Jeff Lorber: It’s a Fact

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On May 21, 1982, “Arista” label released “It’s a Fact”, the debut Jeff Lorber studio album. It was recorded September 1981 – January 1982, at “Indigo Ranch Studios” in Malibu, California, and was produced by Jeff Lorber.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Lorber- keyboards, guitar, arranger, conductor
  • Marlon McClain – guitars
  • Nathan East- electric bass guitar
  • John Robinson- drums
  • Greg Walker – vocals
  • Arnold McCuller – vocals
  • Sylvia St. James – vocals
  • Lynne Davis – backing vocals
  • Kenny G(Kenny Gorelick) – soprano and tenor saxophone, flutes
  • Tom Browne – trumpet and flugelhorn
  • Paulinho Da Costa– percussion
  • Pete Christlieb- horn contractor

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff Lorber.

  1. Tierra Verde
  2. Full Moon
  3. Warm Springs
  4. It’s a Fact
  5. The Magician
  6. Your Love Has Got Me
  7. Delevans
  8. Always There
  9. Above the Clouds

Mudhoney: The Lucky Ones

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On May 20, 2008, “Sub Pop” label released “The Lucky Ones”, the eight Mudhoney studio album. It was recorded in 2008, and was produced by Tucker Martine.

Personnel:

  • Mark Arm- vocals
  • Steve Turner- guitar
  • Guy Maddison- bass
  • Dan Peters- drums
  • Floyd Reitsma – engineer assistant
  • Tucker Martine- mixing
  • Bill Inglot – mastering
  • Dave Schultz – mastering
  • Jeff Kleinsmith – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Arm, Steve Turner, Dan Peters and Huy Maddison.

  1. I’m Now
  2. Inside Out Over You
  3. The Lucky Ones
  4. Next Time
  5. And the Shimmering Light
  6. The Open Mind
  7. What’s This Thing?
  8. Running Out
  9. Tales of Terror
  10. We Are Rising
  11. New Meaning

Esperanza Spalding: Esperanza

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On May 20, 2008, “Heads Up” label released “Esperanza”, the second Esperanza Spalding studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Wellspring Sound” in Acton, Massachusetts, “Big Time Audio” in Jonesborough, Tennessee, and was produced by Esperanza Spalding, Martin Walters, Niño Josele and Daniel Florestano.

Personnel:

  • Esperanza Spalding – vocals, acoustic and electric bass
  • Leo Genovese- piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Fender Rhodes piano
  • Otis Brown – drums
  • Horacio Hernandez- drums
  • Jamey Haddad- percussion
  • Donald Harrison- saxophone
  • Ambrose Akinmusire- trumpet
  • Gretchen Parlato- backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Esperanza Spalding, except where noted.

  1. Ponta de Areia – Milton Nascimento, Fernando Brant
  2. I Know You Know
  3. Fall In
  4. I Adore You
  5. Cuerpo y Alma (Body & Soul) – Edward Heyman, Robert Sour
  6. She Got to You
  7. Precious
  8. Mela
  9. Love in Time
  10. Espera
  11. If That’s True
  12. Samba em Preludio – Vinícius de Moraes, Baden Powell

Foo Fighters: The Colour and the Shape

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On May 20, 1997, “Roswell” and “Capitol” labels released “The Colour and the Shape”, the second Foo Fighters studio album. It was recorded November 1996 – February 1997, at “Bear Creek” in Woodinville, WA. “WGNS” in Washington, D.C., “Grandmaster Recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by Gil Norton. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”, Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, Platinum in UK by “BPI”, and Platinum in USA by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Dave Grohl– lead vocals, guitar, drums, art direction
  • Pat Smear– guitar, art direction
  • Nate Mendel– bass, art direction
  • William Goldsmith– drums
  • Taylor Hawkins– drums
  • Lance Bangs, Chris Bilheimer, Ryan Boesch – handclaps
  • Louise Post- backing vocals
  • Bradley Cook, Geoff Turner – engineer
  • Ryan Boesch, Todd Burke, Don Farwell, Ryan Hadlock, Jason Mauza – engineer assistant
  • Chris Sheldon– mixing
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Bradley Cook, Geoff Turner – recording technicians
  • Jeffery Fey – art direction, design
  • Tommy Steele – art direction
  • George Mimnaugh – design
  • Andy Engel – logo design
  • Josh Kessler – photography

 Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel and Pat Smear except where noted.

  1. Doll
  2. Monkey Wrench
  3. Hay, Johnny Park!
  4. My Poor Brain
  5. Wind Up
  6. Up in Arms
  7. My Hero
  8. See You
  9. Enough Space – Dave Grohl
  10. February Stars
  11. Everlong – Dave Grohl
  12. Walking After You – Dave Grohl
  13. New Way Home

Reggie Lucas

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On May 19, 2018, Reginald Grant Lucas aka Reggie Lucas died aged 65. He was songwriter, musician (guitar) and record producer. As musician he has recorded and performed with Miles Davis, Carlos Garnett, Babatunde Olatunji, Norman Connors, Flora Purim, Lonnie Liston Smith, Hubert Eaves, Roberta Flack, Urszula Dudziak, James Mtume, Gary Bartz, Zbigniew Seifert, John Lee, Gerry Brown and Masabumi Kikuchi. As producer Lucas worked with Madonna, Mtume, Models, Randy Crawford, Rebbie Jackson, Bunny DeBarge, The Four Tops, John Adams, The Weather Girls, Elisa Fiorillo and Nick Scotti. In 1981, Lucas and James Mtume won a “Grammy Award” for “Best R&B Song” for their composition “Never Knew Love Like This Before”, which was performed by Stephanie Mills. As leader, Lucas has recorded two albums.

The Pineapple Thief: Tightly Unwound

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On May 19, 2008, “Kscope” label released “Tightly Unwound”, the seventh Pineapple Thief studio album. It was recorded February – December 2007, at “The Dining Rooms” in Yeovil, South Somerset, UK, and was produced by Bruce Soord, Jon Sykes, Steve Kitch and Keith Harrison.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Soord – vocals, guitars, strings arrangements, engineer, mixing
  • Steve Kitch – keyboards, mastering, mixing
  • Jon Sykes – bass, vocals
  • Keith Harrison– drums
  • James Stratton – artwork, design
  • Marc van Beelen – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bruce Soord.

  1. My Debt to You
  2. Shoot First
  3. Sinners
  4. Tightly World
  5. The Sorry State
  6. My Bleeding Hand
  7. Different World
  8. And So Say All of You
  9. Too Much to Loose

Sparks: Exotic Creatures of the Deep

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On May 19, 2008, “Lil’ Beethoven” label released “Exotic Creatures of the Deep”, the 21st Sparks album. It was recorded 2007 – 2008, at “Sparks Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.

Personnel:

  • Russell Mael– vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Ron Mael– keyboards, programming, orchestrations, mixing
  • Dean Menta– guitars
  • Tammy Glover– drums
  • John Thomas – mixing, engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.

  1. Intro
  2. Good Morning
  3. Strange Animal
  4. I Can’t Believe That You Would Fall for All the Crap in this Song
  5. Let the Monkey Drive
  6. Intro Reprise
  7. I’ve Never Been High
  8. (She Got Me) Pregnant
  9. Lighten Up, Morrissey
  10. This is the Renaissance
  11. The Director Never Yelled Cut
  12. Photoshop
  13. Likeable

Spock’s Beard: The Kindness of Strangers

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On May 19, 1998, “Metal Blade” released “The Kindness of Strangers”, the third Spock’s Beard studio album. It was recorded in 1997, and was produced by Neal Morse.

Personnel:

  • Neal Morse– lead vocals, piano, synths, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Alan Morse– vocals, electric guitar, cello, Mellotron
  • Dave Meros– vocals, bass guitar
  • Nick D’Virgilio– vocals, drums, percussion
  • Ryo Okumoto– Hammond organ, Mellotron

 Track listing:                                                  

All tracks by Neal Morse except where noted.

  1. The Good Don’t Last
  • Introduction
  • The Good Don’t Last
  • The Radiant Is
  1. In the Mouth of Madness
  2. Cakewalk on Easy Street
  3. June
  4. Strange World
  5. Harm’s Way
  6. Flow – Neal Morse, Tony Ray
  • True Believer
  • A Constant Flow of Sound
  • Into the Source

Marc Ribot: Yo! I Killed Your God

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On May 18, 1999, “Tzadik” label “Yo! I Killed Your God”,  the tenth Marc Ribot album. It was recorded 1992 – 1994, at “CBGB” in New York City, “Rote Fabrik” in Zurich, Switzerland, in Tokyo and Nagoya, and was produced by John Zorn, Marc Ribot and Mark Anthony Thompson.

Personnel:

  • Marc Ribot– vocals, guitar
  • JD Foster– guitar
  • Chris Wood– guitar, bass
  • Roger Kleier– guitar
  • Sebastian Steinberg– bass
  • Mark Anthony Thompson– bass, sequencer
  • Dougie Bowne– drums
  • Christine Bard– drums
  • Jim Pugliese– drums
  • Francois Lardeau– drums programming
  • Allan Tucker – mastering
  • Ikue Mori– design
  • Shoichi – photography
  • Danny C – photography
  • Bert Detant – photography
  • Kazunori Sugiyama – associate producer

Track listing:

Al tracks by Marc Ribot, except where noted.

  1. I Fall to Pieces
  2. Yo! I Killed Your God
  3. Human Sacrifice
  4. The Wind Cries Mary – Jimi Hendrix
  5. Softly as in a Morning Sunrise – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
  6. Fourth World
  7. Requiem for What’s His Name
  8. Somebody In My House
  9. Clever White Youths with Attitude
  10. Expressionless
  11. Jamon Con Yucca
  12. Pulse
  13. Change Has Come
  14. Mon Petit Punk

Warren Zevon: Same

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On May 18, 1976, “Asylum” label released the self – titled, second Warren Zevon album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Sunset Sound” and “Elektra Sound Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jackson Browne.

Personnel:

  • Warren Zevon – vocals, harmonica, piano, rhythm guitar, string and vocal arrangements
  • Jackson Browne – slide guitar, piano, harmony vocals
  • Waddy Wachtel– vocals, guitar
  • Lindsey Buckingham – guitar, harmony vocals
  • Glenn Frey- rhythm guitar, harmony vocals
  • David Lindley- banjo, fiddle, slide and electric guitar
  • Ned Doheny – guitar
  • Jai Winding – vocals, piano, organ, synthesizer
  • Marty David – bass guitar
  • Bob Glaub- bass guitar
  • Roy Marinell – bass guitar
  • Gary Mallaber- drums
  • Larry Zack – drums
  • Bobby Keys- saxophone
  • Fritz Richmond- jug
  • Sid Sharp – strings
  • Stevie Nicks- vocals
  • Bonnie Raitt- harmony vocals
  • Rosemary Butler- harmony vocals
  • Jorge Calderón- harmony vocals
  • Don Henley- harmony vocals
  • Billy Hinsche – harmony vocals
  • Phil Everly- harmony vocals
  • D. Souther- harmony vocals
  • Carl Wilson- harmony vocals, vocal arrangements
  • The Gentlemen Boys (Jackson Browne, Jorge Calderón, Kenny Edwards, J. D. Souther, Waddy Wachtel) – backing vocals
  • Fritz Richmond – engineer
  • John Haeny – mixing

Track listing:

 All tracks by Warren Zevon.

  1. Frank and Jesse James
  2. Mama Couldn’t Be Persuaded
  3. Back Turned Looking Down the Path
  4. Hasten Down the Wind
  5. Poor Poor Pitful Me
  6. The French Inhaler
  7. Mohammed’s Radio
  8. I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead
  9. Carmelita
  10. Join Me in L.A.
  11. Desperados Under the Eaves

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