Tag Archives: 2008

Aaron Parks: Invisible Cinema

On August 19, 2009, “Blue Note” label released “Invisible Cinema”, the fifth Aaron Parks album. It was recorded in January 2008, at “Brooklyn Recording” and was produced by Aaron Parks and Michele Locatelli.

Personnel:

  • Aaron Parks – piano, mellotron, glockenspiel, synthesizers
  • Mike Moreno – guitar
  • Matt Penman – bass
  • Eric Harland – drums

Track listing:

  1. Travelers
  2. Peaceful Warrior
  3. Nemesis
  4. Riddle Me This
  5. Into the Labyrinth
  6. Karma
  7. Roadside Distraction
  8. Harvesting Dance
  9. Praise
  10. Afterglow

Anthony Braxton, Milford Graves & William Parker: Beyond Quantum

On August 19, 2008, “Tzadik” label released “Beyond Quantum”, album by Anthony Braxton, Milford Graves, and William Parker. It was recorded in May 2008, at “Orange Music Sound Studio” in West Orange, New Jersey, and was produced by Bill Laswell.

Personnel:

  • Anthony Braxton – saxophones
  • William Parker – bass, double reed
  • Milford Graves – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Anthony Braxton, Milford Graves and William Parker

  1. First Meeting
  2. Second Meeting
  3. Third Meeting
  4. Fourth Meeting
  5. Fifth Meeting

Medeski, Martin & Wood: Zaebos: Book of Angels Volume 11

On August 19, 2008, “Tzadik” label released “Zaebos: Book of Angels Volume 11”, the twelve Medeski, Martin & Wood album. It was recorded in March 2008, at “Shackston Studio” in New York, and was produced by John Medeski, Billy Martin and Chris Wood.

Personnel:

  • John Medeski – keyboards
  • Chris Wood – electric bass, bass
  • Billy Martin – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by John Zorn.

  1. Zagzagel
  2. Sefrial
  3. Agmatia
  4. Rifion
  5. Chafriel
  6. Ahaij
  7. Asaliah
  8. Vianuel
  9. Jeduthun
  10. Malach Ha-Sopher
  11. Tutrusa`i

Zach Hill: Astrological Straits

On August 12, 2008, “Anticon” and “icepac Recordings” labels released “Astrological Straits”, the debut Zach Hill album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Retrofit Recording” in Sacramento, California, and was produced by Zach Hill and John Reed Thompson.

Personnel:

  • Zach Hill – vocals, art direction, bass, cornet, electric piano, gong, guitar, drums, effects, keyboards, loops, mamola, melodica, piano,  programming, synthesizer, trumpet
  • Josh Hill – guitar
  • Robby Moncrief – guitar
  • Randy Randall – guitar
  • Dean Spuntz – baritone guitar
  • Dan Elkan – guitar, backup vocals
  • Katelyn Reeves – cornet, flute, photography
  • RT Thomas – guitar sample
  • John Reed Thompson – bass, guitar, trumpet, bugle, engineer, recording, mixing
  • Marco Benevento – piano
  • Chino Moreno – vocals
  • Zac Nelson – vocals
  • Steve Borth – saxophone
  • Les Claypool – bass guitar
  • Jonathan Hischke – bass, synth bass
  • Carson McWhirter – bass, recording
  • Tyler Pope – effects, programming
  • John Golden – mixing
  • Rich Good – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Zach Hill.

  1. Iambic Strays
  2. Toll Road
  3. Street People
  4. Dark Art
  5. Keep Calm and Carry On
  6. Hindsight is Nowhere
  7. Ummer
  8. Stoic Logic
  9. Uhuru
  10. Momentum
  11. Unseen Forces
  12. Tick On
  13. Astrological Straits
  14. Necromancer

Fred Frith: To Sail, To Sail

In July 2008, “Tzadik” label released “To Sail, to Sail”, the ninth Fred Frith album. It was recorded in February 2008, at “Guerrilla Recording” in Oakland, California, and was produced by Fred Frith.

Personnel:

  • Fred Frith –  Taylor 810 Model steel-string acoustic guitar

Track listing:

All tracks by Fred Frith.

  1. Because Your Mama Wants You Home
  2. Weather Gauge
  3. Reconstructed
  4. Life on Venus
  5. Mondays
  6. Life-Enhancing Interior
  7. First Light
  8. Scratch Orchestra
  9. The Wrong Door
  10. Circuit Breakers and Fuses
  11. The Slightest Shiver
  12. Sheep’s Head, 1963
  13. Life by Another Name
  14. Dog Watch
  15. Hopscotch Horizon
  16. King Dawn

Kronos Quartet: Floodplain

On May 19, 2009, “Nonesuch” label released “Floodplain”, the 44th Kronos Quartet (The) album. It was recorded August 2007 – October 2008, at “Architecture” in Los Angeles, “Ramadan Nights Festival” in Barbican Centre, London, “Skywalker Sound” in Nicasio, California, “Whip Records” in Berkeley, California  and was produced by David Harrington.

Personnel:

  • David Harrington – violin, arrangements
  • John Sherba – violin, arrangements
  • Hank Dutt – viola, arrangements
  • Jeffrey Zeigler – cello, arrangements
  • Osvaldo Golijov – arrangements
  • Jacob Garchik – arrangements
  • Stephen Prutsman – arrangements
  • Alim Qasimov – arrangements
  • Ljiva – arrangements
  • Scott Fraser – engineer
  • Adam Whitford – engineer
  • Scott Fraser – engineer
  • Dann Thompson – engineer assistant
  • David Landon – engineer assistant
  • Dann Thompson – engineer assistant
  • Jeanne Velonis – editing assistant
  • Judith Sherman – producer

Track listing:

  1. Ya Habibi Ta’ala – Midhat Assem
  2. Tashweesh – Ramallah Underground
  3. Wa Habibi – traditional
  4. Getme, Getme – Said Rustamov
  5. Raga Mishra Bhairavi: Alap – Ram Narayan
  6. Oh Mother, the Handsome Man Tortures Me – unknown
  7. Mugam Beyati Shiraz – Rahman Asadollahi
  8. Lullaby – traditional
  9. Nihavent Sirto – Tanburi Cemil Bey
  10. Kara Kemir – Kuat Shildebaev
  11. Tèw semagn hagèré – Alèmu Aga
  12. …Hold Me, Heighbor, in This Storm.. – Aleksandra Vrebalov

Nektar: Book Of Days

On May 16, 2008, “Bacillus” label released “Book of Days”, the eleventh Nektar studio album.

Personnel:

  • Roye Albrighton – lead vocals, guitars
  • Steve Adams – guitars, backing vocals
  • Steve Mattern – Hammond organ, keyboards
  • Desha Dunnahoe – bass, backing vocals
  • Ron Howden – drums, backing vocals

Track listing

All tracks by Roye Albrighton.

  1. Over Krakatoa
  2. King of the Deep
  3. Lamorna
  4. Doctor Kool
  5. The Iceman
  6. Where Are You Now
  7. Book of Days (Between the Lines)
  8. Book of Days

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

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

PJ Harvey & John Parish: A Woman A Man Walked By

On March 27, 2009, “Island” label released “A Woman a Man Walked By”, the second PJ Harvey and John Parish album. It was recorded January 2006 – September 2008, at “Toybox Studios” and “Honorsound” in Bristol, England, “Hothead Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Flood, PJ Harvey and John Parish.

Personnel:

  • Polly Jean Harvey – vocals
  • John Parish – guitars, drums, organ, ukulele, banjo
  • Giovanni Ferrario – guitar, bass guitar
  • Eric Drew Feldman – bass guitar
  • Carla Azar – drums
  • Jean-Marc Butty – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by PJ Harvey and John Parish.

  1. Black Hearted Love
  2. Sixteen, Fifteen, Fourteen
  3. Leaving California
  4. The Chair
  5. April
  6. A Woman a Man Walked By/The Crow Knows Where All the Little Children G
  7. The Soldier
  8. Pig Will Not
  9. Passionless, Pointless
  10. Cracks in the Canvas

Gazpacho: Tick Tock

On March 14, 2009, Gazpacho self-released “Tick Tock”, bands fifth album. It was recorded in 2008, and was produced by Jan Henrik Ohme, Jon-Arne Vilbo, Thomas Andersen, Kristian Olav Torp, Robert Risberget Johansen and Mikael Krømer.

Personnel:

  • Jan Henrik Ohme – vocals, arrangements
  • Jon-Arne Vilbo – guitar, arrangements
  • Thomas Andersen – keyboards, arrangements
  • Kristian Olav Torp – bass, arrangements
  • Robert Risberget Johansen – drums, arrangements
  • Mikael Krømer – violin, mandolin, arrangements
  • M. Krømer, R. Johansen, T. Andersen – mixing
  • Antonio Seijas Cruz – artwork, design
  • Jeroen Bos – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jan Henrik Ohme, Jon-Arne Vilbo, Thomas Andersen, Kristian Olav Torp, Robert Risberget Johansen and Mikael Krømer.

  1. Desert Flight

The Walk

  • Part I
  • Part II

Tick Tock

  • Part I
  • Part II
  • Part III
  • Winter Is Never