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Gov’t Mule: The Deep End, Volume 2

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On October 8, 2002, “ATO” label released “The Deep End, Volume 2”, the fifth Gov’t Mule studio album. It was recorded 2001 – 2002, at “The Theater 99”, “River Sound” and “Chung King Studios” in New York, “In the Pocket Studio” in Forestville, California, and was produced by Michael Barbiero, Warren Haynes, Les Claypool, John Cutler and Stefani Scamardo.

Personnel:

  • Warren Haynes — vocals, guitar, mixing
  • Matt Abts — drums
  • James Hetfield — vocals
  • John Scofield — guitar
  • Gary Lucas — guitar
  • David Grisman — mandolin 
  • Pete Sears — piano
  • Rob Barraco — piano
  • John Medeski — organ, Wurlitzer
  • Chuck Leavell — organ, keyboards
  • Danny Louis — organ, Wurlitzer
  • Johnny Neel — organ
  • Art Neville — organ
  • Bernie Worrell — organ
  • Les Claypool – bass, mixing
  • Jack Casady – bass
  • Alphonso Johnson – bass
  • Phil Lesh – bass
  • Tony Levin – bass
  • Meshell Ndegeocello – bass
  • Jason Newsted – bass
  • George Porter Jr. – bass
  • Rocco Prestia – bass
  • Dave Schools – bass
  • Chris Squire – bass
  • Chris Wood – bass
  • Ron Rigler — engineer
  • Ray Martin — engineer
  • John Cutler — engineer, mixing
  • Michael Barbiero — engineer, mixing
  • Raeanne Zschokke — engineer assistant
  • Jason Andrews — engineer assistant
  • Phil Burnett — engineer assistant
  • Halsey Quemere — engineer assistant
  • Steve Fallone — editing
  • Greg Calbi — mastering
  • Stefani Scamardo — executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Warren Haynes, except where noted.

  1. Trying Not to Fall – Warren Haynes, Danny Louis
  2. Time to Confess
  3. Greasy Granny’s Gopher Gravy, Pt. 1 – Warren Haynes, Matt Abts, Les Claypool
  4. Greasy Granny’s Gopher Gravy, Pt. 2 – Warren Haynes, Matt Abts, Les Claypool
  5. What Is Hip? – Stephen Kupka, Emilio Castillo, David Garibaldi
  6. World of Confusion – Warren Haynes, Gary Lucas
  7. Hammer and Nails – David Hess, Aaron Schroeder
  8. Slow Happy Boys
  9. Sun Dance
  10. Lay of the Sunflower – Warren Haynes, Johnny Neel
  11. Catfish Blues – traditional
  12. Babylon Turnpike – Warren Haynes, Johnny Neel

Belle and Sebastian: Storutelling

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On June 3, 2002, “Jeepster” label released “Storytelling”, the fifth Belle and Sebastian studio album. It was recorded in 2001, at “Water Music” and “Magic Studios” in New York City, “Ca Va Studios” in Glasgow, and was produced by Tony Doogan.   

Personnel:

  • Gary Grochla – double bass
  • Roy Hunter – double bass
  • Kenneth Broom – saxophone
  • Jenny Divers – tenor saxophone
  • Ronan Breslin – bass trombone
  • Andrea Kuypers – flute
  • Alastair Savage – violin
  • Cheryl Crockett – violin
  • Dervilagh Cooper – violin
  • Gillian Risi – violin
  • Liza Webb – violin
  • Mary Ward – violin
  • Murray Fergusson – violin
  • George Cuthbertson – viola
  • Jacqui Penfold – viola
  • Joel Hunter – viola
  • Jacqui Sharples – cello
  • Susan Dance – cello
  • Catriona MacKay – harp
  • Geoff Allen – engineer
  • Dave Paterson – engineer
  • Michael Bannister, Willie Deans – engineer assistant
  • Juan Garcia – engineer assistant
  • Tom Unish – engineer assistant
  • Frank Arkwright – mastering
  • Robin Rankin – editing
  • Tony Doogan – editing
  • Divine Inc. – design

Track listing:

  1. Fiction
  2. Freak
  3. Dialogue: Conan, Early Letterman
  4. Fuck This Shit
  5. Night Walk
  6. Dialogue: Jersey’s Where It’s At
  7. Black and White Unite
  8. Consuelo
  9. Dialogue: Toby
  10. Storytelling
  11. Dialogue: Class Rank
  12. I Don’t Want to Play Football
  13. Consuelo Leaving
  14. Wandering Alone
  15. Dialogue: Mandingo Cliché
  16. Scooby Driver
  17. Fiction Reprise
  18. Big Joh Shaft

Midtown: Living Well is the Best Revenge

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On April 16, 2002, “Drive Thru” label released “Living Well Is the Best Revenge”, the second Midtown studio album. It was recorded 2001 -2002, at “Larrabee East” in Los Angeles, “Media Vortex” in Burbank, California, and was produced by Mark Trombino.

Personnel:

  • Gabe Saporta – lead vocals, bass
  • – drums, backing vocals
  • Vinnie Caruana – additional backing vocals 
  • Mark Trombino – programming, engineer, mixing
  • Justin Smith – engineer
  • Pete Novak – engineer assistant
  • Dave Ahlert – engineer assistant
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Mike Bozzi – mastering assistant
  • Tim Stedman – art direction, design
  • Marco Orozco – design
  • Justin Stephens – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics written by Gabe Saporta, except where noted, all music by Gabe Saporta, Heath Saraceno, Tyler Rann and Rob Hitt.

  1. Become What You Hate
  2. Still Trying
  3. Get It Together
  4. Like a Movie
  5. There’s No Going Back
  6. Perfect – Hearth Saraceno
  7. You Should Know
  8. One Last Time – Tyler Rann
  9. A Faulty Foundation
  10. In the Songs
  11. Find Comfort in Yourself – Hearth Saraceno
  12. Make This Right
  13. Let Go (remix)

The Cardigans: Long Gone Before Daylight

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On March 19, 2003, “Stockholm Records” label released “Long Gone Before Daylight”, the fifth Cardigans (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2002, and was produced by Per Sunding, Tore Johansson, Peter Svensson, Magnus Sveningsson, Bengt Lagerberg, Lars-Olof Johansson and Nina Persson.

Personnel:

  • Nina Persson – lead vocals
  • Lars-Olof Johansson – keyboards, piano
  • Peter Svensson – guitar, vocals
  • Magnus Sveningsson – bass, vocals
  • Bengt Lagerberg – drums, percussion
  • Ebbot Lundberg – guest vocals

Track listing:

All lyrics by Nina Persson, all music by Peter Svensson.

  1. Communication
  2. You’re the Storm
  3. A Good Horse
  4. And Then You Kissed Me
  5. Couldn’t Care Less
  6. Please Sister
  7. For What It’s Worth
  8. Lead Me into the Night
  9. Live and Learn
  10. Feathers and Down
  11. 03.45: No Sleep

Switchfoot: The Beautiful Letdown

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On February 25, 2003, “Columbia” label released “The Beautiful Letdown”, the fourth Switchfoot studio album. It was recorded in 2002, at “Sage and Sound” in Mansfield Lodge and at Jon Foreman’s home, and was produced by John Fields, Charlie Peacock, Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman, Chad Butler and Jerome Fontamillas. In 2003, “The Beautiful Letdown” won an “Album of the Year” award at the “San Diego Music Awards”.

  • Jon Foreman – vocals, guitar, remix
  • Jerome Fontamillas – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, remix
  • Tim Foreman – bass, backing vocals, remix
  • Chad Butler – drums, percussion, remix
  • John Fields – keyboard, FX, percussion, tasty bit, recording, mixing, remix
  • Stephan Hovsepian – violin
  • Ameena Maria Khawaja – cello
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Jack Joseph Puig – mixing 
  • Erin Familia – assistant
  • Ted Reiger – assistant
  • Dorian Crozier – computers
  • Mike Buzbee – computers
  • Aaron Redfield – drum tech
  • Mary Maurer – art direction
  • Kevo Sassouni – design
  • Matthew Welch – photography

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Jon Foreman, except where noted.

  1. Meant to Live – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman
  2. This Is Your Life
  3. More Than Fine
  4. Ammunition
  5. Dare You to Move
  6. Redemption
  7. The Beautiful Letdown
  8. Gone – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman
  9. On Fire – Jon Foreman, Daniel Victor
  10. Adding to the Noise – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman
  11. Twenty-Four

Poco: Running Horse

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On November 18, 2002, “Drifter’s Church” label released “Running Horse”, the eighteenth Poco studio album. It was recorded in 2002, and was produced by Rusty Young and Mike Clute.

Personnel:

  • Paul Cotton – lead and backing vocals, electric lead guitar, acoustic rhythm guitar
  • Rusty Young – lead and backing vocals, lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar electric rhythm guitar, acoustic rhythm guitar, banjo, dobro
  • Jack Sundrud – lead and backing vocals, bass
  • George Grantham – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Tony Harrell – keyboards
  • Craig Fuller – acoustic guitar, harmony and backing vocals
  • Bill Lloyd – additional guitar
  • John Cowan – backing vocals
  • Mike Clute – engineer, mixing
  • Jack Sundrud – engineer, collage design
  • Pete Misines – assistant engineer
  • Eric Walker – design, layout
  • Georgina Rosenbaum – cover artwork
  • Jonathan Rosenbaum – cover artwork
  • Mary Frances Brennan – photography

Track listing:

  1. One Tear at a Time – Rusty Young
  2. Every Time I Hear That Train – Paul Cotton
  3. If Your Heart Needs a Hand – Rusty Young
  4. Never Loved… Never Hurt Like This – Jack Sundrud
  5. Forever – Rusty Young
  6. Never Get Enough – Jack Sundrud, Craig Bickhardt, David James
  7. If You Can’t Stand to Lose – Rusty Young, John Cowan
  8. I Can Only Imagine – Paul Cotton
  9. Shake It – Jack Sundrud
  10. That’s What Love is all About – Rusty Young, Craig Fuller
  11. Running Horse – Paul Cotton

Larry Coryell: Cedars of Avalon

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On September 17, 2002, “High Note” label released “Cedars of Avalon”, the 59th Larry Coryell album. It was recorded in December 2001, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Don Sickler.

Personnel:

  • Larry Coryell – guitar
  • Cedar Walton – piano
  • Buster Williams – bass
  • Billy Drummond – drums 
  • Maureen Sickler – engineer
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Keiji Obata – design
  • Ted Panken – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Larry Coryell except where noted.

  1. Cedars of Avalon
  2. Bemsha Swing – Denzil Best, Thelonious Monk
  3. Fantasy in D – Cedar Walton
  4. Theme for Ernie – Fred Lacey
  5. Limehouse Blues – Philip Braham, Douglas Furber
  6. D-Natural Blues – Wes Montgomery
  7. What’s New? – Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke
  8. Newest Blues – Cedar Walton
  9. It Could Happen to You – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  10. Shapes

Ron Carter: The Golden Striker

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On August 19, 2003, “Somethin’ Else” label released “The Golden Striker”, the 40th Ron Carter album. It was recorded in July 2002, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Retrac Productions and Ron Carter.

Personnel:

  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Mulgrew Miller – piano
  • Russell Malone – guitar

Track listing:

All tracks by Ron Carter, except where noted.

  1. The Golden Striker – John Lewis
  2. On and On – Mulgrew Miller
  3. NY Slick
  4. Concerto de Aranjuez (Adagio Theme) – Joaquin Rodrigo
  5. Cedar Tree – Russell Malone
  6. A Quick Sketch
  7. Parade
  8. A Theme in ¾
  9. Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prevert, Johnny Mercer

Arthur Blythe: Focus

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On July 30, 2002, “Savant” label released “Focus”, the 21st Arthur Blythe album. It was recorded in April 2002, at “Tedesco Studio” in Paramus, New Jersey, and was produced by Cecil Brooks III.

Personnel:

  • Arthur Blythe – alto saxophone
  • Gust William Tsilis – marimba
  • Bob Stewart – tuba
  • Cecil Brooks III – drums

Track listing:

 All tracks by Arthur Blythe except where noted.

  1. Opus
  2. Children’s Song aka That Old Man – Thelonious Monk
  3. C.C. Rider – traditional
  4. Once Again
  5. My Son Ra
  6. Hip Toe
  7. Night Song
  8. Bubbles
  9. Stuffy Turkey – Thelonious Monk
  10. Night Creeper
  11. In a Sentimental Mood – Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills
  12. Focus

Non Stop: Superstar

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On June 21, 2002, 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.

Personnel:

  • Arben Šakiri – vocals, guitar
  • Darko Tasev – guitar
  • Milčo Serafimovski – design
  • Boro Rudić – photography

Track listing:

  1. Po navika
  2. Sam
  3. Totalno lud
  4. Igraj fer
  5. Nauči me
  6. Golemiot odmor
  7. Takva e
  8. Bez mudrosti
  9. Možda e do mene
  10. Čovek zver
  11. Skriena vo sonot