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Van Morrison: Three Chords & The Truth

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On October 25, 2019, “Exile Productions” and “Caroline” labels released “Three Chords & the Truth”, the 41st Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison – vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar, electric guitar, electric piano, saxophone
  • Dave Keary – electric guitar, bouzouki
  • Jay Berliner – acoustic guitar
  • John Allair, Richard Dunn – Hammond organ
  • Paul Moran – organ
  • Teena Lyle – piano, percussion, vibes
  • Stuart McIlroy – piano
  • David Hayes, Pete Hurley, Jeremy Brown – bass
  • Bobby Ruggiero, Colin Griffin – drums
  • Bill Medley – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Van Morrison, except where noted.

  1. March Winds in February
  2. Fame Will Eat the Soul
  3. Dark Night of the Soul
  4. In Search of Grace
  5. Nobody in Charge
  6. You Don’t Understand
  7. Read Between the Lines
  8. Does Love Conquer All
  9. Early Days
  10. If We Wait for Mountains – Van Morrison, Don Black
  11. Up on Broadway
  12. Three Chords and the Truth
  13. Bags Under My Eyes
  14. Days Gone By

Carla Bley

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On October 17, 2023, Lovella May Borg, aka Carla Bley died aged 87. She was composer, musician (piano, organ) and bandleader, one of the most important figures in the free jazz movement of the 1960s. Bley started the record label “JCOA “, who recorded over two dozen important albums between 1966 and 2019, and became a pioneer in the development of independent artist-owned record labels. As leader, she released 29 albums, including her magnum opus, the jazz opera “Escalator over the Hill”.

Tinariwen: Amadjar

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On September 6, 2019, “Anti” and “Epitaph” labels released “Amadjar”, the eighth Tinariwen album. It was recorded 2018 -2019, in Southern Morocco, Nouakchott, Mauritania.

Personnel:

  • Ibrahim Ag Alhabib – lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni – lead vocals and backing vocals, lead guitar
  • Alhassane Ag Touhami – lead and backing vocals, lead guitar
  • Elaga Ag Hamid – guitar, backing vocals
  • Eyadou Ag Leche – bass, guitar, backing vocals
  • Said Ag Ayad – percussion, guitar, backing vocals
  • Noura Mint Seymali – lead and backing vocals, ardin
  • Amar Chaoui – percussion
  • Rodolph Burger – guitar
  • Stephen O’Malley – guitar
  • Jeiche Ould Chighaly – guitar
  • Cass McCombs – guitar, backing vocals
  • Warren Ellis – violin loops
  • Micah Nelson – charango, mandolin
  • Lala, Aicha – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Ibrahim Ag Alhabib, except where noted.

  1. Tenere Maloulat
  2. Zawal – Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni
  3. Amalouna – Ibrahim Ag Alhabib, Noura Mint Seymali
  4. Taqkal Tarha
  5. Anina – Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni
  6. Madjam Mahilkamen – Alhassane Ag Touhami
  7. Takount – Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni
  8. Iklam Dglour
  9. Kel Tinawen
  10. Itous Ohar
  11. Mhadjar Yassouf Idjan
  12. Wartilla – Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni
  13. Lalla – Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni

Status Quo: Backbone

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On September 6, 2019, “earMusic” label released “Backbone”, the 33rd Status Quo studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “ARSIS Studios”, and was produced by Francis Rossi.

Personnel:

  • Francis Rossi – vocals, lead guitar, mixing
  • Richie Malone – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • John “Rhino” Edwards – vocals, basses, guitars
  • Andy Bown – vocals, keyboards, guitar
  • Leon Cave – drums, percussion
  • Andy Brook – engineer, recording, mixing, mastering

Track listing:

  1. Waiting For a Woman – Francis Rossi, Robert Keith Young
  2. Cut Me Some Slack – Francis Rossi – John “Rhino” Edwards
  3. Liberty Lane – Francis Rossi, John “Rhino” Edwards
  4. I See You’re in Some Trouble – Francis Rossi, Robert Keith Young
  5. Backing Off – Andy Bown, Francis Rossi
  6. I Wanna Run Away with You – Francis Rossi, Robert Keith Young
  7. Backbone – Francis Rossi, John “Rhino” Edwards
  8. Better Take Care – John David
  9. Falling Off the World – Leon Cave
  10. Get Out of My Head – Richie Malone
  11. Running Out of Time – Andy Bown, Francis Rossi

Bill Callahan: Gold Record

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On September 4, 2020, “Drag City” label released “Gold Record”, the seventh Bill Callahan album (eighteenth overall when including studio albums released as Smog). It was recorded in June 2019, at “Estuary Studio” in Austin, Texas.

Personnel:

  • Bill Callahan – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, percussion
  • Matt Kinsey – acoustic and electric guitar, bass
  • Jaime Zuverza – bass
  • Adam Jones – drums
  • Carl Smith – baritone clarinet
  • Derek Phelps – flugelhorn
  • John Congleton – recording, mixing
  • Dan Osborn – front cover
  • Hanly Banks Callahan – back cover
  • Anubhav Saxena – highway photography
  • Erik Pronske – automobile photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Callahan.

  1. Pigeons
  2. Another Song
  3. 35
  4. Protest Song
  5. The Mackenzies
  6. Let’s Move to the Country
  7. Breakfast
  8. Cowboy
  9. Ry Cooder
  10. As I Wander

Suuns: The Witness

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On September 3, 2021, “Joyful Noise Recordings” and “Secret City Records” labels released “The Witness”, the fifth Suuns album. It was recorded December 2019 – September 2020, at “Breakglass Studios” in Montreal, Canada, and was produced by John Congleton.

Personnel:

  • Ben Shemie – vocals, guitar
  • Joe Yarmush – bass
  • Liam O’Neill – drums
  • Max Henry – keyboards, synthesizer
  • Mathieu Charbonneau – synthesizer
  • Erik Hove – saxophone, flute
  • Jace Lasek – engineer, mixing
  • John Congleton – mixing
  • Ryan Morey – mastering
  • Studio Safar – design
  • Myriam Boulos – cover photo

Track listing:

All tracks by Ben Shemie, Joe Yarmush, Liam O’Neill and Max Henry.

  1. Third Stream
  2. Witness Protection
  3. C-Thru
  4. Timebender
  5. Clarity
  6. The Fix
  7. Go to My Head
  8. The Trilogy

Ash Grunwald: Mojo

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On August 30, 2019, “Bloodlines Music” label released “Mojo”, the ninth Ash Grunwald studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Ultratone Studios” in Studio City, California, “Inky Studio” in San Jose, California, and was produced by Brian Brinkerhoff, Carla Olson and Ash Grunwald.

Personnel:

  • Ash Grunwald – vocals, guitars
  • Terry Evans – vocal
  • Kasey Chambers – vocal
  • Mahalia Barnes – vocal
  • Eddy Clearwater – vocal
  • Kim Wilson – vocal, harmonica
  • The Teskey Brothers
  • Joe Bonamassa – guitar
  • Ian Collard – guitar
  • Josh Teskey – guitar
  • Barry Goldberg – piano, organ
  • Ian Peres – organ
  • George Carpenter – keyboards, drums
  • Isaac Molantoa – bass
  • Reggie McBride – bass guitar
  • Peter Wilkins – drums
  • Alvino Bennett – drums, percussion
  • Harry James Angus – trumpet
  • George Carpenter, Johnny Lee Schell, Jordan Power – recording
  • Johnny Lee Schell – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Hammer
  2. Ain’t My Problem
  3. Waiting Around to Die
  4. Whispering Voice
  5. Human
  6. Trouble’s Door
  7. Mountain
  8. 3am
  9. How Many More Years
  10. Whipping Boy
  11. The Boogie
  12. Goin’ Out West

Caravan Palace: Chronologic

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On August 30, 2019, “Lone Diggers” label released “Chronologic”, the fourth Caravan Palace studio album.

Personnel:

  • Zoé Colotis – vocals
  • Arnaud Vial – guitar
  • Antoine Toustou – trombone
  • Hugues Payen – violin
  • Charles Delaporte – double bass
  • Victor Raimondeau – saxophone
  • Paul-Marie Barbier – piano
  • The Waterguns Kids Choir – vocals
  • Manuela Rivière – vocals
  • Tom Bailey – vocals
  • Aurélien Amzallag- vocals
  • Charles X – vocals
  • Robin Mansanti – vocals
  • Femme Fatale Studio – design

Track listing:

  1. Miracle
  2. About You
  3. Moonshine
  4. Melancolia
  5. Plume
  6. Fargo
  7. Waterguns
  8. Leena
  9. Supersonics
  10. Ghosts
  11. April

Ronnie Penque: Family Business

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On August 20, 2019, “Bayland” label released “Family Business”, the second Ronnie Penque studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “The Jam Room Music Complex” in Howell, New Jersey, and was produced by Ronnie Penque.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie Penque – vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, mixing
  • Arnie Brown – vocals, electric guitar
  • Buddy Cage – pedal steel guitar
  • Mark Diomede – electric guitar
  • Michael Falzarano – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Mike Flynn – acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel guitar
  • David Nelson – vocals, electric guitar
  • Mark Karan – electric guitar
  • Chris Penque – electric guitar, electric slide guitar
  • James Saluzzi – vocals, electric guitar
  • Jeff Pearlman – vocals, piano, organ
  • Drave Taylor – piano, organ
  • Mookie Siegel – organ, accordion
  • Sandy Mack – harmonica
  • Clay Cassell – drums, percussion
  • Johnny Markowski – drums
  • Katie Pearlman – vocals, drums
  • Kenny Harten – fiddle
  • Peter Francovilla – additional recording
  • Arnie Brown, Ronnie Penque – mixing
  • Dennis Drake – mastering
  • Ronnie Penque, Russ Paladino – design
  • Bob Minkin, Suzy Perler, Vernon Webb, JM Hartl – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ronnie Penque except where noted.

  1. Crawford
  2. Midnight Medicine – Ronnie Penque, Deborah Grabien
  3. Wookie Kids – Ronnie Penque, Michael Falzarano
  4. Emma Lynn
  5. Wondering
  6. Shave That Rock
  7. Will I See You Tonight
  8. The Fugitive – Casey Anderson, Liz Anderson
  9. Wish You Luck
  10. That’s All

Montaigne: Complex

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On August 30, 2019, “Wonderlick Entertainment” label released “Complex”, the second Montaigne studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Wynne Bennett, Tony Buchen, Dr R, Eric J. Dubowsky, Thomas Rawle, Jarrad Rogers, David Andrew Sitek and Mario Spate.

  • Montaigne (Jessica Cerro) – vocals
  • Tony Buchen – recording, mixing
  • Jarrad Rogers – mixing
  • Mario Spate – mixing
  • Leon Zervos – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Change – Jessica Cerro, Tony Buchen, Leon Zervos
  2. Complex – Jessica Cerro, Jarrad Rogers, Leon Zervos
  3. For Your Love – Jessica Cerro, Kyle Shearer, MoZella
  4. Losing My Mind – Jessica Cerro, Thomas Rawle
  5. Love Might Be Found (Volcano) – Jessica Cerro, Wynne Bennett
  6. The Dying Song – Jessica Cerro, Tony Buchen
  7. Showyourself – Jessica Cerro, Mario Spate
  8. Please You – Jessica Cerro, Tony Buchen
  9. Stockholm Syndrome – Jessica Cerro, David Andrew Sitek
  10. Pleasure – Jessica Cerro, Thomas Rawle
  11. is this all I am good for? – Jessica Cerro, Tony Buchen
  12. I am a Clown – Jessica Cerro, Tony Buchen, Mauro Refosco
  13. Ready – Jessica Cerro, Ryosuke Sakai, Jaidyn Edwards, Charlotte Gemmill