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Jackie McLean: Let The Freedom Ring

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In May 1963, “Blue Note” label released “Let Freedom Ring”, the 20th Jackie McLean album. It was recorded in March 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personel:

  • Jackie McLean — alto saxophone
  • Walter Davis, Jr. — piano
  • Herbie Lewis — bass
  • Billy Higgins — drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Jackie McLean except where noted.

  1. Melody for Melonae
  2. I’ll Keep Loving You – Bud Powell
  3. Rene
  4. Omega

Sonny Rollins: The Bridge

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In April 1962, “RCA Victor” label released “The Bridge”, the 20th Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded January – February 1962, at “RCA Victor” in New York City, and was produced by Bob Prince.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Jim Hall – guitar
  • Bob Cranshaw – bass
  • Ben Riley – drums
  • Harry “H.T.” Saunders – drums
  • Ray Hall – engineer
  • Chuck Stewart – cover photography
  • George Avakian – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Without a Song – Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans
  2. Where Are You? – Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh
  3. John S. – Sonny Rollins
  4. The Bridge – Sonny Rollins
  5. God Bless the Child – Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday
  6. You Do Something to Me – Cole Porter

Elvin Jones: Live At The Lighthouse

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In January 1973, “Blue Note” label released “Live at the Lighthouse”, the 20th Elvin Jones album. It was recorded in September 1972, at “Lighthouse Café” in Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles, and was produced by George Butler.

Personnel:

  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Steve Grossman – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Dave Liebman – tenor soprano and tenor saxophone, flute
  • Gene Perla – bass

Track listing:

  1. Fancy Free – Donald Byrd
  2. New Breed – Dave Liebman
  3. Sambra – Gene Perla
  4. My Ship – Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill
  5. Happy Birthday Greeting
  6. Sweet Mama – Gene Perla
  7. The Children, Save the Children – Don Garcia

Nina Simone: Nina Simone And Piano

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In January 1969, “RCA Victor” label released “Nina Simone and Piano!”, the 20th Nina Simone album. It was recorded September – October 1968, at “RCA Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Stroud Productions.

Personnel:

  • Nina Simone – vocals, piano, arrangements
  • Ray Hall – engineer
  • Joseph Dylewski – photography

Track listing:

  1. Seems I’m Never Tired Lovin’ You – Carolyn Franklin
  2. It’s Nobody Fault but Mine – Nina Simone
  3. I Think It’s Going to Rain Today – Randy Newman
  4. Everyone’s Gone to the Moon – Jonathan King
  5. Compensation – Paul Laurence Dunbar, Nina Simone
  6. Who Am I – Leonard Bernstein
  7. Another Spring – Angelo Badalamenti, Joh Clifford
  8. The Human Touch – Charles Reuben
  9. I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes) – Hoagy Carmichael
  10. The Desperate Ones – Eric Blau, Gérard Jouannest, Mort Shuman

Neil Young And The Crazy Horse: Ragged Glory

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On September 10, 1990, “Reprise” label released “Ragged Glory”, the 20th Neil Young, album, and his sixth album with the band Crazy Horse. It was recorded in April 1990, at “Plywood Digital” in Woodside, California, and was produced by David Briggs and Neil Young. In 2019, magazine “Rolling Stone” voted “Ragged Glory” the 36th best grunge album of all time.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young – vocals, guitar, mixing
  • Frank “Poncho” Sampedro – vocals, guitar
  • Billy Talbot – vocals, bass guitar
  • Ralph Molina – vocals, drums
  • Dave Collins, Andrew Vastola, Buzz Burrowes, Gary Long, Pat Stoltz, Chris Kupper, Chuck Johnson, John Nowlan, Harry Sitam – engineer
  • John Hanlon – recording, engineer, mixing
  • Tim Mulligan – engineer, mastering
  • David Briggs – mixing
  • Janet Levinson – art design
  • Larry Cragg – photography
  • Elliot Roberts – direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young, except where noted.

  1. Country Home
  2. White Line
  3. Fuckin’ Up – Neil Young, Frank “poncho” Sampedro
  4. Over and Over
  5. Love to Burn
  6. Farmer John – Don Harris, Dewey Terry
  7. Mansion on the Hill
  8. Days That Used to Be
  9. Love and Only Love
  10. Mother Earth (Natural Anthem)

John McLaughlin: Liberation Time

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On July 16, 2021, “Abstract Logix” label released “Liberation Time”, the 20th John McLaughlin album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, in Monaco, Paris, London, Los Angeles and Cairo, and was produced by John McLaughlin.

Personnel:

  1. John McLaughlin – guitar, piano
  2. Julian Siegel – tenor saxophone
  3. Gary Husband – keyboards, drums
  4. Oz Ezzeldin – piano
  5. Roger Rossignol – piano
  6. Sam Burgess – bass
  7. Etienne Mbappe – bass
  8. Jérôme Regard – bass
  9. Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
  10. Jean-Michel Aublette – drums, bass
  11. Ranjit Barot – drums, Konokol vocals
  12. Nicolas Viccaro – drums

Track listing:

  1. As the Spirit Sings – Sam Burgess, Vinnie Colaiuta, Gary Husband, John McLaughlin
  2. Singing Our Secrets – Jean Michel Aublette, John McLaughlin, Roger Rossignol
  3. Lockdown Blues – Ranjit Barot, Gary Husband, Etienne Mbappe, John McLaughlin
  4. Mila repa – John McLaughlin
  5. Right Here, Right Now, Right On – Osam Exeldin, John McLaughlin, Jerome Regard, Julian Siegal, Nicolas Viccaro
  6. Shade of Blue – John McLaughlin
  7. Liberation Time – Sam Burgess, Gary Husband, John McLaughlin

Andrew Bird: Sunday Morning Put-On

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On May 24, 2024, “Loma Vista” label released “Sunday Morning Put-On”, the 20th Andrew Bird album. It was recorded in 2024, at “Valentine Studios” in California, and was produced by Andrew Bird.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Bird – vocals, violin, art direction
  • Alan Hampton – bass guitar, upright bass
  • Ted Poor – drums, vibraphone
  • Jeff Parker – electric guitar
  • Larry Goldings – piano
  • Travis Pavur – engineer
  • David Boucher – engineer, mixing
  • Jeff Lipton – mastering
  • MariaRice – mastering
  • Sage Lamonica – package design
  • Christopher Leckie – art direction, package design
  • Alexa Viscius – art direction, photography

Track listing:

  1. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  2. Caravan – Irving Mills, Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol
  3. I Fall in Love Too Easily – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
  4. You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To – Cole Porter
  5. My Ideal – Leo Robin, Newell Chase, Richard A. Whiting
  6. Django – John Lewis
  7. I Cover the Waterfront – Edward Heyman, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman
  8. Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
  9. I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
  10. Ballon de peut‐être – Andrew Bird

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: Omnium Gatherum

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On April 22, 2022, “KGLW” label released “Omnium Gatherum”, the 20th King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker and Cook Craig.

Personnel:

  • Ambrose Kenny-Smith – vocals, organ, Wurlitzer, harmonica, synthesizer, saxophone, mellotron, guitar, vibraphone, percussion, recording
  • Cook Craig – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, keyboards, bass, turntable, mellotron, Wurlitzer, percussion, recording
  • Joey Walker – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, bass, turntable, Mellotrona, bağlama, flute, percussion, recording, mixing
  • Stu Mackenzie – vocals, guitar, bass, organ, piano, synthesizer, keyboards, mellotron, clavinet, turntable, flute, vibraphone, Wurlitzer, vocoder, percussion, recording, mixing
  • Lucas Harwood – bass 
  • Michael Cavanagh – drums, percussion, recording
  • Millicent Smith – vocals
  • Amy Findlay – drums
  • Madeline Wright – party sounds
  • Joseph Carra – mastering
  • Jason Galea – artwork

Track listing:

  1. The Dripping Tap – Ambrose Kenny Smith, Stu Mackenzie
  2. Magenta Mountain – Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker
  3. Kepler-22b – Cook Craig, Stu Mackenzie
  4. Gaia – Michael Cavanagh, Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker
  5. Ambergris – Joey Walker
  6. Sadie Sorceress – Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker
  7. Evilest Man – Stu Mackenzie
  8. The Garden Goblin – Cook Craig, Stu Mackenzie
  9. Blame It on the Weather – Michael Cavanagh, Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Joey Walker
  10. Persistence – Cook Craig, Stu Mackenzie
  11. The Grim Reaper – Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Stu Mackenzie
  12. Presumptuous – Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Stu Mackenzie
  13. Predator X – Stu Mackenzie
  14. Red Smoke – Ambrose Kenny-Smith
  15. Candles – Stu Mackenzie
  16. The Funeral – Stu Mackenzie

Blue Mitchell: The Last Tango=Blues

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On March 7, 1973, “Mainstream” label released “The Last Tango = Blues”, the 20th Blue Mitchell album. It was recorded in 1972, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bob Shad.

Personnel:

  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Jackie Kelso, Bill Perkins – flute, tenor saxophone
  • David Angel – clarinet, alto saxophone
  • Steve Kravitz – bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
  • Herman Riley – tenor saxophone
  • David T. Walker – guitar
  • Charles Kynard – organ
  • Darrell Clayborn, Chuck Rainey – electric bass
  • Raymond Pounds – drums
  • King Errisson, Paul Humphrey, Chino Valdes – percussion
  • Dick Fritz – arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Soul Turn Around – Walter Bishop, Jr.
  2. Killing Me Softly With His Song – Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel
  3. The Message – Patrick Patterson, Steve Scipio
  4. Steal the Feel – Richard Fritz
  5. Last Tango in Paris – Gato Barbieri
  6. One for Russ – Alf Clausen
  7. Peace – Horace Silver
  8. P.T. Blues – Blue Mitchell

Taj Mahal: Phantom Blues

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On February 27, 1996, “Private Music” label released “Phantom Blues”, the 20th Taj Mahal album. It was recorded in May 1995, at “Sound City Studios” in Van Nuys, California, and was produced by John Porter.

Personnel:

  • Taj Mahal – lead vocals, dobro, harmonica
  • Bonnie Raitt – additional vocal
  • Dean Parks – lead guitar
  • Eric Clapton – lead guitar
  • Joe McGrath, John Parks, Johnny Lee Schell – guitar
  • Mike Campbell – 12-string guitar
  • John Porter – lead, acoustic and slide guitar
  • Jon Cleary – guitar, piano, Wurlitzer, clarinet
  • Jon Brion – guitar, chamberlin
  • Mick Weaver – organ
  • David Hidalgo – accordion
  • James “Hutch” Hutchinson – bass guitar
  • Larry Fulcher – bass guitar
  • Tony Braunagel – drums, percussion
  • Myric “Freeze” Guillory – rubboard
  • Bernard “Dr. B.” Anderson, Joe Sublett – tenor saxophone
  • Darrell Leonard – trumpet, trombone
  • Alfie Silas Durio, Billie Barnum, Sir Harry Bowens, Regina Taylor, Sweat Pea Atkinson, Terrence Forsythe – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Lovin’ in My Baby’s Eyes – Taj Mahal
  2. Cheatin’ On You – Jon Cleary
  3. The Hustle Is On – H.E. Owens
  4. Here in the Dark – Bernard Anders
  5. Fanning the Flames – Jon Cleary
  6. I Need Your Loving – Clarence Lewis, Don Gardner, James McDougal, Morris Levy
  7. Ooh Poo Pah Doo – Jessie Hill
  8. Lonely Avenue – Doc Pomus
  9. Don’t Tell Me – Pat McLaughlin
  10. What Am I Living For? – Art Harris, Fred Jay
  11. We’re Gonna Make It – Billy Davis, Carl William Smith, Gene Barge, Raynard Miner
  12. Let the Four Winds Blow – Dave Bartholomew, Antoine “Fats” Domino
  13. (You’ve Got to) Love Her with a Feeling – Freddie King, Sonny Thompson