Tag Archives: 2004

Curtis Fuller: Up Jumped Spring

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On March 16, 2004, “Delmark” label released “Up Jumped Spring”, the 24th Curtis Fuller album. It was recorded in August 2003, at “Riverside Studio” in Chicago, and was produced by Robert G. Koester and Jacey Falk.

Personnel:

  • Curtis Fuller – trombone
  • Brad Goode – trumpet
  • Karl Montzka – piano
  • Larry Gray – bass
  • Stewart Miller – bass
  • Tim Davis – drums
  • Jacey Falk – vocals

Track listing:

  1. Cantaloupe Island – Herbie Hancock
  2. Up Jumped Spring – Freddie Hubbard
  3. In a Mellow Tone – Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler
  4. God Bless the Child – Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.
  5. Bags’ Groove – Milt Jackson
  6. Equinox – John Coltrane
  7. I’m Old Fashioned – Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer
  8. Alone Together – Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz
  9. Whisper Not – Benny Golson
  10. Black Night – Jessie Mae Robinson
  11. Star Eyes – Gene de Paul, Don Raye

Dave Burrell: Margy Pargy

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On March 9, 2005, “Splasc” label released “Margy Pargy”, the 24th Dave Burrell album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Peppo Spagnoli.

Personnel:

  • Dave Burrell – piano
  • Giuseppe Emmanuele – engineer
  • Luigi Naro – graphic design
  • Luciano Rossetti – photography
  • Pete Kercher, Giacomo Pellicciotti – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Burrell, except where noted.

  1. I Only Have Eyes for You – Harry Warren, Al Dubin
  2. Expansion
  3. DB Blues
  4. Prelude to Crucifado
  5. Crucifado
  6. Margy Pargy
  7. Lush Life – Billy Strayhorn
  8. My Foolish Heart – Victor Young
  9. So in Love – Cole Porter

Kurt Rosenwinkel: Deep Song

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On March 1, 2005, “Verve” label released “Deep Song”, the sixth Kurt Rosenwinkel album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Kurt Rosenwinkel, Anders Chan-Tidemann, Joshua Redman and James Farber.

Personnel:

  • Kurt Rosenwinkel – guitar
  • Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone
  • Brad Mehldau – piano
  • Larry Grenadier – bass
  • Jeff Ballard – drums
  • Ali Jackson – drums 
  • James Farber – engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Hollis King – art direction
  • Rika Ichiki – design
  • Ian Gittler – photography
  • Gary Gershoff – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kurt Rosenwinkel, except where noted.

  1. The Cloister
  2. Brooklyn Sometimes
  3. The Cross
  4. If I Should Lose You – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
  5. Synthetics
  6. Use of Light
  7. Cake
  8. Deep Song – George Cory, Douglass Cross
  9. Gesture (Lester)
  10. The Next Step

Josh Rouse: Nashville

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On February 22, 2005, “Rykodisc” label released “Nashville”, the fifth Josh Rouse album. It was recorded in 2004, in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Brad Jones.

 Personnel:

  • Josh Rouse – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar. Keyboards, artwork, design, photography
  • Daniel Tashian – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Curt Perkins – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Al Perkins – steel guitar
  • James Hagerty – vocals, bass
  • Brad Jones – upright bass, piano, recording, mixing
  • Marc Pisapia – vocals, drums, keyboards, artwork, design, photography
  • Chris Carmichael – strings
  • Joe Pisapia – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Josh Rouse, except where noted.

  1. It’s the Nighttime – Josh Rouse, Daniel Tashian
  2. Winter in the Hamptons – Josh Rouse, Daniel Tashian
  3. Streetlights
  4. Carolina
  5. Middle School Frown
  6. My Love Has Gone
  7. Saturday
  8. Sad Eyes – Josh Rouse, Sean Kelly
  9. Why Won’t You Tell Me What
  10. Life – Josh Rouse, Daniel Tashian

The Jimmy Chamberlin Complex: Life Begins Again

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On January 25, 2005, “Sanctuary” label released “Life Begins Again”, the debut Jimmy Chamberlin Complex (The) album. It was recorded in June 2004, and was produced by Jimmy Chamberlin.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Chamberlin – drums
  • Billy Mohler – vocals, bass, keyboards, guitar
  • Sean Woolstenhulme – guitar
  • Adam Benjamin – Fender Rhodes
  • Paul Chamberlin – additional drums
  • Corey Wilton – lead guitar, additional guitar
  • Billy Corgan – vocal
  • Rob Dickinson – vocal
  • Bill Medley – vocal
  • Linda Strawberry – backing vocals
  • Edmund Monsef – engineer
  • Tom Rothrock – mixing
  • Mike Tarantino – mixing assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmy Chamberlin and Billy Mohler, except where noted.

  1. Streetcrawler – Jimmy Chamberlin, Billy Mohler, Sean Woolstenhulme
  2. Life Begins Again
  3. P.S.A. – Jimmy Chamberlin, Billy Mohler, Sean Woolstenhulme
  4. Loki Cat – Jimmy Chamberlin, Billy Mohler, Sean Woolstenhulme
  5. Cranes of Prey
  6. Love Is Real
  7. Owed to Darryl – Jimmy Chamberlin, Billy Mohler, Sean Woolstenhulme
  8. Newerwaves
  9. Time Shift
  10. Lullabye – lyrics by Becca Popkin
  11. Loki Cat (reprise) – Jimmy Chamberlin, Billy Mohler, Sean Woolstenhulme

Kenny Barron: Super Standard

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On December 22, 2004, “Venus” label released “Super Standard”, the 41st Kenny Barron album. It was recorded in September 2004, at “Avatar Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Tetsuo Hara and Todd Barkan.

Personnel:

  • Kenny Barron – piano
  • Jay Leonhart – bass
  • Al Foster – drums
  • Taz (48) – design
  • John Abbott – photography

Track listing:

  1. All of Me – Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons
  2. Bye Bye Blackbird – Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon
  3. Cherokee – Ray Noble
  4. Cleopatra’s Dream – Bud Powell
  5. Doxy – Sonny Rollins
  6. Misty – Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke
  7. Stolen Moments – Oliver Nelson
  8. Summer Night – Harry Warren, Al Dubin
  9. Sunset and the Mockingbird – Duke Ellington
  10. Sweet and Lovely – Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules Lemare
  11. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
  12. Yesterdays – Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach

John Frusciante & Josh Klinghoffer: A Sphere in the Heart of Silence

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On November 23, 2004, “Record Collection” label released “A Sphere in the Heart of Silence”, an album by John Frusciante and Josh Klinghoffer. It was recorded in April 2004, and was produced by John Frusciante and Josh Klinghoffer.

Personnel:

  • John Frusciante – lead and backing vocals, vocal treatments, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, bass, white noise, synthetic strings, drum treatments, synthesizer, programing, design
  • Josh Klinghoffer – lead and backing vocals, guitar, piano, arp string ensemble, guitar, bass, synthesizers, drum loops, drums, one note synth
  • Ryan Hewitt – engineer, mixing
  • Chris Reynolds – assistant
  • Jason Gossman – assistant
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Mike Piscitelli – design
  • Lola Montes Schnabel – photography
  • Dave Lee – equipment technician

Track listing:

All tracks by John Frusciante and Josh Klinghoffer.

  1. Sphere
  2. The Afterglow
  3. Walls
  4. Communique
  5. At Your Enemies
  6. Surrogate People
  7. My Life

Marissa Nadler: Ballads of Living and Dying

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On November 11, 2004, “Eclipse Records” label released “Ballads of Living and Dying”, the debut Marissa Nadler album. It was recorded 2003 – 2004, at “Black Hole Sound Studios”, and was produced by Myles Baer.

Personnel:

  • Marissa Nadler – vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards
  • Myles Baer – accordion, backing vocals, EBow, electric guitar
  • Kendra Flowers – harmony vocals
  • Myles Baer – recording, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Marissa Nadler, except where noted.

  1. Fifty Five Falls
  2. Hay Tantos Muertos – Marissa Nadler, Pablo Neruda
  3. Stallions
  4. Undertaker
  5. Box of Cedar
  6. Bird Song
  7. Mayflower May
  8. Days of Rum
  9. Virginia
  10. Annabelle Lee – Marissa Nadler, Edgar Allan Poe
  11. Door Slam

Manic Street Preachers: Lifeblood

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On November 1, 2004, “Sony Music UK” label released “Lifeblood”, the seventh Manic Street Preachers studio album. It was recorded August 2003 – August 2004, at “Stir Studios” in Cardiff, Wales, “Looking Glass Studios” in New York, “Grouse Lodge” in Westmeath, Ireland, and was produced by Tony Visconti, Tom Elmhirst and Greg Haver.

Personnel:

  1. James Dean Bradfield – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
  2. Sean Moore – drums, drum programming
  3. Nicky Wire – bass guitar
  4. Nick Nasmyth – keyboards
  5. Jeremy Shaw – keyboards
  6. Greg Haver – percussion
  7. Mario J. McNulty – engineer assistance
  8. Stefano Sofia – engineer assistance
  9. Steve Davis – engineer assistance
  10. Loz Williams – engineer assistance
  11. Tom Elmhirst – mixing
  12. Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing
  13. Farrow Design – art direction, artwork, design
  14. John Ross – sleeve photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Nicky Wire except where noted, all music by James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore.

  1. 1985
  2. The Love of Richard Nixon
  3. Empty Souls
  4. A Song for Departure
  5. I Live to Fall Asleep
  6. To Repel Ghosts
  7. Emily
  8. Glasnost
  9. Always/Never
  10. Solitude Sometimes Is
  11. Fragments – additional lyrics by Patrick Jones
  12. Cardiff Afterlife

Manu Katché: Neighbourhood

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On September 23, 2005, “ECM” label released “Neighbourhood”, the second Manu Katché album. It was recorded March – November 2004, at “Rainbow Studio” in Oslo, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Manu Katché – drums, percussion
  • Jan Garbarek – saxophones
  • Tomasz Stańko – trumpet
  • Marcin Wasilewski – piano
  • Sławomir Kurkiewicz – double bass

Track listing:

All tracks by Manu Katché:

  1. November 99
  2. Number One
  3. Lullaby
  4. Good Influence
  5. February Sun
  6. No Rush
  7. Lovely Walk
  8. Take Off and Land
  9. Miles Away
  10. Rose