Tag Archives: 2001

Freddie Hubbard: New Colors

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On April 24, 2001, “Hip Hop Essence” label released “New Colors”, the 62nd Freddie Hubbard album. It was recorded October – December 2000, and was produced by Yusuf Gandhi, Reynold da Silva and Freddie Hubbard.

Personnel:

  • Freddie Hubbard: flugelhorn
  • Chris Karlic: baritone saxophone
  • Craig Handy: tenor and soprano saxophone
  • Myron Walden: alto saxophone
  • Ted Nash: alto saxophone
  • Kenny Garrett: alto saxophone
  • Javon Jackson: tenor saxophone
  • David Weiss: trumpet
  • Luis Bonilla: trombone
  • Steve Davis: trombone
  • Xavier Davis: piano
  • Dwayne Burno: bass
  • Joe Chambers: drums
  • Idris Muhammad: drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Freddie Hubbard, except where noted.

  1. One of Another Kind
  2. Blue Spirits
  3. Blues for Miles
  4. Dizzy’s Connotations
  5. True Colors
  6. Red Clay
  7. Osie Mae
  8. Inner Space – Chick Corea

Lonnie Mack

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On April 21, 2016, Lonnie McIntosh aka Lonnie Mack, died aged 74. He was singer – songwriter and musician (guitar), regarded as pioneer of blues-rock music, rock guitar melodic soloing and a blue-eyed soul singer. He recorded eleven studio and two live albums, and has recorded with many famous musicians such as James Brown, Freddie King, Dobie Gray, Ronnie Hawkins, Wayne Perkins, Jack Holland, Albert Washington, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and bands such as The Doors, The Sluggers, The Crudup Brothers and The Charmaines. For his work, Lonnie Mack received many recognitions and awards including “International Guitar Hall of Fame induction” (2001), “Southeastern Indiana Musician’s Association Hall of Fame” induction (2001), “Rockabilly Hall of Fame” induction (2005), “The Southern Legends Entertainment & Performing Arts Hall of Fame” induction (2006). Magazine “Guitar World” ranked his album “The Wham of that Memphis Man” as the most significant “landmark” in the history of rock guitar.

Bert Weedon

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On April 20, 2012, Herbert Maurice William ‘Bert’ Weedon died aged 91. He was musician (guitar), whose style of playing was popular and influential during the 50s and 60s. Weedon was the first British guitarist to have a hit record in the “UK Singles Chart”, in 1959. His “Play in a Day” guitar guide influenced some of the biggest names in rock and roll such as Eric Clapton, Brian May, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Dave Davies, Keith Richards, Pete Townshend, Tony Iommi and Jimmy Page. For his “services to music”, in 2001, Weedon was awarded an OBE.

Jimmy McGriff: Feelin’ It

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On April 17, 2001, “Milestone” label released “Feelin’ It”, the 60th Jimmy McGriff album. It was recorded in October 2000, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Bob Porter.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy McGriff– organ
  • Bill Easley– tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
  • David “Fathead” Newman– tenor saxophone
  • Ronnie Cuber– baritone saxophone
  • Wayne Boyd – guitar
  • Melvin Sparks – guitar
  • Kenny Washington– drums
  • Don Williams − drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmy McGriff except where noted

  1. Stan’s Shuffle – Stanley Turrentine
  2. Hard Times – Paul Mitchell
  3. Us – Wayne Boyd
  4. Feelin’ It – Melvin Sparks
  5. Sermonizing
  6. All Blues – Miles Davis
  7. Just in Time – Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green
  8. City Lights

Medeski, Martin & Wood: Uninvisible

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On April 9, 2002, “Blue Note” label released “Uninvisible”, the twelve Medeski, Martin & Wood. It was recorded 2001 – 2002, and was produced by Scotty Hard.

Personnel:

  • John Medeski– keyboards
  • Billy Martinaka illy B – drums, percussion
  • Chris Wood– basses
  • Danny Blume– guitar, baritone guitar, ambient guitar
  • Scotty Hard– Nomad Rhythm Maker, rhythm guitar, turntables, feedback
  • Eddie Bobé – congas, bata, shekere, bottle and bell
  • Michael Herbst – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Stuart D. Bogie– tenor saxophone, contra-alto clarinet
  • Jordan McLean– trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Todd Simon – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Aaron Johnson – trombone
  • DJ Olive– turntables
  • DJ P Love – turntables
  • Brad Roberts– vocals
  • Bruce Hampton– vocals
  • Greg Griffiths – additional engineering
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Mike Fossenkemper – assembled, edited, tweaked
  • Juan Garcia, Tom Camuso, Philip Harvey, Jeff Jakubowski – assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by John Medeski, Billly Martin and Chris Wood except where noted.

  1. Uninvisible
  2. I Wanna Ride You – Martin Medeski
  3. Your Name is Snake Anthony – Col. Bruce Hampton, Martin Medeski, Billy Martin, Chris Wood
  4. Pappy Check
  5. Take Me Nowhere
  6. Retirement Song
  7. Ten Dollar High
  8. Where Have You Been?
  9. Reprise – Martin Medeski
  10. Nocturnal Transmission
  11. Smoke
  12. First Time Long Time
  13. The Edge of Night
  14. Off the Table

My Morning Jacket: At Dawn

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On April 6, 2001, “Darla Records” label released “At Dawn”, the second My Morning Jacket studio album. It was recorded 2000 – 2001 at “Tarbox Road Studiis” in Cassadaga, New York, and was produced by Jim James.

Personnel:

  • Jim James – vocals, guitars, harmonica, banjo
  • Johnny Quaid – guitars
  • Danny Cash – keyboards
  • Two Tone Tommy – bass
  • Glenn – drums
  • Keenan Lawler – resonator guitars

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim James.

  1. At Dawn
  2. Lowdown
  3. The Way That He Sings
  4. Death Is the Easy Way
  5. Hopefully
  6. Bermuda Highway
  7. Honest Man
  8. X-mas Curtain
  9. Just Because I Do
  10. If it Smashes Down
  11. I Needed it Most
  12. Phone Went West
  13. Strangulation
  14. Hidden Song #1 (hidden track)

Randy Johnston: Detour Ahead

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On April 3, 2001, “High Note” label released “Detour Ahead”, the seventh Randy Johnston album. It was recorded in January 1998, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Houston Person.

Personnel:

  • Randy Johnston– guitar
  • David “Fathead” Newman – tenor saxophone
  • Houston Person – tenor saxophone
  • Joey DeFrancesco– organ
  • Byron Landham – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Randy Johnson except where noted

  1. Blues for Edward G.
  2. The Triangle Pose
  3. A House Is Not a Home – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  4. The End of a Love Affair – Edward Redding
  5. (They Long to Be) Close to You – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  6. Two Step Snake
  7. Detour Ahead – Herb Ellis, John Frigo, Lou Carter
  8. Dearly Beloved – Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer

Charles Lloyd and Billy Higgins: Which Way is West

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On March 30, 2004, “ECM” label released “Which Way is East”, album by Charles Lloyd and Billy Higgins. It was recorded in January 2001, and was produced by Charles Lloyd and Dorothy Darr.

Personnel:

  • Charles Lloyd– voice, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, bass flute, alto flute, C flute, piano, aragato, Tibetan oboe, percussion, maracas
  • Billy Higgins– voice, drums, percussion, guitar, guimbri, Syrian one string, various Senegalese and Guinean hand drums, Indian hand drum, Juno’s wood box
  • Manfred Eicher- executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Charles Lloyd except where noted.

  1. What Is Man: The Forest – Billy Higgins, Charles Lloyd
  2. What Is Man: Being and Becoming
  3. What Is Man: Civilization
  4. What Is Man: Sea of Tranquility
  5. Divans: Prayer, Sanctuary
  6. Divans: Supreme Love Dance
  7. Divans: A Wild and Holy Band
  8. Salaam: Oh, Karim – Billy Higgins
  9. Salaam: Akhi
  10. Salaam: Ya, Karim – Billy Higgins
  11. Salaam: Tagi
  12. All This Is That: Hanuman’s Dance
  13. All This Is That: Sky Valley
  14. All This Is That: Blues Tinge – Billy Higgins
  15. All This Is That: Atman Alone Abides
  16. Desire: Wild Orchids Bloom
  17. Desire: Advaita
  18. Desire: Chomolungma
  19. Devotion: Sally Sunflower Whitecloud
  20. Devotion: My Lord, My Lord – Billy Higgins, Charles Lloyd
  21. Devotion: Windy Mountain
  22. Devotion: Through Fields and Underground
  23. Light of Love: Mi Corazon
  24. Light of Love: Beloved, Chimes at Midnight – Billy Higgins, Charles Lloyd
  25. Light of Love: Take a Chance – Billy Higgins
  26. Surrender: Perfume of the Desert
  27. Surrender: Benares
  28. Surrender: Amor – Billy Higgins
  29. Surrender: Forever Dance – Billy Higgins, Charles Lloyd
  30. Surrender: Bis – Billy Higgins

Joshua Redman Quartet: Passage of Time

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On March 27, 2001, “Warner Bros” label released “Passage of Time”, the  tenth Joshua Redman album. It was recorded in June 2000, at “Avatar Studios”,  “River Sound” and “Sterling Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Joshua Redman.

Personnel:

  • Joshua Redman– tenor saxophone
  • Aaron Goldberg– piano
  • Reuben Rogers– bass
  • Gregory Hutchinson – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Joshua Redman.

  1. Before
  2. Free Speech, Phase I – Declaration
  3. Free Speech, Phase II – Discussion
  4. Our Minuet
  5. Bronze
  6. Time
  7. Enemies Within
  8. After

Tord Gustavsen: Changing Places

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On March 18, 2002, “ECM” label released “Changing Places”, the debut Tord Gustavsen studio album. It was recorded December 2001 – June 2002, at “Rainbow Studio” in Oslo, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Tord Gustavsen- piano
  • Harald Johnsen- bass
  • Jarle Vespestad- drums
  • Jan Erik Kongshaug – engineer
  • Sascha Kleis – cover photo, artwork, design
  • Erik J. Laeskogen – liner photos

Track listing:

All tracks by Tord Gustavsen.

  1. Deep as Love
  2. Graceful Touch
  3. IGN
  4. Melted Matter
  5. At a Glance
  6. Song of Yearning
  7. Turning Point
  8. Interlude
  9. Where Breathing Starts
  10. Going Places
  11. Your Eyes
  12. Graceful Touch, Variation
  13. Song Of Yearning (solo)