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Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks: Real Emotional Trash

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On March 4, 2008, “Matador” label released “Real Emotional Trash”, the fourth Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks album. It was recorded April – June 2007, at “Snow Ghost Music” in Whitefish, Montana, “Foxtrot Studio” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Stephen Malkmus.

Personnel:

  • Stephen Malkmus – vocals, guitar
  • Mike Clark – keyboards, guitar, synthesizer
  • Joanna Bolme – bass, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Janet Weiss – drums
  • TJ Doherty – recording
  • Brett Allen – recording assistant
  • Sean Flora, Zach Okun – additional recording
  • Nicolas Vernhes – mixing

Track listing:

  1. Dragonfly Pie
  2. Hopscotch Willie
  3. Cold Son
  4. Real Emotional Trash
  5. Out of Reaches
  6. Baltimore
  7. Gardenia
  8. Elmo Delmo
  9. We Can’t Help You
  10. Wicked Wanda

Aynsley Dunbar: Blue Whale

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In February 1971, “Metronome” and “BYG” labels released “Blue Whale”, album by Aynsley Dunbar. It was recorded March – April 1970, at “Marque Studios” in London, and was produced by Aynsley Dunbar and Colin Caldwell.

Personnel:

  • Aynsley Dunbar – drums, arrangements
  • Paul Williams – vocals
  • Ivan Zagni – guitar
  • Tommy Eyre – piano, organ, arrangements
  • Roger Sutton – guitar
  • Peter Friedberg – bass
  • Charles Greetham – saxophone
  • Edward Reay Smith – trombone
  • Colin Caldwell – engineer

Track listing:

All lyrics by Paul Williams, except where noted.

  1. Willing to Fight
  2. Willie the Pimp – lyrics and music Frank Zappa
  3. It’s Your Turn
  4. Days
  5. Going Home

Gato Barbieri: Chapter Two: Hasta Siempre

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In February 1974, “Impulse!” label released “Chapter Two: Hasta Siempre”, the eleventh Gato Barbieri album. It was recorded April – October 1973, at “Music Hall Studios” in Buenos Aires, Argentina, “Odeon Studios” in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, “The Village Recorder” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ed Michel.

Personnel:

  • Gato Barbieri – tenor saxophone
  • Helio Delmiro, Quelo Palacios – acoustic guitar
  • Ricardo Lew – electric guitar
  • Daudeth De Azevado – cavaco
  • Adalberto Cevasco, Jim Hughart, Novelli – electric bass
  • Paulo Antonio Braga, Pocho Lapuble – drums
  • Jorge Padin, El Zurdo Roizner – percussion
  • Mayuto Correa – conga, triangle
  • Domingo Cura – bombo legüero
  • Isoca Fumero – charango
  • Raul Mercado – quena
  • Amadeo Monges – arpa India
  • Antonio Pantoja – anapa, erke, siku, quena, erkencho
  • Unidentified percussion section – surdo, tambourine, pandeiro, cuica, agogô

Track listing:

All tracks by Gato Barbieri, except where noted.

  1. Encontros, Part One
  2. Encontros, Part Three
  3. Latino America
  4. Marissea
  5. Para Nosotros
  6. Juana Azurduy – Félix Luna, Ariel Ramírez

Ornette Coleman: Love Call

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In February 1971, “Blue Note” label released “Love Call”, the twelve Ornette Coleman album. It was recorded April – May 1968, at “A&R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Francis Wolff.

Personnel:

  • Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone, trumpet
  • Dewey Redman – tenor saxophone
  • Jimmy Garrison – bass
  • Elvin Jones – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Ornette Coleman.

  1. Airborne
  2. Check Out Time
  3. Open to the Public
  4. Love Call
  5. Just for You

The Mavericks: What A Crying Shame

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On February 1, 1994, “MCA Nashville” label released “What a Crying Shame”, the third Mavericks (The) studio album. It was recorded April – August 1993, and was produced by Don Cook. The album was certified Platinum by the “RIAA” and 2× Platinum by the “CRIA”.

Personnel:

  • Raul Malo – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Nick Kane – electric guitar
  • Robert Reynolds – bass guitar
  • Paul Deakin – drums
  • Bruce Bouton – steel guitar
  • Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
  • Brent Mason – electric guitar
  • John Barlow Jarvis – piano, organ
  • Stan Lynch – cabasa, claves, congas, tambourine, triangle
  • Rob Hajacos – fiddle
  • Nashville String Machine – strings
  • James House – backing vocals
  • John Wesley Ryles – backing vocals
  • Joy Lynn White – backing vocals
  • Dennis Wilson – backing vocals
  • Trisha Yearwood – backing vocals
  • Dennis Burnside – string arrangements
  • Mike Bradley – engineer, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Raul Malo and Kostas Lazarides, except where noted.

  1. There Goes My Heart
  2. What a Crying Shame
  3. Pretend
  4. I Should Have Been There – Stan Lynch, Raul Malo
  5. The Things You Said to Me – Al Anderson, Raul Malo
  6. Just a Memory
  7. All That Heaven Will Allow – Bruce Springsteen
  8. Neon Blue – Pete Anderson, Kostas Lazarides
  9. O What a Thrill – Jesse Winchester
  10. Ain’t Found Nobody – Harland Howard, Kostas Lazarides
  11. The Losing Side of Me – Raul Malo

Yusef Lateef: The Gentle Giant

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In January 1972, “Atlantic” label released “The Gentle Giant”, the 30th Yusef Lateef album. It was recorded April 1970 – September 1971, at “Regent Sound Studios”, “Atlantic Recording Studios” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone, flute, bamboo flute, pneumatic bamboo flute, oboe, bells, tambourine
  • Eric Gale – guitar
  • Kenny Barron, Ray Bryant – piano, electric piano
  • Neal Boyar – vibraphone, chimes 
  • Bob Cunningham, Sam Jones – bass 
  • Bill Salter – electric bass 
  • Chuck Rainey – electric bass
  • Albert Heath – drums, flute
  • Jimmy Johnson – drums
  • Ladji Camara – African percussion
  • Kermit Moore – cello
  • The Sweet Inspirations – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Yusef Lateef except where noted.

  1. Nubian Lady – Kenny Barron
  2. Lowland Lullabye – traditional
  3. Hey Jude – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  4. Jungle Plum – Kenny Barron
  5. The Poor Fisherman
  6. African Song – Kenny Barron
  7. Queen of the Night
  8. Below Yellow Bell

Savages: Adore Life

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On January 22, 2016, “Matador” label released “Adore Life”, the second Savages studio album. It was recorded in April 2015, at “RAK Studios” in London, and was produced by Johnny Hostile.

Personnel:

  • Jehnny Beth – vocals
  • Gemma Thompson – guitar
  • Ayse Hassan – bass guitar
  • Fay Milton – drums
  • Richard Woodcraft – engineer
  • Trentemøller – mixing
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Craig Ward – design, logo

Track listing:

All lyrics by Jehnny Beth, all music by Ayse Hassan, Fay Milton, Gemma Thompson, and Jehnny Beth.

  1. The Answer
  2. Evil
  3. Sad Person
  4. Adore
  5. Slowing Down the World
  6. I Need Something New
  7. When In Love
  8. Surrender
  9. T.I.W.Y.G.
  10. Mechanics

Herbie Hancock: The Prisoner

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In January 1970, “Blue Note” label released “The Prisoner”, the seventh Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded in April 1969, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

Personnel:

  • Herbie Hancock – acoustic and electric piano
  • Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone, alto flute
  • Johnny Coles – flugelhorn
  • Garnett Brown – trombone
  • Tony Studd – bass trombone 
  • Jack Jeffers – bass trombone
  • Hubert Laws – flute
  • Jerome Richardson – bass clarinet, flute
  • Romeo Penque – bass clarinet
  • Buster Williams – bass
  • Tootie Heath – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Herbie Hancock, except where noted.

  • I Have a Dream
  • The Prisoner
  • Firewater – C. B. Williams
  • He Who Lives in Fear
  • Promise of the Sun

Keith Jarrett: The Survivor’s Suite

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In January 1977, “ECM” label released “The Survivors’ Suite”, the 24th Keit Jarret album. It was recorded in April 1976, at “Tonstudio Bauer” in Ludwgisburg, Germany, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Keith Jarrett – piano, soprano saxophone, bass recorder, celeste, Osi drums, cover photography
  • Dewey Redman – tenor saxophone, percussion
  • Charlie Haden – double bass
  • Paul Motian – drums, percussion
  • Martin Wieland – recording
  • Barbara Wojirsch – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Keith Jarrett.

  1. The Survivors’ Suite: Beginning
  2. The Survivors’ Suite: Conclusion

Arcadia: So Red The Rose

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On November 18, 1985, “Parlaphone” label released “So Red the Rose”, the only Arcadia studio album. It was recorded April – June 1985, at “Studio de la Grande Armée” in Paris, and was produced by Alex Sadkin, Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Simon Le Bon – vocals
  • Nick Rhodes – keyboards
  • Roger Taylor – drums
  • Masami Tsuchiya – guitar
  • Carlos Alomar, David Gilmour – additional guitar
  • Mark Egan – bass
  • Herbie Hancock – additional keyboards
  • Andy Mackay – saxophone
  • Steve Jordan – additional drums
  • David Van Tieghem, Manu Katché, Rafael De Jesus – additional percussion
  • Wendel Jr. – drum programming
  • Jean-Claude Dubois – harp
  • Masami Tsuchiya, Pierre Defay – violin
  • Sting – additional vocals
  • Grace Jones – additional vocals
  • Larry Alexander – recording
  • Phillippe Lafont – recording assistant
  • Larry Alexander – engineer
  • Larry Alexander, Phil Burnett, Nick Delre, Billy Miranda, Ron Saint-Germain – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Tony Viramontes – illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor, except where noted.

  1. Election Day
  2. Keep Me in the Dark
  3. Goodbye Is Forever
  4. The Flame
  5. Missing – Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes
  6. Rose Arcana – Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes
  7. The Promise
  8. El Diablo
  9. Lady Ice – Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes