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Moondog And London Saxophonic: Sax Pax For A Sax

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On November 28, 1997, “Atlantic” label released “Sax Pax for a Sax”, album by London Saxophonic and Moondog. The album was recorded in 1994.

Personnel:

  • Moondog – bass drum
  • Bradley Grant – soprano and alto saxophone
  • Rob Buckland – alto and tenor saxophone
  • Tim Redpath – soprano saxophone
  • Simon Haram – alto saxophone
  • Gareth Brady, Andy Scott – tenor saxophone
  • Jon Rebbeck, Chris Caldwell – baritone saxophone
  • Will Gregory – bass saxophone
  • Danny Thompson – contra bass
  • Liam Noble – piano
  • Paul Clarvis – snare drum

Track listing:

All tracks by Moondog.

  1. Dog Trot
  2. Paris
  3. Bird’s Lament
  4. Sandalwood
  5. Tout Suite No. 1 in F Major 1 Mov.
  6. Tout Suite No. 1 in F Major 2 Mov.
  7. Tout Suite No. 1 in F Major 3 Mov.
  8. D for Danny
  9. New Amsterdam
  10. Sea Horse
  11. Fiesta
  12. Novette No. 1 in D Flat Major 1 Mov.
  13. Novette No. 1 in D Flat Major 2 Mov.
  14. Novette No. 1 in D Flat Major 3 Mov.
  15. Single Foot
  16. Mother’s Whistler
  17. Present for the Prez.
  18. Shakespeare City
  19. Golden Fleece
  20. Hymn to Peace
  21. EEC Lied

McCoy Tyner: Prelude And Sonata

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In November 1995, “Keystone” and “Milestone” labels released “Prelude and Sonata”, the 62nd McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded in November 1994, at “Clinton Recording Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Makoto Kimata and Todd Barkan.

Personnel:

  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Antonio Hart – alto saxophone
  • Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone
  • Christian McBride – double bass
  • Marvin “Smitty” Smith – drums

Track listing:

  1. Prelude in E Minor Op. 28, No. 4 – Frédéric Chopin
  2. Loss of Love – Henry Mancini, Bob Merrill
  3. Contemplation – McCoy Tyner
  4. For All We Know – J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis
  5. I Will Wait for You – Jacques Demy, Norman Gimbel, Michel Legrand
  6. Soul Eyes – Mal Waldron
  7. Smile – Charlie Chaplin
  8. Good Morning Heartache – Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham
  9. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor – Ludwig van Beethoven

John Hicks: In The Mix

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On November 13, 1994, “Landmark” label released “In the Mix”, the 36th John Hicks album. It was recorded in 1994, at “Systems Two” in Brooklyn, New York.

Personnel:

  • John Hicks – piano
  • Vincent Herring – alto and soprano sax
  • Elise Wood – flute
  • Curtis Lundy – bass
  • Cecil Brooks III – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by John Hicks, except where noted.

  1. In the Mix
  2. Yemenja
  3. Elation – Vincent Herring
  4. Soul Eyes – Mal Waldron
  5. Motivation
  6. Weaver of Dreams – Jack Elliott, Victor Young
  7. Mind Wine
  8. Once in a While – Michael Edwards, Bud Green

Stephan Micus: Athos

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On November 8, 1994, “ECM” label released “Athos”, the 14th Stephan Micus album. It was recorded November 1993 – February 1994, at “MCM Studios”, and was produced by Stephan Micus.

Personnel:

  • Stephan Micus – Bavarian zither, sattar, shakuhachi, suling, nay, 22 flowerpots, voice

Track listing:

  1. On the Way
  2. The First Night
  3. The First Day
  4. The Second Night
  5. The Second Day
  6. The Third Night
  7. The Third Day
  8. On the Way Back

Victoria Williams: Loose

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On October 18, 1994, “Atlantic” label released “Loose”, the third Victoria Williams studio album. It was recorded in 1994, at “American Recording Studios” in Woodland Hills, California, and was produced by Paul Fox.

Personnel:

  • Victoria Williams – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, dulcimer
  • Peter Buck – electric guitar, sitar
  • Greg Leisz – acoustic and electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, mandolin, dulcimer
  • Mark Olson – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Andrew Williams – acoustic guitar, piano, organ, backing vocals
  • Tim Ray – piano, electric piano
  • Rami Jaffee – organ
  • Greg Cohen – acoustic bass, electric guitar
  • Don Heffington – drums, percussion
  • Scott Babcock – timpani, shaker
  • Paul Fox – chimes, shaker
  • Van Dyke Parks – accordion, arrangements
  • Tower of Power Horn Section – horns
  • Doug Weisselman – clarinet, bass harmonica, clay flute
  • Tammy Rogers – violin, viola, backing vocals
  • Lili Haydn – viola
  • Geri Stuyak – cello
  • The Richard Greene Fourteen – strings
  • Dave Pirner – vocals
  • Rose Stone – backing vocals
  • Gary Louris – backing vocals
  • Jean McClain – backing vocals
  • Mike Mills – backing vocals
  • David Williams – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Victoria Williams, except where noted.

  1. Century Plant
  2. You R Loved
  3. Harry Went to Heaven
  4. Crazy Mary
  5. When We Sing Together
  6. Polish Those Shoes
  7. Love
  8. What a Wonderful Life – Bob Thiele, George David Wess
  9. Waterfall
  10. Nature’s Way – Randy California
  11. Sunshine Country
  12. Happy to Have Known Pappy
  13. My Ally – Victoria Williams, Dave Pirner
  14. Hitchhiker’s Smile
  15. Get Away
  16. Psalms – Don Heffington

David Sylvian And Robert Fripp: Damage

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On October 1, 1994, “Virgin” label released “Damage”, live album by David Sylvian and Robert Fripp. It was recorded in December 1993, at “Royal Albert Hall”, in London, and was produced by Robert Fripp and David Bottrill.

Personnel:

  • David Sylvian – vocals, guitar, keyboards, tapes
  • Robert Fripp – guitar, Frippertronics
  • Trey Gunn – vocals, Chapman Stick
  • Michael Brook – Infinite guitar
  • Pat Mastelotto – drums
  • David Kent – engineer
  • David Bottrill – mixing
  • David Singleton – digital editing, producer assistant
  • Stuart White – keyboard and recording technician
  • Alan Pollard – keyboard and recording technician
  • Steve Flewin – monitor engineer
  • John Sinks – guitar technician
  • Clint Lockyer – stick/drum technician
  • Dave Newton – stage manager, keyboard/guitar technician
  • Haruki Kaito – light and stage design
  • Phil Wiffen – light operator
  • Tim Hook – tour manager

Track listing:

  1. Damage – Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, David Sylvian
  2. God’s Monkey – David Bottrill, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, David Sylvian
  3. Brightness Falls – Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, David Sylvian
  4. Every Colour You Are – Richard Barbieri, Steve Jansen, Mick Karn, David Sylvian
  5. Firepower – Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, David Sylvian
  6. Gone to Earth – Robert Fripp, David Sylvian
  7. 20th Century Dreaming (A Shaman’s Song) – Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, David Sylvian
  8. Wave – David Sylvian
  9. River Man – David Sylvian
  10. Darshan (The Road to Graceland) – David Bottrill, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, David Sylvian
  11. Blinding Light of Heaven – Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, David Sylvian
  12. The First Day – Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, David Sylvian

Stan Getz: Nobody Else But Me

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On September 27, 1994, “Verve” label released “Nobody Else but Me”, studio album by Stan Getz. It was recorded in March 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs” in New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Stan Getz – tenor saxophone
  • Gary Burton – vibraphone
  • Gene Cherico – bass
  • Joe Hunt – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Summertime – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
  2. 6-Nix-Quix-Flix – Gary Burton
  3. Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  4. Waltz for a Lovely Wife – Phil Woods
  5. Out of Focus – Gary Burton
  6. Nobody Else but Me – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  7. Sweet Sorrow – Michael Gibbs
  8. Little Girl Blue – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  9. What Is This Thing Called Love? – Cole Porter
  10. Waltz for a Lovely Wife (single version)

The Tragically Hip: Day For Night

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On September 24, 1994, “MCA” label released “Day for Night”, the fourth Tragically Hip (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1994, at “Kingsway” in New Orleans, “Le Cave de Dave” in Kingston, Ontario, and was produced by Mark Howard, Mark Vreeken, Gord Downie, Rob Baker, Paul Langlois, Gord Sinclair and Johnny Fay.

Personnel:

  • Gord Downie – lead vocals
  • Rob Baker – lead guitar
  • Paul Langlois – rhythm guitar
  • Gord Sinclair – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Johnny Fay – drums
  • Mark Vreeken – engineer, mixing
  • Mark Howard – engineer, mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Andrew McLachlan – design
  • Simon Andrew – drawing
  • Jim Herrington – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gord Downie, Rob Baker, Paul Langlois, Gord Sinclair and Johnny Fay.

  1. Grace, Too
  2. Daredevil
  3. Greasy Jungle
  4. Yawning or Snarling
  5. Fire in the Hole
  6. So Hard Done By
  7. Nautical Disaster
  8. Thugs
  9. Inevitability of Death
  10. Scared
  11. An Inch an Hour
  12. Emergency
  13. Titanic Terrarium
  14. Imossibilium

Dont! Who? One.: Pop Chkart

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On September 22, 1994, “Trot” label released “Pop Chkart”, the debut Don’t! Who? One. album. It was recorded in April 1994, at “Tochak” studio in Prilep, Macedonia, and was produced by Rubin Kantardjioski, Goran Apostolski and Tochak.

Personnel:

  • Rubin Kantardjioski – vocal, rhythm machine, design
  • Goran Apostolski – guitar, bass, design
  • Tireks – design

Track listing:

  1. Ugly Children from Ugly Parents
  2. From Mickey Mouse State
  3. Jig
  4. Electric Air
  5. I’m a Dream
  6. Don’t Do It
  7. Amrak

The Breeders: Last Splash

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On August 30, 1993, “4AD” and “Elektra” label released “Last Splash”, the second Breeders (The) album. It was recorded 1990 – 1993, at “Coast Recorders” in Hollywood, “Brilliant Studios” in San Francisco, “Refraze Recording Studio” in Dayton, and was produced by Kim Deal and Mark Freegard. In June 1994, the album was certified Platinum by the “Recording Industry Association of America”,

Personnel:

  • Kim Deal – lead vocals, guitar, Moog, Casiotone
  • Kelley Deal – vocals, guitar, Kenmore 12-stitch, lap steel, mandolin
  • Tanya Donelly – vocals
  • Josephine Wiggs – vocals, bass guitar, double bass, cello, drums
  • Jim MacPherson – drums, bass
  • Carrie Bradley – violin, additional vocals
  • Mark Freegard – engineer
  • Daniel Presley – engineer
  • Sean Leonard – engineer assistant
  • Andy Taub – engineer assistant
  • Kevin Westenberg – portraits
  • Vaughan Oliver – art direction, design
  • Paul MoMenamin – design assistant
  • Jason Love – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kim Deal, except where noted.

  1. New Year
  2. Cannonball
  3. Invisible Man
  4. No Aloha
  5. Roi
  6. Do You Love Me Now – Klim Deal, Kelley Deal
  7. Flipside
  8. I Just Wanna Get Along – Kim Deal, Kelley Deal
  9. Mad Lucas
  10. Divine Hammer
  11. S,O,S,
  12. Hag
  13. Saints
  14. Drivin’ on 9 – Dom Leone, Steve Hickoff
  15. Roi (reprise)