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Ella Fitzgerald: Rhythm Is My Business

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In March 1962, “Verve” label released “Rhythm Is My Business”, album by Ella Fitzgerald. It was recorded on January 30 and 31, 1962, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Ella Fitzgerald- vocals
  • Hank Jones- piano
  • Mundell Lowe- guitar
  • Lucille Dixon, George Duvivier – double bass
  • Gus Johnson- drums
  • Taft Jordan, Ernie Royal, Joe Wilder – trumpet
  • Melba Liston, Kai Winding, Britt Woodman – trombone
  • Carl Davis, Jerry Dodgion, William Shakesnider, Les Taylor, Phil Woods – reeds
  • Bill Doggett- arranger, conductor, organ

Track listing:

  1. Rough Ridin’ – Ella Fitzgerald, Hank Jones, William Tennyson
  2. Broadway – Billy Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode
  3. You Can Depend On Me – Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap, Earl Hines
  4. Runnin’ Wild – Arthur Gibbs, Joe Grey, Leo Wood
  5. Show Me the Way to Get Out of This World ‘Cause That’s Where Everything Is – Les Clark, Matt Dennis
  6. I’ll Always Be In Love With You – Bud Green, Herman Ruby, Sam H. Stept
  7. Hallelujah, I Love Him So – Ray Charles
  8. I Can’t Face the Music – Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler
  9. No Moon at All – Redd Evans, Dave Mann
  10. Laughin’ on the Outside – Ben Raleigh, Bernie Wayne
  11. After You’ve Gone – Henry Creamer, Turner Layton

Ryley Walker: Primrose Green

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On March 31, 2015, “Dead Oceans” label released “Primrose Green”, the second  Ryley Walker studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, at “Minbal” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Ryley Walker.

Personnel:.

  • Ryley walker – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Brian Sulpizio – electric guitar, mixing
  • Ben Boye – piano, pump organ, keyboards
  • Jason Adasiewicz – vibraphone
  • Fred Lonberg Holm – cello
  • Whitney Johnson – vocals, viola
  • Anton Hatwich – bass, double bass
  • Frank Rosaly – drums, percussion
  • Cooper Crain – recording
  • Jeff Lipton – mastering
  • Maria Rice – mastering assistant
  • Dusdin Conred – photography
  • Bill Meyers – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Ryley Walker.

  1. Primrose Green
  2. Summer Dress
  3. Same Minds
  4. Griffith Buck’s Blues
  5. Love Can Be Cruel
  6. On the Banks of the Old Kishwaukee
  7. Sweet Satisfaction
  8. The High Road
  9. All Kinds of you
  10. Hide in the Roses

Death Cab for Cutie: Kintsugi

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On March 31, 2015, “Atlantic” label released “Kintsugi”, the eighth Death Cab for Cutie album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Rich Costey.

Personnel:

  • Benjamin Gibbard – vocals, guitar
  • Chris Walla– guitar, keyboard, backing vocals
  • Nicholas Harmer– bass guitar
  • Jason McGerr– drums, percussion
  • Martin Cooke – engineer
  • Rich Costey– engineer, mixing
  • Nicolas Fournier – engineer
  • Mario Borgatta – engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Joe Rudko – cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Benjamin Gibbard, except where noted.

  1. No Room in Frame – Benjamin Gibbard, Nicholas Harmer
  2. Black Sun
  3. The Ghosts of Beverly Drive
  4. Little Wanderer
  5. You’ve Haunted Me All My Life
  6. Hold No Guns
  7. Everything’s a Ceiling
  8. Good Help (Is So Hard to Find)
  9. El Dorado
  10. Ingénue
  11. Binary Sea

Sufjan Stevens: Carrie & Lowell

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On March 31, 2015, “Asthmatic Kitty” label released “Carrie & Lowell”, the seventh  Sufjan Stevens album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Flora Recording & Playback”, “Black Watch”, “April Base”, and was produced by Thomas Bartlett. “Carrie & Lowell” was voted album of the year 2015 by the oldest Netherland music magazine “OOR” and by UK retailer “HMV”.

Personnel:

  • Sufjan Stevens – vocal, guitar, banjo, keyboards
  • Laura Veirs – vocal
  • Ben Lester – pedal steel guitar
  • Casey Foubert – guitar
  • Thomas Bartlett – keyboards
  • Nedelle Torrisi – violin
  • Sean Carey – vocal, percussion
  • Brian Joseph – recording, engineer
  • Chad Copelin, Jarod Evans, Tucker Martine – engineer
  • Pat Dillett, Sufjan Stevens, Thomas Bartlett – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Sufjan Stevens.

  1. Death with Dignity
  2. Should Have Known Better
  3. All of Me Wants All of You
  4. Drawn to the Blood
  5. Eugene
  6. Fourth of July
  7. The Only Thing
  8. Carrie & Lowell
  9. John My Beloved
  10. No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross
  11. Blue Bucket of Gold

Kaiser Chiefs: Education, Education, Education & War

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On March 31, 2014, “Fiction” label released “Education, Education, Education & War”, the fifth Kaiser Chiefs studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “The Maze Studio” in Atlanta, and was produced by Ben H. Allen III.

Personnel:

  • Ricky Wilson– lead vocals, percussion
  • Andrew “Whitey” White– guitar, backing vocals
  • Simon Rix– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Nick “Peanut” Baines– keyboards
  • Vijay Mistry– drums, percussion
  • Ben H. Allen III – programming, acoustic guitar, organ, percussion, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Gavin Bush – engineer, mixing
  • Jason Kingsland – engineer
  • Sumner Jones – engineer
  • Michael H. Brauer– mixing
  • Mark Bengtson – mixing assistant, Pro-Tools
  • Richard Wilkinson – additional production
  • Joe LaPorta– mastering
  • Bill Nighy– narrator
  • Cally – art direction, design
  • Ross Neil – drawing

Track listing:

  1. The Factory Gates – Nick Baines, Simon Rix, Fraser T Smith, Andrew White, Ricky Wilson
  2. Coming Home – Nick Barnes, Simon Rix, Andrew White, Ricky Wilson
  3. Misery Company – Nick Baines, Petraglia, Simon Rix, Andrew White, Ricky Wilson
  4. Ruffians on Parade – Nick Baines, Simon Rix, Fraser T Smith, Andrew White, Ricky Wilson
  5. Meanwhile Up in Heaven – Nick Baines, Simon Rix, Andrew White, Richard Wilkinson, Ricky Wilson
  6. One More Last Song – Nick Baines, Simon Rix, Andrew White, Richard Wilkinson, Ricky Wilson
  7. My Life – Nick Baines, Ben H. Allen III, Marcus Killian, Simon Rix, Andrew White, Ricky Wilson
  8. Bows & Arrows – Nick Baines, Simon Rix, Andrew White, Richard Wilkinson, Ricky Wilson
  9. Cannons – Nick Baines, Simon Rix, Andrew White, Fraser T Smith, Richard Wilkinson, Ricky Wilson
  10. Roses – Nick Baines, Ben H. Allen III, Simon Rix, Andrew White, Ricky Wilson

Timber Timbre: Hot Dreams

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On March 31, 2014, “Arts & Crafts” label released “Hot Dreams”, the fifth Timber Timbre studio album. It was recorded 2013-2014, and was produced by Taylor Kirk and Simon Trottier.

Personnel:

  • Taylor Kirk – vocals, Farfisa organ, acoustic and electric guitar, layout, mellotron, Novachord, Hammond organ, percussion, piano, Theremin, drums
  • Simon Trottier – vocals, acoustic, baritone and electric guitar, lap steel guitar, marxophone, mellotron, percussion, tubular bells, engineer
  • Mathieu Charbonneau – Farfisa organ, harpsichord, mellotron, Novachord, piano, Vox continental, Wurlitzer
  • Olivier Farfield – drums, Fender Rhodes, electric guitar, Hammond organ, synthesizer, tape machine, engineer
  • Mark Lawson – synthesizer drums, mixing
  • Colin Stetson– baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, c-melody saxophone
  • Mika Posen – vocals, strings
  • Simone Schmidt – vocals
  • Romy Lightman – vocals

Track listing:

  1. Beat the Drum Slowly
  2. Hot Dreams
  3. Curtains!?
  4. Bring Me Simple Men
  5. Resurrection Drive, Part II
  6. Grand Canyon
  7. This Low Commotion
  8. The New Tomorrow
  9. Run From Me
  10. The Three Sisters