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Max Roach: We Insist

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On December 1, 1960, “Candid Records” label released “We Insist!” (subtitled Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite), the 21st Max Roach album. It was recorded April – September 1960, at “Nola Penthouse Sound Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Nat Hentoff.

Personnel:

  • Max Roach– drums
  • Abbey Lincoln– vocals
  • Booker Little– trumpet
  • Julian Priester– trombone
  • Walter Benton– tenor saxophone
  • Coleman Hawkins– tenor saxophone
  • James Schenk – bass
  • Michael Olatunji– vocals, congas
  • Raymond Mantilla– percussion
  • Tomas du Vall – percussion

Track listing:

All lyrics by Oscar Brown, all music by Max Roach.

  1. Driva Man
  2. Freedom Day
  3. Triptych: Prayer/Protest/Peace
  4. All Africa
  5. Tears for Johannesburg

Motörhead: Aftershock

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On October 18, 2013, “UDR GmbH” label released “Aftershock”, the 21st Motörhead studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “NRG Studios”, “Sound Factory” and “Sunset Sound” in Hollywood, “Maple Studios” in Santa Ana, California, and was produced by Cameron Webb.

Personnel:

  • Lemmy (Ian Killmister)– vocals, bass, sketch art, executive producer
  • Phil Campbell– guitars, executive producer
  • Mikkey Dee– drums, executive producer
  • Cameron Webb – engineer, mixing
  • Sergio Chavez – engineer assistant
  • Kris Glddens – engineer assistant
  • Steve Olmon – engineer assistant
  • Geoff Neal – engineer assistant
  • Chris Claypool – engineer assistant
  • Alan Douches – mastering
  • Terje Aspmo – cover art
  • Steffan Chirazi – creative direction
  • Kai Swillus – creative direction
  • Robert John – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Kilmister, Phil Campbell, Mickey Dee except where noted.

  1. Heartbreaker
  2. Coup de Grace
  3. Lost Woman Blues
  4. End of Time
  5. Do You Believe
  6. Death Machine
  7. Dust and Glass
  8. Going to Mexico
  9. Silence When You Speak to Me
  10. Crying Shame

Bert Jansch: Crimson Moon

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On August 15, 2000, “Castle Communications” label released “Crimson Moon”, the 21st Bert Jansch album. It was recorded 1999 – 2000, at Bert Jansch’s home studio, and was produced by Bert Jansch.

Personnel:

  • Bert Jansch – vocals, guitar
  • Johnny Marr- guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
  • Bernard Butler- guitar
  • Johnny “Guitar” Hodge- guitar, harmonica
  • Adam Jansch- bass
  • Makoto Sakamoto- drums, percussion
  • Loren Jansch- vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Bert Jansch except where noted.

  1. Caledonia
  2. Going Home
  3. Crimson Moon
  4. Downunder
  5. October Song – Robin Williamson
  6. Looking for Love
  7. Fool’s Mate
  8. The River Bank
  9. Omie Wise – traditional
  10. My Donald – Owen Hand
  11. Neptune’s Daughter
  12. Singing the Blues – Melvin Endsley

Guided by Voices: Cool Planet

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On May 13, 2014, “Guided by Voices Inc.” label released “Cool Planet”, the 21st Guided by Voices album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Cyberteknics” in Dayton, Ohio, and was produced by Robert Pollard.

Personnel:

  • Robert Pollard – vocals, guitar, collages, layout, photography
  • Tobin Sprout – vocals, guitar, recording
  • Mitch Mitchell – guitar, recording
  • Greg Demons – bass
  • Kevin March – drums
  • Phil Mehaffey – recording, mastering
  • Joe Patterson – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Pollard, except where noted.

  1. Authoritarian Zoo
  2. Fast Crawl
  3. Psychotic Crush – Tobin Sprout
  4. Costume Makes the Man – Robertt Pollard, Greg Demos
  5. Hat of Flames
  6. These Doom
  7. Table at Fool’s Tooth
  8. All American Boy – Tobin Sprout
  9. You Get Every Game
  10. Pan Swimmer
  11. The Bone Church – Tobin Sprout, Mitch Mitchell
  12. Bad Love Is Easy to Do
  13. The No Doubters
  14. Narrated by Paul – Tobin Sprout
  15. Cream of Lung
  16. Males of Wormwood Mars
  17. Ticket to Hide – Tobin Sprout
  18. Cool Planet

Joe Lovano: I’m All for You

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On May 4, 2003, “Blue Note” label released “I’m All For You”, the 21st Joe Lovano album. It was recorded in June 2002, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joe Lovano.

Personnel:

  • Joe Lovano – tenor sxophone
  • Hank Jones – piano
  • George Mraz – bass
  • Paul Motian – drums, cymbals

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Lovano, except where noted.

  1. I’m All For You
  2. Don’t Blame Me
  3. Monk’s Mood – Thelonious Monk
  4. The Summary (A Suite for Pops)
  5. Stella by Starlight – Victor Young
  6. I Waited for You
  7. Like Someone in Love
  8. Early Autumn
  9. Countdown

Donald Byrd: A New Perspective

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In February 1964, “Blue Note” label released “A New Perspective”, the 21st Donald Byrd album. It was recorded on January 12, 193, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Donald Byrd– trumpet
  • Hank Mobley– tenor saxophone
  • Herbie Hancock– piano
  • Kenny Burrell– guitar
  • Donald Best – vocals, vibraphone
  • Butch Warren– bass
  • Lex Humphries– drums
  • Duke Pearson– arrangemnets
  • Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson– choir direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Donald Byrd, except where noted.

  1. Elijah
  2. Beast of Burden
  3. Cristo Redentor Duke Pearson
  4. The Black Disciple
  5. Chant – Duke Pearson

Larry Willis: Blue Fable

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On January 30, 2007, “Highnote” label released “Blue Fable”, the 21st Larry Willis album. It was recorded in October 2006, at “Van Gelder  Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Don Sickler.

Personnel:

  • Larry Willis– piano
  • Joe Ford– alto saxophone
  • Steve Davis– trombone
  • Eddie Gómez
  • Billy Drummond– drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder- engineer, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Larry Willis except where noted

  1. Rhythm-a-Ning – Thelonious Monk
  2. Insidious Behavior
  3. Nardis – Miles Davis
  4. Blue Fable – Jackie McLean
  5. Never Let Me Go – Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
  6. Landscape – Joe Ford
  7. Who’s Kidding Who
  8. Prayer for New Orleans – Steve Davis

Current 93: Black Ships Are the Sky

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On May 23, 2008, “Durtro” label released “Black Ships Ate the Sky”, the 21st Current 93 album.

Personnel:

  • David Tibet – voice, guitars, electric leaking voices passim, mixing
  • Michael Cashmore – guitars, slide guitar, bass guitar
  • Ben Chasny – guitar
  • John Contreras – cello
  • Steven Stapleton – goatheard, mixing
  • Marc Almond – voice
  • Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – voice, banjo, tambura
  • Baby Dee – voice, harp
  • Ida Mercer – cello
  • Antony – voice, harp
  • Clodagh Simonds – voice, psaltery, zither, harmonium
  • Cosey Fanni Tutti – voice, musics
  • Chris Carter – musics
  • Andria Degens – voice, appalachian dulcimer, harmonica
  • Shirley Collins – voice
  • Iris Bishop – concertina
  • Amy Phillips – subliminal threnodic voice
  • William Breeze – viola
  • William Basinski – 9.28.82 galaxial compositions
  • Colin Potter – mixing
  • Mark Logan, Al Cisneros, Tina Gordon – astral projection production
  • John Contreras – cello arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Idumea – Marc Almond, Michael Cashmore, Charles Wesley, David Tibet
  2. Sunset (The Death of Thumbelina) – David Tibet, Ben Chasny
  3. Black Ships in the Sky – David Tibet, Michael Cashmore
  4. Then Kill Cæsar – David Tibet, Ben Chasny
  5. Idumæa – Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Charles Wesley
  6. This Autistic Imperium Is Nihil Reich – David Tibet, Michael Cashmore
  7. The Dissolution of the Boat Millions of Years – David Tibet, Michael Cashmore
  8. Idumæa – Baby Dee, Charles Wesley
  9. Bind Your Tortoise Mouth – David Tibet, Ben Chasny
  10. Idumæa – Antony Hegarty, Charles Wesley
  11. Black Ships Seen Last Year South of Heaven – David Tibet, Michael Cashmore
  12. Abba Amma (Babylon Destroyer) – David Tibet, Michael Cashmore, William Basinski
  13. Idumæa – Clodagh Simonds, Charles Wesley
  14. Black Ships Were Sinking into Idumæa – Part one: David Tibet, Michael Cashmore Part two: Cosey Fanni Tutti, Chris Carter, Charles Wesley
  15. The Beautiful Dancing Dust – David Tibet, Antony Hegarty
  16. Idumæa – Andria Degens, Charles Wesley
  17. Vauvauvau (Black Ships in Their Harbour) – David Tibet, Ben Chasny
  18. Idumæa – David Tibet, Ben Chasny, William Basinski, Charles Wesley
  19. Black Ships Ate the Sky – David Tibet, Charles Wesley
  20. Why Cæsar Is Burning Part II – David Tibet, Michael Cashmore
  21. Idumæa – Shirley Collins, Charles Wesley

Johnny Cash: Orange Blossom Special

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In February 1965, “Columbia” label released “Orange Blossom Special”, the 21st Johnny Cash album. It was recorded August – December 1964, and was produced by Don Law and Frank Jones.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar
  • June Carter- vocals
  • Luther Perkins, Norman Blake, Ray Edenton- guitar
  • Bill Pursell- piano
  • Charlie McCoy- harmonica
  • Marshall Grant- bass
  • S. Holland- drums
  • Boots Randolph- saxophone
  • Bill McElhiney, Karl Garvin – trumpet

Track listing:

  1. Orange Blossom Special – Ervin T. Rouse, Gordon Rouse
  2. The Long Black Veil – Marijohn Wilkin, Danny Dill
  3. It Ain’t Me Babe – Bob Dylan
  4. The Wall – Harland Howard
  5. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right – Bob Dylan
  6. You Wild Colorado – Johnny Cash
  7. Mama, You’ve Been on My Mind – Bob Dylan
  8. When It’s Springtime in Alaska – Tillman Franks
  9. All of God’s Children Ain’t Free – Johnny Cash
  10. Danny Boy – Frederick Weatherly
  11. Wildwood Flower – P. Carter
  12. Amen – Jester Hairston

The Fall: The Unutterable

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On November 6, 2000, “Eagle” label released “The Unutterable”, the 21st Fall album. It was recorded in 2000, and was produced by Grant Showbiz and Mark E. Smith.

Personnel:

  • Mark E. Smith– lead vocal, sound effects
  • Neville Wilding – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Adam Helal – bass guitar, Pro Tools, backing vocals
  • Tom Head – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Julia Nagle– keyboards, guitar, backing vocals, programming
  • Kazuko Hohki, Steve Evets- vocals
  • Ben Pritchard – guitar
  • Grant Showbiz- backing vocals
  • Pascal Le Gras- cover art
  • Rob Ayling – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark E. Smith, Tom Head, Adam Helal, Julia Nagle and Neville Wilding, except where noted

  1. Cyber Insekt
  2. Two Librans
  3. B
  4. Sons of Temperance
  5. Dr Bucks’ Letter
  6. Hot Runes
  7. Way Round – Mark E.Smith, Tom Head, Adam Helal, Julia Nagle
  8. Octo Realm/Ketamine Sun – Mark E.Smith, Julia Nagle, Adam Helal, Tom Head, Grant Cunliffe
  9. Serum
  10. Unutterable
  11. Pumpkin Soup and Mashed Potatoes – Mark E.Smith, Cunliffe, Adam Helal, Julia Nagle
  12. Hands Up Billy – Neville Wilding
  13. Midwatch 1953
  14. Devolute
  15. Das Katerer – Mark E.Smith, Julia Nagle, Simon Wolstencroft