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Zach Hill: Astrological Straits

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On August 12, 2008, “Anticon” and “icepac Recordings” labels released “Astrological Straits”, the debut Zach Hill album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Retrofit Recording” in Sacramento, California, and was produced by Zach Hill and John Reed Thompson.

Personnel:

  • Zach Hill – vocals, art direction, bass, cornet, electric piano, gong, guitar, drums, effects, keyboards, loops, mamola, melodica, piano,  programming, synthesizer, trumpet
  • Josh Hill – guitar
  • Robby Moncrief – guitar
  • Randy Randall – guitar
  • Dean Spuntz – baritone guitar
  • Dan Elkan – guitar, backup vocals
  • Katelyn Reeves – cornet, flute, photography
  • RT Thomas – guitar sample
  • John Reed Thompson – bass, guitar, trumpet, bugle, engineer, recording, mixing
  • Marco Benevento – piano
  • Chino Moreno – vocals
  • Zac Nelson – vocals
  • Steve Borth – saxophone
  • Les Claypool – bass guitar
  • Jonathan Hischke – bass, synth bass
  • Carson McWhirter – bass, recording
  • Tyler Pope – effects, programming
  • John Golden – mixing
  • Rich Good – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Zach Hill.

  1. Iambic Strays
  2. Toll Road
  3. Street People
  4. Dark Art
  5. Keep Calm and Carry On
  6. Hindsight is Nowhere
  7. Ummer
  8. Stoic Logic
  9. Uhuru
  10. Momentum
  11. Unseen Forces
  12. Tick On
  13. Astrological Straits
  14. Necromancer

Fire!: You Liked Me Five Minutes Ago

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On August 10, 2009, “Rune Grammofon” label released “You Liked Me Five Minutes Ago”, the debut Fire! album. It was recorded in 2009, at “Summa” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Johan Berthling, Andreas Werllin and Mats Gustafsson.

Personnel:

  • Mats Gustafsson – tenor and baritone saxophone, Fender Rhodes, electronics
  • Johan Berthling – double and electric bass, electric guitar, Hammond organ, recording, mixing
  • Andreas Werllin – drums, percussion, recording, mixing
  • Mariam Wallentin – vocal
  • Joachim Ekermann – mastering
  • Kim Hiorthøy – design
  • Robert Creeley – titles inspired by

Track listing:

All tracks by Johan Berthling, Andreas Werllin and Mats Gustafsson.

  1. If I Took Your Hand
  2. But Sometimes I Am
  3. Can I Hold You for a Minute?
  4. You Liked Me Five Minutes Ago

Lowell Davidson: Lowell Davidson Trio

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On August 9, 1969, “ESP-Disk” label released “Lowell Davidson Trio”, the debut Lowell Davidson album. It was recorded in July 1965.

Personnel:

  • Lowell Davidson – piano
  • Gary Peacock – bass
  • Milford Graves – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Lowell Davidson.

  1. L
  2. Stately I
  3. Dunce
  4. Ad Hoc
  5. Strong Tears

Immanuel Wilkins: Omega

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On August 7, 2020, “Blue Note” label released “Omega”, the debut Immanuel Wilkins album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Jason Moran.

Personnel:

  • Immanuel Wilkins – alto saxophone
  • Micah Thomas – piano
  • Daryl Johns – upright bass
  • Kweku Sumbry – drums
  • Chris Allen – engineer, mixed
  • Greg Calbi – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Immanuel Wilkins.

  1. Warriors
  2. Ferguson – An American Tradition
  3. The Dreamer
  4. Mary Turner – An American Tradition
  5. Grace and Mercy
  6. Part 1. The Key
  7. Part 2. Saudade
  8. Part 3. Eulogy
  9. Part 4. Guarded Heart
  10. Omega

Stackridge: Same

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In August 1971, “MCA” label released the self-titled, debut Stackridge album. It was recorded march – April 1971, and was produced by Fritz Freyer.

Personnel:

  • Andy Cresswell-Davis – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, harmonium
  • James Warren – lead and backing vocals, electric and acoustic basses, acoustic guitar
  • Michael “Mutter” Slater – flute, backing vocals
  • Michael Evans – violin, backing vocals
  • Billy “Sparkle” Bent – drums, triangle
  • Martin Birch – recording
  • Hipgnosis – design

Track listing:

  1. Grande Piano – Andrew Davis, James Warren
  2. Percy the Penguin – Andrew Davis, James Warren
  3. The Three Legged Table – James Warren
  4. Dora the Female Explorer – Andrew Davis, Warren, Michael Evans, Michael Slater, Billy Bent
  5. Essence of Porphyry – James Warren
  6. Marigold Conjunction – James Warren
  7. 32 West Mall – Andrew Davis, James Warren
  8. Marzo Plod – James Warren
  9. Slark – Jim Walter, Andrew Davis

Kokoroko: Could We Be More

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On August 5, 2022, “Bronswood Recordings” label released “Could We Be More”, the debut Kokoroko album. It was recorded in “Echo Zoo Studios” in Eastbourne, England, and was produced by Miles Clinton James.

Personnel:

  • Tobi Adenaike – Johnson – vocal, guitar
  • Yohan Kebede – vocal, synthesizer, keyboards
  • Duane Atherley – vocal, bass guitar
  • Ayo Salawu – vocal, drums
  • Onome Edgeworth – percussion, additional producer
  • Richard Olatunde Baker – talking drum
  • Cassie Kinoshi – vocal, alto saxophone
  • Sheila Maurice – Grey – vocal, trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Richie Seivwright – vocal, trombone
  • Princes Muzondo – additional vocals, handclaps
  • Ejiro Ikhame Aiken – additional vocals, handclaps
  • Mrisi Makondo – Wills – additional vocals, handclaps
  • Hans Cristoph Skirl – recording
  • Ben Kane – mixing
  • Miles Klinton James – mixing
  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering
  • Raj Sidhu – creative director
  • Kasmir Jones – artwork
  • Mark James – design
  • Stu – lacquer cut

Track listing:

  1. Tojo
  2. Blue Robe Pt. 1
  3. Ewa Inu
  4. Age of Ascent
  5. Dide O
  6. Soul Searching
  7. We Give Thanks
  8. Those Good Times
  9. Reprise
  10. War Dance
  11. Interlude
  12. Home
  13. Something’s Going On
  14. Outro
  15. Blue Robe Pt. 2

June Christy: Something Cool

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On August 2, 1954, “Capitol” label released “Something Cool”, the debut June Christy album. It was recorded August 1953 – March 1954, and was produced by Lee Gillette. The album was released in 10” vinyl format.

Personnel:

  • June Christy — vocals
  • Pete Rugolo — arranger, conductor
  • Gus Bivona, Harry Klee, Bud Shank — flute, alto flute, alto saxophone
  • Bob Cooper, Ted Nash — flute, tenor saxophone
  • Skeets Herfurt, Willie Schwartz — alto saxophone
  • Fred Falensby, Jimmy Giuffre — tenor saxophone
  • Chuck Gentry, Bob Gordon, John Rotella — baritone saxophone
  • Frank Beach, Conte Candoli, Maynard Ferguson, Conrad Gozzo, Ray Linn, Ollie Mitchell, Uan Rasey, Shorty Rogers, Ray Triscari, Jimmy Zito — trumpet
  • Harry Betts, Milt Bernhart, Nick Dimaio, Bob Fitzpatrick, Herbie Harper, Tommy Pederson, Dick Reynolds, Frank Rosolino — trombone
  • Dick Noel, George Roberts — bass trombone
  • Vincent DeRosa, John Graas — French horn
  • Paul Sarmento, Phil Stephens — tuba
  • Buddy Collette, Paul Horn — reeds
  • Joe Castro, Geoff Clarkson, Russ Freeman, Paul Smith, Claude Williamson — piano
  • Barney Kessel, Jack Marshall, Tony Rizzi, Howard Roberts — guitar
  • Harry Babasin, Joe Comfort, Joe Mondragon — bass
  • Larry Bunker, Frank Carlson, Shelly Manne, Alvin Stoller — drums

Track listing:

  1. Something Cool – Billy Barnes
  2. It Could Happen to You – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  3. Lonely House – Kurt Weill, Langston Hughes
  4. Midnight Sun – Lionel Hampton, Sonny Burke, Johnny Mercer
  5. I’ll Take Romance – Ben Oakland, Oscar Hammerstein II
  6. A Stranger Called the Blues – Mel Torme, Robert Wells
  7. I Should Care – Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl

Split Enz: Mental Notes

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On July 31, 1975, “White Cloud” label released “Mental Notes”, the debut Split Enz album. It was recorded May – June 1975, at “Festival Studios”, and was produced by David Russell.

Personnel:

  • Tim Finn – vocals, piano
  • Phil Judd – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
  • Wally Wilkinson – lead guitar
  • Eddie Rayner – acoustic and electric piano, mellotron, synthesizer, organ, clavinet
  • Mike Chunn – bass, piano
  • Emlyn Crowther – drums
  • Noel Crombie – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Phil Judd and Tim Finn, except where noted.

  1. Walking Down a Road
  2. Under the Wheel
  3. Amy (Darling)
  4. So Long for Now
  5. Stranger Than Fiction
  6. Time for a Change – Phil Judd
  7. Maybe
  8. Titus – Phil Judd
  9. Spellbound
  10. Mental Notes – Phil Judd

Eastern Rebellion: Same

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In July 1976, “Dutch Timeless” label released the self-titled, debut Eastern Rebellion album. It was recorded in December 1975, at “C.I. Recording Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Cedar Walton.

Personnel:

  • Cedar Walton – piano
  • George Coleman – tenor saxophone
  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Billy Higgins – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Cedar Walton except where noted.

  1. Bolivia
  2. Naima – John Coltrane
  3. 5/4 Thing – George Coleman
  4. Bittersweet – Sam Jones
  5. Mode for Joe

Ronnie Laws: Pressure Sensitive

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In July 1975, “Blue Note” label released “Pressure Sensitive”, the debut Ronnie Laws album. It was recorded March – April 1975, at “Angel City Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by George Butler and Wayne Henderson.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie Laws – soprano and tenor saxophone, flute
  • Jerry Peters – electric piano, synthesizer
  • Mike Cavanaugh, Joe Sample – clavinet, electric piano
  • Roland Bautista – guitar
  • John Rowin – guitar
  • Wilton Felder – elctric bass
  • Clint Mosley – electric bass
  • Steve Guttierez, Michael Willars – drums
  • Joe Clayton – conga, tambourine, flexatone 
  • Side Effect – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Always There – William Jeffrey, Ronnie Laws
  2. Momma – Roland Bautista
  3. Never Be the Same – Roland Bautista, Mike Cavanaugh, Ronnie Laws
  4. Tell Me Something Good – Stevie Wonder
  5. Nothing to Lose – Ronnie Laws
  6. Tidal Wave – William Jeffrey
  7. Why Do You Laugh at Me – Wayne Henderson
  8. Mis’ Mary’s Place – Ronnie Laws