On September 29, 2009, “EMI Music Canada” label released “The Rumba Foundation”, the eight Jesse Cook album. It was recorded in 2009, at “Coach House Music”, “Phase One Studio” in Toronto, Canada, Estudios Avila Musical” in Colombia, and was produced by Jesse Cook.
Personnel:
Jesse Cook – guitar, arrangements, recording
Jeremy Fisher – vocals
Juan Alberto Fernandez – voice
Dennis Mohammed – bass
Drew Birston – double bass
Juan De Sedas – accordion
Gabriel Torregrosa – gaita, pito, percussion
Fredys Arrieta – gaita
Manuel Antonio Garcia- gaita
Rosendo Leon JR – drums, percussion
Rosendo Leon SR – bongos
Chri Church – violin
Jonathan Tortolano, Kevin Fox – cello
George Seara – recording
Ernesto Santos – additional recording
Jay Dufour – recording assistant, mixing assistant
Marc Eijkelenbroom – recording assistant, mixing assistant
On September 15, 2009, “Eagle” label released “Tough”, the 34th John Mayall album. It was recorded in March 2009, at “LAFX” in Hollywood, and was produced by Michael Aarvold, John Mayall and Maggie Mayall.
Personnel:
John Mayall – vocals, guitar, 12 String guitar, harmonica, organ, piano
On September 14, 2009, “Samadhi Sound” label released “Manafon”, the seventh David Sylvian studio album. It was recorded 2004–2007, in Vienna, Tokyo and London, and was produced by David Sylvian.
Personnel:
David Sylvian – vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards, electronics, engineer, mixing, art direction
Burkhard Stangl – guitar
Keith Rowe – guitar
Christian Fennesz – guitar, laptop
Otomo Yoshihide – acoustic guitar, turntables
Tetuzi Akiyama – acoustic and electric guitar
John Tilbury – piano
Werner Dafeldecker – acoustic bass
Evan Parker – saxophone
Franz Hautzinger – trumpet
Marcio Mattos – cello
Michael Moser – cello
Toshimaru Nakamura – no input mixer
Joel Ryan – tape signal processing
Sachiko M. – sine waves
Christoph Amann, Toshihiko Kasai, Sebastian Lexer, Neil Tucker – additional engineering
Yuka Fujii – art direction
Chris Bigg – design
Atsushi Fukui – David Sylvian portrait and related drawings
On August 31, 2009, “Backstage Alliance” label released “¡Chutzpah!”, the eighth Wildhearts (The) studio album. It was recorded in Aprile 2009, at “Hansen Studios” in Ribe, Denmark, and was produced by Jacob Hansen.
Personnel:
Ginger Wildheart – lead vocals, guitar
C. J. Wildheart – guitar, backing vocals
Scott Sorry – vocal, backing vocal, bass
Ritch Battersby – drums
Kim Olesen – keyboards, programming
Jacob Hansen – engineer, mixing, mastering
Virpi Immonen – engineer
Jeppe Andersson – engineer assistant
Martin Wolf Pagaard – engineer assistant
Rich Jones – artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Ginger Wildheart, C. J. Wildheart, Scott Sorry and Ritch Battersby.
On August 31, 2009, “Vertigo” label released “The First Day of Spring”, the second Noah and the Whale studio album. It was recorded in January 2009, and was produced by Emery Dobyns and Charlie Fink.
On August 24, 2009, “Fiction” label released “Black Swan”, the fourth and final Athlete studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “Sunset Sound Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Tom Rothrock.
Personnel:
Joel Pott – vocals, guitar, strings arrangements, additional engineering
Tim Wanstall – keyboard, strings arrangements, additional engineering
In July 1965, “Argo” label released “The in Crowd”, album by The Ramsey Lewis Trio (the 21st Ramsey Lewis album overall). It was recorded in 1965, at “Bohemian Caverns” in Washington, D.C. and was produced by Esmond Edwards. In 1966, the album received “Grammy Award” for “Best Instrumental Jazz Performance by an Individual or Group”, and the title track single was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame” in 2009.
Personnel:
Ramsey Lewis – piano
Eldee Young – bass, cello
Redd Holt – drums
Ed Green – engineer
Don S. Bronstein – design, photography
Al Clarke – liner notes
Esmond Edwards – supervision
Track listing:
The ‘In’ Crowd – Billy Page
Since I Fell for You – Buddy Johnson
Tennessee Waltz – Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart
You Been Talkin’ ‘Bout Me Baby – Gale Garnett, Ray Rivers
Spartacus (Love Theme from) – Alex North
Felicidade – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes
On June 23, 2009, “Cheap Trick Unlimited” label released “The Latest”, the sixteenth Cheap Trick studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, and was produced by Julian Raymond, Howard Willing, Robin Zander, Rick nelson, Tom Petersson and Bun E. Carlos.
Personnel:
Robin Zander – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Rick Nielsen – lead guitar, backing vocals
Tom Petersson – bass, backing vocals
Bun E. Carlos – drums
George Doering – acoustic guitar
Roger Joseph Manning Jr – keyboards
Jason Falkner – additional musician
Todd Youth – additional musician
Linus of Hollywood – additional musician
Julian Raymond – additional musician, arrangements