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Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah: Bark Out Thunder Roar Out Lightning

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On July 28, 2023, “Ropeadope” label released “Bark Out Thunder Roar Out Lightning”, the 16th Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, at “The Champagne Room West” and “Westlake Studios” in Los Angeles, “Trombone Shorty Studios” in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was produced by Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah.

Personnel:

  • Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah – Chief Adjuah’s bow, Chief Adjuah’s N’Goni, SPDSX, pan-African drum kit, bells, tambourine, percussion,  synth percussion, vocals, sound design, executive production, concept ideation
  • Lioness Sia Fodey – vocals
  • Amyna Love – vocals
  • Amina Scott – vocals
  • Weedie Braimah – vocals, djembe, congas, tambourine, dun duns, percussion
  • Luques Curtis – vocals, bass, guembri
  • Joe Dyson Jr. – pan-African drum kit
  • Corey Fonville – drums
  • Marcus Gillmore – drums
  • Elé Howell – vocals, pan-African drum kit, drums, bells, tambourines
  • Alfred Jordan – vocals, drums, percussion, tambourine
  • Brian Richburg Jr. – vocals, drums, SPDSX, percussion, tambourines
  • Trail Chief Kiel Adrian Scott – vocals, percussion
  • Mizan Willis – vocals, dun duns, bells, shekere, percussion
  • Dave Weingarten – recording
  • Chris Finney – recording
  •  Qmillion – mixing 
  • Paul Blakemore – mastering
  • Devan Mayfield – creative direction, concept ideation
  • Kiel Adrian Scott – concept ideation
  • Eric Hurtgen – design
  • Eric Ryan Anderson – photography
  • Landon Edwards – photography assistant
  • Colin Fatke – photography assistant
  • Cara Harrison Daniels – executive production
  • Louis H. Marks – executive production

Track listing:

All tracks by Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah.

  1. Blood Calls Blood
  2. Trouble That Mornin’
  3. Xodokan Iko – Hu Na Ney
  4. Bark Out Thunder Roar Out Lightning
  5. Shallow Water (Tribute Big Chief Donald Harrison Sr. – Guardians of the Flame)
  6. On to New Orleans (Runnin’ in 7’s Redux)
  7. End Simulation
  8. Ashé Chief Donald (Tribute Big Chief Donald Harrison Jr. – Congo Square Nation)
  9. Golden Crown (Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah – Xodokan Nation)
  10. Bark Out Thunder Roar Out Lightning (Duo)

Ben Harper: Bloodline Maintenance

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On July 22, 2022, “Chrysalis” label released “Bloodline Maintenance”, the 16th Ben Harper album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Sheldon Gomberg and Ben Harper.

Personnel:

  • Ben Harper – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, arrangements
  • Chris Joyner – keyboards
  • Jason Yates – keyboards, congas
  • Anna Butterss – bass guitar
  • DJ Johnny Juice – drums, percussion, turntable
  • Jimmy Paxson – drums, additional percussion
  • Leon Mobley – percussion
  • Geoff Burke – flute, alto, tenor and baritone saxophone, horn and woodwind arrangements
  • Bruce Harris – trumpet
  • Larry Goldings – clavinet 
  • De’Ante Duckett – backing vocals, vocal arrangements
  • Alethea Mills – backing vocals, vocal arrangements
  • Chavonne Stewart – backing vocals, vocal arrangements
  • Kevin Smith – engineer
  • Jason Gossman – additional engineering
  • Sheldon Gomberg – additional engineering, mixing
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Jackie Phillips – artwork, design
  • Michael Halsband – back cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ben Harper

  1. Below Sea Level
  2. We Need to Talk About It
  3. Where Did We Go Wrong
  4. Problem Child
  5. Need to Know Basis
  6. It Aint No Use
  7. More Than Love
  8. Smile at the Mention
  9. Honey, Honey
  10. Knew the Day Was Comin’
  11. Maybe I Can’t

Swans: The Beggar

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On June 23, 2023. “Mute” label released “The Beggar”, the 16th Swans album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Candy Bomber” in Berlin, Germany, and was produced by Michael Gira.

Personnel:

  • Michael Gira – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica, art concept, design
  • Kristof Hahn – vocals, lap steel guitar, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Christopher Pravdica – vocals, keyboards, bass guitar, sounds
  • Dana Schechter – vocals, lap steel guitar, piano, bass guitar, sounds
  • Larry Mullins – vocals, drums, percussion, vibraphone, piano, keyboards
  • Phil Puleo – vocals, drums, percussion, fujara, duduk
  • Norman Westberg – additional guitar
  • Ben Frost – piano, keyboards, synthesizer, electric guitar
  • Paul Walfisch – additional piano
  • Jeniffer Gira – backing vocals
  • Laura Carbone – backing vocals
  • Lucy Kruger – backing vocals
  • Ingo Krauss – engineer
  • Doug Henderson – mastering
  • Jasper – lacquer cut
  • Phil Puleo – layout
  • Paul A. Taylor – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Gira.

  1. Paradise
  2. The Beggar
  3. Los Angeles: City of Death
  4. The Parasite
  5. The Memorious
  6. Michael Is Done
  7. Why Can’t I Have What I Want Anytime That I Want?
  8. Unforming
  9. Ebbing
  10. No More of This

Johnny Hodgest: Johnny Hodhest And His Strings Play The Prettiest Gershwin

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In June 1962, “Verve” label released “Johnny Hodges and His Strings Play the Prettiest Gershwin”, the 16th Johnny Hodges album. It was recorded in November 1958, in Stuttgart, Germany.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
  • Horst Jankowski – piano
  • Russ Garcia – string arrangements
  • Wolfram Röhrig – conductror
  • Sheldon Marks – art direction
  • Bill Rotsler – photography
  • Lawrence D. Stewart – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by George and Ira Gershwin, except where noted.

  1. Love Is Here to Stay
  2. Nice Work If You Can Get It
  3. ‘S Wonderful
  4. Summertime – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
  5. Soon
  6. But Not for Me
  7. Somebody Loves Me – George Gershwin, Ballard MacDonald, Buddy DeSylva
  8. They Can’t Take That Away from Me
  9. Someone to Watch over Me
  10. The Man I Love
  11. Oh, Lady Be Good!
  12. They All Laughed

The Isley Brothers: Showdown

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On April 22, 1978, “T-Neck” label released “Showdown”, the 16th Isley Brothers (The) album. It was recorded in 1978, at “Bearsville Studios” in Bearsville, New York, and was produced by Ronald Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Rudolph Isley, Chris Jasper, Marvin Isley and Ernie Isley.

Personnel:

  • Ronald Isley – lead and backing vocals
  • Marvin Isley – bass, percussion, woodblock, cowbell, foot stomps, backing vocals
  • Chris Jasper – piano, keyboards, synthesizers, clavinet, tambourine, foot stomps, backing vocals
  • Ernie Isley – guitar, drums, congas, percussion, foot stomps, timbales, maracas, backing vocals
  • O’Kelly Isley, Jr. – backing vocals
  • Rudolph Isley – backing vocals
  • John Holbrook – recording
  • Thomas Mark – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, Chris Jasper, Rudolph Isley, O’Kelly Isley and Ronald Isley.

  1. Showdown (Part 1 & 2)
  2. Groove with You
  3. Ain’t Givin’ Up No Love
  4. Rockin’ with Fire (Part 1 & 2)
  5. Take Me to the Next Phase (Part 1 & 2)
  6. Coolin’ Me Out (Part 1 & 2)
  7. Fun and Games
  8. Love Fever (Part 1 & 2)

Booker Ervin: Structurally Sound

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In April 1967, “Pacific Jazz” label released “Structurally Sound”, the 16th Booker Ervin album. It was recorded in December 1966, at “Pacific Jazz Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Richard Bock.

Personnel:

  • Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
  • Charles Tolliver – trumpet
  • John Hicks – piano
  • Red Mitchell – bass
  • Lenny McBrowne – drums
  • Dino Lappas – engineer
  • Woody Woodward – art direction
  • Gabor Halmos – design
  • Fred Seligo – photography
  • Leroy Robinson – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Berkshire Blues – Randy Weston
  2. Dancing in the Dark – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
  3. Stolen Moments – Oliver Nelson
  4. Franess – Charles Tolliver
  5. Boo’s Blues – Booker Ervin
  6. You’re My Everything – Harry Warren, Mort Dixon, Joe Young
  7. Deep Night – Charles Henderson, Rudy Vallee
  8. Take the “A” Train – Billy Strayhorn

Yusef Lateef: Eastern Sounds

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In April 1962, “Moodsville” label released “Eastern Sounds”, the 16th Yusef Lateef album. It was recorded in September 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Yusef Lateef – flute, oboe, tenor saxophone, Chinese globular flute (xun)
  • Barry Harris – piano
  • Ernie Farrow – double bass, rabat (rabaab)
  • Lex Humphries – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Yusef Lateef, except where noted.

  1. The Plum Blossom
  2. Blues for the Orient
  3. Ching Miau
  4. Don’t Blame Me – Jimmy McHugh
  5. Love Theme from Spartacus – Alex North
  6. Snafu
  7. Purple Flower
  8. Love Theme from The Robe – Alfred Newman
  9. The Three Faces of Balal

The Everly Brothers: Roots

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In December 1968, “Warner Bros” label released “Roots”, the 16th Everly Brothers (The) album. It was recorded August – October 1968, and was produced by Lenny Waronker.

Personnel:

  • Don Everly – vocals, guitar
  • Phil Everly – vocals, guitar
  • Perry Botkin, Jr. – arrangements
  • Nick DeCaro – string arrangements
  • Ron Elliott – arrangements
  • John Neil – engineer
  • Mike Shields – engineer
  • Lee Herschberg – engineer, mastering
  • Dave Schultz – mastering
  • Ed Thrasher – art direction
  • Frank Bez – photography
  • Richie Unterberger – liner notes
  • Andrew Wickham – liner notes, concept
  • Lenny Waronker – concept

Track listing:

  1. The Introduction: The Everly Family (1952)
  2. Mama Tried – Merle Haggard
  3. Less of Me – Glen Campbell
  4. T for Texas – Jimmie Rodgers
  5. I Wonder If I Care as Much – Don Everly, Phil Everly
  6. Ventura Boulevard – Ron Elliott
  7. Shady Grove – P. O. Wandz, Jacquie Ertel, Venetia Everly
  8. Illinois – Randy Newman
  9. Living Too Close to the Ground – Terry Slater
  10. You Done Me Wrong – George Jones, Ray Price
  11. Turn Around – Ron Elliott
  12. Sing Me Back Home – Merle Haggard
  13. Montage: The Everly Family (1952) / Shady Grove / Kentucky – Terry Slater, Karl Davis

Miyuki Nakajima: Goodbye Girl

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On November 16, 1988, “Pony Canyon/AARD-VARK” label released “Goodbye Girl”, the 16th Miyuki Nakajima studio album. It was recorded in 1988, at “Sound Valley”, “Z’d, Sound Inn”, “Vincent and Epicurus Studios”, and was produced by Ichizo Seo and Miyuki Nakajima.

Personnel:

  • Miyuki Nakajima – lead and backing vocals
  • Tsuyoshi Kon – electric guitar
  • Hideo Saitō – electric guitar
  • Chuei Yoshikawa – acoustic guitar
  • Ichizo Seo – keyboards, computer programming, backing vocals
  • Nobuo Kurata – keyboards
  • Yasuharu Nakanishi – keyboards
  • Ken Shima – keyboards
  • Elton Nagata – keyboards
  • Chiharu Mikuzuki – bass guitar
  • Kenji Takamizu – bass guitar
  • Yasuo Tomikura – bass guitar
  • Jun Aoyama – drums
  • Hideo Yamaki – drums
  • Toru Hasebe – drums
  • Toshihiko Furumura – tenor sax
  • Tomota Group – strings
  • Masatsugu Shinozaki – electric violin
  • Kazuyo Sugimoto – backing vocals
  • Tatsuhiko Mori – computer programming
  • Keishi Urata – computer programming
  • Nobuhiko Nakayama- computer programming
  • Fairlight CMI, TR-707 – programming drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Miyuki Nakajima.

  1. Nousagi no You ni 
  2. Fura Fura
  3. Megami
  4. Ki ni Shinaide
  5. December
  6. Tatoe Sekai ga Sora kara Ochitemo 
  7. Ai Yorimo
  8. Namida -Made in Tears
  9. Fubuki 

Emmuloy Harris: Brand New Dance

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On October 16, 1990, “Warner Bros” label released “Brand New Dance”, the 16th Emmylou Harris album. It was recorded in 1990, in Nashville, and was produced by Richard Bennett and Allan Reynolds.

Personnel:

  • Emmylou Harris – lead and harmony vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Richard Bennett – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, tambourine, 6-String Bass, bass
  • Chris Leuzinger – acoustic and electric guitar
  • James Hollihan, Jr. – slide guitar
  • Bruce Bouton – steel guitar
  • Stuart Duncan – mandolin, fiddle
  • John Jarvis – piano
  • Pete Wasner – piano
  • Bobby Wood – organ, piano, keyboards, electric piano
  • Jo-El Sonnier – French accordion, triangle
  • Glenn Worf – bass
  • Bob Wray – bass
  • Roy M. “Junior” Husky – bass
  • Dave Pomeroy – bass
  • Garry Tallent – bass
  • Kenny Malone – drums, percussion
  • Milton Sledge – drums, percussion
  • Harry Stinson – drums
  • Mary Black – harmony vocals
  • Marshall Chapman – harmony vocals
  • Kathy Chiavola – harmony vocals
  • Iris DeMent – harmony vocals
  • Jamie O’Hara – harmony vocals
  • Wayland Patton – harmony vocals
  • Kieran Kane – harmony vocals
  • Dolores Keane – harmony vocals
  • Kostas – harmony vocals
  • Barry Tashian – harmony vocals
  • Claire Lynch – harmony vocals
  • Melba Montgomery – harmony vocals
  • Carl Gorodetzky – strings
  • Jim Grosjean – strings
  • Lee Larrison – strings
  • Connie Ellisor – strings
  • Ted Madsen – strings
  • Robert Mason – strings
  • Dennis Molchan – strings
  • Laura Molyneaux – strings
  • Gary VanOsdale – strings
  • Kristin Wilkinson – strings
  • Pamela Sixfin – strings
  • Mark Tanner – strings
  • Nashville String Machine – strings, group
  • Peter Gorisch – cello
  • Cindy Reynolds Wyatt – harp
  • Liam O’Flynn – human whistle, uilleann pipes
  • Davy Spillane – human whistle, uilleann pipes
  • Charles Cochran – string arrangements
  • Mark Miller – engineer, mixing
  • Denny Purcell – mastering
  • Laura LiPuma – art direction, design
  • Peter Nash – photography

Track listing:

  1. Wheels of Love – Marjy Plant
  2. Tougher Than the Rest – Bruce Springsteen
  3. In His World – Kostas Lazarides, Leigh Reynolds
  4. Sweet Dreams of You – Paul Kennerley, John David
  5. Easy for You to Say – Jack Wesley Routh, Randy Sharp
  6. Rollin’ and Ramblin’ (The Death of Hank Williams) – Robin Williams, Linda Williams, Jerome Clark
  7. Better Off Without You – Marshall Chapman, Dennis Walker, Fontaine Brown
  8. Never Be Anyone Else but You – Baker Knight
  9. Brand New Dance – Paul Kennerley
  10. Red Red Rose – David Mallett