On February 12, 2017, Alwin Lopez “Al” Jarreau died aged 76. He was musician (percussion) and singer, with successful solo career, has recorded and performed with many famous musicians and bands including: Joe Sample, Chick Corea, Kathleen Battle, Miles Davis, David Sanborn Rick Braun, George Benson, Freddie Hubbard, Sister Sledge, Bob James, Shakatak, Lee Ritenour, Benny Golson and Quincy Jones. In 1991 Jarreau was awarded the “Honorary Doctorate of Music” by “Berklee College of Music”; in 2001 he was inducted in the “Hollywood Walk of Fame”; in 2004 he was awarded “Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts” by “University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee”, and in 2012 he was inducted in the “SoulMusic Hall of Fame at SoulMusic.com”. Jarreau won seven “Grammy Awards”.
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Os Mutantes: Mutantes
In February 1969, “Polydor Brazil” label released “Mutantes”, the second Os Mutantes album. It was recorded in December 1968, “Estúdio Scatena”, and was produced by Manoel Bareinbein. “Rolling Stone Brazil” magazine ranked the album songs, “2001” at number 90 on the list of the “Greatest Brazilian Songs”, and the album was ranked at number 44 on the magazine’s list of the “Best Brazilian Albums in History”.
Personnel:
- Sérgio Dias – vocals, guitars, bass, drums
- Arnaldo Baptista – vocals, bass, keyboards
- Rita Lee – vocals, percussion, theremin, autoharp, recorder
- Dinho Leme(credited as Sir Ronaldo I Du Rancharia) – drums
- Zé do Rancho & Mariazinha – vocals, Viola caipira (Brazilian country acoustic guitar), accordion
- Cláudio César Dias Baptista (credited as Claudio) – electronics construction (regulus guitar, golden guitar])
- Rogério Duprat – orchestral arrangements
Track listing:
All tracks by Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee and Sérgio Dias except where noted.
- Dom Quixote
- Não Vá Se Perder Por Aí – Raphael Vilardi, Roberto Loyola
- Dia 36 – Arnaldo Baptista, Johnny Dandurand, Rita Lee, Sérgio Dias
- 2001 – Rita Lee, Tom Ze
- Algo Mias
- Fuga Nº II dos Mutantes
- Banho de Lua (Tintarella di Luna) – Filippi, F. Migiacci – Version: Fred Jorge
- Ritta Lee
- Magica
- Qualquer Bobagem – Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee, Sergio Dias, Tom Ze
- Caminhante Noturno
Paul McCartney: Driving Rain
On November 12, 2001, “Parlaphone” label released “Driving Rain”, the twelfth Paul McCartney studio album. It was recorded February – June 2001, at “Henson Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by David Kahne.
Personnel:
- Paul McCartney – vocals, bass, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, Fender Rhodes, drums, percussion, knee slaps, photography, executive producer
- Eric Clapton– guitar
- Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums, tambourine, Roland handsonic electronic percussion, African drum samples, accordion, backing vocals
- Rusty Anderson– electric, pedal steel and acoustic guitars, bass guitar, percussion, tampura, backing vocals
- Gabe Dixon– Wurlitzer electric piano, piano, Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes, backing vocals
- David Kahne– Roland organ, electric guitar, synths, orchestral samples, Wurlitzer, sampled strings
- James McCartney– percussion, electric guitar
- Ralph Morrison – violin
- String quartet:
- Joel Derouin – violin
- David Campbell – viola
- Matt Funes – viola
- Larry Corbett – cello
- Heather Mills– arrangements
- Mark Dearnley – engineer
- Jaime Sickora – engineer assistant
- Kevin Mills – 2nd assistant engineer
- Geoff Emerick, Paul Hicks– additional engineer
- Mark Dearnley, David Kahne – mixing
- David Leonard– mixing
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Stewart Whitmore – digital editing
- Norman Hathaway, Micha Weidmann, Donat Raetzo – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Paul McCartney, except where noted.
- Lonely Road
- From a Lover to a Friend
- She’s Given Up Talking
- Driving Rain
- I Do
- Tiny Bubble
- Magic
- Your Way
- Spinning on an Axis – Paul McCartney, James McCartney
- About You
- Heather
- Back in the Sunshine Again – Paul McCartney, James McCartney
- Your Loving Flame
- Riding into Jaipur
- Rinse the Raindrops
- Freedom (studio mix)
Leonard Cohen: Ten New Songs
On October 9, 2001, “Columbia” label released “Ten New Songs”, the tenth Leonard Cohen studio album. It was recorded 1999 – 2001, at “Still Life Studios” in Los Angeles, and “Small Mercies Studio” in Hollywood, and was produced by Sharon Robinson. The album was certified Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, and Platinum in Poland by “ZPAV”.
Personnel:
- Leonard Cohen – vocals, cover photography
- Sharon Robinson– vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, programming, arrangements
- Bob Metzger – guitar
- David Campbell– string arrangements
- Leanne Ungar – engineer
- Nancy Donald – art direction
Track listing:
All tracks by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson.
- In My Secret Life
- A Thousand Kisses Deep
- That Don’t Make It Junk
- Here It Is
- Love Itself
- By the Rivers Dark
- Alexandra Leaving” (based on The God Abandons Antony, a poem by Constantine P. Cavafy)
- You Have Loved Enough
- Boogie Street
- The Land of Plenty
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: The Last DJ
On October 8, 2002, “Warner Bros” label released “The Last DJ” the eleventh Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album. It was recorded 2001 – 2002, at “Cello Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Tom Petty, Mike Campbell and George Drakoulias.
Personnel:
- Tom Petty– guitars, vocals, piano, ukulele, bass
- Mike Campbell– guitars, bass
- Benmont Tench– piano, organ, various keyboards
- Scott Thurston– guitar, lap steel guitar, ukulele, backing vocals
- Steve Ferrone– drums
- Ron Blair– bass
- Lenny Castro– percussion
- Lindsey Buckingham– backing vocals
- Jon Brion– orchestration, conductor
Track listing:
All tracks by Tom Petty except where noted.
- The Last DJ
- Money Becomes King
- Dreamville
- Joe
- When a Kid Goes Bad
- Like a Diamond
- Lost Children
- Blue Sunday – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
- You and Me
- The Man Who Loves Women
- Have Love Will Travel
- Can’t Stop the Sun – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
Supergrass: Life On Other Planets
On September 30, 2002, “Parlaphone” label released “Life On Other Planets”, the fourth Supergrass album. Ir was recorded October 2001–March 2002, at “Mayfair Studios”, “Heliocentric Studios”, and “Rockfield Studios”, and was produced by Tony Hoffer.
Personnel:
- Gaz Coombes – lead vocals, guitar
- Rob Coombes – keyboards
- Mick Quinn – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar
- Danny Goffey – drums, backing vocals
Track listing:
- Za
- Rush Hour Soul
- Seen the Light
- Brecon Beacons
- Can’t Get Up
- Evening of the Day
- Never Done Nothing Like That Before
- Funniest Thing
- Grace
- La Song
- Prophet 15
- Run
The Verve: Urban Hymns
On September 29, 1997, “Hut” label released “Urban Hymns” the third Verve studio album. It was recorded October 1996 – May 1997, at “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Richard Ashcroft, Nick Mccabe, Simon Tong , Peter Salisbury, Chris Potter and Youth. In 1998, “Urban Hymns” won “Best British Album” at the “Brit Awards”. In 2001, “Q” magazine readers ranked the album at number 18 in the vote for the “Greatest Albums of All Time”, and in 2006, its editors voted it the 16th greatest album of all time. The Verve were awarded with the first ever “Q Classic Album” award for this album at the 2007 “Q Awards”. As of 2015, “Urban Hymns” was ranked the 18th best-selling album in UK chart history. The critical and commercial success of the album won The Verve, two “Brit Awards” in 1998, including “Best British Group”. The album was certified 3 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; Platinum in Belgium by “BEA”; 2 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in France by “SNEP”; Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; Platinum in Netherlands by “NVPI”; 5 x Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”; Platinum in Sweden by “GLF”; Platinum iin Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland”; 10 x Platinum in UK by “BPI”; Platinum in the US by “RIIA”, and 4 x Platinum in Europe by “IFPI”.
Personnel:
- Richard Ashcroft– vocals, rhythm guitar
- Nick McCabe– lead guitar
- Simon Tong– rhythm guitar, keyboards
- Simon Jones– bass
- Peter Salisbury– drums
- Liam Gallagher– backing vocals, claps
- Mel Wesson –programming
- Paul Anthony Taylor – programming
- Will Malone– conductor, string arrangements
- Chris Potter– recording, engineer, mixing
- Gareth Ashton – engineer assistant
- Lorraine Francis – engineer assistant
- Jan Kybert – engineer assistant
- Brian Cannon– director, design, sleeve art
- Martin Catherall – design assistant
- Matthew Sankey – design assistant
- Michael Spencer Jones – photography
- John Horsley – photography
- Chris Floyd – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Richard Ashcroft, except where noted.
- Bitter Sweet Symphony – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Richard Ashcroft
- Sonnet
- The Rolling People –
- The Drugs Don’t Work
- Catching the Butterfly – Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe, Simon Tong, Simon Jones, Peter Salisbury
- Neon Wilderness Nick McCabe, Richard Ashcroft, Simon Tong, Simon Jones, Peter Salisbury
- Space and Time
- Weeping Willow
- Lucky Man
- One Day
- This Time
- Velvet Morning
- Come On – Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe, Simon Tong, Simon Jones, Peter Salisbury
- Come On
- [silence]
- Deep Freeze (hidden track)
Stone Temple Pilots: Core
On September 29, 1992, “Atlantic” label released “Core” the debut Stone Temple Pilots album. It was recorded 1992, at “Rumbo Recorders” in Canoga Park, California, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien. In 2001, the album was certified 8 x Platinum in the US by the “RIAA”.
Personnel:
- Scott Weiland – lead vocals
- Dean DeLeo– guitar
- Robert DeLeo– bass, backing vocals
- Eric Kretz– drums
- Nick DiDia – engineer
- Dick Kaneshiro – 2nd engineer
- Brendan O’Brien– mixing
- Tom Baker – mastering
- Kevin Design Hosmann – art director
- Christian Clayton – illustration
- Katrina Dickson – photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Scott Weiland, except where noted.
- Dead & Bloated – Robert DeLeo, Scott Weiland
- Sex Type Thing – Dean DeLeo, Eric Kretz
- Wicked Garden – Robert DeLeo, Dean DeLeo
- No Memory – Dean DeLeo
- Sin – Robert deLeo
- Naked Sunday – Robert DeLeo, Dean DeLeo, Scott Weiland
- Creep – Robert DeLeo, Scott Weiland
- Piece of Pie – Robert DeLeo
- Plush – Scott Weiland, Eric Kretz, Robert DeLeo
- Wet My Bed – Robert DeLeo
- Crackerman – Robert DeLeo, Eric Kretz
- Where the River Goes – Dean DeLeo, Eric Kretz
Spiritualized: Let It Come Down
On September 17, 2001, “Arista” label released “Let It Come Down”, the fourth Spiritualized album. It was recorded 1999 – 2001, at “Abbey Road Studios” and “AIR Studios”, in London, and was produced by J Spaceman.
Personnel:
- J Spaceman– vocals, Fender Thinline, Fender Jaguar, Epiphone Olympic, Vox Starstreamer XII, Martin acoustic, banjo, Vox Continental, Farfisa Compact, piano, harmonica
- Thighpaulsandra– Hammond C3, Vox Continental, Farfisa Compact, VK7, Kurzweil K2000, Minimoog, Fender Rhodes, piano
- Doggen Foster – Gibson Les Paul Gold Top, Gibson Les Paul Custom, Fender Telecaster, Vox Bulldog, Martin acoustic, harmonica
- John Coxon– Fender Telecaster, Fender Jaguar, Gibson Firebird, Vox Continental, Farfisa Compact, piano, Juno 106, Martin acoustic
- Martin Schellard – Fender Jazz Bass, Fender Musicmaster, Fender Bass VI, Burns Bass, Fender Telecaster, banjo, piano
- Chris Clark – piano
- Tom Edwards– vibraphone, marimba, timpani, tubular bells, percussion
- Kevin Bales– Gretsch drum kit
- Mimi Parker – vocals
- Jacqueline Barron – soprano saxophone
- Sarah Eyden – soprano saxophone
- Emer McParland – alto saxophone
- Heather Cairncross – alto saxophone
- Rachel Weston – alto saxophone
- Andrew Busher – tenor saxophone
- Andrew Gray – tenor saxophone
- Gerard O’Beirne – tenor saxophone
- Nigel Short – counter tenor saxophone
- Raymond Dickaty – soprano and baritone saxophone
- Pete Whyman – saxophones, clarinet
- Tamar Osborn – saxophone, clarinet
- David Temple – saxophone, clarinet
- Ben Edwards – trumpet
- Nick Smart – trumpet
- Andy Crowley, Ian Balmain, Bob Farley, Paul Archibald, Paul Beniston – trumpet
- Graham Lee, Colin Sheen, Peter Davies, Mike Hext, Roger Brenner – trombone
- James Adams – trombone
- David Stewart, Roger Argente, Andy Waddicor – bass trombone
- Dave Health, Andy Findon – flute
- Chris Cowie, Margaret Tindal – oboe
- Anthony Pike, Richard Addison – clarinet
- David Fuest – bass clarinet
- David O’Carroll – tuba
- Jane Marshall – cor Anglais
- Gavin McNaughton, Celia Birkenshaw – bassoon
- Hugh Seenan, Richard Bissel, Nigel Black, Paul Gardham, Dave Lee, Martin Owen, Richard Ashton, Michaela Betts – French horn
- Edmund Coxon (leader), Cathy Thompson, Jackie Shave, Everton Nelson, Patrick Kiernan, Steve Morris, Ian Humphries, Christina Emanuel, Laura Malhuish – first violin
- Jonathan Rees, Dai Emanuel, Sonia Slaney, Perry Montague-Mason, Miffy Hirsch, Jeremy Morris, Ann Morfee – second violin
- Roger Chase, Philip Dukes, Bruce White, Kate Musker – viola
- David Daniels, Tony Pleeth, Cathy Giles, Jonathan Tunnell – cello
- Mary Scully, Diane Clarke – double bass
- Helen Tunstall – harp
- Simon Grant – bass
- Michael Dore – bass
- London Community Gospel Choir: Wendi Rose, Wayne Hernandez, Jenny Graham, Donovan Keith Lawrence, Vernetta Meade, Jenny La Touche, Aaron Paul Sokell, Travis Jae Cole, Vimbai Shire, Samantha Smith, Irene Forrester, Carmen Smart, Michelle John-Douglas, Jasette Barratt
- Daniel Thomas – choir director
Track listing:
All tracks by J Spaceman.
- On Fire
- Do It All Over Again
- Don’t Just Do Something
- Out of Sight
- The Twelve Steps
- The Straight and the Narrow
- I Didn’t Mean to Hurt You
- Stop Your Crying
- Anything More
- Won’t Get to Heaven (The State I’m In)
- Lord Can You Hear Me
Johnny Cash
On September 12, 2003, John R. “Johnny” Cash died aged 71. He was musician (guitar) singer, songwriter and actor, and author, considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. With more than 90 million albums sold, he is also one of the best-selling music artists of all time. His trademark outfit earned him the nickname “The Man in Black”. Johnny Cash was inducted in the four major music halls of fame: the “Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame” (1977); the “Country Music Hall of Fame” (1980); the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” (1992), and the “Memphis Music Hall of Fame” (2013). In 2001, he was awarded the “National Medal of Arts”.
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