On August 5, 2013, George M. Duke died aged 67. He was a singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger, musician (keyboards), and professor of music. He worked with numerous artists such as Frank Zappa, Cannonball Adderley, John Heard, Nat Adderley, Stanley Clarke, Leon “Ndugu” Chancler, Lynn Davis, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Billy Cobham, Sheila Escovedo, Jeffrey Osborne, Earth Wind & Fire, Kirk Whalum, Dianne Reeves, Marcus Miller, Flora Purim, and Al Jarreau.
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The Maccabees: Marks to Prove
On July 31, 2015, “Fiction Records” label released “Marks to Prove”, the fourth and final Maccabees (The) studio album. It was recorded September 2013 – February 2015, at “Elephant Studios”, and was produced by Hugo White, Laurie Latham, Orlando Weeks, Felix White, Hugo White, Rupert Jarvis, and Sam Doyle.
Personnel:
- Orlando Weeks – lead and backing vocals, guitar, organ, kazoo
- Felix White– guitar, piano, backing vocals
- Hugo White – vocals, guitar, organ, piano
- Rupert Jarvis – bass guitar
- Sam Doyle – drums, percussion
- Laurie Latham– percussion
- Geraint Watkins– piano
- Rebekah Raa – piano, backing vocals
- Fabiana Palladino – piano
- Kenji Fenton – saxophone
- Mike Davis – trumpet
- Paul Burton – trombone
- Sam White – backing vocals
- Stephanie Oyerinde – backing vocals
- Polly Louise Mackey – backing vocals
- Iain Harvie- strings arrangements
- Jag Jago – recording
Tom Stanley – recording - Joe McCann – recording assistant, mixing assistant
- Sean Juilliard – recording assistant, mixing assistant
- Bob Ludwig – mastering engineer
- Cenzo Townshend– mixing
- Go De Jong – design
- David Busfield – cover photography
- Andy Goldsworthy – photography
- James Caddick – photography
- James Cronin – photography
- Pooneh Ghana – portrait photography
- Sam Doyle – portrait photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Orlando Weeks, Felix White, Hugo White, Rupert Jarvis, and Sam Doyle.
- Marks to Prove It
- Kamakura
- Ribbon Road
- Spit It Out
- Silence
- River Song
- Slow Sun
- Something Like Happiness
- WW1Portraits
- Pioneering Systems
- Down Chorus
Echolyn: I Heard You Listening
On July 31, 2015, “Independent” label released “I Heard You Listening”, ninth Echolyn studio album. It was recorded September 2013 – April 2015 and was produced by Ray Weston, Brett Kull, Christopher Buzby, Paul Ramsey, and Tom Hyatt.
Personnel:
- Ray Weston – lead and backing vocals, bass
- Brett Kull– lead and backing vocals, guitars
- Christopher Buzby – vocals, keyboards
- Tom Hyatt – bass, guitar, backing vocals
- Paul Ramsey – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Jacque Varsalona – backing vocals
Track listing:
- Messenger of All’s Right
- Warjazz
- Empyrean Views
- Different days
- Carried Home
- Once I Get Mine
- Sound of Bees
- All This Time We’re Given
- Vanishing Sun
Buddy Guy: Rhythm & Blues
On July 30, 2013, “RCA” label released “Rhythm & Blues”, the 16th Buddy Guy studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Blackbird Studio” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Tom Hambridge.
Personnel:
- Buddy Guy – lead vocals, guitar
- Tom Hambridge- drums, tambourine, elephant bells, backing vocals
- Reese Wynans- piano, Hammond B3, Wurlitzer
- Kevin McKendree- piano, Hammond B3, Wurlitzer
- Michael Rhodes– bass
- Tommy McDonald – bass
- David Grissom– guitar
- Rob McNelley – guitar, slide guitar
- Keith Urban– vocals, guitar
- Beth Hart– vocals
- Steven Tyler– vocals
- Joe Perry– guitar
- Brad Whitford– guitar
- Gary Clark, Jr.– vocals, guitar
- The McCrary Sisters- backing vocals
- Jessica Wagner-Cowan, Herschel Boone, Shannon Kurfmann – backing vocals
- Wendy Moten – backing vocals
- Muscle Shoals Horns
- Charles Rose – trombone, horn arrangements
- Steve Herrman – trumpet
- Jim Horn- baritone saxophone
- Harvey Thompson – tenor saxophone
- Chris Carmichael– strings, string arrangement
- Ducky Carlisle – recording engineer
Track listing:
Disc One – Rhythm
- Best in Town – Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming
- Justifyin – Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge
- I Go by Feel – Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson
- Messin’ with the Kid – Mel London
- What’s Up with That Woman –Tom Hambridge
- One Day Away – Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming, Scott Holt
- Well I Done Got Over It – Eddie “Guitar Slim” Jones
- What You Gonna Do About – Tom Hambridge, Lee Roy Parnell, Gary Nicholson
- The Devil’s Daughter – Buddy Guy, To Hambridge
- Whiskey Ghost – Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson
- Rhythm Inner Groove – Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge
Disc Two – Blues
- Meet Me in Chicago – Tom Hambridge, Robert Randolph
- Too Damn Bad – Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming
- Evil Twin – Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming
- I Could Die Happy – Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming
- Never Gonna Change – Tom Hambridge, David Gogo
- All That Makes Me Happy Is the Blues – Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson
- My Mama Loved Me – Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming
- Blues Don’t Care – Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming
- I Came Up Hard – Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming
- Poison Ivey – Mel London
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman: Same
In July 1963, “Impulse!” label released “John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman”, an album by John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman. It was recorded in March 1963, at “Van Gelder Studios” in Englewood, NJ, and was produced by Bob Thiele. In 2013, the album was inducted in the “Grammy Hall of Fame”.
Personnel:
- Johnny Hartman– vocals
- John Coltrane– tenor saxophone
- McCoy Tyner– piano
- Jimmy Garrison– double bass
- Elvin Jones– drums
Track listing:
- They Say It’s Wonderful – Irving Berlin
- Dedicated to You – Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, Hy Zaret
- My One and Only Love – Guy Wood, Robert Melin
- Lush Life – Billy Strayhorn
- You Are Too Beautiful – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
- Autumn Serenade – Peter DeRose, Sammy Gallop
Alan Myers
On June 24, 2013, Alan Myers died aged 58. He was musician (drums, percussion), music programmer, and electrical contractor. He performed with bands Babooshka, Jean-Paul Yamamoto, Skyline Electric, but was best known as the drummer of Devo.
Lloyd Cole: Standards
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.
- California Earthquake – John Hartford
- Women’s Studies
- Period Piece
- Myrtle and Rose
- No Truck
- Blue Like mars
- Opposites Day
- Silver Lake
- It’s Late
- Kids Today
- Diminished Ex
Sigur Rós: Kveikur
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.
- Brennisteinn
- Hrafntinna
- Isjaki
- Yfirborð
- Stormur
- Kveikur
- Rafstraumur
- Bláþráður
- Var
Rogue Wave: Nightingale Floors
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.
- No Magnatone
- College
- Figured It Out
- Siren’s Song
- The Closer I get
- S(a)tan
- Used to It
- Without Pain
- When Sunday Morning Comes
Joshua Redman: Walking Shadows
On May 7, 2013, “Nonesuch” label released “Walking Shadows”, the 15th Joshua Redman studio album. It was recorded in September 2012, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Brad Mehldau.
Personnel:
- Joshua Redman– tenor saxophone
- Brad Mehldau– piano
- Larry Grenadier– bass
- Brian Blade– drums
- Pamela Sklar – flute
- Robert Carlisle – French horn
- Dan Coleman- string arrangements, orchestra director
- Avril Brown – violin
- Christina Courtin– violin
- Karen Karlsrud – violin
- Ann Leathers – violin
- Katherine Livolsi-Landau – violin
- Joanna Maurer – violin
- Courtney Orlando – violin
- Yuri Vodovos – violin
- Vincent Lionti – viola
- Daniel Panner – viola
- Dov Scheindlin – viola
- Stephanie Cummins – cello
- Eugene Moye – cello
- Ellen Westermann – cello
- Timothy Cobb– bass
Track listing:
- The Folks Who Live on the Hill – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
- Lush Life – Billy Strayhorn
- Stop This Train – John Mayer, Pino Palladino
- Adagio – Johann Sebastian Bach
- Easy Living – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
- Doll Is Mine – Amadeo Maria Pace, Kazu Makino, Simone Maria Pace
- Infant Eyes – Wayne Shorter
- Let It Be – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
- Final Hour – Joshua Redman
- The Last Glimpse of Gotham – Brad Mehldau
- Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
- Let Me Down Easy – Joshua Redman
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