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Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks: Real Emotional Trash

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On March 4, 2008, “Matador” label released “Real Emotional Trash”, the fourth Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks album. It was recorded April – June 2007, at “Snow Ghost Music” in Whitefish, Montana, “Foxtrot Studio” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Stephen Malkmus.

Personnel:

  • Stephen Malkmus – vocals, guitar
  • Mike Clark – keyboards, guitar, synthesizer
  • Joanna Bolme – bass, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Janet Weiss – drums
  • TJ Doherty – recording
  • Brett Allen – recording assistant
  • Sean Flora, Zach Okun – additional recording
  • Nicolas Vernhes – mixing

Track listing:

  1. Dragonfly Pie
  2. Hopscotch Willie
  3. Cold Son
  4. Real Emotional Trash
  5. Out of Reaches
  6. Baltimore
  7. Gardenia
  8. Elmo Delmo
  9. We Can’t Help You
  10. Wicked Wanda

Songs: Ohia: The Magnolia Electric Co.

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On March 3, 2003, “Secretly Canadian” label released “The Magnolia Electric Co.”, the seventh and final Songs: Ohia album. It was in July 2002, at “Electrical Audio” in Chicago, and was produced by Steve Albini.

Personnel:

  • Jason Molina – voice, guitar
  • Jennie Benford – voice, mandolin
  • Mike Brenner – lap steel guitar
  • Dan Macadam – voice, guitar, violin
  • Dan Sullivan – guitar
  • “Three Nickel” Jim Grabowski – piano, organ, Wurlitzer
  • Rob Sullivan – bass
  • Jeff Panall – drums
  • Lawrence Peters – voice
  • Scout Niblett – voice
  • Steve Albini – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Jason Molina.

  1. Farewell Transmission
  2. I’ve Been Riding with the Ghost
  3. Just Be Simple
  4. Almost Was Good Enough
  5. The Old Black Hen
  6. Peoria Lunch Box Blues
  7. John Henry Split My Heart
  8. Hold on Magnolia

Gastr Del Sol: Camoufleur

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On February 23, 1998, “Drag City” label released “Camoufleur”, the fifth Gastr del Sol studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Steam Room” and “Soma” in Chicago, Illinois, “Solid Sound” in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

Personnel:

  • Jim O’Rourke – performance, recording
  • David Grubbs – performance
  • Markus Popp – performance
  • Edith Frost – vocals
  • Stephen Prina – vocals
  • Darin Gray – bass guitar
  • John McEntire – drums, recording
  • Steven Butters – steel drums
  • Jeb Bishop – trombone
  • Rob Mazurek – cornet
  • Ken Vandermark – clarinet
  • Jeremy Ronkin – French horn
  • Maureen Loughnane – violin
  • Julie Pomerleau – viola, violin
  • Phil Bonnet – recording
  • Markus Oehlen – artwork

 Track listing:

  1. The Seasons Reverse – David Grubbs, Jim O’Rourke, Markus Popp
  2. Blues Subtitled No Sense of Wonder – David Grubbs, Jim O’Rourke, Markus Popp
  3. Black Horse – David Grubbs, Jim O’Rourke
  4. Each Dream Is an Example – David Grubbs, Jim O’Rourke, Markus Popp
  5. Mouth Canyon – David Grubbs, Jim O’Rourke
  6. A Puff of Dew – David Grubbs, Jim O’Rourke, Markus Popp
  7. Bauchredner – David Grubbs, Jim O’Rourke

Tortoise: Standards

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On February 20, 2001, “Thrill Jockey” label released “Standards”, the fourth Tortoise studio album. It was recorded in 2000, at “Soma” in Chicago, and was produced by John McEntire.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Parker – guitar, bass
  • Dan Bitney – bass, guitar, percussion, vibes, marimba, keyboards, baritone saxophone
  • Douglas McCombs – bass, bass 6, guitar, lap steel
  • John Herndon – drums, vibes, keyboards, sequencing
  • John McEntire – drums, modular synthesizer, ring modulator guitar, electric harpsichord, keyboards

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff Parker, Dan Bitney, Douglas McCombs, John Herndon and John McEntire.

  1. Seneca
  2. Eros
  3. Benway
  4. Firefly
  5. Six Pack
  6. Eden 2
  7. Monica
  8. Blackjack
  9. Eden 1
  10. Speakeasy

UFO: Strangers In The Night

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On January 2, 1997, “Chrysalis” label released “Strangers in the Night”, the second UFO live album. It was recorded in October 1978, at “International Amphitheatre” in Chicago, “Louisville Gardens” in Louisville, and was produced by Ron Nevison.

Personnel:

  • Phil Mogg – vocals
  • Michael Schenker – lead guitar
  • Paul Raymond – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Pete Way – bass guitar
  • Andy Parker – drums
  • Alan McMillan – horn and string arrangements
  • Ron Nevison – engineer
  • Mike Clink – engineer assistant
  • Brian Chubb – live sound engineer
  • Hipgnosis – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Natural Thing – Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg, Pete Way
  2. Out in the Street – Pete Way, Michael Schenker
  3. Only You Can Rock Me – Pete Way, Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg
  4. Doctor Doctor – Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg
  5. Mother Mary – Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg, Pete Way, Andy Parker
  6. This Kid’s – Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg
  7. Love to Love – Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg
  8. Lights Out – Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg, Andy Parker, Pete Way
  9. Rock Bottom – Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg
  10. Too Hot to Handle – Pete Way, Phil Mogg
  11. I’m a Loser – Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg
  12. Let It Roll – Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg
  13. Shoot Shoot – Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg, Pete Way, Andy Parker

Maurice McIntyre: Feelings And Forces

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In December 1970, “Delmark” label released “Forces and Feelings”, the second Maurice McIntyre studio album. It was recorded in November 1970, at “Sound Studios” in Chicago, and was produced by Robert G. Koester.

Personnel:

  • Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute, bells
  • Rita Omolokun – vocals
  • Sarnie Garrett – guitar
  • Fred Hopkins – bass
  • Wesley Tyus – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre

  1. Fifteen or Sixteen
  2. Sun Spots
  3. Ananda
  4. Twenty-One Lines
  5. Behold! God’s Sunshine!

The Siegel–Schwall Band: 953 West

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In December 1973, “Wooden Nickel” label released “953 West”, the seventh Siegel–Schwall Band (The) album. It was recorded at in August 1973, at “Paragon Recording Studios” in Chicago, and was produced by Barry Mraz, Corky Siegel, Jim Schwall, Rollo Radford and Shelly Plotkin.

Personnel:

  • Corky Siegel – vocals, piano, harmonica
  • Jim Schwall – vocals, guitar
  • Rollo Radford – vocals, bass
  • Shelly Plotkin – drums, percussion
  • Barry Mraz – engineer
  • Bill Traut – supervision
  • Eddie Balchowsky – cover art, poem

Track listing:

  1. I’d Like to Spend Some Time Alone with You Tonight My Friend – Corky Siegel
  2. Traitor from Decatur – Patrick Garvey
  3. Good Woman – Shelly Plotkin
  4. Just Another Song About the Country Sung by a City Boy – Danny Glicken, Corky Siegel
  5. When I’ve Been Drinkin’ – Big Bill Broonzy, with additional lyrics by Jim Schwall
  6. Old Time Shimmy – Rollo Radford
  7. Off to Denver – Corky Siegel
  8. I Think It Was the Wine – Jim Schwall
  9. Reed Zone (Psychiatric Institution Blues) – Corky Siegel
  10. Blow Out the Candle – Jim Schwall

Steve Cropper

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On December 3, 2025, Steven Lee Cropper died aged 84. He was musician, songwriter, record producer and actor, known as “The Colonel”. He was the guitarist of the “Stax Records” house band, Booker T. & the M.G.’s, which backed artists such as Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas, and Johnnie Taylor. He was also member of the Blues Brothers Band, and recorded and performed with many other artists including Alabama, Jimmy Barnes, William Bell, Barbi Benton, Big Star, Stephen Bishop, Frank Black, Bobby and the Midnites, Booker T. & MG.’s, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Jimmy Buffett, Billy Burnette, Brian Cadd, Cate Brothers, Chicago, David Clayton Thomas, A. J. Croce, Patti Dahlstrom, Delaney & Bonnie, Ned Doheny, Yvonne Elliman, Jose Feliziano, Eddie Floyd, Peter Frampton, Richie Furay, Art Garfunkel, Cyndi Grecco, Levon Helm, Chris Hillman, Rebecca Lynn Howard, Etta James, Wynonna Judd, Albert King, B.B. King, Al Kooper, John Lennon, Ann Margret, Marilyn McCoo, Billy Davis Jr., Craig Morgan, Aaron Neville, Wayne Newton, Harry Nilsson, John Oates, Nigel Olsson, Roy Orbison, Dolly Parton, Wilson Pickett, Michel Polnareff, John Prine, Otis Redding, Bruce Roberts, Leon Russell, Sanford & Townsend, Leo Sayer, Poncho Sanchez, Guy Sebastian, Neil Sedaka, Paul Shaffer, Paul Simon, Percy Sledge, Broderick Smith, The Soul Children, The Staple Singers, Mavis Staple, Ringo Starr, Rod Stewart, Livingston Taylor, Carla Thomas, Mickey Thomas, Wendy Waldman, Tower of Power, The Manhattan Transfer, Dale Watson and Jerry Lynn Williams. Magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked him 36th on its list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists”. Cropper won two “Grammy Awards”, and as leader or co-leader Cropper released 13 albums.

James Moody: Flute ‘N The Blues

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In December 1956, “Argo” label released “Flute ‘n the Blues”, the ninth James Moody album. It was recorded in November 1956, in Chicago, and was produced by Dave usher.

Personnel:

  • James Moody – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute
  • Eddie Jefferson – vocals
  • Pee Wee Moore – baritone saxophone
  • Johnny Coles – trumpet
  • William Shepherd – trombone
  • Jimmy Boyd – piano, peck horn
  • John Latham – bass
  • Clarence Johnston – drums

Track listing:

  1. Flute ‘n the Blues – Harold Newboldt, James Moody, Arthur Boyd
  2. Birdland Story – Eddie Jefferson, James Moody
  3. It Could Happen to You – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  4. I Cover the Waterfront – Edward Heyman, Johnny Green
  5. Body and Soul – Edward Heyman, Johnny Green, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton
  6. Breaking the Blues – John Adriano Acea
  7. Parker’s Mood – Charlie Parker
  8. Easy Living – Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger
  9. Boo’s Tune – Florence Pleasant
  10. Richard’s Blues – Moody, Newboldt

Duke Ellington: Dance To The Duke!

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In November 1954, “Capitol” label released “Dance to the Duke!”, the eleventh Duke Ellington album. It was recorded 1953 in “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles, 1954, in San Francisco and Chicago.

Personnel:

  • Duke Ellington – piano
  • Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet
  • Rick Henderson – alto saxophone
  • Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
  • Jimmy Hamilton – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Harry Carney – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Ray Nance, Clark Terry, Gerald Wilson  
  • Quentin Jackson, George Jean, Juan Tizol, Britt Woodman – trombone
  • John Sanders – valve trombone
  • Wendell Marshall, Oscar Pettiford – bass
  • Butch Ballard, Dave Black – drums
  • Ralph Collier – congas
  • Frank Rollo – bongos

Track listing:

All tracks by Duke Ellington except where noted.

  1. C Jam Blues
  2. Orson – Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
  3. Caravan – Juan Tizol
  4. Kinda Dukish
  5. Bakiff
  6. Frivolous Banta – Rick Henderson
  7. Things Ain’t What They Used To Be – Mercer Ellington
  8. Montevideo