumer
  3. Devil in Jersey City
  4. Everything Evil
  5. Delirium Trigger
  6. Hearshot Kid Disaster
  7. 33
  8. Junesong Provision
  9. Neverender
  10. God Send Conspirator

 

 

Gordian Knot: Same

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On March 5, 1999, “Sensor” label released the self – titled, debut Gordian Knot album. It was recorded in 1998, and was produced by Trey Gunn and Sean Malone.

Personnel:

  • Sean Malone – fretless bass, chapman stick, keyboards
  • John Myung – chapman stick
  • Trey Gunn- warr guitar
  • Glenn Snelwar – guitars, mandolins
  • Ron Jarzombek- guitars
  • Adam Levy- guitars
  • Sean Reinert – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Sean Malone, except where noted.

  1. Galois
  2. Code/Anticode
  3. Reflections – Glenn Snelwar, Sean Malone, Sean Reinert
  4. Megrez – Trey Gunn, Sean Malone
  5. Singularity – Sean Malone, Glenn Snelwar, Sea Reinert
  6. Redemption’s Way
  7. Komm süsser Tod, komm sel’ge – S. Bach, arranged by Sean Malone
  8. Rivers Dancing – Sean Malone, Glenn Snelwar, Sean Reinert
  9. Srikara Tal
  10. Grace

Vijay Iyer: Mutations

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On March 4, 2014, “ECM” label released “Mutations”, the 18th Vijay Iyer album. It was recorded in September 2013, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Vijay Iyer— piano, electronics
  • Michi Wiancko, Miranda Cuckson — violin
  • Kyle Armbrust — viola
  • Kivie Cahn-Lipman — cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Vijay Iyer.

  1. Spellbound and Sacrosanct, Cowrie Shells and the Shimmering Sea
  2. Vuln, Part 2
  3. Mutation 1: Air
  4. Mutation 2: Rise
  5. Mutation 3: Canon
  6. Mutation 4: Chain
  7. Mutation 5: Automata
  8. Mutation 6: Waves
  9. Mutation 7: Kernel
  10. Mutation 8: Clade
  11. Mutation 9: Descent
  12. Mutation 10: Time
  13. When We’re Gone

Cursive: The Ugly Organ

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On March 4, 2003, “Saddle Creek Records” label released “The Ugly Organ”, the fourth Cursive studio album. It was recorded in 2003, and was produced by Tim Kasher and Mike Mogis.

Personnel:

  • Tim Kasher- lead vocals, guitars, organ
  • Ted Stevens- guitars, backing vocals
  • Matt Maginn- bass
  • Clint Schnase- drums, percussion
  • Gretta Cohn– cello
  • Chris Acker – trombone
  • Jenny Lewis- additional vocals
  • Mike Mogis- vibraphone, keyboards, bells, rhythm guitar

The “Staying Alive” Choir

  • Mike Mogis
  • Clark Baechle
  • Todd Baechle
  • Julee Dunekacke
  • Rob Hawkins
  • Alisa Henzman
  • Renee Ledesma Hoover
  • Alex McManus
  • J. Mogis
  • Conor Oberst
  • Sara Wilson
  • Lexie Dougan
  • Katie Torresan
  • AJ Mogis– engineer
  • Mike Mogis– engineer
  • Doug Van Sloun – mastering

Track listing:

  1. The Ugly Organist
  2. Some Red-Handed Sleight of Hand
  3. Art is Hard
  4. The Recluse
  5. Herald! Frankenstein
  6. Butcher the Song
  7. Driftwood: A Fairy Tale
  8. A Gentlemen Caller
  9. Harold Weathervein
  10. Bloody Murderer
  11. Sierra
  12. Staying Alive

Procol Harum: The Wells’ on Fire

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On March 4, 2003, “Eagle Records” label released “The Well’s on Fire”, the eleventh Procol Harum studio album. It was recorded in 2003, and  was produced by Rafe McKenna, Gary Brooker, Matthew Fisher, Geoff Whitehorn, Matt Pegg and Mark Brzezicki.

Personnel:

  • Gary Brooker– vocals, piano
  • Matthew Fisher- organ
  • Geoff Whitehorn- guitar
  • Matt Pegg- bass guitar
  • Mark Brzezicki- drums,
  • Roger Taylor- backing vocals
  • Joshua J Macrae – engineer

Track listing:

All lyrics by Keith Reid, all music by Gary Brooker, except where noted.

  1. An Old English Dream
  2. Shadow Boxed
  3. A Robe of Silk
  4. The Blink of an Eye
  5. The VIP Room
  6. The Question – Matthew Fisher, Keith Reid
  7. This World Is Rich (For Stephen Maboe)
  8. Fellow Travellers – based on Lascia Ch’io Pianga by George Frideric Handel– Matthew Fisher, Keith Reid
  9. The Wall Street Blues
  10. The Emperor’s New Clothes
  11. So Far Behind
  12. Every Dog Will Have His Day – Gary Brooker, Matthew Fisher, Keith Reid
  13. Weisselklenzenacht (The Signature) – Matthew Fisher

Bauhaus: Go Away White

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On March 3, 2008, “Bauhaus Music” and “Cooking Vinyl” labels released “Go Away White”, the fifth and final Bauhaus studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Zircon Skye, Ojai, California, and was produced by Peter Murphy, Daniel Ash, David J and Kevin Haskins.

Personnel:

  • Peter Murphy– vocals
  • Daniel Ash– guitars
  • David J– bass
  • Kevin Haskins– drums
  • Ken Eros– recording, mixing
  • Jeff Evans – recording, mixing
  • Doug Sax– engineer, mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Daniel Ash, David J, Kevin Haskins and Peter Murphy.

  1. Too Much 21st Century
  2. Adrenalin
  3. Undone
  4. International Bulletproof Talent
  5. Endless Summer of the Damned
  6. Saved
  7. Mirror Remains
  8. Black Stone Heart
  9. The Dog’s a Vapour
  10. Zikir

Peter Frampton: Frampton

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On March 3, 1975, “A&M” label released “Frampton”, the fourth Peter Frampton studio album. It was recorded October 1974 – February 1975, at “Ronnie Lane’s Mobile Studio” in Clearwell Castle, Gloucestershire, and was produced by Peter Frampton.

Personnel:

  • Peter Frampton- lead vocals, acoustic, lead and rhythm guitar, piano, organ, talkbox, bass guitar
  • Andy Bown- bass guitar
  • John Siomos- drums, percussion
  • Poli Palmer– vibes
  • Chris Kimsey, Andy Knight – engineer
  • George Marino – mixing, mastering
  • Doug Sax, Arnie Acosta – mastering
  • Vartan, Roland Young, Junie Osaki – art direction
  • Mike Zagaris – photography
  • Beth Stempel, Bill Levenson – supervisor, coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Frampton.

  1. Day’s Dawning
  2. Show Me the Way
  3. One More Time
  4. The Crying Clown
  5. Fanfare
  6. Nowhere’s Too Far (for My Baby)
  7. Nassau
  8. Baby, I Love Your Way
  9. Apple of Your Eye
  10. Penny for Your Thoughts
  11. (I’ll Give You) Money

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