On May 29, 2019, David Curtis Glover aka Tony “Little Sun” Glover died aged 79. He was singer, musician (harmonica) and music critic. In 1963, together with John Koerner and Dave Ray he formed the blues trio Koerner, Ray & Glover. In the late sixties, Glover was disc jockey on “KDWB-AM” radio in Minneapolis where he formed the band Nine Below Zero. He was a music critic, writing articles for “Rolling Stone”, “Sign Out”, “Hit Parader”, “Creem”, and other music magazines. Glover wrote liner notes for albums by John Lee Hooker, John Hammond, Sonny Terry, Michael Lessac, Sonny & Brownie, Willie & the Bees and the Jayhawks, and for “The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966”, “The Royal Albert Hall Concert”. Glover was the author of several blues harp songbooks and along with Ward Gaines and Scott Dirks, a co-author, of Little Walter biography “Blues with a Feeling: The Little Walter Story”. He taught harmonica playing Mick Jagger and David Johansen.
Tag Archives: 2019
Morrissey: California Son
On May 24, 2019, “étienne” and “BMG” labels released “California Son”, the twelfth Morrissey studio album. It was recorded July – August 2018, at “Sunset Sound” in Hollywood, and was produced by Joe Chiccarelli.
Personnel:
- Morrissey– lead vocals
- Jesse Tobias– electric guitar, 12-string electric guitar, slide guitar, electric rhythm guitar, fuzz guitar, electric baritone guitar, backbeat guitar, acoustic guitar, ebow guitar
- Boz Boorer– acoustic guitar, electric rhythm guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
- Roger Manning – electric piano, synthesisers, keyboards, backing vocals, string arrangement, horn arrangement
- Zac Rae– organ, upright piano, keyboards
- Gustavo Manzur – synthesisers, accordion
- Dave Levita – acoustic guitar
- Sean Hurley – bass
- Matthew Ira Walker – drums, drum programming
- Valerie Pinkston – group vocals
- Arnold McCuller – group vocals
- Brigette Bryant – group vocals
- Ed Droste– backing vocals
- Billie Joe Armstrong– backing vocals
- Ariel Engle– backing vocals
- Sameer Gadhia– backing vocals
- Petra Haden– backing vocals
- LP– additional vocals
- Lydia Night– backing vocals
- Little Willie Iniesta – vocals, dog barking
- Steve Aho – orchestration, music copying, musician contractor
- Joe Chiccarelli– recording, mixing, stylophone, drum programming
- Bill Mims – recording
- Chris Dugan – additional engineering
- Tim Kvasnosky– additional engineering
- Marcus Paquin – additional engineering
- Ryan Freeland – mixing
- Ken Sluiter – mixing
- Chris Allgood – mastering
- Emily Lazar – mastering
- Lars Fox – digital editing
- Liam Lynch – art, design
- Michael Muller – front photography
Track listing:
- Morning Starship – Jobriath
- Don’t interrupt the Sorrow – Joni Mitchell
- Only a Pawn in Their Game – Bob Dylan
- Suffer the Little Children – Buffy Sainte – Marie
- Days of Decision – Phil Ochs
- It’s Over – Roy Orbison, Bill Dees
- Wedding Bell Blues – Laura Nyro
- Loneliness Remembers What happiness Forgets – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
- Lady Willpower – Jerry Fuller
- When You Close Your Eyes – Carly Simon, Billy Mernit
- Lenny’s Tune – Tim Hardin
- Some Say I Got the Devil – Melanie Safka
Brad Mehldau: Finding Gabriel
On May 17, 2019, “Nonesuch” label released “Finding Gabriel”, the 37th Brad Mehldau album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, at “Bunker Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Brad Mehldau.
Personnel:
- Brad Mehldau– vocals, synthesizers, piano, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B-3 organ, Musser Ampli-Celeste, Morfbeats gamelan strips, xylophone, Mellotron, drums, percussion
- Mark Guiliana– drums
- Ambrose Akinmusire– trumpet
- Chris Cheek– tenor and baritone saxophone
- Charles Pillow – soprano, baritone and alto saxophone, bass clarinet
- Joel Frahm– tenor sax
- Michael Thomas – alto saxophone, flute
- Sara Caswell– violin
- Lois Martin – viola
- Noah Hoffeld – cello
- Kurt Elling– vocals
- Gabriel Kahane– vocals
- Becca Stevens– vocals
- Snorts Malibu – vocals
- Aaron Nevezie – effects
Track listing:
All tracks by Brad Mehldau.
- The Garden
- Born to Trouble
- Striving After Wind
- O Ephraim
- Mark Is Howling in the City of Night
- The Prophet Is a Fool
- Make It All Go Away
- Deep Water
- Proverb of Ashes
- Finding Gabriel
Big Big Train: Grand Tour
On May 17, 2019, “English Electric” label released “Grand Tour”, the twelfth Big Big Train studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “English Electric Studios”, “Abbey Road Studios”, “Real World Studios”, “Sweetwater Studios” in UK, and was produced by David Longdon and Greg Spawton.
Personnel:
- Nick D’Virgilio– co – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, additional keyboards, guitars
- Greg Spawton – bass guitar, bass pedals, additional 12-string guitars, string and brass arrangements
- Dave Gregory– 6-string and 12-string guitars
- David Longdon– lead vocals, flute, additional keyboards, guitars
- Danny Manners – keyboards, string arrangements
- Rikard Sjöblom – 6-string and 12-string guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
- Rachel Hall – violin, backing vocals
- Rachel Hall – string arrangements
- Dave Desmond – brass arrangements
- Rob Aubrey – mixing, mastering
Track listing:
- Novum Organum – lyrics by Greg Spawton, music by Nick D’Virgilio, Greg Spawton
- Alive – David Longdon
- The Florentine – David Longdon
- Roman Stone – Greg Spawton
- Pantheon – Nick D’Virgilio
- Theodora in Green and Gold – lyrics by Greg Spawton, music by Nick D’Virgilio, David Longdon
- Ariel – David Longdon
- Voyager – Greg Spawton
- Homesong – Greg Spawton
Cage the Elephant: Social Cues
On April 19, 2019, “RCA” label released “Social Cues”, the fifth Cage the Elephant studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Battle Tapes Recording”, “Blackbird Studio” and “Sound Emporium” in Nashville, Tennessee, “Village Recording Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by John Hill.
Personnel:
- Nick Bockrath – lead guitar, pedal steel, lap steel, keyboards, celeste, cello
- Brad Shultz– rhythm guitar, keyboards
- Matt Shultz– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Matthan Minster – piano, keyboards, rhythm guitar, vibraphone, backing vocals
- John Hill – keyboards
- Daniel Tichenor – bass
- Dave Stone – bass
- Jared Champion– drums, percussion
- Kyle Davis – percussion
- Kyle Davis – percussion
- Elliot Bergman – horn
- Mario Deleon – violin
- Lisa Dodlinger – violin
- Sara Parkins – violin
- Kerenza Peacock – violin
- Charlie Bisharat – violin
- Gina Corso – violin
- Leah Katz – viola
- Ginger Murphy – cello
- Jacob Braun – cello
- Matt Combs – cello, violin, viola
- Andrew Duckles – viola
- David Campbell– string arrangements, conductor
- Beck– vocals
- Katie Schecter – backing vocals
- The W. Crimm Singers – backing vocals
- Steve Trudell – string contractor
- Rob Cohen – engineer
- Jeremy Ferguson – engineer
- David Greenbaum – engineer
- Randy Merrill – mastering
- Tom Elmhirst – mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by Brad Shultz, Daniel Tichenor, Jared Champion, Matt Shultz, Matthan Minster and Nick Bockrath, except where noted.
- Broken Boy – Brad Shultz, Daniel Tichenor, Jared Champion, Matt Shultz, Matthan Minster, Nick Bockrath, John Hill
- Social Cases – Brad Shultz, Daniel Tichenor, Jared Champion, Matt Shultz, Matthan Minster, Nick Bockrath, John Hill
- Black Madonna
- Night Running – Brad Shultz, Daniel Tichenor, Jared Champion, Matt Shultz, Matthan Minster, Nick Bockrath, Beck haansen, Natalie Belle Bergman
- Skin and Bones
- Ready to Let Go
- House of Glass
- Love’s the Only Way
- The War Is Over
- Dance Dance – Brad Shultz, Daniel Tichenor, Jared Champion, Matt Shultz, Matthan Minster, Nick Bockrath, John Hill
- What I’m Becoming
- Tokyo Smoke
- Goodbye
Paul Raymond
On April 13, 2019, Paul Martin Raymond died aged 73. He was musician (keyboards, guitar), worked with Plastic Penny, Chicken Shack, Savoy Brown, Danny Kirwan, Waysted, Paul Raymond Project, but was best known as member of UFO and Michael Schenker Group.
Norah Jones: Begin Again
On April 12, 2019, “Blue Note” label released “Begin Again”, the seventh Norah Jones studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, and was produced by Thomas Bartlett, Jeff Tweedy and Norah Jones.
Personnel:
- Norah Jones – vocals, celeste, drums, Fender rhodes, acoustic guitar, organ, piano
- Thomas Bartlett – piano, keyboards, synthesizer, drum programming, engineer
- Jeff Tweedy – bass, acoustic and electric guitar
- Pete Remm – Hammond organ
- Christopher Thomas – bass
- Spencer Tweedy – drums
- Brian Blade – drums
- Dave Guy – trumpet
- Leon Michels – tenor saxophone
- Homer Steinweiss – horn engineer
- Patrick Dillett – engineer, mixing
- Tom Schick – engineer, mixing
- Andy Taub – engineer
- Jens Jungkurth – engineer
- Brandon Bost – mixing
- Tom Elmhirst – mixing
- Chris Gehringer – mastering
- Frank Harkins – art direction, design
- Clay Patrick McBride – photography
Tracks listing:
- My Heart Is Full – Norah Jones, Thomas Bartlett
- Begin Again – Norah Jones, Emily Frisco
- It Was You – Norah Jones
- A Song with No Name – Norah Jones, Jeff Tweedy
- Uh Oh – Norah Jones, Thomas Bartlett
- Wintertime – Norah Jones, Jeff Tweedy
- Just a Little Bit – Norah Jones, Sarah Oda, Brian Blade, Christopher Thomas Jones
Idlewild: Interview Music
On April 5, 2019, “Empty Words Records” label released “Interview Music”, the ninth Idlewild studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, and was produced by Dave Eringa.
Personal:
- Roddy Woomble– lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Rod Jones– acoustic and electric guitar
- Luciano Rossi – piano, keyboards, backing vocals
- Andrew Mitchell– bass guitar, backing vocals
- Colin Newton– drums, percussion
- Dave Eringa– mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by Roddy Woomble, Rod Jones, Colin Newton, Andrew Mitchell and Luciano Rossi.
- Dream Variations
- There’s a Place for Everything
- Interview Music
- All These Words
- You Wear It Secondhand
- Same Things Twice
- I Almost Didn’t Notice
- Miracles
- Mount Analogue
- Forever New
- Bad Logic
- Familiar To Ignore
- Lake Martinez
Joshua Redman Quartet: Come What May
On March 29, 2019, “Nonesuch” label released “Come What May”, the 20th Joshua Redman album. It was recorded in May 2018, at “Sear Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Joshua Redman.
Personnel:
- Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone
- Reuben Rogers– bass
- Gregory Hutchinson– drums
- Aaron Goldberg– piano
Track listing:
All tracks by Joshua Redman.
- Circle of Life
- I’ll Go Mine
- Come What May
- How We Do
- DGAF
- Stagger Bear
- Vast
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: Fishing for Fishies
On March 26, 2019, “Flightless Records” and “ATO Records” label released “Fishing for Fishies”, the fourteenth King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard studio album. It was recorded January – November 2018, at “TFS Studios”, “Flightless HQ”, hotel rooms in Guadalajara, Tijuana, Monterrey and Mexico City.
Personnel:
- Stu Mackenzie – vocals, electric guitar, keyboards, mellotron, piano, synthesizer, organ, bass, flute, drums, vibraphone, percussion
- Ambrose Kenny-Smith – vocals, harmonica, mellotron, piano, keyboards, percussion
- Joey Walker – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, synthesizer, keyboards, percussion
- Cook Craig – vocals, electric guitar, bass, synthesizer
- Michael Cavanagh – vocals, drums, percussion
- Lucas Skinner – vocals, bass, synthesizer, percussion
- Eric Moore – drums
- Han-Tyumi – vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Stu Mackenzie, except where noted.
- Fishing for Fishies – Stu Mackenzie, Ambrose Kenny – Smith
- Boogieman Sam
- The Bird Song – Stu Mackenzie, Ambrose Kenny – Smith
- Plastic Boogie
- The Cruel Millennial – Ambrose – Kenny Smith, Stu Mackenzie
- Real’s Not Real
- This Thing – Joey Walker, Stu Mackenzie
- Acarine – Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker
- Cyboogie
