In July 1971, “Blue Note” label released “Odyssey of Iska”, the fourteenth Wayne Shorter studio album. It was recorded in August 1970, at “A&R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Duke Pearson.
Personnel:
Wayne Shorter – soprano and tenor saxophone
Gene Bertoncini – guitar
Ron Carter, Cecil McBee – bass
Billy Hart, Alphonse Mouzon – drums
Frank Cuomo – drums, percussion
David Friedman – vibraphone, marimba
Track listing:
All tracks by Wayne Shorter, except where noted.
Wind
Storm
Calm
Depois do Amor, o Vazio (After Love, Emptiness) – Bobby Thomas
In July 1965, “Blue Note” label released “It’s Time!”, the 25th Jackie McLean album. It was recorded in August 1864, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
On June 28, 2024, “Thirty Tigers” label released “Let’s Walk”, the tenth Madeleine Peyroux album. It was recorded August – September 2023, at “The Clubhouse” in Rhinebeck, New York, and was produced by Elliot Scheiner, Jon Herington and Madeleine Peyroux.
Personnel:
Madeleine Peyroux – vocals, guitar
Jon Herington – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, marimba, synth
Andy Ezrin – piano, Hammond organ, Vox Continental organ, harmonium, Rhodes electric piano, Wurlitzer organ, orchestral bells
Paul Frazier – bass guitar
Graham Hawthorne – drums, percussion
Stan Harrison – clarinet
Catherine Russell, Cindy Mizelle, Keith Fluitt – vocals
Elliot Scheiner – engineer, mixing
Matthew Scheiner – engineer
Ebru Yildiz – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Jon Herington and Madeleine Peyroux.
On June 14, 2024, “Nonesuch” label released “Rectangles and Circumstance”, album by Caroline Shaw and Quartet So Percussion. It was recorded August – September 2023, at “Big Mercy Studio” and “Figure 8 Recording” in Brooklyn, “Guilford Sound” in Guilford, “Princeton University” in Princeton, and was produced by Jonathan Low.
Personnel:
Caroline Shaw – vocals
Sō Percussion – ensemble
Adam Sliwinski, Eric Cha-Beach, Jason Treuting, Josh Quillen – percussion
Jonathan Low – engineer, editing, mixing
Matt Poirer – engineer, editing, additional mixing
On May 19, 2009, “Nonesuch” label released “Floodplain”, the 44th Kronos Quartet (The) album. It was recorded August 2007 – October 2008, at “Architecture” in Los Angeles, “Ramadan Nights Festival” in Barbican Centre, London, “Skywalker Sound” in Nicasio, California, “Whip Records” in Berkeley, California and was produced by David Harrington.
Personnel:
David Harrington – violin, arrangements
John Sherba – violin, arrangements
Hank Dutt – viola, arrangements
Jeffrey Zeigler – cello, arrangements
Osvaldo Golijov – arrangements
Jacob Garchik – arrangements
Stephen Prutsman – arrangements
Alim Qasimov – arrangements
Ljiva – arrangements
Scott Fraser – engineer
Adam Whitford – engineer
Scott Fraser – engineer
Dann Thompson – engineer assistant
David Landon – engineer assistant
Dann Thompson – engineer assistant
Jeanne Velonis – editing assistant
Judith Sherman – producer
Track listing:
Ya Habibi Ta’ala – Midhat Assem
Tashweesh – Ramallah Underground
Wa Habibi – traditional
Getme, Getme – Said Rustamov
Raga Mishra Bhairavi: Alap – Ram Narayan
Oh Mother, the Handsome Man Tortures Me – unknown
Mugam Beyati Shiraz – Rahman Asadollahi
Lullaby – traditional
Nihavent Sirto – Tanburi Cemil Bey
Kara Kemir – Kuat Shildebaev
Tèw semagn hagèré – Alèmu Aga
…Hold Me, Heighbor, in This Storm.. – Aleksandra Vrebalov
In May 1968, “Bluebird/RCA” label released “…And His Mother Called Him Bill”, the 58th Duke Ellington album. It was recorded August – November 1967, at “Coast Recorders” in San Francisco, “RCA Victor” in New York City, and was produced by Steve Backer and Brad McCuen. In 1968, it won the “Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album”.
Personnel:
Duke Ellington – piano
Mercer Ellington – trumpet
Cat Anderson – trumpet
Herbie Jones – trumpet
Cootie Williams – trumpet
Clark Terry – flugelhorn
Lawrence Brown – trombone
Buster Cooper – trombone
Chuck Connors – bass trombone
John Sanders – valve trombone
Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
Russell Procope – clarinet, alto saxophone
Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone
Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
Harry Carney – baritone saxophone
Aaron Bell – double bass
Jeff Castleman – double bass
Steve Little – drums
Sam Woodyard – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Billy Strayhorn, except where noted.
In April 1969, “Capitol” label released “Same Train, A Different Time”, album by Merle Haggard and the Strangers (the ninth Merle Haggard studio album overall). It was recorded August 1968 – February 1969, at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ken Nelson.
Personnel:
Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar
The Strangers:
Roy Nichols – guitar, harmonica
Norman Hamlet – steel guitar
George French – piano
Jerry Ward – bass
Eddie Burris – drums
Lewis Talley – guitar
Billy Mize – harmony vocals
Bonnie Owens – harmony vocals
James Burton – guitar, dobro
Bob Morris – bass
Roy Huskey, Jr. – bass
Track listing:
All tracks by Jimmie Rodgers, except where noted.
California Blues
Narration #1
Hobo’s Meditation
Waitin’ for a Train
Mother, The Queen of My Heart – Jimmy Rodgers, Hoyt Bryant
My Carolina Sunshine Girl
Narration #2
Train Whistle Blues
Why Should I Be Lonely? – Jimmy Rodgers, Estelle Lovel
Jimmie’s Texas Blues
Blue Yodel#6 – Jimmy Rodgers, George Vaughan
Narration #3
Mule Skinner Blues
Peach Picking Time Down in Georgia – Jimmy Rodgers, Clayton McMichen
Down the Old Road To Home – Jimmy Rodgers, Carey D. Harvey
In April 1977, “India Navigation” label released “Pharoah”, the 14th Pharoah Sanders album. It was recorded August – September 1976, and was produced by India Navigation Company.
On April 24, 1972, “Windfall” label released “Live: The Road Goes Ever On”, the first live Mountain album. It was recorded August 1969, December 1971, January 1972, at “Woodstock Festival” in Bethel, New York, “Academy of Music” in New York City, “Rainbow Theatre” in London, and was produced by Felix Pappalardi.
Personnel:
Leslie West – vocals, guitar
Steve Knight – keyboards
Felix Pappalardi – vocals, bass
N. D. Smart – drums
Corky Laing – drums
Bob d’Orleans – engineer
Beverly Weinstein – art direction
Gail Collins – artwork, photography
Bud Prager – executive producer
Track listing:
Long Red – Leslie West, Felix Pappalardi, John Ventura, Norman Landsberg
Waiting to Take You Away – Leslie West
Crossroader – Felix Pappalardi, Gail Collins
Nantucket Sleighride – Felix Pappalardi, Gail Collins
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