Tag Archives: 2001

Tony Levin: Pieces of the Sun

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On February 12, 2002, “Narada” label released “Pieces of the Sun”, the third Tony Levin  album. It was recorded in 2001, at “Applehead Studios” in Woodstock, New York, and was produced by Tony Levin.

Personnel:

  • Tony Levin – vocals, upright and electric basses, electric guitar, sticks, cello, omnichord
  • Jerry Marotta – drums, percussion, acoustic guitar, omnichord, tenor saxophone
  • Jesse Grees – vocals, coustic and electric guitars
  • Larry Fast – synthesizers
  • The California Guitar Trio– acoustic guitars
  • Robert Frazza – engineer
  • Doug Stringer – premix, overdub engineer
  • Kevin Killen – mixing
  • Trevor Sadler – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Geronimo – Tony Levin, Larry Fast, Jesse Gress, Jerry Marotta
  2. Aquafin – Tony Levin
  3. Dog One – Peter Gabriel
  4. Tequila – Tony Levin, Chuck Rio
  5. Pieces of the Sun – Tony Levin, Jerry Marotta
  6. Phobos – Larry Fast
  7. Ooze – Tony Levin
  8. Blue Nude Reclining – Tony Levin, Larry Fast, Jesse Gress, Jerry Marotta
  9. The Fifth Man – Tony Levin
  10. Ever the Sun Will Rise – Tony Levin
  11. Silhouette – Tony Levin

 

Paul Bley: Basics

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On January 30, 2001, “Justin Time” label released “Basics”, the 86th Paul Bley album. It was recorded on July 4, 2000 at “Studio Tempo” in Montreal, Canada, and was produced by Jim West.

Personnel:

  • Paul Bley – piano

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Bley except where noted.

  1. Love Lost
  2. Basics
  3. Speed Kills
  4. Told You So
  5. Lucky
  6. Chet
  7. Walk Home
  8. Blues Waltz
  9. Monk’s Mood – Thelonious Monk
  10. Early Alben
  11. Startled

John Scofield: Works for Me

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On January 30, 2001, “Verve” label released “Works for Me”, the 25th John Scofield album. It was recorded in January 2000, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Richard Seidel.

Personnel:

  • John Scofield – electric guitar
  • Kenny Garrett– alto saxophone
  • Brad Mehldau– piano
  • Christian McBride– double bass
  • Billy Higgins– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by John Scofield except where noted.

  1. I’ll Catch You
  2. Not You Again
  3. Big J
  4. Loose Canon
  5. Love You Long Time
  6. Hive
  7. Heel to Toe
  8. Do I Crazy?
  9. Scofield’s Waltz
  10. Six and Eight
  11. Freepie – John Scofield, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, Billy Higgins, Kenny Garrett

David Lynch and John Neff: BlueBOB

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On December 10, 2001, “Absurda” label released “BlueBOB”, debut David Lynch and John Neff studio album. It was recorded April 1998–March 2000, at “Aysmmetrical Studio” in Hollywood, and was produced by David Lynch and John Neff.

Personnel:

  • David Lynch– drums, drum effects, percussion, guitar, backing vocals, sound effects, vocals effects, sound design, ambient sound design, mixing, design, photography
  • John Neff – lead and backing vocals, guitar, bass, drums, percussion , engineering, mixing
  • Tom Baker – mastering
  • Eli Roth– photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by David Lynch, all music by David Lynch and John Neff.

  1. 9–1–1
  2. Rollin’ Down (To My House)
  3. Thank You, Judge
  4. I Cannot Do That
  5. Factory Interlude
  6. Blue Horse
  7. Bad Night
  8. Mountains Falling
  9. Go Get Some
  10. Pink Western Range
  11. Marilyn Monroe
  12. City of Dreams

Gary Jules: Trading Snakeoil for Wolftickets

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On November 15, 2001, “Sanctuary Records” label released “Trading Snakeoil for Wolftickets”, the second Gary Jules album. It was recorded in 2001, and was produced by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules.

Personnel:

  •  Gary Jules– vocals, guitars, mandolin, harmonica
  • Michael Andrews – vocals, guitars, bass, piano,  keyboards,  melodica, drums, percussion
  • Sarah Brysk – vocals
  • Al Sgro – vocals
  • Robert Walter – piano
  • George Sluppick– drums
  • Matt Lynott – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Gary Jules except where noted.

  1. Broke Window
  2. No Poetry
  3. DTLA
  4. Lucky
  5. Something Else
  6. Pills
  7. Boat Song
  8. Umbilical Town
  9. The Princess of Hollywood Way
  10. Patchwork G
  11. Barstool
  12. Mad World – Roland Orzabal
  13. Untitled – hidden track

Long John Baldry: Remembering Leadbelly

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On November 13, 2001, “Stony Plain Records” label released “Remembering Leadbelly”, the final Long John Baldry studio album, completed in his lifetime. It was recorded in 2001, at “Music Lab Recording”, “Sebastian and Dolly’s Hutch”, “Skeena’s Place” in Vancouver, Canada, and “Halve Recording Studios” in Hamburg, Germany.

Personnel:

  • Long John Baldry – vocals, 12-string guitar
  • Kathi McDonald – vocals
  • Hans Stamer- vocals, national steel guitar, harmonica, Jews harp, trumpet
  • Chris Nordquist – drums, Hans-on drums, finger cymbals
  • John Lee Sanders – vocals, piano, organ, keyboard tuba, keyboard accordion, harmonica, keyboards
  • Andreas Schuld – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, ukulele, Russian  zither, e-bow, percussion, claps, foot, national steel, slide
  • Norm Fisher – acoustic bass
  • Jesse Zubot – fiddle, mandolin, violin
  • Butch Coulter – harmonica
  • Tom Colclough – clarinet
  • Sybel Thrasher- vocals
  • Tyee Montessori Elementary School – backing vocals
  • Peter Moore – mastering
  • Holger Peterson – executive producer
  • Holger Peterson – bonus track interviews
  • Special thanks to Alan Lomax

Track listing:

All tracks by Leadbelly.

  1. Lining Track
  2. Gallows Pole
  3. Midnight Special
  4. Take This Hammer
  5. Rock Island Line
  6. Good Morning Blues
  7. Go Down Old Hannah
  8. Birmingham Jail
  9. Here Rattler
  10. Easy Rider Blues
  11. We’re In The Same Boat Brother
  12. John Hardy
  13. Digging My Potatoes
  14. On A Christmas Day
  15. Mary Don’t You Weep
  16. We Shall Walk Through The Valley
  17. Alan Lomax Interview
  18. Long John Baldry Interview

Czars: The Ugly People vs The Beautiful People

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On October 16, 2001, “Bella Union” label released “The Ugly People Vs The Beautiful People”, the fourth Czars album. It was recorded in February 2001, at “NFA Studios” in Denver, Colorado, and was produced by Giles Hall and Simon Raymonde.

Personnel:

  • John Grant– lead vocals, piano
  • Roger Green – guitar
  • Andy Monley – guitar, backing vocals
  • Chris Pearson – bass
  • Jeff Linsenmaier – drums, backing vocals

Track listing:

All music by by John Grant, Roger Green, Jeff Linsenmaier, Andy Monley and Chris Pearson , all lyrics by John Grant.

  1. Drug
  2. Side Effect
  3. Killjoy
  4. Caterpillar
  5. Lullaby 6000
  6. This
  7. Black and Blue
  8. Anger
  9. Roger’s Song
  10. What Used To Be Human
  11. Catherine

Bill Laswell: Points of Order

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On October 1, 2001,” Innerhythmic” label released “Points of Order”, the fourteenth Bill Laswell album. It was recorded in 2001, at “Orange Music” in West Orange, NJ, and was produced by Bill Laswell.

Personnel:

  • Bill Laswell– bass guitar, drum programming, effects
  • Buckethead– guitar
  • Antipop Consortium– rap
  • Karl Berger– piano
  • Karsh Kale– drums
  • Toshinori Kondo– trumpet
  • Graham Haynes– cornet
  • Robert Musso– engineer
  • Michael Fossenkemper – mastering
  • John Brown – cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Laswell, except where noted.

  1. X29
  2. Staple Nex – Beans, High Priest, Bill Laswell, M. Sayyid
  3. Broken Toenail Gland – Beans, High Priest, Bill Laswell, M. Sayyid
  4. Cyclops
  5. White Ark
  6. Iron Cross
  7. Conquer Worm
  8. Lightning Teleportation

Charles Lloyd: Hyperion with Higgins

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On August 21, 2001, “ECM” label released “Hyperion with Higgins”, the 32nd Charles Lloyd album. It was recorded December 1999, at “Cello Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Charles Lloyd– tenor saxophone
  • John Abercrombie– guitar
  • Brad Mehldau– piano
  • Larry Grenadier– bass
  • Billy Higgins– drums

Track listing:

 All tracks by Charles Lloyd.

  1. Dancing Waters, Big Sur to Bahia
  2. Bharati
  3. Secret Life of the Forbidden City
  4. Miss Jessye
  5. Hyperion With Higgins
  6. Darkness on the Delta Suite: Mother Where Art Thou/Robert Johnson on the Banks of the Ganges/Perseverance/Till the River Runs Free/Peace in the Storm
  7. Dervish on the Glory B
  8. The Caravan Moves On

Big Sugar: Brothers and Sisters

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On July 3, 2001,”Universal” label released “Brothers and Sisters, Are You Ready?”, the fifth Big Sugar album. It was recorded in 2001, and was produced by Gordie Johnson.

Personnel:

  • Gordie Johnson – vocals, guitar, bass, art direction
  • Mojah – vocals, guitar
  • Molly Johnson – vocals
  • Garry Lowe – vocals, bass
  • Al Cross – drums
  • Joe Public – horn
  • Danny Kurtz – engineer
  • Scott “Watson” Lake – engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Red Rover
  2. Nashville Grass
  3. She Left Ashes
  4. Nicotina (She’s All That)
  5. So Not Over
  6. Butterball
  7. Bump on the Head
  8. Lost and Found
  9. Bad Old Days
  10. We Could Live
  11. Pretty Bird
  12. All Hell for a Basement
  13. O Canada