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Primus: Primus & the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble

On October 21, 2014, “ATO Records”, and “Prawn Song Records” labels released “Primus & the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble”, the eighth Primus studio album. The album is a re-imagining of the soundtrack of the 1971 film “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory”. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Les Claypool.

Personnel:

  • Les Claypool – lead and backing vocals, upright bass, cello, bass guitar, marimba, percussion, arrangements
  • Larry LaLonde – lead vocals, guitar, arrangements
  • Tim “Herb” Alexander – drums, arrangements
  • Mike Dillon – vibraphone, marimba, tablas
  • Sam Bass – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley.

  1. Hello Wonkites
  2. Candy Man
  3. Cheer Up Charlie
  4. Golden Ticket
  5. Lermaninoff
  6. Pure Imagination
  7. Oompa Augustus
  8. Semi – Wondrous Boat Ride
  9. Oompa Violet
  10. I Want It Now
  11. Oompa Veruca
  12. Wonkomobile
  13. Oompa TV
  14. Farawell Wonkites

Esperanza Spalding: Emily’s D+Evolution

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On March 4, 2016, “Concord” label released “Emily’s D+Evolution”, the fifth Esperanza Spalding album. It was recorded in 2015, at “NRG Studios” in Hollywood; “The Magic Shop” and “HUMAN” in New York City, and was produced by Esperanza Spalding and Tony Visconti.

Personnel:

  • Esperanza Spalding – vocals, bass, lyrics, piano, bass synthesizer
  • Matthew Stevens – guitar
  • Corey King – backing vocals, synthesizer, writing, trombone, keyboards
  • Karriem Riggins – drums, percussion
  • Justin Tyson – drums
  • Emily Elbert – backing vocals
  • Nadia Washington – backing vocals
  • Celeste Butler – backing vocals
  • Fred Martin – backing vocals
  • Katriz Trinidad – backing vocals
  • Kimberly L. Cook-Ratliff – backing vocals
  • Kyle Hoffman – engineer
  • Tim Price – engineer
  • Erin Tonkon – engineer assistant
  • Kyle McAulay – engineer assistant
  • Martin Cooke – engineer assistant
  • Nicolas Fournier – engineer assistant
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Tony Visconti – mixing
  • Mario Borgatta – mixing assistant
  • Lawrence Azzerad – design
  • Holly Andres – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Esperanza Spalding, except where noted.

  1. Good Lava
  2. Unconditional Love
  3. Judas
  4. Earth to Heaven
  5. One
  6. Rest in Pleasure
  7. Ebony and Ivy
  8. Noble Nobles – Esperanza Spalding, Corey King
  9. Farewell Dolly
  10. Elevate or operate
  11. Funk the Fear
  12. I Want It Now – Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse