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Joshua Redman: Long Gone

On September 9, 2022, “Nonesuch” label released “Long Gone”, the second Joshua Redman Quartet studio album. It was recorded in 2007 at “The Herbst Theater” in San Francisco, and in September 2019, at “Sear Sound Studio C” in New York City, and was produced by James Farber and Joshua Redman.

Personnel:

  • Joshua Redman – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Brad Mehldau – piano
  • Christian McBride – bass
  • Brian Blade – drums
  • James Farber – engineer, mixing
  • Brian Montgomery – engineer
  • Owen Mulholland – engineer assistant
  • Steven Sacco – engineer assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Joshua Redman.

  1. Long Gone
  2. Disco Ears
  3. Statuesque
  4. Kite Song
  5. Ship to Shore
  6. Rejoice

Livingston Taylor: There You Are Again

On January 24, 2006, “Coconut Bay” label released “There You Are Again”, the 17th Livingston Taylor album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Paragon Studios”, “Vertical Sound Studio”, “Skylight Studio” and “Oxford recording Studio” in Nashville, “Avatar Studio”, “Dark Horse Recording”, “The Tracking Room”, “Sound Kitchen”, “Verité Music”, “Hiatus Studios”, “Q Division Studios” and “ Parr Audio”, and was produced by Glenn Rosenstein.

Personnel:

  • Livingston Taylor – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Carly Simon – lead vocal
  • Take 6 – lead vocals
  • James Taylor – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Jeffrey Mirinof – acoustic and electric guitar
  • George Marinelli – electric guitar
  • Danny Toroll – electric guitar
  • Chris Rodiguez – electric guitar
  • Vince Gill – electric guitar
  • Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
  • Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar
  • Aybrie Haynie – mandolin
  • Shane Keister – piano, Hammond organ
  • Matt Rollings – piano, organ
  • Gary Corbett – Hammond organ
  • Glenn Worf – bass
  • Leland Sklar – bass
  • Tommy Sims – bass
  • Chad Cromwell – drums
  • Steve Gadd – drums
  • Bashiri Johnson, Ken Lewis – percussion
  • Gary Burton – vibraphone
  • David Sanborn – saxophone
  • Jerry Vivino – tenor saxophone
  • Lew Soloff – trumpet
  • Tony Kadleck – trumpet
  • Rich Rosenberg – trombone
  • Gary Corbett – glockenspiel
  • Paul Franklin – dobro
  • Tim Davis – backing vocals, vocal arrangements
  • New Day Jubilee Choir – backing vocals
  • Kim Flemming, Kim Mont, Vicki Hampton, Kate Taylor, Pam Tillis, Lisa Cochran, Marabeth Jordan – backing vocals
  • Mark Kibble – vocals arrangements
  • Andraé Crouch – choir arrangements, conductor
  • Sheldon Mirowitz – strings arrangements, conductor
  • Jimmy Vivino – horn arrangements
  • Glenn Rosenstein, Joe Ferla, Steve Bishir, John Jaszcz, Mark Kibble, Jim Parr – engineer
  • Allen Ditto, Kris Smith – additional engineer
  • Brian Montgomery – Pro Tools engineer
  • Kevin Edlin – engineer assistant
  • Fred Paragano – editing
  • George Massenburg – mixing, mastering
  • Bart Henderson – photography
  • Sandra Flach, Traci Bishir – coordinator
  • Greg Manocherian – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Livingston Taylor.

  1. Best of Friends
  2. There I’ll Be
  3. Yes
  4. My baby Don’t Mind
  5. Step by Step
  6. There You Are Again
  7. Tuesday Lullaby
  8. Tell Jesus (To Come to My House)
  9. Blame it on Me
  10. My Perfect Christmas Day
  11. Wish I Were a Cowboy
  12. You’re the Boss of Me

Trey Anastasio: Seis De Mayo

On April 6, 2004, “Elektra” label released “Seis De Mayo” the third Trey Anastasio studio album. It was recorded 2000 – 2003, and was produced by Trey Anastasio.

Personnel:

  • Trey Anastasio – acoustic guitar, orchestration, arranger, conductor
  • Abou Sylla – balafon
  • Mike Gordon – bass
  • Mike Hopkins – double bass
  • John Fishman – drums
  • Tom Toner – marimba
  • Fode Bangoura – djembe
  • Troy Peters – conductor, string arrangements, orchestration
  • Karen Kevra – flute
  • Stacy Brubaker – flute
  • Steve Klimowski – clarinet
  • Craig Olzenak – bass clarinet
  • Peter Apfelbaum – soprano saxophone
  • Dave Grippo – baritone saxophone
  • Russell Remington – tenor saxophone
  • Andy Moroz – trombone
  • Jennifer Hartswick – trumpet
  • Margaret Phillips – bassoon
  • Jocelyn Crawford – French horn 
  • Shelagh Abate – French horn
  • Ann Greenawalt – oboe
  • David Gusakov – violin
  • Laura Markowitz – violin
  • Ana Ruesink – viola
  • John Dunlop – cello
  • Peter Wilson – timpani
  • Peter J. Carini – recording
  • Bryce Goggin – recording
  • Brian Valentino – recording
  • Brian Montgomery, Danny Kadar – engineer assistant
  • Chris Shaw – additional recording, mixing
  • Fred Kevorkian – mastering
  • Scott Lenhardt – cover art
  • Susan Barber – design
  • Tim Barber – photography

Track listing:

  1. Andre The Giant
  2. Prologue (Pebbles and Marbles)
  3. The Inlaw Josie Wales
  4. All Things Reconsidered
  5. Coming To
  6. Discern (intro)
  7. Guyute (orchestral)

The Joy Formidable: Wolf’s Law

On January 21, 2013, “Atlantic” label released “Wolf’s Law” is the second Joy Formidable studio album. It was recorded in 2013, in North Wales, London and Sebago Lake, Maine, and was produced by Ritzy Bryan, Rhydian Dafydd and Matt Thomas.

Personnel:

  • Ritzy Bryan – vocals, guitar
  • Rhydian Dafydd – vocals, bass
  • Matt Thomas – drums
  • Joy Smith – harp
  • Tercia Realidad – strings
  • Jorge Jimenez – violin, direction
  • James O’Toole, Emma Alter – violin
  • Henrik Persson – cello
  • Neak Mentor, Brian Montgomery – engineer
  • Xavier Stephenson – drum engineer, string engineer assistant
  • Liam Nolan – drum engineer assistant, string engineer assistant
  • Sam Wheat – string engineer
  • Paul Suarez – Pro Tools engineer
  • Andy Wallace– mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Martin Wittfooth – paintings, artwork
  • Alex R. Kirzhner – design
  • James Minchin III – band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ritzy Bryan and Rhydian Dafydd.

  1. This Ladder Is Ours
  2. Cholla
  3. Tendons
  4. Little Blimp
  5. Bats
  6. Silent Treatment
  7. Maw Maw Song
  8. Forest Serenade
  9. The Leopard and the Lung
  10. The Hurdle
  11. The Turnaround (includes hidden track Wolf’s Law)

Donald Fagen: Morph the Cat

On March 7, 2006, “Reprise” label released “Morph the Cat”, the third Donald Fagen solo album. It was recorded 2005 – 2006, and was produced by Donald Fagen.

Personnel:

  • Donald Fagen – Fender Rhodes, organ, piano, melodica, backing vocals
  • Frank Vignola, Ken Wessel, Ken Emerson, Hugh McCracken, Wayne Krantz, Jon Herington – guitar
  • Ted Baker – piano
  • Ted Baker – Wurlitzer Electric Piano
  • Howard Levy – harmonica
  • Phonus Quaver – vibraphone
  • Brian Montgomery – bass
  • Harlan Post, Jr – acoustic bass.
  • Freddie Washington – bass
  • Keith Carlock – drums
  • Bashiri Johnson – percussion
  • Gordon Gottlieb – percussion
  • Joe Pasaro – percussion
  • Walt Weiskopf – tenor saxophone
  • Lawrence Feldman – tenor saxophone
  • Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone
  • Marvin Stamm – trumpet
  • Roger Rosenberg – bass clarinet
  • Illinois Elohainu – flute
  • Mark Patterson – trombone
  • Phonus Quaver – marimba
  • Jerry Barnes, Michael Harvey, Amy Helm, Carolyn Leonhart, Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals
  • Camille Meza, Candice Predham, Eddie Jackson, Jennifer Battista – handclaps
  • Elliot Scheiner – tracking engineer, mixing
  • Brian Montgomery – overdub, Pro Tools engineer. engineer assistant, mixing assistant
  • T. J. Doherty – overdub, Pro Tools engineer
  • Eddie Jackson, Jim Keller, Chad Lupo, Steve Mazur, Matt Scheiner, Bryan Smith, Allan “A.T.” Thomas – engineer assistant
  • Darcy Proper – mastering
  • Joseph M. Palmaccio – additional mastering
  • Maria Triana – mastering assistant
  • Jeri Heiden – art direction
  • Ryan Corey – design
  • Danny Clinch – photography
  • Jill Dell’Abate, Cindy Osborne – production coordinator
  • Mary Lou Arnold – production assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Donald Fagen.

  1. Morph the Cat
  2. H Gang
  3. What I Do
  4. Brite Nitegown
  5. The Great Pagoda of Funn
  6. Security Joan
  7. The Night Belongs to Mona
  8. Mary Shut the Garden Door
  9. Morph the Cat (Reprise)