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Don Broco: Amazing Things

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On October 22, 2021, “SharpTone” label released “Amazing Things”, the fourth Don Broco studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Decoy Studios” in Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK, and was produced by Jason Perry and Dan Lancaster.

Personnel:

  • Rob Damiani – lead vocals, electronics
  • Simon Delaney – lead and rhythm guitars
  • Tom Doyle – bass guitar, programming
  • Matt Donnelly – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. Gumshield
  2. Manchester Super Reds No. 1 Fun
  3. Swimwear Season
  4. Endorphins
  5. One True Prince
  6. Anaheim
  7. Uber
  8. How Are You Done with Existing?
  9. Bruce Willis
  10. Revenge Body
  11. Bad 4 Ur Health
  12. Easter Sunday

Wes Montgomery: So Much Guitar!

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In October 1961, “Riverside” label released “So Much Guitar!”, the fourth Wes Montgomery album. It was recorded in August 1961, at “Plaza Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Wes Montgomery – guitar
  • Hank Jones – piano
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Lex Humphries – drums
  • Ray Barretto – conga
  • Ray Fowler – engineer
  • Ken Deardoff – design

Track listing:

  1. Twisted Blues – Wes Montgomery
  2. Cotton Tail – Duke Ellington
  3. I Wish I Knew – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
  4. I’m Just a Lucky So-and-So – Duke Ellington, Mack David
  5. Repetition – Neal Hefti
  6. Somethin’ Like Bags – Wes Montgomery
  7. While We’re Young – Morty Palitz, Alec Wilder
  8. One for My Baby (and One More for the Road) – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer

Clark Terry: Duke With A Difference

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In October 1957, “Riverside” label released “Duke with a Difference”, the fourth Clark Terry album. It was recorded in September 1957, at “Reeves Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Orin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  1. Clark Terry – trumpet, arrangements
  2. Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone 
  3. Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone 
  4. Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman – trombone
  5. Tyree Glenn – trombone, vibraphone
  6. Billy Strayhorn – piano
  7. Luther Henderson – celeste
  8. Jimmy Woode – bass
  9. Sam Woodyard – drums
  10. Marian Bruce – vocals
  11. Mercer Ellington – arrangements
  12. Jack Higgins – engineer
  13. Jack Matthewes – engineer
  14. Paul Bacon – design
  15. Paul Weller – photography
  16. Orrin Keepnews – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Duke Ellington except where noted.

  1. C Jam Blues – Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington
  2. In a Sentimental Mood – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Manny Kurtz
  3. Cotton Tail
  4. Just Squeeze Me
  5. Mood Indigo – Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington
  6. Take the “A” Train – Billy Strayhorn
  7. In a Mellow Tone
  8. Come Sunday

Billie Holiday: Music For Torching

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In October 1955, “Clef Records” label released “Music for Torching”, the fourth Billie Holiday album. It was recorded in August 1955, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Billie Holiday – vocals
  • Barney Kessel – guitar
  • Jimmy Rowles – piano
  • Benny Carter – alto saxophone
  • Harry “Sweets” Edison – trumpet
  • John Simmons – bass
  • Larry Bunker – drums
  • David Stone Martin – artwork

Track listing:

  1. It Had to Be You – Isham Jones, Gus Kahn
  2. Come Rain or Come Shine – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
  3. I Don’t Want to Cry Anymore – Victor Schertzinger
  4. I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You – Victor Young, Ned Washington, Bing Crosby
  5. A Fine Romance – Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields
  6. Gone with the Wind – Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson
  7. I Get a Kick Out of You – Cole Porter
  8. Isn’t This a Lovely Day? – Irving Berlin

Big Country: Peace In Our Time

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On September 26, 1988, “Mercury” label released “Peace in Our Time”, the fourth Big Country album. It was recorded in 1988, and was produced by Peter Wolf.

Personnel:

  • Stuart Adamson – vocals, guitar, piano, e-bow
  • Bruce Watson – vocals, guitar, harmonica, mandolin, sitar, e-bow
  • Tony Butler – vocals, bass, guitar
  • Mark Brzezicki – drums, percussion
  • Peter Wolf – keyboards
  • Josh Phillips – keyboards
  • Maxine Anderson – backing vocals
  • Merry Clayton – backing vocals
  • Donna Davidson – backing vocals

Track listing:

 All tracks by Stuart Adamson, except where noted.

  1. King of Emotion
  2. Broken Heart (Thirteen Valleys)
  3. Thousand Yard Stare – Stuart Adamson, Bruce Watson
  4. From Here to Eternity
  5. Everything I Need
  6. Peace in Our Time
  7. Time for Leaving – Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler, Bruce Watson
  8. River of Hope
  9. In This Place
  10. I Could Be Happy Here – Stuart Adamson, Bruce Watson

Buffalo Tom: Big Red Letter Day

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On September 21, 1993, “Beggars Banquet” label released “Big Red Letter Day”, the fourth Buffalo Tom album. It was recorded in 1993, in Hollywood, and was produced by The Rob Brothers, Bill Janovitz, Chris Colbourn and Tom Maggins.

Personnel:

  • Bill Janovitz – vocals, guitar
  • Chris Colbourn – bass
  • Tom Maginnis – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Janovitz, Chris Colbourn and Tom Maggins.

  1. Sodajerk
  2. I’m Allowed
  3. Tree House
  4. Would Not Be Denied
  5. Latest Monkey
  6. My Responsibility
  7. Dry Land
  8. Torch Singer
  9. Late at Night
  10. Suppose
  11. Anything That Way

Marlena Shaw: From The Depts Of My Soul

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In September 1973, “Blue Note” label released “From the Depths of My Soul”, the fourth Marlena Shaw album. It was recorded May – June 1973, at “A&R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by George Butler.

Personnel:

  • Marlena Shaw – vocals
  • Gene Bertoncini, Cornell Dupree, Carl Lynch, Hugh McCracken – guitar
  • Derek Smith – piano, electric piano, clavinet
  • Eugene Bianco – harp
  • Ron Carter – double bass
  • Wilbur Bascomb, Jr. – electric bass
  • Charles Collins, Herbie Lovelle, Grady Tate – drums
  • Arthur Jenkins – congas
  • George Devens, George Jenkins – percussion
  • Wade Marcus – arrangements, conductor
  • Uncredited horns and strings musicians

Track listing:

  1. Prelude / I Know I Love Him – Bodie Chandler, Wade Marcus
  2. Hum This Song – Carl Davis
  3. But For Now – Bob Dorough
  4. Easy Evil – Alan O’Day
  5. The Laughter and the Tears – Randy Edelman
  6. The Feeling’s Good – Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel
  7. Wildflower – David Richardson, Doug Edwards
  8. Just Don’t Want to Be Lonely – Bobby Eli, John C. Freeman, Jr., Vinnie Barrett
  9. Waterfall – Randy Edelman
  10. Say a Good Word – Marlena Shaw
  11. Time For Me to Go – Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel

Archie Shepp: Fire Music

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In September 1965, “Impulse!” label released “Fire Music”, the fourth Archie Shepp album. It was recorded February – March 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone
  • Marion Brown – alto saxophone
  • Ted Curson – trumpet
  • Joseph Orange – trombone
  • Reggie Johnson – double bass
  • David Izenzon – double bass
  • J.C. Moses – drums
  • Joe Chambers – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, lacquer cut
  • Mel Cheren – cover painting
  • Joe Lebow – design
  • Robert Flynn – design
  • Charles Stewart – photography

Track listing:

  1. Hambone – Archie Shepp
  2. Los Olvidados – Archie Shepp
  3. Malcolm, Malcolm – Semper Malcolm – Archie Shepp
  4. Prelude to a Kiss – Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills
  5. The Girl from Ipanema – Vinicius DeMoraes, Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos Jobim

Beirut: No No No

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On September 11, 2015, “4AD” label released “No No No”, the fourth Beirut studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Zach Condon and Gabe Wax.

Personnel:

  • Zach Condon – vocals, piano, synthesizer (Roland, Moog Rogue, Korg, Moog Sub Phatty, Moog Voyager, trumpet, organ, electric piano, mellotron, ukulele, Rhodes, celesta
  • Nick Petree – percussion, acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Paul Collins – bass, electric guitar, double bass, organ, backing vocals
  • Perrin Cloutier – tom tom, accordion
  • Kyle Resnick – trumpet
  • Ben Lanz – trombone
  • Ben Russell – violin
  • Yuki Numata Resnick – violin
  • Clarice Jensen – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Zach Condon.

  1. Gibraltar
  2. No No No
  3. At Once
  4. August Holland
  5. As Needed
  6. Perth
  7. Pacheco
  8. Fener
  9. So Allowed

Andrew Hill: Judgment!

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In September 1964, “Blue Note” label released “Judgment!”, the fourth Andrew Hill album. It was recorded in January 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Hill – piano
  • Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone
  • Richard Davis – bass
  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Andrew Hill.

  1. Siete Ocho
  2. Flea Flop
  3. Yokada Yokada
  4. Alfred
  5. Judgment
  6. Reconciliation