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Dewey Redman: African Venus

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In December 1992, “Evidence” label released “African Venus” the twelve Dewey Redman album. It was recorded in December 1992, at “Sound on Sound Studio” in New York City     and was produced by Inc. Big Apple Productions.

Personnel:

  • Dewey Redman – alto and tenor saxophone, musette
  • Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone
  • Charles Eubanks – piano
  • Anthony Cox – bass
  • Carl Allen – drums
  • Danny Sadownick – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Dewey Redman except where noted.

  1. African Venus
  2. Venus and Mars
  3. Mr. Sandman – Pat Ballard
  4. Echo Prayer
  5. Satin Doll – Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn
  6. Take the “A” Train – Billy Strayhorn
  7. Turnaround – Ornette Coleman

Grant Stewart: Downtown Sounds

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On December 27, 1992, “Criss Cross” label released “Downtown Sounds”, the debut Grant Stewart album. It was recorded in 1992, at “RPM Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Gerry Teekens.

Personnel:

  • Grant Stewart – tenor sax
  • Joe Magnarelli – trumpet
  • Brad Mehldau – piano
  • Peter Washington – bass
  • Kenny Washington – drums
  • Max Bolleman – engineer
  • Gerry Teekens – design
  • Ron Schwerin – photography

Track listing:

  1. Audobahn – Sonny Rollins
  2. Smada – Billy Strayhorn
  3. Daydream – Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, John La Touche
  4. From This Moment On – Cole Porter
  5. A Bee Has Two Brains – Johnny Ellis
  6. Sweet and Lovely – Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules Lemare
  7. Intimacy of the Blues – Billy Strayhorn
  8. Ko-Ko – Charlie Parker

Big Joe Williams

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On December 17, 1982, Joseph Lee “Big Joe” Williams died aged 79. He was musician (guitar), singer, and songwriter, best known for his distinctive sound of his nine-string guitar. His songs “Baby Please Don’t Go”, “Crawlin’ King Snake” and “Peach Orchard Mama”, were covered by many artists. In October 1992, Williams was inducted into the “Blues Hall of Fame”. As a leader he released sixteen studio and one live album.

Lloyd Cole: Bad Vibes

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On October 11, 1993, “Polydor” label released “Bad Vibes”, the sixth Lloyd Cole studio album. It was recorded 1992 – 1993, in New York City, and was produced by Adam Peters.

Personnel:

  • Lloyd Cole – lead vocals, guitars, bass, banjo, piano, harmonica, synthesizer 
  • Matthew Sweet – vocal, guitar, bass
  • Neil Clark – guitar
  • John Carruthers – guitar
  • “Lightning” Bob Hoffnar – pedal steel guitar
  • John Micco – bass, backing vocals
  • Anton Fier – drums, percussion
  • Curtis Watts – drums
  • Dan McCarroll – drums
  • Fred Maher – drums
  • Dana Vlcek – saxophone
  • Peter Mark – viola
  • Ann Charlotte Vensgaarde – backing vocals
  • Dave O’Donnell, Fred Kevorkian, Jon Goldberger, Lloyd Puckitt, Michael White, Mike Krowiak – recording
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing
  • Michael Nash Associates – design
  • David Sims – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Lloyd Cole.

  1. Morning Is Broken
  2. So You’d Like to Save the World
  3. Holier Than Thou
  4. Love You So What
  5. Wild Mushrooms
  6. My Way to You
  7. Too Much of a Good Thing
  8. Fall Together
  9. Mister Wrong
  10. Seen the Future
  11. Can’t Get Arrested
  12. For the Pleasure of Your Company
  13. 4 M.B

La India & Eddie Palmieri:Llegó La India Via Eddie Palmieri

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On September 8, 1992, “Soho Sounds” label released “Llegó La India Via Eddie Palmieri”, an album by La India and Eddie Palmieri. It was released recorded in 1992 and was produced by Eddie Palmieri and Little Louie Vega.

Personnel:

  • La India– vocals
  • Eddie Palmieri– piano, arranger
  • Johnny Torres – bass
  • Charlie Sepúlveda – trumpet
  • Barry Danielian – trumpet
  • Nelson Jaime – trumpet, arranger
  • Brian Lynch– trumpet
  • Conrad Herwig– trombone
  • David Sánchez– tenor saxophone
  • José Claussell– percussion, timbales
  • Jimmy Delgado – bongo, bells, timbales
  • Milton Cardona– conga, shekere, iyá, arranger
  • Theodore Holliday II – itotele
  • Jesús Andújar – tambora
  • Ricardo Mejía Carreras – guira
  • Pepe Conde Rodríguez – clave
  • Pedro E. Rodríguez – maracas
  • Johnny Torres, Milton Cardona, Pepe Conde Rodriquez, Pedro E. Rodríguez, India, Connie Harvey, Benny Diggs – chorus

Track listing:

  1. Vivir Sin Ti – Eddie Palmieri
  2. Llegó La India – Eddie Palmieri
  3. Soledad – La India, Eddie Palmieri, Shirley Marte, Patrick Morales
  4. Mi Primera Rumba – Eddie Palmieri
  5. Yemaya y Ochun (Prelude) – Milton Cardona
  6. Yemaya y Ochun – Eddie Palmieri
  7. Merengue Internacional – Eddie Palmieri
  8. Solitude – La India, Eddie Palmieri, Shirley Marte
  9. I Wanna Dance – La India, Eddie Palmieri, Shirley Marte
  10. Soledad/Bi-Lingual Version – La India, Eddie Palmieri, Shirley Marte, Patrick Morales

Klaus Schulze: Totentag

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On September 1, 1994, “ZYX” label released “Totentag”, the twenty-ninth Klaus Schulze album. It was recorded March 1992 – August 1993, at “Moldau Musikstudio”, and was produced by Klaus Schulze.

Personnel:

  • Klaus Schulze – keyboards, electronics, computers
  • Wilhelmina Van Der Helm – mezzo-soprano vocals
  • Roelof Oestwoud – tenor vocals
  • Dennis Lakey – countertenor vocals
  • Peter Christoph Runge – baritone vocals
  • Harry Peeters –bass vocals
  • Hermann Schneider – libretto
  • Stephen Fletcher – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Klaus Schulze.

  1. Prelude/Apotheke Zum weißen Engel
  2. Liebesszene
  3. Im Bordell
  4. Das Leere Theater
  5. In Venedig
  6. Grodek
  7. Der Freitod

Jeff Porcaro

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On August 5, 1992, Jeffrey Thomas Porcaro died aged 38. He was a songwriter, musician (drums), and record producer, best known as the drummer with Toto. He was one of the most south after session drummers in popular music, played on hundreds of albums and worked with numerous artists such as Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, Michael Jackson, George Benson, Greg Lake, Seals & Crofts, Les Dudek, Joe Cocker, Steely Dan, The Jacksons, Tommy Bolin, Jackson Browne, Leo Sayer, Boz Scaggs, Carly Simon, Eric Carmen, Valerie Carter, Lisa Dal Bello, Hall & Oates, Diana Ross, Colin Blunstone, Larry Carlton, Allen Toussaint, Dave Mason, Warren Zevon, Ruben Blades, Bim, Jerry Williams, Al Stewart, Marc Jordan, Rickie Lee Jones, Janne Schaffer, Lowell George, Aretha Franklin, Jon Anderson, Luis Miguel, Love and Money, Patti Austin, Mariya Takeuchi, The Brothers Johnson, Peter Frampton, Bee Gees, Char, Christopher Cross, Randy Crawford, Al Jarreau, Amii Ozaki, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Eye to Eye, Donna Summer, Elton John, Melissa Manchester, Donald Fagen, Herbie Hancock, Don Henley, Michael McDonald, Lionel Richie, Paul Simon, Randy Newman, Russ Taff, Chicago, David Gilmour Joe Walsh, Eric Clapton, Peter cetera, Earth Wind & Fire, roger Hodgson, David Benoit, Dr. John, Steve Porcaro, Nik Kershaw, Poco, Clair Mario, Celine Dion, Natalie Cole, Madonna, Jude Cole, Sandy Patty, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Bolton, Cher, Dire Straits, Richard Marx, Bonnie Raitt, Rod Stewart, B-52’s, Go West, 10CC, Roger Waters, Paul Young, and David Crosby. In 1993, Porcaro was posthumously inducted into the “Modern Drummer Hall of Fame”.

Charlie Haden’s Quartet: Haunted Heart

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On July 28, 1992, “Verve” label released “Haunted Heart”, the fourth Charlie Haden’s Quartet West album. It was recorded in October 1991, at “Studio Plateforme” in Sète, and was produced by Charlie Haden and Hans Wendl.

Personnel:

  • Charlie Haden– bass
  • Ernie Watts- tenor saxophone
  • Alan Broadbent- piano
  • Larance Marable- drums
  • Billie Holiday, Jo Stafford, Jeri Southern – vocals

Track listing:

  1.  Introduction- Max Steiner, Adolph Deutsch
  2. Hello My Lovely – Charlie Haden
  3. Haunted Heart – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
  4. Dance of the Infidels – Bud Powell
  5. The Long Goodbye – Alan Broadbent
  6. Moonlight Serenade – Glenn Miller, Mitchell Parish
  7. Lennie’s Pennies – Lennie Tristano
  8. Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye – Cole Porter
  9. Lady in the Lake – Alan Broadbent
  10. Segment – Charlie Parker
  11. The Bad and the Beautiful – David Raksin
  12. Deep Song – Douglass Cross, George Cory

 

Tea Party: Splendor Solis

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On June 11, 1993, “EMI Music Canada” label released “Splendor Solis” the second Tea Party album. It was recorded 1992 – 1993, at “White Crow Audio” in Burlington, Vermont, and was produced by Jeff Martin.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Martin – vocals, guitars
  • Stuart Chatwood – bass guitars, cello, art coordination
  • Jeff Burrows – drums, percussion
  • Glen Robinson – engineer, mixing
  • Alex Armitage – mixing assistant
  • Bob Ludwig- remastering
  • Steve Cole – art conception, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff Martin, Jeff Burrows and Stuart Chatwood.

  1. The River
  2. Midsummer Day
  3. A Certain Slant of Light
  4. Winter Solstice
  5. Save Me
  6. Sun Going Down
  7. In This Time
  8. Dreams of Reason
  9. Raven Skies
  10. Haze on the Hills
  11. The Majestic Song

Porcupine Tree: Up the Downstairs

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On June 7, 1993, “Delirium” label released “Up the Downstair”, the second Porcupine Tree studio album. It was recorded February 1992 – January 1993, at “No Man’s Land” in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, and was produced by Steven Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Steven Wilson- vocals, various instruments
  • Richard Barbieri– electronics
  • Colin Edwin– bass guitar
  • Suzanne J. Barbieri– vocals

Track listing:

All music by Steven Wilson, all lyrics by Steven Wilson, except where noted.

  1. What You Are Listening To…
  2. Synesthesia
  3. Monuments Burn into Moments
  4. Always Never – Alan Duffy
  5. Up the Downstairs
  6. Not Beautiful Anymore
  7. Siren
  8. Small Fish – Alan Duffy
  9. Burning Sky
  10. Fadeaway – Alan Duffy