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Kamasi Washington: The Epic

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On May 5, 2015, “Brainfeeder” label released “The Epic”, the third Kamasi Washington studio album. It was recorded in 2015, at “Kingsize Spundblabs” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Kamasi Washington.

Personnel:

  • Kamasi Washington – tenor saxophone, band leader, arrangements
  • Cameron Graves – piano, organ
  • Brandon Coleman – keyboards, organ, piano
  • Thundercat – electric bass 
  • Miles Mosley – upright and electric bass
  • Ronald Bruner, Jr. – drums
  • Tony Austin – drums, engineer
  • Robert Miller – drums 
  • Leon Mobley – percussion
  • Igmar Thomas – trumpet
  • Todd Simon – trumpet 
  • Shaunte Palmer – trombone 
  • Ryan Porter – trombone
  • Neel Hammond – violin
  • Tylana Renga Enomoto – violin
  • Paul Cartwright – violin
  • Jennifer Simone – violin
  • Lucia Micarelli – violin
  • Molly Rogers – viola
  • Andrea Whitt – viola
  • Artyom Manukyan – cello
  • Ginger Murphy – cello
  • Dawn Norfleet – choir
  • Thalma de Freitas – choir
  • Maiya Sykes – choir
  • Gina Manziello – choir
  • Patrice Quinn – choir
  • Natasha F. Agrama – choir
  • Dwight Trible – choir
  • Steven Wayne – choir
  • Taylor Graves – choir
  • Charles Jones – choir
  • Jason Marales – choir
  • Dexter Story – choir
  • Cameron Graves – choir
  • Tracy Carter – choir
  • Dwight Trible – lead vocals
  • Patrice Quinn – lead vocals 
  • Brian Rosemeyer – engineer
  • Benjamin Tierney – mixing
  • Daddy Kev – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Kamasi Washington, except where noted.

Volume 1: The Plan

  1. Change of the Guard
  2. Askim
  3. Isabelle
  4. Final Thought
  5. The Next Step
  6. The Rhythm Changes – Patrick Quinn, Kamasi Washington

Volume 2: The Glorious Tale

  1. Miss Understanding
  2. Leroy and Lanisha
  3. Re Run
  4. Seven Prayers
  5. Henrietta Our Hero – Patrick Quinn, Kamasi Washington
  6. The Magnificent 7

Volume 3: The Historic Repetition

  1. Re Run Home
  2. Cherokee – Ray Noble
  3. Clair de Lune – Claude Debussy
  4. Malcolm Theme – Terence Blanchard, Jamie Davis
  5. The Message

Colin Stetson And Sarah Neufeld: Never Were the Way She Was

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On April 28, 2015, “Constellation Records” label released “Never Were the Way She Was” album by Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld. It was recorded in 2015 at “End of the World” in Vermont. In 2016, “Never Were the Way She Was” won the “Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year”.

Personnel:

  • Colin Stetson – tenor saxophone, bass saxophone, contrabass clarinet
  • Sarah Neufeld – vocal, violin
  • Hans Bernhard – engineer
  • Mark Lawson – mixing
  • Harris Newman – mastering
  • Kim Meinelt – photography
  • Scott Irvine – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld.

  1. The Sun Roars into View
  2. Won’t Be a Thing to Become
  3. In the Vespers
  4. And Still They Move
  5. With the Dark Hug of Time
  6. The Rest of Us
  7. Never Were the Way She Was
  8. Flight

Zac Brown Band: Jekyll + Hyde

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On April 28, 2015, “Big Machine Records” label released “Jekyll + Hyde”, the fourth Zac Brown Band studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Zac Brown, CeeLo Green, Jim Hoke, In the Arena Production, Jay Joyce and Darrell Scott.

Personnel:

  • Zac Brown – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, programming
  • Coy Bowles – electric guitar, slide guitar, resonator guitar, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer electric piano
  • John Driskell Hopkins – baritone guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, ukulele, backing vocals
  • Clay Cook – piano, keyboards, electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, National guitar, ukulele, Mellotron, Hammond organ, clavinet, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer electric piano, glockenspiel, backing vocals
  • Matt Mangano – acoustic bass guitar, bass guitar, upright bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Chris Fryar – drums
  • Daniel de los Reyes – percussion
  • Jimmy De Martini – violin, fiddle, strings, cello, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Darrell Scott – acoustic guitar and electric guitar, banjo, pedal steel guitar, acoustic stringed instrument, piano, backing vocals
  • Donald Dunlavey – electric guitar
  • Béla Fleck – banjo
  • Mickey Raphael – harmonica 
  • Byron House – upright bass
  • Jay Joyce – percussion, programming
  • Jim Hoke – tenor saxophone, flute 
  • Randy Leago – baritone saxophone
  • Ben Simonetti – trumpet, programming
  • Steve Herrmann – trumpet
  • John Hinchey – trumpet
  • Vinnie Ciesleski – trumpet 
  • Barry Green – trombone 
  • Michael McGoldrick – Uileann pipes, Irish flute, pennywhistle
  • Chris Cornell – duet vocals
  • Sara Bareilles – duet vocals
  • Jewel – backing vocals
  • Darrell Scott, Maureen Murphy, Sarah Dugas, John Cowan, Odessa Settles, Rick Jones, Jason Eskridge – choir
  • Niko Moon – programming, backing vocals
  • Nicholas Fournier – engineer
  • Kyle Lehning – engineer
  • Sean Phelan – engineer
  • Anthony Ruotolo – engineer
  • Martin Cooke – engineer
  • Paul Cossette – engineer
  • Kyle Stevens – engineer
  • Tom Syrowski – enginer
  • Brandon Bell – engineer, mixing
  • Jason Hall – engineer, mixing
  • Ben Simonetti – engineer, mixing
  • Jay Joyce – mixing
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Andrew Scheps – mixing
  • Mario Borgatta – mixing assistant
  • Chris Bellman – mastering 

Track listing:

  1. Beautiful Drug – Zac Brown, Niko Moon
  2. Loving You Easy – Zac Brown, Niko Moon, Al Anderson
  3. Remedy – Zac Brown, Niko Moon, Wyatt Durrette, Keb’ Mo
  4. Homegrown – Zac Brown, Niko Moon, Wyatt Durrette
  5. Mango Tree – Zac Brown, Niko Moon, Anna Harwood
  6. Heavy is the Head – Zac Brown, Niko Moon, Wyatt Durrette, John Driskell Hopkins, Jimmy De Martini, Darrell Scott
  7. Bittersweet – Zac Brown, Niko Moon, Wyatt Durrette
  8. Castaway – Zac Brown, Niko Moon, Wyatt Durrette, Coy Bowles, John Driskell Hopkins
  9. Tomorrow Never Comes – Zac Brown, Niko Moon, Wyatt Durrette
  10. One Day – Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette, Rich Robinson, Sarah Dugas, Christian Dugas, Matt Mangano
  11. Dress Blues – Jason Isbell
  12. Young and Wild – Zac Brown, Niko Moon, Wyatt Durrette, Amos Lee, Coy Bowles
  13. Junkyard (contains elements of Is There Anybody Out There? by Pink Floyd) – Zac Brown, Roger Waters
  14. I’ll Be Your Man (Song for a Daughter) – Zac Brown, Niko Moon, Wyatt Durrette, Coy Bowles, John Driskell Hopkins, Darrell Scott
  15. Wildfire – Zac Brown, Eric Church, Wyatt Durrette, Liz Rose, Clay Cook
  16. Tomorrow Never Comes (acoustic version) – Zac Brown, Niko Moon, Wyatt Durrette

The Proclaimers: Let’s Hear It For The Dogs

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On April 27, 2015, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Let’s Hear It for the Dogs”, the tenth Proclaimers (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2015, at Rockfield Studios” in Wales, and was produced by Dave Eringa.

Personnel:

  • Craig Reid – vocals
  • Charlie Reid – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Sean Genockey – guitar
  • Zac Ware – electric guitar
  • Stevie Christie – keyboards
  • Garry John Kane – bass
  • Clive Jenner – drums
  • Martin Winning – brass
  • Matt Holland – brass
  • Andrew Walters – violin
  • Joanna Walters – violin
  • Andrew Walters – violin
  • Joanna Walters – violin
  • Bernard Kane – viola
  • Nathan Stone – cello
  • The Vulcan String Quartet – strings
  • Joe Jones – engineer
  • Dave Eringa – mixing
  • Ed Woods – mastering
  • Lewis MacDonald – cover design
  • Rose Lawrence – sleeve design
  • Kenny MacDonald – photography
  • Murdro MacLeod – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Craig Reid and Charlie Reid.

  1. You Built Me Up
  2. Be with Me
  3. In My Home
  4. Tuesday Afternoon
  5. Then Again
  6. What School?
  7. I’m Still Around
  8. The Other Side
  9. Forever Young
  10. Ten Tiny Fingers
  11. Through Him
  12. Rainbow & Happy Regrets
  13. Moral Compass

Future Of The Left: The Peace & Truce Of Future Of The Left

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On April 8, 2016, “Prescriptions” label released “The Peace & Truce of Future of the Left”, the fifth Future of the Left album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “Monnow Valley Studio” in Monmouth, and was produced by Anthony Chapman, Andrew Falkous, Julia Ruzicka and Jack Egglestone.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Falkous – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Julia Ruzicka – vocals, bass
  • Jack Egglestone – vocals, drums
  • Sean Magee – mastering
  • Michael Byzewski – cover art, design
  • Beau Blaise, Matt Glasbey – co-producer

Track listing:

  1. If AT&T Drank Tea What Would BP Do?
  2. In a Former Life
  3. Running All Over the Wicket
  4. Miner’s Gruel
  5. Grass Parade
  6. The Limits of Battleships
  7. Back When I Was Brilliant
  8. Eating for None
  9. Reference Point Zero
  10. White Privilege Blues
  11. 50 Days Before the Hun
  12. Proper Music
  13. No Son Will Ease Their Solitude

 

Lord Huron: Strange Trails

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On April 7, 2015, “PIAS” label released “Strange Trails”, the second Lord Huron studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Ben Schneider.

Personnel:

  • Tom Renaud – vocals, guitars
  • Ben Schneider – lead vocals, guitars, engineer assistant, artwork
  • Miguel Briseño – vocals, bass guitar, keyboards
  • Mark Barry – vocals, drums, percussion, engineer
  • Jessica Maros – vocals
  • Ben Tolliday – engineer
  • Rick Parker – mixing
  • Dave Cooley – mastering
  • Kevin Kinsella – jacket design

Track listing:

All tracks by Ben Schneider.

  1. Love Like Ghosts
  2. Until the Night Turns
  3. Dead Man’s Hand
  4. Hurricane (Johnnie’s Theme)
  5. La Belle Fleur Sauvage
  6. Fool for Love
  7. The World Ender
  8. Meet Me in the Woods
  9. The Yawning Grave
  10. Frozen Pines
  11. Cursed
  12. Way Out There
  13. Louisia
  14. The Night We Met

Eric Alexander: The Real Thing

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On April 2, 2015, “High Note” label released “The Real Thing”, the 38th Eric Alexander album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Eric Alexander.

Personnel:

  • Eric Alexander – tenor saxophone
  • Pat Martino – guitar
  • Harold Mabern – piano
  • John Webber – bass
  • Joe Farnsworth – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Maureen Sickler – engineer assistant
  • Christopher Drukker – design, session photography
  • Jimmy Katz – Eric Alexander photography
  • Joe Fields – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Eric Alexander except where noted.

  1. The Real Thing
  2. Pure Pat
  3. Summertime – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
  4. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes – Buddy Bernier, Jerry Brainin
  5. Little Boat – Ronaldo Bôscoli, Roberto Menescal
  6. For George and Trane
  7. Sleep Warm – Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Lew Spence
  8. The Chief – Harold Mabern

Emitt Rhodes: Rainbow Ends

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On February 26, 2016, “Omnivore Recordings” label released “Rainbow Ends”, the fifth and the final Emitt Rhodes album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Chris Price.

Personnel:

  • Emitt Rhodes – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, additional engineering, mixing
  • Chris Price – acoustic and electric guitar, organ, handclaps, harmony vocals, effects, sounds, engineer, mixing
  • Pat Sansone – acoustic guitar
  • Jon Brion – guitar
  • Nels Cline – guitar
  • Jason Falkner – electric guitar, rhythm guitar, harmony vocals
  • Taylor Locke – electric guitar, rhythm guitar, harmony vocals
  • Probyn Gregory – slide guitar, horns
  • Nelson Bragg – tambourine
  • Roger Joseph Manning Jr. – piano, electric piano, synthesizer, vibraphone, clavinet, mellotron, harmony vocals
  • Fernando Perdomo – bass
  • Joseph Seiders – drums, percussion, harmony vocals, handclaps
  • Kaitlin Wolfberg – strings
  • Bleu McAuley – harmony vocals
  • Susanna Hoffs – harmony vocals
  • Alex Jules – handclaps
  • Ben Lecourt – handclaps
  • Corey Perez – handclaps
  • Emeen Zarookian – handclaps, additional engineering
  • Kristian Hoffman – handclaps
  • Kyle Fredrickson – engineer
  • Pierre De Reeder – engineer
  • Nathan Flom – additional engineering
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Reuben Cohen – mastering
  • Greg Allen – art direction, design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Emitt Rhodes, except where noted.

  1. Dog On a Chain
  2. If I Knew Then
  3. Isn’t It So
  4. The Wall Between Us – Dan Mayer, Emitt Rhodes, Jim Rolfe, Matt Malley
  5. Someone Else – Chris Price, Emitt Rhodes
  6. I Can’t Tell My Heart
  7. Put Some Rhythm to It
  8. It’s All Behind Us Now
  9. What’s a Man to Do – Dan Mayer, Emitt Rhodes, Jim Rolfe, Matt Malley
  10. Friday’s Love
  11. Rainbow Ends

James McMurtry: Complicated Game

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On February 24, 2015, “Complicated Game Records” label released “Complicated Game”, the ninth James McMurtry studio album. It was recorded in 2015, at “The Nappy Dugout”, “Marigny Recording Studio” in New Orleans, Louisiana, “La Louisianne Recording Studios”, “Electric Comoland”, “FHQ Studio” in Lafayette, Louisiana, “Wire Recording” in Austin, Texas, and was produced by Mike Napolitano and C.C. Adcock.

Personnel:

  • James McMurtry – vocal, acoustic guitar, resonator guitar, piano, dobro
  • Sam Broussard – electric guitar, strings arrangements
  • C. C. Adcock (Charles Clinton Adcock) – electric guitar, baritone guitar, keyboards, dobro, pub gang vocals, mixing
  • Derek Trucks – slide guitar
  • Richard Comeaux – pedal steel guitar
  • Curtis McMurtry – banjo
  • Dustin Welch – banjo
  • Danny Barnes – banjo
  • Dirk Powell – banjo, mandolin, violin, harpsichord, accordion, fiddle, backing vocals, pub gang vocals
  • Skirm – mandola, backing vocals
  • Donald Shaw – piano, accordion, harmonium
  • Benmont Tench – piano, electric piano, organ
  • Ivan Neville – synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Cornbread (Michael Traylor) – bass, pub gang vocals
  • Kevin Smith – double bass
  • Daren Hess – drums, percussion, pub gang vocals
  • Warren Storm – drums
  • Mike McGoldrick – bagpipes, low whistle, bodhrán, backing vocals
  • Rick Nelson – violin, cello
  • Quintron (Robert Rolston) – loops
  • Little Isidore – doo wop vocals
  • Tim Holt – backing vocals, pub gang vocals
  • David Forman – backing vocals, pub gang vocals
  • Trina Shoemaker – backing vocals
  • Doyle Bramhall II – backing vocals
  • Rory McGoldrick – pub gang vocals
  • Tony Trundle – pub gang vocals
  • Mike Napolitano – recording, mixing
  • Ben Mumphrey, Bobby Tis, David Rachou, Dave Rosser, Erik Flettrich, John Porter, Matt Aguiluz, Rick Nelson, Stuart Sullivan, Tony Daigle, Wes Fontenot – additional engineering
  • Brent Lambert – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by James McMurtry.

  1. Copper Canteen
  2. You Got Me
  3. Ain’t Got a Place
  4. She Loves Me
  5. How’m I Gonna Find You Now
  6. These Things I’ve Come to Know
  7. Deaver’s Crossing
  8. Carlisle’s Haul
  9. Forgotten Coast
  10. South Dakota
  11. Long Island Sound
  12. Cutter

Funk Shui: R.E.M.

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On February 20, 2015, “22 Records” label released R.E.M. (rapideyemovement), the second Funk Shui album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Pripor House” in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Dragan Ginovski Gino.

Personnel:

  • Luka Ğorgievski – vocal, guitar, piano
  • Mihail Namičev – bass, recording, cover
  • David Nikolovski – drums
  • Risto Solunčev – vocal
  • Ema Jovanoviƙ – backing vocals
  • Mona Jovčevska – backing vocals
  • Dragan Ginovski Gino – mixing, mastering

Track listing:

All lyrics by Luka Ğorgievski except where noted, music by Luka Ğorgievski, Mihail Namičev and David Nikolovski except where noted.

  1. Ogledala
  2. Dom
  3. Little Wing – Jimi Hendrix
  4. No Ese
  5. Grla Jarci
  6. Deca
  7. Odenje po žica na pole polno pamuk
  8. Me gazat – lyrics by Risto Solunčev
  9. Touch and Go  
  10. Ogledala II