On July 26, 2024, “BMG” and “Modern” labels released “MoonDial”, the 55th Pat Metheny album. It was recorded in 2024, at “High Rocks”, and was produced by Pat Metheny:
Personnel:
Pat Metheny – custom built baritone guitar
Track listing:
All tracks by Pat Metheny, except where noted.
MoonDial
La Crosse
You’re Everything – lyrics by Neville Potter, music by Chick Corea
Here, There and Everywhere – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
We Can’t See It, But It’s There
Falcon Love
Everything Happens to Me / Somewhere – lyrics by Tom Adair, Stephen Sondheim, music by Matt Dennis, Leonard Bernstein
Londonderry Air – traditional
This Belongs to You
Shōga
My Love and I – lyrics by Johnny Mercer, music by David Raskin
On July 26, 1994, “Atlantic” label released “More Jazz Meets the Symphony”, album by Lalo Schifrin. It was recorded in December 1993, at “CTS Studios” in London, and was produced by Lalo Schifrin. The album was the second in Schifrin’s “Jazz Meets the Symphony” series.
Personnel:
Lalo Schifrin – piano, arrangements, conductor
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Jon Faddis – trumpet
Paquito D’Rivera – clarinet, alto saxophone
James Morrison – trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone
Ray Brown – bass
Grady Tate – drums
Track listing:
Sketches of Miles: All Blues / So What / Milestones / Concierto de Aranjuez / On Green Dolphin Street / Oleo / Four / Move – Miles Davis / Miles Davis / Miles Davis / Joaquin Rodrigo / Bronislaw Kaper / Sonny Rollins / Miles Davis / Denzil Best
Down Here on the Ground – Lalo Schifrin
Chano – Lalo Schifrin
Begin the Beguine – Cole Porter, arranged by Lalo Schifrin
Django – John Lewis
Old Friends – Lalo Schifrin
Madrigal – Lalo Schifrin
Portrait of Louis Armstrong: Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen / When It’s Sleepy Time Down South / Someday / After You’ve Gone / St. Louis Blues / Some of These Days / Struttin’ with Some Barbeque / I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby (traditional / Clarence Muse, Leon René, Otis René / Lil Hardin Armstrong, Don Raye / Henry Creamer, Turner Layton / W. C. Handy/Shelton Brooks / Louis Armstrong / Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
On July 26, 2019, “Fiction” label released “Guy Walks into A Bar…”, the third Mini Mansions album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Michael Shuman, Dennis Herring, T-Bone Burnett, Jason Wormer and Cian Riordian.
Personnel:
Michael Shuman – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums
On July 26, 2023, Randall Herman Meisner died aged 77. He was musician (bass guitar, guitar), singer and songwriter, recorded and performed with Poco, Rick Nelson, The Poor, Black Tie and Drivin’ Dynamics, was member of Meisner, Swan & Rich, but was best known as founding member of The Eagles. As leader, Meisner released three studio albums.
On July 26, 2023, Sinéad Marie Bernadette O’Connor, died aged 56. She was singer, musician and song-writer, best known by the song “Nothing Compares 2 U” (written by Prince). In 1990, “Billboard Music Awards”, named it number one world single. As leader O’Connor released ten albums.
On July 26, 2019, “Polydor” label released “Duck”, the eight Kaiser Chiefs album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Angelic Studios”, “Monnow Valley Studios”, “The Church” in London, “Maze Studios” in Atlanta, and was produced by Alex Ander, Iain Archer, Nick Lashey, Andrew Wells, Ben H. Allen III, Andrew White, Nick Baines, Simon Rix, Ricky Wilson and Vijay Mistry.
Personnel:
Andrew White – guitars, backing vocals
Nick Baines – keyboards
Simon Rix – bass, backing vocals
Vijay Mistry – drums, backing vocals
Ricky Wilson – lead vocals, percussion
Ben H. Allen III – additional guitar, additional synth, additional percussion, additional backing vocals, additional programming,
Michael Burton – saxophone
Melvin Jones – trumpet
Wilbert Williams – trombone
Keisha Jackson, Kourtney Jackson – backing vocals
Billy Halliday – engineer
Ben Etter – engineer assistant, mixing
Andre Mintz, Callum Marinho, Chloe Kraemer, Spencer Poole, Rafael Rojas, Parker Bradford, Luke Pickering, Luke Gibbs, Joseph Wander, Ian Horrocks, Duncan Albert Jr. – recording assistant
Mark Stent – mixing
Ben H. Allen III – mixing
Dan Greech Marguerat – mixing
Michael Freeman – mixing assistant
John Davis – mastering
Nick Scott – art direction
Lee Madgwick – art direction, illustration
Track listing:
All tracks by Andrew White, Nick Baines, Simon Rix, Ricky Wilson and Vijay Mistry, except where noted.
People Know How to Love One Another
Golden Oldies – Ben H. Allen III, Andrew White, Nick Baines, Simon Rix, Ricky Wilson, Vijay Mistry
Wait
Target Market
Don’t Just Stand There Do Something – Andrew White, Nick Baines, Simon Rix, Ricky Wilson, Vijay Mistry, Iain Archer
Record Collection – Andrew White, Nick Baines, Simon Rix, Ricky Wilson, Vijay Mistry, Ben H. Allen III, Emelie Eriksson, Marcus Holmberg
The Only Ones – Andrew White, Nick Baines, Simon Rix, Ricky Wilson, Vijay Mistry, Alex Ander, Nick Lashley
Lucky Shirt
Electric Heart – Dee Adam, Andrew White, Nick Baines, Simon Rix, Ricky Wilson, Vijay Mistry
On July 26, 2019, “Republic” label released “Fever Dream”, the third Of Monsters and Men studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Nanna Bryndis Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson, Brynjar Leifsson, Kristján Páll Kristjánsson, Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson and Rich Costey.
On July 26, 2021, Nathan Jonas “Joey” Jordison died aged 46. He was musician (drums, guitar), performed with Rob Zombie, Metallica, Korn, Ministry, Otep, Satyricon, Murderdolls, Scar the Martyr and Sinsaenum but was best known as founding member and drummer of Slipknot. In 2010, the readers of the magazine “Rhythm”, voted him “The Best drummer of the previous 25 years”.
On July 26, 2019, “Add It Up Productions” and “PIAS Recordings” labels released “Hotel Last Resort”, the tenth Violent Femmes studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Tedd Hutt.
Personnel:
Gordon Gano – lead vocals, guitars
Brian Ritchie – vocals, acoustic bass guitar, baritone guitar, percussion
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