On December 15, 2025, Joe Ely died aged 78. He was musician (guitar), singer and songwriter, considered as one of the main creators of the progressive country scene in the 1970s and 1980s. He was founding member of the band The Flatlanders, performed and recorded with Bruce Springsteen, Uncle Tupelo, Los Super Seven, The Chieftains, James McMurtry, The Clash, Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt and Guy Clark. As leader, Ely released 22 albums.
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The Beatles: Beatles ’65
On December 15, 1964, “Capitol” label released “Beatles ’65”, released as the North American alternative to “Beatles for Sale”, band’s fifth studio album culled by Capitol Records in the US from the Beatles’ EMI releases. The LP was also issued in West Germany on the Odeon label. It was recorded in June 1964, August – October 1964, produced by George Martin.
Personnel:
- John Lennon – vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, harmonica, tambourine
- George Harrison – vocals, backing vocals, lead guitar
- Paul McCartney – vocals, bass guitar, piano, Hammond organ
- Ringo Starr – vocals, drums, percussion
- George Martin – piano
Track listing:
All tracks by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted.
- No Reply
- I’m a Loser
- Baby’s in Black
- Rock ’n’ Roll Music – Chuck Berry
- I’ll Follow the Sun
- Mr. Moonlight – Roy Lee Johnson
- Honey Don’t – Carl Perkins
- I’ll Be Back
- She’s a Woman
- I Feel Fine
- Everybody’s Trying to Be My Baby – Carl Perkins
Zakir Hussain
On December 15, 2024, Ustad Zakir Hussain died aged 73. He was musician (tabla, percussion), composer, music producer and film actor, considered as one of the greatest tabla players of all time.Hussain recorded and performed with number of famous musicians, among the others with John McLaughlin, Jan Garbarek, Mickey Hart, Ravi Shankar, Bill Laswell, Shankar Lakshminarayana, Pat Martino, Shakti, John Handy, Pharaoh Sanders, Ali Akbar Khan and Charles Lloyd. For his work he was awarded the “Govt of India’s Sangeet Natak Akademi Award “, “Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship”, “Ratna Sadsya”, and the “United States National Endowment for the Arts’ National Heritage Fellowship”. Hussain won four “Grammy Awards”.
Ambrose Akinmusire: Owl Song
On December 15, 2023, “Nonesuch” label released “Owl Song”, the eight Ambrose Akinmusire album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Ambrose Akinmusire.
Personnel:
- Ambrose Akinmusire – trumpet
- Bill Frisell – guitar
- Herlin Riley – drums
- Adam Muñoz – engineer
- David Darlington – mixing, mastering
- John Gall – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Ambrose Akinmusire.
- Owl Song 1
- Weighted Corners
- Flux Fuelings
- Owl Song 2
- Grace
- Mr. Frisell
- Mr. Riley
- Henya
Ron Carter: It’s The Time
On December 15, 2007, “Somethin’ Else” label released “It’s the Time”, the 52nd Ron Carter album. It was recorded April – June 2007, at “EMI Music Japan Inc. Studios” in Tokyo, and was produced by Retrac Productions and Ron Carter.
Personnel:
- Ron Carter – bass, piccolo bass
- Mitsuaki Kishi – piano
- Mulgrew Miller − piano
- Russell Malone − guitar
- Makoto Rikitake − drums
- Motoya Hamaguchi − percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by Ron Carter, except where noted.
- It’s the Time
- Eddie’s Theme
- Mack the Knife – Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht
- Candle Light
- Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise – Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II
- I Can’t Get Started – Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin
- Super Strings
- My Ship – Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin
- Laverne Walk – Oscar Pettiford
- It’s the Time (TVCM Version)
Status Quo: Piledriver
On December 15, 1972, “Vertigo” label released “Piledriver”, the fifth Status Quo studio album. It was recorded September – October 1972, at “IBC Studios” in London, and was produced by Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster and John Coghlan.
Personnel:
- Francis Rossi – vocals, guitar, arrangements
- Rick Parfitt – vocals, guitar, piano, organ, arrangements
- Alan Lancaster – vocals, bass, 12 string acoustic guitar, arrangements
- John Coghlan – drums, percussion, arrangements
- Jimmy Horowitz – piano
- Bob Young – harmonica
- Damon Lyon-Shaw – engineer
- Richard Manwaring – engineer
- Paul Robert Lodge – technician
- Malcolm George Kingsnorth – technician
Track listing:
- Don’t Waste My Time – Francis Rossi, Bob Young
- Oh Baby – Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt
- A Year – Alan Lancaster, Bernie Frost
- Unspoken Words – Francis Rossi, Bob Young
- Big Fat Mama – Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt
- Paper Plane – Francis Rossi, Bob Young
- All the Reasons – Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster
- Roadhouse Blues – Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek
Mr. Big: What If…
On December 15, 2010, “WHD / Victor” label released in Japan “What If…”, the seventh Mr. Big studio album. It was recorded September – October 2010, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Kevin Shirley.
Personnel:
- Eric Martin – lead vocals
- Paul Gilbert – guitar, backing vocals
- Billy Sheehan – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Pat Torpey – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Vanessa Parr – engineer
- Jared Kvitka – engineer
- Kevin Shirley – mixing
- Steve Hall – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Eric Martin, Paul Gilbert, Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey and Kevin Dotson, except where noted.
- Undertow
- American Beauty – Eric Martin, Paul Gilbert, Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey
- Stranger in My Life – Eric Martin, Paul Gilbert, Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey, André Pessis
- Nobody Left to Blame – Eric Martin, Paul Gilbert, Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey
- Still Ain’t Enough for Me – Eric Martin, Paul Gilbert, Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey
- Once Upon a Time – Eric Martin, Paul Gilbert, Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey
- As Far as I Can See Now
- All the Way Up
- I Won’t Get in My Way – Eric Martin, Paul Gilbert, Billy Sheehan, PatTorpey, André Pessis
- Around the World
- I Get the Feeling
- Kill Me with a Kiss – Eric Martin, Paul Gilbert, Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey, André Pessis
Glenn Miller
On December 15, 1944, Alton Glenn Miller died aged 40. He was musician (trombone), composer, arranger, and big-band leader, working in the swing era. Leading the best known big band, in the period 1939 – 1942, he was the best-selling recording artist, with 16 number-one records, and 69 top ten hits (more than Elvis Presley and the Beatles in their careers). Three of his compositions were inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame” – in 1983 “In the Mood”, in 1996 “Chattanooga Choo Choo”, and in 1991 “Moonlight Serenade”.
Fats Waller
On December 15, 1943, Thomas Wright “Fats” Waller died aged 39. He was musician (piano, organ, violin), singer, and a comedic entertainer, a pioneer in creating the sound of the modern jazz piano. As composer he copyrighted over 400 songs, some of them with his collaborator Andy Razaf. Waller’s compositions “Honeysuckle Rose” and “Ain’t Misbehavin’” were inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”, In 1970 he was inducted in the “Songwriters Hall of Fame”, in 1989 into the “Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame”, in 1993 he was posthumously awarded “Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award”, in 2005 he was inducted into the “Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame”, and in 2008 into the “Gennett Records Walk of Fame”.
Boris: Flood
On December 15, 2000, “Midi Creative” label released “Flood”, the third Boris studio album. It was recorded in September 2000, at “Bazooka Studio” and was produced by Atsuo, Takeshi, and Wata.
Personnel:
- Atsuo – vocals, drums, percussion, gong
- Takeshi – vocals, bass, guitar, words
- Wata – guitar, effects
- Tetsuya “Cherry” Tochigi – engineer
- Hiroyasu Tahira – engineer assistant
- Miyuki Kobayashi – engineer assistant
- Shuji Kitamura – mastering
- Masashi Tsukahara – album coordination
- Fangs Anal Satan – artwork
- Eri Shabata – photography
- Hiroshi Okura – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Atsuo, Takeshi, and Wata.
- Flood
I. Part 1
II. Part 2
III. Part 3
IV. Part 4
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