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Pino Presti: 1st Round

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On May 6, 1976, “Atlantic” label released “1st Round”, the debut Pino Presti album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Regson Studio” in Milan, Italy, and was produced by Pino Presti.

Personnel:

  • Pino Presti – vocal, electric bass, Fender Rhodes, percussions, conductor, arrangements
  • Andrea Sacchi – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Massimo Luca – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Ernesto Massimo Verardi – acoustic and twelve string guitar
  • Claudio Bazzari – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Riccardo Zappa: acoustic guitar 
  • Alberto Radius – synth guitar
  • Alberto Baldan Bembo – Moog, marimba
  • Alberto Mompellio – Hammond organ, Eminent, piano
  • Bruno De Filippi – harmonica
  • Ellade Bandini – drums
  • George Aghedo – rap vocals, conga, percussions
  •  Renè Mantegna – conga, percussions
  • Attilio Donadio – alto saxophone 
  • Giorgio Baiocco – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Fermo Lini – trumpet
  • Giuliano Bernicchi – trumpet
  • Gianni Caranti – trombone
  • Sergio Almangano -1st violin
  • Arturo Prestipino Giarritta – 1st violin
  • La Bionda – vocals
  • Ronnie Jones – lead vocals
  • Gianluigi Pezzera, Paolo Bocchi – engineer
  • Mario Convertino – artwork
  • Karin Hemp – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Pino Presti, except where noted.

  1. Smile – Charlie Chaplin
  2. L’estate di Laura
  3. Funky Bump – lyrics by Ronnie Jones
  4. Aspettando Il Giorno
  5. Aghedo Osanwony
  6. Angie
  7. E Se Non Arrivasse
  8. C.so Buenos Aires
  9. Firefly – Kenny Nolan
  10. Sunny – Bobby Hebb
  11. C’era Una Volta

Kaukasus: I

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On May 5, 2014, “Autumnsongs Records” label released the “I”, the debut Kaukasus album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Hestehagen Studio” in Oslo, Norway, “Autumnsongs Recording Studio” in Trondheim, Norway, “Roth Händle Studios” in Sollentuna, in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Ketil Vestrum Einarsen, Rhys Marsh and Mattias Olsson.

Personnel:

  • Ketil Vestrum Einarsen – alto flute, soprano flute, treated flute, tenor horn, reeds, electric piano, electronic wind instrument, sounds, synthesizer
  • Rhys Marsh – voice, electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, piano, electric piano, bass guitar, electric piano, mellotron, drum machine mixing, mastering
  • Mattias Olsson – drums, percussion, mellotron, keyboards, synthesizers, baritone guitar, marimba
  • Henning Lindahl – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Ketil Vestrum Einarsen, Rhys Marsh and Mattias Olsson.

  1. The Ending of the Open Sky
  2. Lift the Memory
  3. In the Stillness of Time
  4. Starlit Motion
  5. Reptilian
  6. The Witness
  7. The Skies Give the Meaning

Mal Waldron: Mal -1

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In May 1957, “Prestige” label released “Mal-1”, album by Mal Waldron Quintet (the debut Mal Waldron album). It was recorded in November 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey.

Personnel:

  • Mal Waldron – piano
  • Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone
  • Idrees Sulieman – trumpet
  • Julian Edgehill – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Phil De Lancie – remastering
  • Bob Weinstock – supervision
  • Ira Gitler – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Stablemates – Benny Golson
  2. Yesterdays – Jerome Kern
  3. Transfiguration – Lee Sears
  4. Bud Study – Mal Waldron
  5. Dee’s Dilemma – Mal Waldron
  6. Shome – Idrees Sulieman

Go: Same

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On April 30, 1976, “Island” label released the self-titled, debut Go studio album. It was recorded in February 1976, at “Island Studios” in London in February, and was produced by Dennis McKay, Stomu Yamashta and Paul Buckmaster.

Personnel:

  • Stomu Yamashta – string synthesizers, Minimoog synthesizer, Mini Korg synthesizer, timpani, percussion
  • Steve Winwood – vocal, acoustic and electric piano, organ, guitar, string synthesizers
  • Michael Shrieve – drums
  • Klaus Schulze – synthesizers
  • Chris West – rhythm guitar
  • Pat Thrall – lead and rhythm guitar
  • Junior Marvin – rhythm guitar, guitar
  • Al Di Meola – lead guitar
  • Bernie Holland – guitar
  • Rosko Gee – bass guitar
  • Hisako Yamashta – voice, violin
  • Paul Buckmaster – woodwind, strings and brass arrangements
  • Brother James – congas
  • Lenox Langton – congas
  • Thunderthighs – backing vocals
  • Phill Brown – engineer
  • Robert Ash – engineer

Track listing:

All lyrics by Michael Quarterman, all music by Stomu Yamashita, except where noted.

  1. Solitude
  2. Nature
  3. Air Over
  4. Crossing the Line
  5. Man of Leo
  6. Stellar
  7. Space Theme
  8. Space Requiem
  9. Space Song
  10. Carnival
  11. Ghost Machine
  12. Surfspin
  13. Time is Here
  14. Winner/Loser – Steve Winwood

September: Zadnja avantura

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In April 1976, “PGP RTB” label released “Zadnja avantura”, the debut September album. It was recorded in February 1976, at “Akademik Studio” in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and was produced by Janez Bončina – Benč, Tihomir Pop Asanović, Čarli Novak, Ratko Divjak, Braco Doblekar and Pero Ugrin.

Personnel:

  • Janez Bončina – Benč – lead vocals, electric guitar, arrangements
  • Tihomir Pop Asanović – keyboards, arrangements
  • Čarli Novak – vocals, bass, arrangements
  • Ratko Divjak – drums, arrangements
  • Braco Doblekar – drums, percussion, arrangements
  • Pero Ugrin – vocals, electric violin, arrangements
  • Jernej Podboj, Peter Čare – vocals
  • Gudački Ansambl RTV Ljubljana – strings
  • Aco Razbornik, Miroslav Bevc – engineer
  • Kostja Gatnik – artwork
  • Tone Stojko – photography
  • Janez Suhadolc – design

Track listing:

  1. Vrijeme gospodar – Janez Bončina – Benč
  2. Život nema pravila – Janez Bončina – Benč
  3. Potop – Janez Bončina – Benč
  4. Noč kradljivaca – Janez Bončina – Benč
  5. Zadnja avantura – Janez Bončina – Benč
  6. Ostavi trag – lyrics by Dado Topić, music by Janez Bončina – Benč
  7. Kanin – Janez Bončina – Benč

Tolo Blanke: Spider’s Dance

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In April 1975, “Vertigo” label released “Spider’s Dance”, the debut Toto Blanke album. It was recorded in July 1974, at “Conny’s Studio” in Cologne, Germany, “Studio Bero” in Münster, Germany, and was produced by Toto Blanke.

Personnel:

  • Toto Blanke – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Joachim Kühn – electric piano
  • John Lee – electric bass
  • Gerry Brown – drums
  • Charly Mariano – soprano saxophone
  • Conny Plank – engineer
  • Peter Schulze – sleeve notes
  • D.S. Spooner – sleeve notes
  • Volker Steppat – public relations

Track listing:

All tracks by Toto Blanke, except where noted.

  1. Lady’s Bicycle Seat Smeller
  2. Intermission – Joachim Kühn
  3. Rocbaron
  4. Toto – Joachim Kühn
  5. Spider’s Dance
  6. Prelude
  7. Slight Touch of Hepatitis

Eberhard Weber: The Colours Of Chloë

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In April 1974, “ECM” label released “The Colours of Chloë”, the debut Eberhard Weber studio album. It was recorded in December 1973, at “Tonstudio Bauer” in Ludwigsburg, Germany, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Eberhard Weber – voice, bass, cello, ocarina
  • Rainer Brüninghaus – piano, synthesizer
  • Peter Giger – drums
  • Ralf Hübner – drums
  • Ack van Rooyen – fluegelhorn
  • Gisela Schäuble – voice
  • celli of the Südfunk Orchestra, Stuttgart

Track listing:

All tracks by Eberhard Weber.

  1. More Colours
  2. The Colours of Chloe
  3. An Evening with Vincent Van Ritz
  4. No Motion Picture

Kossoff Kirke Tetsu Rabbit: Same

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In April 1972, “Island” label released the self-titled, debut Kossoff Kirke Tetsu Rabbit studio album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Paul Kossoff, Tetsu Yamauchi, John Bundrick and Simon Kirke.

Personnel:

  • Paul Kossoff – vocals, guitars
  • John “Rabbit” Bundrick – vocals, piano, electric piano, mellotron, organ
  • Tetsu Yamauchi – bass
  • Simon Kirke – vocals, drums
  • B.J. Cole – steel guitar
  • Richard Digby Smith – engineer
  • Tony Platt – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Blue Grass –John Bundrick
  2. Sammy’s Alright – John Bundrick
  3. Anna – Simon Kirke
  4. Just for the Box – Paul Kossoff
  5. Hold on – Simon Kirke, Paul Kossoff
  6. Fool’s Life – John Bundrick
  7. Yellow House – John Bundrick
  8. Dying Fire – Simon Kirke
  9. I’m on the Run – John Bundrick
  10. Colours – Elliot Burgess, Paul Kossoff

Michael Gibbs: Same

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In April 1970, “Deram” label released the self-titled, debut Michael Gibbs album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Peter Eden.

Personnel:

  • Chris Spedding – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar
  • Ray Russeel – electric and twelve-string guitar
  • Mick Pyne – keyboards 
  • Bob Cornford – keyboards
  • Brian Odges – bass guitar 
  • Jack Bruce – bass guitar
  • John Marshall – drums
  • Tony Oxley – drums
  • Frank Ricotti – percussion
  • Alan Skidmore, Barbara Thompson, Duncan Lamont, John Surman, Mike Osborne, Ray Warleigh, Tony Roberts – reeds
  • John Wilbraham – piccolo trumpet
  • Derek Watkins, Henry Lowther, Ian Hammer, Kenny Wheeler, Maurice Miller, Nigel Carter – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Bobby Lambe, Chris Pyne, Cliff Hardie, David Horler – trombone
  • Ken Goldy – bass trombone
  • Maurice Gee – bass trombone
  • Ray Premru – bass trombone
  • Dick Hart – tuba
  • Martin Fry – tuba
  • Alan Civil – French horn
  • Jim Buck Jr – French horn
  • Nicolas Busch – French horn
  • Valerie Smith – French horn
  • Alan Ford – cello
  • Fred Alexander – cello
  • Bill Price – engineer
  • Dave Grinsted – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Gibbs.

  1. Family Joy, Oh Boy!
  2. Some Echoes, Some Shadows (for John Dankworth)
  3. Liturgy
  4. Feeling and Things
  5. Sweet Rain (for Stan Getz)
  6. Nowhere (for Bob Moses)
  7. Throb
  8. And on the Third Day (for Gary Burton)

Ars Nova: Same

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In April 1968, “Elektra” label released the self-titled, debut Ars Nova album. It was recorded in 1967, and was produced by Paul Rothchild.

Personnel:

  • Jon Pierson – lead vocals, bass trombone, arrangements
  • Giovanni Papalia – lead guitar, arrangements
  • Wyatt Day – rhythm guitar, piano, organ,backing vocals, arrangements
  • Jonathan Raskin – bass, backing vocals, guitar, arrangements
  • Bill Folwell – trumpet, double bass, backing vocalls, arrangements
  • Maury Baker – drums, percussion, organ, arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Pavane For My Lady – Wyatt Day
  2. General Clover Ends A War – lyrics by Gregory Copeland; music by Wyatt Day
  3. Entracte: Le Messe Notre Dame – Guillaume De Machaut
  4. And How Am I To Know – Wyatt Day
  5. Entracte: Dancer – Maury Baker
  6. Album In Your Mind – lyrics by Jon Pierson, Wyatt Day; music by Wyatt Day
  7. Zarathustra – Maury Baker
  8. Fields Of People – lyrics by Jon Pierson, Wyatt Day; music by Wyatt Day
  9. Entracte: Vita De L’Alma Mia – Claudio Monteverdi
  10. Automatic Love – Wyatt Day
  11. Entracte: A Thought – Jon Pierson, Jonathan Raskin
  12. I Wrapped Her In Ribbons (After Ibiza) – lyrics by Gregory Copeland; music by Wyatt Day
  13. Entracte: Ada Wulff November 12, 1956 – Wyatt Day
  14. Song To The City – lyrics by Gregory Copeland, music by Wyatt Day
  15. Entracte: Aquel Cabellero – anonymous, Spanish renaissance
  16. March Of The Mad Duke’s Circus – lyrics by Gregory Copeland, music by Wyatt Day