In July 1968, “Coltrane” and “Impulse” labels released “Cosmic Music”, album by John Coltrane and Alice Coltrane. It was recorded February 1966 – January 1968, at “Coast Recorders” in San Francisco, and Coltrane’s home studio in Dix Hill, New York, and was released after John Coltrane’s death.
In May 1968, “Bluebird/RCA” label released “…And His Mother Called Him Bill”, the 58th Duke Ellington album. It was recorded August – November 1967, at “Coast Recorders” in San Francisco, “RCA Victor” in New York City, and was produced by Steve Backer and Brad McCuen. In 1968, it won the “Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album”.
Personnel:
Duke Ellington – piano
Mercer Ellington – trumpet
Cat Anderson – trumpet
Herbie Jones – trumpet
Cootie Williams – trumpet
Clark Terry – flugelhorn
Lawrence Brown – trombone
Buster Cooper – trombone
Chuck Connors – bass trombone
John Sanders – valve trombone
Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
Russell Procope – clarinet, alto saxophone
Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone
Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
Harry Carney – baritone saxophone
Aaron Bell – double bass
Jeff Castleman – double bass
Steve Little – drums
Sam Woodyard – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Billy Strayhorn, except where noted.
On October 29, 1996, “Young God” and “Atavistic” labels released “Soundtracks for the Blind”, the tenth Swans studio album. It was recorded 1981 – 1996, at “Coast Recorders” in San Francisco, “B.C. Studios” in Brooklyn, New York, “Plastikville” in New York City, “Griffin Mastering” in Atlanta, Georgia, and was produced by Michael Gira and Jarboe.
Personnel:
Michael Gira – vocals, guitar, samples, sounds, loops
Jarboe – vocals, keyboards, sounds, loops
Joe Goldring – electric guitar, bass guitar
Vudi – acoustic and electric guitar
Larry Mullins – drums, percussion, vibraphone
Cris Force – viola
Bill Rieflin
Christoph Hahn
Clinton Steele
Larry Lame
Norman Westberg
Algis Kizys
Billy Anderson – recording, mixing
Martin Bisi – recording, mixing
Larry Lame – recording, mixing
Chris Griffin – recording, mixing engineer
Andy Ray – live engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Michael Gira, except where noted.
Siver
Red Velvet Corridor
I Was a Prisoner in Your Skull
Helpless Child
Live Through Me
Yum-Yab Killers – Jarboe
The Beautiful Days
Volcano – Jarboe
Mellothumb
All Lined Up
Surrogate 2 – Michael Gira, Jarboe
How They Suffer
Animus
Copper
Red Velvet Wound – Jarboe
The Sound
Her Mouth Is Filled with Honey – Michael Gira, Jarboe
On August 30, 1993, “4AD” and “Elektra” label released “Last Splash”, the second Breeders (The) album. It was recorded 1990 – 1993, at “Coast Recorders” in Hollywood, “Brilliant Studios” in San Francisco, “Refraze Recording Studio” in Dayton, and was produced by Kim Deal and Mark Freegard. In June 1994, the album was certified Platinum by the “Recording Industry Association of America”,
Personnel:
Kim Deal – lead vocals, guitar, Moog, Casiotone
Kelley Deal – vocals, guitar, Kenmore 12-stitch, lap steel, mandolin
On June 15, 1993, “Sire” label released “14 Songs”, the debut Paul Westerberg studio album. It was recorded 1992 – 1993, at “Coast Recorders” in San Francisco, “R.P.M.” in New York City, “Paisley Park” in Chanhassen, Minnesota, “Sound Factory” in Hollywood, and was produced by Matt Wallace and Paul Westerberg.
Personnel:
Paul Westerberg – guitar, keyboards, saxophone, vocals
Ian McLagan – piano, backing vocals
Matt Wallace – bass, percussion, drums, backing vocals
On April 30, 1979, “Concord Jazz” label released “Blue Byrd”, the 45th Charlie Byrd album. It was recorded in 1979, at “Coast Recorders” in San Francisco, and was produced by Carl E. Jefferson.
Personnel:
Charlie Byrd – guitar
Gene “Joe” Byrd – vocals, bass
Wayne Phillips – drums
Phil Edwards – recording
Judy O’Rourke – design, illustration
Track listing:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t That Thing) – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
Vou Vivendo – Alfredo Vianna
Nice Work If You Can Get It – George Gershwin, Ira Gesrhwin
Jitterbug Walts – Thomas “Fats” Walter
Soft Lights and Sweet Music – Irving Berlin
It Ain’t Nothing But the Blues – Duke Ellington, Larry Fotine, Don George
On March 27, 1995, “4AD” label released “Ocean Beach”, the fourth Red House Painters studio album. It was recorded in 1994, at “Coast Recorders”, “Hyde Street Studios”, “David Wellhousen’s Studio” in San Francisco, and was produced by Mark Kozelek.
Personnel:
Mark Kozelek – vocals, guitar
Gorden Mack – guitar
Jerry Vessel – bass guitar
Anthony Koutsos – drums
Dan Barbee – keyboards
Carrie Bradley – vocal, violin
Gibbs Chapman – engineer
Andy Taub, Mark Needham, Matt Kelly – additional engineering
In January 1982, “Concord Jazz” label released “Heat Wave”, album by Cal Tjader and Carmen McRae album (the 68 Cal Tjader album overall, and his final recording). It was recording in 1981, at “Coast Recorders” in San Francisco, and was produced by Carl Jefferson.
Personnel:
Cal Tjader – vibraphone
Carmen McRae – vocals
Marshall Otwell – piano, arrangements
Mark Levine – piano, arrangements
Rob Fisher – bass
Vince Lateano – drums
Poncho Sanchez – congas, percussion
Ramon Banda – percussion, timbales
Al Bent – trombone
Mike Heathman – trombone
Phil Edwards – engineer
Leonard Feather – liner notes
Track listing:
Heat Wave – Irving Berlin
All in Love Is Fair – Stevie Wonder
Besame Mucho – Sunny Skylar, Consuelo Velázquez
Evil Ways – Sonny Henry
Do Nothin’ Till You Hear from Me – Duke Ellington, Bob Russell
Love – Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin
Upside Down (Flor de Lis) – Djavan, Regina Wernech
The Visit – Ivan Lins, Vítor Martins, Regina Wernech
In September 1972, “Impulse!’ label released “Infinity”, album by John Coltrane. It features overdubs with strings of Coltrane’s pieces recorded in 1965 and 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, “Coast Recorders” in San Francisco, and was produced by Ed Mitchell.
Personnel:
Original performance
John Coltrane – soprano and tenor sax, bass clarinet, percussion, bells
On September 2, 2008, “The Lab” label released “Jefferson’s Tree of Liberty”, the tenth Jefferson Starship album. It was recorded in October 1970 at “Wally Heider Studios”, in San Francisco, in 1998 at “Coast Recorders” in San Francisco, in March and May 2008 at “Renegade Studios” in San Rafael, California, and was produced by Michael Gaiman, David Freiberg, and Paul Kantner.
Personnel:
Paul Kantner– vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar, ‘George Harrison’ lead guitar, 12-string electric guitar, banjo, glass harmonica, mixing, liner notes
David Freiberg– vocals, acoustic and washboard guitar, mixing, additional recording, liner notes
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