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Ian Hunter: Overnight Angels

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In May 1977, “Columbia” label released “Overnight Angels”, the third Ian Hunter studio album. It was recorded 1976 – 1977, at “Le Studio” in Morin-Heights, Canada, “Utopia” and “Olympic” in London, and was produced by Roy Thomas Baker.

Personnel:

  • Ian Hunter – lead and harmony vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
  • Earl Slick – lead, rhythm and slide guitars
  • Peter Oxendale – keyboards
  • Rob Rawlinson – bass, harmony vocals
  • Dennis Elliott – drums
  • Roy Thomas Baker – percussion
  • Miller Anderson – harmony vocals
  • Lem Lubin – harmony vocals
  • Gary Lyons – engineer
  • George Marino – mastering
  • John Berg, Roslav Szaybo – cover design
  • David Oxtoby – front cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Hunter, except where noted.

  1. Golden Opportunity
  2. Shallow Crystals
  3. Overnight Angels
  4. Broadway
  5. Justice of the Peace
  6. (Miss) Silver Dime – Ian Hunter, Earl Slick
  7. Wild ‘N Free
  8. The Ballad of Little Star
  9. To Love a Woman

The Three Sounds: Here We Come

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In February 1962, “Blue Note” label released “Here We Come”, the eight Three Sounds (The) album. It was recorded in December 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Track listing:

  • Gene Harris – piano
  • Andrew Simpkins – bass
  • Bill Dowdy – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, lacquer cut
  • Ronnie Brathwaite – photography
  • Del Shields – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Now’s the Time – Charlie Parker
  2. Summertime – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
  3. Here We Come – Gene Harris
  4. Just Squeeze Me – Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines
  5. Broadway – Billy Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode
  6. Our Love Is Here to Stay – George Gershwin
  7. Poinciana – Buddy Bernier, Nat Simon
  8. Sonnymoon for Two – Sonny Rollins

Gerry Mulligan: Presenting The Gerry Mulligan Sextet

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In December 1955, “EmArcy” label released “Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet”, the tenth Gerry Mulligan album. It was recorded September – October 1955, in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Gerry Mulligan – baritone saxophone
  • Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone
  • Jon Eardley – trumpet
  • Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone, piano
  • Peck Morrison – bass
  • Dave Bailey – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Gerry Mulligan except where noted.

  1. Mud Bug – Jerry Lloyd
  2. Sweet and Lovely – Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules LeMare
  3. Apple Core
  4. Nights on the Turntable
  5. Broadway – Billy Byrd, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode
  6. Everything Happens to Me – Matt Dennis, Tom Adair
  7. The Lady Is a Tramp – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  8. Bernie’s Tune – Bernie Miller, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller

Diana Krall: Only Trust Your Heart

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On February 14, 1995, “GRP” label released “Only Trust Your Heart”, the second Diana Krall studio album. It was recorded in September 1994, at “The Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Tommy LiPuma.

Personnel:

  • Diana Krall – vocals, piano
  • Ray Brown – bass
  • Christian McBride – bass
  • Lewis Nash – drums
  • Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone 
  • Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
  • Rich Lamb – engineer assistant
  • Scott Austin – engineer assistant
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Michael Landy – post-production
  • Joseph Doughney – post-production
  • Cara Bridgins – production coordination
  • Joseph Moore – production coordination assistant
  • Hollis King – art direction
  • Freddie Paloma – graphic design
  • Carol Weinberg – photography
  • Sonny Mediana – studio photos
  • Michael Bourne – liner notes
  • Carl Griffin – executive production

Track listing:

  1. Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby – Billy Austin, Louis Jordan
  2. Only Trust Your Heart – Benny Carter, Sammy Cahn
  3. I Love Being Here with You – Peggy Lee, Bill Schluger
  4. Broadway – Bill Byrd, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode
  5. Folks Who Live on the Hill – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  6. I’ve Got the World on a String – Ted Koehler, Harold Arlen
  7. Squeeze Me – Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines
  8. All Night Long – Curtis Lewis
  9. CES Craft – Ray Brown

Foxboro Hot Tubs: Stop Drop and Roll!!!

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On April 22, 2008, “Jingle Town” and “Warner Music” labels released “Stop Drop and Roll!!!”, the debut Foxboro Hot Tubs album. It was recorded in December 2007, at “Jingletown Studios” in Oakland, California, and was produced by Chris Dugan.

Personnel:

  • Reverend Strychnine Twitch – lead vocals
  • Mike Dirnt – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Frosco Lee – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Jason Freese – keyboard, saxophone, flute, backing vocals
  • Kevin Preston – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Tré Cool – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Chris Dugan – recording, mixing
  • Ken Lee – mastering
  • Jason Chandler – artwork

 Track listing:

All tracks by Reverend Strychine Twitch, mike Dirnt, Frosco Lee, Jason Freese, Kevin Preston and Tré Cool.

  1. Stop Drop and Roll
  2. Mother Mary
  3. Ruby Room
  4. Red Tide
  5. Broadway
  6. She’s a Saint Not a Celebrity
  7. Sally
  8. Alligator
  9. The Pedestrian
  10. 27th Ave. Shuffle
  11. Dark Side of the Night
  12. Pieces of Truth

Christian McBride Big Band: The Good Feeling

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On September 27, 2011, “Mack Avenue” label released “The Good Feeling”, album by the Christian McBride Big Band. It was recorded in 2011, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Christian McBride. In 2011, the album won “Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album”.

Personnel:

  • Christian McBride– double bass
  • Steve Wilson– alto saxophone, flute
  • Todd Bashore – alto saxophone, flute
  • Ron Blake– tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
  • Todd Williams – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Loren Schoenberg– tenor saxophone
  • Carl Maraghi – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Frank Greene – trumpet
  • Freddie Hendrix – trumpet
  • Nicholas Payton– trumpet
  • Nabati Isles – trumpet
  • James Burton – trombone
  • Steve Davis– trombone
  • Michael Dease– trombone
  • Douglas Purviance– bass trombone
  • Xavier Davis– piano
  • Ulysses Owens– drums
  • Melissa Walker – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Christian McBride except where noted.

  1. Shake ‘n’ Blake
  2. Broadway – Bill Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode
  3. Brother Mister
  4. When I Fall in Love – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
  5. Science Fiction
  6. The Shade of the Cedar Tree
  7. The More I See You – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
  8. I Should Care – Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston
  9. A Taste of Honey – Ric Marlow, Bobby Scott
  10. Bluesin’ in Alphabet City
  11. In a Hurry

Ella Fitzgerald: Rhythm Is My Business

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In March 1962, “Verve” label released “Rhythm Is My Business”, album by Ella Fitzgerald. It was recorded on January 30 and 31, 1962, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Ella Fitzgerald- vocals
  • Hank Jones- piano
  • Mundell Lowe- guitar
  • Lucille Dixon, George Duvivier – double bass
  • Gus Johnson- drums
  • Taft Jordan, Ernie Royal, Joe Wilder – trumpet
  • Melba Liston, Kai Winding, Britt Woodman – trombone
  • Carl Davis, Jerry Dodgion, William Shakesnider, Les Taylor, Phil Woods – reeds
  • Bill Doggett- arranger, conductor, organ

Track listing:

  1. Rough Ridin’ – Ella Fitzgerald, Hank Jones, William Tennyson
  2. Broadway – Billy Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode
  3. You Can Depend On Me – Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap, Earl Hines
  4. Runnin’ Wild – Arthur Gibbs, Joe Grey, Leo Wood
  5. Show Me the Way to Get Out of This World ‘Cause That’s Where Everything Is – Les Clark, Matt Dennis
  6. I’ll Always Be In Love With You – Bud Green, Herman Ruby, Sam H. Stept
  7. Hallelujah, I Love Him So – Ray Charles
  8. I Can’t Face the Music – Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler
  9. No Moon at All – Redd Evans, Dave Mann
  10. Laughin’ on the Outside – Ben Raleigh, Bernie Wayne
  11. After You’ve Gone – Henry Creamer, Turner Layton

The Clash: Sandinista

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The_Clash_-_Sandinista!

On December 12, 1980, “CBS” label released “Sandinista!”, the fourth Clash studio album. The triple album 36 songs were recorded February – August 1980, at “Pluto Studios” in Manchester; “The Power Station” in New York, “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, “Channel One Studios” in Kingston, and  at “Wessex Studios” in London, and was produced by Mikey Dread, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Sandinista” on number 404, on it’s list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”; Sandinista! was voted best album of the year in the Pazz & Jop critics poll in “The Village Voice” and in 2012, “Slant” magazine ranked the album at number 85 on its “Best Albums of the 1980s”.

Personnel:

  • Joe Strummer– lead vocals, guitars
  • Mick Jones– vocals, guitars
  • Paul Simonon– vocals, bass
  • Topper Headon– vocals, drums
  • Tymon Dogg – vocals, violin, keyboard
  • Mickey Gallagher – keyboards
  • Ivan Julian – guitar
  • Noel ‘Tempo’ Bailey – guitar
  • Lew Lewis – harmonica
  • Davey Payne – saxophone
  • Gary Barnacle– saxophone
  • Arthur Edward “Bill” Barnacle – trumpet
  • Norman Watt-Roy – bass
  • Jody Linscott– percussion
  • Ellen Foley- co-lead vocal
  • Den Hegarty(Darts) – vocals
  • Luke & Ben Gallagher – vocals
  • Maria Gallagher – coda vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by the

Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon, except where noted.

  1. The Magnificent Seven
  2. Hitsville K.
  3. Junco Partner
  4. Ivan Meets G.I.Joe
  5. The Leader
  6. Something About England
  7. Rebel Waltz
  8. Look Here – Mose Allison
  9. The Crooked Beat
  10. Somebody Got Murdered
  11. One More Time –Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon, Mikey Dread
  12. One More Dub – Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon,  Mikey Dread
  13. Lightning Strikes
  14. Up in Heaven
  15. Corner Soul
  16. Let’s Go Crazy
  17. If Music Could Talk – Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon, Mikey Dread
  18. The Sound of Sinners
  19. Police on My Back – Eddy Grant
  20. Midnight Log
  21. The Equaliser
  22. The Call Up
  23. Washington Bullets
  24. Broadway
  25. Lose This Skin – Tymon Dogg
  26. Charlie Don’t Surf
  27. Mensforth Hill
  28. Junkie Slip
  29. Kingston Advice
  30. The Street Parade
  31. Version City
  32. Living in Fame – Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon, Mikey Dread
  33. Sillicone on Sapphire
  34. Version Pardner
  35. Career Opportunities
  36. Shepherds Delight

The Byrds: Untitled

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The Byrds - Untitled

On September 14, 1970, “Columbia” label released “Untitled” the ninth Byrds (The) album.  The double album features live concert recordings from February 28, 1970, at the “Colden Center Auditorium”, Queens College, in New York, and from March 1, 1970, at the “Felt Forum”, in New York, and new compositions, recorded from May 26 – June 11, 1970, at the “Columbia Studios”, in Hollywood, CA, and was produced by Terry Melcher and Jim Dickson.

Personnel:

  • Roger McGuinn- vocals, guitar, Moog synthesizer
  • Clarence White- vocals, guitar, mandolin
  • Skip Battin- vocals, electric bass
  • Gene Parsons- vocals, drums, guitar, harmonica
  • Sneaky Pete Kleinow- pedal steel guitar
  • Terry Melcher- piano
  • Byron Berline- fiddle
  • Gram Parsons- backing vocal

Track listing:

Side 1 (live)

  1. Lover of the Bayou – Roger McGuinn, Jacques Levy
  2. Positively 4th Street – Bob Dylan
  3. Nashville West – Gene Parsons, Clarence White
  4. So You Want To Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star – Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman
  5. Tambourine Man – Bob Dylan
  6. Spaceman – Roger McGuinn

Side 2 (live)

  1. Eight Miles High – Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn, David Crosby

Side 3 (studio)

  1. Chestnut Mare – Roger McGuinn, Jacques Levy
  2. Truckstop Girl – Lowell George, Bill Payne
  3. All the Things – Roger McGuinn, Jacques Levy
  4. Yesterday’s Train – Gene Parsons, Skip Battin
  5. Hungry Planet – Skip Battin, Kim Fowley, Roger McGuinn

Side 4 (studio)

  1. Just a Season – Roger McGuinn, Jacques Levy
  2. Take a Whiff on Me – Huddie Ledbetter, John Lomax, Alan Lomax
  3. You all Look-Alike – Skip Battin, Kim Fowley
  4. Well Come Back Home – Skip Battin