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Foster The People: Paradise State Of Mind

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On August 16, 2024, “Atlantic” label released “Paradise State of Mind”, the fourth Foster the People studio album. It was recorded 2022 – 2024, at “EastWest” in Hollywood, “The Church” in London, and was produced by Chrome Sparks, Paul Epworth, Mark Foster and Isom Innis.

Personnel:

  • Mark Foster – lead vocals, synthesizer, guitar, piano, bass, drums, percussion, engineer
  • Sean Cimino – guitar, slide guitar, synthesizer, programming
  • Isom Innis – piano, synthesizer, drums, programming, engineer
  • Jack Peñate – guitar, backing vocals, programming
  • Nikolaj Torp Larsen – organ, piano, synthesizer
  • Jherek Bischoff – double bass 
  • Jeremy Malvin – bass, synthesizer, programming
  • Paul Epworth – synthesizer, drums, backing vocals
  • Aaron Redfield – drums
  • Jacob Scesney – tenor and baritone vocals, Western concert flute, bass saxophone
  • Stewart Cole – chant vocal, trumpet, baritone horn, flugelhorn, synthesizer
  • Paul Jacob Cartwright – concert master
  • Alyssa Park – violin
  • Andrew Duckles – violin
  • Ina Veli – violin
  • Kerenza Peacock – violin
  • Luanne Homzy – violin
  • Paul Jacob Cartwright – violin
  • Zach Dellinger – violin
  • Vanessa Freebairn-Smith – cello
  • Lily Kershaw – backing vocals
  • Riley MacIntyre – programming
  • Jherek Bischoff – string arrangements
  • Chaz Sexton – engineer
  • Patrick Ford – engineer
  • Riley MacIntyre – engineer
  • Luke Pickering – engineer
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Mike Bozzi – mastering
  • Mayumi Heider – engineer assistant
  • Matt Hansel – painting

Track listing:

  1. See You in the Afterlife – Mark Foster, Isom Innis, Riley McIntyre
  2. Lost in Space – Mark Foster, Ison Innis
  3. Yake Me Back – Mark Foster, Ison Innis
  4. Ket Go – Mark Foster, Sarah Aarons, Paul Epworth
  5. Feed Me – Mark Foster, Ison Innis
  6. Paradise State of Mind – Mark Foster, Paul Epworth, Jack Peñate
  7. Glitchzig – Mark Foster
  8. The Holy Shangri-La – Mark Foster, Paul Epworth, Riley McIntyre, Asa Taccone
  9. Sometimes I Wanna Be Bad – Mark Foster
  10. Chasing Low Vibrations – Mark Foster, Ison Innis, Jeremy Malvin
  11. A Diamond to Be Born – Mark Foster, Ison Innis

Lalo Schifrin: More Jazz Meets the Symphony

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On July 26, 1994, “Atlantic” label released “More Jazz Meets the Symphony”, album by Lalo Schifrin. It was recorded in December 1993, at “CTS Studios” in London, and was produced by Lalo Schifrin. The album was the second in Schifrin’s “Jazz Meets the Symphony” series.

Personnel:

  • Lalo Schifrin – piano, arrangements, conductor
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Jon Faddis – trumpet
  • Paquito D’Rivera – clarinet, alto saxophone
  • James Morrison – trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone
  • Ray Brown – bass
  • Grady Tate – drums

Track listing:

  1. Sketches of Miles: All Blues / So What / Milestones / Concierto de Aranjuez / On Green Dolphin Street / Oleo / Four / Move – Miles Davis / Miles Davis / Miles Davis / Joaquin Rodrigo / Bronislaw Kaper / Sonny Rollins / Miles Davis / Denzil Best
  2. Down Here on the Ground – Lalo Schifrin
  3. Chano – Lalo Schifrin
  4. Begin the Beguine – Cole Porter, arranged by Lalo Schifrin
  5. Django – John Lewis
  6. Old Friends – Lalo Schifrin
  7. Madrigal – Lalo Schifrin
  8. Portrait of Louis Armstrong: Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen / When It’s Sleepy Time Down South / Someday / After You’ve Gone / St. Louis Blues / Some of These Days / Struttin’ with Some Barbeque / I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby (traditional / Clarence Muse, Leon René, Otis René / Lil Hardin Armstrong, Don Raye / Henry Creamer, Turner Layton / W. C. Handy/Shelton Brooks / Louis Armstrong / Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh

Chic: Real People

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On June 30, 1980, “Atlantic” label released “Real People”, the fourth Chic studio album. It was recorded in 1980, at “Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernie Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Nile Rodgers – vocals, guitar
  • Bernard Edwards – vocals, bass guitar
  • Luci Martin – vocals
  • Alfa Anderson – vocals
  • Fonzi Thornton – vocals
  • Michelle Cobbs – vocals
  • Andy Schwartz – keyboards
  • Raymond Jones – keyboards
  • Tony Thompson – drums
  • Sammy Figueroa – percussion
  • The Chic Strings: Valerie Heywood, Cheryl Hong, Karen Milne
  • Gene Orloff – concertmaster
  • Bob Clearmountain – engineer
  • Lucy Laurie – engineer assistant
  • Jeff Hendrickson – engineer assistant
  • Garry Rindfuss – engineer assistant
  • Dennis King – mastering
  • Bob Defrin – art direction
  • Bob Kiss – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers.

  1. Open Up
  2. Real People
  3. I Loved You More
  4. I Got Protection
  5. Rebels Are We
  6. Chip Off the Old Block
  7. 26
  8. You Can’t Do It Alone

Pete Townshend: Psychoderelict

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On June 15, 1993, “Atlantic” label released “Psychoderelict”, the seventh Pete Townshend studio album. It was recorded 1990 – 1993, and was produced by Pete Townshend.

Personnel:

Credited as Psychoderelict family:

  • Jeremy Allom
  • Jon Astley
  • Richard Barnes
  • Paul Bonnick
  • Ian Broudie
  • Mark Brzezicki
  • John “Rabbit” Bundrick
  • Chyna
  • Allan Corduner
  • Bruce Davies
  • Barry Diament Audio
  • Julie Duff of Anne Henderson Casting
  • Andrew Eccles
  • Nick Goderson
  • Linal Haft
  • Deirdre Harrison
  • Nicky Brown
  • Steve Hill
  • Peter Hope-Evans
  • Icon Communications
  • Nicola Joss
  • Kick Horns
  • Roger Knapp
  • John Labanowski
  • Jamie Lane
  • Dee Lewis
  • Gavin Lewis
  • Jody Linscott
  • Jaz Lochrie
  • Andy Macpherson
  • Billy Nicholls
  • Michael Nicholls
  • Tessa Niles
  • Phil Palmer
  • Josh Phillips-Gorse
  • Bob Pridden
  • Jan Ravens
  • Simon Rogers
  • Adam Seymour
  • Paul Stevens
  • Paul Townshend
  • Simon Townshend
  • Nigel Walker
  • Cleveland Watkiss
  • Suzy Webb
  • Lee Whitlock
  • Paul “Tubbs” Williams
  • Ian Wilson

Track listing:

All tracks by Pete Townshend, except where noted.

  1. English Boy
  2. Meher Baba M3
  3. Let’s Get Pretentious
  4. Meher Baba M4 (Signal Box)
  5. Early Morning Dreams
  6. I Want That Thing
  7. Dialogue introduction to Outlive the Dinosaur
  8. Outlive the Dinosaur
  9. Flame (demo version) – Gavin Lewis, Jaz Lochrie, Josh Phillips-Gorse, Mark Brzezicki, Simon Townshend
  10. Now and Then
  11. I Am Afraid
  12. Don’t Try to Make Me real
  13. Dialogue introduction to Predictable
  14. Predictable
  15. Flame – Gavin Lewis, Jaz Lochrie, Josh Phillips-Gorse, Mark Brzezicki, Simon Townshend
  16. Meher Baba M5 (Vivaldi)
  17. Fake It – Pete Townshend, Billy Nichols, Jon Astley, Jon Lind
  18. Dialogue introduction to Now and Then (Reprise)
  19. Now and Then (Reprise)
  20. Baba O’ Riley (Demo)
  21. English Boy (Reprise)

Willie Nelson: Shotgun Willie

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On June 11, 1973, “Atlantic” label released “Shotgun Willie”, the 16th Willie Nelson studio album. It was recorded in February 1973, at “Atlantic” in New York City, “Quadrafonic” in Nashville, Tennessee, “Sam Phillips” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler and David Briggs.

Personnel:

  • Willie Nelson – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Steve Burgh – acoustic and electric guitar
  • James Clayton Day – dobro, pedal steel guitar, backing vocals
  • Red Lane – acoustic guitar
  • Dave Bromberg – electric guitar
  • John Goldthwaite – electric guitar
  • Doug Sahm – electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Waylon Jennings – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Augie Meyers – acoustic guitar
  • Bobbie Nelson – piano
  • Mickey Raphael – harmonica
  • Jeff Gutcheon – electric piano, organ
  • Johnny Gimble – fiddle
  • Hugh McDonald – bass guitar
  • Jack Barber – bass guitar
  • Dan “Bee” Spears – bass guitar
  • Paul English – drums
  • George Rains – drums
  • Steve Mosley – drums
  • Andrew Love – tenor saxophone
  • James Mitchell – baritone saxophone
  • Willie Bridges – baritone saxophone
  • Wayne Jackson – trumpet
  • Jack Hale Sr. – trombone
  • Dee Moeller – backing vocals
  • Larry Gatlin – backing vocals
  • Jessi Colter – backing vocals
  • Arif Mardin – string arrangements
  • Donny Hathaway – string arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Willie Nelson, except where noted.

  1. Shotgun Willie
  2. Whiskey River – Johnny Bush, Paul Stroud
  3. Sad Songs and Waltzes
  4. Local Memory
  5. Slow Down Old World
  6. Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer) – Bob Wils, Tommy Duncan
  7. Devil in a Sleepin’ Bag
  8. She’s Not for You
  9. Bubbles in My Beer – Tommy Duncan, Cindy Walker, Bob Wills
  10. You Look Like the Devil – Leon Russell
  11. So Much to Do
  12. A Song for You – Leon Russell

Aretha Franklin: Amazing Grace

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On June 1, 1972, “Atlantic” label released “Amazing Grace”, the fourth Aretha Franklin live album. It was recorded in January 1972, at the “New Temple Missionary Baptist Church”, and was produced by Jerry Wexler, Aretha Franklin and Arif Mardin. In 1973, Aretha Franklin won “Grammy Award” for “Best Soul Gospel Performance”. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Aretha Franklin – lead vocals, piano, celesta, arrangements
  • Rev. C.L. Franklin – vocals
  • Rev. James Cleveland – lead vocals, piano, choir director
  • Rev. Alexander Hamilton – choir director assistant
  • Kenneth “Ken” Lupper – organ, additional keyboards
  • Cornell Dupree – guitar
  • Chuck Rainey – bass
  • Bernard Purdie – drums
  • Pancho Morales – congas, additional percussion
  • Southern California Community Choir – backing vocals
  • Arif Mardin – music editing, remix
  • Wally Heider – recording
  • Jimmy Douglass – recording assistant
  • Gene Paul – recording assistant
  • George Piros – recording assistant
  • Ray Thompson – recording

Track listing:

  1. Mary, Don’t You Weep – spiritual
  2. Medley: Precious Lord, Take My Hand / You’ve Hot a Friend – Thomas A. Dorsey, Frank Frazier / Carole King
  3. Old Landmark – W. Herbert Brewster, Adeline M. Brunner
  4. Give Yourself to Jesus – Robert Fryson
  5. How I Got Over – Clara Ward
  6. What a Friend We Have in Jesus – Joseph M. Seriven, Charles Crozat Converse
  7. Amazing Grace – John Newton
  8. Precious Memories – J.B.F. Wright
  9. Climbing Higher Mountains – traditional
  10. Remarks by Reverend C.L. Franklin
  11. God Will Take Care of You – traditional
  12. Wholy Holy – Marvin Gaye, Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland
  13. You’ll Never Walk Alone – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
  14. Never Grow Old – traditional

Joe Zawinul: Zawinul

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On May 1971, “Atlantic” label released “Zawinul”, the third Joe Zawinul studio album. It was recorded August – October 1970, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn.

Personnel:

  • Joe Zawinul – acoustic and electric piano
  • Herbie Hancock – electric piano
  • Earl Turbinton – soprano saxophone 
  • Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone
  • Woody Shaw – trumpet 
  • Jimmy Owens – trumpet
  • George Davis – flute
  • Hubert Laws – flute
  • Miroslav Vitouš
  • Walter Booker – bass
  • Billy Hart – percussion
  • David Lee – percussion
  • Joe Chambers – percussion
  • Jack DeJohnette – melodica, percussion
  • Gene Paul – engineer
  • Lew Hahn – recording, remixing
  • Ed Freeman – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Zawinul.

  1. Doctor Honoris Causa
  2. In a Silent Way
  3. His Last Journey
  4. Double Image
  5. Arrival in New York

Aretha Franklin: Live At Fillmore West

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On May 19, 1971, “Atlantic” label released “Aretha Live at Fillmore West”, the third Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded in March 1971, at “Filmore West Concert Hall”, in San Francsico, and was produced by Jerry Wexler.

Personnel:

  • Aretha Franklin – vocals, Fender Rhodes
  • Cornell Dupree – guitar
  • Truman Thomas – piano
  • Ray Charles – piano
  • Billy Preston – organ
  • Jerry Jemmott – bass
  • Bernard Purdie – drums
  • Pancho Morales – congas
  • King Curtis – saxophone, orchestra leader
  • Memphis Horns – horns
  • Brenda Bryant, Margaret Branch, Pat Smith – backing vocals
  • Arif Mardin – horn arrangements
  • Larry Wilcox – horn arrangements
  • Tom Dowd – horn arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Respect – Otis Redding
  2. Love the One Youy’re With – Stephen Stills
  3. Bridge Over Troubled Water – Paul Simon
  4. Eleanor Rigby – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  5. Make It with You – David Gates
  6. Don’t Play That Song – Ahmet Ertegun, Betty Nelson
  7. Dr. Feelgood – Aretha Franklin
  8. Spirit in the Dark – Aretha Franklin
  9. Spirit in the Dark (reprise with Ray Charles) – Aretha Franklin
  10. Reach Out and Touch – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson

Hayley Williams: Petals For Armor

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On May 8, 2020, “Atlantic” label released “Petals for Armor”, the debut Hayley Williams studio album. It was recording 2019 – 2020, at “East iris” in Nashville, “Music Friends” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Taylor York.

Personnel:

  • Hayley Williams – vocals; guitar, keyboards, drums
  • Mike Weiss – guitar
  • Rusty Williams – vocals, piano
  • Steph Marziano – keyboards, programming
  • Joey Howard – bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming, additional production
  • Brian Robert Jones – bass
  • Aaron Steele – drums, congas, percussion, programming
  • Zac Farro – drums
  • Benjamin Kaufman – violin, chin cello
  • Julien Baker – backing vocals
  • Phoebe Bridgers – backing vocals
  • Lucy Dacus – backing vocals
  • Taylor York – additional instrumentation
  • Daniel James – string arrangements, additional production
  • Carlos de la Garza – engineer, additional production
  • Micah Tawlks – engineer, additional production
  • Michael Craver – mixing assistant, studio assistant
  • Dave Cooley – mastering
  • David Fitzgibbons – mixing assistant, studio assistant
  • Kevin Boettger – studio assistant
  • Michelle Freetly – studio assistant
  • Jake Butler – studio assistant
  • Steph Marziano – additional production
  • Lindsey Byrnes – creative direction, photography
  • Alex Mata – design, layout

Track listing:

  1. Simmer – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard, Taylor York
  2. Leave It Alone – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard
  3. Cinnamon – Hayley Williams, Taylor York
  4. Creepin’ – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard, Steph Marziano
  5. Sudden Desire – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard
  6. Dead Horse – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard
  7. My Friend – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard
  8. Over Yet – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard, Steph Marziano
  9. Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris – Hayley Williams, Daniel James, Taylor York
  10. Why We Ever – Hayley Williams, Micah Tawlks
  11. Pure Love – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard
  12. Taken – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard, Steph Marziano
  13. Sugar on the Rim – Hayley Williams, Taylor York
  14. Watch Me While I Bloom – Hayley Williams, Daniel James, Taylor Yok
  15. Crystal Clear – Hayley Williams, Taylor York

Charles Mingus: Oh Yeah

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In April 1962, “Atlantic” label released “Oh Yeah”, the 19th Charles Mingus album. It was recorded in 1961, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegün.

Personnel:

  • Charles Mingus – vocals, piano
  • Rahsaan Roland Kirk – flute, siren, tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch
  • Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
  • Jimmy Knepper – trombone
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Dannie Richmond – drums
  • Tom Dowd – recording
  • Phil Lehle – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Charles Mingus.

  1. Hog Callin’ Blues
  2. Devil Woman
  3. Wham Bam Thank You Ma’am
  4. Ecclusiastics
  5. Oh Lord Don’t Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb on Me
  6. Eat That Chicken
  7. Passions of a Man