Tag Archives: 2005

Tomasz Stańko Quartet: Lontano

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On August 25, 2006, “ECM” label released “Lontano”, the fourth Tomasz Stańko Quartet album. It was recorded in November 2005, at “Studios la Buissonne” in Pernes-les-Fontaines, France, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Tomasz Stańko – trumpet
  • Marcin Wasilewski – piano
  • Slawomir Kurkiewicz – bass
  • Michal Miskiewicz – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Tomasz Stańko except where noted.

  1. Lontano I – Tomasz Stańko, Marcin Wasilewski, Slawomir Kurkiewicz, Michal Miskiewicz
  2. Cyrhla
  3. Song for Ania
  4. Kattorna – Krzysztof Komeda
  5. Lontano II – Tomasz Stańko, Marcin Wasilewski, Slawomir Kurkiewicz, Michal Miskiewicz
  6. Sweet Thing
  7. Trista
  8. Lontano III – Tomasz Stańko, Marcin Wasilewski, Slawpmir Kurkiewicz, Michal Miskiewicz
  9. Tale

Bill Frisell: Unspeakable

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On August 24, 2014, “Elektra Nonesuch” label released “Unspeakable”, the 22nd Bill Frisell album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Hal Wilner. In 2005, “Unspeakable” won the “Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album“

Personnel:

  • Bill Frisell – guitars
  • Hal Willner – turntables, samples
  • Tony Scherr – bass, guitar
  • Kenny Wollesen – drums
  • Don Alias – percussion
  • Briggan Krauss – baritone saxophone
  • Steven Bernstein – trumpet
  • Curtis Fowlkes – trombone
  • Adam Dorn – synth
  • Jenny Scheinman – violin
  • Eyvind Kang – viola
  • Hank Roberts – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Frisell except where noted.

  1. 1968
  2. White Fang- Bill Frisell, Hal Willner
  3. Sundust – Hal Willner
  4. Del Close – Bill Frisell, Eric Liljestrand, Hal Willner
  5. Gregory C. – Bill Frisell, Hal Willner
  6. Stringbean – Bill Frisell, Eric Liljestrand, Hal Willner
  7. Hymn for Ginsberg
  8. Alias – Bill Frisell, Eric Liljestrand, Hal Willner
  9. Who Was That Girl?
  10. D. Sharpe
  11. Fields of Alfalfa – Bill Frisell, Steven Bernstein, Eric Liljestrand, Walter, Hal Willner
  12. Tony – Bill Frisell, Tony Scherr, Kenny Wollesen
  13. Old Sugar Bear – G.A. Grant, Eric Liljestrand, Hal Willner
  14. Goodbye Goodbye Goodbye – Bill Frisell, Teddy Lasry, Hal Willner

Areknamés: Love Hate Trip

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On June 15, 2006, “Black Widow Records” label released “Love Hate Trip”, the second Areknamés album. It was recorded in 2005, at “ Lentofumo Studios” in Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy.

Personnel:

  • Stefano Colombi – acoustic and electric guitar, artwork
  • Michele Epifani – vocals, piano, electric piano, organ, mellotron, synth, recorder, recording, mixing, artwork
  • Piero Ranalli – bass, artwork
  • Simone Antonini – drums, artwork
  • Luigi Belfatto – trumpet
  • Lucy – speech

Track listing:

All tracks by Michele Epifani, except where noted.

  1. The Skeletal Landscape of the World
  2. Deceit
  3. Outcast
  4. La Chambre
  5. Snails – Gnidrolog
  6. Yes I Must Be Something
  7. Ignis Fatuus
  8. Stray Thoughts from A Crossroad
  9. A Grotesque Gift
  10. Someone Lies Here
  11. Pendulum Arc
  12. The Web of Years

Avishai Cohen: Continuo

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On Ma y 23, 2006, “Sunnyside Records” label released “Continuo”, the seventh Avishai Cohen , album.It was recorded in December 2005, and was produced by Ray Jefford.

Personnel:

  • Avishai Cohen – bass, acoustic and electric bass, handclapping, arrangements
  • Sam Barsh – piano, keyboards, handcl apping
  • Mark Guiliana – percussion, drums, handclapping
  • Amos Hoffman – oud, handclapping
  • Daniel Kedem – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Avishai Cohen.

  1. Nu Nu
  2. Elli
  3. One for Mark
  4. Ani Maamin – cover of a poem written by Shaul Tchernichovsky and composed by Tuvia Shlonsky
  5. Sanuel
  6. Emotional Storm
  7. Calm
  8. Arava
  9. Smash
  10. Continuo

Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio: Live at the River East Art Center

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On May 17, 2005, “Delmark” label released “Live at the River East Art Center”, a live album by Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio. It was recorded in December 2004, at River East Art Center” in Chicago, and was produced by Kahil El’Zabar, Robert G. Koester and Steve Wagner.

Personnel:

  • Kahil El’Zabar – kalimba, drums, percussion
  • Ari Brown – tenor saxophone
  • Yosef Ben Israel – bass
  • Billy Bang – electric violin

Track listing:

All tracks by Kahil El’Zabar, except where noted.

  1. Big M
  2. Return of the Lost Tribe
  3. Where Do You Want to Go? – Ari Brown
  4. Be Exciting (Kahil Testifies)
  5. Oof

Fripp & Eno: The Equatorial Stars

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On March 28, 2005, “Discipline Global Mobile” label released “The Equatorial Stars”, the third Robert Fripp and Brian Eno album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Robert Fripp and Brian Eno.

Personnel:

  • Robert Fripp – performer
  • Brian Eno – performer
  • Hugh O’Donnel – design, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian Eno and Robert Fripp.

  1. Meissa
  2. Lyra
  3. Tarazed
  4. Lupus
  5. Ankaa
  6. Altair
  7. Terebellum

Low: The Great Destroyer

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On January 25, 2005, “Sub Pop” label released “The Great Destroyer”, the seventh Low studio album. It was recorded May – September 2004, at “Tarbox Road Studios” in Cassadaga, New York, and was produced by Dave Fridmann, Mimi Parker, Zak Sally and Alan Sparhawk.

Personnel:

  • Mimi Parker – vocals, percussion, mixing
  • Zak Sally – bass guitar, mixing, painting, illustrations
  • Alan Sparhawk – vocals, guitar, mixing
  • Dave Fridmann – keyboards, mixing
  • Hollis Mae Sparhawk – vocals
  • Gerry Beckley – backing vocals
  • Tom Herbers – engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Jeff Kleinsmith – layout

Track listing:

 All tracks by Mimi Parker, Zak Sally, and Alan Sparhawk

  1. Monkey
  2. California
  3. Everybody’s Song
  4. Silver Rider
  5. Just Stand Back
  6. On the Edge Of
  7. Cue the Strings
  8. Step
  9. When I Go Deaf
  10. Broadway (So Many People)
  11. Pissing
  12. Death of a Salesman
  13. Walk into the Sea

65daysofstatic: One Time For All

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On October 24, 2005, “Monotreme” label released “One Time for All Time”, the second 65daysofstatic studio album. It was recorded in 2005, at 2Fly Studios” in Sheffield, England, and was produced by Alan Smyth.

Personnel:

  • Joe Fro (Joe Shrewsbury)
  • Paul Wolinski
  • Rob Jones
  • Simon Wright
  • Alan ‘Destroying The Fabric Of The Earth’ Smyth – recording

Track listing:

  1. Drove Through Ghosts to Get Here
  2. Await Rescue
  3. 23kid
  4. Welcome to the Times
  5. Mean Low Water
  6. Climbing on Roofs (DeSperate Edit)
  7. The Big Afraid
  8. 65 Doesn’t Understand You
  9. Radio Protector

Paul McCartney: Chaos And Creation In The Backyard

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On September 12, 2005, “Parlaphone” label released “Chaos and Creation in the Backyard”, the thirteenth Paul McCartney studio album. It was recorded September 2023 – April 2005, at “RAL” and “AIR” in London, “Ocean Way” in Hollywood, and was produced by Nigel Godrich.

Personnel:

  • Paul McCartney – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, classical guitar, 12 string guitar, tambourine on snare, piano, electric piano, B 3 organ, Moog synthesizer, autoharp, Baldwin spinet, bass guitar, cello, drums, drum machine, flugelhorn, violin, gong, güiro, harmonium, acoustic guitar loops, maracas, melodica, recorders, tubular bells, triangle, toy glockenspiel, percussion, vibrachimes, woodblock, art direction
  • Jason Falkner – electric guitar, classical guitar
  • Rusty Anderson – acoustic guitar
  • Brian Ray – acoustic guitar
  • Nigel Godrich – piano and Epiphone acoustic guitar loops
  • Pedro Eustache – duduk
  • James Gadson – drums
  • Joey Waronker – bass drum, bongos, shaker
  • Abe Laboriel Jr. – percussion, block, tambourine
  • The Los Angeles Music Players – strings
  • Millennia Ensemble – strings, brass instrument
  • Joby Talbot – string and brass arrangements, conducting
  • David Campbell – string arrangement
  • Dan Grech-Marguerat – production assistant
  • Darrell Thorp – engineer
  • Alan Yoshida – mastering
  • Stylorouge London – art direction
  • Mike McCartney – cover
  • Brian Clarke – inlay
  • Bill Bernstein – back cover

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul McCartney.

  1. Fine Line
  2. How Kind of You
  3. Jenny Wren
  4. At the mercy
  5. Friends to Go
  6. English Tea
  7. Too Much Rain
  8. A Certain Softness
  9. Riding to Vanity Fair
  10. Follow Me
  11. Promise to You Girl
  12. This Never Happened Before
  13. Anyway
  14. I’ve Only Got Two Hands (unlisted instrumental)

Kaizers Orchestra: Maestro

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On August 15, 2005, “Kaizerecords” label released “Maestro”, the third Kaizers Orchestra studio album. It was recorded February – March 2005, at “Duper Studio” in Bergen, Norway, and was produced by Jørgen Træen and Janove Ottesen.

Personnel:

  • Janove Ottesen – vocals
  • Geir Zahl – guitar
  • Terje Winterstø Røthing – guitar
  • Øyvind Storesund – double bass
  • Rune Solheim – drums
  • Helge Risa – pump organ
  • Stian Carstensen – accordion, banjo
  • Trifon Trifonov – saxophone
  • Gunnar Hågbo – saxophone
  • Øyvind Husebø – trumpet
  • Filip Ankov Simeonov – clarinet, trumpet
  • Tor Erik Hellesen – trombone
  • Rebecca Cherry – violin
  • Chiori Suzuki – violin
  • Berend Mulder – viola
  • Siri Hilmen – cello
  • Martin Holmes – backing vocals
  • Jørgen Træen – mixing
  • Bjørn Engelman – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Janove Ottesen, except where noted.

  1. KGB
  2. Maestro
  3. Knekker deg til sist
  4. Señor Flamingos Adieu
  5. Blitzregn baby
  6. Dieter Meyers Inst.
  7. Christiania
  8. Delikatessen
  9. Jævel av en tango
  10. Papa har lov – Geir Zahl
  11. Auksjon (i Dieter Meyers hall) – Geir Zahl
  12. På ditt skift