In April 1977, “Columbia” label released “Elegant Gypsy”, the second Al Di Meola studio album. It was recorded December 1976 – January 1977, and was produced by Al Di Meola. “Elegant Gypsy” won an annual award for “Best Guitar Album in Guitar Player”.
Personnel:
Al Di Meola – acoustic and electric guitars, piano, synthesizer, percussion
Paco de Lucía – acoustic guitar
Jan Hammer – keyboards
Barry Miles – keyboards
Anthony Jackson – bass guitar
Steve Gadd – drums
Lenny White – drums
Mingo Lewis – congas, synthesizers, organ, percussion
On March 27, 1992, “Columbia” label released “Lucky Town”, the 10th Bruce Springsteen studio album. It was recorded September 1991 – January 1992, at “Thrill Hill” in Colls Neck, New Jersey, “A&M” in Hollywood, and was produced by Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin and Roy Bittan.
Personnel:
Bruce Springsteen – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass, harmonica, percussion
Ian McLagan – Hammond organ
Roy Bittan – keyboards; keyboard bass
Randy Jackson – bass
Gary Mallaber – drums
Patti Scialfa – backing vocals
Soozie Tyrell – backing vocals
Lisa Lowell – backing vocals
Toby Scott – engineer
Greg Goldman, Robert “RJ” Jaczko, Randy Wine – engineer assistant
In March 1967, “Columbia” label released “Straight, No Chaser”, the sixth Thelonious Monk studio album. It was recorded 1966 – 1967, and was produced by Teo Macero.
Personnel:
Thelonious Monk – piano
Charlie Rouse – tenor sax
Larry Gales – bass
Ben Riley – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Thelonious Monk, except where noted.
Locomotive
I Didn’t Know About You – Duke Ellington
Straight, No Chaser
Japanese Folk Song – Rentaro Taki
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
On March 11, 1976, “Columbia” label released “Black Market”, the sixth Weather Report studio album. It was recorded December 1975 – January 1976, at “Devonshire Sound Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter.
Personnel:
Joe Zawinul – Yamaha grand piano, Rhodes electric piano, 2 × ARP 2600, Oberheim polyphonic synthesizer, orchestration
Wayne Shorter – Selmer soprano and tenor saxophones, Computone Lyricon
In February 1972, “Columbia” label released “Science Fiction”, the 13th Ornette Coleman album. It was recorded September – October 1971, at “Columbia Studios” in New York City.
Personnel:
Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone, trumpet, violin
Dewey Redman – tenor saxophone, musette
Don Cherry – pocket trumpet
Bobby Bradford – trumpet
Carmine Fornarotto, Gerard Schwarz – trumpet
Charlie Haden – double bass, electric double bass with wah-wah pedal
On February 18, 1964, “Columbia” label released “Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington”, the fifth Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded in February 1964, at “Columbia Recording Studios” in New York, and was produced by Robert Mersey.
Personnel:
Aretha Franklin – vocals, piano
Ernie Hayes – piano, organ
Paul Griffin – organ
George Duvivier – bass guitar
Gary Chester – drums
Buddy Lucas – tenor saxophone, harmonica
Teddy Charles – vibraphone
Ernie Royal – trumpet
Bob Asher – trombone
Robert Mersey – strings arrangements, conductor
Adam Block – legacy’s rhythm and soul series director
Tony Sellari – art direction
C.M.O.N. – design
John Berg – jacket cover
Robert Constanzo – packaging manager
Track listing:
Unforgettable – Irving Gordon
Cold, Cold Heart – Hank Williams
What a Diff’rence a Day Made – Stanley Adams, María Méndez Grever
Drinking Again – Johnny Mercer, Doris Tauber
Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning – Tom Delaney, Pearl Delaney
Evil Gal Blues – Lionel Hampton, Leonard Feather
Don’t Say You’re Sorry Again – Lee Pearl, Art Berman, Eugene West
This Bitter Earth – Clyde Otis
If I Should Lose You – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
Soulville – Titus Turner, Morris Levy, Henry Glover, Dinah Washington
On February 9, 2018, “Columbia” label released “Little Dark Age”, the fourth MGMT studio album. It was recorded September 2016 – May 2017, at “Baby Office” and “Kingsize Soundlabs” in Los Angeles, “The CRC” and “Tarbox Toad” in New York, and was produced by Patrick Wimberly, Dave Fridmann and Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser.
On February 4, 1992, “Columbia” label released “Sap”, the second Alice in Chains studio EP. It was recorded in November 1991, at “London Bridge” in Seattle, and was produced by Rick Parashar
Personnel:
Jerry Cantrell – vocals, guitar, bass
Michael Starr – bass, guitar
Layne Staley – vocals, drums
Sean Kinney – drums, percussion, piano, megaphone
Mark Arm – vocals
Chris Cornell – vocals
Ann Wilson – vocals
Eddy Schreyer – mastering
David Coleman – art direction
Rocky Schenck – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Jerry Cantrell, except where noted.
Brother
Got Me Wrong
Right Turn
Am I Inside – lyrics by Layne Staley, music by Jerry Cantrell
In January 1975, “Columbia” label released “Captain Marvel”, the 70th Stan Getz album. It was recorded in March 1972, at “A&R” in New York City, and was produced by Stan Getz.
On December 9, 1977, “Columbia” label released “Draw the Line”, the fifth Aerosmith studio album. It was recorded June – October 1977, at “The Cenacle” in New York, “Record Plant” in New York City, and was produced by Jack Douglas, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer.
Personnel:
Steven Tyler – lead and backing vocals, harmonica, piano
Joe Perry – lead and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, slide guitar
Brad Whitford – rhythm and lead guitar
Tom Hamilton – bass guitar
Joey Kramer – drums, percussion
Paul Prestopino – acoustic guitar, banjo
Jack Douglas – mandolin
Scott Cushnie – piano
Stan Bronstein – saxophone
Karen Lawrence – backing vocals
Jack Douglas – arrangements
Jay Messina – engineer
Sam Ginsberg – engineer assistant
George Marino – mastering
Al Hirschfeld – cover illustration
David Krebs, Steve Leber – executive producers, art direction
David Hewitt – remote truck director
Track listing:
Draw the line – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
I Wanna Know Why – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
Critical Mass – Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton, Jack Douglas
Get It Up – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
Bright Light Fright – Joe Perry
Kings and Queens – Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Jack Douglas
The Hand That Feeds – Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Jack Douglas
Sight for Sore Eyes – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Jack Douglas, David Johansen
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