On June 21, 2002, band Non Stop self-released “Superstar”, bands debut album. It was recorded in 2002, at “Studio Enterprise” in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Valentino Skenderovski.
On June 17, 2003, “Savant” label released “Exhale”, the final Arthur Blythe album. It was recorded in October 2002, at “Tedesco Studio” in Paramus, New Jersey, and was produced by Cecil Brooks III.
Personnel:
Arthur Blythe – alto saxophone
Bob Stewart – tuba
John Hicks – piano, organ
Cecil Brooks III – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Arthur Blythe except where noted
Cousin Mary – John Coltrane
Come Sunday – Duke Ellington
Exhaust Suite: Nonette – Bob Stewart
Exhaust Suite: Surrender
Exhaust Suite: LC
Exhaust Suite: Phase Two
Night Train – Jimmy Forrest, Oscar Washington
7/4 Thang
Equinox – John Coltrane
Just Friends – John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis
CJ – Bob Stewart
All Blues – Miles Davis
Straighten Up and Fly Right – Nat King Cole, Irving Mills
On March 4, 2003, “Arabesque” label released “Chasing Paint”, the tenth Jane Ira Bloom album. It was recorded April – May 2002, at “The Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Jane Ira Bloom.
Personnel:
Jane Ira Bloom – soprano saxophone, live electronics
On November 5, 2002, “Interscope” label released “Red Letter Days”, the fourth Wallflowers (The) album. It was recorded 2001 – 2002, at “Groovemasters Studio” in Santa Monica, “Sound City Studios” in Van Nuys, “Record One” in Sherman Oaks, and was produced by Tobias Miller and Bill Appleberry.
Personnel:
Jakob Dylan – lead and backing vocals, guitars
Rami Jaffee – keyboards
Greg Richling – bass guitar
Mario Calire – drums, backing vocals
Rusty Anderson – guitar
Val McCallum – guitar
Mike McCready – guitar
Ben Peeler – lap steel guitar
Moe Z M.D. – background vocals
Courtney Kaiser – background vocals
Lenny Castro – percussion
David Campbell – string arrangements
Bill Lane – engineer, engineering consultant
Dave Reed – engineer
Bob Salcedo – engineer
Femio Hernández – assistant engineer
Darrell Thorp – assistant engineer
Rich Tosi – assistant engineer
Miles Wilson – assistant engineer
Ed Churney – mixing
Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
Louie Teran – editing
Stephen Marcussen – mastering
Robert Vosgien – mastering
Ed Wong – studio technician
Jamie Caliri – art direction, packaging, photography
On September 24, 2002, “Elektra” label released “The Naked Ride Home”, the twelfth Jackson Browne album. It was recorded in 2001, at “Groove Masters” in Santa Monica, CA, and was produced by Jackson Browne in Kevin McCormick.
Personnel:
Jackson Browne – lead vocals, acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, acoustic and electric guitar
Jeff Scott Young – acoustic piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond organ, synthesizers, harmony vocals
Mark Goldenberg – electric and hi-string guitar
Greg Leisz – acoustic and 12-string electric guitar
Kevin Moore (Keb’ Mo’) – slide guitar
Val McCallum – rhythm acoustic guitar
Kevin McCormick – bass guitar, rhythm electric guitar
Mauricio “Fritz” Lewak – drums, cajón
Luis Conte – percussion
Fernando Pullam – trumpet
Jennifer Gross – harmony vocals
Kipp Lennon – harmony vocals
Alethea Mills – harmony vocals, choir vocals
Chavonne Morris – harmony vocals, choir vocals
Jimmy Burney – choir vocals
Marc Cohn – harmony vocals
Fred Martin – choir arrangements
Paul Dieter – engineer
Sebastian Haimerl, Mark Johnson, Bil Lane, Rich Tosi – assistant engineer
On September 16, 2003, “Myth America Records” label released “The House Carpenter’s Daughter”, the fourth Natalie Merchant album. It was recorded July 2002 – May 2003, at “Bearsville Studios Woodstock” in New York, and was produced by Natalie Merchant.
Personnel:
Natalie Merchant – vocals
Erik Della Penna – guitar, lap steel guitar
Gabriel Gordon – guitar
Graham Maby – bass
Elizabeth Steen – organ, piano, accordion
Judy Hyman – fiddle
Richie Stearns – banjo
Allison Miller – drums
Track listing:
Sally Ann – Jeff Claus, Judy Hyman, Dirk Powell
Which Side Are You On? – Florence Reece
Crazy Man Michael – Richard Thompson, Dave Swarbrick
Diver Boy – traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant
Weeping Pilgrim – traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant
Soldier, Soldier – traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant
Bury Me under the Weeping Willow – A. P. Carter
House Carpenter – traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant
Owensboro – traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant
Down on Penny’s Farm – traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant
Poor Wayfaring Stranger – traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant
On June 11, 2002, “Universal” label released “In Violet Light”, the eighth Tragically Hip (The) album. It was recorded 2001 – 2002, at “Compass Point” in Nassau, “The Bathouse” in Bath, Ontario, and was produced by Hugh Padgham, Mark Vreeken, Gord Downie, Paul Langlois, Rob Baker, Gord Sinclar and Johnny Fay. The album was certified Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”.
Personnel:
Gord Downie – violin
Paul Langlois – guitar
Rob Baker – guitar, design, cover painting
Gord Sinclair – bass
Johnny Fay – drums
Neil Symonette – percussion
Mark Vreeken – recording
Hugh Padgham – additional recording, engineer
Terry Manning – engineer
Alex Dixon, Oswald Bowe, Aaron Holmberg, Dave Koster – engineer assistant
Hugh Padgham, Terry Manning – mixing
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Andrew McLachlan – design
Richard Beland – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Gord Downie, Paul Langlois, Rob Baker, Gord Sinclar and Johnny Fay.
On May 13, 2003, “Vagrant” label released “Good Mourning”, the fourth Alkaline Trio studio album. It was recorded November 2002 – January 2003, at “Cello Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Joe McGrath and Jerry Finn.
Personnel:
Matt Skiba – guitar, vocals, layout, design
Dan Andriano – bass, vocals, layout, design
Derek Grant – drums, layout, design
Keith Morris – backing vocals
Jerry Finn – backing vocals
Joe McGrath – recording
Jerry Finn – mixing
Christopher Holmes – assistant engineer
Jason Gossman – assistant engineer
Robert Reed – assistant engineer
Mike Fasano – drum tech
Brian Gardner – mastering
Keath Moon – artwork, layout, design
Jay Blakesberg – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Matt Skiba, Dan Andriano and Derek Grant.
On May 2, 2002, “Good Records” label released “The Beginning Stages of…”, the debut Polyphonic Spree album. It was recorded in October 2000, at “Dallas Sound Lab” and was produced by David Eaton, Ariana Morgenstern and Tim DeLaughter.
On April 28, 2003, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Slideling”, the third Ian McCulloch album. It was recorded in 2002, and was produced by Cenzo Townshend and Ian McCulloch.