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James: Yummy

On April 12, 2024, “Nothing But Love” and “Virgin Music” labels released “Yummy”, the eighteenth James studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Abbey Road” in London, and was produced by Leo Abrahams.

Personnel:

  • Tim Booth – lead vocals
  • Adrian Oxaal – guitar, cello, backing vocals
  • Saul Davies – guitar, keyboards, violin, drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Mark Hunter – keyboards; piano, bass guitar, guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Andy Diagram – trumpet, whistle, backing vocals
  • Jim Glennie – bass guitar; backing vocals
  • Debbie Knox-Hewson – drums
  • Peter Glennie – guitar, trumpet, backing vocals, sound effects, engineer
  • Jon Hopkins – piano
  • Harvey Grant – keyboards, synthesizer
  • Andres Malta – keyboards, backing vocals, engineer
  • Alex Thomas – drums
  • Chloe Alper – backing vocals, additional vocal arrangements
  • Leo Abrahams – bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, mellotron, synthesizer, backing vocals, programming, strings arrangements, recording
  • Emma Smith – violin
  • Serafina Steer – harp
  • Collette Byrne – backing vocals
  • Sam Frank – programming
  • Peter Glennie – programming
  • CJ Harper – additional engineering
  • Cenzo Townshend – mixing
  • Frank Awkwright – mastering
  • Studio Fury – design, creative direction
  • Studio Evo – cover image

Track listing:

  1. Is This Love
  2. Life’s a Fucking Miracle
  3. Better with You
  4. Stay
  5. Shadow of a Giant
  6. Way Over Your Head
  7. Mobile God
  8. Our World
  9. Rogue
  10. Hey
  11. Butterfly
  12. Folks

McCoy Tyner: Echoes Of A Friend

In December 1972, “JVC” label released “Echoes of a Friend”, the 16th McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded in November 1972, in Tokyo, Japan, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • McCoy Tyner – piano

Track listing:

All tracks by McCoy Tyner, except where noted.

  1. Naima – John Coltrane
  2. Promise – John Coltrane
  3. My Favorite Things – Oscar Hammerstein, Richard Rodgers
  4. The Discovery
  5. Folks