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Cécile McLorin Salvant: Woman Child

On May 28, 2013, “Justin Time” label released “Woman Child”, the second Cécile McLorin Salvant studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Avatar Studios”, and was produced by Al Pryor.

Personnel:

  • Cécile McLorin Salvant – vocals, piano, illustration
  • James Chirillo – guitar, banjo
  • Aaron Diehl – piano
  • Rodney Whitaker – double bass
  • Herlin Riley – drums
  • Aaron Diehl – arrangements
  • Frederic Nardin – arrangements
  • Todd Whitelock – recording, mixing
  • Damon Whittemore – additional engineering
  • Tim Marchiafava – recording assistant
  • Mark Wilder – mastering
  • Randall Kennedy – creative director
  • Raj Naik – art direction, design
  • Maria Ehrenreich – artwork
  • John Abbott – photography
  • Ted Gioia – liner notes
  • Gretchen C. Valade – executive producer
  • Gina Fabiano, Will Wakefield – production manager

Track listing:

  1. St. Louis Gal – J. Russel Robinson
  2. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was – Richard Rogers, Lorenz Hart
  3. Nobody – Alex Rogers, Bert Williams
  4. Woman Child – Cécile McLorin Salvant
  5. Le Front Caché Sur Tes Genoux – lyrics by Ida Faubert, music by Cécile McLorin Salvant
  6. Prelude / There’s A Lull in My Life – Aaron Diehl, Harry Revel, Mack Gordon
  7. You Bring Out the Savage in Me – Sam Coslow
  8. Baby Have Pity on Me – Billy Mol, Clarence Williams
  9. John Henry – traditional
  10. Jitterbug Waltz – Charles Grean, Fats Waller, Maxine Manners
  11. What A Little Moonlight Can Do – Harry M. Woods
  12. Deep Dark Blue – Cécile McLorin Salvant

Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer & Shahzad Ismaily: Love In Exile

On March 24, 2023, “Verve” label released “Love in Exile”, album by Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily.

Personnel:

  • Arooj Aftab – vocals, arrangements
  • Vijay Iyer – piano, Rhodes piano, electroacoustic realization, arrangements
  • Shahzad Ismaily – electric bass, Moog synthesizer, arrangements
  • Damon Whittemore – recording, mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily.

  1. To Remain to Return
  2. Haseen Thi
  3. Shadow Forces
  4. Sajni
  5. Eyes of the Endless
  6. Sharabi
  7. To Remain to Return (excerpt)