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Oscar Peterson: Oscar Peterson Plays The Jerome Kern Songbook

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In May 1960, “Verve” label released “Oscar Peterson Plays the Jerome Kern Songbook”, the 73rd Oscar Peterson album. It was recorded July – August 1959, at “Universal” in Chicago, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Oscar Peterson – piano
  • Ray Brown – double bass
  • Ed Thigpen – drums
  • Merle Shore – artwork

Track listing:

All lyrics as noted, all music by Jerome Kern.

  1. I Won’t Dance – Dorothy Fields, Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach, Jimmy McHugh
  2. Bill – Oscar Hammerstein
  3. The Song Is You – Oscar Hammerstein
  4. A Fine Romance – Dorothy Fields
  5. Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man – Oscar Hammerstein
  6. Ol’ Man River – Oscar Hammerstein
  7. Long Ago (and Far Away) – Ira Gershwin
  8. Lovely to Look At – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
  9. Pick Yourself Up – Dorothy Fields
  10. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes – Ott Harbach
  11. The Way You Look Tonight – Dorothy Fields
  12. Yesterdays – Otto Harbach

Willie Nelson: I Don’t Know a Thing About Love: The Songs of Harlan Howard

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On March 3, 2023, “Legacy Recordings” label released “I Don’t Know a Thing About Love: The Songs of Harlan Howard”, the 73rd Willie Nelson album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Sound Emporium”, ”East Iris” and “Blackbird” in Nashville, “Pedernales” in Austin, and was produced by Buddy Cannon. The album is a tribute to the songwriter Harlan Howard.

Personnel:

  • Willie Nelson – lead vocals, trigger
  • Bobby Terry – acoustic and electric guitar
  • James Mitchell – electric guitar
  • Mike Johnson – steel guitar
  • Jim “Moose” Brown – piano, synthesizer, B-3 organ, Wurlitzer
  • Mickey Raphael – harmonica
  • Larry Paxton – bass, tic tac bass
  • Lonnie Wilson – drums
  • Wyatt Beard – backing vocals
  • Melonie Cannon – backing vocals
  • Tony Castle – recording, mixing
  • Steve Chadie – recording
  • Andrew Mendelson – mastering
  • Shannon Finnegan – production coordinator
  • Micah Nelson – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Harlan Howard, except where noted.

  1. Tiger by the Tail – Harlan Howard, Buck Owens
  2. The Chokin’ Kind
  3. Excuse Me (I Think I’ve Got a Heartache) – Harlan Howard, Buck Owens
  4. Life Turned Her That Way
  5. I Don’t Know a Thing About Love
  6. Streets of Baltimore – Harlan Howard, Tompall Glasser
  7. Busted
  8. She Called Me Baby
  9. Too Many Rivers
  10. Beautiful Annabel Lee

Chick Corea: The Vigil

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On August 6, 2013, “Concord” label released “The Vigil”, the 73rd Chick Corea album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Mad Hatter Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Chick Corea. At the 15th “Annual Latin Grammy Awards”, “The Vigil” won the “Latin Grammy Award” for “Best Latin Jazz Album”.

Personnel:

  • Chick Corea– Yamaha CFIIIS concert grand piano, synthesizers
  • Tim Garland– bass clarinet, flute, soprano, and tenor saxophone
  • Charles Altura – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Hadrien Feraud– bass
  • Marcus Gilmore– drums
  • Pernell Saturnino– percussion
  • Gayle Moran Corea– vocals
  • Stanley Clarke– bass
  • Ravi Coltrane– saxophone
  • Bernie Kirsh – engineer, mixing
  • Bob Cetti – engineer assistant
  • Buck Snow – mixing
  • Bernie Grundman– mastering
  • Robert Schoeller – cover art
  • Marc Bessant – design
  • Taylor Crothers – photography
  • Dan Muse – liner note coordination

Track listing:

  1. Galaxy 32 Star 4
  2. Planet Chia
  3. Portals to Forever
  4. Royalty
  5. Outside of Space
  6. Pledge of Space
  7. Legacy