On July 22, 2024, Abdul Kareem “Duke” Fakir died aged 88. He was singer, a founding member of the quartet Four Tops. In 1990, as a member of the Four Tops, Fakir was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 1997, he was inducted into the “Vocal Group Hall of Fame”, in 1999, in the “Grammy Hall of Fame”, in 1998, received the “Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award”.
Tag Archives: 1997
The Tragically Hip: Phantom Power
On July 14, 1998, “Universal” label released “Phantom Power”, the sixth Tragically Hip (The) studio album. It was recorded 1997 – 1998, at “The Bathouse” in Bath, Ontario, Canada, and was produced by Steve Berlin, Mark Vreeken, Gord Downie, Rob Baker, Paul Langlois, Gord Sinclair and Johnny Fay. In 1998,”Phantom Power” won the 1999 “Juno Awards” for “Best Rock Album” and “Best Album Design”.
Personnel:
- Gord Downie – lead vocals
- Rob Baker – lead guitar
- Paul Langlois – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Gord Sinclair – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Johnny Fay – drums
- Steve Berlin – keyboards, flute, percussion
- Bob Egan – lap steel, pedal steel, mandolin
- Mark Vreeken – recording, mixing
- Don Smith – mixing
- Jim Rondinelli – mixing
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Andrew McLachlan, Brock Ostrom – art direction
- Bernard Clark, David Ajax – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Gord Downie, Rob Baker, Paul Langlois, Gord Sinclair and Johnny Fay.
- Poets
- Something On
- Save the Planet
- Bobcaygeon
- Thompson Girl
- Membership
- Fireworks
- Vapour Trails
- The Rules
- Chagrin Falls
- Escape Is at Hand for the Travellin’ Man
- Emperor Penguin
Saint Motel: Voyeur
On July 10, 2012, “On the Records” label released “Voyeur”, the debut Saint Motel studio album. It was recorded in 2012, at band’s Los Angeles studio, and was produced by Eric Lilavois, J. Jackson, Aaron Sharp, Dak Lerdamornpong and Greg Erwin.
Personnel:
- J. Jackson – lead vocals, guitar, piano
- Aaron Sharp – lead guitar
- Dak Lerdamornpong – bass
- Greg Erwin – drums
Track listing:
- Feed Me Now
- Benny Goodman
- Puzzle Pieces
- Daydream / Wetdream / Nightmare
- 1997
- Honest Feedback
- At Least I Have Nothing
- You Do It Well
- Hands Up Robert
- Stories
- Balsa Wood Bones
Lee Konitz: Dearly Beloved
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
McCoy Tyner: What The World Needs Now: The Music Of Burt Bacharach
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)
- The Windows of the World
- One Less ell to Answer
- A House is Not a Home
- (There’s) Always Something There to Remind Me
- Alfie
- The Look of Love
Michael Brecker: Two Blocks From The Edge
In May 1988, “Impulse!” label released “Two Blocks from the Edge”, the 17th Michael Brecker album (as leader or co-leader). It was recorded in 1997, “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joey Calderazzo and Michael Brecker.
Personnel:
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone, arrangements
- Joey Calderazzo – acoustic piano
- James Genus – bass
- Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts – drums
- Don Alias – percussion
- Joey Calderazzo – arrangements
- James Farber – recording, mixing
- Rory Romano – recording assistant, mixing assistant
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Steve Fallone – mastering assistant
- Hollis King – art direction
- Kevin Gaor – design
- Timothy White – photography
- Gitte Gammelgaard – band photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Michael Brecker, except where noted.
- Madame Toulouse
- Two Blocks from the Edge
- Bye George – Joey Calderazzo
- El Niño – Joey Calderazzo
- Cat’s Cradle – Joey Calderazzo
- The Impaler – Jeff “Tain” Watts
- How Long ‘Til the Sun
- Delta City Blues
Sammy Hagar: Marching To March
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
- Leaving the Warmth of the Womb – Sammy Hagar
- Kama – Sammy Hagar, Jesse Harms
- On the Other Hand – Sammy Hagar
- Both Sides Now – Sammy Hagar, Jesse Harms
- The Yogi’s So High (I’m Stoned) – Sammy Hagar
- Amnesty Is Granted – Sammy Hagar
- Marching to Mars – Sammy Hagar, Mickey Hart
The Flaming Lips: Soft Bulletin
On May 17, 1999, “Warner Bros” label released “The Soft Bulletin”, the ninth Flaming Lips (The) studio album. It was recorded April 1997 – February 1999, at “Tarbox Road Studios” in Cassadaga, New York, and was produced by Dave Fridman, Scott Booker, Wayne Coyne, Michael Ivins and Steven Drozd.
Personnel:
- Wayne Coyne – vocals, guitar, keyboards, theremin, recording, mixing
- Michael Ivins – bass, keyboards, backing vocals, engineer, mixing
- Steven Drozd – drums, percussion, guitar, keyboards, bass, backing vocals, recording, mixing
- Dave Fridmann – recording, mixing
- Scott Bennett – additional bass
- Michael Ivins – additional engineering
- Steve Hall – mastering
- Peter Mokran – additional mixing, additional production
- Lawrence Schiller – cover photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Wayne Coyne, Michael Ivins and Steven Drozd.
- Race for the Prize (Mikran remix)
- A Spoonful Weighs a Ton
- The Spark That Bled
- The Spiderrbite Song
- Buggin’ (Mokran remix)
- What Is the Light?
- The Observer
- Waitin’ for a Superman
- Suddenly Everything Has Changed
- The Gash
- Feeling Yourself Disintegrate
- Sleeping on the Roof
- Race for the Prize
- Waitin’ for a Superman (Mokran remix)
Paul Motian And The Electric Bebop Band: Flight Of The Blue Jay
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.
Personnel:
- Paul Motian – drums
- Chris Potter – tenor saxophone
- Chris Cheek – tenor saxophone
- Brad Shepik – electric guitar
- Kurt Rosenwinkel – electric guitar
- Steve Swallow – electric bass
Track listing:
- Flight of the Blue Jay – Paul Motian
- Pannonica – Thelonious Monk
- Brad’s Bag – Kurt Rosenwinkel
- Celia – Bud Powell
- The Blue Room – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
- Milestones – Miles Davis
- Light Blue – Thelonious Monk
- Conception – George Shearing
- East Coast – Kurt Rosenwinkel
- Barbados – Charlie Parker
- Work – Thelonious Monk
Robert Cray: Sweet Potato Pie
On May 5, 1997, “Mercury” label released “Sweet Potato Pie”, the tenth Robert Cray album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Ardent Studiios” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Robert Cray.
Personnel:
- Robert Cray – vocals, guitar
- Jimmy Pugh – keyboards
- Karl Sevareid – bass
- Kevin Hayes – drums
- John Hampton – recording
- Skidd Mills – recording, mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by Robert Cray, except where noted.
- Nothing Against You
- Do That for Me
- Back Home
- The One in the Middle – Jimmy Pugh
- Little Birds
- Trick or Treat – Otis Redding
- Simple Things
- Jealous Minds – Kevin Hayes, Jimmy Pugh
- Not Bad for Love
- I Can’t Quit
