In May 2001, “Tzadik” label released “Flutter”, the debut Otomo Yoshihide’s New Jazz Quintet album. It was recorded in 2000, at “GOK Sound” in Tokyo, Japan, and was produced by Otomo Yoshihide.
Personnel:
Otomo Yoshihide – electric guitar, electronic, mixing
Tsugami Kenta – alto saxophone
Kikuchi Naruyoshi – tenor saxophone
Mizutani Hiroaki – bass
Yoshigaki Yasuhiro – drums, trumpet
Sachiko Matsubara
Akita Masami
Kondo Yoshiaki – recording, mixing
Allan Tucker – mastering
Heung-Heung Chin – design
Takahashi Mie – photography
John Zorn – executive producer
Kazunori Sugiyama – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Otomo Yoshihide, except where noted.
In May 1969, “Blue Note” label released “Introducing Kenny Cox”, the debut Kenny Cox album. It was recorded in December 1968 at “United Sound System” in Chicago, and was produced by Michael Cuscuna.
In May 1969, “Salaam Records” label released “Al – Fatihah”, the debut Black Unity Trio album. It was recorded in December 1968, at “Agency Recording Studio” in Cleveland.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
Vrijeme gospodar – Janez Bončina – Benč
Život nema pravila – Janez Bončina – Benč
Potop – Janez Bončina – Benč
Noč kradljivaca – Janez Bončina – Benč
Zadnja avantura – Janez Bončina – Benč
Ostavi trag – lyrics by Dado Topić, music by Janez Bončina – Benč
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.