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Electric Bebop Band: Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band:

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On February 25, 1993, “JMT” label released “Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band”, the debut Electric Bebop Band album. It was recorded in April 1992, at “Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Stefan F. Winter.

Personnel:

  • Paul Motian – drums
  • Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone
  • Brad Schoeppach – electric guitar
  • Kurt Rosenwinkel – electric guitar
  • Stomu Takeishi – electric bass
  • Thomas Schmid – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Shaw-Nuff – Ray Brown, Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie
  2. I Waited for You – Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie
  3. Dance of the Infidels – Bud Powell
  4. Darn That Dream – Jimmy Van Heusen, Eddie DeLange
  5. Hot House – Tadd Dameron
  6. Dizzy Atmosphere – Dizzy Gillespie
  7. Scrapple from the Apple – Charlie Parker
  8. Scrapple from the Apple – Charlie Parker
  9. Monk’s Dream – Thelonious Monk
  10. 52nd Street Theme – Thelonious Monk

Miles Davis: Jack Johnson

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On February 24, 1971, “Columbia” label released “Jack Johnson”, the 39th Miles Davis album. It was recorded February – April 1970, at “30th Street” in New York City, and was produced by Teo Macero.

Personnel:

  • Miles Davis – trumpet
  • Steve Grossman – soprano saxophone
  • Bennie Maupin – bass clarinet
  • John McLaughlin – electric guitar
  • Sonny Sharrock – electric guitar
  • Herbie Hancock – organ
  • Chick Corea – electric piano
  • Dave Holland – electric bass
  • Michael Henderson – electric bass
  • Jack DeJohnette – drums
  • Billy Cobham – drums
  • Brock Peters – narration
  • Teo Macero – conduction of “unknown orchestra”
  • Stan Tonkel – engineering

Track listing:

All tracks by Miles Davis.

  1. Right Off
  2. Yesternow

Barenaked Ladies: Barenaked Ladies Are Men

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On February 6, 2007, “Desperation” label released “Barenaked Ladies Are Men”, the eight Barenaked Ladies album. It was recorded October 2005 – April 2006, and was produced by Steven Page, Ed Robertson, Jim Creeggan, Tyler Stewart and Kevin Hearn.

Personnel:

  • Steven Page – vocals, guitars
  • Ed Robertson – vocals, guitars
  • Jim Creeggan – vocals, bass
  • Tyler Stewart – drums, percussion
  • Kevin Hearn – vocals. keyboards, piano, engineer
  • Rob Carli – clarinet, saxophones, horn arrangements
  • Terry Promane – trombone
  • Kevin Turcotte – trumpet
  • Jim Creeggan – engineer
  • Paul Forgues – engineer
  • Susan Rogers – engineer
  • Keith Rudyk – engineer assistant
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Steven Page and Ed Robertson, except where noted.

  1. Serendipity – Kevin Hearn
  2. Something You’ll never Find
  3. One and Only – Ed Robertson
  4. Angry People
  5. Down to Earth
  6. Beautiful
  7. Running Out Of Ink
  8. Half a Heart
  9. Maybe Not
  10. I Can, I Will, I Do
  11. Fun & Games
  12. The New Sad
  13. Quality
  14. Another Spin – Kevin Hearn
  15. What A Letdown – Ed Robertson
  16. Why Say Anything Nice? – Steven Page, Ed Robertson, Tyler Stewart

Frank Black: Dog in the Sand

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On January 30, 2001, “Cooking Vinyl” and “What Are Records?” label released “Dog in the Sand”, the third Frank Black studio album. It was recorded March – April 2000, at “Sound City Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Nick Vincent.

Personnel:

  • Frank Black – vocals, acoustic guitar, guitar
  • Eric Drew Feldman – vocals, electric piano, piano, clavioline
  • Rich Gilbert – vocals, guitar, pedal steel guitar, dobro
  • Dave Phillips – vocals, acoustic guitar, guitar, pedal steel guitar, slide guitar 
  • Joey Santiago – guitar
  • Moris Tepper – vocals, banjo, bihuela
  • David McCaffery – vocals, bass
  • Scott Boutier – drums
  • Nick Vincent – percussion
  • Billy Joe Bowers – recording
  • Mike Terry – engineer assistant
  • Eddy Schreyer – mastering
  • Andrew Swainson – design
  • Steve Gullick – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Frank Black.

  1. Blast Off
  2. I’ve Seen Your Picture
  3. St. Francis Dam Disaster
  4. Robert Onion
  5. Stupid Me
  6. Bullet
  7. The Swimmer
  8. Hermaphroditos
  9. I’ll Be Blue
  10. Llano del Rio
  11. If It Takes All Night
  12. Dog in the Sand

David Murray: Now Is Another Time

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On January 28, 2003, “Justin Time” label released “Now Is Another Time”, the 87th David Murray album, credited to David Murray’s Latin Big Band. It was recorded April 2001 – June 2002, at “Sound On Sound Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Valerie Malot and David Murray.

Personnel:

  • David Murray – tenor saxophone
  • Cesar Lopez Martinez, Ernesto Varona Rodriguez German, German Fermin, Roman Feliu O’Reilly, Valazco Urdeliz, Velasco Urdeliz – alto saxophone
  • Irvin Luichel Acao Sierra, Orlando Sanchez Soto – tenor saxophone
  • Hamiet Bluiett, Moises Marquez Loyva – baritone saxophone
  • Jose Luis Cortez, Kahil-Ikshr Smith – flute 
  • Hugh Ragin, Alexander Brown Cabrera, Bacilio Bernardo Marquez, Carmelo Andres, Cristobal Ferrer, Elpidio Chappotin Elgado, Rafael Gavilan – trumpet
  • Craig Harris, Amaury Perez Rodriguez, Boris Sarmiento, Denis Cuni Rodriguez, Heikel Fabian Triminio, Leonardo Alarcon Henville, Sergio Ricardo Luna Longchamp – trombone
  • Carcasses Colon, Emilio Morales, Luis Manuel Guerra Crespo, Miguel Angel De Armas, Roberto Julio, Tony Perez – piano
  • Feliciano Arango Noa, Narciso Jorge, Reyes Hernandez – bass
  • Giraldo Piloto, Olivier Valdes Rey – drums
  • Jorge Luis Guerra – guiro
  • Adel Gonzales Gomez, Evelio Ramos Delfin, Tomas Ramos Ortiz – congas
  • Jose Luis Quintana Fuerte “Changuito” – timbales
  • Dany Gignoux – booklet, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by David Murray

  1. Crystal
  2. Aerol’s Change
  3. Blue Muse
  4. Break Out
  5. Mambo Dominica
  6. Giovanni’s Mission
  7. Sad Kind of Love

Reef: Glow

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On January 27, 1997, “Sony Soho Square” label released “Glow”, the second Reef studio album. It was recorded April – September 1996, and was George Drakoulias, Gary Stringer, Kenwyn House, Jack Bessant and Dominic Greensmith.

Personnel:

  • Gary Stringer – vocals
  • Kenwyn House – guitar
  • Benmont Tench – keyboards
  • Jack Bessant – bass
  • Dominic Greensmith – drums
  • Chris Trujillo – percussion
  • Jim Scott – recording
  • Richard Digby Smith – recording, mixing
  • Sylvia Massy – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering

Track listing:

All lyrics by Gary Stringer; all music by Gary Stringer, Kenwyn House, Jack Bessant and Dominic Greensmith.

  1. Place Your Hands
  2. I Would Have Left You
  3. Summer’s in Bloom
  4. Lately Stomping
  5. Consideration
  6. Don’t You Like It?
  7. Come Back Brighter
  8. Higher Vibration
  9. I’m Not Scared
  10. Robot Riff
  11. Yer Old
  12. Lullaby

McCoy Tyner: McCoy Tyner with Stanley Clarke and Al Foster

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On January 26, 2000, “Telarc” label released “McCoy Tyner with Stanley Clarke and Al Foster”, the 68th McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded in April 1999, at “Clinton Recording Studio “B” in New York.

Personnel:

  • McCoy Tyner: piano
  • Stanley Clarke: bass, electric bass
  • Al Foster: drums
  • Robert Friedrich – recording
  • Anilda Carrasquillo – art direction
  • Gil Mayers – painting
  • Brian Sooy – design

Track listing:

All tracks by McCoy Tyner, except where noted.

  1. Trane-Like
  2. Once Upon a Time
  3. Never Let Me Go – Ray Evans, Jay Livingston
  4. I Want to Tell You ‘Bout That
  5. Will You Still Be Mine? – Tom Adair, Mat Dennis
  6. Goin’ ‘Way Blues
  7. In the Tradition Of – Stanley Clarke
  8. The Night has a Thousand Eyes – Buddy Bernier, Jerry Brainin
  9. Carriba
  10. Memories
  11. I Want to Tell You ‘Bout That (alternate take)

Johnny Cash: From Sea to Shining Sea

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On January 15, 1968, “Columbia” label released “From Sea to Shining Sea”, the 26th Johnny Cash album. It was recorded March – April 1967, and was produced by Don Law and Frank Jones.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar
  • Carl Perkins – guitar 
  • Luther Perkins – guitar
  • Bob Johnson – guitar, banjo, dobro
  • Norman Blake – dobro
  • Charlie McCoy – harmonica
  • Marshall Grant – bass
  • W.S. Holland – drums
  • The Carter Family – background vocals
  • Charlie Bragg – engineer
  • Jerry Watson – engineer
  • Bob Cato – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Johnny Cash.

  1. From Sea to Shining Sea
  2. The Whirl and the Suck
  3. Call daddy from the Mines
  4. The Frozen Four-Hundred-Pound Fair-to-Middlin’ Cotton Picker
  5. The Walls of a Prison
  6. The Masterpiece
  7. You and Tennessee
  8. Another Song to Sing
  9. The Flint Arrowhead
  10. Cisco Cliffton’s Filling Station
  11. Shrimpin’ Sailin’
  12. From Sea to Shining Sea (Finale)

Lee Morgan: The Rumproller

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In January 1966, “Blue Note” label released “The Rumproller”, the 17th Lee Morgan album. It was recorded in April 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Lee Morgan – trumpet
  • Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
  • Ronnie Mathews – piano
  • Victor Sproles – bass
  • Billy Higgins – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Lee Morgan except where noted

  1. The Rumproller – Andrew Hill
  2. Desert Moonlight
  3. Eclipso
  4. Edda – Wayne Shorter
  5. The Lady – Rudy Stevenson

Joe Henderson: In’n’Out

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In January 1965, “Blue Note” label released “In ‘n’ Out”, the third Joe Henderson album. It was released in April 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Joe Henderson — tenor saxophone
  • Kenny Dorham — trumpet
  • McCoy Tyner — piano
  • Richard Davis — bass
  • Elvin Jones — drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Henderson except where noted.

  1. In ‘n’ Out
  2. Punjab
  3. Serenity
  4. Short Story – Kenny Dorham
  5. Brown’s Town – Kenny Dorham