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Wayne Shorter: Native Dancer

On January 18, 1975, “Columbia” label released “Native Dancer”, the fifteenth Wayne Shorter album. It was recorded in September 1974, at “The Village Recorder” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jim Price and Rob Fraboni.

Personnel:

  • Wayne Shorter – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Milton Nascimento – vocals, guitar
  • David Amaro – guitar
  • Jay Graydon – guitar
  • Herbie Hancock – piano, keyboards
  • Wagner Tiso – organ, piano
  • Dave McDaniel – bass
  • Robertinho Silva – drums
  • Airto Moreira – percussion

Track listing:

  1. Ponta de Areia – Milton Nascimento
  2. Beauty and the Beast – Wayne Shorter
  3. Tarde – Fernando Brant, Milton Nascimento
  4. Miracle of the Fishes – Fernando Brant, Milton Nascimento
  5. Diana – Wayne Shorter
  6. From the Lonely Afternoons – Fernando Brant, Milton Nascimento
  7. Ana Maria – Wayne Shorter
  8. Lilia – Milton Nascimento
  9. Joanna’s Theme – Herbie Hancock

David Bowie: Heroes

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On October 14, 1977, “RCA” label released “Heroes” the twelfth David Bowie studio album. “Heroes” is the second album of Bowie’s “Berlin Trilogy” with Brian Eno (the other two releases are “Low” and “Lodger”).  It was recorded July – August 1977, at the “Hansa Studio by the Wall” in West Berlin, and was produced by David Bowie and Tony Visconti. Magazine “NME” magazine voted “Heroes” album of year 1977.

Personnel:

  • David Bowie – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, guitars, saxophone, koto
  • Robert Fripp– lead guitar
  • Carlos Alomar– rhythm guitar
  • Brian Eno– synthesizers, keyboards, guitar treatments
  • George Murray – bass
  • Dennis Davis– drums, percussion
  • Tony Visconti– percussion, backing vocals, engineer
  • Antonia Maass – backing vocals
  • Colin Thurston – engineer
  • Eugene Chaplin – engineer assistant
  • David Richards – engineer assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Masayoshi Sukita – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by David Bowie, except where noted.

  1. Beauty and the Beast
  2. Joe the Lion
  3. Heroes – David Bowie, Brian Eno
  4. Sons of the Silent Age
  5. Blackout
  6. V-2 Schneider
  7. Sense of Doubt
  8. Moss Garden
  9. Neukoln – David Bowie, Brian Eno
  10. The Secret Life of Arabia – David Bowie, Brian Eno, Carlos Alomar