On June 24, 1997, “Steeple Chase” label released “Dearly Beloved”, the 111th Lee Konitz album. It was recorded in October 1996, and was produced by Nils Winther.
Personnel:
Lee Konitz – alto and soprano saxophone
Harold Danko – piano
Jay Anderson – bass
Billy Drummond – drums
Track listing:
The Way You Look Tonight – Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye – Cole Porter
Someday My Prince Will Come – Frank Churchill, Larry Morey
Bye Bye Blackbird – Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon
Dearly Beloved – Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer
The Night Has a Thousand Eyes – Jerry Brainin, Buddy Bernier
On June 17, 1997, “Impulse!” label released “What the World Needs Now: The Music of Burt Bacharach”, the 46th McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded in March 1996, at “The Hit Factory” in New York City.
Personnel:
McCoy Tyner – piano
Christian McBride – bass
Lewis Nash – drums
John Clayton – arranger, conductor
Track listing:
All tracks by Burt Bacharach.
(They Long to Be) Close to You
What the World Needs Now Is Love
You’ll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)
On June 11, 1996, “Rykodisc” label released “Mickey Hart’s Mystery Box”, album by Mickey Hart. It was recorded in 1995, and was produced by Mickey Hart.
Personnel:
Mickey Hart – vocals, drums, percussion, mixing
Bob Weir – guitar
Jeff Sterling – keyboards, drums, percussion
Robin Millar – keyboards, marimba, sine bass
Bruce Hornsby – accordion, backing vocals
Mark Smith – bass guitar
Habib Faye – bass guitar
Giovanni Hidalgo – drums, percussion
Zakir Hussain – drums, percussion
Taro Hart – drums
Sikiru Adepoju – talking drum
Airto Moreira – percussion
Graham Wiggins – didgeridoo
Gyuto Monks Tantric Choir – vocals
Debbie Charles – vocals
Elizabeth Charles – vocals
Julie Isaac – vocals
Debbie Longworth – vocals
Marcia Charles – vocals
Sandra Charles – vocals
Mark Smith – programming
Andrew Scheps – programming
Tom Flye – recording, mixing
Jeff Sterling – second engineer, programming
Bob Levy – additional engineering
Jen Monnar – additional engineering
Wayne Pooley – additional engineering
Robin Millar – mixing, co-production
Steven Jurgensmeyer – design
Karen B. Ollis – photography
John Werner – photography
Jay Blakesberg – photography
Verna Gillis – photography
Howard Cohen – production management and coordination
Barry Melton – production consultant
Jack Crymes – technical support
Track listing:
Where Love Goes (Sito) – Robert Hunter, Mickey Hart, Mint Juleps, Babatunde Olatunji, Zakir Hussain, Giovanni Hidalgo
Full Steam Ahead – Robert Hunter, Mickey Hart, Dave Jenkins, Vince Welnick, Mint Juleps, Zakir Hussain, Giovanni Hidalgo, Sikiru Adepoju
Down the Road – Robert Hunter, Mickey Hart, Dave Jenkins, Vince Welnick, Giovanni Hidalgo
The Sandman – Robert Hunter, Mickey Hart, Dave Jenkins, Vince Welnick, Mint Juleps, Zakir Hussain
The Next Step – Robert Hunter, Mickey Hart, Dave Jenkins, Vince Welnick, Jeff Sterling, Zakir Hussain, Giovanni Hidalgo, Sikiru Adepoju
Look Away – Robert Hunter, Mickey Hart, Mint Juleps, Sikiru Adepoju, Giovanni Hidalgo
Only the Strange Remain – Robert Hunter, Mickey Hart
Sangre de Cristo – Robert Hunter, Mickey Hart, Dave Jenkins, Vince Welnick, Zakir Hussain, Giovanni Hidalgo
John Cage is Dead – Robert Hunter, Mickey Hart, Dave Jenkins, Vince Welnick, Giovanni Hidalgo, Zakir Hussain
The Last Song – Robert Hunter, Mickey Hart, Mint Juleps, Sikiru Adepoju, Giovanni Hidalgo
On June 6, 1996, “FiFo Records” label released “Volume One”, the debut West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band (The) album.It was recorded 1965 – 1966, and was produced by Bob Irwin.
On June 3, 1996, “4AD” label released “Spiritchaser”, the seventh Dead Can Dance studio album. It was recorded in 1996, at “Quivvy Church” in Ireland, and was produced by Brendan Perry.
On May 25, 1998, “Warner Music Japan” label released “Super æ”, the fifth Boredoms studio album. It was recorded March 1996 – March 1998, and was produced by Masanobu Kondo and Yamantaka Eye.
On May 20, 1997, “MCA” label released “Marching to Mars”, the tenth Sammy Hagar studio album. It was recorded 1996 – 1997, and was produced by Mike Clink.
Personnel:
Sammy Hagar – lead and backing vocals, guitar, bass guitar
Slash – guitar
Ronnie Montrose – acoustic, rhythm and solo guitar
Damon Johnson – acoustic and rhythm guitar, guitar, slide guitar
Mike Landau – guitar
Roy Rogers – slide guitar, dobro
Jesse Harms – keyboards, backing vocals
Huey Lewis – harmonica
Bootsy Collins – bass guitar
Jonathan Pierce – bass guitar
Denny Carmassi – drums
Matt Sorum – drums
Luis Conte – percussion
Mickey Hart – percussion
Giovani Hidalgo – percussion
Bill Church – bass vocals
Eric Martin, Mickey Thomas, Aaron Hagar, Arnie’s Army, Derrick Hawkins, Harley Di Nardo, Dave Cartategui, Karl Hagar – backing vocals
Track listing:
Little White Lie – Sammy Hagar
Salvation on Sand Hill – Sammy Hagar, Damon Johnson
Who Has the Right – Craig Chaquico, Sammy Hagar, Jesse Harms
Would You Do It for Free? – Sammy Hagar, Jesse Harms
On May 20, 1996, “Epic” label released “Everything Must Go”, the fourth Manic Street Preachers studio album. It was recorded 1995 – 1996, at “Chetau de la Rouge Motte” in Normandy, France, “Big Noise” in Cardiff, Wales, “Real World”, “Box” in UK, and was produced by Mike Hedges, Dave Eringa and Stephen Hague.
Personnel:
James Dean Bradfield – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, piano
Richey Edwards – rhythm guitar
Sean Moore – drums, percussion, trumpet, backing vocals
Nicky Wire – bass guitar and backing vocals
John Green – Hammond organ, keyboards
Martin Ditcham – percussion
Gini Ball – violin
Sally Herbert – violin
Anne Stephenson – violin
Chris Pitsillides – viola
Clare Orsler – viola
Julie Aliss – harp
Martin Greene – string arrangements
Spike Drake – engineer
Ian Grimble – engineer, mixing
Dave Eringa – mixing
Guy Massey – mixing assistant
Chris Blair – mastering
Mark Farrow – design
Rankin – photography
Jackson Pollock – sleeve quote
Track listing:
All lyrics are written by Nicky Wire,except where noted, all music by James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore, except where noted.
Elvis Impersonator: Blackpool Pier – lyrics by Richey Edwards
A Design for Life
Kevin Carter – lyrics by Richey Edwards, music by James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Sean Moore
Enola/Alone
Everything Musty Go
Small Black Flowers That Grow in the Sky – lyrics by Richey Edwards, music by James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Sean Moore
The Girl Who Wanted to Be Good – lyrics by Nicky Wire, Richey Edwards
Removables – lyrics by Richey Edwards, music by James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Sean Moore
On May 20, 1996, “Creation” label released “Fuzzy Logic”, the debut Super Furry Animals album. It was recorded in 1996, at “Rockfield Studios” in Wales, and was produced by Gorwel Owen, Gruff Rhys, Dafydd Leuan, Cian Ciaran, Guto Pryce and Huw Bunford. In 2013, “New Musical Express” magazine ranked it at number 245 in its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. In 2004, “Q” magazine listed “Fuzzy Logic” at number 42 on its list of the “50 Best British Albums Ever”.
On May 9, 1997, “Winter & Winter” label released “Flight of the Blue Jay”, the third Paul Motian with the Electric Bebop Band album (the 22nd Paul Motian album overall). It was recorded in August 1996, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Stefan W. Winter.
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