On May 19, 1969, “Columbia” label released “Oar”, the only Alexander “Skip” Spence studio album. It was recorded in December 1968, at “Columbia Studios” in Nashville, and was produced by Alexander Spence.
Personnel:
Alexander “Skip” Spence – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, drums
Charlie Bradley, Don Meehan, Mike Figlio – engineer
In April 1972, “Columbia” label released “The Island of Real”, the ninth and final Rascals (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Felix Cavaliere.
Personnel:
Felix Cavaliere – vocals, keyboards, ARP synthesizer
Howard “Buzz” Feiten – guitar, ARP synthesizer
Annie Sutton – vocals, backing vocals
Robert Popwell – bass
Dino Danelli – drums, percussion
Kwasi “Rocky” Dzidzornu – conga
Ralph MacDonald – conga
Jack Scarangella – conga
Daniel Ben Zebulon – conga
Joe Farrell – saxophone, flute
David Sanborn – saxophone, horn
Jon Smith – saxophone, horn
Steve Madaio – trumpet
Hubert Laws – flute
Manny Stamm – flugelhorn
Woodstock Horns – horns
Louis Colin – harp
Molly Holt – backing vocals
Arthur Jenkins – arrangements
Track listing:
All tracks by Felix Cavaliere, except where noted.
In April 1969, “Columbia” label released “Soft and Beautiful”, the fifteenth Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded in July 1964, and was produced by Clyde Otis.
Personnel:
Aretha Franklin – vocal
Belford C. Hendricks – arrangements, conductor
Stan Tonkel – engineer
Stan Weiss – engineer
Thomas B. Allen – painting
Linda Solomon – liner notes
Track listing:
Only the Lonely – Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
I Wish I Didn’t Love You So – Frank Loesser
(Ah, the Apple Trees) When the World Was Young – Johnny Mercer, M. Philippe-Gérard
Shangri-La – Carl Sigman, Robert Maxwell, Matty Malneck
A Mother’s Love – Cliff Owens
My Coloring Book – John Kander, Fred Ebb
Jim – Nelson Shawn, Caesar Petrillo, Edward Rose
Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love) – Paul Francis Webster, Dimitri Tiomkin
But Beautiful – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
People (from Funny Girl) – Jule Styne, Bob Merrill
On April 14, 1954, “Columbia” label released “Chet Baker & Strings”, album by Chet Baker. It was recorded December 1953 – February 1954, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Richard Bock.
Personnel:
Chet Baker – trumpet
Bud Shank – alto saxophone, flute
Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone
Russ Freeman – piano
Joe Mondragon – bass
Shelly Manne – drums
Sam Cytron, Jack Gasselin, George Kast, Eudice Shapiro, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin – violin
Lou Kievman, Paul Robyn – viola
Victor Gottlieb – cello
Jack Montrose, Johnny Mandel, Marty Paich, Shorty Rogers – arrangements
Track listing:
You Don’t Know What Love Is – Don Raye, Gene de Paul
I’m Thru With Love – Fud Livingston, Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck
Love Walked In – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
You Better Go Now – Irvin Graham, Bickley Reichner
I Married An Angel – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
Love – Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane
I Love You – Cole Porter
What a Diff’rence a Day Made – María Grever, Stanley Adams
On March 24, 2023, “Columbia” label released “Memento Mori”, the fifteenth Depeche Mode studio album. It was recorded July – October 2023, at “Electric Ladyboy” in Santa Brabara, “Shangri-La” in Malibu, and was produced by James Ford.
Personnel:
Dave Gahan – lead vocals
Martin L. Gore – lead, co-lead and backing vocals, synthesizer, guitar
James Ford – programming, synthesizer, guitar, pedal steel guitar, bass guitar, piano, drums, percussion, strings, additional strings arrangement
On March 9, 1959, “Columbia” label released “Porgy and Bess”, album by Miles Davis. It was recorded July – August 1958, at “Columbia 30th Street” in New York City, and was produced by Cal Lampley.
Personnel:
Miles Davis – trumpet, flugelhorn
Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
Ernie Royal, Bernie Glow, Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci – trumpet
Dick Hixon, Frank Rehak, Jimmy Cleveland, Joe Bennett – trombone
Willie Ruff, Julius Watkins, Gunther Schuller – horn
In February 1972, “Columbia” label released “Science Fiction”, the 13th Ornette Coleman album. It was recorded September – October 1971, at “Columbia Studio E” in New York City and was produced by James Jordan.
Personnel:
Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone, trumpet, violin
Dewey Redman – tenor saxophone, musette
Don Cherry – pocket trumpet
Bobby Bradford, Carmine Fornarotto, Gerard Schwarz – trumpet
On January 28, 2022, “Columbia” label released “Motordrome”, the third MØ album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Ariel Rechtshaid, Ronni Vindahl, Jakob Littauer, Jam City, Lotus IV, SG Lewis, Sly and Stint.
Personnel:
MØ – vocals, vocal production
Andreas Lund – guitar
Ronni Vindahl – guitar
August Rosenbaum – piano
Yangze – piano
SG Lewis – bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, programming
Rasmus Littauer – drums, programming
Karen Johanne Pedersen – violin
Jake Braun – cello
Live Johansson – cello
Josefine Struckmann Pedersen – backing vocals
Melissa Gregerson – backing vocals
Jasmine Chen – engineer
Matt DiMona – engineer
John Hanes – engineer
Anthony Dolhai – engineer
Geoff Swan – mixing
Serban Ghenea – mixing
Emily Lazar – mastering
Chris Allgood – mastering
Ariel Rechtshaid – vocal production
SG Lewis – vocal production
Sly – vocal production
Caroline Ailin – vocal production
Ronni Vindahl – vocal production
Track listing:
Kindness – Karen Marie Ørsted, Ariel Rechtshaid, Jack Latham, Jakob Littauer
Live to Survive – Karen Marie Ørsted, Caroline Ailin, Samuel George Lewis, Sylvester Sivertsen
Wheelspin – Karen Marie Ørsted, Jakob Littauer, Ronni Vindahl
Cool to Cry – Karen Marie Ørsted, Sylvester Sivertsen, Caroline Ailin, Ariel Rechtshaid, Noonie Bao, Linus Wiklund
Youth Is Lost – Karen Marie Ørsted, Jakob Littauer
New Moon – Karen Marie Ørsted, Sylvester Sivertsen, Caroline Ailin, Noonie Bao, Linus Wiklund
Brad Pitt – Karen Marie Ørsted, Jakob Littauer, Ajay Bhattacharya, Michael Pollack, Daniel Schnair, Mads Damsgaard, Ronni Vindahl
Goosebumps – Karen Marie Ørsted, Jakob Littauer
Hip Bones – Karen Marie Ørsted, Jakob Littauer, Ronni Vindahl
Punches – Karen Marie Ørsted, Jakob Littauer, Mads Damsgaard, Ronni Vindahl, Søren Breum
In December 1972, “Columbia” label released “Azteca”, the debut Coke Escovedo and Pete Escovedo with their band Azteca. It was recorded in September 1972, and was produced by Coke Escovedo, Pete Escovedo, Ween Haas, Errol Knowles, Neal Schon, Tom Harrell, Paul Jackson, Lenny White and Victor Pantoja.
Personnel:
Coke Escovedo – timbales, sleeve notes
Pete Escovedo – vocals, arrangements
Errol Knowles – vocals
Wendy Haas – vocals
Neal Schon – guitar
Paul Jackson – acoustic bass, electric bass
Lenny White III – vocals, drums
Victor Pantoja – vocals, congas
Tom Harrell – trumpet, arrangements
Rico Reyes – vocals
James Vincent (Dondelinger) – guitar
Flip Nuñez – organ
George Moribus – electric piano
George DiQuattro – piano, clavinet
Melvyn Martin – soprano, tenor and baritone saxophone, flute, piccolo
Bob Ferreira – tenor saxophone, piccolo
Jules Rowell – valve trombone
George Engfer – recording
Glen Kolotkin – engineer
George Horn – mastering
Bruce Steinberg – artwork, design, photography
Track listing:
La Piedra del Sol – Lenny White III, Tom Harrell
Mamita Linda – James Vincent (Dondelinger), Tom Dondelinger
Ain’t Got No Special Woman – Mike Pearson, Rico Reyes, Tom Harrell
Empty Prophet – James Vincent (Dondelinger), Rick Canoff
Can’t Take the Funk Out of Me – Paul Jackson
Oeace Everybody – Pete Escovedo, George DiQuattro
Non Pacem – Flip Núnez
Ah! Ah! – Pete Escovedo, Tito Puente
Love Not Then – Flip Núnez
Azteca – Al Bent
Theme: La Piedra del Sol – Lenny White III, Tom Harrell
In December 1968, “Columbia” label released “Filles de Kilimanjaro”, the 40th Miles Davis album. It was recorded June – September 1968, at “Columbia 30th Street” in New York City, and was produced by Teo Mecero.
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