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Herman’s Hermit: There’s A Kind Of Hush All Over The World

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In March 1967, “Columbia” label released “There’s a Kind of Hush All Over the World”,  the fifth Herman’s Hermits studio album. It was recorded March, August – December 1966, at “De Lane Lea Studios” in London, and was produced by Mickey Most.

Personnel:

  • Peter Noone – lead vocals
  • Derek Leckenby – lead guitar
  • Keith Hopwood – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Karl Green – vocals, bass
  • Barry Whitwam – drums 
  • Val Valentin – recording supervisor
  • Acy R. Lehman – design
  • Ken Whitmore – photography

Track listing:

  1. There’s a Kind of Hush (All Over the World) – Les Reed, Geoff Stephens
  2. Saturday’s Child – David Gates
  3. If You’re Thinkin’ What I’m Thinkin’ – Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart
  4. You Won’t Be Leaving – Tony Hazzard
  5. Dandy – Ray Davies
  6. Jezebel – Wayne Shanklin
  7. No Milk Today – Graham Gouldman
  8. Little Miss Sorrow, Child of Tomorrow – Bruce Woodley
  9. Gaslight Street – Keith Hopwood, Derek Leckenby
  10. Rattler – Bruce Woodley
  11. East West – Graham Gouldman

Mahogany Rush: World Anthem

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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

Duke Ellington: Uptown Ellington

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In March 1953, “Columbia” label released “Ellington Uptown”, the fifth Duke Ellington album. It was recorded in December 1951 in New York City, February – June – July 1952 in Fresno, California.

Personnel:

  • Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn – piano
  • Betty Roché, Al Hibbler – vocal
  • Willie Smith, Johnny Hodges, Hilton Jefferson – alto saxophone
  • Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet
  • Paul Gonsalves, Al Sears – tenor saxophone
  • Harry Carney – baritone saxophone
  • Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Willie Cook, Shelton Hemphill, Al Killian, Clark Terry, Francis Williams – trumpet
  • Ray Nance – trumpet, violin
  • Lawrence Brown, Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman – trombone
  • Tyree Glenn – trombone, vibraphone
  • Claude Jones, Juan Tizol – valve trombone
  • Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone
  • Fred Guy – guitar
  • Wendell Marshall, Oscar Pettiford, Junior Raglin – bass
  • Louis Bellson, Sonny Greer – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Duke Ellington, except where noted.

  1. Skin Deep – Louis Bellson
  2. The Mooche – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
  3. Take the “A” Train – Billy Strayhorn
  4. A Tone Parallel to Harlem (Harlem Suite)
  5. Perdido – Juan Tizol
  6. Controversial Suite Part 1: Before My Time
  7. Controversial Suite Part 2: Later

Frank Sinatra: The Voice Of Frank Sinatra

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On March 4, 1946, “Columbia” label released “The Voice of Frank Sinatra”, the debut Frank Sinatra studio album. It was recorded July 1945 in Hollywood, in December 1945, in New York City, and was produced by Bill Richards.

Personnel:

  • Frank Sinatra – vocal
  • Axel Stordahl – arrangements, conductor

Hollywood session:

  • George Van Eps – guitar
  • Mark McIntyre – piano
  • John Ryan – bass
  • Ray Hagan – drums
  • Jack Mayhew – flute
  • Mischa Russell, David Frisina – violin
  • Sam Freed – viola
  • Fred Goerner – cello

New York City session:

  • Matty Golizio – guitar
  • Bill Clifton – piano
  • Frank Siravo – bass
  • Nat Polen – drums
  • Mitch Miller – oboe
  • Leonard Posner. Raoul Polikian – violin
  • Sidney Brecher – viola
  • Anthony Sophos – cello

Track listing:

10-inch LP release

  1. You Go to My Head – Haven Gillespie, J. Fred Coots
  2. Someone to Watch Over Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  3. Those Foolish Things – Hot Marvell, Jack Strachey, Harry Link
  4. Why Shouldn’t I? – Cole Porter
  5. I Don’t Know Why – Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert
  6. Try a Little Tenderness – Harry M. Woods, James Campbell, Reginald Conelly
  7. I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You – Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young
  8. Paradise – Nacio Herb Brown, Gordon Clifford

Doris Day and the André Previn Trio: Duet

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On February 22, 1962, “Columbia” label released “Duet”, album by Doris Day and the André Previn Trio. It was recorded in 1961, and was produced by Irving Townsend.

Personnel:

  • Doris Day – vocals
  • André Previn – piano, arrangements
  • Red Mitchell – double bass
  • Frank Capp -drums

Track listing:

  1. Close Your Eyes – Bernice Petkere
  2. Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread) – Rube Bloom, Johnny Mercer
  3. Yes – André Previn, Dory Langdon Previn
  4. Nobody’s Heart – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  5. Remind Me – Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields
  6. Who Are We to Say (Obey Your Heart) – Sigmund Romberg, Gus Kahn
  7. Daydreaming – André Previn, Dory Langdon Previn
  8. Give Me Time – Alec Wilder
  9. Control Yourself – André Previn, Dory Langdon Previn
  10. Wait Till You See Him – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  11. My One and Only Love – Guy Wood, Robert Mellin
  12. Falling in Love Again – Sammy Lerner, Frederick Hollander

Taj Mahal: Same

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In February 1968, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, debut Taj Mahal album. It was recorded in August 1967, and was produced by Bob Irwin and David Rubinson.

Personnel:

  • Taj Mahal – vocals, harmonica, slide guitar
  • Jesse Ed Davis – lead and slide guitar
  • Ry Cooder – rhythm guitar, mandolin
  • Bill Boatman – rhythm guitar
  • James Thomas – bass
  • Gary Gilmore – bass
  • Sanford Konikoff – drums
  • Chuck “Brother” Blackwell – drums
  • Raphael Valentin, Roy Halee – engineer
  • Ron Coro – design
  • Guy Webster – photography

Track listing:

  • Leaving Trunk – Sleepy John Estes
  • Statesboro Blues – Blind Willie McTell, arranged by Taj Mahal
  • Checkin’ Up on My Baby – Sonny Boy Williamson II
  • Everybody’s Got to Change Sometime – Sleepy John Estes
  • EZ Rider – arranged by Taj Mahal
  • Dust My Broom – Robert Johnson
  • Diving Duck Blues – Sleepy John Estes
  • The Celebrated Walkin’ Blues – arranged by Taj Mahal

Dave Brubeck Quartet: Brubeck Time

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On February 14, 1955, “Columbia” label released “Brubeck Time”, album by Dave Brubeck Quartet (the 16th Dave Brubeck album overall). It was recorded October – November 1954, at “Columbia 30the Street” in New York City , and was produced by George Avakian.

Personnel:

  • Dave Brubeck – piano
  • Paul Desmond – alto sax
  • Bob Bates – double bass
  • Joe Dodge – drums
  • Howard Fritzson – art direction
  • Randall Martin – design
  • John Jackson – production assistant

Track listing:

  1. Audrey – Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond
  2. Jeepers Creepers – Johnny Mercer, Harry Warren
  3. Pennies From Heaven – Johnny Burke, Arthur Johnston
  4. Why Do I Love You? – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  5. Stompin’ for Mili – Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond
  6. Keepin’ Out of Mischief Now – Andy Razaf, Fats Waller
  7. A Fine Romance – Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields
  8. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? – Edgar Yipsel Harburg, Jay Gorney

The Bad Plus: These Are The Vistas

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On February 11, 2003, “Columbia” label released “These Are the Vistas”, the second Bad Plus (The) studio album. It was recorded September – October 2002, at “Real World Studios”, and was produced by Tchad Blake, Ethan Iverson, Reid Anderson and David King.

Personnel:

  • Ethan Iverson – piano
  • Reid Anderson – acoustic bass
  • David King – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Reid Anderson, except where noted.

  1. Big Eater
  2. Keep the Bugs Off Your Glass and the Bears Off Your Ass – David King
  3. Smells Like Teen Spirit – Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic
  4. Everywhere You Turn
  5. 1872 Bronze Medalist – David King
  6. Guilty – Ethan Iverson
  7. Boo-Wah – Ethan Iverson
  8. Flim – Richard D. James
  9. Heart of Glass – Deborah Harry, Chris Stein
  10. Silence Is the Question

Bob Dylan And The Grateful Dead: Dylan & The Dead

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On February 6, 1989, “Columbia” label released “Dylan & the Dead”, album by Bob Dylan and Grateful Dead (The). It was recorded in July 1987, and was produced by Jerry Garcia and John Cutler.

Personnel:

  • Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar
  • Jerry Garcia – vocals, guitar
  • Bob Weir – vocals, guitar
  • Brent Mydland – vocals, keyboards
  • Phil Lesh – bass guitar
  • Mickey Hart – drums
  • Bill Kreutzmann – drums
  • Guy Charbonneau – engineer
  • John Cutler – engineer
  • Gary Hedden – engineer
  • Peter Miller – engineer
  • David Roberts – engineer
  • Billy Rothschild – engineer
  • Chris Wiskes – engineer
  • Joe Gastwirt – mastering
  • Rick Griffin – art direction
  • Herb Greene – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Dylan except where noted.

  1. Slow Train
  2. I Want You
  3. Gotta Serve Somebody
  4. Queen Jane Approximately
  5. Joey – Bob Dylan, Jacques Levy
  6. All Along the Watchtower
  7. Knockin’ on Heavens Door

Ramsey Lewis: Funky Serenity

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On January 30, 1973, “Columbia” label released “Funky Serenity”, the 39th Ramsey Lewis album. It was recorded in October 1972, and was produced by Ramsey Lewis.

Personnel:

  • Ramsey Lewis – piano, electric piano, harpsichord
  • Cleveland Eaton – bass, electric bass, percussion
  • Morris Jennings – drums, congas, percussion
  • Ed Green – percussion, violin

Track listing:

All tracks by Cleveland Eaton, Morris Jennings and Ramsey Lewis, except where noted.

  1. Kufanya Mapenzi (Making Love) – Eddie Green
  2. (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want to Be Right – Homer Banks, Carl Hampton, Raymond Jackson
  3. What It Is!
  4. My Love for You – Eddie Green
  5. Nights in White Satin – Justin Hayward
  6. Serene Funk
  7. Dreams
  8. Betcha by Golly, Wow – Thom Bell, Linda Creed
  9. Where Is the Love – Ralph MacDonald, William Salter