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Plas Johnson And Red Holloway: Keep That Groove Going

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On October 2, 2001, “Milestone” label released “Keep That Groove Going!”, album by Plas Johnson and Red Holloway. It was recorded in April 2001, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Porter.

Personnel:

  • Red Holloway – tenor saxophone 
  • Plas Johnson – tenor saxophone
  • Gene Ludwig – organ
  • Melvin Sparks – guitar
  • Kenny Washington − drums

Track listing:

  1. Keep That Groove Going! – Red Holloway
  2. Stuffy – Coleman Hawkins
  3. Serenade in Blue – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
  4. Go Red Go – Arnett Cobb
  5. Bretheren! – Red Holloway
  6. Pass the Gravy – Plas Johnson
  7. Jammin’ for Mr. Lee – Plas Johnson
  8. Cry Me a River – Arthur Hamilton
  9. Dream a Little Dream of Me – Fabian Andre, Wilbur Schwandt, Gus Kahn

Alice Coltrane: Translinear Light

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On September 28, 2004, “Impulse” label released “Translinear Light”, the 17th and final Alice Coltrane studio album. It was recorded April 2000 – June 2004, and was produced by Ravi Coltrane.

Personnel:

  • Alice Coltrane – piano, Wurlitzer organ, synthesizer
  • Ravi Coltrane – soprano and tenor saxophone, percussion, sleigh bells
  • Oran Coltrane – alto saxophone
  • Charlie Haden – bass
  • James Genus – bass
  • Jack De Johnette – drums
  • Jeff “Tain” Watts – drums
  • The Sai Anantam Ashram Singers – vocals

Track listing:

  1. Sita Ram – traditional
  2. Walk with Me – traditional
  3. Translinear Light – Alice Coltrane
  4. Jagadishwar – Alice Coltrane
  5. This Train – traditional
  6. The Hymn – Alice Coltrane
  7. Blue Nile – Alice Coltrane
  8. Crescent – John Coltrane
  9. Leo – John Coltrane
  10. Triloka – Alice Coltrane
  11. Satya Sai Isha – traditional

Tegan And Sara: Hey, I’m Just Like You

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On September 27, 2019, “Sire” label released “Hey, I’m Just Like You”, the ninth Tegan and Sara studio album. It was recorded April – May 2019, in Vancouver, and was produced by Alex Hope.

Personnel:

  • Tegan Quin – vocals, guitar
  • Sara Quin – vocals, guitar, glockenspiel
  • Alex Hope – guitar, keyboards, piano, synths, programming, backing vocals
  • Catherine Hiltz – bass
  • Carla Azar – drums
  • Rachael Findlen – engineer
  • Annie Kennedy – engineer assistant
  • Beatriz Artola – mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Emy Storey – art direction
  • Trevor Brady – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tegan Quin and Sara Quin, except where noted.

  1. Hold My Breath Until I Die – Alexandra Robotham, Tegan Quinn, Sara Quinn
  2. Hey, I’m Just Like You
  3. I’ll Be Back Someday
  4. Don’t Believe the Things They Tell You (They Lie) – Tegan Quinn, Sara Quinn, Alexandra Robotham
  5. Hello, I’m Right Here – Tegan Quinn, Sara Quinn, Alexandra Robotham
  6. I Don’t Owe You Anything
  7. I Know I’m Not the Only One – Tegan Quinn, Sara Quinn, Alexandra Robotham
  8. Please Help Me
  9. Keep Them Close ‘Cause They Will Fuck You Too – Tegan Quinn, Sara Quinn, Alexandra Robotham
  10. We Don’t Have Fun When We’re Together Anymore – Tegan Quinn, Sara Quinn, Alexandra Robotham
  11. You Go Away and I Don’t Mind
  12. All I Have to Give the World Is Me

John Coltrane:The Olatunji Concert: The Last Live Recording

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On September 25, 2001, “Impulse!” label released “The Olatunji Concert: The Last Live Recording”, the final live John Coltrane recording. It was recorded in April 1967, at the “Olatunji Center of African Culture” in New York City, and was produced by Bryan Koniarz.

Personnel:

  • John Coltrane – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone
  • Alice Coltrane – piano
  • Jimmy Garrison – double bass
  • Rashied Ali – drums
  • Algie DeWitt – Batá drum, double bass
  • Jumma Santos – percussion

Track listing:

  1. Introduction by Billy Taylor
  2. Ogunde – John Coltrane
  3. My Favorite Things – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein

Peter Gabriel: Up

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On September 23, 2002, “Geffen” and “Real World Records” label released “Up”, the seventh Peter Gabriel studio album. It was recorded April 1995 – October 1998, 2000 – 2002, at “Real World” in Box, UK, “The Meduse” in Senegal, “Real World Mobile” in France, “Air” in London, “Hype Studios” in Singapore, and was produced by Stephen Hague and Peter Gabriel.

Personnel:

  • Peter Gabriel – vocals, piano, keyboards, JamMan, MPC groove, electronics, organ, bass keys, sampled keyboards, bass guitar, harmonium, Telecaster, crotales, tom–tom, samples, harmonica, reversed strings, string samples, Mellotron, sampled guitar
  • Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – vocals
  • David Rhodes – guitars, electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Tony Levin – bass
  • Manu Katché – drums
  • Dave Power – drums
  • Ged Lynch – drums, percussion
  • Dominque Mahut – percussion
  • Richard Chappell – percussion, treated loop, loop manipulation, programming
  • Alex Swift – additional programming
  • The London Session Orchestra – strings
  • Will Gregory – string arrangements
  • Isobel Griffiths – string contractor
  • Nick Ingman – orchestrations
  • Tchad Blake – tape scratches, groove treatment effects
  • Adrian Chivers – backing vocals
  • Pete Davis – additional programming
  • Blind Boys of Alabama – additional and backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Gabriel, except where noted.

  1. Darkness
  2. Growing Up
  3. Sky Blue
  4. No Way Out
  5. I Grieve
  6. The Barry Williams Show
  7. My Head Sounds Like That
  8. More Than This
  9. Signal to Noise
  10. The Drop

Dont! Who? One.: Pop Chkart

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On September 22, 1994, “Trot” label released “Pop Chkart”, the debut Don’t! Who? One. album. It was recorded in April 1994, at “Tochak” studio in Prilep, Macedonia, and was produced by Rubin Kantardjioski, Goran Apostolski and Tochak.

Personnel:

  • Rubin Kantardjioski – vocal, rhythm machine, design
  • Goran Apostolski – guitar, bass, design
  • Tireks – design

Track listing:

  1. Ugly Children from Ugly Parents
  2. From Mickey Mouse State
  3. Jig
  4. Electric Air
  5. I’m a Dream
  6. Don’t Do It
  7. Amrak

Red Garland: Red In Blues-ville

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In September 1959, “Prestige” label released “Red in Blues-ville”, the 16th Red Garland album. It was recorded in April 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Red Garland – piano
  • Sam Jones – double bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, lacquer cut
  • Esmond Edwards – photography
  • Bob Snead – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. He’s a Real Gone Guy – Nellie Lutcher
  2. See See Rider – traditional
  3. M Squad (theme) – Count Basie
  4. Your Red Wagon – Gene DePaul, Richard M. Jones, Don Raye
  5. Trouble in Mind – Richard M. Jones
  6. St. Louis Blues – W. C. Handy

Sam Jones: Something In Common

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On September 13, 1977, “Muse” label released “Something in Common” the eighth Sam Jones album. It was recorded April 1974 – September 1977, at “C.I. Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Cedar Walton and Bob Porter.

Personnel:

  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Bob Berg – tenor saxophone
  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Slide Hampton – trombone
  • Cedar Walton – keyboards, piano
  • Louis Hayes – drums
  • Billy Higgins – drums
  • Thomas Hampson – engineer
  • Chuck Irwin – engineer
  • Gene Paul – mastering
  • Page Simon – design
  • Tom Copi – photography
  • Todd Barkan – liner notes
  • Dan Mueller – production coordination

Track listing:

All tracks by Cedar Walton, except where noted.

  1. Seven Minds – Sam Jones
  2. Bolivia
  3. Something in Common
  4. Every Man Is a King – Slide Hampton
  5. For All We Know – J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis
  6. Blue Silver – Blue Mitchell
  7. Shoulders
  8. One for Amos – Sam Jones
  9. You Are the Sunshine of My Life – Stevie Wonder

Billy Preston: Encouraging Words

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On September 11, 1970, “Apple” label released “Encouraging Words”, the fifth Billy Preston studio album. It was recorded February – December 1969 – April 1970, at “trident Studios” and “Olympic Sound Studios” in London, and was produced by George Harrison and Billy Preston.

Personnel:

  • Billy Preston – lead and backing vocals, organ, piano, electric piano, harmonica, backing vocals
  • George Harrison – electric guitar, Moog synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Eric Clapton – electric guitar
  • Delaney Bramlett – electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Klaus Voormann – bass guitar
  • Carl Radle – bass guitar
  • Jim Gordon – drums
  • Ringo Starr – drums
  • Bobby Keys – saxophones
  • Jim Price – trumpet, trombone, horn arrangements
  • The Edwin Hawkins Singers – backing vocals
  • Members of the Temptations’ tour band – electric guitar, bass guitar, drums
  • Members of Sam & Dave’s tour band – bass guitar, drums
  • Richard Polak – photography

Track listing:                                                                                                            

All tracks by Billy Preston, except where noted.

  1. Right Now
  2. Little Girl
  3. Use What You Got
  4. My Sweet Lord – George Harrison
  5. Let the Music Play – Billy Preston, Joe Greene, Jesse Kirkland
  6. The Same Thing Again – Billy Preston, James Herndon
  7. I’ve Got a Feeling – John Lennon and Paul McCartney
  8. Sing One for the Lord – George Harrison, Billy Preston
  9. When You Are Mine
  10. I Don’t Want You to Pretend
  11. Encouraging Words
  12. All Things Must Pass – George Harrison
  13. You’ve Been Acting Strange – Ronnie Lee Williams

Rush: Signals

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On September 9, 1982, “Anthem” label released “Signals”, the ninth Rush studio album. It was recorded April – June 1982, at “Le Studio” in Morin Heights, Quebec, Canada, and was produced by Terry Brown, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart.

Personnel:

  • Alex Lifeson – electric and acoustic guitars, Moog Taurus pedals
  • Geddy Lee – vocals, bass guitars, synthesizers, arrangements
  • Neil Peart – spoken word, drums, percussion, arrangements
  • Ben Mink – electric violin
  • Terry Brown – arrangements
  • Paul Northfield – engineer
  • Robbie Whelan – engineer assistant
  • JVC – digital mastering
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Brian Lee – mastering
  • Hugh Syme – art direction, graphics, cover concept
  • Deborah Samuel – photography
  • Kineblok Inc. – photographic colour optics
  • Moon Records – executive production

Track listing:

All lyrics by Neil Peart except where noted, all music is composed by Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee.

  1. Subdivisions                                                                                                      
  2. The Analog Kid
  3. Chemistry – lyrics by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart
  4. Digital Man
  5. The Weapon (Part II of Fear)
  6. New World Man
  7. Losing
  8. Countdown