On October 20, 2005, Shirley Valerie Horn died aged 71. She was singer and musician (piano), became one of the best known and most successful female singers in the jazz history. Horn performed and recorded with many jazz greats including Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Toots Thielemans, Ron Carter, Carmen McRae, Wynton Marsalis, Stuff Smith, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Charlie Haden, Oscar Peterson, Joe Williams, Jeffery Smith, Clark Terry, Bill Charlap and others. For her work she had received many awards including: “Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance”; “National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Award”, and “Honorary Doctor of Music Degree” from the “Berklee College of Music”.
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Depeche Mode: Playing The Angel
On October 17, 2005, “Mute” label released “Playing the Angel”, the eleventh Depeche Mode studio album. It was recorded January – July 2005, at “Sound Design” in Santa Barbara, California; “Stratosphere Sound” in New York City, and “Whitfield Studios” in London, and was produced by Ben Hillier. The album was certified Platinum in France by “SNEP; 2 x Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; Platinum in Hungary by “MAHASZ”; Platinum in Poland by “ZPAV”; 3 x Platinum in Russia by “NFPF”, and Platinum in Spain by “PROMUSICAE”.
Personnel:
- Dave Gahan – lead vocals
- Martin Gore – vocals, keyboards, guitar
- Andy Fletcher – keyboards
- Dave McCracken – piano, programming
- Andrew Phillpott – programming
- Christian Eigner– programming
- Richard Morris – engineer, programming
- Ben Hillier– engineer, mixing
- Ki Rangnick – engineer, mixing assistant
- Devin Workman – engineer, mixing assistant
- Arjun Agerwala – engineer assistant
- Nick Sevilla – engineer assistant
- Rudyard Lee Cullers – engineer assistant
- Steve Fitzmaurice– mixing
- Emily Lazar– mastering
- Sarah Register – mastering assistant
- Anton Corbijn– art direction, cover design, photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Martin Gore, except where noted.
- A Pain That I’m Used To
- John the Revelator
- Suffer Well – Dave Gahan, Christian Eigner, Andrew Phillpott
- The Sinner in Me
- Precious
- Macro
- I Want It All – Dave Gahan, Christian Eigner, Andrew Phillpott
- Nothing’s Impossible – Dave Gahan, Christian Eigner, Andrew Phillpott
- Introspectre
- Damaged People
- Lilian
My Morning Jacket: Z
On October 4, 2005, “ATO” label released “Z” the fourth My Morning Jacket studio album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Allaire Studios” in Shokan, New York, and was produced by John Leckie and Jim James. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 457 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”; and on number 31st on its list of the “100 Best Albums of the 2000s”, and 23rd of the “40 Greatest Stoner Albums Ever”.
Personnel:
- Jim James– vocals, lead and rhythm guitars
- Carl Broemel– guitar
- Bo Koster– keyboards
- Tom Blankenship– bass guitar
- Patrick Hallahan– drums
- Ward– acoustic guitar, choirs
- Andrew Bird– strings, whistles
- Katie Beach
- Guy Burwel
- Nicolai Denchev
- Mike Fulkerson
- Brandon Jones
- Kathleen Lolley
Track listing:
All tracks by Jim James, except where noted:
- Wordless Chorus
- It Beats 4 U
- Gideon
- What a Wonderful Man
- Off the Record – Jim James, Tom Blankenship, Patrick Hallahan
- Into the Woods
- Anytime
- Lay Low
- Knot Comes Loose
- Dondante
Rammstein: Herzeleid
On September 29, 1995, “Motor Music” label released “Herzeleid” the debut Rammstein album. It was recorded in 1995, at “Polar Studios” in Stockholm, and was produced by Jacob Hellner and Carl-Michael Herlöfsson. In 2005, “Rock Hard” magazine ranked “Herzeleid” at number 303 in its book of “The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time”. The album was certified Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”.
Personnel:
- Till Lindemann– vocals
- Richard Z. Kruspe– guitar
- Paul Landers– guitar
- Christian Lorenz– keyboards
- Oliver Riedel– bass guitar
- Christoph Schneider– drums
- Ronald Prent –mixing
- Chateau du Pape –mixing
- Praler – cover idea, photography
- Dirk Rudolph – design
- Emanuel Fialik – additional production
- Olav Bruhn – additional production
Track listing:
All tracks by Rammstein.
- Wollt ihr das Bett in Flammen sehen?
- Der Meister
- Weisses Fleisch
- Asche zu Asche
- Seemann
- Du riechst so gut
- Das alte Leid
- Heirate mich
- Herzeleid
- Laichzeit
- Rammstein
Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life
On September 28, 1976, “Motown” label released “Songs in the Key of Life”, the eighteenth Stevie Wonder studio album. It was recorded 1974 – 1976: at “Crystal Sound” in Hollywood; “Record Plant” in Los Angeles; “Record Plant” in Sausalito;”The Hit Factory” in New York City, and was produced by Stevie Wonder. The original double vinyl album was released with a four-song bonus EP. In 2005, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Song in the Key of Life” at number 57 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in UK by “BPI”; Diamond in the US by “RIIA”;
Personnel:
- Stevie Wonder– vocals, harmonica, keyboards, drums, arrangements, programming
- Michael Sembello– guitar
- Sneaky Pete Kleinow– pedal steel
- George Benson– vocals, guitar
- G. “Snuffy” Walden– guitar
- Dean Parks– guitar
- Ben Bridges – guitar, sitar
- Howard “Buzzy” Feiten– guitar
- Ronnie Foster– organ
- Herbie Hancock– keyboards, handclapping
- Greg Phillinganes– keyboards
- Nathan Watts– vocals, bass guitar, handclapping
- Gary Olazabal – bass sound, engineer
- Greg Brown – drums
- Raymond Lee Pounds – drums
- Carol Cole – percussion
- Bobbye Hall– percussion
- Raymond Maldonado – percussion
- Carmelo Garcia – percussion, timbales
- Renee Hardaway – vocals, percussion
- Nelson Hayes – vocals, percussion, sound effects
- Jim Horn– saxophone
- Hank Redd – alto and tenor saxophone
- Trevor Lawrence – tenor saxophone
- Steve Madaio – trumpet
- Glen Ferris – trombone
- George Bohannon – trombone
- Bobbi Humphrey– flute
- Dorothy Ashby– harp
- Deniece Williams– vocals
- Minnie Riperton– vocals
- Gary Byrd – vocals
- Michael Wycoff– vocals
- Larry Scott – sound effects
- Jay Boy Adams – vocals
- Nathan Alford, Jr. – percussion
- Eddie “Bongo” Brown – percussion
- Edna Orso – vocals, percussion
- Marietta Waters – vocals, percussion
- Colleen Carleton – vocals, percussion
- Larry Latimer – vocals, percussion
- Amale Mathews – vocals, percussion
- Josette Valentino – vocals, percussion, handclapping
- Charles Brewer – vocals, percussion, programming
- Shirley Brewer – vocals, percussion, speaking part
- John Fischbach – vocals, percussion, programming, engineer
- Raymond Maldonado – percussion, trumpet
- Henry America – vocals
- Susie Fuzzell – vocals
- Anthony Givens – vocals
- Audrey Givens – vocals
- Derrick Givens – vocals
- Mildred Givens – vocals
- Michael Lee Gray – vocals
- Mimi Green – vocals
- Susaye Greene Brown– vocals
- Bhakta Gregory – vocals
- John Harris – sound effects
- Jeania Harris – vocals
- Troy Harris – vocals
- Terry Hendricks – vocals
- Adrian Janes – vocals
- Josie James – vocals
- Calvin Johnson – vocals
- Carol Johnson – vocals
- Patricia Johnson – vocals
- Madelaine Jones – vocals
- Bhakta Kevin – vocals
- Phillip Kimble – vocals
- James Lambert – vocals
- Linda Lawrence – vocals
- Irma Leslie – vocals
- Kim Lewis – vocals
- Carl Lockhart – vocals
- Gail Lockhart – vocals
- Linda America – vocals
- Baradras – vocals
- Brenda Barnett – vocals
- Khalif Bobatoon – vocals
- Starshemah Bobatoon – vocals
- Sudana Bobatoon – vocals
- Berry Briges – vocals
- Cecilia Brown – vocals
- Jean Brown – vocals
- Rodney Brown – vocals
- Addie Cox – vocals
- Agnideva Dasa – vocals
- Duryodhana Guru Dasa – vocals
- Jayasacinandana Dasa – vocals
- Jitamrtyi Dasa – vocals
- Vedavyasa Dasa – vocals
- Cinmayi Dasi – vocals
- Yogamaya Dasi – vocals
- Carolyn Dennis– vocals
- Bhakta Eddie – vocals
- Doe Rani Edwards – vocals
- Jacqueline F. English – vocals
- Ethel Enoex – vocals
- Al Jocko Fann – vocals
- Barbara Fann – vocals
- Melani Fann – vocals
- Shelley Fann – vocals
- Tracy Fann – vocals
- Carolyn Massenburg – vocals
- ArticleMay – vocals
- Charity McCrary– vocals
- Linda McCrary-Campbell– vocals
- Lonnie Morgan – vocals
- Kim Nixon – vocals
- Lisa Nixon – vocals
- Larri Nuckens – vocals
- Gwen Perry – vocals
- Gregory Rudd – vocals
- Rukmini – vocals
- Yolanda Simmons – vocals, handclapping
- Keith Slaughter – vocals
- Rosona Starks – vocals
- Dennis Swindell – vocals
- Sundray Tucker – vocals
- Gary Veney – vocals
- Sheryl Walker – vocals
- Mary Lee Whitney – vocals
- Syreeta Wright– vocals
- Michael Gray – vocals
- Susaye Greene – vocals
- William Moore – vocals
- Aisha Morris – crying
- Fountain Jones – programming
- John Harris – programming
- Don Hunter – programming, sound effects
- David Henson – engineer assistant
Track listing:
- Love’s in Need of Love Today – Stevie Wonder
- Have a Talk with God – Calvin Hardawa, Stevie Wonder
- Village Ghetto Land – Gary Byrd, Stevie Wonder
- Contusion – Stevie Wonder
- Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder
- I Wish – Stevie Wonder
- Knocks Me Off My Feet – Stevie Wonder
- Pastime Paradise – Stevie Wonde
- Summer Soft – Stevie Wonder
- Ordinary Pain – Stevie Wonder
- Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
- Joy Inside My Tears – Stevie Wonder
- Black Man – Gary Byrd and Stevie Wonder
- Ngiculela – Es Una Historia – I Am Singing – Stevie Wonder
- If It’s Magic – Stevie Wonder
- As – Stevie Wonder
- Another Star – Stevie Wonder
Neil Young: Prairie Wind
On September 27, 2005, “Reprise” label released “Prairie Wind” the twenty-seventh Neil Young studio album. It was recorded in March 2005,in Nashville, and was produced by Neil Young and Ben Keith.
Personnel:
- Neil Young- vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica, piano
- Ben Keith- dobro, pedal steel, slide guitar
- Spooner Oldham- piano, Hammond B3 organ, Wurlitzer electric piano
- Rick Rosas- bass
- Karl Himmel – drums, percussion
- Chad Cromwell- drums, percussion
- Grant Boatwright – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Clinton Gregory – fiddle
- Wayne Jackson- horns
- Thomas McGinley – horns
- Emmylou Harris- special guest vocalist
- Pegi Young – backing vocals
- Diana Dewitt – backing vocals
- Anthony Crawford – backing vocals
- Gary Pigg – backing vocals
- Curtis Wright- backing vocals
- Chuck Cochran – string arrangements
- Fisk University Jubilee Choir, directed by Paul Kwami
Track listing:
All tracks by Neil Young
- The Painter
- No Wonder
- Falling Off the Face of the earth
- Far From Home
- It’s a Dream
- Prairie Wind
- Here for You
- This Old Guitar
- He Was the King
- When God Made Me
- An Interview with Neil Young
Gang of Four: Entertainment!
On September 25, 1979, “EMI” label released “Entertainment!” the debut Gang of Four album. It was recorded 1979 at “The Workhouse” in London, and was produced by Andy Gill, Jon King and Rob Warr. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 483 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. In 2005, “Q” magazine ranked the track “At Home He’s a Tourist” at number 52 on its list of the “100 Greatest Guitar Tracks”.
Personnel:
- Andy Gill– vocals, guitar, artwork
- Jon King– vocals, melodica, artwork
- Dave Allen– vocals, bass guitar
- Hugo Burnham – vocals, drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Dave Allen, Hugo Burnham, Andy Gill, and Jon King.
- Ether
- Natural’s Not in It
- Not Great Men
- Damaged Goods
- Return the Gift
- Guns Before Butter
- I Found That Essence Rare
- Glass
- Contract
- At Home He’s a Tourist
- 45
- Anthrax
Devendra Banhart: Cripple One
On September 13, 2005, “XL Recordings” label released “Cripple Crow”, the fifth Devendra Banhart album. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by Devendra Banhart, Andy Cabic, Noah Georgeson and Thom Monahan. The cover is reminiscent of the “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album cover.
Personnel:
- Devendra Banhart – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, mixing, album art direction
- Emma O’Donnell – fiddle
- Gus – dog
- Noah Georgeson– engineer, mixing
- Thom Monahan – engineer, mixing
- Galen Pehrson – album art
- Alissa Anderson – album art
Track listing:
All tracks by Devendra Banhart, except where noted.
- Now That I Know
- Santa Maria da Feira
- Heard Somebody Say
- Long Haired Child
- Lazy Butterfly
- Quédate Luna
- Queen Bee
- I Feel Just Like a Child
- Some People Ride the Wave
- The Beatles
- Dragonflys
- Cripple Crow
- Inaniel
- Hey Mama Wolf
- How’s About Tellin’ a Story
- Chinese Children
- Sawkill River
- I Love That Man
- Luna de Margarita – Simon Diaz
- Korean Dogwood
- Little Boys
- Canela
dEUS: Pocket Revolution
On September 12, 2005, “Universal” label released “Pocket Revolution”, the fourth dEUS album. It was recorded in 2005, at “ICP Recording Studios”, “Studio Black Box”, “Scaldia Stars Recording Studio”, and was produced by Tom Barman and Klaas Janzoons. The cover art is based on The Von Neumann-Machine, a story from Don Lawrence’s Storm series of graphic novels.
- Tom Barman – vocals, guitars
- Klaas Janzoons – keyboards, violin, string and vocal arrangements
- Tim Vanhamel – guitar
- Anton Janssens – piano
- Guy Van Neuten – piano
- Tom Wouters – vibraphone
- CJ Bolland – programming
- Kobe Proesmans – percussion
- Peter Vermeersch – string arrangements
- String Up Quartet – strings
- Evelin Wandeweert, Lode Vercampt, Reinard Varbergen, Saartje De Muynck – strings
- Mark Steylaerts – violin
- Bill Funk – backing vocal
- Stef Kamil Carlens – vocal
- Lies Lorquet – backing vocals
- Carmen Betsabe – backing vocals
- Lugo Rodriguez – backing vocals
- Angelique Wilkie – backing vocals
- Danny Mommens – backing vocals
- Eadio Candip – backing vocals
- Peter Deimel – mixing
Track listing:
- Bad Timing – Tom Barman, Klaas Janzoons
- 7 Days, 7 Weeks – Tom Barman, Craig Ward
- Stop-Start Nature – Tom Barman, Klaas Janzoons, J. Bolland
- If You Don’t Get What You Want – Tom Barman
- What We Talk About (When We Talk About Love) – Tom Barman
- Include Me Out – Tom Barman
- Pocket Revolution – Tom Barman, Klaas Janzoons
- Night Shopping – Tom Barman
- Cold Sun of Circumstance – Tom Barman, Klaas Janzoons
- The Real Sugar – Tom Barman
- Sun Ra – Tom Barman, Klaas Janzoons
- Nothing Really Ends – Tom Barman
George Clinton & the P-Funk All-Stars: How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?
On September 6, 2005, “The C Kunspyruhzy” label released “How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?” (How Late Do You Have To Be Before You Are Absent?), album by George Clinton & the P-Funk All-Stars. It was recorded 1988–2004, and was produced by George Clinton, Rob Manzoli, Gary Shider, Dallas Austin, Steve Boyd, Michael “Clip” Payne and Wayghn Wilson.
Personnel:
- Joi – performer
- Sativa – performer
- Sheila Brody – vocals
- Kendra Foster – vocals
- Joi Gilliam – vocals
- Gary Shider – vocals
- Kevin Shider – vocals
- Calvin Simon – vocals
- Belita Woods – vocals
- Jim “Big Jim” Wright – vocals
- T. Money – vocals
- Louis Kabbabie – vocals
- Trey Lewd – vocals
- Raymond Davis – vocals
- Sue Dog – vocals
- Jazze Pha – vocals
- Robert “P-Nut” Johnson – vocals
- RonKat Spearman – vocals
- Pat Lewis – vocals
- Sandra Feva – vocals
- Clarence “Fuzzy” Haskins – vocals
- Prince – vocals, instrumentation
- Clip Payne – vocals, instrumentation
- Gary “Mudbone” Cooper – vocals, instrumentation
- Tracey Lewis – vocals, instrumentation
- Rob Manzoli – vocals, instrumentation
- Nowell Eugene Scott aka Nowell Eugene Haskins – instrumentation
- Billy Preston – instrumentation
- Felicia Collins – instrumentation
- Lige Curry – instrumentation
- Amp Fiddler – instrumentation
- Lili Haydn – instrumentation
- Michael Hampton – instrumentation
- Colin Wolfe – instrumentation
- Jerome Rogers – instrumentation
- Eric McFadden – instrumentation
- Dallas Austin – instrumentation
- Chris Bittner – instrumentation
- Bernie Worrell – instrumentation
- Ron Wright – instrumentation
- Dwayne “D-Cat” Cornelius – instrumentation
- Martin J. Andersen – instrumentation
- Jesper Bunk – instrumentation
- Ricky Rouse – instrumentation
- David Spradley – instrumentation
- Cordell Mosson – instrumentation
- Tim Shider – instrumentation
- Ronald Spearman – instrumentation
- Vaughn Wilson – engineer, instrumentation
- Bob Smith – engineer
- Jim Morgan – engineer
- Joe Spencer – engineer
- Nate Oberman – engineer
- Pete Deboer – engineer assistant
- Larry Ferguson – mixing, mastering
- Pedro Bell – artwork
- Bob Stovern – layout, design
Track listing:
- Bounce 2 This
- Su, Su, Su
- Paradigm
- U Can Depend On Me
- U Ain’t Runnin’ Shit
- Inhale Slow
- Because / Last Time Zone
- Neverending Love
- Sexy Side of You
- Saddest Day
- I Can Dance
- I’ll Be Sittin’ Here
- Don’t Dance Too Close
- More Than Words Can Say (Live)
- Butt-a-Butt
- Something Stank
- Our Secret
- Viagra
- Gypsy Woman
- Whole Lotta Shakin’
- Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight
- Whatchamacallit
- Trust In Yourself
- Booty
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