On December 12, 2025, Marilyn Mazur died aged 70. She was percussionist, performed and recorded with Six Winds, Alex Riel, Gil Evans, Wayne Shorter, Jan Garbarek, Lindsay Cooper, Makiko Hirabayashi. Pierre Dørge, Makiko Hirabayashi, Frans Bak, Frans BakJon Balke, Peter Bastian, Harry Beckett, Kirsten Braten Berg, Ketil Bjornstad, Kristian Blak, Birgit Bruel, Etta Cameron, Nikolaj Hess, Carsten Dahl, Lars Danielsson, Laurent Cugny, Yelena Eckemoff, Agnes Buen Garnas, Caroline Henderson, Nikolaj Hess, Jan Gunnar Hoff, Robert Irving III, Morten Kaersa, Iver Kleive, Peter Kowald, Wolfgang Lackerschmid, Michala Petri, Jean-Michel Pilc, Caecilie Norby, Charlie Mariano, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Rena Rama, Helge Sunde, Eje Thelin, Trondheim Voices, Hans Ulrik, Andreas Vollenweider, Dhafer Youssef, Eberhard Weber and Miles Davis. As leader she released 14 albums.
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ABBA: ABBA The Album
On December 12, 1977, “Polar Music” label released “ABBA: The Album”, the fifth ABBA album. It was recorded May – November 1977, at “Markus” and “Metronome” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Benny Anderson and Björn Ulvaeus.
Personnel:
- Agnetha Fältskog – lead, co-lead and backing vocals
- Anni-Frid Lyngstad – lead, co-lead and backing vocals
- Björn Ulvaeus – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, spoken word intro, backing vocals
- Benny Andersson – keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals
- Rutger Gunnarsson – bass guitar
- Ola Brunkert – drums
- Roger Palm – drums, tambourine
- Malando Gassama – percussion
- Lasse Wellander – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin
- Janne Schaffer – lead guitar, electric guitar
- Lars O. Carlsson – saxophones, flutes
- Rutger Gunnarsson – string arrangements
- Michael B. Tretow – engineer
- Jon Astley; Michael B. Tretow – remastering
- Rune Söderqvist – design
- Rune Söderqvist; Björn Ulvaeus – illustrations
- Barry Levine / Mirage – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, except where noted.
- Eagle
- Take a Chance on Me
- One Man, One Woman
- The Name of the Game – Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson
- Move On – Benny Anderson, Stig Anderson, Bjorn Ulvaeus
- Hole in Your Soul
- Thank You for the Music
- I Wonder (Departure) – Benny Anderson, Stig Anderson, Bjorn Ulvaeus
- I’m Marionette
The Jackson 5: Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5
On December 12, 1969, “Motown” label released “Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5”, the debut Jackson 5 (The) studio album. It was recorded May – August 1969, at “The Sound Factory” in Hollywood, California, and was produced by Bobby Taylor and The Corporation (Berry Gordy, Alphonso Mizell, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards).
Personnel:
- The Jackson 5 (Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, Michael) – vocals
- David Blumberg, David Van DePitte, Paul Riser, The Corporation – arrangements
- Curtis McNair – artwork direction
- Ken Kim – artwork, design
- Jim Hendin – cover photography
Track listing:
- Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah – Ray Gilbert, Allie Wrubel
- Nobody – The Corporation
- I Want You Back – The Corporation
- Can You Remember – Thom Bell, William Hart
- Standing in the Shadow of Love – Holland-Dozier-Holland
- You’ve Changed – Jesse Reese
- My Cherie Amour – Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy, Hank Cosby
- Who’s Lovin’ You – Smokey Robinson
- Chained – Frank Wilson
- I Know I’m Losing You – Cornelius Grant, Norman Whitfield, Eddie Holland
- Stand – Sylvester Stewart
- Born to Love You – Ivy Jo Hunter, William “Mickey” Stevenson
Magma: Live/Hhaï
On December 12, 1975, “Utopia” label released “Live/Hhaï”, the first live Magma album (fifth album overall). It was recorded in June 1975, at “Taverne de l’Olympia” in Paris, and was produced by Giorgio Gomelsky.
Personnel:
- Klaus Blasquiz – vocals
- Stella Vander – vocals
- Gabriel Federow – guitar
- Benoit Widemann – keyboards
- Jean-Pol Asseline – keyboards
- Didier Lockwood – violin
- Bernard Paganotti – bass
- Christian Vander – vocals, drums
- Frank Owens – engineer
- Christian Vander – inside design
- Georges Besner – inside design
- Klaus Blasquiz – ideograms, cover design
Track listing:
- Köhntark (Part 1)
- Köhntark (Part 2)
- Kobah
- Lïhns
- Hhaï
- Mëkanïk Zaïn
Johnn Frigo: I Love John Frigo…He Swings
On December 12, 1957, “Mercury” label released “I Love John Frigo…He Swings”, the debut Johnn Frigo studio album. It was recorded in 1957, and was produced by Bryan Koniarz.
Personnel:
- Johnny Frigo – violin, double bass
- Cy Touff – trumpet
- Dick Marx – piano, celesta
- Herb Ellis – guitar
- Ray Brown – double bass
- Norm Jeffries – drums
Track listing:
- What a Diff’rence a Day Made
- Polka Dots and Moonbeams
- Blow Fiddle Blow
- Blue Orchids
- Gone with the Wind
- Squeeze Me
- You Stepped Out of a Dream
- Moonlight in Vermont
- If Love Is Good to Me
- Big Me-Little Me
L’Arc-en-Ciel: True
On December 12, 1996, “Ki/oon” label released “True”, the fourth L’Arc-en-Ciel album. It was recorded in 1996, and was produced by Hajime Okano, Harunama Togashi, Takeshi Hadano, Takao Konishi, Akira Nishidaira, hyde, ken, tetsu and sekura.
Personnel:
- hyde – lead and backing vocals, harmonica, handclaps
- ken – guitar, vibraphone, tambourine, handclaps, backing vocals
- tetsu – bass guitar, handclaps, backing vocals
- sakura – drums, backing vocals, handclaps
- Yasushi Nakanishi – piano, organ
- Take – tambourine
- Jake H. Concepcion – alto saxophone, clarinet
- Tatsuyuki Hiyamuta (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) – alto saxophone
- Gamou (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) – tenor saxophone
- Hirofumi Kinjou – tenor saxophone
- Atsushi Yanaka (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) – baritone saxophone
- Kimiyoshi Nagoya (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) – trumpet
- Masahiko Kitahara (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) – trombone
- Susumu Kazuhara – trumpet
- Kiyoshi Okatarou – trombone
- Asuka Kaneko – violin, strings
- Shinobu Hashimoto – cello
- Shinri Sasaki – female chorus
- Takako Ogawa – female chorus
- Yusaku, Reiko, Nozomi, Yukari, Toshiyuki – children chorus
Track listing:
All tracks by hyde, except where noted.
- Fare Well – lyrics by hyde, music by ken
- Caress of Venus – lyrics by hyde, music by ken
- Round and Round
- Flower
- Good Morning Hide – lyrics by sakura
- The Fourth Avenue Café – lyrics by hyde, music by ken
- Lies and Truth (True mix) – lyrics by hyde, music by ken
- Kaze ni Kienaide (True mix) – tetsu
- I Wish – tetsu
- Dearest Love – tetsu
Thinking Fellers Union: lovelyville
On December 12, 1991, “Matador” label released “Lovelyville”, the third Thinking Fellers Union studio album. It was recorded in 1991, at “Lowdown Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Greg Freeman, Paul Bergmann, Mark Davies, Anne Eickelberg, Brian Hageman, Jay Paget and Hugh Swarts.
Personnel:
- Hugh Swarts – vocals, guitar
- Brian Hageman – vocals, guitar, viola, tape, mandolin
- Mark Davies – vocals, bass guitar, guitar, Casio synthesizer, drums, euphonium, trombone
- Anne Eickelberg – vocals, bass guitar
- Paul Bergmann – drums
- Jay Paget – drums
- Paul Bergmann – accordion
- Margaret Murray – oboe, illustrations
- Chris Clougherty – clarinet
- David Tholfsen – contrabass clarinet
- Greg Freeman – engineer
- Chas Nielsen – illustrations
Track listing:
All tracks by Paul Bergmann, Mark Davies, Anne Eickelberg, Brian Hageman, Jay Paget and Hugh Swarts, except where noted.
- Four O’ Clocker 2
- Not This World
- Nail in the Head
- Green Eyed Lady – Jerry Corbetta, Dave Riordian
- Mother Uncle Delicious Tasty
- Streets Vibrated With the Traffic and the Power Tool
- Mark My Words
- Push
- More Glee
- Big Hands
- The Marshall
- Sinking Boats
- Motorin’ Flarey Jenkins
- 2 x4s
- Nothing Solid
- Maverick
- Wonderbread Display
- The Meat Display
- Strife Is Good
- The Marshall’s Boont’s
- The World Is Changing for Good
- The Demise of Craig
- Horrible Hour
Etta James: Matriarch Of The Blues
On December 12, 2000, “Private Music” label released “Matriarch of the Blues”, the twenty-fourth Etta James studio album. It was recorded in 2000, and was produced by Donto Metto James and Sametto James.
Personnel:
- Etta James – lead and backing vocals, liner notes
- Josh Sklair – acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar, keyboards, rhythm arrangements
- Bobby Murray – guitar
- Leo Nocentelli – guitar
- Mike Finnigan – Hammond organ
- Jimmy Zavala – harmonica, tenor and baritone saxophone
- Sametto James – bass, engineer, mixing
- Donto Metto James – drums, engineer, mixing, percussion
- Tom Poole – trumpet
- Terrance Galloway – engineer assistant
- Doug Sax – mastering
- Julie Bruzzone – creative director
- Sonny Mediana – design, photography
- Rudy Calvo – make-up
- Lupe DeLeon – executive producer
Track listing:
- Gotta Serve Somebody – Bob Dylan
- Don’t Let My Baby Ride – Deadric Malone, O. V. Wright
- Rhymes – Al Green, Teenie Hodges
- Try a Little Tenderness – Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Harry M. Woods
- Miss You – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
- Hawg for Ya – Otis Redding
- You’re Gonna Make Me Cry – Deadric Malone
- Walking the Back Streets – Sandy Jones, Jr.
- Let’s Straighten It Out – Benny Latimore
- Born on the Bayou – John Fogerty
- Come Back Baby – Ray Charles, Lightnin’ Hopkins
- Hound Dog – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
The White Stripes: Walking With a Ghost
On December 12, 2005, “Third Man Records” label released “Walking with a Ghost”, the first White Stripes (The) EP. It was recorded in 2005, at “Ultrasuede Studio” in Cincinnati, OH, “The Village Recorder” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jack White and Ariana Morgenstern.
Personnel:
- Jack White – vocals, guitar, piano, mixing
- Meg White – drums, bongos, percussion
- John Curley – recording, engineer
- Greg Jackman – recording
- Jason Wormer – engineer, mixing
- Matt Lawrence – mixing
- Matthew Kettle – mixing
- Rohan Onraet – mixing assistant
- Jared Nugent – engineer assistant, mixing assistant
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
- Kevin Metcalfe – mastering
- Mario Diaz – editing
Track listing:
- Walking with a Ghost – Sara Quin, Tegan Quin
- Same Boy You’ve Always Known (live) – Jack White
- As Ugly as I Seem (live) – Jack White
- The Denial Twist (live) – Jack White
- Screwdriver (live) – Jack White
Harold Budd & Hector Zazou: Glyph
On December 12, 1995, “Made to Measure” label released “Glyph”, album by Harold Budd & Hector Zazou. It was recorded in 1995, at “Studio Caraibes”, “Galaxy Studios”, “TakLab”, “Envy Studio”, “Sound Chamber Recorders”, “Studio NME”, and was produced by Hector Zazou.
Personnel:
- Harold Budd – vocals, piano, electric piano
- Hector Zazou – electric piano, keyboards, electronics, loops, arranger, recording, mixing
- Lian Amber – vocal
- Lone Kent – guitar
- Barbara Gogan – guitar
- Carlos Vivanco – guitar
- B, J, Cole – pedal steel guitar
- Daniel Yvinec – contrabass
- Bernard Perry – percussion
- Timo Tuovinen – kantele
- Mina Raskinnen – kantele
- Mark Isham – trumpet, arrangements
- Christian Lechevretel – trumpet
- Renault Pion – flute, clarinet, arrangements
- Dennis Moulin – recording
- Frank Duchêne – engineer
- Caelos Vivanco – engineer
- Talley Sherwood – engineer
- Charles Van Der Elst – recording
- Gilles Martin – mixing
- Vincent De Bast – mastering
- Pop x Studio – design
- Robert Leslie – cover photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Harold Budd and Hector Zazou, except where noted.
- Pandas in Tandem
- You and Me Against the Sky
- And Then She Stepped Aside – Harold Budd, Hector Zazou, Lian Amber
- Around the Corner from Everywhere
- Gorgon’s Anxious Pansy – Barbara Gogan, Christian Lechevretel, Harold Budd, Hector Zazou
- Johnny Cake
- Reflected in the Eye of a Dragon Fly
- As Fast as I Could Look Away She Was Still There – Harold Budd, Hector Zazou, Renault Pion
- Autre Django – Christian Lechevretel, Harold Budd, Hector Zazou
- The Aperture
- The Light Gave Us Away
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