Tag Archives: 2013

Leslie West: Still Climbing

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On October 29, 2013, “Mascot” label released “Still Climbing”, the fifteenth Leslie West studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Leslie West and Mike “Metal” Goldberg.

Personnel:

  • Leslie West – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, arranger, creative director
  • David Biglin – acoustic guitar, piano, Hammond B3, strings mixing
  • Mike “Metal” Goldberg – drums, arranger, engineer
  • Johnny Lang – vocals, guitars
  • Johnny Winter – guitar
  • Dylan Rose – guitar
  • Mark Tremonti – guitar
  • Rev Jones – bass, arranger
  • Larry Weinstein – bass
  • Arno Hecht – saxophone
  • Elaine Caswell – vocals
  • Dee Snider – vocals
  • Mike Frazer – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Jeff Chenault – design
  • Leslie Borucki – photography
  • Garry Dellabate – photography
  • Austin Hargrave – photography
  • Paul Natkin – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Leslie West, except where noted.

  1. Dyin’ Since The Day I Was Born
  2. Busted, Disgusted or Dead
  3. Fade Into You
  4. Not Over You At All
  5. Tales of Woe
  6. Feeling Good – Anthony Newley, Leslie Brcusse
  7. Hatfield of McCoy
  8. When a Man Loves a Woman – Calvin Lewis, Andrew Wright
  9. Long Red – Leslie West, Felix pappalardi, John Ventura, Norman Landsberg
  10. Don’t Ever Let Me Go
  11. Rev Jones Time – Harold Arlen

Juana Molina: Wed 21

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On October 28, 2013, “Crammed Disc” label released “Wed 21”, the sixth Juana Molina studio album. It was recorded 2009 – 2012, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and was produced by Juana Molina.

Personnel:

  • Juana Molina – vocals, mixing
  • Eduardo Bergallo – mixing
  • Sr. Warrior – mastering
  • Alejandro Ros – artwork
  • Marcelo Seton – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Juana Mulina.

  1. Eras
  2. Wed 21
  3. Ferocísimo
  4. Lo Decidí Yo
  5. Sin Guía, No
  6. Ay, No Se Ofendan
  7. Bicho Auto
  8. El Oso de la Guarda
  9. Las Edades
  10. La Rata
  11. Final Feliz
  12. De Algún Instinto Animal

Jackson Browne: Standing in the Breach

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On October 7, 2014, “Inside Recordings” label released “Standing in the Breach”, the 14th Jackson Browne studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2014, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jackson Browne and Paul Dieter.

Personnel:

  • Jackson Browne – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano
  • Greg Leisz – electric 12-string guitar, baritone guitar, tenor acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar
  • Val McCallum – electric guitar, baritone guitar, harmony vocals
  • Carlos Varela – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Mark Goldenberg – electric guitar
  • Aldo López-Gavilán – piano
  • Benmont Tench – organ, piano
  • Jeff Young – organ
  • Mike Thompson – organ
  • Alex Al – bass
  • Sebastian Steinberg – bass
  • Tal Wilkenfeld – bass
  • Taylor Goldsmith – bass, harmony vocals
  • Bob Glaub – bass
  • Julio César González – bass
  • Kevin McCormick – bass
  • Don Heffington – drums
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Griffin Goldsmith – drums, tambourine, harmony vocals
  • Mauricio Lewak – drums
  • Pete Thomas – drums
  • Jay Bellerose – snare, tambourine, cymbal, percussion
  • Luis Conte – udu, tambourine, djembe, shaker
  • David Goodstein – loops
  • Alethea Mills – harmony vocals
  • Chavonne Stewart – harmony vocals
  • Kipp Lennon – harmony vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Jackson Browne except where noted.

  1. The Birds of St. Marks
  2. Yeah Yeah
  3. The Long Way Around
  4. Leaving Winslow
  5. If I Could Be Anywhere
  6. You Know the Night – lyrics by Woody Guthrie, music by Jackson Browne and Rob Wasserman
  7. Walls and Doors – Carlos Varela
  8. Which Side
  9. Standing in the Breach
  10. Here

Arve Henriksen: Places of Worship

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On October 1, 2013, “Rune Grammofon” label released “Places of Worship” the fifth Arve Henriksen studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Punkt Studio” in Kristiansand, “Jakobskirken” in Oslo, and was produced by Erik Honoré and Jan Bang.

Personnel:

  • Arve Henriksen– voice, trumpet, tape (field recording), recording
  • Erik Honoré– vocals, synthesizer, sampler, drum programming
  • Jan Bang– sampler, programming
  • Eivind Aarset– guitar samples
  • Christian Wallumrød– piano samples
  • Jon Balke– piano samples
  • Lars Danielsson– double bass
  • Ingar Zach– percussion
  • Rolf Wallin– samples, crystal chord
  • Peter Tornquist – sampler
  • Ensemble Stahlquartett – Alexander Fülle, Jan Heinke, Michael Antoni, Peter Andrea
  • The Norwegian Wind Ensemble – samples
  • Eivind Aarset, Ingar Zach, Thomas Hukkelberg – recording
  • Helge Sten – mastering
  • Kim Hiorthøy – cover

Track listing:

All tracks by Arve Henriksen.

  1. Adhān
  2. Saraswati
  3. Le Cimetière Marin
  4. The Sacristan
  5. Lament
  6. Portal
  7. Alhambra
  8. Bayon – Peter Tornquist
  9. Abandoned Cathedral
  10. Shelter From The Storm

John Abercrombie Quartet: 39 Steps

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On September 30, 2013, “ECM” label released “39 Steps”, the 44th John Abercrombie album. It was recorded in April 2013, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • John Abercrombie– guitar
  • Marc Copland– piano
  • Drew Gress– double bass
  • Joey Baron– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by John Abercrombie except where noted.

  1. Vertigo
  2. LST – Marc Copland
  3. Bacharach
  4. Greenstreet
  5. As It Stands
  6. Spellbound – Marc Copland
  7. Another Ralph’s
  8. Shadow of a Doubt – John Abercrombie, Marc Copland, Joey Baron, Drew Gress
  9. 39 Steps
  10. Melancholy Baby – Ernie Burnett, George A. Norton

Joey DeFrancesco: One for Rudy

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September 24, 2013, “High Note” label released “One for Rudy”, the 32ndJoey DeFrancesco album. It was recorded in June 2013, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Joey DeFrancesco.

Personnel:

  • Joey DeFrancesco– Hammond B3
  • Steve Cotter – guitar
  • Ramond Banda – drums

Track listing;

  1. I Don’t Wanna Be Kissed – Jack Elliot, Harold Spina
  2. Budo – Miles Davis
  3. Goodbye – Gordon Jenkins
  4. Canadian Sunset – Eddie Heywood, Norman Gimbel
  5. Up Jumped Spring – Freddie Hubbard
  6. Way Out West – Sonny Rollins
  7. After You’ve Gone – Turner Layton, Henry Creamer
  8. Monk’s Dream – Thelonious Monk
  9. Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
  10. One for Rudy – Joey DeFrancesco

Roy Harper: Man & Myth

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On September 23, 2013, “Bella Union” label released “Man & Myth”, the 22nd Roy Harper studio album. It was recorded in 2013, in Ireland, UK, USA, and was produced by Roy Harper, Jonathan Wilson and John Fitzgerald.

Personnel:

  • Roy Harper– vocals, guitar
  • Jonathan Wilson- banjo, guitar, mandolin, bass guitar, backing vocals
  • John Fitzgerald – bouzouki, Oud, bass guitar, guitar, engineer
  • Pete Townshend– electric guitar
  • Jason Borger – keyboard
  • Tony Franklin- bass guitar
  • Jake Blanton – bass guitar
  • Richard Gowen – drums, percussion
  • Fiona Brice- strings, brass
  • Gillon Cameron – violin
  • Justin Grounds- violin
  • Bertrand Galen – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Roy Harper.

  1. The Enemy
  2. Time Is Temporary
  3. January Man
  4. The Stranger
  5. Cloud Cuckooland
  6. Heaven Is Here
  7. The Exile

Manic Street Preachers: Rewind The Film

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On September 16, 2013, “Columbia” label released “Rewind the Film”, the eleventh Manic Street Preachers album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Faster Studios” in Cardiff, Wales, “Rockfield Studios” in Monmouthshire, Wales, “Hansa Studios” in Berlin, Germany, and was produced by Alex Silva, Loz Williams, James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, and Sean Moore.

Personnel:

  • James Dean Bradfield– lead vocals, lead, and rhythm guitar
  • Nicky Wire– bass guitar, vocals
  • Sean Moore– drums
  • Cate Le Bon– lead vocals
  • Lucy Rose– vocal
  • Loz Williams – keyboards, engineer, mixing
  • John Rey – piano
  • Richard Hawley– lead vocals, Hawaiian guitar
  • Nick Nasmyth – keyboards
  • Gavin Fitzjohn– horn arrangement, tenor and baritone saxophone, trumpet
  • Sean Read – horn arrangement, trumpets, saxophone
  • Andy Walters, Joanna Walters – violin
  • Barnard Kane – viola
  • Nathan Stone – cello
  • Tim Tautorat – violin, keyboards, celeste, string arrangements
  • Dave Eringa– mixing
  • Guy Massey – mixing
  • Tim Young – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks are written by James Dean Bradfield, Nick Jones, Sean Moore except where noted.

  1. This Sullen Welsh Heart
  2. Show Me the Wonder
  3. Rewind the Film – James Dean Bradfield, Nick Jones, Sean Moore, David Axelrod
  4. Builder of Routines
  5. 4 Lonely Roads
  6. (I Miss the) Tokyo Skyline
  7. Anthem for a Lost Cause
  8. As Holy as the Soil (That Buries Your Skin)
  9. 3 Ways to See Despair
  10. Running Out of Fantasy
  11. Manorbier
  12. 30-Year War

Carla Bley: Trios

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On September 6, 2013, “ECM” label released “Trios”, the 27th Carla Bley album. It was recorded in April 2013 and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Carla Bley- piano
  • Andy Sheppard– soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Steve Swallow- bass guitar

All tracks by Carla Bley.

  1. Utviklingssang
  2. Vashkar
  3. Les Trois Lagons (D’Après Henri Matisse): Plate XVII/Plate XVIII/Plate XIX
  4. Wildlife: Horns/Paws Without Claws/Sex with Birds
  5. The Girl Who Cried Champagne

Mark Turner: Lathe Of Heaven

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On September 5, 2014, “ECM” label released “Lathe of Heaven”, the eighth Mark Turner album. It was recorded in June 2013, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Mark Turner— tenor saxophone
  • Avishai Cohen— trumpet
  • Joe Martin— bass
  • Marcus Gilmore— drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Turner

  1. Lathe of Heaven
  2. Year of the Rabbit
  3. Ethan’s Line
  4. The Edenist
  5. Sonnet for Stevie
  6. Brother Sister 2