In January 1961, “Fantasy” label released “Brubeck à la mode”, album by Dave Brubeck Quartet (the 34th Dave Brubeck album overall). It was recorded May – June 1960.
Personnel:
Dave Brubeck – piano
Bill Smith – clarinet, liner notes
Eugene Wright – double bass
Joe Morello – drums
Bob Willoughby – cover photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Bill Smith, except where noted.
Dorian Dance
Peace, Brother – Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen, Bill Smith
On July 22, 2022, “Fantasy” label released “Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson”, the seventh She & Him studio album. It is a tribute to Brian Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys, featuring covers of Beach Boys tracks.
Personnel:
Zooey Deschanel – vocals, vocal arrangements
M. Ward – vocals, guitars, keys, vocoder, musical arrangements
On May 20, 2022, “Fantasy” label released “Floating on a Dream”, the debut Avi Kaplan studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2022, and was produced by Shooter Jennings.
Personnel:
Avi Kaplan – vocals, guitar
Chris Masterson – guitars
Daniel Ellsworth – piano, organ, synthesizer
Kaleb Jones – guitar
Smith Curry – pedal steel
John Schreffler, Jr. – pedal steel
Ted Russell Kamp – bass
Jamie Douglass – drums, percussion
Aubrey Richmond – violin
Joy Williams – featured vocals
David Spreng – recording, engineer
Trina Shoemaker – mixing
Pete Lyman – mastering
Track listing:
First Place I Go – Avi Kaplan, Trent Dabbs
Floating on a Dream – Avi Kaplan, Kaleb Jones, Smith Curry
On My Way – Avi Kaplan, Daniel Ellsworth
He Don’t Love You Right – Avi Kaplan, Daniel Ellsworth, Michal Nocny
I’m Only Getting Started – Avi Kaplan, William Rinehart, Jeremy Lutito, Tim Burns
Try to Get It Right – Avi Kaplan, Kaleb Jones
I Can’t Lie – Avi Kaplan, Kaleb Jones
All Is Well – Avi Kaplan, Joy Williams, Daniel Ellsworth
On November 12, 2021, “Fantasy” label released “Heavy Load Blues”, twelfth Gov’t Mule album. It was recorded in 2021, at “The Power Station” in Waterford, Connecticut, and was produced by Warren Haynes and John Paterno.
Personnel:
Warren Haynes – vocals, guitar
Danny Louis – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
Jorgen Carlsson – bass
Matt Abts – drums
Hook Herrera – harmonica
Jenny Hill – saxophone
Buford O’Sullivan – trombone
Pam Fleming – trumpet
John Paterno – engineer, mixing
Evan Bakke – assistant engineer
Greg Calbi, Steve Fallone – mastering
Jorgen Carlsson – remix
Jeff Anders – painting
Jay Sansone, Human Being Media – photography
Stef Scamardo – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Warren Haynes, except where noted.
Blues Before Sunrise – Elmore James, Joe Josea
Hole in My Soul
Wake Up Dead – Daniel Louis Schliftman, Jorgen Carlsson, Matt Abts, Warren Hayes
Love Is a Mean Old World – Ray Sisk, Rick Huckaby, Warren Hayes
Snatch It Back and Hold It – Daniel Louis, Jorgen Carlsson, Mat Abts, Warren Hayes
Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City – Dan Walsh, Michael Price
(Brother Bill) Last Clean Shirt – Charles Otis, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
Make It Rain – Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits
Heavy Load
Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody’s Home – Al Jackson Jr, Timothy Matthews
If Heartaches Were Nickels
I Asked for Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) – Chester Arthur Burnett
On February 28, 2020, “Fantasy” label released “American Standard”, the twentieth James Taylor studio album. It was recorded at “The Barn” in Washington, MA, “United Recording Studios” in Hollywood, “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles, “Treasure Isle Studios” and “Blackbird Studios” in Nashville, TN, and was produced by Dave O’Donnell, John Pizzarelli and James Taylor. “American Standard” won “Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album” at the 63rd “Annual Grammy Awards”.
Personnel:
James Taylor – vocals, acoustic guitar
Kate Markowitz – vocals
Arnold McCuller – vocals
Caroline Taylor – vocals
John Pizzarelli – rhythm guitar
Michael Landau – lead guitar
Larry Goldings – piano, keyboards
Jimmy Johnson – bass
Viktor Krauss – double bass
Steve Gadd – drums
Luis Conte – percussion
Dorian Holley – vocals
Louis Marini, Jr. – saxophones, flute, clarinet
Walter Fowler – trumpets, flügelhorn
Andrea Zonn – vocals, violin
Stuart Duncan – violin
Jerry Douglas – dobro, engineer
Ted Jensen – mastering
Justin Shturtz – mastering assistant
Carrie Smith – art direction, design
Track listing:
My Blue Heaven – Walter Donaldson, George A. Whiting
Moon River – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
Teach Me Tonight – Gene de Paul,, Sammy Cahn
As Easy as Rolling Off a Log – M.K. Jerome, Jack Scholl
Almost Like Being in Love – Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat – Frank Loesser
The Nearness of You – Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington
You’ve Got to be carefully Taught – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
God Bless the Child – Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.
Pennies from Heaven – Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke
My Heart Stood Still – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Ol’ Man River – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
It’s Only a Paper Moon – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose
The Surrey with the Fringe on Top – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
On June 5, 2012, “Fantasy” label released “Analog Man”, the eleventh Joe Walsh album. It was recorded in 2011, and was produced by Joe Walsh, Jeff Lynne and Tim Armstrong.
On February 15, 2019, “Fantasy” label released “Signs”, the fourth Tedeschi Trucks Band studio album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Derek Trucks, Jim Scott and Bobby Tis.
Personnel:
Susan Tedeschi – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitars
Derek Trucks – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, drums
Tim Lefebvre – electric and baritone guitar, bass guitar, double bass
Doyle Bramhall II – vocals, additional guitar
Oliver Wood – acoustic guitar
Kofi Burbridge – keyboards; flute
J.J. Johnson – drums, percussion
Tyler Greenwell – drums, percussion
Marc Quinones – congas, percussion
Kebbi Williams – saxophone
Elizabeth Lea – trombone
Ephraim Owens – trumpet
Alexei Romanenko – cello
Jorge Peña – viola
Grabriela Peña-Kim, Jonathan Kuo – violin
Warren Haynes – vocals
Mark Rivers, Mike Mattison, Alecia Chakour- vocals
Track listing:
Signs, High Times – Mike Mattison, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Kofi Burbridge, Tim Lefebvre
I’m Gonna Be There – Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Anthony Cole, Doyle Bramhal II
When Will I Begin – Susan Tedeschi
Walk Through This Life – Warren Hayes, Tim Lefebvre, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks
Strengthen What Remains – Mike Mattison
Still Your Mind – Kofi Burbridge, Derek Trucks
Hard Case – Mike Mattison, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks
Shame – Mike Mattison, Tim Lefebvre, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks
All the World – Doyle Bramhall II, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks
They Don’t Shine – Mike Mattison, Kristina Train
The Ending – Oliver Wood, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks
In June 1973, “Ode” and “A&M” labels released “Fantasy”, the fifth Carole King album. It was recorded in 1973, at “A&M Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Lou Adler.
Personnel:
Carole King – lead and backing vocals, piano, arrangements
David T. Walker- guitar
Charles Larkey – bass guitar
Susan Ranney – bass guitar
Harvey Mason- drums
Bobbye Hall- percussion
Eddie Kendricks- backing vocals
Tom Scott, Curtis Amy, Ernie Watts, Mike Altschul – saxophone
Chuck Findley, Ollie Mitchell, Al Aarons – trumpet
Charles Loper, George Bohanon, Dick Hyde- trombone
Ken Yerke, Barry Socher, Sheldon Sanov, Haim Shtrum, Kathleen Lenski, Miwako Watanabe, Glen Dicterow, Polly Sweeney, Robert Lipsett, Gordon Marron Strings – violin
Denyse Buffum, David Campbell, Alan DeVeritch, Ronald Folsom – viola
On June 9, 2017, “Fantasy” label released “Revolution Come…Revolution Go”, the eleventh Gov’t Mule studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, and was produced by Warren Haynes, Gordie Johnson and Don Was.
Personnel:
Warren Haynes– vocals, guitar
Jimmie Vaughan– guitar
Danny Louis – keyboards, rhythm guitar, horns, backing vocals
Jorgen Carlsson – bass
Matt Abts– drums, percussion
Rey Arteaga – percussion
Bobby Allende – congas
Gordie Johnson– steel guitar
Sheree Smith – backing vocals
Angela Miller – backing vocals
Lauren Cervantez – backing vocals
Alecia Chakour – backing vocals
Jasmine Muhammad – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Warren Haynes, except where noted.
Stone Cold Rage – Warren Hayes, Danny Louis
Drawn That Way
Pressure Under Fire
The Man I Want to Be – Warren Hayes, Matt Abbs, Danny Louis, Jorgen Carlsson
Traveling Time
Thorns of Life – Warren Hayes, Danny Louis, Jorgen Carlsson
Dreams & Songs
Sarah, Surrender
Revolution Come, Revolution Go – Warren Hayes, Danny Louis, Jurgen Carlsson
Burning Point
Easy Times
Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground – traditional, arranged by Warren Haynes
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