Tag Archives: 2006

Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood: Out Louder

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On September 26, 2006, “Indirecto Records” label released “Out Louder”, album by Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood. It was recorded in January 2006, at “Shacklyn Studios” and “Bedford Studios” in Brooklyn, New York.

Personnel:

  • John Medeski – keyboards
  • John Scofield – guitars
  • Chris Wood – basses
  • Billy Martin – drums, percussion
  • Tom Camuso – recording
  • Andy Tommasi – engineer assistant
  • Scotty Hard – mixing
  • Michael Fossenkemper – mastering
  • Yalitza Ferreras – art direction, design
  • Danny Clinch – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Medeski, John Scofield, Billy Martin and Chris Wood, except where noted.

  1. Little Walter Rides Again – John Scofield
  2. Miles Behind
  3. In Case the World Changes Its Mind
  4. Tequila and Chocolate – Chris Wood
  5. Tootie Ma Is a Big Fine Thing – traditional
  6. Cachaça – Chris Wood
  7. Hanuman
  8. Telegraph
  9. What Now
  10. Julia – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  11. Down the Tube
  12. Legalize It – Peter Tosh

Herbie Hancock: River: The Joni Letters

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On September 25, 2007, “Verve” label released “River: The Joni Letters”, the fortieth Herbie Hancock studio album. It is a tribute album featuring cover songs written by Joni Mitchell. It was recorded 2006 – 2007, at “Avatar” in New York City, “Ocean Way” in Los Angeles, “600 ft” in Yorkshire, “NJP Tonstrudio” in Zürich, and was produced by Larry Klein and Herbie Hancock.

Personnel:

  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Wayne Shorter – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Lionel Loueke – guitar
  • Dave Holland – bass
  • Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
  • Joni Mitchell – vocal
  • Tina Turner – vocal
  • Norah Jones – vocal
  • Corinne Bailey Rae – vocal
  • Luciana Souza – vocal

Track listing:

All tracks by Joni Mitchell, except where noted.

  1. Court and Spark
  2. Edith and the Kingpin
  3. Both Sides Now
  4. River
  5. Sweet Bird
  6. The Leaf Prophecy – Joni Mitchell, Larry Klein
  7. Solitude – Eddie DeLange, Duke Ellington, irving Mills
  8. Amelia
  9. Nefertiti – Wayne Shorter
  10. The Jungle Line

Phideaux Xavier: The Great Leap

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On September 18, 2006, “Bloodfish Music” label released “The Great Leap”, the sixth Phideaux Xavier album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Firehouse Recording Studios” in Pasadena, “Phideaux’s Lair, & Treehouse Mixing”, and was produced by Gabriel Moffat.

Personnel:

  • Gabriel Moffat – electric guitar, arrangements, mixing
  • Arlan Shierbaum – Hammond organ, piano, electric piano, clavinet, synthesizer
  • Rich Hutchins – drums, percussion
  • Jo Pusateri – snare
  • Hiker Frostbelt – flute, zurna, recorder
  • Probyn Gregory – theremin, trumpet, flugelhorn, French horn, trombone
  • Ariel Farber – vocals, violin
  • Linda Ruttan-Moldawsky, Molly Ruttan, Valerie Gracious – vocals
  • Stefanie Fife – cello
  • Probyn Gregory – arrangement
  • Ed Woolley, Milton G. Ruezga –second engineer
  • Molly Ruttan – painting, design, artwork

Track listing:

  1. Wake Up
  2. You and Me Against a World of Pain
  3. The Waiting
  4. Abducted
  5. Rainboy
  6. I Was Thinking
  7. Long and Lonely Way
  8. They Hunt You Down
  9. Tannis Root
  10. One Star
  11. Last

Magenta: New York Suite

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In September 2006, “F2 Music Ltd.” label released “New York Suite”, the fifth Magenta album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Robert Reed.

Personnel:

  • Christina Booth – vocal
  • Chris Fry – guitars
  • Colin Edwards – keyboards, guitar
  • Dan Nelson – bass
  • Robert Reed – percussion, engineer, mixing
  • Adam J Hodgson – design
  • Chris Walkden – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Steve Reed, all music by Robert Reed.

  1. Arrival
  2. Home from Home
  3. White Lies
  4. Truth
  5. This Life (reprise)

Kanny Garrett: Beyond The Wall

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On August 29, 2006, “Nonesuch” label released “Beyond the Wall”, the twelfth Kenny Garrett studio album. It was recorded in February 2006, at “Right Track Recording” in New York City, and was produced by Kenny Garrett and Steven Epstein.

Personnel:

  • Kenny Garrett – alto saxophone, piano 
  • Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone 
  • Mulgrew Miller – piano 
  • Robert Hurst – bass
  • Brian Blade – drums
  • Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone
  • Rogerio Boccato – percussion 
  • Nedelka Echols – vocals 
  • Arlene Lewis, Dawn Caveness, Genea Martin, Geovanti Steward, Kevin Wheatley – vocals 
  • Jonathan Gandelsman – violin
  • Neal Humphreys – cello
  • Guowei Wang – erhu
  • Susan Jolles – harp 
  • Todd Whitelock – recording, mastering, mixing
  • David Stoller, Jason Stasium, Timmy Olmstead – recording assistant
  • Steven Epstein – mastering
  • Doyle Partners – design
  • Mark Anderson – photography
  • Barron Claiborne – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kenny Garrett.

  1. Calling
  2. Beyond the Wall
  3. Qing Wen – contains a sample from Ngontog Gyan (Ornament for Clear Realization)
  4. Realization (Marching Towards the Light)
  5. Tsunami Song
  6. Kiss to the Skies
  7. Now
  8. Gwoka
  9. May Peace Be Upon Them

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

Zu: How To Raise An Ox

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On August 11, 2006, “Atavistic Records” label released “How to Raise an Ox”, the seventh Zu studio album. It was recorded in October 2004, at “Locomotive Studio” in Rome, Italy.

Personnel:

  • Mats Gustafsson – baritone saxophone
  • Luca – baritone saxophone
  • Massimo – bass guitar
  • Jacopo – drums

Track listing:

  1. Over a Furnace
  2. How to Raise an Ox
  3. Eating the Landscape
  4. King Devours His Sons
  5. Bring the War Back Home
  6. Meat Eater, Solar Bird
  7. Palace of Reptiles
  8. Beasts Only Die to Be Born
  9. Tiger Teaches the Lamb

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

V.A.: Miles from India: A Celebration of the Music of Miles Davis

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On April 15, 2008, “Time Square Records” label released “Miles from India: A Celebration of the Music of Miles Davis”, album by various artists. It was recorded November 2006 – July 2007, and was produced by Bob Belden. Album tracks were performed in new arrangements by American jazz musicians and performers from India.

Track listing:

  1. Spanish Key – Gino Banks, Louis Banks, Rakesh Chaurasia, Selva Ganesh, Adam Holzman, Dave Liebman, Shankar Mahadevan, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Sridhar Parthasarthy, Taufiq Qureshi, Benny Rietveld, Wallace Roney, Mike Stern, Lenny White
  2. All Blues – Louis Banks, Gary Bartz, Ron Carter, Ravi Chary, Jimmy Cobb, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Vikku Vinayakram
  3. Ife (fast) – Gino Banks, Pete Cosey, Michael Henderson, Adam Holzman, Dave Liebman, Kala Ramnath, A. Sivamani, Vikku Vinayakram
  4. In a Silent Way (Intro) – Adam Holzman, Robert Irving III, Pandit Brij Narayan
  5. It’s About That Time – Gary Bartz, Ndugu Chancler, Pete Cosey, Michael Henderson, Adam Holzman, Robert Irving III, Kala Ramnath
  6. Jean Pierre – Ranjit Barot, Rakesh Chaurasia, Adam Holzman, Robert Irving III, Benny Rietveld, Mike Stern, Vince Wilburn Jr.
  7. So What – Louis Banks, Ron Carter, Ndugu Chancler, Chick Corea, Selva Ganesh, Sridhar Parthasarthy, Taufiq Qureshi
  8. Miles Runs the Voodoo Down – Pete Cosey, Michael Henderson, Adam Holzman, Wallace Roney, A. Sivamani, Vikku Vinayakram, Lenny White
  9. Blue in Green – Louis Banks, Ron Carter, Jimmy Cobb, Dilshad Khan, Shankar Mahadevan, Wallace Roney, Mike Stern
  10. Great Expectations (Orange Lady) – Ravi Chary, Pete Cosey, Michael Henderson, Adam Holzman, Marcus Miller, Taufiq Qureshi, Wallace Roney, Vince Wilburn Jr., Vikku Vinayakram
  11. Ife (Slow) – Gary Bartz, Pete Cosey, Michael Henderson, Adam Holzman, Dave Liebman, Wallace Roney, Badal Roy
  12. Miles from India – Louis Banks, Sikkil Gurucharan, John McLaughlin, U. Srinivas