Tag Archives: 2001

John Patitucci: Communion

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On August 14, 2002, “Concord” label released “Communion”, the tenth John Patitucci album. It was recorded February – March 2001 and was produced by John Patitucci.

Personnel:

  • John Patitucci – bass guitar, double bass
  • Branford Marsalis– soprano sax
  • Joe Lovano– tenor sax
  • Chris Potter– tenor sax, soprano sax
  • Tim Ries– clarinet, flute
  • Brad Mehldau– piano
  • Bruce Barth– piano
  • Edward Simon– piano
  • Brian Blade– drums
  • Horacio Hernández– drums
  • Valtinho Anastacio – percussion
  • Duduka da Fonseca– percussion
  • Marc Quiñones– percussion, conga
  • Luciana Souza– vocals
  • Elizabeth Lim-Dutton – violin
  • Richard Rood– violin
  • Lawrence Dutton– viola
  • Sachi Patitucci – cello
  • Joe Barbaria – engineer, mixing
  • Allan Tucker – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by John Patitucci except where noted.

  1. Bariloche
  2. Calabria
  3. Choro Luoco
  4. Isabella
  5. Communion
  6. Misterioso – Thelonious Monk
  7. Valentine
  8. The Sower
  9. Soul Eyes – Mal Waldron
  10. Bohemia After Dark – Oscar Pettiford

Better Than Ezra: Closer

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On August 7, 2001, “Beyond Records” label released “Closer”, the fifth Better Than Ezra studio album. It was recorded in January 2001 and was produced by Brad Wood and Ethan Allen.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Griffin– vocals, guitar, piano
  • Tom Drummond– bass
  • Travis McNabb– drums
  • James Arthur Payne – guitar
  • Michael Goods– Rhodes, organ
  • DJ Wolf (Chick Wolverton) – keyboards, turntables
  • DJ Swamp– turntables
  • Mark Mullins – trombone
  • Eric Lucero – trumpet
  • David Campbell- string arrangements
  • Guenevere Measham – cello
  • Leah Katz – viola
  • Daphne Chen – violin
  • Melissa Reiner – violin
  • Toddy Walters– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Kevin Griffin

  1. Misunderstood
  2. Extra Ordinary
  3. Closer
  4. Rolling
  5. A Lifetime
  6. Recognize
  7. Sincerely, Me
  8. Get You In
  9. Briefly
  10. Juarez
  11. I Do

His Name Is Alive: Someday My Blues Will Cover The Earth

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On August 7, 2001, “4AD” label released “Someday My Blues Will Cover the Earth”, the sixth His Name Is Alive album. It was recorded 1998 – 2000 and was produced by Steve King and Warn Defever.

Personnel:

  • Warn Defever – various instruments
  • Fred Thomas – acoustic guitar, bass
  • Steve King – bass
  • Zach Wallace – upright bass
  • Scott Goldstein – drums
  • Brett Lyman – drums, congas
  • Lovetta Pippen – vocals
  • Ida Pearl – violin
  • Jake Danziger – violin
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Vaughan Oliver – art direction, design
  • Lucien Rudaux – images

Track listing:

All tracks by Warn Defever.

  1. Nothing Special
  2. Interlude
  3. Happy Blues
  4. Solitude
  5. Write My Name in the Groove
  6. Your Cheating Heart
  7. Our Last Affair
  8. One Year
  9. Interlude
  10. Karin’s Blues
  11. Are We Still Married?
  12. Someday My Blues Will Cover the Earth
  13. Last Time

Graham Coxon: Crow Sit on Blood Tree

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On August 6, 2001, “Transcopic” label released “Crow Sit on Blood Tree”, the third Graham Coxon album. It was recorded in 2001, at “Zed One Studios”, and was produced by Graham Coxon.

Personnel:

  • Graham Coxon – vocals, all instruments, illustrations
  • Ben Hiller – engineer
  • Bunt – mastering
  • Alex Hutchinson – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Graham Coxon.

  1. Empty Word
  2. I’m Goin’ Away
  3. All Has Gone
  4. Burn It Down
  5. Too Uptight
  6. Big Bird
  7. Tired
  8. Hurt Prone
  9. Bonfires
  10. Thank God for the Rain
  11. You Never Will Be
  12. A Place for Grief

The Strokes: Is This It

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On July 30, 2001, “RCA” label released “Is This It” the debut Strokes (The) album. It was recorded March – April 2001, at “Transporterraum” in New York City, and was produced by Gordon Raphael. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”, Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, Platinum in Denmark by “IFPI Denmark”, Platinum in Sweden by “GLF”, 2 x Platinum in the UK by “BPI”, and Platinum in the US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Julian Casablancas– vocals
  • Nick Valensi– guitar
  • Albert Hammond Jr.– guitar
  • Nikolai Fraiture– bass
  • Fabrizio Moretti– drums
  • P. Bowersock– consultation
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Colin Lane – photography (outside of North America)

Track listing:

All tracks by Julian Casablancas.

  1. Is This It
  2. The Modern Age
  3. Soma
  4. Barely Legal
  5. Someday
  6. Alone, Together
  7. Last Nite
  8. Hard to Explain
  9. New York City Cops
  10. Trying Your Luck
  11. Take It or Leave It

Jimmy Eat World: Bleed American

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On July 24, 2001, “DreamWorks Records” label released “Bleed American”, the fourth Jimmy Eat World studio album. It was recorded 2000 – 2001, at “Cherokke”,  in Los Angeles, “Hardrive” in Hollywood, and was produced by Mark Trombino, Jim Adkins, Rick Burch, Zach Lind, and Tom Linton .

Personnel:

  • Jim Adkins – lead vocals, lead guitar, bass guitar, piano, organ, percussion, bells
  • Tom Linton – rhythm guitar, organ, backing and gang vocals
  • Rick Burch – bass guitar, backing and gang vocals
  • Zach Lind – drums, percussion
  • Mark Trombino– synth emulator programming, percussion, programming, magic box
  • Travis Keller, Doug Messenger – timely handclaps
  • Rachel Haden– additional vocals
  • Davey von Bohlen– additional vocals
  • Ariel Rechtshaid – additional vocals
  • Mark Trombino– engineer, mixing
  • Justin Smith – engineer assistant
  • Jim Adkins – art direction
  • Jeff Kleinsmith – art direction, design
  • Jesse LeDoux – design
  • William Eggleston– front cover photography
  • Christopher Wray-McCann – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Adkins, Rick Burch, Zach Lind and Tom Linton.

  1. Bleed American
  2. A Praise Chorus – contains lyric from various songs
  3. The Middle
  4. Your House
  5. Sweetness
  6. Hear You Me
  7. If You Don’t, Don’t
  8. Get It Faster
  9. Cautioners
  10. The Authority Song
  11. My Sundown

 

Judy Clay

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On July 19, 2001, Judy Clay died aged 62. She was a singer (soul, gospel),  member of Drinkard Singers, who later became better known as The Sweet Inspirations, and teamed with singer-songwriter Billy Vera. As a background vocalist, she worked with Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Van Morrison, Donny Hathaway, and Wilson Pickett.

Perry Farrell: Song Yet to Be Sung

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On July 16, 2001, “Virgin” label released “Song Yet to Be Sung”, the second Perry Farrell album. It was recorded in 2001 and was produced by Perry Farrell, Krish Sharma, Brenden Hawkins, Marius de Vries, Mad Professor, and Karl Leiker.

Personnel:

  • Perry Farrell – vocals, guitar, harp, keyboards, drums, programming, mixing
  • Dave Navaro – guitar
  • Max Lavilla – guitar
  • Ray McVeigh – guitar
  • Noko – guitar
  • Joel Shearer – guitar
  • Jennifer Turner – guitar
  • Brendan Hawkins – keyboards, drums, arranger, programming, mixing
  • Lonnie Jordan – piano
  • Patrick Warren – organ, Chamberlin
  • Chad Bamford – bass, engineer
  • Billiken Johnson – bass
  • Martyn Lenoble – bass
  • Lonnie Marshall – bass
  • Karl Leiker – bass, drums, keyboards, programming
  • Stephen Perkins – drums
  • Carmen Rizzo – drums
  • Alex Brown – vocals, background vocals
  • Maxi Anderson – background vocals
  • Monalisa Young – background vocals
  • Dave Aron – horn
  • Michael Mattioli – horn
  • Maurice Spears – horn
  • Mark Valentine – horn
  • Willie Waldman – horn
  • Alexis Smith – programming
  • Rick Behrens – engineer
  • Tim Harkins – engineer
  • Ok Hee Kim – engineer
  • Caset McMackin – engineer
  • Douglas Robertson – engineer
  • Jeff Robinete – engineer
  • Rob Seifert – engineer
  • Michael Zanier – engineer
  • Shane Stoneback – engineer
  • Marius de Vries – engineer, programming
  • Thomas Johnson – engineer, programming
  • Mad Professor – backing vocals, mixing
  • DJ Garth – mixing, programming
  • Eric James – programming, mixing
  • Greg Collins – engineer, mixing
  • Alan Moulder – mixing
  • Casey McMackin, Charlie Thiebaud, Doug Robertson, Jeff Robinette, Mark Valentine, Mike Zanier, Oki Kim, Rick Behrens, Shane Stoneback, Tim Harkins, Tom Biller – engineer assistant
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Len Peltier – art direction, design
  • David LaChapelle – photography
  • Dana Pilson, Malysa Wilson – production coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Perry Farrell, except where noted.

  1. Happy Birthday Jubilee – Perry Farrell, Brendan Hawkins, Karl Leiker
  2. Song Yet to Be Sung – Perry Farrell, Stephen Perkins
  3. Did You Forget
  4. Shekina
  5. Our Song
  6. Say Something – Perry Farrell, Brendan Hawkins
  7. Seeds
  8. King Z
  9. To Me – Perry Farrell, Karl Leiker
  10. Nua Nua – Perry Farrel, Brendan Hawkins, Karl Leiker, Stephen Perkins
  11. Admit I – Perry Farrell, Stephen Perkins, Karl Leiker
  12. Happy Birthday Jubilee (reprise) – Perry Farrell, Brendan Hawkins, Karl Leiker