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John McLaughlin: Liberation Time

On July 16, 2021, “Abstract Logix” label released “Liberation Time”, the 20th John McLaughlin album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, in Monaco, Paris, London, Los Angeles and Cairo, and was produced by John McLaughlin.

Personnel:

  1. John McLaughlin – guitar, piano
  2. Julian Siegel – tenor saxophone
  3. Gary Husband – keyboards, drums
  4. Oz Ezzeldin – piano
  5. Roger Rossignol – piano
  6. Sam Burgess – bass
  7. Etienne Mbappe – bass
  8. Jérôme Regard – bass
  9. Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
  10. Jean-Michel Aublette – drums, bass
  11. Ranjit Barot – drums, Konokol vocals
  12. Nicolas Viccaro – drums

Track listing:

  1. As the Spirit Sings – Sam Burgess, Vinnie Colaiuta, Gary Husband, John McLaughlin
  2. Singing Our Secrets – Jean Michel Aublette, John McLaughlin, Roger Rossignol
  3. Lockdown Blues – Ranjit Barot, Gary Husband, Etienne Mbappe, John McLaughlin
  4. Mila repa – John McLaughlin
  5. Right Here, Right Now, Right On – Osam Exeldin, John McLaughlin, Jerome Regard, Julian Siegal, Nicolas Viccaro
  6. Shade of Blue – John McLaughlin
  7. Liberation Time – Sam Burgess, Gary Husband, John McLaughlin

Miles Davis: Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall: The Legendary Performances of May 19, 1961

On July 16, 1962, “Columbia” label released “Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall: The Legendary Performances of May 19, 1961”, the sixth Miles Davis live album. It was recorded in May 1961, at “Carnegie Hall” in New York City, and was produced by Teo Macero.

Personnel:

  • Miles Davis – trumpet
  • Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Jimmy Cobb – drums

The Gil Evans Orchestra

  • Gil Evans – arrangements, conductor
  • Miles Davis – trumpet soloist
  • Ernie Royal, Bernie Glow, Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci – trumpets
  • Jimmy Knepper, Dick Hixon, Frank Rehak – trombones
  • Julius Watkins, Paul Ingrahan, Bob Swisshelm – French horns
  • Bill Barber – tuba
  • Romeo Penque, Jerome Richardson, Eddie Caine, Bob Tricarico, Danny Bank – reeds, woodwinds
  • Janet Putnam – harp
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Jimmy Cobb – drums
  • Bobby Rosengarden – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Miles Davis, except where noted.

  1. So What
  2. Spring Is Here – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  3. No Blues
  4. Oleo – Sonny Rollins
  5. Someday My Prince Will Come – Frank Churchill, Larry Morey
  6. The meaning of the Blues / Lament / New Rhumba – Bobby Troup / Leh Worth, J.J. Johnson, Ahmad Jamal

Rodrigo Amarante: Drama

On July 16, 2021, “Polyvinyl Record Company” label released “Drama”, the second Rodrigo Amarante album. It was recorded in 2021, at “MCJ Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Rodrigo Amarante.

Personnel:

  • Rodrigo Amarante – vocals, guitar, piano, arrangements, recording, design, sleeve notes
  • Todd Dahlhoff – double bass, bass
  • Paul Taylor – drums
  • Daniel Castanheira – percussion, darbuka, congas, wood block, percussion effects
  • Andres Renteria – congas
  • David Ralicke – tenor and baritone, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, flugelhorn
  • Danny Bensi – violin, viola, cello
  • Cornelia Murr, Moreno Veloso, Todd Dahlhoff – backing vocals
  • Jonathan Maia – recording
  • Mario Caldato Jr. – recording
  • Noah Georgeson – mixing
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • Hernan Paganini – artwork
  • Claire Hungerford – design
  • Frederik Jacobi – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Rodrigo Amarante.

  1. Drama
  2. Maré
  3. Tango
  4. Tanto
  5. I Can’t Wait
  6. Tao
  7. Sky Beneath
  8. Eu Com Você
  9. Um Milhão
  10. The End

Stephen Fretwell: Busy Guy

On July 16, 2021, “Speedy Wunderground” label released “Busy Guy”, the fourth Stephen Fretwell album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Dean St. Studios” and “Mr. Dan’s” in London, and was produced by Dan Carey.

Personnel:

  • Stephen Fretwell – vocals, guitar
  • Dan Carey – piano, keyboards, synthesizer, electric guitar, programming
  • Gamaliel Rendle Traynor – cello
  • Rob MacFarlane – engineer
  • Jason Mitchell – mastering
  • Duncan Pickstock – painting

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephen Fretwell.

  1. The Goshawk and the Gull
  2. Remember
  3. Embankment
  4. Oval
  5. The Long Water
  6. Orange
  7. Pink
  8. Copper
  9. Almond
  10. Green

Barenaked Ladies: Detour De Force

On July 16, 2021, “Raisin’ Records” label released “Detour de Force”, the thirteenth Barenaked Ladies studio album. It was recorded February – August 2020, at “The Herbert/Robertson Hideaway”, “Noble Street Studios”, “Vespa Studios”, and was produced by Eric Ratz and Mark Howard. 

Personnel:

  • Ed Robertson – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, drums, percussion
  • Kevin Hearn – vocals, pianos, keyboards, Continuum, accordion, acoustic and electric guitars, drum loops
  • Jim Creeggan – vocals, electric and double bass, cello, electric guitar, Taurus pedals, string and horn arrangements
  • Tyler Stewart – vocals, drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. Flip – Ed Robertson, Kevin Griffin
  2. Good Life – Ed Robertson, Kevin Griffin
  3. New Disaster – Ed Robertson, Kevin Griffin
  4. Big Back Yard – Kevin Hearn
  5. Live Well – Ed Robertson
  6. Flat Earth – Ed Robertson, Danny Michel
  7. Here Together – Jim Creeggan, James Bryan McCollum
  8. Roll On – Ed Robertson, Kevin Griffin, Craig Wiseman
  9. Bylaw – Kevin Hearn
  10. God Forbid – Ed Robertson, Donovan Woods
  11. Paul Chambers – Jim Creeggan, Mike Evin
  12. The National Park – Kevin Hearn
  13. Man Made Lake – Ed Robertson, Donovan Woods
  14. Internal Dynamo – Kevin Hearn

Elvis Presley: Elvis

On July 16, 1973, “RCA” label released “Elvis”, the eighteenth Elvis Presley studio album. It was recorded in March 1971 and March 1972, at “RCA” in Hollywood, “RCA Studio B” in Nashville, and was produced by Felton Jarvis.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Presley – lead vocals, piano
  • James Burton – lead guitar
  • Joe Esposito – guitar, percussion
  • John Wilkinson – rhythm guitar
  • Chip Young – rhythm guitar
  • Charlie Hodge – rhythm guitar
  • Glen D. Hardin – piano, string arrangements
  • David Briggs – piano
  • Charlie McCoy – harmonica
  • Emory Gordy Jr. – bass
  • Norbert Putnam – bass
  • Jerry Scheff – bass
  • Kenneth A. Buttrey – drums
  • Jerry Carrigan – drums
  • Ron Tutt – drums
  • J. D. Sumner – vocals
  • The Sweet Inspirations – backing vocals
  • The Nashville Edition – backing vocals
  • Joe Babcock – backing vocals
  • Dolores Edgin – backing vocals
  • Ginger Holladay – backing vocals
  • The Imperials Quartet – backing vocals
  • Millie Kirkham – backing vocals
  • June Page – backing vocals
  • Temple Riser – backing vocals
  • Hurshel Wiginton – backing vocals
  • Mary Holliday – backing vocals
  • Kathy Westmoreland – backing vocals
  • Joe Guercio – conductor

Track listing:

  1. Fool – James Last, Carl Sigman
  2. Where Do I Go from Here – Paul Williams
  3. Love Me, Love the Life I Lead – Roger Greenaway, Tony Macaulay
  4. It’s Still Here – Ivory Joe Hunter
  5. It’s Impossible – Armando Manzanero, Sid Wayne
  6. (That’s What You Get) For Lovin’ Me – Gordon Lightfoot
  7. Padre – Jacques Larue, Paul Francis Webster, Alain Romans
  8. I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen – Thomas Paine Westendorf
  9. I’ll Be True – Ivory Joe Hunter
  10. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right – Bob Dylan

Dave Brubeck: Brubeck Plays Brubeck

On July 16, 1956, “Columbia” label released “Brubeck Plays Brubeck”, the 18th Dave Brubeck album. It was recorded in April 1956, at Dave Brubeck’s House in Oakland, and was produced by George Avakian.

Personnel:

  • Dave Brubeck – piano
  • S. Neil Fujita – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Brubeck.

  1. Swing Bells
  2. Walkin’ Line
  3. In Your Own Sweet Way
  4. Two-Part Contention
  5. Weep No More
  6. The Duke
  7. When I Was Young
  8. One Moment Worth Years
  9. The Waltz

Tones and I: Welcome to the Madhouse

On July 16, 2021, “Bad Batch Records” label released “Welcome to the Madhouse”, the debut Tones and I studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Capi, Dann Hume, Konstantin Kersting, Randy Belculfine and Tony Watson.

Personnel:

  • Toni Watson – vocals, all instruments
  • The Cho1r – choir
  • Dann Hume – programming, mixing
  • Daniel Frizza – engineer
  • Richard Stolz – engineer
  • Garrett Kato – vocal engineering
  • Randy Belculfine – engineer, mixing
  • Konstantin Kersting – engineer, mixing
  • Kenny Harmon – engineer, mixing
  • Andrei Eremin – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Toni Watson.

  1. Welcome to the Madhouse
  2. Lonely
  3. Won’t Sleep
  4. Westside Lobby
  5. Fly Away
  6. Sad Song
  7. Just a Mess
  8. Child’s Play
  9. Not Going Home
  10. Sark Waters
  11. Cloud Day
  12. You Don’t Know My Name
  13. Fall Apert
  14. Bars (RIP T)

Wavves: Hideaway

On July 16, 2021, “Fat Possum” label released “Hideaway”, the seventh Wavves album. It was recorded in 2021, at David Sitek’s home studio in Los Angeles, and was produced by Dave Sitek.

Personnel:

  • Nathan Williams – vocals, guitar
  • Alex Gates – guitar
  • Stephen Pope – bass
  • Ross Traver – drums
  • David Sitek – engineer, mixing
  • Derek Coburn – engineer
  • Steve Fallone – mastering
  • Mikey Burey – artwork
  • Max Taeuschel – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Nathan Williams, except where noted.

  1. Thru Hell
  2. Hideaway – David Sitek, Nathan Williams
  3. Help Is on the Way – David Sitek, Nathan Williams
  4. Sinking Feeling – Alex Gates
  5. Honeycomb – Stephen Pope
  6. The Blame – David Sitek, Nathan Williams
  7. Marine Life
  8. Planting a Garden
  9. Caviar