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Elliott Smith: From A Basemant On The Hill

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On October 18, 2004, “Anti” label released “From a Basement on the Hill”, the sixth and final Elliott Smith studio album. It was recorded 2000 – 2003, and was produced by Elliott Smith, Rob Schnapf and Joanna Bolme.

Personnel:

  • Elliott Smith – various instruments, recording, front cover handwriting
  • Aaron Embry – keyboards
  • Sam Coomes – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Steven Drozd – drums
  • Scott McPherson – drums
  • Fritz Michaud – drums
  • Aaron Sperske – drums
  • Nelson Gary – poetry reading
  • Scott Wiley – engineer assistant
  • Joanna Bolme – mixing
  • Rob Schnapf – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Autumn DeWilde – sleeve typography

Track listing:

All tracks by Elliott Smith, except where noted.

  1. Coast to Coast
  2. Let’s get Lost
  3. Pretty (Ugly Before)
  4. Don’t Go Down
  5. Strung Out Again
  6. A Fond Farewell
  7. King’s Crossing
  8. Ostrich & Chirping – David McConnell
  9. Twilight
  10. A Passing Feeling
  11. The Last Hour
  12. Shooting Star
  13. Memory Lane
  14. Little One
  15. A Distorted Reality Is Now a Necessity to Be Free

The Wallflowers: Breach

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On October 10, 2000, “Interscope” label released “Breach”, the third Wallflowers studio album. It was recorded in 2000, at “Sunset Sound”, “The Sound Factory” in Hollywood, “Village Recorder” in Los Angeles, “Sound Inn” in Tokyo, and was produced by Andrew Slater and Michael Penn.

Personnel:

  • Jakob Dylan – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Michael Ward – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Rami Jaffee – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Greg Richling – bass guitar
  • Mario Calire – drums, percussion
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Jakob Dylan.

  1. Letters from the Wasteland
  2. Hand Me Down
  3. Sleepwalker
  4. I’ve Been Delivered
  5. Witness
  6. Some Flowers Bloom Dead
  7. Mourning Train
  8. Up from Under
  9. Murder 101
  10. Birdcage
  11. Babybird (hidden track) 

Enchant: Juggling 9 Or Dropping 10

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On October 3, 2000, “InsideOut Music” label released “Juggling 9 or Dropping 10” the fifth Enchant studio album. It was recorded March – may 2000, and was produced by Douglas A. Ott.

Personnel:

  • Doug A. Ott – acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, piano, moog, organ, mellotron, EBow
  • Paul Craddick – organ, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, harpsichord, keyboards, mellotron, bass pedals, distortion, strings, drums, percussion
  • Ted Leonard – vocals
  • Mike “Benignus” Geimer – keyboards
  • Ed Platt – bass guitar
  • Ernesto – narrator, chant
  • Tom King-Size – engineer, mixing, drum engineering
  • Ken Lee – mastering
  • Thomas Ewerhard – layout, design
  • James Bickers – liner notes
  • John Bartolucci – photography
  • Stefan Beeking – photography

Track listing:

  1. Paint the Picture – Doug A. Ott
  2. Rough Draft – Paul Craddick, Doug A. Ott
  3. What to Say – Paul Craddick, Ted Leonard, Doug A. Ott
  4. Bite My Tongue – Paul Craddick, Doug A. Ott
  5. Colors Fade – Paul Craddick, Doug A. Ott
  6. Juggling Knives – Paul Craddick, Ted Leonard, Doug A. Ott
  7. Black Eyes and Broken Glass – Paul Craddick, Doug A. Ott
  8. Elyse – Paul Craddick, Ted Leonard, Doug A. Ott
  9. Shell of a Man – Ted Leonard, Doug A. Ott
  10. Broken Wave – Paul Craddick, Doug A. Ott
  11. Traces – Paul Craddick, Doug A. Ott
  12. Know That – Paul Craddick, Ted Leonard, Doug A. Ott

John Surman: Coruscating

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On September 21, 2000, “ECM” label released “Coruscating”, the 25th John Surman album. It was recorded in January 1999, at “CTS Studios” in London, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • John Surman– soprano and baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet
  • Chris Laurence– bass

Trans4mation

  • Rita Manning, Keith Pascoe– violins
  • Bill Hawkes – viola
  • Nick Cooper – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by John Surman.

  1. At Dusk
  2. Dark Corners
  3. Stone Flower
  4. Moonless Midnight
  5. Winding Passages
  6. An Illusive Shadow
  7. Crystal Walls
  8. For the Moment

Brad Mehldau: Places

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On September 5, 2000, “Warner Bros” label released “Places”, the twelve Brad Mehldau album. It was recorded January – March 2000, at “Mad Hatter Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Brad Mehldau.

Personnel:

  • Brad Mehldau- piano
  • Larry Grenadier- bass
  • Jorge Rossy- drums
  • Bernie Kirsch – engineer
  • Andrew Garver – mastering
  • Lawrence Azerrad – art direction, design
  • Michael Lewis – photography

Track listing:

All track by Brad Mehldau

  1. Los Angeles
  2. 29 Palms
  3. Madrid
  4. Amsterdam
  5. Los Angeles II
  6. West Hartford
  7. Airport Sadness
  8. Perugia
  9. A Walk in the Park
  10. Paris
  11. Schloss Elmau
  12. Am Zauberberg
  13. Los Angeles (reprise)

Marc Ribot: Scelsi Morning

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On August 26, 2003, “Tzadik” label released “Scelsi Morning”, the 14th Marc Ribot album. It was recorded January – April 2000, at “Sorcerer Sound’ and “Sperry Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Marc Ribot.

Personnel:

  • Marc Ribot– guitar
  • Anthony Coleman – pump organ, piano, sampler, trombone
  • Ted Reichman – pump organ, accordion
  • Ned Rothenberg – bass clarinet, clarinet
  • Chris Wood – bass
  • Christine Bard – percussion, drums
  • Roberto Rodriguez – percussion, drums
  • Jill Jaffe – violin, viola
  • Rob Thomas – violin, bass
  • Eddie Sperry – sampler

Track listing:

All tracks by Marc Ribot.

  1. Bataille
  2. Scelsi Morning
  3. And Then She Fell…
  4. Earth
  5. Pennies from Hell
  6. Geese
  7. Our Daily Bread
  8. Identity I-Shmentity
  9. The Youth Brigade Triumphs Again (And Again)
  10. Kabukitsch

Jack Nitzsche

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On August 25, 2000, Bernard Alfred Nitzsche aka Jack Nitzsche, died aged 63. He was a songwriter, composer, arranger, record producer, and musician, known for his work with Phil Spector, Neil Young, The Rolling Stones, Earl Palmer, Leon Russell, Roy Caton, Willy DeVille, Glen Campbell, and Graham Parker. He also worked in film scores, for films such as “Performance”, “The Exorcist” and “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”. Nitzsche released four solo albums and five OSR albums.

Dave Holland Quintet: Not For Nothin’

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On August 21, 2001, “ECM” label released “Not for Nothin’”, the thirteenth Dave Holland album. It was recorded in September 2000, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Dave Holland.

Personnel:

  • Dave Holland- bass
  • Robin Eubanks- trombone, cowbell
  • Chris Potter- soprano, alto and tenor saxophones
  • Steve Nelson- vibraphone, marimba
  • Billy Kilson- drums
  • Chris “Tek” O’Ryan- engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Holland, except where noted.

  1. Global Citizen – Robin Eubanks
  2. For All You Are
  3. Lost and Found – Chris Potter
  4. Shifting Sands
  5. Billows of Rhythm – Billy Kilson
  6. What Goes Around
  7. Go Fly a Kite – Steve Nelson
  8. Not for Nothin’
  9. Cosmosis