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Joe Newman Octet: I’m Still Swinging

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In January 1956, “RCA Victor” label released “I’m Still Swinging”, album by Joe Newman’s Octet (the fifth Joe Newman album overall). It was recorded in October 1955, at “Webster Hall” in New York City, and was produced by Jack Lewis.

Personnel:

  • Joe Newman- trumpet
  • Gene Quill – alto saxophone
  • Al Cohn – tenor saxophone
  • Urbie Green – trombone
  • Dick Katz – piano
  • Freddie Green – guitar
  • Eddie Jones – bass
  • Shadow Wilson – drums
  • Andy Warhol – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails – Irving Berlin
  2. You Can Depend on Me – Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap, Earl Hines
  3. We’ll Be Together Again – Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine
  4. It’s Bad for Me – Cole Porter
  5. Exactly Like You – Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields
  6. Shameful Roger – Manny Albam
  7. The Daughter of Miss Thing – Ernie Wilkins
  8. Sometimes I’m Happy – Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar
  9. Sweethearts on Parade – Carmen Lombardo, Charles Newman
  10. Slats – Joe Newman, Ernie Wilkins
  11. Lament for a Lost Love – Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills
  12. Perfidia – Alberto Domínguez, Milton Leeds

Sal Nistico: Neo/Nistico

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In December 1978, “Bee Hive” label released “Neo/Nistico”, the fifth Sal Nistico album. It was recorded in November 1978, at “Master Sound Productions” in Franklin Square, New York, and was produced by Jim Neumann and Fred Norsworthy.

Personnel:

  • Sal Nistico – tenor saxophone
  • Nick Brignola – baritone saxophone
  • Ted Curson – trumpet
  • Ronnie Mathews – piano
  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums

Track listing:

  1. Anthropology – Charlie Parker
  2. You Don’t Know What Love Is – Gene De Paul, Don Raye
  3. Be My Love – Nicholas Brodzsky, Sammy Cahn
  4. Blues for K. D. – Sal Nistico
  5. Bambu – Sal Nistico
  6. Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum – Wayne Shorter

Warren Zevon: Stand In The Fire

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On December 26, 1980, “Asylum” label released “Stand in the Fire”, the first live Warren Zevon (fifth album overall) album. It was recorded in August 1980, at the “The Roxy Theater” in Hollywood, and was produced by Greg Ladanyi and Warren Zevon.

Personnel:

  •  Warren Zevon – vocals, 12 string guitar, guitar, bass, piano, keyboards
  • David Landau – lead guitar
  • Zeke Zirngiebel – vocals, guitar, electric guitar, rhythm guitar, steel guitar, 12-string guitar
  • Bob Harris – synthesizer, piano, backing vocals
  • Roberto Piñón – bass, backing vocals
  • Marty Stinger – drums
  • Billy Youdelman and Greg Ladanyi – recording
  • Greg Ladanyi – mixing
  • James Ledner – mixing assistant
  • George Gruel – road manager
  • Jimmy Wachtel, Michael Curtis – art direction, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Warren Zevon, except where noted.

  1. Stand in the Fire
  2. Jeannie Needs a Shooter – Bruce Springsteen, Warren Zevon
  3. Excitable Boy – LeRoy Marinell, Warren Zevon
  4. Mohammed’s Radio
  5. Werewolves of London – LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, Warren Zevon
  6. Lawyers, Guns and Money
  7. The Sin
  8. Poor Poor Pitiful Me
  9. I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead
  10. Bo Diddley’s a Gunslinger / Bo Diddley – Bo Diddley 

David Ruffin: Me ‘n Rock ‘n Roll Are Here to Stay

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In December 1974, “Motown” label released “Me ‘n Rock ‘n Roll Are Here to Stay”, the fifth David Ruffin album. It was recorded 1973 – 1974, at “Motown Recording Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Norman Whitfield and Mark Davis.

Personnel:

  • David Ruffin – vocals
  • Dennis Coffey, Eddie Willis, Johnny McGhee, Melvin Ragin – guitar
  • Earl Van Dyke, Mark Davis – keyboards
  • Henry Davis, Ron Brown – bass
  • Aaron Smith, Ed Greene, James Gadson – drums
  • Eddie “Bongo” Brown, Stephanie Spruill – percussion
  • Mykal Moore – saxophone
  • Freddy Dunn, Kenny Copeland – trumpet
  • Carolyn Willis, Jessie Kirkland, Joe Greene, Julia Waters, Lisa Roberts, Luther Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. I Saw You When You Met Her – Norman Whitfield
  2. Take Me Clear from Here – Vincent DiMirco
  3. Smiling Faces Sometimes – Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong
  4. Me ‘n Rock ‘n Roll Are Here to Stay – Norman Whitfield
  5. Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are) – Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong
  6. No Matter Where – Clarence Drayton, Tamy Smith
  7. City Stars – Charles Higgins Jr, Dobie Gray
  8. I Just Want to Celebrate – Dino Fekaris, Nick Zesses

Doug Sahm: Texas Tornado

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In December 1973, “Atlantic” label released “Texas Tornado”, the second Doug Sahm studio album. It was recorded in October 1972, at “Atlantic Studios” and “Wally Heider Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Jerry Wexler, Arif Mardin and Doug Sahm.

Personnel:

  • Doug Sahm – vocals, guitar, bajo sexto, fiddle, electric piano, arrangements
  • Atwood Allen – acoustic guitar, harmony
  • Frank Paredes – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Luis Ortéga – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Charlie Owens – steel guitar
  • Andy Statman – mandolin
  • Mike Nock – electric piano
  • George Stubbs – electric piano
  • Flaco Jiménez – accordion
  • Augie Meyers – Vox Continental
  • Dr. John – piano, organ
  • Jack Barber – bass
  • Steve Vargas – bass
  • George Rains – drums
  • Pancho Morales – percussion
  • Warren Chiasson – vibraphone
  • David Bromberg – dobro
  • Kenny Kosek – fiddle
  • Rocky Morales – tenor saxophone
  • David “Fathead” Newman – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Martin Fierro – tenor saxophone
  • Mel Martin – tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Wayne Jackson – trumpet
  • Jack Wilmoth – trumpet
  • Charley MacBirney – trumpet
  • Neil Rosengarden – flugelhorn
  • Jimmy Douglass – engineer
  • Ken Hopkins – engineer, mixing
  • Dan Healy – mixing
  • Lew Hahn – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Doug Sahm.

  1. San Francisco FM Blues
  2. Someday
  3. Blue Horizon
  4. Tennessee Blues
  5. Ain’t That Loving You
  6. Texas Tornado
  7. Jaun Mendoza
  8. Chicano
  9. I’ll Be There
  10. Hard Way
  11. Nitty Gritty

Gal Costa: Legal

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On December 24, 1970, “Philips” label released “Legal”, the fifth Gal Costa album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by Manoel Barenbein.

Personnel:

  • Gal Costa – vocals
  • Lanny Gordin – guitar, arrangements
  • Chiquinho de Moraes – piano, arrangements
  • Claudio Bertrami – bass
  • Norival Ricardo D’Angelo – drums
  • Jards Macalé – arrangements
  • Ary Carvalhaes – recording
  • João Pereira – recording
  • Hélio Oiticica – artwork, design

Track listing:

  1. Eu Sou Terrivel – Roberto Carlos, Erasmo Carlos
  2. Lingua do P – Gilberto Gil
  3. Love, Try and Die – Gal Costa, Jards Macale, Lanny Gordin
  4. Mini-Mistério – Gilberto Gil
  5. Acauã – Zé Dantas
  6. Hotel das Estrelas – Jards Macale, Duda Machado
  7. Deixa Sangrar (Carnaval 1971) – Caetano Veloso
  8. The Archaic Lonely Star Blues – Jards Macale, Duda Machado
  9. London, London – Caetano Veloso
  10. Falsa Baiana – Geraldo Pereira

Magma: Live/Hhaï

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On December 12, 1975, “Utopia” label released “Live/Hhaï”, the first live Magma album (fifth album overall). It was recorded in June 1975, at “Taverne de l’Olympia” in Paris, and was produced by Giorgio Gomelsky.

Personnel:

  • Klaus Blasquiz – vocals
  • Stella Vander – vocals
  • Gabriel Federow – guitar
  • Benoit Widemann – keyboards
  • Jean-Pol Asseline – keyboards
  • Didier Lockwood – violin
  • Bernard Paganotti – bass
  • Christian Vander – vocals, drums
  • Frank Owens – engineer
  • Christian Vander – inside design
  • Georges Besner – inside design
  • Klaus Blasquiz – ideograms, cover design

Track listing:

  1. Köhntark (Part 1)
  2. Köhntark (Part 2)
  3. Kobah
  4. Lïhns
  5. Hhaï
  6. Mëkanïk Zaïn

Trevor Horn: Echoes: Ancient And Modern

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On December 1, 2023, “Deutsche Grammophon” label released “Echoes: Ancient & Modern”, the fifth Trevor Horn album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Trevor Horn.

Personnel:

  • Trevor Horn – keyboards, guitar, double bass, bass guitar, drum programming, backing vocals
  • Iggy Pop – vocals
  • Tori Amos – vocals, piano, vocal production
  • Toyah – vocals
  • Seal – vocals
  • Lady Blackbird – vocals
  • Rick Astley – vocals
  • Marc Almond – vocals
  • Andrea Corr – vocals
  • Jack Lukerman – vocals
  • Steve Hogarth – vocals
  • Hayley Sanderson – vocals, backing vocals
  • Robert Fripp – guitar
  • Lol Crème – guitar
  • Phoebe Lunny – guitar
  • Alex McArthur – guitar
  • Simon Bloor – guitar, keyboards
  • Phil Palmer – guitar
  • Alan Connor – piano
  • Alan Clark – piano, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Jimmy Wood – harmonica
  • Jon Evans – bass guitar
  • Jamie Muhoberac – bass, keyboards
  • Ash Soan – drums
  • Earl Harvin – drums
  • Alex Torjussen – drums
  • Danny Cummings – percussion
  • Calum Landau – percussion
  • Steve Sidwell – trumpet
  • Tashya Lorien – backing vocals, vocal production
  • Izzy Chase – backing vocals
  • Tessa Niles – backing vocals
  • Bryan Chambers – backing vocals
  • Louise Marshall – backing vocals
  • Mica Paris – backing vocals
  • Jesper Nielsen – programming
  • Tim Weidner – programming
  • Dave McCracken – programming
  • Julian Hinton – string arrangements
  • George Oulton – engineer
  • Mat Bartram – engineer
  • Alex McArthur – engineer
  • Luis Gómez – engineer
  • Max Bisgrove – engineer
  • Tim Weidner – engineer, mixing
  • Jesper Nielsen – engineer, mixing assistant
  • Mark Hawley – engineer, additional production
  • Sidney Claire Meyer – mastering
  • Aaron Horn – recording arrangement

Track listing:

  1. Swimming Pools (Drank) – Kendrick Lamar, Nikhil Seetharam, Tyler Williams
  2. Steppin’ Out – Joe Jackson
  3. Owner of a Lonely Heart – Jon Anderson, Trevor Horn, Trevor Rabin, Chris Squire
  4. Slave to the Rhythm – Simon Darlow, Trevor Horn, Stephen Lipson, Bruce Woolley
  5. Love Is a Battlefield – Michael Chapman, Holly Knight
  6. Personal Jesus – Martin Gore
  7. Drive – Ric Ocasek
  8. Relax – Peter Gill, Holly Johnson, Mark O’Toole
  9. White Wedding – Billy Idol
  10. Smells Like Teen Spirit – Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic
  11. Avalon – Bryan Ferry

Guns N’ Roses: The Spaghetti Incident?

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On November 23, 1993, “Geffen” label released “The Spaghetti Incident?, the fifth Guns N’ Roses studio album. It was recorded 1990 – 1993, at “A&M Studios”, “Record Plant Studios”, “Rumbo Recorders”, “Can-Am Recorders”, “Sound Techniques”, “Triad Studios” and “Conway Recording Studios”, and was produced by Jim Mitchell, Mike Clink, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum.

Personnel:

  • Axl Rose – lead vocals, keyboards, kazoo
  • Slash – lead guitar, co-lead and backing vocals, talkbox
  • Duff McKagan – lead, co-lead and backing vocals, bass, drums
  • Matt Sorum – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Carlos Booy – acoustic guitar
  • Gilby Clarke – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Izzy Stradlin – rhythm guitar
  • Mike Staggs – additional guitar
  • Richard Duguay – lead and rhythm guitars
  • Dizzy Reed – keyboards, piano, percussion, backing vocals
  • Michael Monroe – co-lead vocals
  • Mike Fasano – percussion
  • Eddie Huletz – backing vocals
  • Blake Stanton – backing vocals
  • Eric Mills – backing vocals
  • Rikki Rachtman – backing vocals
  • Stuart Bailey – backing vocals
  • Bill Price – mixing
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Kevin Reagan – art direction, design
  • Dennis Keeley, Gene Kirkland, Robert John – photography

Track listing:

  1. Since I Don’t Have You – Joseph Rock, James Beaumont, Jackie Taylor, Janet Vogel, Joe Verscharen, Lennie Martin, Wally Lester
  2. New Rose – Brian James
  3. Down on the Farm – Alvin Gibbs, Charlie Harper, Nicholas Garratt
  4. Human Being – Johnny Thunders, David Johansen
  5. Raw Power – Iggy Pop, James Williamson
  6. Ain’t It Fun – Cheetah Chrome, Peter Laughter
  7. Buick Makane (Big Dumb Sex) – Marc Bolan, Chris Cornell
  8. Hair of the Dog – Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Darrell Sweet
  9. Attitude – Glenn Danzig
  10. Black Leather – Steve Jones
  11. You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory – Johnny Thunders
  12. I Don’t Care About You – Lee Ving
  13. Look at Your Game, Girl (hidden track) – Charles Manson

Humble Pie: Performance Rockin’ The Filmore

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In November 1971, “A&M” label released “Performance Rockin’ the Fillmore”, the fifth Humble Pie album. It was recorded in May 1971, at the “Fillmore East” in New York City, and was produced by Steve Marriott, Peter Frampton, Greg Ridley and Jerry Shirley.

Personnel:

  • Steve Marriott – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Peter Frampton – vocals, guitar
  • Greg Ridley – vocals, bass guitar
  • Jerry Shirley – drums
  • Fedco Audio Labs – live recording
  • Eddie Kramer – engineer
  • David Palmer – engineer assistant
  • John Jansen, Andy Edlen, Buzzy and Tom – assistant

Track listing:

  1. Four Day Creep – Ida Cox
  2. I’m Ready – lyrics by Willie Dixon, music by Peter Frampton, Steve Marriott, Greg Ridley, Jerry Shirley
  3. Sonic Cold Fever – Peter Frampton, Steve Marriott, Greg Ridley, Jerry Shirley
  4. I Walk on Gilded Splinters – Dr John Creaux
  5. Rollin’ Stone – Muddy Waters, arranged by Peter Frampton, Steve Marriott, Greg Ridley, Jerry Shirley
  6. Hallelujah I Love Her So – Ray Charles
  7. I Don’t Need No Doctor – Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Jo Armstead