Tag Archives: 2012

Joey DeFrancesco: Wonderful! Wonderful!

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On July 17, 2012, “HihgNote” label released “Wonderful! Wonderful!”, the 31st Joey DeFrancesco album. It was recorded in March 2012, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood, NJ, and was produced by Joey DeFrancesco and Don Sickler.

Personnel:

  • Joey DeFrancesco– Hammond B3, trumpet
  • Larry Coryell– guitar
  • Jimmy Cobb– drums

Track listing:

  1. Wonderful! Wonderful! – Sherman Edwards, Ben Raleigh
  2. Five Spot After Dark – Benny Golson
  3. Wagon Wheels – Billy Hill, Peter DeRose
  4. Solitude – Duke Ellington, Eddie DeLange, Irving Mills
  5. Joey D – Larry Coryell
  6. Love Letters – Victor Young, Edward Heyman
  7. Old Folks – Willard Robison, Dedette Lee Hill
  8. JLJ Blues – Joey DeFrancesco

Robert Kreinar

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On July 16, 2012, Robert Kreinar aka Bob Babbitt died aged 74. He was musician (bass), member of the “Motown Records” studio band The Funk Brothers, MFSB for “Philadelphia International Records”, and founding member of Scorpion. As a session musician Babbitt recorded for Frank Sinatra, Barry Manilow, Gloria Gaynor, Robert Palmer, Alice Cooper, Gladys Knight & the Pips, The Spinners, Stevie Wonder, Edwin Starr, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Marvin Gaye, Freda Payne, The Temptations, and The Main Ingredient. “Bass Player” magazine ranked Babbitt at number 59 on its list of the “100 Greatest Bass Players of All Time”.

Keith Jarrett’s European Quartet: Sleeper

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On July 13, 2012, “ECM” label released “Sleeper”, the third Keith Jarrett’s “European Quartet” album. It was recorded on April 16, 1979, in Tokyo, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Keith Jarrett- piano, percussion
  • Jan Garbarek- tenor and soprano saxophones, flute, percussion
  • Palle Danielsson- double bass
  • Jon Christensen- drums, percussion
  • Jan Erik Kongshaug- recording
  • Sascha Kleis – design
  • Terje Mosnes – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Keith Jarrett

  1. Personal Mountains
  2. Innocence
  3. So Tender
  4. Oasis
  5. Chant of the Soil
  6. Prism
  7. New Dance

Lloyd Cole: Standards

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On June 21, 2013, “Tapete” label released “Standards”, the tenth Lloyd Cole album. It was recorded November 2012 – February 2013 and was produced by Lloyd Cole.

Personnel:

  • Lloyd Cole– vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Mark Schwaber – guitar, harmony vocals
  • Will Cole – guitar, harmony vocals
  • Matt Cullen – guitar
  • Joan Wasser– piano, harmony vocals
  • Blair Cowan– keyboards
  • Matthew Sweet– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Fred Maher– drums
  • Mike Wyzik – percussion
  • Dave Derby– harmony vocals
  • Olaf Opal – mixing
  • Joerg Siegeler – mixing
  • Hosuk Lee-Makiyama– artwork, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Lloyd Cole except where noted.

  1. California Earthquake – John Hartford
  2. Women’s Studies
  3. Period Piece
  4. Myrtle and Rose
  5. No Truck
  6. Blue Like mars
  7. Opposites Day
  8. Silver Lake
  9. It’s Late
  10. Kids Today
  11. Diminished Ex

Unknown Mortal Orchestra: Same

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On June 21, 2011, “Fat Possum” label released the self – titled, debut Unknown Mortal Orchestra album. It was recorded in 2010. The album won the 2012 “Taite Music Prize”.

Personnel:

  • Ruban Nielson– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Ruban Nielson.

  1. Ffunny Ffriends
  2. Bicycle
  3. Thought Ballune
  4. Jello and Juggernauts
  5. How Can You Luv Me
  6. Nerve Damage
  7. Little Blu House
  8. Strangers are Strange
  9. Boy Witch

Stephan Micus: Nomad Song

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On June 19, 2015, “ECM” label released “Nomad Songs”, the 23rd Stephan MIcus studio album. It was recorded 2012 – 2014, at “MCM Studios”, and was produced by Stephan Micus.

Personnel:

  • Stephan Micus– voice, ndingo, genbri, steel-string guitar, suling, ney, rewab, rebab, twelve-string guitar, fourteen-string guitar, tin whistle, shakuhachi

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephan Micus.

  1. Everywhere, Nowhere
  2. Leila
  3. The Promise
  4. The Stars
  5. The Spring
  6. The Blessing
  7. The Feast
  8. Laughing at the Thunder
  9. Sea of Grass
  10. The Dance
  11. Under the Chinar Trees

The Flower Kings: Banks Of Eden

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On June 18, 2012, “InsideOutMusic” label released “Banks of Eden”, the eleventh Flower Kings (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2012 and was produced by Roine Stolt.

Personnel:

  • Roine Stolt- vocals, guitars
  • Hasse Fröberg- vocals, guitars
  • Jonas Reingold- vocals, bass guitar
  • Tomas Bodin- organ, piano, mellotron, mini Moog
  • Felix Lehrmann- drums

Track listing:

  1. Numbers – Roine Stolt
  2. For the Love of God – Roine Stolt, Tomas Bodin
  3. Pandemonium – Roine Stolt
  4. For Those About To Drown – Roine Stolt
  5. Rising The Imperial – Jonas Reingold

Sigur Rós: Kveikur

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On June 12, 2013, “XL” label released “Kveikur”, the seventh Sigur Rós studio album. It was recorded 2012 – 2013, at “Sundlaugin Studio” in Mosfellsbær, Iceland, “Eldorado Recording Studios” in Burbank, California, “Pacifique Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Kjartan Sveinsson, Alex Somers,  Jón Þór Birgisson, Georg Hólm, and Orri Páll Dýrason.

Personnel:

  • Jón Þór Birgisson– vocals, guitar
  • Georg Hólm– bass
  • Orri Páll Dýrason– drums
  • Eiríkur Orri Ólafsson – brass arrangements
  • Daníel Bjarnason – stringarrangements
  • Sigrún Jónsdóttir – brass
  • Eiríkur Orri Ólafsson – brass
  • Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir – brass
  • Borgar Magnason – strings
  • Margrét Árnadóttir – strings
  • Pálína Árnadóttir – strings
  • Una Sveinbjarnardóttir – strings
  • Þórunn Ósk Marinósdóttir – strings

Track listing:

All tracks by Jón Þór Birgisson, Georg Hólm and Orri Páll Dýrason.

  1. Brennisteinn
  2. Hrafntinna
  3. Isjaki
  4. Yfirborð
  5. Stormur
  6. Kveikur
  7. Rafstraumur
  8. Bláþráður
  9. Var

Bajaga i Instruktori: Daljina, dim i prašina

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On June 6, 2012, “Novosti” and “Long Play” labels released “Daljina, dim i prašina”, the ninth Bajaga i Instruktori album. It was recorded 2011 – 2012, and was produced by Vojislav Aralica.

Personnel:

  • Momčilo Bajagić- vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, harmonica
  • Miroslav Cvetković – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Saša Lokner – keyboards, organ
  • Žika Milenković- backing vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Čeda Macura – drums, backing vocals
  • Marko Nježić – electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Vojislav Aralica – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Miloš Nikolić – trumpet, trombone, horn
  • Dejan Momčilović – drums
  • Marko Kuzmanović – drums
  • Igor Malešević – drums
  • Ivan Aleksijević – piano, organ
  • Alesandar Radojčić – percussion
  • Demonja Nikola – tenor saxophone
  • Nikola Vranjković- solo guitar
  • Davor Rodik – slide guitar
  • Nevena Filipović – backing vocals
  • Bojana Račić – backing vocals
  • Jadranka Kristof – backing vocals
  • Darija Hodnik – backing vocals
  • Ivana Čabraja – backing vocals
  • Dragan Brnaš – backing vocals
  • Vladimir Pavelić – backing vocals
  • String of Life Quartet
    • Hemnalina Milešković – violin
    • Aleksandra Klenkovski – violin
    • Milica Mihailović – viola
    • Ana Dulović – cello
  • Kornelije Kovač- string arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Daljina, dim i prašina
  2. Suza
  3. Mala uska haljina
  4. Vreme
  5. Ako treba da je kraj
  6. Stari put za Novi Sad
  7. Od sumraka do svitanja
  8. Još jednom
  9. Bežiš od mene, ljubavi
  10. Još jednom (radio edit)

Rogue Wave: Nightingale Floors

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On June 4, 2013, “Vagrant Records” label released “Nightingale Floors”, the fifth Rogue Wave studio album. It was recorded in July 2012, at “Prairie Sun Recording Studios” at Cotati, CA, and was produced by John Congleton.

Personnel:

  • Zach Rogue (Zach Schwartz) – vocals, guitar, bass, Hammond B3 organ
  • Peter Pisano – guitar
  • Ross Peacock – analogue synthesizer
  • Masanori Mark Christianson- bass
  • Julie Baeziger – vocal harmony
  • Pat Spurgeon – demo engineer, engineer, mixing, pre-production
  • John Congleton- engineer, mixing
  • Matthew Wright – second engineer
  • Bond Berglund – mixing
  • Alan Douches – mastering
  • Andrew Schoultz – artwork
  • Ben Goetting – layout, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Zach Rogue.

  1. No Magnatone
  2. College
  3. Figured It Out
  4. Siren’s Song
  5. The Closer I get
  6. S(a)tan
  7. Used to It
  8. Without Pain
  9. When Sunday Morning Comes