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Quincy Jones

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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.  

Throwing Muses: Purgatory/Paradise

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On October 29, 2013, “It Books” label released “Purgatory/Paradise”, the ninth Throwing Muses studio album. It was recorded March – July 2013, and was produced by Kristin Hersh, Bernard Georges and David Narcizo.

Personnel:

  • Kristin Hersh – vocals, guitars, piano
  • Bernard Georges – bass guitar
  • David Narcizo – drums, percussion, art direction, design
  • Steve Rizzo – engineer
  • Bhob Rainey – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Kristin Hersh.

  1. Smoky Hands 1
  2. Morning Birds 1
  3. Sleepwalking 2
  4. Sunray Venus
  5. Cherry Candy 1
  6. Film
  7. Opiates
  8. Cherry Candy 2
  9. Freesia
  10. Curtains 1
  11. Triangle Quantico
  12. Morning Birds 2
  13. Lazy Eye
  14. Blurry 1
  15. Folding Fire 2
  16. Slippershell
  17. Bluff
  18. Blurry 2
  19. Terra Nova
  20. Walking Talking
  21. Milan
  22. Curtains 2
  23. Folding Fire 1
  24. Static
  25. Clark’s Nutcracker
  26. Dripping Trees
  27. Sleepwalking 1
  28. Smoky Hands 2
  29. Speedbath
  30. Quick
  31. Dripping Trees 2
  32. Glass Cats

Vijay Iyer And Mike Ladd: Holding It Down: The Veterans’ Dreams Project

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On September 24, 2013, “PI Recordings” label released “Holding It Down: The Veterans’ Dreams Project”, Vijay Iyer and Mike Ladd. It was recorded in June 2012, at “The Bunker” in New York, and was produced by Vijay Iyer.

Personnel:

  • Vijay Iyer – piano, electric piano, electronics, programming, liner notes
  • Mike Ladd – vocals, analogue synthesizer, liner notes
  • Maurice Decaul – vocals
  • Lynn Hill – vocals
  • Pamela Z – vocals
  • Guillermo E. Brown – vocals, effects
  • Liberty Ellman – guitar, mixing
  • Okkyung Lee – cello
  • Kassa Overall – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Vijay Iyer and Mike Ladd, except where noted.

  1. Here
  2. Derelict Poetry – Maurice Decaul, Vijay Iyer
  3. Capacity
  4. Walking with the Duppy
  5. There Is a Man Slouching in the Stairway – Maurice Decaul, Vijay Iyer
  6. My Fire
  7. On Patrol – Maurice Decaul, Vijay Iyer
  8. Dream of an Ex-Ranger
  9. Name
  10. Costume
  11. Tormented Star of Morning – Maurice Decaul, Vijay Iyer
  12. Patton
  13. Shush – Maurice Decaul, Vijay Iyer
  14. REM Killer
  15. Requiem for an Insomniac – Maurice Decaul, Vijay Iyer
  16. Dreams in Color – Lynn Hill, Vijay Iyer
  17. Mess Hall – Mike Ladd, Pamela Z

Leonard Cohen: Popular Problems

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On September 19, 2014, “Columbia” label released “Popular Problems”, the thirteenth Leonard Cohen studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2014, and was produced by Patrick Leonard.

Personnel:

  • Leonard Cohen – vocals
  • James Harrah – guitar
  • Patrick Leonard – keyboards
  • Joe Ayoub – bass
  • Brian MacLeod – drums
  • Alexandru Bublitchi – violin
  • Charlean Carmon – backing vocals
  • Dana Glover – backing vocals
  • Donna De Lory – backing vocals
  • Jesse E. String – recording, mixing
  • Bill Bottrell – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Kezban Ozcan -photography

Track listing:

Written by Leonard Cohen and Patrick Leonard, except where noted.

  1. Slow
  2. Almost Like the Blues
  3. Samson in New Orleans
  4. A Street – Leonard Cohen, Anjani Thomas
  5. Did I Ever Love You
  6. My Oh My
  7. Nevermind
  8. Born in Chains – Leonard Cohen
  9. You Got Me Singing

Royal Blood: Same

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On August 25, 2014, “Warner Bros” label released the self-titled, debut Royal Blood album. It was recorded 2013 – 2014, at “Rockfield“ in Monmouthshire, Wales, and was produced by Tom Dalgety, Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher.

Personnel:

  • Mike Kerr – lead vocals, bass guitar
  • Ben Thatcher – drums
  • Tom Dalgety – recording, mixing
  • Alan Moulder – mixing
  • Dave Sardy – mixing
  • John Davis – mastering

Track listing:

All lyrics by Mike Kerr, all music by Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher.

  1. Out of the Black
  2. Come on Over
  3. Figure It Out
  4. You Can Be So Cruel
  5. Blood Hands
  6. Little Monster
  7. Loose Change
  8. Careless
  9. Ten Tone Skeleton
  10. Better Strangers

Stefano Bollani and Hamilton De Holanda: O Que Será

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On August 23, 2013, “ECM” label released O Que Será, album by Stefano Bollani and Hamilton De Holanda (the 28th Stefano Bollani album overall, the 23rd Hamilton De Holanda album overall). It was recorded in 2012, at “Jazz Middelheim” in Antwerp, Belgium, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Stefano Bollani – piano, mixing
  • Hamilton De Holanda – mandolin (bandolim)
  • Johan Favoreeel – engineer
  • Walter De Niel – engineer
  • Jan Erik Kongshaug – mixing
  • Roberto Lioli – mixing
  • Klaus Auderer – cover photography
  • Cees van de Ven – liner photography

Track listing:

  1. Betriz – Chico Buarque, Edu Lobo
  2. Il Barbone Di Seviglia – Stefano Bollani
  3. Caprichos De Espanha – Hamilton De Holanda
  4. Guarda Che Luna – Bruno Pallesi, Gualtiero Malgoni
  5. Luiza – Antonio Carlos Jobim
  6. O Que Será – Chico Buarque
  7. Rosa – Pixinguinha
  8. Canto De Ossanha – Baden Powell, Vinicius De Moraes
  9. Oblivion – Astor Piazolla
  10. Apanhei – Te Cavaquinho – Ernesto Nazareth

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Justin Currie: Lower Reaches

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On August 19, 2013, “Compass” label released “Lower Reaches”, the third Justin Currie studio album. It was recorded in 2013, in Austin, Texas, and was produced by Mike McCarthy.

Personnel:

  • Justin Currie – vocals
  • Ricky Ray Jackson – acoustic, electric and pedal steel guitar
  • Davíd Garza – piano, organ, acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Josh Block – drums, tambourine
  • Jim McDermott – drums
  • Bruce Robison – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Justin Currie.

  1. Falsetto
  2. Every Song’s the Same
  3. Bend to My Will
  4. Priscilla
  5. I Hate Myself for Loving You
  6. On a Roll
  7. Into a Pearl
  8. On My Conscience
  9. Half of Me
  10. Little Stars
  11. Guess (bonus track)
  12. London is Dead (bonus track) 

Mickey Hart Band: Superorganism

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On August 13, 2013, “360 Production” label released “Superorganism”, album by Mickey Hart Band (the 15th Mickey Hart album overall). It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Mickey Hart and Ben Yonas.

Personnel:

  • Mickey Hart – vocals, drums, percussion, brain waves
  • Joe Bagale – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Crystal Monee Hall – vocals
  • Chris Kelley – vocals
  • Steve Kimock – guitar
  • Gawain Mathews – guitar
  • Jonah Sharp – keyboards
  • Adam Theis – bass
  • Reed Mathis – bass
  • Dave Schools – bass
  • Greg Shutte – drums
  • Ian “Inkx” Herman – drums
  • Giovanni Hidalgo – percussion
  • Zakir Hussain – percussion
  • Sikiru Adepoju – percussion
  • African Showboyz – additional percussion
  • Ben Yonas – recording
  • Alex McGraw, Noa Yonas – recording assistant
  • John Paul McClean – additional engineering
  • Brad Blackwood – mastering
  • Frederic Lieberman – musicology consultant
  • Malea Clark-Nicholson – design
  • Roxanne Smith – lettering
  • John Werner – photography

Track listing:

The lyrics for four of tracks by Robert Hunter. 

  1. Falling Stars – Mickey Hart, Ben Yonas, Crystal Monee Hall, Dave Schools, Robert Hunter
  2. The Sermon – Mickey Hart, Ben Yonas, Dave Schools, Andre Pessis, Robert Hunter
  3. Chabadas – Mickey Hart, Ben Yonas, Crystal Monee Hall, Dave Schools, Andre Pessis, Zakir Hussain, Robert Hunter
  4. Don’t Let Your God Down – Mickey Hart, Ben Yonas, Crystal Monee Hall, Andre Pessis, Cliff Goldmacher, Giovanni Hidalgo, Zakir Hussain, Reya Hart
  5. I Want It Back – Mickey Hart, Ben Yonas, Andre Pessis, Giovanni Hidalgo, Zakir Hussain
  6. Aliromba O Saro – Mickey Hart, Ben Yonas, Jonah Sharp, Andre Pessis, Zakir Hussain, Robert Hunter
  7. Rage On – Mickey Hart, Ben Yonas, Crystal Monee Hall, Dave Schools, Giovanni Hidalgo
  8. Mind Your Head – Mickey Hart, Ben Yonas, Crystal Monee Hall, Jonah Sharp, Sikiru Adepoju, Giovanni Hidalgo, Zakir Hussain
  9. Bully Boy – Mickey Hart, Ben Yonas, Crystal Monee Hall, Schools, Giovanni Hidalgo
  10. Ghost Rider – Mickey Hart, Ben Yonas, Crystal Monee Hall, Jonah Sharp, Sikiru Adepoju, Giovanni Hidalgo

Mitski: Retired From Sad, New Career In Business

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On August 1, 2013, Mitski (Mitsuki Miyawaki) self-released “Retired from Sad, New Career in Business”, her second studio album.

Personnel:

  • Mitski – vocals, piano, drums
  • Will Prinzi – acoustic and electric guitar, bass
  • Pete Olynciw – upright bass
  • Kevin Schmid – upright bass
  • Mike Rasimas – drums
  • John Cummings – trumpet
  • Jerome Burns – trumpet, cornet
  • Rich Liverano – trombone
  • Cristian Uraga – French horn
  • Julie Yeaeun Lee – flute
  • Andrew Cowie – clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Kenneth “Kenny” Trotter – violin
  • Sarah Wolffe – violin
  • Michael Mandrin – violin
  • Sophie Dolamore – viola
  • Naseer François Ashraf – viola
  • Elise Linder – cello
  • Sean Mcverry – gang vocals
  • Eli Wolf-Christensen – gang vocals, mandolin
  • Scott Interrante – orchestrations
  • Trevor Fedele – recording
  • Patrick Hyland – recording, mixing, mastering
  • Pixel (Pixie Doll) – cover model

Track listing:

All tracks by Mitski.

  1. Goodbye, My Danish Sweetheart
  2. Square
  3. Strawberry Blond
  4. Humpty
  5. I Want You
  6. Shame
  7. Because Dreaming Costs Money, My Dear
  8. Circle
  9. Class of 2013

Guy Clark: My Favorite Picture Of You

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On July 23, 2013, “Dualtone” label released “My Favorite Picture of You” the fourteenth and final Guy Clark studio album. In 2014, “My Favorite Picture of You” won “Grammy Award” for “Best Folk Album”.

Personnel:

  • Guy Clark – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Shawn Camp – banjo, fiddle, acoustic and resonator guitar, mandolin, octave fiddle, backing vocals
  • Chris Latham – acoustic and resonator guitar, viola, violin, backing vocals
  • Verlon Thompson – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Noel McKay – nylon string guitar
  • Gordie Sampson – acoustic guitar
  • Bryn Davies – bass guitar, cello, backing vocals
  • Morgane Stapleton – backing vocals
  • Chris Latham – recording, mixing, mastering
  • Mark Richardson – lacquer cut
  • Gina R. Binkley – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Guy Clark.

  1. Cornmeal Waltz
  2. My Favorite Picture of You
  3. Gell Beny on a Heartache
  4. El Coyote
  5. Heroes
  6. Rain in Durango
  7. Good Advice
  8. The Death of Sis Draper
  9. Waltzing Fool
  10. The High Price of Inspiration
  11. I’ll Show Me