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Focus: Focus 8.5 / Beyond the Horizon

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On July 1, 2016, “Right Honourable Records” label released “Focus 8.5 / Beyond the Horizon”, the twelve Focus studio album. It is credited to “Focus and Friends featuring Marvio Ciribelli”, and was recorded in 2005, in Brazil, and was produced by Marvio Ciribelli and Geert Scheijgrond.

Personnel:

  • Thijs van Leer– vocals, Hammond organ, flute
  • Pierre van der Linden– vocals, drums, palms
  • Jan Dumée– vocals, guitars, palms
  • Arthur Maia – bass
  • Sérgio Chiavazzoli – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Marvio Cribelli – keyboard, chorus, piano, rhodes, Hammond organ
  • Marcio Lott – vocals
  • Mylena Cribelli – vocals, chorus
  • Thaís Motta – vocals, chorus
  • Marcio Bahia – vocals, drums
  • Marcelo Martins – flute
  • Amaro Júnior – drums, percussion
  • Flavio Santos – percussion, palms
  • Fabiano Segalote – vocals, trombone
  • Adalberto Miranda – palms
  • Rogério Fernandes – bass
  • David Ganc & Mário Séve – flute

Track listing:

  1. Focus Zero – Thijs van Leer, Pierre van der Linden
  2. Hola, Cómo estás? – Thijs van Leer
  3. Rock 5 – Marvio Ciribelli
  4. Millennium – Jan Dumée
  5. Înaltă – Marvio Ciribelli
  6. Talkin Rhythms – Pierre van der Linden, Marcio Bahia
  • Conversation of Drums
  • Conversation of Drummers
  1. Surrexit Christus – Thijs van Leer, Clemens Non Papa

The Futureheads: News and Tributes

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On May 29, 2006, “679 Recordings” label released “News and Tributes”, the second Futureheads (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Warren House Farm” in Ganton, and “Miloco Studios” in London, and was produced by Ben Hillier.

Personnel:

  • Ross Millard – guitar, backing vocals
  • Barry Hyde – vocals, guitar
  • David “Jaff” Craig – bass, backing vocals
  • Dave Hyde – drums, backing vocals
  • Richard Morris – engineer
  • Catherine Marks – engineer assistant
  • Joe Hirst – mixing
  • Ben Hillier – mixing
  • Mat Maitland – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Ross Millard, Barry Hyde, David “Jaff” Craig, and Dave Hyde.

  1. Yes/No
  2. Cope
  3. Fallout
  4. Skip to the End
  5. Burnt
  6. News and Tributes
  7. The Return of the Berserker
  8. Back to the Sea
  9. Worry About It Later
  10. Favours for Favours
  11. Thursday
  12. Face

Brad Mehldau: House On Hill

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On June 27, 2006, “Nonesuch” label released “House on Hill” the 17th Brad Mehldau album. It was recorded October 2002 – March 2005 at “Avatar Studios” in New York, NY, and was produced by Matt Pierson and Brad Mehldau.

Personnel:

  • Brad Mehldau– piano
  • Larry Grenadier– bass
  • Jorge Rossy– drums
  • James Farber – recording, mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Benita Raphan – artwork
  • Lourdes Delgado – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Brad Mehldau.

  1. August Ending
  2. House on Hill
  3. Bealtine
  4. Boomer
  5. Backyard
  6. Fear and Trembling
  7. Embers
  8. Happy Tune
  9. Waiting for Eden

Satellite Party: Ultra Payloaded

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On May 29, 2007, “Columbia” label released “Ultra Payloaded”, the debut and the only Satellite Party studio album. It was recorded 2005 – 2007, and was produced by Perry Farrell and Nuno Bettencourt.

Personnel:

  • Perry Farrell– lead vocals, programming, string arrangement
  • Nuno Bettencourt– lead guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, organ, piano, backing vocals, string arrangements
  • Kevin Figueiredo– drums
  • Etty Lau Farrell– backing vocals
  • Carl Restivo– backing vocals, additional 808 programming, bass guitar
  • Peter DiStefano– acoustic guitar
  • John Frusciante– guitar
  • Flea– bass guitar
  • Peter Hook– bass guitar
  • Fergie– backing vocals
  • Jim Morrison– vocals
  • Harry Gregson-Williams– string arrangement, conducting with The Satellite Strings Orchestra
  • Suze DeMarchi– backing vocals
  • Dan Chase – percussion
  • Joey Heredia – percussion
  • Tim Pierce– guitars
  • Kenneth Crouch – piano
  • Milen Kirov – piano
  • Jamie Mahoberac – keyboards
  • Anthony J. Resta – programming
  • Hybrid– programming
  • Thievery Corporation– programming
  • Daniel Sternbaum – engineer
  • Scott Wiley – engineer
  • Anthony “Rocky” Gallo – engineer, mixing, additional tracking

Track listing:

  1. Wish Upon a Dogstar – Perry Farrell, Healings, Hook, Truman
  2. Only Love, Let’s Celebrate – Perry Farrell, Ferakis, Zesses
  3. Hard Life Easy – Perry Farrell, John Frusciante, Flea
  4. Kinky – Perry Farrell, Healings, Hook, Truman
  5. The Solutionists – Perry Farrell, Thievery Corporation
  6. Awesome – Perry Farrell, Healings, Truman
  7. Sunshine – Perry Farrell, The Bee Gees
  8. Insanity Rains – Perry Farrell, Nuno Bettencourt
  9. Milky Ave – Perry Farrell, Flea
  10. Ultra Payloaded Satellite Party – Perry Farrell
  11. Woman in the Window – Perry Farrell

Wallflowers: Rebel, Sweetheart

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On May 24, 2005, “Interscope” label released “Rebel, Sweetheart”, the fifth Wallflowers album. It was recorded 2004 – 2005, at “Southern Tracks Recording” in Atlanta, Georgia, “Henson Recording Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien.

Personnel:

  • Jakob Dylan– lead vocals, guitars
  • Rami Jaffee– keyboards, backing vocals
  • Greg Richling – bass guitar
  • Fred Eltringham – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Jakob Dylan.

  1. Days of Wonder
  2. The Passenger
  3. The Beautiful Side of Somewhere
  4. Here He Comes (Confessions of a Drunken Marionette)
  5. We’re Already There
  6. God Says Nothing Back
  7. Back to California
  8. I Am a Building
  9. From the Bottom of My Heart
  10. Nearly Beloved
  11. How Far You’ve Come
  12. All Things New Again

James Blood Ulmer: Birthright

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On May 24, 2005, “Hyena” label released “Birthright”, the 18th James Blood Ulmer album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Gigantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Vernon Reid. “Birthright” was voted the “Blues Album of the Year” in the “2005 Down Beat Readers’ Poll”.

Personnel:

  • James Blood Ulmer– vocals, guitar, flute

Track listing:

All tracks by James Blood Ulmer except where noted.

  1. Take My Music Back to the Church
  2. I Can’t Take It Anymore
  3. Where Did All the Girls Come From
  4. I Ain’t Superstitious – Willie Dixon
  5. White Man’s Jail
  6. High Yellow
  7. The Evil One
  8. Geechee Joe
  9. Love Dance Rag
  10. Sittin’ on Top of the World – traditional
  11. My Most Favorite Thing
  12. Devil’s Got to Burn

Yann Tiersen: Les Retrouvailles

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On May 23, 2005, “Ici, d’ailleurs…” label released “Les Retrouvailles”, the fifth Yann Tiersen studio album. It was recorded 2004 – 2005, and was produced by Yann Tiersen and Fabrice Laureau.

Personnel:

  • Yann Tiersen– accordion, alto saxophone, banjo, bass, Bontempi, carillon, cello, clavecin, double bass, drums, ebow, Fender Rhodes, guitar, Korg synthesizer, mandolin, marimba, melodica, organ, percussion, piano, toy piano, vibraphone, violone
  • Ludovic Morillon – drums
  • Elliott – flute
  • Elizabeth Fraser- vocals
  • Jane Birkin- vocals
  • Stuart A. Staples- vocals
  • Dominque A- vocals
  • Miossec- vocals
  • Orchestre National de Paris
  • Frederic Dessus – violin
  • Armelle Legoff – violin
  • Frédéric Haffner – violin
  • Guillaume Fontanarosa – violin
  • Bertrand Causse – vertical viola
  • Anne Causse Biragnet – violoncello
  • Jean-François Assy – violoncello
  • Christine Ott- ondes Martenot

Track listing:

All tracks by Yann Tiersen, except where noted.

  1. Western
  2. Kala – Elizabeth Fraser, Yann Tiersen
  3. Loin des villes
  4. La Veillée
  5. Plus d’hiver
  6. A ceux qui sont malades par mer calme
  7. A Secret Place – Stuart A. Staples, Yann Tiersen
  8. Le Matin
  9. Les Enfants
  10. Le Jour de l’ouverture – Ané, Miossec, Yann Tiersen
  11. La Boulange
  12. La Plage
  13. Mary
  14. 7:PM
  15. Les Retrouvailles
  16. La Jetée

Spoon: Gimme Fiction

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On May 10, 2005, “Merge Records” label released “Gimme Fiction”, the fifth Spoon studio album. It was recorded July – September 2014, at “Public Hi – Fi” in Austin, Texas, and was produced by Britt Daniel, Jim Eno and Mike McCarthy.

Personnel:

  • Britt Daniel– vocals, guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, Rhodes, sound effects, memory man, tambourine, kalimba, organ, flute patch, sleigh bells, Wurlitzer, slaps, Moog, shaker
  • Jim Eno– drums, high hat, engineer
  • Eric Harvey – piano
  • Josh Zarbo – bass guitar
  • Mike McCarthy– snaps, string swoops, programming, flams, xylophone, engineer
  • Ames Asbell – viola
  • Sara Nelson – cello
  • John Painter – trumpet, trombone, saxophone
  • Eddie Robert – creepy bass
  • John Vanderslice– rings, feedbacks
  • Scott Solter– delay drum
  • Eric Bachmann– backing vocals
  • Greg Calbi– mastering
  • Sean McCabe – artwork

 Track listing:

All tracks by Britt Daniel

  1. The Beast and Dragon, Adored
  2. The Two Sides of Monsieur Valentine
  3. I Turn My Camera On
  4. My Mathematical Mind
  5. The Delicate Place
  6. Sister Jack
  7. I Summon You
  8. The Infinite Pet
  9. Was It You
  10. They never Got You
  11. Merchants of Soul

Richie Cole

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On May 2, 2020, Richie Cole died aged 72. He was composer, arranger and musician (saxophone), began to play alto saxophone when he was ten years old, encouraged by his father, who owned a jazz club in New Jersey. In the 70’ he created his own “alto madness” bebop style. In the 90’s he formed The Alto Madness Orchestra. Cole recorded and performed with many musicians such as Buddy Rich, Lionel Hampton, Doc Severinsen, Eddie Jefferson, Nancy Wilson, Tom Waits, The Manhattan Transfer, Hank Crawford,  Freddie Hubbard, Eric Kloss, Bobby Enriquez, Phil Woods, Sonny Stitt, Art Pepper, Greg Abate, Les DeMerle, Allan Harris, Jim Holman, Vic Juris, Peter Lauffer, Oliver Nelson, Anita O’Day, Red Rodney, Janine Santana, Mark Murphy, Sonny Stitt and Boots Randolph. In 2005, Cole was awarded the “State of California Congressional Certificate of Lifetime Achievement in Jazz” on behalf of the “Temecula Jazz Society”.

Marc Ribot: Spiritual Unity

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On May 3, 2005, “PI Recordings” label released “Spiritual Unity”, the 16th Marc Ribot album. It was recorded in October 2004, at “Orange Music Sound Studio” in West Orange, New Jersey, “Tonic” in New York City, and was produced by Marc Ribot.

Personnel:

  • Marc Ribot– guitar
  • Roy Campbell– trumpet, pocket trumpet
  • Henry Grimes– bass
  • Chad Taylor – drums
  • Francois Lardeau – engineer
  • Bill Mulvey – engineer
  • Dominik Huber – photography

 Track listing:

All tracks by Albert Ayler.

  1. Invocation
  2. Spirits
  3. Truth Is Marching In
  4. Saints
  5. Bells