On January 20, 2017, “Temporary” label released “A Shadow in Time”, the 24th William Basinski album. It was recorded in 2016, at “2062” studio in Los Angeles, and was produced by William Basinski.
On January 6, 2017, “Born & Bred” label released “11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory”, the ninth Dropkick Murphys studio album. It was recorded in 2016, in El Paso, Texas, and was produced by Tedd Hutt.
Personnel:
Al Barr – lead vocals
Tim Brennan – vocals, guitars, accordion, mellotron, tin whistle
James Lynch – vocals, guitars
Ken Casey – lead vocals, bass guitar
Jeff DaRosa – vocals, banjo, bouzouki, mandolin, harmonica, acoustic guitars
Matt Kelly – vocals, drums, percussion
Ted Hutt – percussion
Lee Forshner – bagpipes
Track listing:
The Lonesome Boatman
Rebels with a Cause
Blood
Sandlot
First Class Loser
Paying My Way
I Had a Hat
Kicked to the Curb
You’ll Never Walk Alone – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein
On December 1, 2017, “Reprise” label released “The Visitor”, the second Neil Young and the Promise album (40th Neil Young album overall). It was recorded November 2016, June – August 2017, at “Shangri-la” in Malibu, California, “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by John Hanlon, Niko Bolas and Neil Young.
Personnel:
Neil Young – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, pump organ, whistle, water bottle, bathroom whistle
Micah Nelson – vocals, guitar, mandolin, piano, accordion, pump organ, glockenspiel, toy piano, whistle
Lukas Nelson – vocals, guitar, whistle, water bottle
Corey McCormick – vocals, bass, whistle, water bottle
Anthony LoGerfo – vocals, drums, vocals
Tato Melgar – vocals, percussion, whistle, water bottle
On October 28, 2016, “Outside Music” label released “Home on Native Land”, the seventh Hidden Cameras (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Rooster Recording Studio”, and was produced by Joel Gibb.
Personnel:
Joel Gibb – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, piano, keyboards, drums, additional recording
On October 20, 2017, “Ropeadope” label released “The Emancipation Procrastination”, the 13th Christian Scott (Christian aTunde Adjuah) album. It was recorded in April 2016, at “The Parlor” in New Orleans, and was produced by Christian aTunde Adjuah and Chris Dunn.
Personnel:
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah – trumpet, siren, flugelhorn, MIDI controller
Braxton Cook – alto saxophone
Stephen J. Gladney – tenor saxophone
Kris Funn – bass
Luques Curtis – bass
Weedie Braimah – djembe, bata, congas
Joe Dyson Jr. – drums, MIDI controller
Corey Fonville – drums, MIDI controller
Marcus Gillmore – drums, MIDI controller
Elena Pinderhughes – flute
Cliff Hines – guitar
Dominic Minix – guitar
Matthew Stevens – guitar
Lawrence Fields – piano, electric piano
Track listing:
All tracks by Christian Scott, except where noted.
The Emancipation Procrastination
AvengHer
Ruler Rebel (X. aTunde Adjuah Remix)
Ashes of Our Forever
In the Beginning (Interlude) – Weedie Braimah
Michele with One L
The Cypher
Videotape – Colin Charles Greenwood, Thomas Edward Yorke, Philip James Selway
Gerrymandering Game – Cliff Hynes, Christian Scott, Lawrence Fields
On October 14, 2016, “Provogue / Masqot” labels released “Fire on the Floor”, the eighth Beth Hart studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “RW” studio, and was produced by Oliver Leiber.
Personnel:
Beth Hart – lead and backing vocals, piano
Oliver Leiber – acoustic and electric guitar, baritone guitar, drums, percussion, engineer
Dean Parks – acoustic guitar
Michael Landau – electric and baritone guitar
Waddy Wachtel – electric guitar
Ivan Neville – piano, Hammond B3, Vox Continental organ – Ivan Neville
Jim Cox – piano, electric piano
Brian Allen – bass
Paul Peterson – bass
Rick Marotta – drums
Eric Leeds – tenor saxophone
Brad Shermock – trumpet
Patrick Warren – arrangements
Eric Leeds – arrangements
Niko Bolas – recording
Rune Westberg – recording
J, J, Blair – engineer
John Rausch – additional engineering, mixing
Diego Ruelas, Jeremy Tomlison, John R. Edwards – engineer assistant
On September 30, 2016, “Caroline” label released “Keep Me Singing”, the 36th Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, and was produced by Van Morrison.
Personnel:
Van Morrison – vocals, guitar, drums, piano, alto saxophone, blues harp
Dave Keary – acoustic and electric guitar
Johnny Scott – electric guitar
Nigel Price – acoustic and electric guitar
John Platania – acoustic guitar
Paul Moore – bass
Nicky Scott – bass
Jez Brown – bass
Laurence Cottle – bass, trombone
Paul Moran – keyboards, trumpet
Fiachra Trench – keyboards, strings arrangements
Enda Walsh – keyboards, percussion
Robbie Ruggiero – drums
Liam Bradley – drums, percussion
Paul Robinson – drums
Neal Wilkinson – drums
Kate St John – English horn
Anthony Kerr – vibraphone
Tony Fitzgibbon – fiddle
Ange Grant, Dana Masters, Lance Ellington – backing vocals.
On September 23, 2016, “Pataca Discos” label released “Those Who Throw Objects at the Crocodiles Will Be Asked to Retrieve Them”, album by Bruno Pernadas. It was recorded in 2016, at “Estúdio 15A”.
Personnel:
Bruno Pernadas – vocals, guitar, keyboards, piano, bass, synthesizer, home recording
Margarida Campelo – vocals, piano, keyboards
Afonso Cabral, Francisca Cortesão – vocals
Nuno Lucas – bass
João Correia – drums, percussion
João Capinha – alto and tenor saxophone
Raimundo Semedo – tenor and baritone saxophone
Diana Mortágua – flute
Tiago de Sousa – recording, mixing, mastering
Diogo Duque – flute, trumpet, flugelhorn
Rita Westwood – artwork
Track listing:
Poem
Spaceway 70
Problem Number 6
Valley In the Ocean
Anywhere in Spacetime
Poem
Because It’s Hard to Develop That Capacity On Your Own
On September 16, 2016, “Criss Cross Jazz” label released “The Purity of the Turf”, the seventh Ethan Iverson album. It was recorded in February 2016, at “Systems Two Recording Studios” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by Gerry Teekens.
Personnel:
Ethan Iverson − piano, inside photography
Ron Carter − bass
Nasheet Waits – drums
Michael Marciano – recording
David Darlington – mixing, mastering
Bloemendaal In Vorm, Gerry Teekens – design
Jimmy Katz – front photography
Track listing:
The Purity of the Turf – Ethan Iverson
Song for My Father – Horace Silver
Darn That Dream – Jimmy Van Heusen, Eddie DeLange
Along Came Betty – Benny Golson
Graduation Day – Ethan Iverson
Confirmation – Charlie Parker
Kush – Nasheet Waits
Sent for You Yesterday – Count Basie, Eddie Durham
On September 9, 2018, “Bad Seed Ltd” released “Skeleton Tree”, the sixteenth Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2016, at “Retreat” in Brighton, UK, “La Frette” in La Frette-sur-Seine, in France, and was produced by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.
Personnel:
Nick Cave – vocals and backing vocals, piano, Wurlitzer, synthesizer, vibraphone