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Ben Webster And Harry “Sweets” Edison: Wanted to Do One Together

On September 17, 1962, “Columbia” label released “Wanted to Do One Together” (also released as Ben and “Sweets”),album by Ben Webster and Harry “Sweets” Edison. It was recorded in June 1962, at “Columbia 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Mike Berniker.

Personnel:

  • Harry “Sweets” Edison – trumpet
  • Ben Webster – tenor saxophone
  • Hank Jones – piano
  • George Duvivier – bass
  • Clarence Johnson – drums

Track listing:

  1. Better Go – Ben Webster
  2. How Long Has This Been Going On – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  3. Kitty – Harry Edison
  4. My Romance – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  5. Did You Call Her Today – Ben Webster
  6. Embraceable You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

Miles Davis: Aura

On September 12, 1989, “Columbia” label released “Aura”, album by Miles Davis. It was recorded January – February 1985, at “Easy Sound Studio” in Copenhagen, Denmark, and was produced by Palle Mikkelborg. This was Miles Davis’s final album released in his lifetime.

Personnel:

  • Miles Davis – trumpet
  • Bent Jædig, Flemming Madsen, Jesper Thilo, Per Carsten, Uffe Karskov – saxophones, woodwinds
  • Benny Rosenfeld, Idrees Sulieman, Jens Winther, Palle Bolvig, Perry Knudsen, Palle Mikkelborg – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Jens Engel, Ture Larsen, Vincent Nilsson – trombone
  • Ole Kurt Jensen – bass trombone
  • Axel Windfeld – bass trombone, tuba
  • Niels Eje – oboe, English horn
  • Bjarne Roupé, John McLaughlin – guitar
  • Kenneth Knudsen, Ole Kock Hansen, Thomas Clausen – keyboards
  • Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – bass
  • Bo Stief – Fender bass, fretless bass
  • Lennart Gruvstedt – drums
  • Vincent Wilburn Jr. – electronic drums
  • Ethan Weisgaard, Marilyn Mazur – percussion
  • Lillian Thornquist – harp
  • Eva Hess-Thaysen – vocals
  • Palle Mikkelborg – arrangements
  • Henrik Lund, Niels Erik Land – engineer
  • Stacy Drummond – art direction
  • Gilles Larrain – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Palle Mikkelborg

  1. Intro
  2. White
  3. Yellow
  4. Orange
  5. Red
  6. Green
  7. Blue
  8. Electric Red
  9. Indigo
  10. Violet

Tanya Tucker: Delta Dawn

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On September 11, 1972, “Columbia” label released “Delta Dawn”, the debut Tanya Tucker studio album. It was recorded March – July 1972, at “Columbia Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Billy Sherrill.

Personnel:

  • Tanya Tucker – lead vocals
  • The Jordanaires – backing vocals
  • The Nashville Edition – backing vocals
  • Lou Bradley – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Delta Dawn – Alex Harvey, Larry Collins
  2. New York City Song – Linda Hargrove
  3. Smell the Flowers – Jerry Reed
  4. If You Touch Me (You’ve Got to Love Me) – Carmol Taylor, Norro Wilson, Joe Stampley
  5. He’s All I Got – Jerry Williams, Gary U.S. Bond
  6. The Jamestown Ferry – Mark Vickery, Bobby Borchers
  7. Loving You Could Never Be Better – Earl Montgomery, Carl Montgomery, Betty Tate
  8. Soul Song – George Richey, Norro Wilson, Billy Sherrill
  9. Love’s the Answer – Emily Mitchell, Norro Wilson
  10. The happiest Girl in the Whole USA – Donna Fargo
  11. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry – Hank Williams

Roger Waters: Amused To Death

On September 7, 1992, “Columbia” label released “Amused to Death”, the third Roger Waters studio album. It was recorded 1987 – 1992, at “The Billiard Room”, “Olympic Studios”, “CTS Studios”, “Angel Recording Studios” and “Abbey Road Studios” in London, “Compass Point Studios” in Nassau, “Ameraycan Studios” and “Devonshire Sound Studios” in Los Angeles, “Johnny Yuma Recording” in Burbank, and was produced by Roger Waters and Patrick Leonard.

Personnel:             

  • Roger Waters – vocals, bass guitar, EMU synthesiser, acoustic guitar, twelve-string guitar
  • Jeff Beck – guitar
  • Andy Fairweather Low – electric rhythm guitar, acoustic rhythm guitar, guitars, Rickenbacker 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Tim Pierce – guitar 
  • Geoff Whitehorn – guitar 
  • B.J. Cole – pedal steel guitar
  • Rick DiFonzo – guitar
  • Steve Lukather – guitar 
  • Bruce Gaitsch – acoustic guitar
  • Patrick Leonard – keyboards, 2nd sportscaster voice, Hammond organ, synthesizers, acoustic piano, percussion programming, choir arrangements
  • John “Rabbit” Bundrick – Hammond organ 
  • Randy Jackson – bass 
  • Jimmy Johnson – bass 
  • John Pierce – bass guitar 
  • John Patitucci – upright bass, electric bass 
  • Graham Broad – drums, percussion 
  • Denny Fongheiser – drums 
  • Jeff Porcaro – drums 
  • Brian Macleod – snare, hi-hat
  • Luis Conte – percussion
  • Guo Yi & the Peking Brothers – dulcimer, lute, zhen, oboe, bass 
  • Steve Sidwell – cornet
  • John Dupree – strings arrangements, conductor 
  • National Philharmonic Orchestra Limited – orchestra
  • Michael Kamen – orchestral arrangements, conductor
  •  Alf Razzell – speech
  • London Welsh Chorale – choir
  • Kenneth Bowen – choir conductor
  • Don Henley – vocals 
  • P.P. Arnold – vocals
  • Rita Coolidge – vocals
  • Marv Albert – sportscaster voice
  • Jessica Leonard, Jordan Leonard – screaming kids 
  • Charles Fleischer – TV evangelist speech 
  • Katie Kissoon – backing vocals
  • Doreen Chanter – backing vocals
  • N’Dea Davenport – backing vocals
  • Natalie Jackson – backing vocals
  • Lynn Fiddmont-Linsey – backing vocals
  • Jon Joyce – backing vocals
  • Stan Farber (credited as Stan Laurel) – backing vocals 
  • Jim Haas – backing vocals
  • Hayden Bendall – engineer
  • Jerry Jordan – engineer
  • Stephen McLaughlin – engineer
  • James Guthrie – mixing
  • Nick Griffiths – co-producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Roger Waters.

  1. The Ballad of Bill Hubbard
  2. What God Wants, Part I
  3. Perfect Sense, Part I
  4. Perfect Sense, Part II
  5. The Bravery of Being Out of Range
  6. Late Home Tonight, Part I
  7. Late Home Tonight, Part II
  8. Too Much Rope
  9. What God Wants, Part II
  10. What God Wants, Part III
  11. Watching TV
  12. Three Wishes
  13. It’s a Miracle
  14. Amused to Death

Johnny Cash And June Carter Cash: Johnny Cash And His Woman

On September 3, 1973, “Columbia” label released “Johnny Cash and His Woman”, album by Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash (the 27th Johnny Cash album album). It was recorded in 1973, and was produced by Don Law.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar
  • June Carter Cash – vocals
  • Bob Wootton, Carl Perkins, David Jones – guitar
  • Bill Walker, Jerry Whitehurst – piano, keyboards
  • Marshall Grant – bass
  • WS Holland – drums
  • Bill Walker – arrangements, conductor
  • Charlie Bragg, Roger Tucker, Joey Watson – engineer

Track listing:

  1. The Color of Love – Billy Edd Wheeler
  2. Saturday Night in Hickman County – Johnny Cash
  3. Allegheny – Chris Gantry
  4. Life Has Its Little Ups and Down – Margaret Ann Rich
  5. Matthew 24 (is Knocking at the Door) – Johnny Cash
  6. The City of New Orleans – Steve Goodman
  7. Tony – D. C. Powers
  8. The Pine Tree – Billy Edd Wheeler
  9. We’re for Love – Reba Hancock, M. S. Tubb
  10. Godshine – D. C. Powers

Johnny Cash: Johnny 99

On August 29, 1983, “Columbia” label released “Johnny 99”, the 69th Johnny Cash album. It was recorded in April 1983, at “Magnolia” in Hollywood, and was produced by Brian Ahern.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Cash – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Hoyt Axton, Barbara Bennett, Donivan Cowart, Lynn Langham – vocals
  • June Carter – vocals
  • James Burton – electric guitar
  • Bob Wootton – electric guitar
  • Brian Ahern – gut-string guitar, 6-string bass, tambourine, arrangements
  • Tim Goodman – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, 6-string bass, banjo
  • Marty Stuart – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin
  • David Mansfield – mandolin, mandocello, fiddle
  • Glen D. Hardin – keyboards
  • Nick DeCaro – accordion
  • Jo-El Sonnier – accordion
  • Norton Buffalo – harmonica
  • Jerry Scheff – bass guitar
  • Hal Blaine – drums
  • Jack Grochmal, Donivan Cowart, Brian Ahern – engineer
  • John Seakwood – photography

Track listing:

  1. Highway Patrolman – Bruce Springsteen
  2. That’s the Truth – Paul Kennerley
  3. God Bless Robert E. Lee – Bobby Hutcherson, Mack Vickery
  4. New Cut Road – Guy Clark
  5. Johnny 99 – Bruce Springsteen
  6. Ballad of the Ark – Steven Rhymer
  7. Joshua Gone Barbados – Eric Von Schmidt
  8. Girl from the Canyon – Carolina Edwards, Jonathan Edwards
  9. Brand New Dance – Paul Kennerley
  10. The Ragged but I’m Right – George Jones

Wynton Marsalis: The Marciac Suite

On August 22, 2000, “Columbia” label released “The Marciac Suite”, album by Wynton Marsalis Septet (the 25th Wynton Marsalis album overall). Wynton Marsalis recorded the music for the annual “Jazz in Marciac” festival. The album was originally included as a bonus disc with the “Swinging into the 21st series”, released in 1999.It was recorded in 1999, at “Jazz in Maricac” festival, and was produced by Delfeayo Marsalis.

Personnel:

  • Wynton Marsalis – trumpet
  • Wessell Anderson – alto saxophone
  • Victor Goines – tenor vocals, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Wycliffe Gordon – trombone
  • Cyrus Chestnut – piano
  • Eric Lewis – piano
  • Farid Barron – piano
  • Marthaniel Roberts – piano
  • Rodney Whitaker – bass
  • Herlin Rilet – drums
  • Roland Guerrero – percussion

Track listing:

  1. Loose Duck
  2. The Big Top
  3. Jean-Louis is Everywhere
  4. Mademoiselle d’Gascony
  5. Armagnac Dreams
  6. Marciac Fun
  7. For My Kids at the Collège of Marciac
  8. Marciac Moon
  9. d’Artagnan
  10. Guy Lafitte
  11. B Is for Boussaget (and Bass)
  12. In the House of Laberriere
  13. Sunflowers

Miles Davis: E.S.P.

On August 16, 1965, “Columbia” label released “E.S.P.”, album by Miles Davis (his eleventh album for “Columbia” label). It was recorded in January 1965, at “Columbia Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Irving Townsend.

Personnel:

  • Miles Davis – trumpet
  • Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Tony Williams – drums
  • Bob Cato – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. E.S.P. – Wayne Shorter
  2. Eighty – One – Ron Carter, Miles Davis
  3. Little One – Herbie Hancock
  4. R.J. – Ron Carter
  5. Agitation – Miles Davis
  6. Ins – Wayne Shorter
  7. Mood – Ron Carter, Miles Davis

Primal Scream: Evil Heat

On August 5, 2002, “Columbia” label released “Evil Heat”, the seventh Primal Scream studio album. It was recorded in 2002, and was produced by Two Lone Swordsmen, Kevin Shields and Jagz Kooner.

Personnel:

  • Bobby Gillespie – vocals, guitar, programming
  • Andrew Innes – guitar
  • Robert Young – guitar, programming
  • Martin Duffy – keyboards, programming, samples
  • Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield – bass
  • Darrin Mooney – drums, programming
  • Jim Reid – lead vocals
  • Marco Nelson – harmony voice
  • Kate Moss – additional vocals
  • Robert Plant – harmonica
  • Kevin Shields – guitar effects
  • Paul Harte – guitar effects
  • Phil Mossman – harmonica
  • Darren Morris – synthesizer
  • Brendan Lynch – synthesizer
  • Chris Mackin – bass guitar

Track listing:

All tracks by Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes, Robert Young, Martin Duffy, Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield and Darrin Mooney, except where noted.

  1. Deep Hill of Morning Sun
  2. Miss Lucifer
  3. Autobahn 66
  4. Detroit
  5. Rise
  6. The Lord Is My Shotgun
  7. City
  8. Some Velvet Morning – Lee Hazlewood
  9. Skull X
  10. A Scanner Darkly
  11. Space Blues #2 – Martin Duffy

Wynton Marsalis: Levee Low Moan: Soul Gestures in Southern Blue, Vol. 3

On May 30, 1991, “Columbia” label released “Levee Low Moan: Soul Gestures in Southern Blue, Vol. 3” the 13th Wynton Marsalis album.

Personnel:

  • Wynton Marsalis- trumpet
  • Wes “Warmdaddy” Anderson- alto saxophone
  • Todd Williams- tenor saxophone
  • Marcus Roberts- piano
  • Reginald Veal- acoustic bass
  • Herlin Riley- drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Wynton Marsalis, except where noted.

  1. Levee Low Moan
  2. Jig’s Jig
  3. So This Is Jazz, Huh?
  4. In the House of Williams – Todd Williams
  5. Superb Starling