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Lee Konitz and Peggy Stern: Lunasea

On December 31, 1992, “Soul Note” label released “Lunasea”, album by Lee Konitz and Peggy Stern. It was recorded in January 1992, at “Sear Sound Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Lee Konitz and Peggy Stern.

Personnel:

  • Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
  • Peggy Stern – piano
  • Vic Juris – guitar
  • Harvie Swartz – bass
  • Jeff Williams – drums
  • Guilherme Franco – percussion
  • Michael MacDonald – recording
  • Gennaro Carone – mastering
  • Xerios – artwork
  • Ann Kiehm – painting
  • Art Lange – liner notes
  • Giovanni Bonandrini – executive producer

Track listing:

All tarcks by Peggy Stern, except where noted.

  1. Subconscious Lee II – Lee Konitz
  2. Femaleon – Lee Konitz, Peggy Stern
  3. Bossa Tia
  4. The Final Blow – Lee Konitz, Peggy Stern
  5. Lunasea
  6. Matter of Opinion
  7. The Aerie
  8. Leeway
  9. Stanbye
  10. To Peggy – Vic Juris, Lee Konitz
  11. Solo Too
  12. Opertune
  13. Djuo – Lee Konitz, Peggy Stern
  14. S’gone
  15. P.S. – Lee Konitz, Peggy Stern

Live: Mental Jewelry

On December 31, 1991, “Radioactive” label released “Mental Jewelry”, the second Live studio album. It was recorded in 1991, at “D.V. Perversion Room” in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was produced by Jerry Harrison.

Personnel:

  • Edward Kowalczyk – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Chad Taylor – vocals, guitar
  • Patrick Dahlheimer – vocals, bass
  • Chad Gracey – vocals, drums, percussion
  • David Vartanian – engineer, mixing
  • Doug McKean – engineer assistant
  • Jerry Harrison – mixing
  • Tom Lord Alge – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Jonas C. Livingston, Vartan – art direction
  • Julie Carter – design
  • Ron Keith – photography
  • Phil Schuster – production coordinator
  • Gary Kurfist – executive producer

Track listing:

All lyrics by Edward Kowalczyk, all music by Chad Gracey, Chad Taylor, Edward Kowalczyk and Patrick Dahlheimer.

  1. Pain Lies on the Riverside
  2. Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)
  3. The Beauty of Gray
  4. Brothers Unaware
  5. Tired of Me
  6. Mirror Song
  7. Waterboy
  8. Take My Anthem
  9. You Are the World
  10.  Good Pain
  11. Mother Earth Is a Vicious Crowd
  12. 10.000 Years (Peace Is Now)

Bertrand Berns

On December 31, 1967, Bertrand Russell Berns died aged 38. He was songwriter, music producer, and label executive. Some of his best known songs are “Twist and Shout”, “Hang on Sloopy”, “Piece of My Heart”, “Here Comes the Night”, “I Want Candy”, and “Everybody Needs Somebody to Love”. His productions include “Please Don’t Go”, “Under the Boardwalk”, and “Brown Eyed Girl”.

Enrico Rava: Electric Five

On December 31, 1995, “Soul Note” label released “Electric Five”, the 17th Enrico Rava album. It was recorded in September 1994, at “MU REC Studio” in Milano, Italy and was produced by Giovanni Bonandrini.

Personnel:

  • Enrico Rava- trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Gianluigi Trovesi- alto saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Domenico Caliri – electric andclassical guitar
  • Roberto Cecchetto – electric guitar
  • Giovanni Maier- bass
  • T. Ghandi- drums
  • Paolo Falascone – recording
  • Gennaro Carone – mastering
  • Maria Bonandrini – cover art
  • Lydia Panizzut – design
  • Luca D’Agostino – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Enrico Rava except where noted.

  1. Da Silva
  2. Fragile
  3. The Fearless Five
  4. Lavori Casalinghi
  5. Milestones – Miles Davis
  6. Overboard
  7. La Strada – Nino Rota
  8. Fefè
  9. Satie
  10. Lady Orlando
  11. Boplicity – Cleo Henry

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: Gumboot Soup

On December 31, 2017, “Flightless” label released “Gumboot Soup”, the thirteenth King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard studio album. It was recorded  at “Flightless HQ”, “Rada” in Perth, Joey’s bedroom and “Whammy Bar” in Auckland, and was produced by Stu Mackenzie.

Personnel:

  • Stu Mackenzie – vocals, keys, percussion, guitar, mellotron, flute, saxophone, bass, synthesizer, drums
  • Cook Craig – vocals, guitar, keys, bass guitar, mellotron
  • Ambrose Kenny-Smith – vocals, harmonica, synthesizer, keys
  • Lucas Skinner – bass, keyboards, piano
  • Eric Moore – drums
  • Michael Cavanagh – drums
  • Joey Walker – vocals, guitar, bass, synthesiser, percussion
  • Stu Mackenzie – recording, mixing
  • Cook Craig – recording
  • Joey Walker – recording, mixing
  • Michael Badger – mixing
  • Joe Carra – mastering
  • Jason Galea – artwork, layout
  • Jamie Wdziekonski – photography

Track listing:

  1. Beginner’s Luck – Stu Mackenzie, Ambrose Kenny-Smith
  2. Greenhouse Heat Death – Stu Mackenzie
  3. Barefoot Desert – Stu Mackenzie, Ambrose Kenny-Smith
  4. Muddy Water – Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker
  5. Superposition – Joey Walker
  6. Down the Sink – Cook Craig
  7. The Great Chain of Being – Stu Mackenzie
  8. The Last Oasis – Stu Mackenzie, Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Joey Walker
  9. All Is Known – Stu Mackenzie
  10. I’m Sleepin’ In – Stu Mackenzie
  11. The Wheel – Stu Mackenzie, Ambrose Kenny-Smith

La Düsseldorf: Individuellos

On December 31, 1980, “Nova” label released “Individuellos”, the third La Düsseldorf album. It was recorded in 1980, and was produced by Klaus Dinger.

Personnel:

  • Klaus Dinger – vocals, guitar, cover art, photography
  • Thomas Dinger – vocals. percussion, cover art, photography
  • Hans Lampe – keyboards, synthesizers, percussion
  • Andreas Schell – piano
  • Nathaniel Russell – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Klaus Dinger, except where noted.

  1. Menschen 1
  2. Individuellos
  3. Menschen 2
  4. Sentimental
  5. Lieber Honig 1981
  6. Dampfriemen – Klaus Dinger, Thomas Dinger
  7. Tintarella Di …Thomas Dinger
  8. Flashback
  9. Das Yvönnchen – Klaus Dinger, Thomas Dinger, Hans Lampe, Andreas Schell