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Rahsaan Roland Kirk And Al Hibbler: A Meeting Of The Times

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In December 1972, “Atlantic” label released “A Meeting of the Times”, album by Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Al Hibbler (the 21st Rahsaan Roland Kirk album overtall). It was recorded in March 1972, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn.

Personnel:

  • Rahsaan Roland Kirk – tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute, clarinet, baritone saxophone
  • Al Hibbler – vocals
  • Leon Thomas – vocals
  • Lonnie Liston Smith – piano
  • Hank Jones – piano
  • Major Holley – bass
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Grady Tate – drums
  • Charles Crosby – drums
  • Lew Hahn – engineer
  • Phil Lehle – engineer
  • Bob Liftin – remix
  • Bob Alcorn – cover
  • Loring Eutemey – cover
  • Stuart Nicholson – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Rahsaan Roland Kirk, except where noted.

  1. Do Nothing till You Hear from Me – Duke Ellington, Bob Russell
  2. Daybreak – Duke Ellington, John Latouche, Billy Strayhorn
  3. Lover, Come Back to Me – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
  4. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore – Duke Ellington, Bob Russell
  5. This Love of Mine – Sol Parker, Henry W. Sanicola, Jr., Frank Sinatra
  6. Carney and Bigard Place – Rahsaan Roland Kirk
  7. I Didn’t Know About You – Duke Ellington, Bob Russell
  8. Something ‘Bout Believing – Duke Ellington
  9. Dream – Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Leo Kotke: 6 & 12 String Guitar

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In December 1969, “Takoma” label released “6 and 12-String Guitar”, the second Leo Kottke album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Empire Photo Sound” in Minneapolis.

Personnel:

  • Leo Kotke – 6 and 12-string guitars, song notes
  • Frank Hulbert – lacquer cut
  • Annie Elliott – illustration, design
  • Mark Humphrey – liner notes

Personnel:

All tracks by Leo Kottke, except where noted.

  1. The Driving of the Year Nail (from an old Etruscan drawing of a sperm cell)
  2. The Last of the Arkansas Greyhounds (a terror-filled escape on a bus from a man fired from Beaumont ranch)
  3. The Ojo (Ojo Caliente where the Zuni hid from Estaban, the Moor, and the Spaniards)
  4. Crow River Waltz (a prayer for the demise of the canoe and the radar trap without which Federal prisons will have to be rebuilt to accommodate prepubescence)
  5. The Sailor’s Grave on the Prairie (originally written to commemorate Nedicks and a Minneapolis musician’s contempt for the three A.M. cheeseburger with a nickel slice of raw
  6. Vaseline Machine Gun (1 for waking up nude in a sleeping bag on the shore of the Atlantic surrounded by a volleyball game at high noon, 2 for the end of the volleyball game)
  7. Jack Fig (a reluctant lament)
  8. Watermelon (while at Watermelon Park Music Festival I had the opportunity to play a banjo in the middle of the night for a wandering drunk. When I finished, he vomited—an astute comment on my playing. Made me feel very distinguished)
  9. Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (J.S. Bach – the engineer called this the ancient joy of man’s desire). (Bach had twenty children because his organ didn’t have any stops)
  10. The Fisherman (this is about the mad fishermen of the North whose ice fishing spots resemble national shrines)
  11. The Tennessee Toad (who made an epic journey from Ohio to Tennessee)
  12. Busted Bicycle (reluctance)
  13. The Brain of the Purple Mountain (from A. L. Tennyson)
  14. Coolidge Rising (while rising from the sink, cupboard doors opened and engulfed his head; while turning to the right to avoid the whole incident he walked into a refrigerator—which afforded a good chin rest for staring at some bananas in a basket)

Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh: Lee Konitz with Warne Marsh

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In December 1955, “Atlantic” label released “Lee Konitz with Warne Marsh”, album by Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh (the ninth Lee Konitz album overall, the second Warne Marsh album overall). It was recorded in June 1955, in New York City, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
  • Warne Marsh – tenor saxophone
  • Sal Mosca – piano 
  • Ronnie Ball – piano
  • Billy Bauer – guitar
  • Oscar Pettiford – double bass
  • Kenny Clarke – drums
  • Tom Dowd – engineer
  • William Claxton – cover photography
  • Barry Ulanov – liner notes
  • Nesuhi Ertegun – supervision

Track listing:

  1. Topsy – Edgar Battle, Eddie Durham
  2. There Will Never Be Another You – Harry Warren
  3. I Can’t Get Started – Vernon Duke
  4. Donna Lee – Charlie Parker
  5. Two Not One – Lennie Tristano
  6. Don’t Squawk – Oscar Pettiford
  7. Ronnie’s Line – Ronnie Ball
  8. Background Music – Warne Marsh

The Trammps: The Trammps III

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On November 10, 1977, “Atlantic” label released “The Trammps III”, the fifth Trammps (The) album. It was recorded in 1977, at “Sigma Sound Studios” in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was produced by Norman Harris, Ron Kersey and Ron Baker.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Ellis – lead vocal
  • Robert Upchurch – vocal
  • Harold Wade – vocal, guitar
  • Stanley Wade – vocal, bass
  • Earl Young – vocal, drums
  • Norman Harris, Bobby Eli, T.J. Tindall – guitar
  • Ron “Have Mercy” Kersey, Bruce Gray, Carlton Kent – keyboards
  • Ron Baker, Sugar Bear Foreman – bass
  • T.G. Conway – synthesizer
  • Don Renaldo and His Strings and Horns

Track listing:

  1. The Nights the Lights Went Out – Allan Felder, Norman Harris, Ron Tyson
  2. Love Per Hour – Leroy Green, Ron Kersey
  3. People of the World, Rise – Bruce Gray, T.G. Conway, Norman Harris
  4. Living the Life – Ron Baker, Ron Tyson
  5. Seasons for Girls – Jerry Akins, Johnny Bellmon, Reginald Turner
  6. Life Ain’t Been Easy – Ron Baker, Ron Tyson
  7. I’m So Glad You Came Along – Ron Baker, Ron Tyson
  8. It Don’t Take Much – Ron Baker, Ron Tyson

Weezer: SZNZ: Autumn

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On September 22, 2022, “Atlantic” label released “SZNZ: Autumn”, the ninth Weezer EP. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Tyler Cole, Daniel Omelio and Suzy Shinn.

Personnel:

  • Rivers Cuomo – lead vocals, guitars, backing vocals
  • Brian Bell – guitars, backing vocals
  • Scott Shriner – bass, backing vocals
  • Patrick Wilson – drums

Track listing:

  1. Can’t Dance, Don’t Ask Me
  2. Get Off on the Pain
  3. What Happens After You
  4. Francesca
  5. Should She Stay or Should She Go
  6. Tastes Like Pain
  7. Run, Raven, Run
  8. The Way I Hate You

In This Moment: Ritual

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In July 21, 2017, “Atlantic” and “Roadrunner” labels released “Ritual”, the sixth In This Moment studio album.  It was recorded 2016 – 2017, and was produced by Kevin Churko.

Personnel:

  • Maria Brink – vocals
  • Chris Howorth – lead guitar
  • Randy Weitzel – rhythm guitar
  • Travis Johnson – bass
  • Kent Diimmell – drums
  • Rob Halford – guest vocals
  • Scott Stevens – piano
  • Kevin Churko – engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Tristan Hardin – additional engineering
  • Josh Connolly – additional engineering
  • Khloe Churko – studio management and coordination
  • Randy Weitzel – pre-production
  • Virgilio Tzaj – art direction, design
  • Jason Blake – photography

Track listing:

 All tracks by Maria Brink, Chris Howorth, and Kevin Churko, except where noted.

  1. Salvation
  2. Oh Lord
  3. Black Wedding – Maria Brink, Chris Howorth, Kevin Churko, Johnny Andrews
  4. In the Air Tonight – Phil Collins
  5. Joan of Arc – Maria Brink, Chris Howorth, Kevin Churko, Johnny Andrews
  6. River of Fire
  7. Witching Hour
  8. Twin Flames – Maria Brink, Chris Howorth, Kevin Churko, Randy Weitzel
  9. Half God Half Devil – Maria Brink, Chris Howorth, Kevin Churko, Dave Bassett
  10. No Me Importa
  11. Roots
  12. Lay Your Gun Down

Solomon Burke: Rock’N’Soul

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In July 1964, “Atlantic” label released “Rock ‘N Soul”, the fifth Solomon Burke album. It was recorded in 1963, and was produced by Bert Berns.

Personnel:

  • Solomon Burke – vocals
  • Phil Ichle – engineer
  • Tom Dowd – engineer
  • Malcolm Walker – cover design
  • Jerry Wexler – production supervision

Personnel:

  1. Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye) – Wes Farrell, Bert Russell
  2. Cry to Me – Bert Russell
  3. Won’t You Give Him (One More Chance) – Joseph Martin, Winfield Scott
  4. If You Need Me – Robert Bateman, Wilson Pickett, Sonny Sanders
  5. Hard, Ain’t It Hard – Woody Guthrie
  6. Can’t Nobody Love You – James Mitchell
  7. Just Out of Reach – Virgil Stewart
  8. You’re Good for Me – Don Covay, Horace Ott
  9. You Can’t Love Them All – Bert Berns, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Nugetre
  10. Someone to Love Me – Sonny Burke
  11. Beautiful Brown Eyes – Sonny Burke, Bert Russell
  12. He’ll Have to Go – Audrey Allison, Joe Allison

Paolo Nutini: Last Night in the Bittersweet

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On July 1, 2022, “Atlantic” label released “Last Night in the Bittersweet”, the fourth Paolo Nutini studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2022, and was produced by Paolo Nutini, Gavin Fitzjohn and Dani Castelar.

Personnel:

  • Paolo Nutini – vocals, acoustic guitar and electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, organ, synthesizer, cover art concept, back cover photography
  • Gavin Fitzjohn – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, organ, synthesizer, saxophone, flugelhorn, percussion, programming
  • Jordi Fuster – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Dave Nelson – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Michael Mcdaid – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Daniel Forouhar – twelve-string guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar
  • Peter Riley – electric guitar
  • Dani Castelar – electric guitar, synthesizer, skit, programming
  • Donato di Trapani – piano, synthesizer, Hammond organ
  • Joe Glossop – Hammond organ, organ
  • Pat Noodle – mellotron
  • Tom Herbert – bass guitar
  • John Blease – drums, percussion
  • Matty Benbrook – drums, synthesizer
  • Damon Reece – drums
  • Gerard Ballester – drums
  • Scott Anderson – drums
  • Tom Pinder – trombone
  • Rob Moose – strings
  • The Frying Salsiccia Brothers – backing vocals
  • Dani Castelar – engineer, mixing
  • Gavin Fitzjohn – engineer
  • Richard Woodcraft – engineer, mixing, additional production
  • Joe Jones – engineer, engineer assistant
  • Rhys Evans – engineer
  • Kevin Burleigh – engineer
  • Paul Savage – mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Alex Cowper – design
  • David Sanden – design
  • Reuben Sutherland – design
  • Shamil Tanna – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Paolo Nutini, except where noted.

  1. Afterneath – Paolo Nutini, Gavin Fitzjohn, John Blease, Quentin Tarantino
  2. Radio – Paolo Nutini, Marty Benbrook
  3. Through the Echoes
  4. Acid Eyes – Paolo Nutini, Dani Castelar
  5. Standard Words (interlude) – Paolo Nutini, Tom Herbert
  6. Lose It – Paolo Nutini, Gavin Fitzjohn
  7. Petrified in Love – Paolo Nutini, Gavin Fitzjohn
  8. Everywhere
  9. Abigail
  10. Children of the Stars
  11. Heart Filled Up
  12. Shine a Light – Paolo Nutini, Thomas Seamus Simon
  13. Desperation
  14. Julianne
  15. Take Me Take Mine
  16. Writer

Saigon Kick: The Lizard

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On June 2, 1992, “Third Stone” and “Atlantic” labels released “The Lizard”, the second Saigon Kick studio album. It was recorded February – March 1992, at “Soundtrade” in Solna, Sweden, and was produced by Jason Bieler.

Personnel:

  • Matt Kramer – vocals, cover concept
  • Jason Bieler – vocals, guitar, keyboard
  • Tom DeFile – bass
  • Phil Varone – drums, percussion
  • Ronny Lahti – engineer, mixing
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Ronald Bonkert – cover art
  • Jonathan Shaw – cover art
  • Bob Defrin – art direction
  • Larry Freemantle – art direction
  • Tim Gavin – logo design
  • Adam Blumenthal – handwriting
  • Sheila Rock – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jason Bieler, except where noted.

  1. Cruelty
  2. Hostile Youth – Jason Bieler, Matt Kramer
  3. Feel the Same Way
  4. Freedom – Jason Bieler, Matt Kramer
  5. God of the 42nd Street
  6. My Dog – Matt Kramer
  7. Peppermint Tribe – Jason Bieler, Matt Kramer
  8. Love is on the Way
  9. The Lizard – Jason Bieler, Matt Kramer
  10. All Alright
  11. Sleep
  12. All I Want
  13. Body Bags – Matt Kramer, Phil Varone
  14. Miss Jones
  15. World Goes Round
  16. Chanel

Shinedown: Attention Attention

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On May 4, 2018, “Atlantic” label released “Attention Attention”, the sixth Shinedown studio album. It was recorded 2016 -2017, at “Ocean Industries Studios” in Charleston, South Carolina, and was produced by Eric Bass.

Personnel:

  • Brent Smith – lead vocals
  • Zach Myers – guitar, piano, backing vocals
  • Eric Bass – bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Barry Kerch – drums
  • Eric Bass – engineer, mixing
  • Doug McKean – engineer
  • Eric Rickert – engineer
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Mike Fasano – drum tech
  • HooGie J Donais – guitar tech

Track listing:

All tracks by Brent Smith and Eric Bass, except where noted.

  1. The Entrance
  2. Devil
  3. Black Soul
  4. Attention Attention – Brent Smith, Dave Bassett
  5. Kill Your Conscience – Brent Smith, Eric Bass, Dave Bassett
  6. Pyro – Brent Smith, Dave Bassett
  7. Monsters
  8. Darkside
  9. Creatures – Brent Smith, Eric Bass, Dave Bassett, Barry Kerch
  10. Evolve – Brent Smith, Zach Myers, Scott Stevens
  11. Get Up
  12. Special – Brent Smith, Zach Myers, Scott Stevens
  13. The Human Radio
  14. Brilliant