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Mike Gordon: The Green Sparrow

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On August 5, 2005, “Rounder” label released “The Green Sparrow”, the second Mike Gordon studio album. It was recorded in 2005 and was produced by Mike Gordon, John Siket, and Jared Slomoff.

Personnel:

  • Mike Gordon- vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, Hi-Hat, tambourine, drum programming, piano, clucky, illustration, cover lettering
  • Trey Anastasio- guitar
  • Scott Murawski – acoustic guitar
  • Ken Lovelett – tambourine
  • Page McConnell- organ
  • Ivan Neville- organ
  • Chuck Leavell– organ
  • Nadine LaFond – vocals
  • Marie Claire – vocals
  • Jared Slomoff – vocals, cowbell
  • Doug Belote – drums, cowbell, shaker, V-drums
  • Russ Lawton- drums
  • Joe Russo – drums
  • Steve Ferraris – bongos, danmo, cowbell
  • Bill Kreutzmann- drums
  • Cochemea Gastelum – saxophone
  • Aaron Johnson – trombone
  • Jordan McLean – trumpet
  • Julee Avallone – flute
  • John Siket – recording, mixing
  • Fred Kevorkian – mastering
  • Julia Mordaunt – design, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Gordon.

  1. Another Door
  2. Voices
  3. Dig Further Down
  4. Pretend
  5. Traveled Too Far
  6. Andelmans’ Yard
  7. Morphing Again
  8. Radar Blip
  9. Jaded
  10. Sound

Medeski, Martin & Wood: Uninvisible

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On April 9, 2002, “Blue Note” label released “Uninvisible”, the twelve Medeski, Martin & Wood. It was recorded 2001 – 2002, and was produced by Scotty Hard.

Personnel:

  • John Medeski– keyboards
  • Billy Martinaka illy B – drums, percussion
  • Chris Wood– basses
  • Danny Blume– guitar, baritone guitar, ambient guitar
  • Scotty Hard– Nomad Rhythm Maker, rhythm guitar, turntables, feedback
  • Eddie Bobé – congas, bata, shekere, bottle and bell
  • Michael Herbst – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Stuart D. Bogie– tenor saxophone, contra-alto clarinet
  • Jordan McLean– trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Todd Simon – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Aaron Johnson – trombone
  • DJ Olive– turntables
  • DJ P Love – turntables
  • Brad Roberts– vocals
  • Bruce Hampton– vocals
  • Greg Griffiths – additional engineering
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Mike Fossenkemper – assembled, edited, tweaked
  • Juan Garcia, Tom Camuso, Philip Harvey, Jeff Jakubowski – assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by John Medeski, Billly Martin and Chris Wood except where noted.

  1. Uninvisible
  2. I Wanna Ride You – Martin Medeski
  3. Your Name is Snake Anthony – Col. Bruce Hampton, Martin Medeski, Billy Martin, Chris Wood
  4. Pappy Check
  5. Take Me Nowhere
  6. Retirement Song
  7. Ten Dollar High
  8. Where Have You Been?
  9. Reprise – Martin Medeski
  10. Nocturnal Transmission
  11. Smoke
  12. First Time Long Time
  13. The Edge of Night
  14. Off the Table

Jamie Lidell: Multiply

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On June 13, 2005, “Warp” label released “Multiply”, the second Jamie Lidell album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Jamie Lidell and Dominic “Mocky” Salole.

Personnel:

  • Jamie Lidell– vocals, drums, keyboards, vibraphone, programming
  • Dominic “Mocky” Salole – vocals, bass, guitar, piano, farfisa, synthesizer, tambourine
  • Gonzales– piano
  • Snax– synthesizer
  • Bill Youngman – guitar
  • Taylor Savvy – bass
  • Tony Buck, Daniel Raymond Gahn – drums
  • Jordan McLean, André Vida– horns

Track listing:

All tracks by Jamie Lidell, except where noted.

  1. You Got me Up
  2. Multiply – Jamie Lidell, Dominic “Mocky” Salole
  3. When I Come Back Around – Jamie Lidell, Dominic “Mocky” Salole
  4. A Little Bit More
  5. What’s the Use? – Jamie Lidell, Dominic “Mocky” Salole
  6. Music Will Not Last
  7. New Me
  8. The City
  9. What Is It This Time – Jamie Lidell, Dominic “Mocky” Salole
  10. Game for Fools – Jamie Lidell, Dominic “Mocky” Salole

Craig Finn: We All Want The Same Things

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On March 24, 2017, “Partisan Records” label released “We All Want the Same Things”, the third Craig Finn studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Josh Kaufman.

Personnel:

  • Craig Finn – vocals, guitar
  • Josh Kaufman – vocals, bass, guitar, mandolin, organ, piano, synthesizer, overdub engineer
  • Sam Kassirer – vocals, organ, piano, synthesizer
  • Joe Russo – vocals, bass
  • Caithlin De Marrais, Annie Nero – vocals
  • Tad Kubler – guitar, synthesizer
  • Joe Russo – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Matt Barrick – drums, percussion
  • Stuart Boogie – saxophone, flute, clarinet
  • Jordan McLean – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • James Goodwin – vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Mike Dwyer – engineer assistant
  • Dave Gardner – mastering
  • Donovan Brien – layout
  • Dan Monick – photography

Track listing:

  1. Jester & June
  2. Preludes
  3. Ninety Bucks
  4. Birds Trapped in the Airport
  5. God in Chicago
  6. Rescue Blues
  7. Tangletown
  8. It Hits When It Hits
  9. Tracking Shots
  10. Be Honest

David Byrne: Love This Giant

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On September 10, 2012, “4AD” label released “Love This Giant”, studio album by David Byrne and St. Vincent. It was recorded 2009 – 2012, at “Water Music Studio” in Hoboken, New Jersey, and “Patrick Dillett’s Studio” in New York City, and was produced by David Byrne, Annie Clark, John Congleton, and Patrick Dillett.

Personnel:

  • David Byrne – vocals, guitar,  percussion programming; Omnichord
  • Vincent (Annie Clark)– guitar, synth bass; piano
  • Paul Frazier – bass guitar
  • Anthony LaMarca– drums
  • Mauro Refosco– snare drum, timpani
  • John Congleton– drum programming; synth
  • The Dap Kings
  • Kenneth Finn, Tom Hutchinson– euphonium
  • Jacquelyn Adams, Eric Davis, Lawrence Di Bello, Rachel Drehmann, J. Kelly, Chris Komer – French horn
  • Randy Andos – tuba
  • Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
  • Stuart D. Bogie, Ron Blake, Martín Perna, Cochemea Gastelum , Jack Bashkow, Stan Harriison, Bob Magnuson, Ian Hendrickson-Smith, Steve Elson, Alex Foster, Patrick Milando, Jonathan Powell, Tom Timko – saxophone
  • Jordan McLean, Josh Frank, Earl Gardner, Mike Gurfield, Ravi Best, David Guy, Dominic Derasse, Gareth Flowers, Kelly Pratt– trumpet
  • Jeff Caswell – bass trombone
  • William Lang, Aaron Johnson, Ryan Keberle, Brian Mahany, Ozzie Melendez, Mike Seltzer, Steve Turre, Michael Williams– trombone
  • Lenny Pickett– saxophone, brass arrangement
  • Marcus Rojas, Kyle Turner, Bob Stewart– tuba
  • Evan Smith – clarinet, flute
  • Tony Finno, Ken Thompson – brass arrangements
  • Jon Altschuler – engineer
  • Yuki Takahashi – engineer
  • Patrick Dillett– mixing, drum programming
  • Greg Calbi– mastering
  • Gabe Bartalos – prosthetics
  • Catalina Kulczar, Juan Marin, LeeAnn Rossi – art work
  • Steve Powers – type design
  • Noah Wall – package design, art work
  • Richard Burbridge – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by David Byrne and Annie Clark, except where noted

  1. Who
  2. Weekend in the Dust
  3. Dinner for Two
  4. Ice Age – Annie Clark
  5. I Am an Ape
  6. The Forest Awakes – David Byrne, Annie Clark, Walt Whitman
  7. I Should Watch TV
  8. Lazarus
  9. Optimist
  10. Lightning
  11. The One Who Broke Your Heart
  12. Outside of Space & Time – David Byrne