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Mahogany Rush: World Anthem

On March 16, 1977, “Columbia” label released “World Anthem”, the fifth Mahogany Rush studio album. It was recorded December 1976 – February 1977, at “Studio Tempo” in Montreal, Canada, and was produced by Frank Marino.

Personnel:

  • Frank Marino – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, percussion, timpani
  • Paul Harwood – acoustic and electric bass
  • Jimmy Ayoub – drums, percussion
  • Phil Bech – synthesizer

Track listing:

All tracks by Frank Marino.

  1. Requiem for a Sinner
  2. Hey Little Lover
  3. Broken Heart Blues
  4. In My Ways
  5. The World Anthem
  6. Look At Me
  7. Lady
  8. Try For Freedom

Flower Travelling Band: Made In Japan

On February 10, 1972, “Atlantic” label released “Made in Japan”, the third Flower Travelling Band studio album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Thunder Sound Studio” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Yuya Uchida, Ikuzo Orita and Paul Hoffert.

Personnel:

  • Joe Yamanaka – vocals, arrangements
  • Hideki Ishima – guitar, sitar, arrangements
  • Jun Kozuki – bass, arrangements
  • Joji Wada – drums, arrangements
  • Paul DeLong – drums
  • Gilbert Kong – mixing
  • Kiyoshi Sunamori – artwork
  • Yoshio Niwano – artwork
  • David Ohashi – photography
  • Toyo Nakamura – liner notes
  • John & Yoko Nomura – supervision

Track listing:

All tracks by Hideki Ishima and Yoko Nomuro, except where noted. track 7, by Ishima, Nomuro and Joe Yamanaka

  1. Introduction” (advertisement for a concert)
  2. Unaware
  3. Aw Give Me Air
  4. Kamikaze
  5. Hiroshima
  6. Spasms
  7. Heaven and Hell
  8. That’s All

Thee Silver Mt. Zion: Kollaps Tradixionales

On February 8, 2010, “Constellation” label released “Kollaps Tradixionales”, the sixth Thee Silver Mt. Zion album. It was recorded in 2009, at “Hotel2 Tango” in Montreal, Canada, and was produced by Howard Bilerman and RadwaMoumneh.

Personnel:

  • Efrim Menuck – vocals, guitar, organ, piano
  • Thierry Amar – vocals, contrabass, horn arrangements
  • David Payant – vocals, drums, organ, piano
  • Jessica Moss – vocals, violin
  • Sophie Trudeau – vocals, violin

Horn section

  • Adam Kinner – tenor saxophone
  • Matana Roberts – alto saxophone
  • Jason Sharp – baritone saxophone
  • Gordon Allen – trumpet
  • Harris Newman – mastering

Track listing:

  1. There Is a Light
  2. I Built Myself a Metal Bird
  3. I Fed My Metal Bird the Wings of Other Metal Birds
  4. Kollapz Tradixional (Thee Olde Dirty Flag)
  5. Collapse Traditional (For Darling)
  6. Kollaps Tradicional (Bury 3 Dynamos)
  7. Kollaps Tradicional (Bury 3 Dynamos)
  8. ‘Piphany Rambler

The Weather Station: Ignorance

On February 5, 2021, “Fat Possum” label released “Ignorance”, the fifth Weather Station (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Canterbery” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Tamara Linderman and Marcus Paguin.

Personnel:

  • Tamara Lindeman – vocals, piano, guitar, Moog, Pianet, Wurlitzer, string arrangements, overdubbing
  • Christine Bougie – guitar
  • Johnny Spence – piano, organ, Wurlitzer, Moog, Juno
  • Ben Whiteley – bass, guitar
  • Kieran Adams – drums, percussion
  • Philippe Melanson – percussion
  • Ian Kehoe – percussion
  • Marcus Paquin – percussion
  • Brodie West – saxophone
  • Ryan Driver – flute
  • Drew Jurecka – violin, clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Rebekah Wolkstein – violin
  • Shannon Knights – viola
  • Lydia Munchinsky – cello
  • Owen Pallett – string arrangements
  • Mike Smith – music notation
  • Felicity Williams – harmony vocals
  • Jeremy Darby – engineer
  • Julian Decorte – engineer
  • Marcus Paquin – overdubbing, mixing
  • Joao Carvalho – mastering
  • Hugo Bernier – design
  • Jeff Bierk – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tamara Lindeman.

  1. Robber
  2. Atlantic
  3. Tried To Tell You
  4. Parking Lot
  5. Loss
  6. Separated
  7. Wear
  8. Trust
  9. Heart
  10. Subdivisions

Chilliwack: Dreams, Dreams, Dreams

In January 1977, “Mushroom” label released “Dreams, Dreams, Dreams”, the sixth Chilliwack album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Can-Base Studios” in Vancouver, Canada, and was produced by Bill Henderson and Ross Turney.

Personnel:

  • Bill Henderson – vocals, guitar, solina
  • Howard Froese – vocals, guitar, solina, piano
  • Glenn Miller – vocals, bass
  • Ross Turney – drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. Fly at Night – Bill Henderson, Ross Turney
  2. Baby Blue – Bill Henderson, Ross Turney
  3. Rockin’ Girl – Bill Henderson, Glenn Miller
  4. California Girl – Bill Henderson
  5. Roll On – Bill Henderson, Ross Turney
  6. Something Better – Bill Henderson, Ross Turney
  7. Rain-O – Bill Henderson, Ross Turney, Glenn Miller, Lawrence
  8. Fly at Night (Reprise) – Bill Henderson, Ross Turney

Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra: Fuck off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything

On January 20, 2014, “Constellation” label released “Fuck off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything”, the seventh Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Hotel 2 Tango” in Montreal, Canada.

Personnel:

  • Efrim Menuck – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, mellotron
  • Thierry Amar – vocals, upright bass, electric bass, plucked piano
  • Jessica Moss – vocals, violin, plucked piano
  • Sophie Trudeau – vocals, violin, plucked piano
  • David Payant – vocals, drums, organ

Track listing:

  1. Fuck Off Get Free (For the Island of Montreal)
  2. Austerity Blues
  3. Take Away These Early Grave Blues
  4. Little Ones Run
  5. What We Loved Was Not Enough
  6. Rains Thru the Roof at Thee Grande Ballroom (For Capital Steez)

The Quintet: Jazz At Massey Hall

In December 1953, “Debut” label released “Jazz at Massey Hall”, album by The Quintet. It was recorded in May 1953, at “Massey Hall” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Charles Mingus. The album was released as two 10” LP’s.

Personnel:

  • Dizzy Gillespie – vocal, trumpet
  • Charlie Parker – alto saxophone
  • Bud Powell – piano
  • Charles Mingus – double bass
  • Max Roach – drums

Track listing:

Vol. 1 (Debut DLP-2)

  1. Perdido – Juan Tizol
  2. Salt Peanuts – Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke
  3. All the Things You Are – Jerome Kern / 52nd Street Theme – Thelonious Monk

Vol. 3 (Debut DLP-4)

  1. Wee (Allen’s Alley) – Denzil Best
  2. Hot House – Tadd Dameron
  3. A Night in Tunisia – Gillespie, Frank Paparelli

Vol. 2 consists of the trio recordings of Powell, Mingus and Roach from the same date: all but “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”, and one track by Billy Taylor with Mingus and Roach from a later date.

Elton John: Blue Moves

On October 22, 1976, “Rocket Record Company” label released “Blue Moves”, the eleventh Elton John studio album. It was recorded March – June 1976, at “EMI” in London, “Brother” in Santa Monica, California, “Sunset Sound” in Los Angeles, “eastern Sound” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Gus Dudgeon.

Personnel:

  • Elton John – vocals, acoustic piano, vocalese, harmonium, harpsichord
  • Davey Johnstone – mandolin, acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar, dulcimer, sitar
  • Caleb Quaye – acoustic and electric guitar, 12-string guitar
  • James Newton Howard – synthesizers, Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ, mellotron, clavinet
  • Carl Fortina – accordion
  • Ray Cooper – glockenspiel, marimba, gong, tambourine, vibraphone, bells, shaker, triangle, finger cymbals, congas, rototom
  • Kenny Passarelli – bass guitar 
  • Roger Pope – drums 
  • David Sanborn – saxophone
  • Michael Brecker – saxophone 
  • Randy Brecker – trumpet 
  • Barry Rogers – trombone 
  • The Martyn Ford Orchestra – strings, brass
  • Michael Hurwitz – cello 
  • The London Symphony Orchestra – strings 
  • The Cornerstone Institutional Baptist Church and the Southern California Community Choir – choirs
  • David Crosby – backing vocals
  • Curt Becher – backing vocals, BGV arrangements
  • Bruce Johnston – backing vocals, BGV arrangements
  • Jon Joyce – backing vocals 
  • Ron Hicklin – backing vocals
  • Gene Morford – backing vocals 
  • Graham Nash – backing vocals 
  • Toni Tennille – backing vocals
  • Cindy Bullens – backing vocals
  • Clark Burroughs – backing vocals
  • Joe Chemay – backing vocals
  • The Gene Page Strings – strings
  • Richard Studt – strings and brass leader
  • Harry Bluestone – strings leader
  • Paul Buckmaster – strings and brass arrangements, conductor
  • Rev. James Cleveland – choir director
  • Daryl Dragon – BGV arrangements
  • Arun Chakraverty, Mark Howlett, John Kurlander, Earle Mankey, John Stewart – engineer
  • Gus Dudheon – engineer, remix, liner notes
  • Arun Chakraverty – cutting engineer
  • David Costa – art direction and coordination
  • Patrick Procktor – painting
  • David Nutter – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except where noted.

  1. Your Starter for…-Caleb Quaye
  2. Tonight
  3. One Horse Town – Elton John, Bernie Taupin, James Newton Howard
  4. Chameleon
  5. Boogie Pilgrim – Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Davey Johnstone, Caleb Quaye
  6. Cage the Songbird – Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Davey Johnston
  7. Crazy Water
  8. Shoulder Holster
  9. Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
  10. Out of the Blue
  11. Between Seventeen and Twenty – Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Davey Johnston, Cale Quaye
  12. The Wide Eyed and Laughing – Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Newton Howard, Davey Johnstone, Caleb Quaye
  13. Someone’s Final Song
  14. Where’s the Shoorah?
  15. If There’s a God in Heaven (What’s He Waiting For?) – Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Davey Johnstone
  16. Idol
  17. Theme from a Non-Existent TV Series
  18. Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance)

Jesse Cook: The Rumba Foundation

On September 29, 2009, “EMI Music Canada” label released “The Rumba Foundation”, the eight Jesse Cook album. It was recorded in 2009, at “Coach House Music”, “Phase One Studio” in Toronto, Canada, Estudios Avila Musical” in Colombia, and was produced by Jesse Cook.

Personnel:

  • Jesse Cook – guitar, arrangements, recording
  • Jeremy Fisher – vocals
  • Juan Alberto Fernandez – voice
  • Dennis Mohammed – bass
  • Drew Birston – double bass
  • Juan De Sedas – accordion
  • Gabriel Torregrosa – gaita, pito, percussion
  • Fredys Arrieta – gaita
  • Manuel Antonio Garcia- gaita
  • Rosendo Leon JR – drums, percussion
  • Rosendo Leon SR – bongos
  • Chri Church – violin
  • Jonathan Tortolano, Kevin Fox – cello
  • George Seara – recording
  • Ernesto Santos – additional recording
  • Jay Dufour – recording assistant, mixing assistant
  • Marc Eijkelenbroom – recording assistant, mixing assistant
  • Al Schmitt – mixing
  • George Seara – mixing
  • Steve Genewick – mixing assistant
  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • Terry Lau – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Jesse Cook, except where noted.

  1. Bogota by Bus
  2. Santa Marta
  3. Tuesday’s Child
  4. Manolo’s Lament – Juan Alberto Fernandez
  5. Improv 1
  6. La Rumba D’el Jete
  7. Improv 2
  8. Gaita
  9. Rain Day
  10. Bombay Diner
  11. Afternoon At Satie’s
  12. Cecilia – Paul Simon
  13. Homebound – Chris Church, Jesse Cook

Jesse Cook: Gravity

On September 24, 1996, “Narada” label released “Gravity”, the second Jesse Cook studio album. It was recorded in 1996, at “Coach House Music” in Canada, and was produced by Jesse Cook.

Personnel:

  • Jesse Cook – guitars, keyboards, percussion
  • Tony Levin – bass guitar
  • Andrés Morales – bass guitar
  • Blake Manning – drums
  • Mario Melo – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Jesse Cook.

  1. Mario Takes a Walk
  2. Azul
  3. Gravity
  4. Closer to Madness
  5. Into the Dark
  6. Brio
  7. Falling From Grace
  8. Olodum
  9. Rapture
  10. Gipsy
  11. Luna Llena – includes hidden track Hidden Gravity