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Tiles: Pretending 2 Run

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On April 15, 2016, “Laser’s Edge” label released “Pretending 2 Run”, the sixth Tiles studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Terry Brown.

Personnel:

  • Paul Rarick – lead and backing vocals
  • Chris Herin – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, banjo, keyboards, trumpet
  • Jeff Whittle – vocals, bass guitar, fretless bass, keyboards
  • Mike Stern – lead guitar
  • Kim Mitchell – lead guitar
  • Adam Holzman – keyboards
  • Kevin Chown – additional bass
  • Mark Evans – drums, percussion
  • Ian Anderson – flute
  • Mike Portnoy – additional drums
  • Max Portnoy – additional drums
  • Colin Edwin – programming, loops
  • Terry Brown – mixing
  • Peter J. Moore – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Herin, except where noted.

  1. Pretending to Run – lyrics by Chris Herin, music by Chris Herin, Jeff Whittle
  2. Shelter in Place
  3. Stonewall
  4. Voir Dire – Chris Herin, Jeff Whittle
  5. Drops of Rain
  6. Taken by Surprise – lyrics by Chris Herin, music Chris Herin, Jeff Whittle, Mark Evans
  7. Refugium
  8. Small Fire Burning – lyrics by Chris Herin, Jeff Whittle
  9. Midwinter – lyrics by Chris Herin, music by Chris Herin, Jeff Whittle
  10. Weightless – lyrics by Chris Herin, music by Chris Herin, Jeff Whittle
  11. Friend of Foe
  12. Battle Weary
  13. Meditatio
  14. Other Arrangements – Adam Holzman
  15. The Disappearing Floor – lyrics by Chris Herin, music by Chris Herin, Mark Evans
  16. Fait Accompli
  17. Pretending to Run (reprise 1)
  18. Uneasy Truce – Chris Herin, Jeff Whittle
  19. Pretending to Run (reprise 2)
  20. The View from Here – Adam Holzman
  21. Backsliding

Jane Ira Bloom: Like Silver, Like Song

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On April 15, 2005, “Artistshare” label released “Like Silver, Like Song”, the eleventh Jane Ira Bloom album. It was recorded in July 2004, in “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Jane Ira Bloom.

Personnel:

  • Jane Ira Bloom – soprano saxophone
  • Jamie Saft – keyboards
  • Mark Dresser – bass
  • Bobby Previte – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Jane Ira Bloom except where noted.

  1. Dreaming in the Present Tense
  2. Unconscious Forces
  3. Singing in Stripes
  4. Altair 4 – Jane Ira Bloom, Jamie Saft
  5. Vanishing Hat
  6. White Light
  7. No Orchestra
  8. Magnetic
  9. In an Instant
  10. Mercury
  11. Night Skywriting
  12. Dark Knowledge
  13. I Have Dreamed – Oscar Hammerstein, Richard Rodgers

Herbie Hancock: Lite Me Up

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On April 15, 1982, “Columbia” label released “Lite Me Up”, the 28th Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded 1981 – 1982, at “George Massenburg Studio” in Los Angeles,  “El Dorado Studios” in Hollywood, “Garden Rake Studios”, and was produced by Herbie Hancock, Jay Graydon and Narada Michael Walden.

Personnel:

  • Herbie Hancock – vocals, clavinet, keyboards, Minimoog, piano, synthesizer, synthesizer drums, vocoder
  • Steve Lukather, David Williams, Jay Graydon – guitar
  • David Foster – piano
  • Michael Boddicker, Corrado Rustici, Frank Martin – synthesizer
  • Louis Johnson, Randy Jackson, Abraham Laboriel, Sr. – bass
  • Narada Michael Walden, Jeff Porcaro, John “J.R.” Robinson – drums
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion
  • Gary Herbig – saxophone, woodwind
  • Jerry Hey – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Chuck Findley – trombone, trumpet
  • William Frank “Bill” Reichenbach, Jr. – trombone
  • Wayne Anthony – lead vocals
  • Patrice Rushen – vocals, vocoder
  • Patti Austin, Paulette Williams, Jim Gilstrap, Venette Gloud, Linda Lawrence, John Lehman, Richard Page – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Lite Me Up! – Rod Temperton
  2. The Bomb – Herbie Hancock, Rod Temperton
  3. Gettin’ to the Good Part – Herbie Hancock, Rod Temperton
  4. Paradise – Bill Champlin, David Foster, Jay Graydon, Herbie Hancock
  5. Can’t Hide Your Love – Jeffrey Cohen, Herbie Hancock, Narada Michael Walden
  6. The Fun Tracks – Rod Temperton
  7. Motor Mouth – Rod Temperton
  8. Give It All Your Heart – Herbie Hancock, Rod Temperton

Sturgill Simpson: A Sailor’s Guide to Earth

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On April 15, 2016, “Atlantic” label released “A Sailor’s Guide to Earth” the third Sturgill Simpson studio album. It was recorded in 2015 at “The Butcher Shoppe” in Nashville, and was produced by Sturgill Simpson. At the 59th “Grammy Awards” it won award for “Best Country Album”.

Personnel:

  • Sturgill Simpson – lead and backing vocals, 12-string and acoustic guitar, Moog synthesizer, synthesizer
  • Robert Emmett – keyboards, Moog synthesizer, organ, synthesizer, Wurlitzer, background vocals
  • Jefferson Crow – piano, Wurlitzer
  • Laur Joamets – electric and slide guitar
  • Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar
  • Dave Roe – bass guitar
  • Miles Miller – drums, background vocals
  • Jonathan Dinklage – violin
  • Whitney LaGrange – violin
  • Arthur Cook – cello
  • Garo Yellin – cello
  • Clark Gayton – trombone
  • David Guy – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Ian Hendrickson-Smith – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Neal Sugarman – tenor saxophone
  • Dougie Wilkinson – bagpipes
  • David Ferguson – engineer, mixing
  • Ebonie Smith – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Sturgill Simpson except where noted.

  1. Welcome to Earth (Pollywog)
  2. Breakers Roar
  3. Keep It Between the Lines
  4. Sea Stories
  5. In Bloom – Kurt Cobain
  6. Brace for Impact (Live a Little)
  7. All Around You
  8. Oh Sarah
  9. Call to Arms

Blaqk Audio: Material

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On April 15, 2016, “Blaqknoise/Kobalt Records” label released “Material” the third Blaqk Audio studio album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Davey Havok and Jade Puget.

Personnel:

  • Davey Havok – lead vocals
  • Jade Puget – keyboards, synthesizer, programming, backing vocals

Track listing:

All lyrics by Davey Havok, all music by Jade Puget.

  1. Waiting to Be Told
  2. First to Love
  3. Ceremonial (Burst into Stars)
  4. Anointed
  5. To Be Alone
  6. Black at the Center
  7. Curious Friends
  8. Graphic Violence
  9. I’m a Mess
  10. Material
  11. You Will Hate Me

Lisa Germano: Lullaby for Liquid Pig

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On April 15, 2003, “Ineffable” and “iMusic” labels released “Lullaby for Liquid Pig”, the tenth Lisa Germano album. It was recorded 2002 – 2003, and was produced by Jamie Candiloro, Joey Waronker and Lisa Germano.

Personnel:

  • Lisa Germano – vocals
  • Craig Ross – guitar
  • Johnny Marr – guitar
  • Neil Finn – keyboards
  • Sebastian Steinberg – bass
  • Butch Norton – drums
  • Joey Waronker – drums
  • Wendy Melvoin – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Lisa Germano.

  1. Nobody’s Playing
  2. Paper Doll
  3. Liquid Pig
  4. Pearls
  5. Candy
  6. Dream Glasses Off
  7. From a Shell
  8. It’s Party Time
  9. All the Pretty Lies
  10. Lullaby for Liquid Pig
  11. Into the Night
  12. ….to Dream

Lee Konitz

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On April 15, 2020, Lee Konitz died aged 92. He was composer and musician (alto saxophone), performing in a wide range of jazz styles, including bebop, cool jazz, and avant-garde jazz, noted for improvising long, melodic lines with the rhythmic interest coming from odd accents, Konitz has recorded and performed with many famous musicians including Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, Elvin Jones, Charlie Haden, Dave Holland, Lennie Tristano, Stan Kenton, Chick Corea, Gerry Mulligan, Claude Thornhill, Ralph Burns, Gil Evans, Warne Marsh, Dave Pike, Attila Zoller, Charles Mingus, Dave Brubeck, Warne Marsh, Hal Galper, Bill Evans, Martial Solal, Max Roach, Don Friedman, Kenny Wheeler, Kenny Werner, Brian Dickenson, Paul Motian,  Bill Frisell, Gary Peacock, and Joey Baron.

The Stanley Clarke Trio: Jazz in the Garden

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On April 15, 2009, “Heads Up” label released “Jazz in the Garden”, the debut Stanley Clarke Trio (The) album. It was recorded in December 2018, at “Mad Hatter Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Dave Love and Stanley Clarke.

Personnel:

  • Stanley Clarke- double bass
  • Hiromi Uehara- piano
  • Lenny White- drums

Tracks listing:

All tracks by Stanley Clarke, except where noted.

  1. Paradigm Shift (Election Day 2008)
  2. Sakura Sakura – traditional
  3. Sicilian Blue – Hiromi Uehara
  4. Take the Coltrane – Duke Ellington
  5. 3 Wrong Notes
  6. Someday My Prince Will Come – Frank Churchill, Larry Morey
  7. Isotope – Joe Henderson
  8. Bass Folk Song No. 5 & 6
  9. Global Tweak – Stanley Clarke, Hiromi Uehara
  10. Solar – Miles Davis
  11. Brain Training – Hiromi Uehara
  12. Under the Bridge – Michael Balzary, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith, John Frusciante

The Hidden Cameras: The Smell of Our Own

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On April 15, 2003, “Rough Trade” label released “The Smell of Our Own”, the second Hidden Cameras (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2003, and was produced by Joel Gibb and Andy Magoffin.

Personnel:

  • Joel Gibb– vocals, guitars, bass, piano, pipe organ, glockenspiel, vibraphone, sleigh bells, cymbals, marimba, timpani, tambourine, clapping, mixing, artwork
  • Graham Hollings– saxophone
  • Andy Magoffin– trumpet, clapping, mixing
  • Magali Meagher– drums
  • Kristen Moss– harp
  • Mike Olsen– cello
  • Owen Pallett– violin, viola
  • Matias Rozenberg– timpanis, cymbals, drums, bass, bass synth keys, mandolin, trombone, vibraphone
  • Justin Stayshyn– Hammond organ, pipe organ, piano
  • Bob Wiseman– piano
  • Karen Azoulay, October Brown, Linda Bush, Janis Demkiw, Mike e.b., Liz Forsberg, Brenda Goldstein, Paige Gratland, Graham Hollings, Luis Jacob, B. Jones, Samara Liu, Judy MacDonald, Maggie MacDonald, Magali Meagher, Mez, Roy Mitchell, Jenny Orenda, Paul P., Owen Pallett, Kristy Simpson, Justin Stashyn, Karen Turner, Lex Vaughn, Reg Vermue – choir
  • Gunter Kravis– photography

Tracks listing:

All tracks by Joe Gibb.

  1. Golden Streams
  2. Ban Marriage
  3. A Miracle
  4. The Animals of Prey
  5. Smells Like Happiness
  6. Day Is Dawning
  7. Boys of Melody
  8. Shame
  9. Breathe on It
  10. The Man That I Am with My Man

Chick Corea: A.R.C.

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On April 15, 1971, “ECM” label released “A.R.C.”, the eight Chick Corea album. It was recorded in January 1971, at “Tonstudio Bauer” in Ludwigsburg, Germany, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Chick Corea– piano
  • David Holland– bass
  • Barry Altschul– drums, percussion
  • Kurt Rapp – engineer
  • B & B Wojirsch – design

Tracks listing:

All tracks by Chick Corea except where noted.

  1. Nefertiti – Wayne Shorter
  2. Ballad for Tillie – Barry Altschul, Chick Corea, David Holland
  3. R.C.
  4. Vedana – Dave Holland
  5. Thanatos
  6. Games