Jane Monheit: Never Never Land

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On May 9, 2000, “N-Coded” label released “Never Never Land”, the debut Jane Monheit album. It was recorded in January 2000, and was produced by Joel Dorn and Carl Griffin.

Personnel:

  • Jane Monheit– vocals, vocal arrangements
  • Kenny Barron– piano
  • Bucky Pizzarelli– guitar
  • Ron Carter– bass
  • Lewis Nash– drums
  • Hank Crawford– alto saxophone
  • David “Fathead” Newman– flute, tenor saxophone
  • David Berkman– arrangements
  • Peter Eldridge – arrangements
  • Tom Shick – engineer, mixing
  • Todd Parker – engineer assistant
  • Gene Paul – mixing, mastering
  • Carl Griffin – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Please Be Kind – Saul Chapin, Sammy Cahn
  2. Detour Ahead – Herb Ellis, Johnny Frigo, Lou Carter
  3. More Than You Know – Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu
  4. Dindi – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Aloisio de Oliveira, Ray Gilbert
  5. Save Your Love for Me – Buddy Johnson
  6. Never Let Me Go – Ray Evans, Jay Livingston
  7. My Foolish Heart – Victor Young, Ned Washington
  8. I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) – Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster
  9. Twisted – Wardell Gray, Annie Ross
  10. Never Never Land – Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne

Traffic: Far From Home

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On May 9, 1994, “Virgin” label released “Far From Home”, the eighth and final Traffic studio album. It was recorded 1974 – 1994, at Woodstock, Kilcoole, Eire, and was produced by Steve Winwood and Jim Capaldi.

Personnel:

  • Steve Winwood– lead and backing vocals, organs, piano, synthesizers, lead guitar, basses, flute, saxophone, congas, timbales, programming
  • Jim Capaldi– drums, percussion, backing vocals, art direction
  • Davy Spillane- Uilleann pipes
  • Mick Dolan- rhythm guitar, AKAI S1000 programming, engineer, mixing
  • Karim Benzezour – mixing assistant
  • Tim Young – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Winwood and Jim Capaldi except where noted.

  1. Riding High
  2. Here Comes a Man
  3. Far from Home
  4. Nowhere is Their Freedom
  5. Holy Ground – Stevie Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Davy Spillane
  6. Some Kinda Woman
  7. Every Night, Every Day
  8. This Train Won’t Stop
  9. State of Grace
  10. Mozambique

Leb i Sol: Putujemo

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On May 9, 1989, “Jugoton” label released “Putujemo”, the tenth and final Leb i Sol studio album. It was recorded in 1989, at “M2 Studio RTV Skopje” in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Vlatko Stefanovski, Bodan Arsovski and Braco Zafirovski.

Personnel:

  • Vlatko Stefanovski – vocal, guitars, arrangements
  • Bodan Arsovski – vocal, bass guitar, arrangements
  • Kiril Džajkovski – keyboards, arrangements
  • Garo Tavitijan – drums, arrangements
  • Kaliopi Gril – vocal
  • Kire Kostov – flugelhorn
  • Zoran Jovanović-Lima – soprano saxophone, clarinet
  • Kokan Dimuševski – keyboards
  • Braco Zafirovski – recording
  • Vladimir Nikolovski – recording assistant
  • Paul Furnadžiski Adams – design
  • Georgi Hristovski – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Vlatko Stefanovski, except where noted.

  1. Istok – zapad (Telepatski)
  2. Ima jedno nešto
  3. Čukni vo Drvo
  4. Romansa
  5. Trač
  6. Putujemo
  7. Otrov i med
  8. Sumorno proleće – lyrics by Goran Stefanovski, music by Bodan Arsovski
  9. Sivo je

Richie Cole

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On May 2, 2020, Richie Cole died aged 72. He was composer, arranger and musician (saxophone), began to play alto saxophone when he was ten years old, encouraged by his father, who owned a jazz club in New Jersey. In the 70’ he created his own “alto madness” bebop style. In the 90’s he formed The Alto Madness Orchestra. Cole recorded and performed with many musicians such as Buddy Rich, Lionel Hampton, Doc Severinsen, Eddie Jefferson, Nancy Wilson, Tom Waits, The Manhattan Transfer, Hank Crawford,  Freddie Hubbard, Eric Kloss, Bobby Enriquez, Phil Woods, Sonny Stitt, Art Pepper, Greg Abate, Les DeMerle, Allan Harris, Jim Holman, Vic Juris, Peter Lauffer, Oliver Nelson, Anita O’Day, Red Rodney, Janine Santana, Mark Murphy, Sonny Stitt and Boots Randolph. In 2005, Cole was awarded the “State of California Congressional Certificate of Lifetime Achievement in Jazz” on behalf of the “Temecula Jazz Society”.

Mark Lanegan: Field Songs

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On May 8, 2001, “Beggars Banquet” label released “Field Songs”, the fifth Mark Lanegan album. It was recorded in 2001, at “Jupiter Studios” in Alliance, Ohio,    “Robert Lang Studios” in Shoreline, Washington, “Sound City Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by John Angello and Martin Feveyear.

Personnel:

  • Mark Lanegan– vocals, guitar
  • Allen Davis – acoustic guitar, bass
  • Ben Shepherd– vocals, acoustic, lap steel and electric guitar, bass, piano
  • Mike Johnson- acoustic guitar and electric guitar, Wurlitzer organ, piano, backing vocals
  • Brett Netson – acoustic guitar
  • John Agnello – vocals, recorder, mixing, mastering
  • Martin Feveyear– vocals, Hammond organ, recorder, mixing, mastering
  • Keni Richards – piano, drums, mellotron
  • Marek – piano
  • Chris Goss– vocals, synthesizer
  • Mark Hoyt – vocals
  • Wendy Rae Fowler- vocals
  • Duff McKagan- drums, Fender Rhodes
  • Mark Boquist – drums
  • Bill Rieflin- drums
  • Chris Strother – photography

 Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Lanegan except where noted.

  1. One Way Street
  2. No Easy Action
  3. Miracle
  4. Pill Hill Serenade
  5. Don’t Forget Me
  6. Kimiko’s Dream House – Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Mark Lanegan
  7. Resurrection Song
  8. Field Song
  9. Low
  10. Blues for D – Mark Lanegan, Ben Shepherd
  11. She Done Too Much
  12. Fix

Scott Walker: Tilt

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On May 8, 1995, “Fontana” label released “Tilt”, the twelve Scott Walker studio album. It was recorded 1994 – 1995, at “RAK Studios” and “Townhouse Studios” in London, and was produced by Peter Walsh and Scott Walker. The album is the first installment of a “trilogy” with The Drift (2006) and Bish Bosch (2012).

Personnel:

  • Scott Walker – vocals, guitar, whistles
  • David Rhodes– guitars
  • Hugh Burns – guitar
  • Brian Gascoigne – keyboards
  • Colin Pulbrook – Hammond organ
  • John Giblin– bass
  • Ian Thomas – drums, military bass drum and cymbals
  • Alasdair Malloy – percussion
  • Louis Jardim– percussion
  • Jonathan Snowden – flutes
  • Andy Findon – bass flute
  • Jim Gregory – bass flute
  • Roy Jowitt – clarinet
  • Roy Carter – oboe
  • Peter Walsh– prog bass drum, whistles
  • Andrew Cronshaw – horns, reeds, concertina, Ba-wu flute
  • Elizabeth Kenny – chitarrone
  • Brian Gascoigne – woodwind orchestration ,organ and celeste of the Methodist Central Hall
  • Greg Knowles – cimbalom
  • Jonathan Snowden – piccolo
  • John Barclay – trumpets
  • Strings of Sinfonia of London, arranged and conducted by Brian Gascoigne

Track listing:

All tracks by Scott Walker (N. S. Engel) .

  1. Farmer in the City (Remembering Pasolini)
  2. The Cockfighter
  3. Bouncer See Bouncer…
  4. Manhattan
  5. Face on Breast
  6. Bolivia ‘95
  7. Patriot (A single)
  8. Tilt
  9. Rosary

Joshua Redman: Walking Shadows

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On May 7, 2013, “Nonesuch” label released “Walking Shadows”, the 15th Joshua Redman studio album. It was recorded in September 2012, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Brad Mehldau.

Personnel:

  • Joshua Redman– tenor saxophone
  • Brad Mehldau– piano
  • Larry Grenadier– bass
  • Brian Blade– drums
  • Pamela Sklar – flute
  • Robert Carlisle – French horn
  • Dan Coleman- string arrangements, orchestra director
  • Avril Brown – violin
  • Christina Courtin– violin
  • Karen Karlsrud – violin
  • Ann Leathers – violin
  • Katherine Livolsi-Landau – violin
  • Joanna Maurer – violin
  • Courtney Orlando – violin
  • Yuri Vodovos – violin
  • Vincent Lionti – viola
  • Daniel Panner – viola
  • Dov Scheindlin – viola
  • Stephanie Cummins – cello
  • Eugene Moye – cello
  • Ellen Westermann – cello
  • Timothy Cobb– bass

Track listing:

  1. The Folks Who Live on the Hill – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  2. Lush Life – Billy Strayhorn
  3. Stop This Train – John Mayer, Pino Palladino
  4. Adagio – Johann Sebastian Bach
  5. Easy Living – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
  6. Doll Is Mine – Amadeo Maria Pace, Kazu Makino, Simone Maria Pace
  7. Infant Eyes – Wayne Shorter
  8. Let It Be – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  9. Final Hour – Joshua Redman
  10. The Last Glimpse of Gotham – Brad Mehldau
  11. Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
  12. Let Me Down Easy – Joshua Redman

Marillion: Anoraknophobia

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On May 7, 2001, “Liberty” label released “Anoraknophobia”, the twelve Marillion studio album. It was recorded 2000 – 2001, at “The Racket Club”, in Buckinghamshire, UK, and was produced by Dave Meegan.

Personnel:

  • Steve Hogarth– vocals, additional piano, percussion
  • Steve Rothery– guitars
  • Mark Kelly– keyboards
  • Pete Trewavas– vocals, bass, additional guitar
  • Ian Mosley– drums
  • Stephanie Sobey-Jones – cello
  • Dave Meegan– recording, mixing
  • Stewart Every – mixing
  • Simon Heyworth – mastering
  • Carl Glover – booklet graphic design
  • Matt Curtis – outer cover graphics
  • Jill Furmanovsky– photography
  • Fernando Aceves – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Steve Hogarth, except where noted, all music by Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas and Ian Mosley.

  1. Between You and Me
  2. Quartz
  3. Map of the World – Steve Hogarth, Nick Van Eede
  4. When I Meet God
  5. The Fruit of the Wild Rose
  6. Separated Out
  7. This is the 21st Century
  8. If My Heart Were a Ball It Would Roll Uphill

The Cure: Wild Mood Swings

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On May 7, 1996, “Fiction” label released “Wild Mood Swings”, the tenth Cure studio album. It was recorded 1995 – 1996, and was produced by Steve Lyon and Robert Smith.

Personnel:

  • Robert Smith– vocals, guitar, bass, sleeve art direction
  • Perry Bamonte– guitar, bass, keyboard, sleeve art direction
  • Jason Cooper– drums, percussion, sleeve art direction
  • Simon Gallup– bass guitar, sleeve art direction
  • Roger O’Donnell– keyboard, sleeve art direction
  • Ronald Austin – drums
  • Louis Pavlou – drums
  • Mark Price– drums
  • Jesus Alemany – trumpet
  • John Barclay – trumpet
  • Steve Dawson – trumpet
  • Steve Sidwell– trumpet
  • Richard Edwards – trombone
  • Sid Gauld – trumpet
  • Will Gregory– saxophone
  • Mister Chandrashekhar – violin
  • Leo Payne – violin
  • Chris Tombling – violin
  • Sue Dench – viola
  • Audrey Riley– cello
  • Ronald Austin – arrangements
  • Sid Gauld – arrangements
  • Will Gregory – arrangements
  • Audrey Riley – arrangements
  • Steve Lyon – engineer, mixing
  • Paul Corkett– mixing
  • Spike Drake – mixing
  • Paul Q. Kolderie– mixing
  • Tom Lord-Alge– mixing
  • Alan Moulder– mixing
  • Tim Palmer– mixing
  • Mark Saunders– mixing
  • Adrian Maxwell Sherwood– mixing
  • Sean Slade– mixing
  • Ian Cooper – mastering
  • Andy Vella – sleeve art direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Perry Bamonte, Jason Cooper, Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell and Robert Smith.

  1. Want
  2. Club America
  3. This Is a Lie
  4. The 13th
  5. Strange Attraction
  6. Mint Car
  7. Jupiter Crash
  8. Round & Round & Round
  9. Gone!
  10. Numb
  11. Return
  12. Trap
  13. Treasure
  14. Bare

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