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Whitesnake: The Purple Album

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On April 29, 2015, “Frontiers” label released “The Purple Album”, the twelfth Whitesnake studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, at “Hook City” in Reno, Nevada, and was produced by David Coverdale, Michael McIntyre and Reb Beach.

Personnel:

  • David Coverdale– lead vocals, mixing
  • Reb Beach– guitars, backing vocals, mixing
  • Joel Hoekstra– guitars, backing vocals
  • Michael Devin – bass, harmonica, backing vocals
  • Tommy Aldridge– drums
  • Derek Hilland – keyboards
  • Michael McIntyre – engineer, mixing
  • David Donnelly – mastering

 Track listing:

  1. Burn – Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes, Jon Lord, Ian Paice
  2. You Fool No One – Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Glen Hughes, Jon Lord, Ian Paice
  3. Love Child – Tommy Bolin, David Coverdale
  4. Sail Away (featuring Elegy for Jon) – Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale
  5. The Gipsy – Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Glen Hughes, Jon Lord, Ian Paice
  6. Lady Double Dealer – Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale
  7. Mistreated – Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale
  8. Holy Man – David Coverdale, Glen Hughes, Jon Lord
  9. Might Just Take Your Life – Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Glen Hughes, Jon Lord, Ian Paice
  10. You Keep On Moving – David Coverdale, Glen Hughes
  11. Soldier of Fortune – Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale
  12. Lay Down Stay Down – Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Glen Hughes, Jon Lord, Ian Paice
  13. Stormbringer – Ritchie Blckmore, David Coverdale

Nik Bärtsch’s Mobile: Continuum

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On April 22, 2016, “ECM” label released “Continuum”, the eleventh Nik Bärtsch’s Mobile album. It was recorded in March 2015, at “Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI” in Lugano, Switzerland, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Nik Bärtsch— piano
  • Sha – bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet
  • Kaspar Rast, Nicolas Stocker – drums, percussion
  • Etienne Abelin, Ola Sendecki – violin
  • David Schnee – viola
  • Ambrosius Huber, Solme Hong – cello
  • Sascha Kleis – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Nik Bärtsch.

  1. Modul 29_14
  2. Modul 12
  3. Modul 18
  4. Modul 5
  5. Modul 60
  6. Modul 4
  7. Modul 44
  8. Modul 8_11

Tony MacAlpine: Concrete Gardens

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On April 21, 2015, “Sun Dog Records” label released “Concrete Gardens”, the eleventh Tony MacAlpine studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, at Tony MacAlpine home studio in Pasadena, California, and was produced by Tony MacAlpine, and Michael Mesker.

Personnel:

  • Tony MacAlpine– guitar, keyboard, bass
  • Jeff Loomis– guitar solo
  • Aquiles Priester– drums
  • Pete Griffin – bass
  • Lucky Islam – bass
  • Sean Delson – bass
  • Adair Daufembach – mixing
  • Seva David Ball – mastering
  • Michael Mesker – executive production

Track listing:

  1. Exhibitionist Blvd
  2. The King’s Rhapsody
  3. Man in a Metal Cage
  4. Poison Cookies
  5. Epic Napoleon’s Puppet
  6. Sierra Morena
  7. Square Circles
  8. Red Giant
  9. Confession of a Medieval Monument
  10. Concrete Gardens
  11. Maiden’s Wish

Andy Sheppard Quartet: Surrounded by Sea

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On April 17, 2015, “ECM” label released “Surrounded by Sea”, the 13th Andy Sheppard album. It was recorded in August 2014, at “Auditorio Stello Molo RSI” in Lugano, Switzerland, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Andy Sheppard– tenor and soprano saxophone
  • Eivind Aarset– guitar
  • Michel Benita– double bass
  • Sebastian Rochford– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Andy Sheppard except where noted

  1. Tipping Point – Andy Sheppard, Michel Benita
  2. I Want to Vanish – Elvis Costello
  3. Aoidh, Na Dean Cadal Idir (Part 1) – traditional
  4. Origin of Species
  5. They Aren’t Perfect and Neither Am I – Sebastian Rochford
  6. Medication
  7. Aoidh, Na Dean Cadal Idir (Part 2) – traditional
  8. The Impossibility of Silence
  9. I See Your Eyes Before Me
  10. A Letter – Michel Benita
  11. Aoidh, Na Dean Cadal Idir (Part 3) traditional
  12. Looking for Ornette

Elina Duni Quartet: Dallëndyshe

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On April 17, 2015, “ECM” label released ‎”Dallëndyshe”, album by Elina Duni Quartet (fifth Elina Duni album overall). It was recorded in July 2015, at “Pernes-les-Fontaines” in France, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Elina Duni – voice, arrangements, liner notes
  • Colin Vallon – piano, arrangements
  • Patrice Moret – double bass, arrangements
  • Norbert Pfammatter – drums, arrangements
  • Gérard de Haro – engineer
  • Nicolas Baillard – engineer
  • Sacha Kleis – design
  • Nicolas Masson – photography
  • Kozi Nasi – English translation

Track listing:

  1. Fëllënza – Muharrem Gurra
  2. Sytë – Isak Muçolli
  3. Ylberin – traditional
  4. Unë Në Kodër, Ti Në Kodër – traditional
  5. Kur Të Pashë – traditional
  6. Delja Rude – traditional
  7. Unë Do Të Vete – traditional
  8. Taksirat – traditional
  9. Nënë Moj – traditional
  10. Bukuroshe – traditional
  11. Ti Ri Ti Ti Klarinatë – traditional
  12. Dallëndyshe – traditional

Dance Gavin Dance: Instant Gratification

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On April 14, 2015, “Rise” label released “Instant Gratification”, the sixth Dance Gavin Dance studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Kris Crummett.

Personnel:

  • Tilian Pearson – clean vocals
  • Jon Mess – unclean vocals
  • Will Swan – rap and backing vocals, guitars
  • Ti Feerick – bass guitar
  • Matt Mingus – drums
  • Kris Crummett– engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Mattias Adolfsson – artwork

Tracks listing:

  1. We Own the Night
  2. Stroke God, Millionaire
  3. Something New
  4. On the Run
  5. Shark Dad
  6. Awkward
  7. The Cuddler
  8. Legend
  9. Eagle vs. Crows
  10. Death of a Strawberry
  11. Vanation
  12. Lost

J. Geils

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On April 11, 2017, John Warren Geils Jr. aka J. Geils, Died aged 71. He was singer, songwriter, musician (guitar) and record producer, member of Snoopy and the Sopwith Camels, best known as founding member and leader of the J. Geils Band. In 2015, Geils was named to the “Wall of Honor” at his alma mater, “Bernards High School” in Bernardsville, New Jersey.

Mel Parsons: Drylands

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On April 10, 2015, “Cape Road Recordings” label released “Drylands”, the third Mel Parsons album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, at “Surgery Studios” in Wellington, New Zealand and was produced by Mel Parsons and Gerry Paul.

Personnel:

  • Mel Parsons – vocals, guitar
  • Gerry Paul – acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel guitar, banjo
  • Neil Watson – guitar
  • Aaron Stewart – bass
  • Trevor Hutchinson- double bass
  • Craig Terris – drums
  • Nick George – drums
  • Ed Zuccollo – piano, Hammond organ
  • Vyvienne Long- cello
  • Ron Sexsmith – vocals
  • Andrew Keoghan- vocals
  • Anika Moa- backing vocals
  • Lisa Tomlins – backing vocals
  • Anji Sami – backing vocals
  • Lex French – trumpet
  • Ebony Lamb – choir
  • Anna Shaw – choir
  • Jamie Parlett – choir
  • Cameron “Dusty” Burnell
  • Kim Bonnington – choir
  • Louis Thompson-Munn – choir
  • Imogen Holmstead-Scott – choir
  • Katie McCarthy-Burke – choir
  • Justin Firefly Clarke – choir
  • Manu Scott – choir

 Track listing:

All tracks by Mel Parsons.

  1. Far Away
  2. Alberta Sun
  3. Driving Man
  4. Non Communicado
  5. Don’t Wait
  6. Far North Coast
  7. Good Together
  8. Friend
  9. Get Out Alive
  10. Down So Long
  11. First Sign of Trouble
  12. Fireworks
  13. Another City

Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals: Call It What It Is

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On April 8, 2016, “Stax” label released “Call It What It Is”, the thirteenth Ben Harper studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “The Village” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ben Harper, Ethan Allen, Juan Nelson, Leon Mobley, Oliver Charles, Jason Yates and Michael Ward.

Personnel:

  • Ben Harper – vocals, guitar, slide guitar
  • Michael Ward – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jason Yates – Hammond B3, piano, Fender Rhodes], Wurlitzers], clavinet, guitar, backing vocals
  • Juan Nelson – bass, backing vocals
  • Leon Mobley – percussion, bongos, cabasa, claves, congas, djembe, flexitone, music stand, shaker, tambourine, triangle, viber flab, wind chimes, whirly tube, backing vocals
  • Oliver Charles – drums, Djun Djun percussion, backing vocals
  • Gabriel Burch, Matt Dyson, Will Wetzel – engineer assistant
  • Ethan Allen – mixing
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Tom Dolan – design
  • Danny Clinch – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ben Harper, except where noted.

  1. When Sex Was Dirty
  2. Deeper and Deeper – Ben Harper, Michel Ward
  3. Call What It Is
  4. How Dark Is Gone – Ben Harper, Jason Yates, Leon Mobley
  5. Shine
  6. All That Has Grown
  7. Pink Balloon – Ben Harper, Jaclyn Harper
  8. Finding Our Way – Ben Harper, Oliver Charles
  9. Bones

Bill Withers

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On March 30, 2020, William Harrison Withers Jr. aka Bill Withers died aged 81. He was singer-songwriter and musician (guitar, keyboards), active from 1970 until 1985. He composed and recorded several major hits, including “Ain’t No Sunshine” (1971), “Grandma’s Hands” (1971), “Use Me” (1972), “Lean on Me” (1972), “Lovely Day” (1977), and “Just the Two of Us” (1980). Withers won three “Grammy Awards” (1971, 1981, 1987), “ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Heritage” award (2006), was inducted into “West Virginia Music Hall of Fame” (2007), was inducted into “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” (2015), and received honorary degree from West Virginia University.