Tag Archives: 2004

Bill Laswell & Submerged: Brutal Calling

On May 25, 2004, “Avant Records” label released “Brutal Calling”, album by Bill Laswell and Submerged. It was recorded in 2004, at “Died and Went to Hell Studios”, “Orange Music” in West Orange, New Jersey, and was produced by Bill Laswell and Submerged,

Personnel:

  • Bill Laswell – bass guitar, effects, mixing
  • Submerged (Kurt Gluck) – drum programming, effects
  • Robert Musso – engineering
  • James Dellatacoma – engineer assistant
  • Alex Theoret – mastering
  • Michael Fossenkemper – mastering
  • Ikue Mori – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Laswell and Kurt Gluck.

  1. Mass Graves
  2. Tunnel 110
  3. Doctored Intelligence
  4. Not Tomorrow or Never
  5. Decapitation Strike
  6. Whistleblower Body
  7. Lockdown on Bridges and Tunnels
  8. UXO

Jane Ira Bloom: Like Silver, Like Song

On April 15, 2005, “Artistshare” label released “Like Silver, Like Song”, the eleventh Jane Ira Bloom album. It was recorded in July 2004, in “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Jane Ira Bloom.

Personnel:

  • Jane Ira Bloom – soprano saxophone
  • Jamie Saft – keyboards
  • Mark Dresser – bass
  • Bobby Previte – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Jane Ira Bloom except where noted.

  1. Dreaming in the Present Tense
  2. Unconscious Forces
  3. Singing in Stripes
  4. Altair 4 – Jane Ira Bloom, Jamie Saft
  5. Vanishing Hat
  6. White Light
  7. No Orchestra
  8. Magnetic
  9. In an Instant
  10. Mercury
  11. Night Skywriting
  12. Dark Knowledge
  13. I Have Dreamed – Oscar Hammerstein, Richard Rodgers

Of Montreal: Satanic Panic in the Attic

On April 6, 2004, “Polyvinyl” label released “Satanic Panic in the Attic”, the sixth Of Montreal album. It was recorded in August 2003 – January 2004, at “H. Hare Studio”, and was produced by Kevin Barnes.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Barnes – vocals, all instruments (except where noted), engineer, mixing
  • Sara Kirkpatrick – flute
  • Heather McIntosh – cello
  • James Huggins – arrangements
  • Glenn Shick – mastering
  • David Barnes – artwork
  • Nina Barnes – art inserts
  • Robbie Lowie – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Kevin Barnes, except where noted.

  1. Disconnect the Dots
  2. Lysergic Bliss
  3. Will You Come and Fetch Me
  4. My British Tour Diary
  5. Rapture Rapes the Muses
  6. Ero’s Entropic Tundra
  7. City Bird – lyrics by Dan Donahue, music by Kevin Barnes
  8. Erroneous Escape into Erik Eckles
  9. Chrissy Kiss the Corpse
  10. Your Magic is Working
  11. Climb the Ladder
  12. How Lester Lost His Wife
  13. Spike the Senses
  14. Vegan in Furs

Taylor Hawkins

On March 25, 2022, Oliver Taylor Hawkins died aged 50. He was musician (drums, percussion, guitar, piano), singer and songwriter, worked with Sass Jordan, Alanis Morissette and band Sylvia. In 2004, Hawkins formed his project Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, but was best known as drummer of Foo Fighters. In 2005, magazine ”Rhythm” voted him “Best Rock Drummer”.

Curtis Fuller: Up Jumped Spring

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

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

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

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

On January 25, “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

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