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Frou Frou: Details

On June 4, 2002, “MCA” label released “Details”, the only Frou Frou studio album. It was recorded 2001 – 2002, at “Froufrou Central” and “RAK Studios” in London, “Flat Studios” in Bern, Ganalahari Studios” in Bangalore, Karnataka, India, “Sterling Sound” in New York City, Pete Scaturro’s house, and was produced by Imogen Heap and Guy Sigsworth.

Personnel:

  • Imogen Heap – vocals, mixing 
  • Guy Sigsworth – keyboards, mixing
  • Mich Gerber – double bass
  • Elad Elharar – bass guitar 
  • Makoto Sakamoto – drums 
  • Alasdair Malloy – percussion 
  • Jon Hassell – trumpet 
  • Ioana Petcu-Colan – violin
  • Sean McGhee – engineering 
  • Gert Staeuble – recording arrangements
  • Pete Scaturro – recording arrangements, recording
  • Gert Staeuble – recording arrangements
  • Gili Wiseburgh – recording arrangements, engineer, mixing
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing 
  • Damian Taylor – mixing
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing
  • Damian Taylor – mixing
  • Tom Coyne – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Imogen Heap and Guy Sigsworth, except where noted.

  1. Let Go
  2. Breathe In
  3. It’s Good to Be in Love
  4. Must Be Dreaming
  5. Psychobabble – Imogen Heap, Guy Sigsworth, Peter Chill
  6. Only Got One
  7. Shh
  8. Hear Me Out – Imogen Heap, Guy Sigsworth, Lee Bennett, Brian Eno
  9. Maddening Shroud – Imogen Heap, Guy Sigsworth, Alexander Nilere
  10. Flicks – Imogen Heap, Guy Sigsworth, Jon Hassell
  11. The Dumbing Down of Love – Imogen Heap, Guy Sigsworth, Jon Hassell

Gato Barbieri: Chapter One: Latin America

In October 1973, “Impulse!” label released “Chapter One: Latin America”, the tenth Gato Barbieri album. It was recorded in April 1973, at “Music Hall, S.A.C.I.S.I.” in Buenos Aires, “Odeon Studios” in Rio de Janeiro, and was produced by Ed Michel.

Personnel:

  • Gato Barbieri – tenor saxophone
  • Quelo Palacios – acoustic guitar
  • Ricardo Lew – electric guitar
  • Osvaldo Bellingieri – piano
  • Dino Saluzzi – bandoneon
  • Adalberto Cevasco – Fender bass
  • Pocho Lapouble – drums
  • Domingo Cura – bombo indio (Indian drums)
  • Jorge Padin – percussion
  • El Zurdo Roizner – percussion
  • Raul Mercado – quena
  • Amadeo Monges – Indian harp
  • Isoca Fumero – charango
  • Antonio Pantoja – anapa, erke, siku, quena, erkencho
  • Nivaldo Duarte – engineer
  • Juan Carlos Manojas – engineer
  • Jorge Tagliani – engineer mixing
  • Baker Bigsby – mixing
  • Gil Fortis – mixing assistant
  • Kathryn King – mixing assistant
  • Philip Melnick – cover photography
  • Ed Michel – photography
  • Carlos Dulitsky – photography

Track listing:

All track by Gato Barbieri, except where noted.

  1. Encuentros
  2. India – J. Asunción Flores, M. Ortiz Guerrero
  3. La China Leoncia Arreo La Correntinada Trajo Entre La Muchachada La Flor De La Juventud
  4. Part 1
  5. Part 2
  6. Part 3
  7. Part 4 3:53
  8. Nunca Mas
  9. To Be Continued

Joe Walsh: Analog Man

On June 5, 2012, “Fantasy” label released “Analog Man”, the eleventh Joe Walsh album. It was recorded in 2011, and was produced by Joe Walsh, Jeff Lynne and Tim Armstrong.

Personnel:

  • Joe Walsh – vocals, guitar, bass, piano, drums
  •  Little Richard – lead vocals
  • Jeff Lynne – keyboards, guitar, bass, drums, backing vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Joe Vitale – keyboards, sitar
  • Richard Davis – synthesizer, programming
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
  • Jay Dee Maness – pedal steel guitar
  • Tim Armstrong – guitar
  • Rick Rosas – bass
  • Kenny Passarelli – bass
  • Dale Peters – bass
  • Ringo Starr – drums
  • Jim Fox – drums, background vocals
  • Steve Jay – percussion
  • Bruce Sugar – percussion, programming
  • Tommy Lee James – backing vocals
  • Graham Nash – backing vocals
  • David Crosby – backing vocals
  • Steve Jay, Bruce Sugar, John Morrical, Ken Hammon – engineer, mixing 
  • Howie Weinberg, Dan Gerbarg – mastering
  • Jeri Heiden/Smog Design, Inc. – art direction
  • Ryan Corey/Smog Design, Inc. – background photography, package design

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Walsh, except where noted.

  1. Analog Man – Joe Walsh, Drew Hester, Gannin Arnold
  2. Wrecking Ball – Joe Walsh, Tommy Lee James
  3. Lucky That Way – Joe Walsh, Tommy Lee James
  4. Spanish Dancer
  5. Funk 50
  6. Band Played On – Joe Walsh, Tommy Lee James
  7. Family – Joe Walsh, Tommy Lee James
  8. One Day at a Time
  9. Hi – Roller Baby – Tim Armstrong
  10. India

La India & Eddie Palmieri:Llegó La India Via Eddie Palmieri

On September 8, 1992, “Soho Sounds” label released “Llegó La India Via Eddie Palmieri”, an album by La India and Eddie Palmieri. It was released recorded in 1992 and was produced by Eddie Palmieri and Little Louie Vega.

Personnel:

  • La India– vocals
  • Eddie Palmieri– piano, arranger
  • Johnny Torres – bass
  • Charlie Sepúlveda – trumpet
  • Barry Danielian – trumpet
  • Nelson Jaime – trumpet, arranger
  • Brian Lynch– trumpet
  • Conrad Herwig– trombone
  • David Sánchez– tenor saxophone
  • José Claussell– percussion, timbales
  • Jimmy Delgado – bongo, bells, timbales
  • Milton Cardona– conga, shekere, iyá, arranger
  • Theodore Holliday II – itotele
  • Jesús Andújar – tambora
  • Ricardo Mejía Carreras – guira
  • Pepe Conde Rodríguez – clave
  • Pedro E. Rodríguez – maracas
  • Johnny Torres, Milton Cardona, Pepe Conde Rodriquez, Pedro E. Rodríguez, India, Connie Harvey, Benny Diggs – chorus

Track listing:

  1. Vivir Sin Ti – Eddie Palmieri
  2. Llegó La India – Eddie Palmieri
  3. Soledad – La India, Eddie Palmieri, Shirley Marte, Patrick Morales
  4. Mi Primera Rumba – Eddie Palmieri
  5. Yemaya y Ochun (Prelude) – Milton Cardona
  6. Yemaya y Ochun – Eddie Palmieri
  7. Merengue Internacional – Eddie Palmieri
  8. Solitude – La India, Eddie Palmieri, Shirley Marte
  9. I Wanna Dance – La India, Eddie Palmieri, Shirley Marte
  10. Soledad/Bi-Lingual Version – La India, Eddie Palmieri, Shirley Marte, Patrick Morales

Joshua Redman: Back East

On April 24, 2007, “Nonesuch” label released “Back East”, the 13th Joshua Redman album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Avatar Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Joshua Redman.

Personnel:

  • Joshua Redman– tenor and soprano saxophones
  • Dewey Redman– tenor and alto saxophones
  • Joe Lovano– tenor saxophone
  • Chris Cheek– soprano saxophone
  • Larry Grenadier– double bass
  • Christian McBride– double bass
  • Reuben Rogers– double bass
  • Brian Blade– drums
  • Eric Harland– drums
  • Ali Jackson– drums
  • James A. Farber – recording, mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • John Gall – design
  • Michael Wilson – photography

Track listing:

  1. The Surrey with the Fringe on Top – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein
  2. East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) – Brooks Bowman
  3. Zarafah – Joshua Redman
  4. Indian Song – Wayne Shorter
  5. I’m an Old Cowhand – Johnny Mercer, Harry Warren
  6. Wagon Wheels – Billy Hill, Peter DeRose
  7. Back East – Joshua Redman
  8. Mantra #5 – Joshua Redman
  9. Indonesia – Joshua Redman
  10. India – John Coltrane
  11. GJ – Dewey Redman

Ravi Shankar

On December 11, 2012, Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury aka Ravi Shankar died aged 92. Shankar was world renowned composer, musician, performer and scholar of Indian classical music. In his long and distinguished career, through teaching, performances, and cooperation with Yehudi Menuhin and George Harrison, Shankar engaged Western music by writing compositions for sitar and orchestra. His career includes numerous recordings and performances at all the world’s leading venues.