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Perry Farrell: Kind Heaven

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On June 7, 2019, “PerryEttyVS” and “BMG Rights Management” labels released  “Kind Heaven” the second Perry Farrell studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, at “The Village”, and was produced by Tony Visconti and Perry Farrell.

Personnel:

  • Perry Farrell – vocals
  • Etty Lau Farrell – vocals
  • Tony Visconti – acoustic guitar, bass, mixing
  • Alex Williams – electric guitar
  • Dhani Harrison – electric guitar
  • Elliot Easton – electric guitar 
  • Peter DiStefano – electric guitar 
  • Phil X – electric guitar 
  • Taylor Hawkins – electric guitar
  • Peter DiStefano – bowed electric guitar
  • Matt Rohde – keyboards
  • Chris Chaney – bass
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums
  • Taylor Hawkins – drums
  • Tina Guo – erhu
  • Kind Heaven Orchestra
  • Hezron Farrell, Izzadore Farrell, Judith Hill, Kristeen Young – backing vocals
  • Harry Gregson-Williams – string arrangements
  • Alex Williams, Eric Liljestrand – engineer
  • Alex Williams – mixing
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Perry Farrell.

  1. (red, white, and blue) Cheerfulnes
  2. Pirate Punk Politician
  3. Snakes Have Many Hips
  4. Machine Girl
  5. One
  6. Where Have You Been All My Life
  7. More Than I Could Bear
  8. Spend the Body
  9. Let’s All Pray for This World

Elton John: The Diving Board

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On September 13, 2013, “Mercury” label released “The Diving Board”, the twenty-ninth Elton John studio album. It was recorded January 2012 – January 2013, at “The Village” in Los Angeles, and was produced by T-Bone Burnett.

Personnel:

  • Elton John– piano, vocals
  • Doyle Bramhall II– guitar
  • Jack Ashford– tambourine
  • Larry Goldings– Hammond organ B3
  • Keefus Ciancia– keyboards
  • David Plitch, Raphael Saadiq– bass guitar
  • Jay Bellerose– drums
  • Darrell Leonard– trumpet, flugelhorn, horn arrangements
  • George Bohanon– baritone horn, trombone, euphonium
  • Bruce Fowler– trombone
  • Ira Nepus – trombone
  • Chuck Findley– flugelhorn
  • William Roper – tuba
  • Luka Šulić, Stjepan Hauser– cello
  • Bill Maxwell – BGV arrangements
  • Louis Price, Rose Stone, Perry Morgan, Judith Hill, Carmel Echols, Bill Cantos, Alvin Chea– backing vocals
  • Jason Wormer – recording, mixing
  • Jeff Gartenbaum, Chris Owens, Vanessa Parr – second engineer
  • Zachary Dawes, Chris Owens – mixing assistant
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering.
  • Zachary Dawes – equipment technician
  • Carl Lieberman – piano technician
  • Mat Maitland – art direction
  • Tim Barber – photography
  • Tony King – creative director

Track listing:

All lyrics by Bernie Taupin, all music by Elton John.

  1. Oceans Away
  2. Oscar WildeGets Out
  3. A Town Called Jubilee
  4. The Ballad of Blind Tom
  5. Dream #1
  6. My Quicksand
  7. Can’t Stay Alone Tonight
  8. Voyeur
  9. Home Again
  10. Take This Dirty Water
  11. Dream #2
  12. The New Fever Waltz
  13. Mexican Vacation (Kids in the Candlelight)
  14. Dream #3
  15. The Diving Board

George Benson: Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole

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On June 4, 2013, “Concord Jazz” label released “Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole”, the 36 George Benson studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by John Burk.

Personnel:

  • George Benson- vocals, guitar
  • Tim May – guitar
  • Michael O’Neill- baritone guitar, banjo
  • Lil’ Georgie Benson- vocals, ukulele
  • Randy Waldman- piano
  • Chuck Berghofer- bass
  • Gregg Field – drums
  • Michael Fisher – percussion
  • Sheila E.- percussion
  • Wynton Marsalis– trumpet
  • Till Brönner– trumpet
  • Idina Menzel– vocals
  • Judith Hill- vocals
  • Janey Clewer, Alvin Chea, Don Chelton – background vocals
  • Chris Papastephanou, Randy Waldman- backing vocals

Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra:

  • Ryan Chapman, Chris Burbank, Gilbert Paz, Jared Hall – trumpet
  • Chris Gagne, Kendall Moore, Stephen Szabadi, Major Bailey p trombone
  • Neil Carson, Kevin McKeown – alto saxophone
  • Mark Small, Alex Weitz – tenor saxophone
  • Derek Smith – baritone saxophone
  • Cassandra Eisenreich – flute
  • Jon Anderson – French horn
  • Steffen Zeichner (concertmaster and soloist), Abby Young, Adam Diderrich, Karin O’Keefe, Zack Piper, Michelle Godbee, Patricia Jancova, Tomas Cotik, Victor Colmenares, James Reynolds, Jonah Osawa, Rob Patrignani, Arianne Urban, Michelle Mlacker, Katrina Schaeffer – violin
  • Robyn Savitzky, Kathryn Severing, Marcela Fernandez, Lauren Miller – viola
  • Joy Adams, Cecilia Huerta, Andrew Kromholz, Chia-Li Yu, Sarah Gongaware – cello
  • Rachel Hershey, Jeff Kipperman, Yen-Ling Lin – bass
  • Christina Hardister – harp
  • Shelton Berg – dean
  • Terence Blanchard – artistic director
  • Scott Flavin – artistic coordinator
  • Stephen Guerra – managing director

Track listing:

  1. Mona Lisa – (as Lil’ Georgie Benson)
  2. Just One of Those Things – Cole Porter
  3. Unforgettable – Irving Gordon
  4. Walkin’ My Baby – Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert
  5. When I Fall in Love – Victor Young, Edward Heyman
  6. Route 66 – Bobby Troup
  7. Nature Boy – Eden Ahbez
  8. Ballerina – Carl Sigman, Bob Russell
  9. Smile – Charlie Chaplin, John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons
  10. Straighten Up and Fly Right – Nat King Cole, Irving Mills
  11. Too Young – Sidney Lippman, Sylvia Dee
  12. I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter – Joe Young, Fred E. Ahlert
  13. Mona Lisa – Jay Livingston, Ray Evans