Tag Archives: Bill Smith

Dave Brubeck Quartet: Brubeck à la mode

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In January 1961, “Fantasy” label released “Brubeck à la mode”, album by Dave Brubeck Quartet (the 34th Dave Brubeck album overall). It was recorded May – June 1960.

Personnel:

  1. Dave Brubeck – piano
  2. Bill Smith – clarinet, liner notes
  3. Eugene Wright – double bass
  4. Joe Morello – drums
  5. Bob Willoughby – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Smith, except where noted.

  1. Dorian Dance
  2. Peace, Brother – Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen, Bill Smith
  3. Invention
  4. Lydian Line
  5. Catch-Me-If-You-Can
  6. Frisco Fog
  7. The Piper
  8. Soliloquy
  9. One for the Kids
  10. Ballade

John Martyn: Well Kept Secret

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On August 1, 1982, “WEA” label released “Well Kept Secret”, the twelve John Martyn album. It was recorded in 1982, at “RAK Studios” in London, and was produced by Sandy Roberton.

Personnel:

  • John Martyn – vocals, guitar
  • Jim Prime – keyboards
  • Geraint Watkins – keyboards, piano, accordion
  • Pete Wingfield – keyboards
  • Alan Thomson – bass
  • Jeff Allen – drums
  • Andy Duncan – drums
  • Danny Cummings – drums, percussion
  • Mel Collins – saxophone, flute
  • Ronnie Scott – saxophone
  • Martin Drover – trumpet
  • Phil Thornalley – engineer
  • Mike Nocito – recording
  • Bill Smith – cover art
  • Andrew Douglas – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Martyn except where noted.

  1. Could’ve Been Me
  2. You Might Need a Man
  3. Hung Up
  4. Gun Money
  5. Never Let Me Go – Joseph Scott
  6. Love Up
  7. Changes Her Mind
  8. Hiss on the Tape
  9. Back with a Vengeance
  10. Livin’ Alone

Richard Barbieri: Under a Spell

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On February 26, 2021, “KSCOPE” label released “Under a Spell”, the fourth Richard Barbieri studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “The Artillery”, “The Garden Of England Studio”, “Forward Studios”, “Studio HQ The Bunker” in Halmstad, Sweden, and was produced by Richard Barbieri.

Personnel:

  • Richard Barbieri – keyboards, synthesizer, percussion, programming, effects, arranger
  • Steve Hogarth – vocals
  • Suzanne Barbieri – vocals
  • Lisen Rylander Löve – voice
  • Sophie Worthen – voice
  • Christian Saggese – acoustic guitar
  • Alex Crone – bass
  • Percy Jones – bass
  • Kjell Severinsson – drums, percussion
  • Luca Calabrese – trumpet
  • Klas Assarsson – vibraphone
  • Gill Morley – violin
  • Lee Fletcher – mastering
  • Bill Smith – design
  • Henry Shymonovych – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Barbieri, except where noted.

  1. Under a Spell
  2. Clockwork
  3. Flare 2
  4. A Star Light – Lisen Rylander Löve
  5. Serpentire
  6. Sleep Will Find You
  7. Sketch
  8. Darkness Will Find You
  9. Lucid

John Baldry: Everything Stops for Tea

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In May 1972, “Warner Bros” label released “Everything Stops for Tea”, the seventh John Baldry album. It was recorded January – February 1972, at “I.B.C.” and “Morgan Studios” in London, and was produced by Elton John and Rod Stewart.

Personnel:

  • John Baldry – vocals, guitar
  • Elton John – piano, backing vocals
  • Rod Stewart – banjo, backing vocals
  • Madeline Bell – vocals
  • Doris Troy – vocals
  • Liza Strike – vocals
  • Barry St. John – vocals
  • James Litherland – guitar
  • Bob Weston – guitar
  • Davey Johnstone – guitar
  • Sam Mitchell – steel guitar
  • Ian Armit – keyboards
  • Jimmy Horowitz – keyboards
  • Stefan Delft – viola
  • Richard Brown – bass guitar
  • Bill Smith – bass guitar
  • John Porter – bass guitar
  • Klaus Voormann – bass
  • John Dentith – drums
  • Nigel Olsson – drums
  • Terry Stannard – drums
  • Micky Waller – percussion
  • Ray Cooper – percussion
  • Ronnie Wood – cover drawing

Track listing:

  1. Intro: Come Back Again – Ross Wilson
  2. Seventh Son – Willie Dixon
  3. Wild Mountain Thyme – traditional; arranged by John Baldry, Davey Johnstone
  4. Iko Iko – Sharon Jones, Jesse Thomas, Joe Jones, Mary Lynn Jones
  5. Jubilee Cloud – John Kongos, Peter Leroy
  6. Everything Stops for Tea – Al Goodhart, Al Hoffman, Maurice Sigler
  7. You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover – Willie Dixon
  8. Mother Ain’t Dead – traditional
  9. Hambone – Sam Mitchell
  10. Lord Remember Me – Myrtle Jackson
  11. Armit’s Trousers – Ian Armit

Freddie Hubbard: Goin’ Up

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In May 1961, “Blue Note” label released “Goin’ Up”, the second Freddie Hubbard album. It was recorded in November 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
  • Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums

Track listing:

  1. Asiatic Raes – Kenny Dorham
  2. The Changing Scene – Hank Mobley
  3. Karioka – Kenny Dorham
  4. A Peck a Sec – Hank Mobley
  5. I Wished I Knew – Bill Smith
  6. Blues for Brenda – Freddie Hubbard

Marillion: Seasons End

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On September 25, 1989, “EMI” label released “Seasons End”, the fifth Marillion studio album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Hookend Recording Studios” in Oxfordshire, and was produced by Nick Davis, Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas, and Ian Mosley.

Personnel:

Marillion:

  • Steve Hogarth – vocals
  • Steve Rothery – guitars
  • Mark Kelly – keyboards
  • Pete Trewavas – bass
  • Ian Mosley – drums
  • Phil Todd – saxophone
  • Jean-Pierre Rasle – pipes
  • Nick Davis – engineer
  • Bill Smith Studio – design
  • Bill Smith, Douglas Brothers – photography

Track listing:

  1. The King of Sunset Town – Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas, Ian Mosley, John Helmer
  2. Easter – Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas, Ian Mosley
  3. The Uninvited Guest – Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas, Ian Mosley, John Helmer
  4. Seasons End – Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas, Ian Mosley, John Helmer
  5. Holloway Girl – Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas, Ian Mosley
  6. Berlin – Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas, Ian Mosley, John Helmer
  7. Hooks in You – Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas, Ian Mosley, John Helmer
  8. The Space – Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas, John Helmer, Geoff Dugmore, Harper, Colin Woore

 

Billy Squier: Signs of Life

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In July 1984, “Capitol” label released “Signs of Life”, the fourth Billy Squier studio album. It was recorded April – June 1984 and was produced by Billy Squier and Jim Steinman.

Personnel:

  • Billy Squier- lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesizers
  • Jeff Golub- guitars, slide guitar
  • Alan St. Jon – keyboards, synthesizers
  • Larry Fast– synthesizers
  • Doug Lubahn- bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Bobby Chouinard – drums
  • Jimmy Maelen– percussion
  • Brian May- guitar solo
  • Alfa Anderson – additional vocals
  • Eric Troyer, Rory Dodd- additional vocals
  • Tony Platt – engineer
  • Gary Rindfuss – engineer assistant
  • B. Moore – mixing
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Anjali Dutt – tape operator
  • Bill Smith – cover art design, illustration
  • John Van Hamersveld – rear cover collage, inner sleeve design
  • John Jansen – production assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Billy Squier.

  1. All Night Long
  2. Rock Me Tonite
  3. Eye on You
  4. Take a Look Behind Ya
  5. Reach for the Sky
  6. (Another) 1984
  7. Fall for Love
  8. Can’t Get Next to You
  9. Hand-Me Downs
  10. Sweet Release

Diana Krall: From This Moment On

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On September 19, 2006, “Verve” label released “From This Moment On”, the ninth Diana Krall studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Diana Krall and Tommy LiPuma.

Personnel:

  • Diana Krall– vocals, piano, arrangements
  • Anthony Wilson – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Gerald Clayton, Tamir Hendelman– piano
  • John Clayton– bass, arrangements, conducting
  • Jeff Hamilton– drums
  • Jeff Clayton– alto and soprano saxophone
  • Rickey Woodard – tenor saxophone
  • Gil Castellanos, Terell Stafford– trumpet
  • Ira Nepus – trombone
  • The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
  • Rick Fernandez, Dan Johnson, Joe Napolitano, Bill Smith, Paul Smith – engineer assistant
  • Steve Genewick – Pro Tools engineer, recording
  • Al Schmitt– recording, mixing
  • Doug Sax, Sangwook Nam – mastering
  • Hollis King – art direction
  • Coco Shinomiya – design
  • Sam Taylor-Wood– back cover photography
  • Bruce Weber– photography

Track listing:

  1. It Could Happen to You – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  2. Isn’t This a Lovely Day – Irving Berlin
  3. How Insensitive – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel
  4. Exactly Like You – Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields
  5. From This Moment On – Cole Porter
  6. I Was Doing All Right – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  7. Little Blue Girl – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  8. Day In Day Out – Rube Bloom, Johnny Mercer
  9. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
  10. Come Dance With Me – Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
  11. It Was a Beautiful Day in August / You Can Depend on Me – Ray Brown, Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap, Earl Hines

Atomic Rooster: Made In England

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In October 1972,“Dawn” label released “Made in England”, the fourth Atomic Rooster album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by Vincent Crane.

Personnel:

  • Chris Farlowe – vocals
  • Steve Bolton – guitars
  • Vincent Crane – Hammond organ, piano, ARP synthesizer, Fender piano
  • Bill Smith – bass
  • Ric Parnell – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Doris Troy, Liza Strike – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Time Take My Life – Vincent Crane
  2. Stand by Me – Vincent Crane
  3. Little Bit of Inner Air – Ric Parnell
  4. Don’t Know What Went Wrong – Vincent Crane
  5. Never to Lose – Steve Bolton
  6. Introduction – Vincent Crane
  7. Breathless – Vincent Crane
  8. Space Cowboy – Steve Bolton
  9. People You Can’t Trust – Vincent Crane
  10. All in Satan’s Name – Ric Parnell
  11. Close Your Eyes – Vincent Crane

The Associates: The Affectionate Punch

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On August 1, 1980, “Fiction” label released “The Affectionate Punch”, the debut  Associates (The) album. It was recorded 1980 – 1982, at “Morgan Studios” in London, and was produced by Mike Hedges and Chris Parry..

Personnel:

  • Billy Mackenzie– vocals
  • Alan Rankine– guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Robert Smith– backing vocals
  • Nigel Glockler– drums
  • Mike Hedges– engineer
  • Mike Dutton – engineer assistant
  • Bill Smith – cover artwork

Track listing:

  1. The Affectionate Punch
  2. Amused as Always
  3. Logan Time
  4. Paper House
  5. Transport to Central
  6. A Matter of Gender
  7. Even Dogs in the Wild
  8. Would I… Bounce Back
  9. Deeply Concerned
  10. A