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Abbey Lincoln: Straight Ahead

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In July 1961, “Candid” label released “Straight Ahead”, the fifth Abbey Lincoln album. It was recorded in February 1961, at “Nola Penthouse Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Nat Hentoff.

Personnel:

  • Abbey Lincoln — vocals
  • Julian Priester — trombone
  • Eric Dolphy — alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, piccolo
  • Walter Benton — tenor saxophone
  • Coleman Hawkins — tenor saxophone
  • Booker Little — trumpet
  • Mal Waldron — piano
  • Art Davis — bass
  • Max Roach — drums
  • Roger Sanders, Robert Whitley — congas

Track listing:

  1. Straight Ahead – Abbey Lincoln, Earl Baker, Mal Waldron
  2. When Malindy Sings – Oscar Brown, Paul Lawrence Dunbar
  3. In the Red – Chips Bayen, Abbey Lincoln, Max Roach
  4. Blue Monk – Abbey Lincoln, Thelonious Monk
  5. Left Alone – Billie Holiday, Mal Waldron
  6. African Lady – Langston Hughes, Randy Weston
  7. Retribution – Abbey Lincoln, Julian Priester

Billie Martin: Dog Eared

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On July 18, 2025, “Fiction” label released “Dog Eared”, the fifth Billie Marten studio album. It was recorded in 2025, at “Sugar Mountain” in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn, and was produced by Philip Weinrobe.

Personnel:

  • Billie Marten – vocals, guitar
  • Shahzad Ismaily – guitar
  • Sam Owens – vocals, guitar
  • Maia Friedman – vocals
  • Núria Graham – vocals, guitar, piano, bongos
  • Adam Brisbin – pedal steel guitar, guitar, bass
  • Michael Haldeman – guitar, drum machine
  • Michael Coleman – vocals, synthesizer, electric piano, electric guitar
  • Joshua Crumbly – bass
  • Vishal Nayak – drums
  • Mauro Refosco – percussion
  • Sam Amidon – fiddle
  • Philip Weinrobe – engineer, mixing
  • Josh Bonati – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Billie Marten.

  1. Feeling
  2. Crown
  3. Clover
  4. No Sudden Changes
  5. The Glass
  6. Leap Year
  7. Goodnight Moon
  8. Planets
  9. You and I Both
  10. Swing

Steve Miller Band: Number 5

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In July 1970, “Capitol” label released “Number 5”, the fifth Steve Miller Band studio album. It was recorded in 1970, at “Cinderella Sound” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Steve Miller.

Personnel:

  • Steve Miller — lead and backing vocals, guitar, 12-string guitar, Condor Innovator guitar, Echoplex guitar, piano, bass
  • Jim Miller — guitar 
  • Bobby Winkelmann — lead and backing vocals, bass, 12-string guitar 
  • Tim Davis — lead and backing vocals, drums
  • Curley Cooke — acoustic guitar, guitar
  • Wayne Moss — guitar, bass 
  • Bobby Thompson — banjo 
  • Nicky Hopkins — piano
  • Lee Michaels — organ 
  • Ben Sidran — keyboards 
  • Charlie McCoy — harmonica
  • Lonnie Turner — fretless bass 
  • Jimmy Tillman — drums
  • Bud Billings — trumpet
  • Buddy Spicher — violin

Track listing:

  1. Good Morning – Bobby Winkelman
  2. I Love You – Steve Miller
  3. Going to the Country – Steve Miller, Ben Sidran
  4. Hot Chili – Tim Davis
  5. Tokin’s – Tim Davis
  6. Going to Mexico – Steve Miller, Bob Scaggs
  7. Steve Miller’s Midnight Tango – Ben Sidran
  8. Industrial Military Complex Hex – Steve Miller
  9. Jackson-Kent Blues – Steve Miller
  10. Never Kill Another Man – Steve Miller

Colligium Musicum: Continuo

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In June 1978, “Opus” label released “Continuo”, the fifth Collegium Musicum album. It was recorded in December 1978, at “Opus Studio” in Pezinok, Slovakia.

Personnel:

  • Ľudovít Nosko – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, arrangements
  • Karel Witz – lead guitar, arrangements
  • Marián Varga – piano, organ, synthesizer, arrangements
  • Fedor Frešo – bass guitar, arrangements
  • Dušan Hájek – drums, percussion, arrangements
  • Peter Smolinský – engineer
  • Jan Lauko – recording supervisor
  • Ivan Minárik – technician
  • František Kudláč – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Kamil Peteraj, all music by Ľudovít Nosko, Karel Witz, Marián Varga, Fedor Frešo and Dušan Hájek.

  1. Pavučiny
  2. Autoportrét Slobodného Umelca
  3. Continuo

Robert Randolph: Preacher Kids

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On June 27, 2025, “Sun” label released “Preacher Kids”, the fifth Robert Randolph album. It was recorded in 2025, and was produced by Shooter Jennings. “Preacher Kids” won a “Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album”.

Personnel:

  • Robert Randolph – vocals, pedal steel guitar
  • Tash Neal – guitar
  • Jay White – bass
  • Willie Barthell – drums
  • Margo Price – vocal
  • Judith Hill – vocal
  • David Spreng – mixing
  • Pete Lyman – mastering
  • Daniel Bacigalupi – assistant
  • Julian Gross – design, photography

Track listing:

  1. Big Women – Robert Randolph, Judith Hill
  2. 7 Generations – Robert Randolph, Stephen Kellogg
  3. Gravity – Robert Randolph
  4. I’d Like to Love You Baby – JJ Cale
  5. Choir Woman – Robert Randolph, Judith Hill
  6. Sinner – Robert Randolph, Aaron Raitiere
  7. King Karma – Robert Randolph, JT Nero
  8. When Will the Love Rain Down – Robert Randolph, Judith Hill
  9. All Night Lover – Robert Randolph, Sam Hollander
  10. Roosevelt Pool – Robert Randolph

Comedy Of Errors: House Of The Mind

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On June 16, 2017, “Plane Groovy” label released “House of the Mind”, the fifth Comedy of Errors album.

Personnel:

  • Joe Cairney – lead and backing vocals
  • Mark Spalding – guitar
  • Sam McCulloch – guitar
  • Jim Johnston – keyboards, backing vocals
  • John Fitzgerald – bass, guitar
  • Bruce Levick – drums

Track listing:

  1. Tachyon
  2. House of the Mind
  3. A Moment’s Peace
  4. One Fine Day
  5. Song of Wandering Jacomus

Wlliam D Drake: Revere Reach

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On June 15, 2015, “Onomatopoeia Records” label released “Revere Reach”, the fifth William D Drake album.

Personnel:

  • William D Drake – vocals, piano, organ, harmonium, toy piano, tambourine, mellotron, glockenspiel, whirly tube, arrangements
  • Richard Larcombe – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • John Lacombe – vocals, Hurdy Gurdy, organ, harmonium, celesta, dulcitone
  • Andrea Parker – vocals, glockenspiel, tambourine
  • John Bastable – bass
  • Mario Castronari – double bass
  • Stephen Gilchrist – drums
  • Chris Powell – percussion
  • Nicky Baigent – clarinet, bass clarinet, alto, tenor and baritone saxophone, flute  
  • Rhodri Marsden – musical saw
  • Ben Davies – recording, engineer
  • Stephen Gilchrist – recording
  • Gaz Williams – mixing
  • Denis Blackham – mastering
  • Orlanda Broom – painting

Track listing:

All tracks by William D Drake.

  1. Distant Buzzing
  2. In Converse
  3. Lifeblood
  4. Be Here Steryear
  5. A Husk
  6. The Blind Boy
  7. Clack Dance
  8. Heart of Oak
  9. The Catford Clown
  10. Liferaft
  11. Castaway
  12. Revere Reach
  13. Orlando

The Lemonheads: It’s A Shame About Ray

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On June 2, 1992, “Atlantic” label released “It’s a Shame About Ray”, the fifth Lemonheads (The) studio album. It was recorded 1991 – 1992, at “Cherokee” in Hollywood, and was produced by Robb Brothers.

Personnel:

  • Evan Dando – vocals, guitar
  • Juliana Hatfield – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • David Ryan – drums
  • Jeff “Skunk” Baxter – slide guitar 
  • Nic Dalton – bass guitar 

Track listing:

All tracks by Evan Dando, except where noted.

  1. Rockin Stroll
  2. Confetti
  3. It’s a Shame About Ray – lyrics by Evan Dando, Tom Morgan, music by Evan Dando
  4. Rudderless
  5. My Drug Buddy
  6. The Turnpike Down
  7. Bit Part (studio version) – lyrics by Evan Dando, Tom Morgan, music by Evan Dando
  8. Alison’s Starting to Happen
  9. Hannah & Gabi
  10. Kitchen – Nic Dalton
  11. Ceiling Fan in My Spoon
  12. Frank Mills – James Rado, Gerome Ragni, Galt MacDermot

Idris Muhammad: Turn This Mutha

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In May 1977, “Kudu” label released “Turn This Mutha”, the fifth Idris Muhammad album. It was recorded October 1976 – February 1977, and was produced by David Matthews.

Personnel:

  • Idris Muhammad — drums, tom tom
  • Hiram Bullock — guitar
  • Hugh McCracken — guitar
  • Eric Gale — guitar
  • Charlie Brown — guitar
  • Clifford Carter — keyboards
  • David Tofani — soprano saxophone
  • Michael Brecker — tenor saxophone solo
  • Ronnie Cuber — baritone saxophone
  • Randy Brecker — trumpet
  • Jon Faddis — trumpet
  • Jeremy Steig — flute
  • Wilbur Bascomb — bass
  • Rubens Bassini — percussion
  • Sue Evans — percussion
  • Clifford Carter — synthesizer
  • Margaret Ross — harp
  • Frank Floyd — vocal
  • Bill Eaton — backing vocals
  • Zachary Sanders — backing vocals
  • Ray Simpson — backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Could Heaven Ever Be Like This – David Matthews, Tony Sarafino
  2. Camby Bolongo – David Matthews
  3. Turn This Mutha Out – David Matthews, Tony Sarafino
  4. Tasty Cakes – David Matthews, Tony Sarafino
  5. Crab Apple – David Matthews
  6. Moon Hymn – David Matthews
  7. Say What – David Matthews

Jorge López Ruiz: Bronca Buenos Aires

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On May 20, 1971, “Trova” label released “Bronca Buenos Aires”, the fifth Jorge López Ruiz album. It was recorded in 1970, at “Estudios ION” in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and was produced by Jorge Lopez Ruiz.

Personnel:

  • Jorge Lopez Ruiz – contrabass
  • Fernando Gelbard – piano, flute
  • Santiago Giacobbe – organ
  • Alfredo Remus – electric bass
  • Carlos “Pocho” Lapouble – drums
  • Enrique “Zurdo” Roizner – percussion
  • Francisco “Paco” Freigido – alto saxophone, clarinet
  • Horacio “Chivo” Borraro – tenor saxophone
  • Pompeyo “Cholo” Carlo – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Alberto Mizrahi – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Alfredo Mariconda, Americo Belloto, Domingo Mariconda, S. D’Amico, Tomas Lepere – trumpet
  • Gregorio Golinsky, Horacio Cusato, Jorge Pataro – trombone
  • Gustavo Bergalli – flugelhorn
  • Alicia Varady, Donna Carbol, Helen Jackson, Julio Darre, Maria Eugenia Dabre, Mario Orliac, Roberto Aguirre – coro
  • Jose Tcherkaski – narrator
  • Oscar Lopez Ruiz – directed by, recording supervisor
  • Luis A. Quinteros – mastering
  • Juan B. Arruabarrena – design
  • Nilo Silvestrone – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jorge López Ruiz.

  1. La Ciudad Vacía
  2. Relatos
  3. Amor Buenos Aires
  4. Bronca Buenos Aires