On August 13, 1971, Curtis Ousley (born Curtis Montgomery) aka King Curtis died aged 37. He was music director, record producer, and musician (soprano, alto and tenor saxophone, trumpet), worked in various music genres, rhythm, and blues, rock and roll, soul, blues, funk, and soul-jazz. He performed and recorded with numerous musicians and bands including Aretha Franklin, Nat Adderley, Wynton Kelly, ]Buddy Holly, Waylon Jennings, Andy Williams, The Coasters, LaVern Baker, Joe South, John Lennon, the Rimshots, Champion Jack Dupree, Jerry Jemmott, Oliver Jackson, King Pins, Bernard Purdie, The Shirelles, The Noble Band, Cornell Dupree, and Duane Allman. At the 1970 “Grammy Awards”, Curtis won the “Best R&B Instrumental Performance Grammy” for “Games People Play”. In March 2000, he was posthumously inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”.
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Sam Phillips: Push Any Button
On August 13, 2013, “Littlebox Recordings” label released “Push Any Button”, the tenth Sam Phillips studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Littlebox Studio”, and was produced by Sam Phillips.
Personnel:
- Sam Phillips – vocals, guitar
- Dave Palmer– piano, keyboards
- Benmont Tench– piano
- Chris Bruce – guitar
- Sebastian Steinberg– double bass
- Jennifer Condos– bass guitar
- Jay Bellerose– drums
- The Section Quartet
- Eric Gorfain– violin, guitar, keyboards
- Daphne Chen – violin
- Lauren Chapman – viola
- Richard Dodd– cello
Track listing:
All tracks by Sam Phillips.
- Pretty Time Bomb
- All Over Me
- When I’m Alone
- See You In Dreams
- Going
- Things I Shouldn’t Have Told You
- Speaking of Pictures
- You Know I Won’t
- No Time Like Now
- Can’t See Straight
Brad Mehldau: Largo
On August 13, 2002, “Warner Bros” label released “Largo”, the 14th Brad Mehldau album. It was recorded in April 2002, at “Studio B, Capitol Recording Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jon Brion.
Personnel:
- Brad Mehldau- piano, vibes, prepared piano
- Larry Grenadier – bass
- Darek Oleszkiewicz – bass
- Matt Chamberlain- drums, percussion, tabla
- Jim Keltner- drums, snare drum, vibraphone
- Victor Indrizzo– drums, percussion
- Jorge Rossy – drums, percussion
- Jon Brion- guitar synthesizer, guitar treatments, percussion
- Justin Meldal-Johnsen- electric bass
- Peter Mandell, Rose Corrigan – bassoon
- Emile Bernstein, Gary Gray – clarinet
- David Shostac, Steve Kujala – flute
- Earle Dumler, Jon Clark – oboe
- Daniel Kelley, Philip Yao – French horn
- William Reichenbach – trombone
- George B. Thatcher – bass trombone
- Thomas Biller – engineer
- Doug Sax, Robert Hadley – mastering
- Lawrence Azerrad – art direction, design
- Tina Tyrell – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Brad Mehldau, except where noted.
- When It Rains
- You’re Vibing Me
- Dusty Mcnugget
- Dropjes – Brad Mehldau, Darek Oleszkiewicz, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Matt Chemberlain, Victor Indrizzo
- Paranoid Android– Thom Yorke, Johnny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Colin Greenwood, Phil Selway
- Franklin Avenue
- Sabbath
- Dear Prudence – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
- Free Willy – Brad Mehldau,Matt Chemberlain, Larry Grenadier, Jorge Rossy
- Alvarado
- Wave/Mother Nature’s Son – Antonio Carlos Jobim/John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Better Than Ezra: Friction, Baby
On August 13, 1996, “Swell” label released “Friction, Baby”, the third Better Than Ezra studio album. It was recorded March – April 1996 and was produced by Don Gehman.
Personnel:
- Kevin Griffin– vocals, guitar
- Tom Drummond– bass
- Travis McNabb– drums
- James Arthur Payne – guitar
- Lawrence Sieberth – piano
- Peter Holsapple – piano, organ, mandolin
- Anthony Dagrade – saxophone, clarinet, flute
- Jamil Sharie – trumpet
- Mark Mullins – trombone
- Matthew Perrine – tuba
- Joan Wasser– violin
Track listing:
All tracks by Kevin Griffin.
- King of New Orleans
- Rewind
- Long Lost
- Normal Town
- Scared, Are You?
- Return of the Post Moderns
- Hung the Moon
- Desperately Wanting
- Still Life With Cooley
- WWOZ
- Happy Endings
- Speeding Up to Slow Down
- At Ch. Degaulle, Etc.
- “Mejor de Ezra – starts at 3:20 into the track
Aretha Franklin: The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin
On August 13, 1962, “Columbia” label released “The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin”, the third Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded April 27; May 4–5; May 11, at “Columbia Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Robert Mersey.
Personnel:
- Aretha Franklin – vocals, piano
- Robert Mersey – personal supervisor, arrangements, conductor
- Don Hunstein – cover photography
Track listing:
- Don’t Cry, Baby – Saul Bernie, James P. Johnson, Stella Unger
- Try a Little Tenderness – James Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Harry M. Woods
- I Apologize – Al Hoffman, Al Goodhart, Ed Nelson
- Without the One You Love – Aretha Franklin
- Look for the Silver Lining – Jerome Kern, B.G. DeSylva
- I’m Sitting on Top of the World – Ray Henderson, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young
- Just for a Thrill – Lil Hardin Armstrong, Don Raye
- God Bless the Child – Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.
- I’m Wandering – Berry Gordy, Jr., Tyran Carlo
- How Deep Is the Ocean – Irving Berlin
- I Don’t Know You Anymore – Gary Geld, Peter Udell
- Lover Come Back to Me – Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II
Bright Eyes: Lifted of the Story in the Soll, Keep Your Ear to the Ground
On August 13, 2002, “Saddle Creek” label released “Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground”, the fourth Bright Eyes album. It was recorded December 2001 – January 2002, at “Presto!”, in Lincoln, Nebraska, and was produced by Mike Mogis.
Personnel:
- Conor Oberst– voice, guitar, piano, rhodes, organ
- Mike Mogis– banjos, bells, hammered dulcimer, vibraphone, glockenspiel, mandolin, guitar, dobro, pedal steel
- Andy LeMaster– electric guitar, keyboards, vocal harmonies
- Ted Stevens– electric guitar
- Maria Taylor– piano, organ, vocal harmonies
- Matt Maginn, Casey Scott– bass
- Matt Focht, Clint Schnase, Mike Sweeney– drums
- Clark Baechle– drums, clarinet
- Clay Leverett – drums, vocal harmonies
- Jiha Lee– flute, vocal harmonies
- Chris Brooks – piano
- Sean Cole– harmonica
- Julee Dunekacke– French horn
- Margaret Fish – bassoon
- Orenda Fink– trumpet, vocal harmonies
- Jason Flatowicz– trombone
- Katie Muth– oboe
- Tiffany Kowalski– violin
- Gretta Cohn– cello
- Todd Baechle, Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Choir – vocal harmonies
Track listing:
- The Big Picture
- Method Acting
- False Advertising
- You Will. You? Will. You? Will. You? Will
- Lover I Don’t Have to Love
- Bowl of Oranges
- Don’t Know When But a Day Is Gonna Come
- Nothing Gets Crossed Out
- Make War
- Waste of Paint
- From a Balance Beam
- Laura Laurent
- Let’s Not Shit Ourselves (To Love and to Be Loved)
Kay Hanley: Cherry Marmalade
On August 13, 2002, “Zoë” label released “Cherry Marmalade”, the first Kay Hanley solo album. It was recorded in 2002, and was produced by Mike Denneen.
Personnel:
- Kay Hanley – vocals, guitar
- Michael Eisenstein – guitar
- Jennifer Trynin – guitar
- Tim Obetz – pedal steel
- Peter Adams – keyboards
- Ed Valauskas – bass
- Paul Buckley – drums
- Carl Plaster – drums
- Steve Scully – percussion, brushes
- Mike Denneen – engineer
- Fred Archambault – engineer assistant
- Tom Polce, Scott Riebling – mixing
- Greg Calbi – mastering
Track listing:
- Fall – Kay Hanley
- This Dreadful Life – Michael Eisenstein, Kay Hanley
- Satellite – Kay Hanley
- Chady Saves the Day – Michael Eisenstein, Kay Hanley
- Sheltering Sky – Michael Eisenstein, Kay Hanley
- Princely Ghetto – Michael Eisenstein, Kay Hanley
- Made in the Shade – Michael Eisenstein, Kay Hanley
- Faded Dress – Kay Hanley
- Happy to Be Here – Kay Hanley
- Galapagos – Kay Hanley
- Mean Streak – Michael Eisenstein, Kay Hanley
- Trans-Neptunian Object #1 – Kay Hanley
Failure: Fantastic Planet
On August 13, 1996, “Slash” label released “Fantastic Planet”, the third Failure studio album. It was recorded in 1996, at “F.P.S. Studios” in Los Angeles; “Madhatter Studios” in Silverlake, and was produced by Ken Andrews, Greg Edwards and Kellii Scott.
Personnel:
- Ken Andrews– vocals, guitar, bass
- Greg Edwards– bass, guitar, percussion, piano
- Kellii Scott – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Ken Andrews and Greg Edwards
- Saturday Saviour
- Sergeant Politeness
- Segue 1
- Smoking Umbrellas
- Pillowhead
- Blank
- Segue 2
- Dirty Blue Balloons
- Solaris
- Pitiful
- Leo
- Segue 3
- The Nurse Who Loved Me
- Another Space Song
- Stuck on You
- Heliotropic
- Daylight
James Taylor: October Road
On August 13, 2002, “Columbia” label released “October Road”, the fifteenth James Taylor studio album. It was recorded 2001 – 2002, and was produced by Russ Titelman. In November 2002, the album was certified Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- James Taylor – vocals, guitar
- Ry Cooder– guitar
- Michael Landau– guitar
- Mark Knopfler– vocals, guitar
- John Sheldon – guitar, harmonics
- John Pizzarelli– guitar
- Bobby Mann– guitar
- Greg Phillinganes– keyboards
- Clifford Carter– organ, keyboards, piano, synth rhodes, synth organ, string pad
- Rob Mounsey– keyboards, synthesizer, synth bagpipes, penny whistle, percussion, string pad
- Chiara Civello– piano, backing vocals
- Larry Goldings – piano
- Robbie Kilgore – piano
- Tommy Morgan – harmonica
- Jimmy Johnson– bass
- Steve Gadd– drums
- M Hans Liebert – synth conga, piano, synth percussion
- Luis Conte– percussion
- Michael Brecker– saxophone
- Lou Marini– saxophone
- Harry Allen– tenor saxophone
- Walt Fowler – trumpet
- Steve Scully – chorus
- Michael Eisenstein – chorus
- Nina Gordon– chorus
- Josh Lattanzi – chorus
- Kay Hanley – chorus
- David Lasley– chorus, backing vocals
- Valerie Carter– chorus, backing vocals
- Kate Markowitz– chorus, backing vocals
- Arnold McCuller– chorus, backing vocals
- Richard Sebring – French horn
- Liane Mautner – violin
- Cenovia Cummins – violin
- Brian Dembow – viola
- Bruce Dukov – violin
- Stuart Duncan – violin
- Julie Ann Gigante – violin
- Tamara Hatwan – violin
- Alan Grunfeld – violin
- Karen Jones – violin
- Richard Sortomme – violin
- Donna Tecco – violin
- Belinda Whitney – violin
- Margaret Wooten – violin
- Kenneth Yerke – violin
- Natalie Leggett – violin
- Mark O’Connor– violin
- Robin Olson – violin
- Karen Bakunin – viola
- Carrie Holzman-Little – viola
- Stephen Erdody – cello
- Paula Hochhalter – cello
- Yo-Yo Ma– cello
- Caroline Taylor – backing vocals
- Sally Taylor– backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by James Taylor except where noted.
- September Grass – John I. Sheldon
- October Road
- On the 4th of July
- Whenever You’re Ready
- Belfast to Boston
- Mean Old Man
- My Traveling Star
- Raised Up Family
- Carry Me on My Way
- Caroline I See You
- Baby Buffalo
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Martin, R. Blane
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