In April 1961, “Moodsville” label released “The Hawk Relaxes”, the 28th Coleman Hawkins album. It was recorded in February 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.
Personnel:
Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
Ronnell Bright – piano
Kenny Burrell – guitar
Ron Carter – bass
Andrew Cyrille – drums
Track listing:
I’ll Never Be The Same – Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli
When Day Is Done – Buddy DeSylva, Robert Katscher
Under a Blanket of Blue – Jerry Livingston, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes
More Than You Know – Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans
Moonglow – Eddie DeLange, Will Hudson, Irving Mills
Just a Gigolo – Julius Brammer, Irving Caesar, Leonello Casucci
In April 1961, “Moodsville” label released “Nocturne”, the fourth Oliver Nelson album. It was recorded in August 1960, at Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.
Personnel:
Oliver Nelson – alto and tenor saxophone
Lem Winchester – vibes
Richard Wyands – piano
George Duvivier – bass
Roy Haynes – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Oliver Nelson, except where noted.
Nocturne
Bob’s Blues
Man With a Horn – Eddie DeLange, Jack Jenney, Bonnie Lake
Early Morning
In a Sentimental Mood – Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills
In April 1961, “Riverside” label released “Movin’ Along”, the third Wes Montgomery studio album. It was recorded in October 1960, at “United Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Orin Keepnews.
Personnel:
Wes Montgomery – guitar, bass guitar
James Clay – flute, tenor sax
Victor Feldman – piano
Sam Jones – bass
Louis Hayes – drums
Track listing:
Movin’ Along – Wes Montgomery
Tune-Up – Miles Davis
Tune-Up (alternate take) Miles Davis
I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You – Victor Young, Ned Washington, Bing Crosby
Sandu – Clifford Brown
Body and Soul – Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green
Body and Soul (alternate take)Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green
On June 5, 2015, “Warner Bros” label released “Drones”, the seventh Muse studio album. It was recorded October 2014 – April 2015, at “The Warehouse” in Vancouver, “Officine Meccaniche” in Milan, and was produced by Robert John “Mutt” Lange, Matt Bellamy, Chris Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard.
Personnel:
Matt Bellamy – lead vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, arrangements
Chris Wolstenholme – bass, backing vocals
Dominic Howard – drums
Will Leon Thompson – dialogue
Michael Shiloah – dialogue
John F. Kennedy – recorded dialogue of April 1961 Secret Societies speech
Alessandro Cortini – modular synthesizers
Edoardo De Angelis – concertmaster, violin
Sarah Cross – violin
Freiherr von Dellingshausen – violin
Anna Minella – violin
Elia Mariani – violin
Gian Guerra – violin
Gian Lodigiani – violin
Gianmaria Bellisario – violin
Marco Corsini – violin
Michelle Torresetti – violin
Tommaso Belli – violin
Valerio D’Ercole – violin
Maria Lucchi – viola
Serena Palozzi – viola
Valentina Emilio Eria – viola
Andrea Scacchi – cello
Eliana Gintoli – cello
Francesco Sacco – cello
Martina Rudic – cello
Linati Omar – contrabass
Massimo Clavenna – contrabass
Audrey Riley – string arrangements, conductor
Robert John “Mutt” Lange – backing vocals
Olle “Sven” Romo – additional programming
Tommaso Colliva – additional production, engineer
Adam Greenholtz – additional engineering
Eric Mosher – engineer assistant
Giuseppe Salvadori – engineer assistant
Jacopo Dorici – engineer assistant
John Prestage – engineer assistant
Tom Bailey – engineer assistant
Rich Costey – additional production, mixing
Marlo Borgatta – mixing assistant
Giovanni Versari – mastering
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Matt Colton – mastering
Durand Trench – dialogue recording
Matt Mahurin – art direction, illustration, package design
Track listing:
All tracks by Matt Bellamy, except where noted.
Dead Inside
Drill Sergeant
Psycho
Mercy
Reapers
The Handler
JFK
Defector
Revolt
Aftermath
The Globalist – Matt Bellamy, Edward Elgar
Drones – Matt Bellamy, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
In April 1961, “Roulette” label released “Uhuru Afrika”, the thirteenth Randy Weston album. It was recorded in November 1960, at “Bell Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Teddy Reig. The album features lyrics and liner notes by the poet Langston Hughes and was banned in South Africa in 1964.
Personnel:
Randy Weston – piano
Clark Terry – trumpet, flugelhorn
Benny Bailey, Richard Williams, Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
Slide Hampton, Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson – trombone
Julius Watkins – French horn
Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone, flute
Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone, flute, oboe
Sahib Shihab – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
Budd Johnson – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Jerome Richardson – baritone saxophone, piccolo
Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
Les Spann – guitar, flute
Kenny Burrell – guitar
George Duvivier, Ron Carter – bass
Max Roach, Charlie Persip – drums, percussion
Wilbert Hogan – drums
Babatunde Olatunji – percussion
Armando Peraza – bongos
Candido Camero – congas
Martha Flowers, Brock Peters – vocals
Tuntemeke Sanga – narrator
Melba Liston – arranger
Track listing:
All tracks by Randy Weston, except where noted.
Introduction: Uhuru Kwanza – Langston Hughes
First Movement: Uhuru Kwanza
Second Movement: African Lady – Randy Weston, Langston Hughes
In April 1961, “Columbia” label released “Listen to Cliff!”, the third Cliff Richard studio album. It was recorded in 1960, at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Norrie Paramor.
Personnel:
Cliff Richard – lead vocals
Hank Marvin – lead guitar
Bruce Welch – rhythm guitar
Jet Harris – bass guitar
Tony Meehan – drums
Malcolm Addey – engineer
Track listing:
What’d I Say – Ray Charles
Blue Moon – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
True Love Will Come to You – Peter Chester, Bruce Welch
Lover – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
Unchained Melody – Alex North, Hy Zaret
Idle Gossip – Floyd Huddleston, Joseph Meyer
First Lesson in Love – Peter Chester, Bruce Welch
Almost Like Being in Love – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
Beat Out Dat Rhythm on a Dream – Georges Bizet, Oscar Hammerstein II
Memories Linger On – Peter Chester, Bruce Welch
Temptation – Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed
I Live for You – Peter Chester, Bruce Welch
Sentimental Journey – Les Brown, Bud Green, Ben Homer
I Want You to Know – Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino
We Kiss in a Shadow – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
In April 1961, “Blue Note” label released “Home Cookin’”, the 17th Jimmy Smith album. It was recorded July 1958 – June 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
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