Tag Archives: 1997

Gary Burton: Like Minds

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On November 3, 1998, “Concord” label released “Like Minds”, the 53rd Gary Burton album. It was recorded in December 1997, at “Avatar Sound Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Gary Burton. In 1998, the album won “Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group”. 

Personnel:

  • Gary Burton – vibraphone
  • Chick Corea – piano
  • Pat Metheny – guitar
  • Dave Holland – double bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums
  • James Farber – engineer, mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Darlene Barbaria – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Pat Metheny except where noted.

  1. Questions and Answers
  2. Elucidation
  3. Windows
  4. Futures
  5. Like Minds
  6. Country Roads
  7. Tears of Rain
  8. Soon – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  9. Straight Up and Down – Chick Corea

Horace Silver: A Prescription For The Blues

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In October 1997, “Impulse!” label released “A Prescription for the Blues”, the 35th Horace Silver album. It was recorded in May 1997, in New York City, and was produced by Horace Silver.

Personnel:

  • Horace Silver – piano, arrangements
  • Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
  • Randy Brecker – trumpet
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Louis Hayes – drums
  • Jim Anderson – recording
  • Al Schmitt – mixing
  • Tommy LiPuma – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Horace Silver.

  1. A Prescription for the Blues
  2. Whenever Lester Plays the Blues
  3. You Gotta Shake That Thing
  4. Yodel Lady Blues
  5. Brother John and Brother Gene
  6. Free at Last
  7. Walk On
  8. Sunrise in Malibu
  9. Doctor Jazz

Devin Townsend: Infinity

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On October 21, 1998, “HevyDevy Records” label released “Infinity”, the third Devin Townsend album. It was recorded November 1997 – July 1988, at “Red Stripe Studios” in Burnaby, Canada, “Premier” in Coquitlam, Canada, and was produced by Devin Townsend.

Personnel:

  • Devin Townsend – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, programming, recording, engineer, mixing, digital assembly, digital editing
  • Jamie Meyer – piano solo
  • Christian Olde Wolbers – upright bass
  • Gene Hoglan – drums
  • Andy Codrington – trombone
  • Erin Townsend, Lyn Townsend, Dave Townsend, Naomi, Tanya Evans, Lara Uthoff, Chris Valagao, Brad Jackson, Jennifer Lewis – additional vocals
  • Mark Gordon – bass engineering
  • Matteo Caratozzolo – assistance, digital editing
  • Mark Gordon – assistance
  • Byron Stroud – assistance
  • Marty Schwartz – assistance
  • Ross Gale – assistance
  • Ramon Donati – assistance
  • Scott Ternan – assistance
  • Pete Wonsiak – additional recording, mixing
  • Matteo Caratozzolo – additional recording
  • Greg Reely – mastering
  • Jennifer Lewis – digital editing
  • Jamie Meyer – digital assembly
  • Brett Anthony – digital assembly
  • Mille Thorsen – layout, design
  • Aaron Mason – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Devin Townsend.

  1. Truth
  2. Processional
  3. Star Child Rise
  4. Welcome Home
  5. Metamorph
  6. Infinite Waltz
  7. Christeen
  8. War
  9. Soul Driven
  10. Om
  11. Dynamics
  12. Unity

Bic Runga: Drive

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On July 14,1997, “Columbia” label released “Drive”, the debut Bic Runga studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Revolver” in Auckland New Zealand, Brooklyn and Los Angeles, and was produced by Bic Runga. At the 32nd “New Zealand Music Awards”, “Drive” won “Music Award for Album of the Year”. It was certified 7 x Platinum in New Zealand.

Personnel:

  • Bic Runga – lead vocals, guitars, xylophone, Mellotron, drums, backing vocals, arrangements, mixing
  • Andrew Thorne – guitars, backing vocals
  • Gary Verberne – guitars
  • Matt Wallace – guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Duncan Haynes – Rhodes piano, string arrangements
  • Malcolm Smith – keyboards, additional samples 
  • Davey Fargher – bass guitar
  • Aaron McDonald – bass
  • Wayne Bell – drums, percussion
  • Josh Freese – drums
  • Jay Foulkes – percussion
  • Kate Walshe – violin 
  • Sarah Yates – strings
  • Sally-Anne Brown – cello 
  • Paul Casserly – samples 
  • Peter Asher – backing vocals
  • Boh Runga – backing vocals 
  • Niall Macken – additional arrangements
  • Nick Seymour – additional arrangements
  • Karl Steven – additional arrangements
  • Chris van de Geer – engineer
  • Simon Sheridan – engineer
  • Matt Wallace – engineer, mixing, mastering 
  • Matt Tait – engineer assistant
  • Tom Banghart – engineer assistant, mixing assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Bic Runga,

  1. Drive
  2. Sway
  3. Hey
  4. Bursting Through
  5. Swim
  6. Roll into One
  7. Suddenly Strange
  8. Sorry
  9. Heal
  10. Delight
  11. Without You

Sigur Rós: Von

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On June 14, 1997, “Smekkleysa Records” label released “Von”, the debut Sigur Rós studio album.

Personnel:

  • Jón Þór Birgisson – vocals, guitar, arrangements, recording, mixing, mastering, design
  • Georg Hólm – bass, arrangements, recording, mixing, mastering, design
  • Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson – drums, arrangements, recording, mixing, mastering, design

Track listing:

  1. Sigur Rós
  2. Dögun
  3. Hún Jörð …
  4. Leit að lífi
  5. Myrkur
  6. 18 sekúndur fyrir sólarupprás
  7. Hafssól
  8. Veröld ný og óð
  9. Von
  10. Mistur
  11. Syndir Guðs (Opinberun frelsarans)
  12. Rukrym

The Mountain Goats: Full Force Galesburg

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On June 10, 1997, “Emperor Jones” label released “Full Force Galesburg”, the fourth Mountain Goats (The) studio album. It was recorded 1996 – 1997, in California, Iowa and New Zealand, and was produced by John Darnielle.

Personnel:

  • John Darnielle – vocals, guitar, recording
  • Peter Hughes – vocals, electric guitar
  • Bob Durkee – organ, recording
  • Alastair Galbraith – violin

Track listing:

All tracks by John Darnielle.

  1. New Britain
  2. Snow Owl
  3. West Country Dream
  4. Masher
  5. Chinese House Flowers
  6. Ontario
  7. Down Here
  8. Twin Human Highway Flares
  9. Weekend in Western Illinois
  10. US Mill
  11. Song for the Julian Calendar
  12. Maize Stalk Drinking Blood
  13. Evening in Stalingrad
  14. Minnesota
  15. Original Air – Blue Gown
  16. It’s All Here in Brownsville

Tarnation: Mirador

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On April 7, 1997, “4AD” label released “Mirador”, the third Tarnation album. It was recorded in 1996, at “Prairie Sun Recording Studios” in Cotati, California, and was produced by David Katznelson, Paula Frazer, Alex Propeza, Jamie Meagan and Juma Joe Byrnes.

Personnel:                                                                                                                                        

  • Paula Frazer – lead and backing vocals, guitar, bass, piano, Hammond organ, accordion, saw, percussion
  • Alex Propeza – guitar, lap steel, Hammond organ, backing vocals 
  • Jamie Meagan – bass, guitar, lap steel, organ, percussion, backing vocals
  • Yuma Joe Byrnes – drums, percussion, whistling
  • Jim Passarell – trumpet
  • Shella Schat – violin, cello
  • Arch Stanton – noises
  • Dylan Champagne – engineer
  • Scotty Johnson – engineer
  • Mark Mooka Rennick – engineer, mixing
  • Wally Traugott – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Paula Frazer, except where noted.

  1. An Awful Shade of Blue
  2. Wait
  3. A Place Where I Know
  4. Is She Lonesome Now?
  5. Your Thoughts and Mine
  6. Christine
  7. Destiny
  8. There’s Someone
  9. Like a Ghost
  10. Idly
  11. Little Black Egg – Michael S. Stone
  12. You’ll Understand
  13. The Well Sequel (hidden track)
  14. Sailor’s Lament (hidden track)

Supertramp: Some Things Never Change

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On March 24, 1997, “EMI” label released “Some Things Never Change”, the tenth Supertramp album. It was recorded in 1996, at “Ocean Way Recording” in Hollywood, “The Backyard Studio” in Encino, California, and was produced by Fred Mandel and Jack Douglas.

Personnel:

  • Rick Davies – vocals, keyboards, executive producer
  • Mark Hart – vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • John Helliwell – saxophones, woodwinds
  • Cliff Hugo – bass
  • Bob Siebenberg – drums
  • Lee Thornburg – trombones, trumpets, backing vocals
  • Carl Verheyen – guitars
  • Tom Walsh – drums, percussion
  • Bob Danziger – kalimbas
  • Karen Lawrence – backing vocals
  • Kim Nail – backing vocals
  • Ian Gardiner, Jay Messina – engineer
  • Ian Gardiner, Mike Scotella – engineer assistant
  • Roy Clark, Brian Hargrove – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Richard Frankel – creative director
  • Dimo Safari – creative art
  • Dennis Keeley – portraits

Track listing:

All tracks by Rick Davies, except where noted.

  1. It’s a Hard World
  2. You Win, I Lose
  3. Get Your Act Together
  4. Live to Love You
  5. Some Things Never Change
  6. Listen to Me Please
  7. Sooner or Later – Rick Davies, Mark Hart
  8. Help Me Down That Road
  9. And the Light
  10. Give Me a Chance – Rick Davies, Mark Hart
  11. Where There’s a Will

Built To Spill: Keep It Like A Secret

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On February 2, 1999, “Warner Bros” label released “Keep It Like a Secret”, the fourth Built to Spill studio album. It was recorded November 1997 – May 1998, at “Bear Creek Studios” in Woodinville, Washington, “Avast! Recording Co.” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Doug Martsch and Phil Ek.

Personnel:

  • Doug Martsch – lead vocals, guitar
  • Brett Nelson – bass
  • Scott Plouf – drums
  • Sam Coomes – keyboards
  • Jim Roth – guitar
  • Phil Ek – engineer
  • Zack Reinig – engineer assistant
  • Scott Norton, Juan Garcia – mixing assistant
  • Steve Fallone – mastering
  • Tae Won Yu – design, art direction
  • Jeff Smith – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Doug Martsch, Brett Nelson and Scott Plouf, except where noted.

  1. The Plan
  2. Center of the Universe
  3. Carry the Zero
  4. Sidewalk
  5. Bad Light
  6. Time Trap
  7. Else
  8. You Were Right
  9. Temporarily Blind
  10. Broken Chairs – lyrics by Uhuru Black

Blindside: Same

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On December 23, 1997, “Solid State Records” label released the debut, self-titled Blindside album. It was recorded in 1997, and was produced by Lasse Mårtén.

Personnel:

  • Christian Lindskog – vocals
  • Simon Grenehed – guitar
  • Tomas Näslund – bass
  • Marcus Dahlström – drums

Track listing:

  1. Invert
  2. Born
  3. Empty Box
  4. Superman
  5. Nerve
  6. This Shoulder
  7. Replay
  8. One Mind
  9. Liberty
  10. Daughter
  11. Teddy Bear
  12. Never