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James Dean Bradfield: Even in Exile

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On August 14, 2020, “MontyRay” label, released “Even in Exile”, the second James Dean Bradfield album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Door to the River Studio” in Caerleon, Wales, UK, and was produced by Loz Williams.“Even in Exile” is a concept album based on the life and death of the Chilean activist, singer and poet Víctor Jara, with lyrics by poet and playwright Patrick Jones.

Personnel:

  • James Dean Bradfield – vocals, guitar, double bass, bass, harmonica, piano, keyboards 
  • Richard Beak – drums
  • Loz Williams – engineer
  • Dave Eringa – mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • S Mark Gubb – artwork, design, layout

Track listing:

All lyrics by Patrick Jones, all music by James Dean Bradfield, except where noted.

  1. Recuerda
  2. The Boy from the Plantation
  3. There’ll Come a War
  4. Seeking the Room with the Three Windows – James Dean Bradfield, Richard Beak, Loz Williams
  5. Thirty Thousand Milk Bottles
  6. Under the Mimosa Tree – James Dean Bradfield, Gavin Fitzjohn
  7. From the Hands of Violeta
  8. Without Knowing the End (Joan’s Song)
  9. La Partida
  10. The Last Song
  11. Santiago Sunrise

Biffy Clyro: A Celebration of Endings

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On August 14, 2020, “14th Floor” label released “A Celebration of Endings”, the eighth Biffy Clyro studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Lotus Easter Studio” in Santa Monica, California, “United Recording Studio” in Los Angeles, “Abbey Road Studios”, “RAK Studios” and Rockstone Studios in London, and was produced by Rich Costey and Steve Mac.

Personnel:

  • Simon Neil – lead vocals, guitars
  • James Johnston – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Ben Johnston – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Zac Rae – additional keyboards
  • Steve Mac – additional keyboards
  • Rob Mathes – string arrangements, conducting
  • Jenny Nendick – conducting
  • Jackie Shave – concertmaster
  • Magnus Johnston – violin
  • Perry Montague-Mason – violin
  • Patrick Kiernan – violin
  • Pete Hanson – violin
  • Natalia Bonner – violin
  • Cathy Thompson – violin
  • Debbie Widdup – violin
  • Jonathan Evans-Jones – violin
  • Chris Tombling – violin
  • Bruce White – viola
  • Peter Lale – viola
  • Rachel Roberts – viola
  • Caroline Dearley – cello
  • Ian Burdge – cello
  • Jonathan Williams – cello
  • Caroline Dearley – cello
  • Jonathan Allen – string recording
  • Paul Pritchard – string recording assistant
  • Neil Dawes – string recording assistant
  • KT Pipal – engineering
  • Mario Borgatta – engineering
  • Wesley M. Seidman – engineering
  • Cecil Barlett – engineering
  • Dann Pursey – engineering
  • Koby Merman – additional mix engineering and digital editing
  • Dalton Ricks – additional mix engineering
  • Ross Newbauer – additional mix engineering
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • James Rushent – additional production
  • Chris Laws – additional programming, engineering
  • Joe La Porta – mastering
  • Thomas Robson – cover artwork
  • Simon Neil – additional artwork, art direction
  • Richard Welland – art direction
  • Ash Reynolds – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Simon Neil, except where noted.

  1. North of No South
  2. The Champ
  3. Weird Leisure
  4. Tiny Indoor Fireworks
  5. Worst Type of Best Possible
  6. Space – Steve Mac
  7. End Of
  8. Instant History – Steve Mac, Ammar Malik
  9. The Pink Limit
  10. Opaque
  11. Cop Syrup

Dee Dee Bridgewater: Dee Dee’s Feathers

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On August 14, 2015, “Masterworks” and “OKeh” labels released “Dee Dee’s Feathers”, the 19th Dee Dee Bridgewater album. It was recorded in March 2014, at “Esplanade Studios”, and was produced by Irvin Mayfield.

Personnel:

  • Dee Dee Bridgewater – lead vocals
  • John – vocals
  • Glen David Andrews – vocals
  • Victor Atkins – piano
  • Don Vappie – guitar, banjo
  • Jasen Weaver – bass
  • Peter Harris – bass
  • Adonis Rose – drums
  • Bill Summers – percussion
  • Khari Allen Lee – alto saxophone
  • Rex Gregory – alto saxophone, flute, clarinet
  • Jason Marshall – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Derek Douget – tenor saxophone
  • Edward Petersen – tenor saxophone
  • David Harris – trombone
  • Emily Fredrickson – trombone
  • Michael Watson – vocals, trombone
  • Bernard Floyd – trumpet
  • Branden Lewis – trumpet
  • Eric Lucero – trumpet
  • Leon Brown – alto vocals, trumpet
  • Ashlin Parker – vocals, trumpet
  • Irvin Mayfield – vocals, trumpet
  • Ronald Markham – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. One Fine Thing – Harry Connick Jr.
  2. What a Wonderful World – Bob Thiele, George David Weiss
  3. Big Chief – Earl King Johnson
  4. Saint James Infirmary – Joe Primrose (Irving Mills)
  5. Dee Dee’s Feathers – Dee Dee Bridgewater
  6. New Orleans – Hoagy Carmichael
  7. Theme Song / Do Whatcha Wanna – John Boutte
  8. Come Sunday – Duke Ellington
  9. Congo Square – Bill Summers, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Irvin Mayfield
  10. C’est Ici Que Je T’aime – Irvin Mayfield
  11. Do You Know What It Means – Eddie DeLange, Louis Alter
  12. Whoopin’ Blues – Benny Jones, Bruce Christian Brackman, Craig Klein, Julius McKee, Lionel Batiste, Roger Hayward Lewis

Yellowcard: Southern Air

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On August 14, 2012, “Hopeless Records” label released “Southern Air”, the eighth Yellowcard studio album. It was recorded March – April 2012 and was produced by Neal Avron.

Personnel:

  • Ryan Key– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, keyboards
  • Sean Mackin– vocals, violin, string arrangements, mandolin
  • Ryan Mendez – lead guitar, bass
  • Longineu W. Parsons III– drums, percussion
  • Tay Jardine – vocals, backing vocals
  • Alex Gaskarth – backing vocals
  • Cassadee Pope– backing vocals
  • Rodney Wirtz – viola
  • Christine Lightner – cello
  • David Immergluck- pedal steel guitar, mandolin
  • Georg Egloff – piano
  • Neal Avron– keyboards, programming
  • Erich Talaba – engineer
  • Brendan Dekora – engineer assistant
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Nicolas Fournier – mixing assistant
  • Brian Manley – design, cover photos

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ryan Key except where noted; all music by Ryan Key, Sean Mackin, Ryan Mendez, and Longineu W. Parsons III except where noted.

  1. Awakening
  2. Surface of the Sun
  3. Always Summer
  4. Here I Am Alive – lyrics by Ryan Key, Patrick Stump
  5. Sleep in the Snow
  6. A Vicious Kind
  7. Telescope
  8. Rivertown Blues
  9. Ten
  10. Southern Air

John Patitucci: Communion

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On August 14, 2002, “Concord” label released “Communion”, the tenth John Patitucci album. It was recorded February – March 2001 and was produced by John Patitucci.

Personnel:

  • John Patitucci – bass guitar, double bass
  • Branford Marsalis– soprano sax
  • Joe Lovano– tenor sax
  • Chris Potter– tenor sax, soprano sax
  • Tim Ries– clarinet, flute
  • Brad Mehldau– piano
  • Bruce Barth– piano
  • Edward Simon– piano
  • Brian Blade– drums
  • Horacio Hernández– drums
  • Valtinho Anastacio – percussion
  • Duduka da Fonseca– percussion
  • Marc Quiñones– percussion, conga
  • Luciana Souza– vocals
  • Elizabeth Lim-Dutton – violin
  • Richard Rood– violin
  • Lawrence Dutton– viola
  • Sachi Patitucci – cello
  • Joe Barbaria – engineer, mixing
  • Allan Tucker – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by John Patitucci except where noted.

  1. Bariloche
  2. Calabria
  3. Choro Luoco
  4. Isabella
  5. Communion
  6. Misterioso – Thelonious Monk
  7. Valentine
  8. The Sower
  9. Soul Eyes – Mal Waldron
  10. Bohemia After Dark – Oscar Pettiford

Mansun: Little Kix

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On August 14, 2000, “Parlaphone” label released “Little Kix”, the third Mansun studio album. It was recorded in 2000, at “Astoria” in London, and was produced by Hugh Padgham and Michael Hunter.

Personnel:

  • Paul Draper– lead vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards
  • Dominic Chad– electric guitar, piano, backing vocals
  • Mike Hunter – Hammond organ, Pro Tools
  • Stove King– bass
  • Andie Rathbone– drums, percussion
  • Anne Dudley– strings
  • Mark ‘Spike’ Stent– mixing
  • Anton Corbijn– photography
  • Pennie Smith– live photography

 Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Draper, except where noted.

  1. Butterfly (A New Beginning) – Paul Draper, Dominic Chad
  2. I Can Only Disappoint You – Paul Draper, Dominic Chad
  3. Comes as No Surprise
  4. Electric Man
  5. Love Is…
  6. Soundtrack 4 2 Lovers – Paul Draper, Dominic Chad
  7. Forgive Me
  8. Until the Next Life
  9. Fool
  10. We Are the Boys
  11. Goodbye

Lambchop: Damaged

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On August 14, 2006, “Merge” label released “Damaged”, the ninth Lambchop studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Rhonda Court” in Austin, TX, and was produced by Dave Cobb.

Personnel:

  • Kurt Wagner– vocals, guitar
  • William Tyler – guitars
  • Tony Crow – piano
  • Sam Baker – drums
  • Matt Swanson – bass
  • Alex McManus – guitars
  • Deanna Varagona – baritone saxophone
  • Paul Niehaus– steel guitar, electric guitar
  • Marc Trovilion – electronics
  • Jonathon Marx – electronics, sound interludes
  • Ryan Norris – keyboards, electronics, sound interludes
  • Scott Martin – drums, electronics, sound interludes
  • Roy Agee – trombones
  • Gary Tussing – cellos
  • G daddy – acoustic guitar
  • Bruce Colson – violin
  • Ames Asbell – viola
  • Ben Westney – cello
  • Doctor Matt Gorham – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kurt Wagner, except where noted.

  1. Paperback Bible
  2. Prepared – Tony Crow, Kurt Wagner
  3. The Rise and Fall of the Letter P
  4. A Day Without Glasses
  5. Beers Before the Barbican
  6. I Would Have Waited Here All Day
  7. Crackers
  8. Fear
  9. Short
  10. The Decline of Country and Western Civilization

Sun Ra: Lanquidity

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On August 14, 1978, “Philly Jazz” label released “Lanquidity”, the 49th Sun Ra studio album. It was recorded on July 17, 1978, at “Blank tapes Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Sun Ra.

Personnel:

  • Sun Ra – vocals, organ, synthesizer, piano, keyboards, Hammond organ, electric piano, bells, Arp, Fender Rhodes, orchestra bells, Mini Moog, arranger
  • John Gilmore –  tenor saxophone
  • Danny Ray Thompson – flute, baritone saxophone
  • Eddie Gale – trumpet
  • Michael Ray – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Marshall Allen – flute, oboe, alto saxophone
  • Elo Omoe – flute, bass clarinet
  • Julian Pressley – baritone saxophone
  • James Jacson – oboe, basson, flute, voices
  • Disco Kid ( Slo Johnson ) – guitar
  • Dale Williams – guitar
  • Luqman Ali – percussion
  • Michael Anderson – percussion
  • Artaukatune – drums, tympani
  • Atakatun Odun –  congas
  • June Tyson -voices

Track listing:

All tracks by Sun Ra.

  1. Lanquidity
  2. Where Pathways Meet
  3. That’s How I Feel
  4. Twin Stars of Thence
  5. There Are Other Worlds (They Have Not Told You Of)

Good Life: Everybody’s Coming Down

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On August 14, 2015, “Saddle Creek Records” label released “Everybody’s Coming Down”, the fifth Good Life studio album. It was recorded in 2015, at “ARC Studios” in Omaha, Nebraska.

Personnel:

  • Tim Kasher– vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Ryan Fox – vocals, guitars, keyboards, electronic percussion
  • Stefanie Drootin-Senseney– vocals, bass, keyboards
  • Roger L. Lewis – drums, acoustic and electronic percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Kasher, Stefanie Drootin-Senseney, Ryan Fox and Roger L. Lewis.

  1. 7 in the Morning
  2. Everybody
  3. The Troubadour’s Green Room
  4. Holy Shit
  5. Flotsam Locked into a Groove
  6. Forever Coming Down
  7. Happy Hour
  8. Diving Bell
  9. Skeleton Song
  10. How Small We Are
  11. Ad Nausea
  12. Midnight Is Upon Us

Alison Krauss: New favorite

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On August 14, 2001, “Rounder” by label released “New Favorite”, the ninth Alison Krauss & Union Station album. It was recorded in 2001, and was produced by Alison Krauss, Dan Tyminski, Ron Block, Jerry Douglas, Barry Bales and Larry Atamanuik.

Personnel:

  • Alison Krauss– lead vocals, fiddle, viola
  • Dan Tyminski– acoustic guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Ron Block– acoustic guitar, banjo, backing vocals
  • Jerry Douglas– dobro, lap steel guitar
  • Barry Bales– upright bass, backing vocals
  • Larry Atamanuik – drums, percussion
  • Gary Paczosa – recording, mixing
  • Eric Bickel – mixing
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Robert Hadley – mastering
  • Pamela Springsteen – photography

Track listing:

  1. Let Me Touch You for Awhile – Robert Lee Castleman
  2. The Boy Who Wouldn’t Hoe Corn – traditional
  3. The Lucky One – Robert Lee Castleman
  4. Choctaw Hayride – Jerry Douglas
  5. Crazy Faith – Mark Simos
  6. Momma Cried – Bob Lucas
  7. I’m Gone – Eric Kaz, Wendy Waldman
  8. Daylight – Bob Lucas
  9. Bright Sunny South – traditional
  10. Stars – Dan Fogelberg
  11. It All Comes Down to You – Ron Block
  12. Take Me for Longing – Mark Simos
  13. New Favorite – David Rawlings, Gillian Welch