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Zach Hill: Astrological Straits

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On August 12, 2008, “Anticon” and “icepac Recordings” labels released “Astrological Straits”, the debut Zach Hill album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Retrofit Recording” in Sacramento, California, and was produced by Zach Hill and John Reed Thompson.

Personnel:

  • Zach Hill – vocals, art direction, bass, cornet, electric piano, gong, guitar, drums, effects, keyboards, loops, mamola, melodica, piano,  programming, synthesizer, trumpet
  • Josh Hill – guitar
  • Robby Moncrief – guitar
  • Randy Randall – guitar
  • Dean Spuntz – baritone guitar
  • Dan Elkan – guitar, backup vocals
  • Katelyn Reeves – cornet, flute, photography
  • RT Thomas – guitar sample
  • John Reed Thompson – bass, guitar, trumpet, bugle, engineer, recording, mixing
  • Marco Benevento – piano
  • Chino Moreno – vocals
  • Zac Nelson – vocals
  • Steve Borth – saxophone
  • Les Claypool – bass guitar
  • Jonathan Hischke – bass, synth bass
  • Carson McWhirter – bass, recording
  • Tyler Pope – effects, programming
  • John Golden – mixing
  • Rich Good – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Zach Hill.

  1. Iambic Strays
  2. Toll Road
  3. Street People
  4. Dark Art
  5. Keep Calm and Carry On
  6. Hindsight is Nowhere
  7. Ummer
  8. Stoic Logic
  9. Uhuru
  10. Momentum
  11. Unseen Forces
  12. Tick On
  13. Astrological Straits
  14. Necromancer

Elvis Presley: Elvis For Everyone

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On August 10, 1965, “RCA Victor” label released “Elvis for Everyone!”, the eighth Elvis Presley studio album. Recording sessions took place over a ten-year span at “Sun Studio” in Memphis, “RCA Studio B” in Nashville, Tennessee, and “Radio Recorders” in Hollywood, California, and was produced by Sam Phillips, Steve Sholes, Chet Atkins, Elvis Presley, Urban Thielmann, Hans Salter and George Stoll.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Presley – vocals, guitar
  • Scotty Moore – rhythm and lead guitar
  • Tiny Timbrell – guitar
  • Howard Roberts – guitar
  • Hank Garland – guitar
  • Neal Matthews Jr. – guitar
  • Chet Atkins – overdubbed guitar
  • Harold Bradley – guitar
  • Grady Martin – guitar
  • Billy Strange – guitar
  • Jerry Kennedy – guitar
  • Dudley Brooks – piano
  • Floyd Cramer – piano
  • Jimmie Haskell – accordion
  • Gordon Stoker – accordion
  • Bill Black – double bass
  • Meyer Rubin – double bass
  • Bob Moore – double bass
  • D. J. Fontana – drums
  • Bernie Mattinson – drums
  • Buddy Harman – drums
  • Boots Randolph – saxophone, clarinet
  • The Jordanaires – backing vocals
  • Millie Kirkham – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Your Cheatin’ Heart – Hank Williams
  2. Summer Kisses, Winter Tears – Fred Wise, Ben Weisman, Jack Lloyd
  3. Finders keepers, Losers Weepers – Dory Jones, Ollies Jones
  4. In My Way – Fred Wise, Ben Weisman
  5. Tomorrow Night – Sam Coslow, Wilhelm Grosz
  6. Memphis Tennessee – Chuck Berry
  7. For the Millionth and the Last Time – Roy C. Bennett, Sid Tepper
  8. Forget Me Never – Fred Wise, Ben Weisman
  9. Sound Advice – Bernie Baum, Bill Giant, Florence Kaye
  10. Santa Lucia – traditional, arranged by Elvis Presley
  11. I Met Her Tody – Hal Blair, Don Robertson
  12. When It Rains, It Really Pours – William R. Emerson

Fred Frith: To Sail, To Sail

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In July 2008, “Tzadik” label released “To Sail, to Sail”, the ninth Fred Frith album. It was recorded in February 2008, at “Guerrilla Recording” in Oakland, California, and was produced by Fred Frith.

Personnel:

  • Fred Frith –  Taylor 810 Model steel-string acoustic guitar

Track listing:

All tracks by Fred Frith.

  1. Because Your Mama Wants You Home
  2. Weather Gauge
  3. Reconstructed
  4. Life on Venus
  5. Mondays
  6. Life-Enhancing Interior
  7. First Light
  8. Scratch Orchestra
  9. The Wrong Door
  10. Circuit Breakers and Fuses
  11. The Slightest Shiver
  12. Sheep’s Head, 1963
  13. Life by Another Name
  14. Dog Watch
  15. Hopscotch Horizon
  16. King Dawn

Larry Carlton: Same

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In July 1978, “MCA” label released the self – titled, third Larry Carlton album. It was recorded in 1978, at “Room 335” and “Western Recorders” in Hollywood, California, and was produced by Larry Carlton.

Personnel:

  • Larry Carlton – lead vocals, guitars, arrangements, engineer
  • Greg Mathieson – keyboards
  • Abraham Laboriel – bass
  • Jeff Porcaro – drums
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion
  • Gerald Vinci – concertmaster
  • William “Smitty” Smith – backing vocals, BGV arrangements
  • Paul Dobbe – string engineer
  • Steve Carlton – second engineer
  • John Cabalka – art direction
  • Brad Kanawyer – design
  • John Lumkin – design, all artwork
  • John Gilbert Gonzalez – back cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Larry Carlton except where noted.

  1. Room 335
  2. Where Did You Come From – William Smith, Eric Mercury
  3. Nite Crawler
  4. Point It Up
  5. Rio Samba
  6. I Apologize – William Smith, Eric Mercury
  7. Don’t Give It Up
  8. (It Was) Only Yesterday

Jonathan Richman: Only Frozen Sky Anyway

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On July 4, 2025, “Blue Arrow” label released “Only Frozen Sky Anyway”, the 18th Jonathan Richman album. It was recorded in 2024, at “The Mountain Studio” in Marin County, California, and was produced by Jonatham Richman, Nicole Montalbano and Jerry Harrison.

Personnel:

  • Jonathan Richman – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Tommy Dunbar – acoustic guitar
  • David Alvarez – acoustic guitar
  • Tommy Larkins – drums
  • Don Spindt – drums
  • Nicole Montalbano – strings
  • Jake Sprecher – backing vocals
  • Marty Parker – backing vocals
  • Kenny Parker – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Jonathan Richman, except where noted.

  1. I Was Just a Piece of Frozen Sky Anyway
  2. But We Might Try Weird Stuff
  3. Night Fever – Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb
  4. You Need Me Too
  5. The Dog Star
  6. Se Va Pa’volver
  7. That Older Girl
  8. Little Black Bat – Jonathan Richman, Mauro Vacca
  9. O Guitar
  10. David & Goliath
  11. The Wavelet – Paramahansa Yogananda
  12. I Am the Sky – Paramahansa Yogananda

Fuubutsushi: Meridians

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On June 27, 2024, “Cached Media” label released “Meridians”, the debut Fuubutsushi album. It was recorded 2021 – 2023, in California, Colorado, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania.

Personnel:

  • Chaz Prymek – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, double bass, field recording, recording
  • Mathew Sage – piano, keyboards, synthesizer, harmonica, accordion, guitar, field recording, recording
  • Patrick Shirosihi – vocals, alto and tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, accordion, glockenspiel, melodica, field recording, recording
  • Chris Jusell – violin, mandolin, marimba, vibraphone, recording
  • Amber Navran – mixing
  • Sean McCann – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Chaz Prymek, Mathew Sage, Patrick Shirosihi and Chris Jusell.

Pacific

  1. Blue Rose
  2. Hamilton
  3. Distance Learner
  4. Tenel Ka (First Crush)

Mountain

  • Prelude to New Flora
  • New Flora
  • Circulating Air
  • Light in the Annex

Central

  • Midori
  • Nora Nora
  • Pool Tile Blue
  • Barrel Duet

Eastern

  1. Wonder Years
  2. Spent for Light
  3. Meridians

McCoy Tyner: Fly With The Wind

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In May 1976, “Milestone” label released “Fly with the Wind”, the 23rd McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded in January 1976, at “Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley, California, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Billy Cobham – drums
  • Hubert Laws – flute, alto flute
  • Paul Renzi – piccolo, flute
  • Raymond Duste – oboe
  • Stuart Canin – violin
  • Franklin Foster – violin
  • Daniel Kobialka – violin
  • Peter Schaffer – violin
  • Edmund Weingart – violin
  • Myra Bucky – violin
  • Mark Volkert – violin
  • Selwart Clarke – viola
  • Daniel Yale – viola
  • Sally Kell – cello
  • Kermit Moore – cello
  • Linda Wood – harp
  • Guilherme Franco – tambourine

Track listing:

All tracks by McCoy Tyner, except where noted.

  1. Fly with the Wind
  2. Salvadore de Samba
  3. Beyond the Sun
  4. You Stepped out of a Dream – Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn
  5. Rolem

Dio: Holy Diver

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On May 25, 1983, “Warner Bros” label released “Holy Diver”, the debut Dio studio album. It was recorded in 1983, at “Sound City” in Van Nuys, California, and was produced by Ronnie James Dio. In 2017, it was ranked 16th on Rolling Stone’s list of “100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie James Dio – vocals, keyboards
  • Vivian Campbell – guitar
  • Jimmy Bain – bass, keyboards
  • Vinny Appice – drums
  • Angelo Arcuri – engineer
  • Ray Leonard – engineer assistant
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Randy Berrett – illustration
  • Gene Hunter – original art rendering
  • Gene Hunter – mastering
  • Wendy Dio – original concept

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ronnie James Dio, music as stated.

  1. Stand Up and Shout – Ronnie James Dio, Jimmy Bain
  2. Holy Diver – Ronnie James Dio
  3. Gypsy – Ronny James Dio, Vivian Campbell
  4. Caught in the Middle – Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice, Vivian Campbell
  5. Don’t Talk to Strangers – Ronnie James Dio
  6. Straight Through the Heart – Ronnie James Dio, Jimmy Bain
  7. Invisible – Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice, Vivian Campbell
  8. Rainbow in the Dark – Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice, Vivian Campbell, Jimmy Bain
  9. Shame on the Night – Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice, Vivian Campbell, Jimmy Bain

Kronos Quartet: Floodplain

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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:

  1. Ya Habibi Ta’ala – Midhat Assem
  2. Tashweesh – Ramallah Underground
  3. Wa Habibi – traditional
  4. Getme, Getme – Said Rustamov
  5. Raga Mishra Bhairavi: Alap – Ram Narayan
  6. Oh Mother, the Handsome Man Tortures Me – unknown
  7. Mugam Beyati Shiraz – Rahman Asadollahi
  8. Lullaby – traditional
  9. Nihavent Sirto – Tanburi Cemil Bey
  10. Kara Kemir – Kuat Shildebaev
  11. Tèw semagn hagèré – Alèmu Aga
  12. …Hold Me, Heighbor, in This Storm.. – Aleksandra Vrebalov

Bill Frisell: Good Dog, Happy Man

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On May 18, 1999, “Elektra Nonesuch” label released “Good Dog, Happy Man”. the 11th Bill Frisell album. It was recorded in 1998, at “O’Henry Sound” in Burbank, California, and was produced by Lee Townsend.

Personnel:

  • Bill Frisell – acoustic and electric guitars, loops, music boxes
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel, Dobro, lap steel, Weissenborn, National steel guitar, mandolin
  • Ry Cooder – guitar
  • Wayne Horvitz – organ, piano, samples
  • Viktor Krauss – bass
  • Jim Keltner – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Frisell, except where noted.

  1. Rain, Rain
  2. Roscoe
  3. Big Shoe
  4. My Buffalo Girl
  5. Shenandoah – for Johnny Smith – traditional
  6. Cadillac 1959
  7. The Pioneers
  8. Cold, Cold Ground
  9. That Was Then
  10. Monroe
  11. Good Dog, Happy Man
  12. Poem For Eva