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Hank Williams: Hank Williams Sings

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On November 9, 1951, “MGM” label released “Hank Williams Sings”, the debut Hank Williams album. It was recorded in December 1946, April – November 1947, March – August 1949, and was produced by Fred Rose.

Personnel:

  • Hank Williams -vocals, guitar
  • Zeb Turner – lead guitar
  • Zeke Turner – lead guitar
  • Jerry Byrd – steel guitar
  • Don Davis – steel guitar
  • Dale “Smokey” Lohman – steel guitar
  • Louis Innis – bass, rhythm guitar
  • Jack Shook – rhythm guitar
  • James “Guy” Willis – guitar
  • Tommy Jackson – fiddle
  • Dale Potter – fiddle
  • Charles “Skeeter” Willis – fiddle
  • Chubby Wise – fiddle
  • Ernie Newton – bass
  • Bronson “Brownie” Reynolds – bass
  • Velma Williams Smith – bass
  • Charles “Indian” Wright – bass

Track listing:

  1. Lost Highway – Leon Payne
  2. I’ve Just Told Mama Goodbye – Slim Sweet, Curley Kinsey
  3. I Saw the Light – Hank Willians
  4. Six Miles (To the Graveyard) – Hank Williams
  5. A Mansion on the Hill – Hank Williams
  6. Wealth Won’t Save Your Soul – Hank Williams
  7. Wedding Bells – Claude Boone
  8. A House Without Love – Hank Williams

Warne Marsh: Same

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In November 1958, “Atlantic” label released the self-titled, third Warne Marsh album. It was recorded December 1957 – January 1958, in New York City, and was produced by Lennie Tristano.

Personnel:

  • Warne Marsh – tenor saxophone
  • Ronnie Ball – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones, Paul Motian – drums

Track listing:

  1. Too Close for Comfort – Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George David Weiss
  2. Yardbird Suite – Charlie Parker
  3. It’s All Right with Me – Cole Porter
  4. My Melancholy Baby – Ernie Burnett, George Norton
  5. Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don’t Tease Me) – Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines
  6. Excerpt – Warne Marsh

The Rolling Stones: Hackney Diamonds

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On October 20, 2023, “Polydor” label released “Hackney Diamonds”, the twenty-fourth  Rolling Stones (The) studio album. It was recorded February 2019, 2020, December 2022, January 2023, at “Electric Lady” in New York City, “Henson” in Los Angeles, “The Hit Factory” in New York City, “Metropolis” in London, “Sanctuary” in Nassau, Bahamas, and was produced by Andrew Watt and Don Was.

Personnel:

  • Mick Jagger – lead and backing vocals, guitar, percussion, harmonica
  • Keith Richards – lead and backing vocals, guitar, bass guitar
  • Ronnie Wood – guitar, bass guitar
  • Charlie Watts – drums
  • Matt Clifford – keyboards, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Rhodes electric piano, organ. Hammond B3 organ 
  • Elton John – piano 
  • Benmont Tench – Hammond organ
  • Stevie Wonder – piano, Rhodes electric piano, Moog synthesizer
  • Bill Wyman – bass guitar
  • Paul McCartney – bass guitar
  • Andrew Watt – bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals, string arrangements
  • Steve Jordan – drums
  • Karlos Edwards – percussion
  • James King – saxophone
  • Ron Blake – trumpet
  • Lady Gaga – vocals
  • David Campbell – string arrangements
  • Matt Clifford – vocal engineering, recording 
  • Don Was – drum recording
  • Andrew Watt – mixing
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing 
  • Paul Lamalfa – mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Studio Fury – art direction, design
  • Paulina Almira – illustration
  • Marc VanGool – guitar technician, studio assistance

Track listing:

All tracks by Keith Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

  1. Angry – Jagger–Richards, Andrew Watt
  2. Get Close – Jagger–Richards, Andrew Watt
  3. Depending On You – Jagger–Richards, Andrew Watt
  4. Bite My Head Off
  5. Whole Wide World
  6. Dreamy Skies
  7. Mess It Up
  8. Live by the Sword
  9. Driving Me Too Hard
  10. Tell Me Straight
  11. Sweet Sounds of Heaven
  12. Rolling Stone Blues – Muddy Waters

Kahil El Zabar’s Ritual Trio: Big M: A Tribute To Malachi Favors

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On October 17, 2006, “Delmark” label released “Big M: A Tribute to Malachi Favors”, the eleventh Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio album. It was recorded in December 2004, at “Riverside Studio” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Steve Wagner and Robert G. Koester.

Personnel:

  • Kahil El’Zabar – vocals, drums, earth drums, kalimba, flute
  • Yosef Ben Israel – bass
  • Ari Brown – tenor saxophone, piano
  • Billy Bang – violin

Track listing:

All tracks by Kahil El’Zabar, except where noted.

  1. Crumb-Puck-U-Lent
  2. Oof
  3. Freedom Flexibility – Billy Bang
  4. Big M
  5. Kau
  6. Maghoustut
  7. Malachi

Status Quo: Whatever You Want

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On October 12, 1979, “Vertigo” label released “Whatever You Want”, the twelfth Status Quo studio album. It was recorded in December 1978, at “Wisseloord Studios” in Hilversum, Netherlands, and was produced by Pip Williams.

Personnel:

  • Francis Rossi – vocals, guitar
  • Rick Parfitt – vocals, guitar
  • Alan Lancaster – vocals, bass
  • John Coghlan – drums
  • Andy Bown – keyboards
  • Bob Young – harmonica

Track listing:

  1. Whatever You Want – Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown
  2. Shady Lady – Francis Rossi, Bob Young
  3. Who Asked You – Alan Lancaster
  4. Your Smiling Face – Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown
  5. Living on an Island – Rick Parfitt, Bob Young
  6. Come Rock with Me – Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost
  7. Rockin’ On – Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost
  8. Runaway – Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost
  9. High Flyer – Alan Lancaster, Bob Young
  10. Breaking Away – Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: Hard Bop

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In October 1957, “Columbia” label released “Hard Bop”, the second Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers studio album. It was recorded in December 1956, at “Columbia 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Alan Douglas.

Personnel:

  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
  • Bill Hardman – trumpet
  • Sam Dockery – piano
  • Spanky DeBrest – bass

Track listing:

  1. Cranky Spanky – Bill Hardman
  2. Stella by Starlight – Ned Washington, Victor Young
  3. My Heart Stood Still – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  4. Little Melonae – Jackie McLean
  5. Stanley’s Stiff Chicken – Bill Hardman, Jackie McLean

Merle Haggard And The Strangers: Swinging Doors and the Bottle Let Me Down

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On October 3, 1966, “Capitol” label released “Swinging Doors and the Bottle Let Me Down”, the second Merle Haggard and The Strangers studio album. It was recorded August – December 1965, June – August 1966, at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ken Nelson and Fuzzy Owen.

  • Personnel:
  • Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar

The Strangers:

  • Roy Nichols – guitar
  • Ralph Mooney – steel guitar
  • George French – piano
  • Jerry Ward – bass
  • Eddie Burris – drums

with

  • Lewis Talley – guitar
  • James Burton – guitar, dobro
  • Glen Campbell – guitar
  • Phil Baugh – guitar
  • Jack Collier – guitar
  • Glen D. Hardin – piano
  • Bob Morris – bass
  • Bert Dodson – bass
  • Jim Gordon – drums
  • Helen “Peaches” Price – drums
  • Billy Mize – harmony vocals
  • Bonnie Owens – harmony vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Merle Haggard,  except where noted.

  1. Swinging Doors
  2. If I Could Be Him
  3. The Longer You Wait
  4. I’ll Look Over You
  5. I Can’t Stand Me
  6. The Girl Turned Ripe
  7. The Bottle Let Me Down
  8. No More You and Me
  9. Somebody Else You’ve Known
  10. High on a Hilltop – Tommy Collins
  11. This Town’s Not Big Enough – Liz Anderson, Donna Austin
  12. Shade Tree (Fix-It-Man)

David Sylvian And Robert Fripp: Damage

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On October 1, 1994, “Virgin” label released “Damage”, live album by David Sylvian and Robert Fripp. It was recorded in December 1993, at “Royal Albert Hall”, in London, and was produced by Robert Fripp and David Bottrill.

Personnel:

  • David Sylvian – vocals, guitar, keyboards, tapes
  • Robert Fripp – guitar, Frippertronics
  • Trey Gunn – vocals, Chapman Stick
  • Michael Brook – Infinite guitar
  • Pat Mastelotto – drums
  • David Kent – engineer
  • David Bottrill – mixing
  • David Singleton – digital editing, producer assistant
  • Stuart White – keyboard and recording technician
  • Alan Pollard – keyboard and recording technician
  • Steve Flewin – monitor engineer
  • John Sinks – guitar technician
  • Clint Lockyer – stick/drum technician
  • Dave Newton – stage manager, keyboard/guitar technician
  • Haruki Kaito – light and stage design
  • Phil Wiffen – light operator
  • Tim Hook – tour manager

Track listing:

  1. Damage – Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, David Sylvian
  2. God’s Monkey – David Bottrill, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, David Sylvian
  3. Brightness Falls – Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, David Sylvian
  4. Every Colour You Are – Richard Barbieri, Steve Jansen, Mick Karn, David Sylvian
  5. Firepower – Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, David Sylvian
  6. Gone to Earth – Robert Fripp, David Sylvian
  7. 20th Century Dreaming (A Shaman’s Song) – Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, David Sylvian
  8. Wave – David Sylvian
  9. River Man – David Sylvian
  10. Darshan (The Road to Graceland) – David Bottrill, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, David Sylvian
  11. Blinding Light of Heaven – Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, David Sylvian
  12. The First Day – Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, David Sylvian

Ornette Coleman: Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation

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In September 1961, “Atlantic” label released “Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation”, the sixth Ornette Coleman album. It was recorded in December 1960, at “A&R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegün.

Personnel:

  • Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone
  • Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
  • Don Cherry – pocket trumpet
  • Eric Dolphy – bass clarinet
  • Charlie Haden – bass
  • Scott LaFaro – double bass
  • Billy Higgins – drums
  • Ed Blackwell – drums
  • Tom Dowd – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Ornette Coleman.

  1. Free Jazz (Part One)
  2. Free Jazz (Part Two)

Christian Scott: Stretch Music

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On September 18, 2015, “Ropeadope” label released “Stretch Music” (Introducing Elena Pinderhughes), the tenth Christian Scott album. It was recorded in December 2014, at “The Berklee College of Music’s”, “Shames Family Scoring Stage” in Boston, MA,
“The Parlor” in New Orleans, LA, and was produced by Chris Dunn.

Personnel:

  • Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah – trumpet, sirenette, reverse flugelhorn
  • Braxton Cook – alto, straight alto
  • Elena Pinderhughes – flute
  • Corey King – trombone
  • Cliff Hines – guitar
  • Lawrence Fields – piano
  • Kris Funn – bass
  • Corey Fonville – drums, SPD-SX pad
  • Joe Dyson Jr. – pan-African drums, SPD-SX
  • Warren Wolf – vibraphone

Track listing:

All tracks by Christian Scott, except where noted.

  1. Sunrise in Beijing
  2. Twin
  3. Perspectives
  4. West of the West
  5. Liberation Over Gangsterism
  6. The Corner
  7. Of a New Cool
  8. Runnin 7s (For Fig Chief Donald Harrison)
  9. Tantric
  10. The Last Chieftain
  11. The Horizon