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.
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
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.
In November 1961, “Blue Note” label released “Midnight Special”, the 18th Jimmy Smith album. It was recorded in April 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Jimmy Smith – organ
Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
Kenny Burrell – guitar
Donald Bailey – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Reid Miles – design
Francis Wolff – photography
Del Shields – liner notes
Track listing:
Midnight Special – Jimmy Smith
A Subtle One – Stanley Turrentine
Jumpin’ the Blues – Walter Brown, Jay McShann, Charlie Parker
On November 4, 1991, “Creation” label released “Bandwagonesque”, the third Teenage Fanclub studio album. It was recorded April – May 1991, at “Amazon Studios” in Liverpool, and was produced by Don Fleming, Paul Chisholm, Norman Blake, Gerard Love, Raymond McGinley and Brendan O’Hare. In 1991, “Bandwagonesque” was voted “Album of the year” by American music magazine Spin.
Personnel:
Norman Blake – vocals, guitar, bass, arrangements
Raymond McGinley – vocals, guitar, arrangements
Gerard Love – vocals, bass, guitar, arrangements
Brendan O’Hare – vocals, drums, arrangements
Joseph McAlinden – brass and strings
Don Fleming – occasional vocals and guitar
Dave Buchanan – handclaps
Paul Chisholm – engineer
Keith Hartley – engineer
Dave Buchanan – engineer assistant
George Peckham – mastering
Sharon Fitzgerald – design, photography
Track listing:
The Concept – Norman Blake
Satan – Norman Blake, Gerard Love, Raymond McGinley, Brendan O’Hare
On October 30, 1957, “RCA Victor” label released “Jailhouse Rock”, an EP by Elvis Presley, featuring songs from the movie of the same name. It was recorded April – May 1957, at “Radio Recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jeffrey Alexander.
Personnel:
Elvis Presley – vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar, electric bass
Scotty Moore – electric lead guitar
Bill Black – double bass, electric bass
D. J. Fontana – drums
The Jordanaires
Gordon Stoker – backing vocals
Neal Matthews – backing vocals
Hoyt Hawkins – backing vocals
Hugh Jarrett – backing vocals
Dudley Brooks – piano
Thorne Nogar – engineer
Fred Mulculpin – engineer
Mike Stoller – piano, production assistant
Jerry Leiber – production assistant
Track listing:
Jailhouse Rock – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
Young and Beautiful – Aaron Schroeder, Abner Silver
I Want to Be Free – Jerry Leiber, Ben Weisman
Don’t Leave Me Mow (movie version) – Aaron Schroeder, Ben Weisman
(You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
On October 23, 2020, “4AD” label released “Songs” and “Instrumentals”, two Adrianne Lenker studio albums. It was recorded April – May 2020, at “Cabin” in Westhampton, Massachusetts, and was produced by Phil Weinrobe and Adrianne Lenker.
Personnel:
Adrianne Lenker – vocals, acoustic guitar, paintbrush, needles of a white pine tree
On September 30, 1994, “GRP” label released “Out of the Loop”, the seventh and final Brecker Brothers (The) album. It was recorded April – August 1992, and was produced by George Whitty, Maz Kessler and Robbie Kilgore. In 1995 the album won two “Grammy Awards” – “Best Contemporary Jazz Performance” and “Best Instrumental Composition”.
Personnel:
Michael Brecker – soprano and tenor saxophone, Akai EWI, arrangements
Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn, arrangements
George Whitty – keyboards, Hammond organ bass, acoustic piano, keyboard programming, arrangements
Chris Botti – keyboard programming, bass and drum programming, arrangements
Andy Snitzer – keyboard programming, bass and drum programming, arrangements
Maz Kessler – keyboards, rhythm programming, arrangements
On September 28, 2004, “Nonesuch” label released “Brian Wilson Presents Smile”, the fifth Brian Wilson studio album. It was recorded April – July 2004, at “Sunset Sound Recorders”, “Your Place or Mine Recording” in California, and was produced by Brian Wilson.
On September 21, 1999, the twenty-second David Bowie studio album “Hours” was released on Internet. It was recorded April – June 1999, at “Seaview” in Bermuda, ”Looking Glass” and “Chung King” in New York City, and was produced by David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels.
Personnel:
David Bowie – vocals, 12-string guitar, keyboards, drum programming
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