On January 30, 2025, Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull died aged 78. She was singer and actress, regarded as one of the lead female artists during the British Invasion in the United States. In 2009, Faithfull received the “World Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement” at the “Women’s World Awards”. In 2011, she was awarded the “Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres”, one of France’s highest cultural honours. As leader Faithfull released 22 studio and 4 live albums.
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Patty Griffin: Downtown Church
On January 26, 2010, “Crediental” label released “Downtown Church”, the sixth Patty Griffin studio album. It was recorded in January 2009, at “Downtown Presbyterian Church” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Buddy Miller. In 2011, “Downtown Church” won the “Grammy for Best Traditional Gospel Album”. The album won a “Dove Award for Inspirational Album of the Year” at the 42nd “GMA Dove Awards”.
Personnel:
- Patty Griffin – vocals
- Buddy Miller – vocals, guitar, mixing
- Doug Lancio – guitar
- Russ Pahl – pedal steel guitar
- John Deaderick – piano
- Dennis Crouch – bass
- Jay Bellerose – drums
- Bryan Owings – percussion
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle
- John Catchings – cello
- Emmylou Harris – vocals
- Raul Malo – vocals
- Jim Lauderdale – vocals
- Shawn Colvin – vocals
- Mike Farris – vocals
- Julie Miller – vocals
- Regina McCrary – vocals
- Ann McCrary – vocals
- Mike Poole – engineer
- Gordon Hammond – engineer assistant
- Jim DeMain – mastering
- Kathi Whitley – production coordination
- Maple Byrne – production assistant
Track listing:
- House of Gold – Hank Williams
- Move Up – traditional
- Little Fire – Patty Griffin
- Death’s Got a Warrant – traditional
- If I Had My Way – Reverend Gary Davis
- Coming Home to Me – Patty Griffin
- Wade in the Water – traditional
- Never Grow Old – traditional
- Virgen de Guadalupe – traditional
- I Smell a Rat – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
- Waiting for My Child – Sullivan Pugh
- The Strange Man – Dorothy Love Coates
- We Shall All Be Reunited – A. Karnes, B. Bateman
- All Creatures of Our God and King – traditional
Destroyer: Kaputt
On January 25, 2011, “Merge” and “Dead Oceans” labels released “Kaputt”, the ninth Destroyer album. It was recorded 2008 – 2010, at “JC/DC Studios” in Vancouver, British Columbia, and was produced by John Collins and David Carswell.
Personnel:
- Dan Bejar – vocals, guitar, tambourine, piano
- Nocolas Bragg – lead guitar
- Ted Bois – keyboards, cover photography
- Joseph Shabason – saxophone, flute, clarinet
- JP Carter – trumpet
- John Collins – bass
- Joshua Wells – drums
- Sibel Trasher – vocal
- John Collins – engineer
- Cady Bean-Smith – design
Track listing:
- Chinatown
- Blue Eyes
- Savage Night at the Opera
- Suicide Demo for Kara Walker
- Poor in Love
- Kaputt
- Downtown
- Song for America
- Prelude (Estuary)
- Nagel’s Marimba
- The Laziest River
- Palm Springs Life
- Landing on Water
- Bay of Pigs (Detail)
Foxygen: We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic
On January 22, 2013, “Jagjaguwar” label released “We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic”, the third Foxygen studio album. It was recorded 2011 – 2013, and was produced by Richard Swift.
Personnel:
- Sam France – lead and backing vocals, piano, horns
- Jonathan Rado – guitars, bass, piano, organ, percussion, synthesizers, mellotron
- Richard Swift – vocals, piano, organ, guitars, bass, drums, percussion, synthesizers, mellotron, theremin, glockenspiel
- Jessie Baylin – backing vocals
- Sarah Versprille – backing vocals
- Crumbs – backing vocals
- Luke Suzumoto – handclaps, artwork
Track listing:
- In the Darkness
- No Destruction
- On Blue Mountain
- San Francisco
- Bowling Trophies
- Shuggie
- Oh Yeah
- We Are the 21st Century
Ambassadors of Peace & Magic - Oh No 2
Quincy Jones
On November 3, 2024, Quincy Delight Jones Jr. died aged 91. He was musician (trumpet), music producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and producer, with career spanned over 70 years. He was named one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century by magazine “Time”.
For his work he received the following awards and honors:
- Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music (1983)
- Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement presented by Awards Council member Ray Charles in 1984.
- Grammy Legend Award in 1992
- Garfield High School in Seattle named a performing arts center after him.
- Quincy Jones Elementary School, located in South Central Los Angeles, is named after him.
- Humanitarian Award at the BET Awards in 2008.
- John F. Kennedy Center Honors in 2001.
- National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama on March 2, 2011.
- Los Angeles Press Club Visionary Award in 2014.
- Honorary doctorate from the Royal Academy of Music, London, in 2015.
- Ahmet Ertegun Award in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.
- In 2021, Jones was inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame as a “foundational inductee”.
- He won 28 Grammy Awards (third in the list of all-time Grammy award wins).
Quincy Jones was producer of “Thriller” by Michael Jackson (1982), the best sold album in music history (more than 51.3 million copies sold).
As leader, Quincy Jones released 40 albums.
Tom Waits: Bad As Me
On October 21, 2011, “Anti-Records” label released “Bad as Me”, the seventeenth Tom Waits studio album. It was recorded February – July 2011, and was produced by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan.
Personnel:
- Tom Waits – vocals, guitar, piano, percussion, banjo, tabla, pump organ, additional photography
- Marc Ribot – guitar
- Keith Richards – vocals, guitar
- David Hidalgo – guitar, violin, percussion, accordion, bass guitar, backing vocals
- Larry Taylor – guitar, bass
- Will Bernard – guitar
- Augie Meyers – Vox organ, piano, accordion
- Patrick Warren – keyboards
- Charlie Musselwhite – harmonica
- James Whiton – bass
- Marcus Shelby – bass
- Les Claypool – bass
- Zack Sumner – bass
- Flea – bass
- Casey Waits – drums
- Gino Robair – percussion, vibraphone
- Clint Maedgen – saxophone
- Chris Grady – trumpet
- Ben Jaffe – trombone, bass clarinet, tuba
- Dawn Harms – violin
- Julianne Deery – assistant producer
- Karl Derfler – engineer, mixing
- Zack Sumner – engineer assistant
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Trevor Hernandez – art direction
- Jesse Dylan – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan.
- Chicago
- Raised Right Men
- Talking at the Same Time
- Get Lost
- Face to the Highway
- Pay Me
- Back in the Crowd
- Bad as Me
- Kiss Me
- Satisfied
- Last Leaf
- Hell Broke Luce
- New Year’s Eve
Beth Hart And Joe Bonamassa: Don’t Explain
On September 27, 2011, “J&R Adventures” label released “Don’t Explain”, the first Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa collaborative album. It was recorded in 2011, and was produced by Kevin Shirley.
Personnel:
- Beth Hart – vocals, piano, liner notes
- Joe Bonamassa – vocals, guitar
- Blondie Chaplin – guitar
- Arlan Schierbaum – keyboards
- Carmine Rojas – bass guitar
- Anton Fig – drums, percussion
- Jared Kvitka – engineer
- James McCullagh – engineer
- Vanessa Parr – engineer
- Ghian Wright – engineer
- Kevin Shirley – mixing
- George Marino – mastering
- Mike Prior – photography
- Laura Grover – liner notes
- Roy Weisman – executive producer
Track listing:
- Sinner’s Prayer – Lowell Fulson, Lloyd Glenn
- Chocolate Jesus – Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan
- Your Heart Is as Black as Night – Melody Gardot
- For My Friend – Bill Withers
- Don’t Explain – Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.
- I’d Rather Go Blind – Etta James, Ellington Jordan, Billy Foster
- Something’s Got a Hold on Me – Etta James, Leroy Kirkland, Paer Woods
- I’ll Take Care of You – Brook Benton
- Well, Well – Delaney Bramlett
- Ain’t No Way – Carolyn Franklin
The Bad Plus: Made Possible
On September 25, 2012, “E1 Music” label released “Made Possible”, the tenth Bad Plus (The) album. It was recorded in November 2011, at “Club House Recording Studios” in New York, and was produced by Ethan Iverson, Reid Anderson and David King.
Personnel:
- Ethan Iverson – piano
- Reid Anderson – bass, electronics, synthesizer
- David King – drums, electric drums
- Pete Rende – engineer, mixing
- Huntley Miller – mastering
- Sherman Iverson – illustrations
- Greg Meyers – design
- Chris Hinderaker – executive producer
- Darryl Pitt – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Reid Anderson, except where noted.
- Pound the Pound
- Seven Minute Mind
- Re-Elect That – Ethan Iverson
- Wolf Out – David King
- Sing for a Silver Dollar – Ethan Iverson
- For My Eyes Only – David KIng
- I Want to Feel Good Pt. 2 – David King
- In Stitches
- Victoria – Paul Motian
Of Monsters And Man: My Head Is An Animal
On September 20, 2011, “Record” label released “My Head Is an Animal”, the debut Of Monsters and Men studio album. It was recorded in March 2011 – January 2012, at “Studio Studio Syrland” in Vatnagarðar, Reykjavík, and was produced by Aron Arnarsson, Jacquire King, Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson, Árni Guðjónsson, Brynjar Leifsson, Kristján Páll Kristjánsson, Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir and Ragnar Þórhallsson.
Personnel:
- Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir – vocals, acoustic guitar, artwork, design
- Ragnar Þórhallsson – vocals, acoustic guitar, artwork, design
- Brynjar Leifsson – electric and baritone guitar
- Árni Guðjónsson – accordion, piano, organ
- Kristján Páll Kristjánsson – bass guitar
- Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson – drums, percussion, artwork, design
- Ari Bragi Kárason – trumpet
- Ragnhildur Gunnarsdóttir – trumpet
- Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir – French horn
- Aron Arnarsson – engineer, mixing
- Styrmir Hauksson – mastering
Track listing:
- Dirty Paws – Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson
- King and Lionheart – Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir
- Numb Bears – Ragnar Þórhallsson, Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson
- Sloom – Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson, Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson
- Little Talks – Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson
- From Finner – Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson, Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson, Brynjar Leifsson
- Six Weeks – Ragnar Þórhallsson, Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson
- Love Love Love – Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir
- Your Bones – Ragnar Þórhallsson
- Lakehouse – Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson, Brynjar Leifsson
- Yellow Light (includes hidden song Sinking Man) – Ragnar Þórhallsson
Andrew Jackson Jihad: Knife Man
On September 20, 2011, “Asian Man” label released “Knife Man”, the fourth Andrew Jackson Jihad studio album. It was recorded in March 2011, at “Audioconfusion” in Mesa, Arizona.
Personnel:
- Sean Bonnette – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, kazoo
- Ben Gallaty – bass guitar, double bass, guitar, percussion, bells, sampler, backing vocals
- Preston Bryant – drums, lead guitar, piano
- Deacon Batchelor – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Dylan Cook – mandolin, backing vocals
- Stephen Steinbrink – electric guitar, bells, organ
- Ben Horowitz – guitar
- John Martin – organ
- Shane Kennedy – drums, co-producer
- Alex Cardwell – backing vocals
- Beth Lasswell – backing vocals
- Colin Levy – backing vocals
- JoJo “Sninja” Martín – backing vocals
- Jalipaz Nelson – recording, mixing
- Carl Saff – mastering
- Stephanie Carrico – photography
- Sentrock – artwork
- Jeff Rosenstock – layout
Track listing:
All lyrics by Sean Bonnette and Ben Gallaty, all music by Sean Bonnette, Ben Gallaty, Preston Bryant and Deacon Batchelor.
- The Michael Jordan of Drunk Driving
- Gift of the Magi 2: Return of the Magi
- American Time
- Back Pack
- Distance Hate, Rain on Me
- Fucc the Devil
- Hate, Rain on Me
- If You Have Love in Your Heart
- No One
- Sad Song (intermission)
- Zombie by the Cranberries by Andrew Jackson Jihad
- People II 2: Still Peoplin’
- Sorry Bro
- Skate Park
- Free Bird
- Big Bird
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