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Kayak: The Last Encore

In September 1976, “Vertigo” label released “The Last Encore”, the fourth Kayak album. It was recorded May – July 1976, at “Morgan Studio” in Brussels, Belgium, and was produced by Max Werner, Johan Slager, Ton Scherpenzeel, Bert Veldkamp and Pim Koopman.

Personnel:

  • Max Werner – lead vocals, percussion, Mellotron
  • Johan Slager – guitars, backing vocals
  • Ton Scherpenzeel – keyboards, accordion, double bass, backing vocals
  • Bert Veldkamp – bass, double bass, saxophone, zither, backing vocals
  • Pim Koopman – drums, percussion, marimba, piano, lead and backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Back to the Front – Ton Scherpenzeel, Johan Slager
  2. Nothingness – Ton Scherpenzeel
  3. Love of a Victim – Pim Koopman
  4. Land on the Water – Pim Koopman
  5. The Last Encore – Ton Scherpenzeel
  6. Do You Care – Pim Koopman
  7. Still My Heart Cries for You – Pim Koopman
  8. Relics from a Distant Age – Ton Scherpenzeel
  9. Love Me Tonight / Get on Board – Ton Scherpenzeel
  10. Evocation – Pim Koopman
  11. Raid Your Own House – Ton Scherpenzeel
  12. Well Done – Pim Koopman

801: Listen Now

On September 23, 1977, “Expression” label released “Listen Now”, the only 801 studio album. It was recorded December 1975 – July 1977, at “Basing Street Studios” in London, “The Manor” in Shipton-on-Cherwell, England, and was produced by Phil Manzanera.

Personnel:

  • Phil Manzanera – guitar, acoustic piano, Hammond organ
  • Eno – guitar treatment, chorus piano, synthesizer
  • Eddie Jobson – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano
  • Eddie Rayner – acoustic piano
  • Francis Monkman – Fender Rhodes electric piano, synthesizer
  • Rhett Davies – Hammond organ
  • Billy Livsey – clavinet, Wurlitzer electric piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano
  • Simon Ainley – lead vocals
  • Ian MacCormick – vocals
  • Tim Finn – vocals
  • Lol Creme – vocals, Gizmo
  • Bill MacCormick – vocals, bass
  • Simon Phillips – drums, percussion
  • Dave Mattacks – drums
  • Kevin Godley – vocals, percussion
  • Mel Collins – soprano saxophone
  • John White – tuba
  • Alan Lee – backing vocals, chorus
  • Martin Lawrence, Rhett Davies – engineer
  • Philip Castle – design, design concept

Track listing:

  1. Listen Now – Bill MacCormick, Ian MacCormick, Phil Manzanera
  2. Flight 19 – Ian MacCormick, Phil Manzanera
  3. Island – Phil Manzanera
  4. Law and Order – Bill MacCormick, Phil Manzanera
  5. ¿Que? – Phil Manzanera
  6. City of Light – Bill MacCormick, Phil Manzanera
  7. Initial Speed – Phil Manzanera
  8. Postcard Love – Bill MacCormick, Phil Manzanera
  9. That Falling Feeling – Ian MacCormick, Phil Manzanera

Larry Young: Of Love And Peace

In September 1967, “Blue Note” label released “Of Love and Peace”, the seventh Larry Young album. It was recorded in July 1967, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Larry Young – organ
  • James Spaulding – alto saxophone, flute
  • Herbert Morgan – tenor saxophone
  • Eddie Gale – trumpet
  • Wilson Moorman III – drums
  • Jerry Thomas – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Pavanne – Morton Gould
  2. Of Love and Peace – Larry Young
  3. Seven Steps to Heaven – Miles Davis, Victor Feldman
  4. Falaq – Larry Young

Paul Desmond: Glad To Be Unhappy

In September 1965, “RCA Victor” label released “Glad to Be Unhappy”, the seventh Paul Desmond album. It was recorded in 1963 at “Webster Hall” in New York City, July, August and September 1964, at “RCA Studio A” in New York City, and was produced by George Avakian.

Personnel:

  • Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
  • Jim Hall – guitar
  • Gene Cherico – bass 
  • Eugene Wright – bass
  • Connie Kay – drums

Track listing:

  1. Glad to Be Unhappy – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  2. Poor Butterfly – Raymond Hubbell, John Golden
  3. Stranger in Town – Mel Tormé
  4. A Taste of Honey – Ric Marlow, Bobby Scott
  5. Any Other Time – Paul Desmond
  6. Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo – Bronisław Kaper, Helen Deutsch
  7. Angel Eyes – Matt Dennis, Earl Brent

Roy Ayers Ubiquity: Virgo Red

In August 1973, “Polydor” label released “Virgo Red”, the tenth Roy Ayers album. It was recorded in July 1973, at “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Jerry Schoenbaum.

Personnel:

  • Roy Ayers – vocals, organ, vibraphone, percussion, arrangements
  • Dennis Heaven – guitar
  • Will Hawes – guitar
  • Harry Whitaker – piano, electric piano, organ
  • David Johnson – bass
  • Gordon Edwards – bass
  • Arthur Clark – baritone saxophone
  • Seldon Powell – baritone saxophone
  • Cecil Bridgewater – trumpet
  • Jimmie Owens – trumpet
  • Garnett Brown – trombone
  • Jerry Friedman – electric sitar
  • Dennis Davis – drums, percussion
  • Adrian Dey – percussion
  • Stephen Sadiz Shbazzberrios– percussion
  • Chano O’Ferral – vocals, congas, bongos
  • Argerie Ayers, Denise Bridgewater, Leslie Carter, Willie Michael – vocals
  • Bert DeCoteaux – arrangements
  • James Green – engineer
  • Eddie Kramer – engineer, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – lacquer cut
  • Kats Abe – art direction, design
  • Haruo Miyauchi – artwork
  • Bert Andrews – photography

Track listing:

  1. Brother Louie
  2. Virgo Red
  3. I Am Your Mind
  4. The Morning After
  5. Love from the Sun
  6. It’s So Sweet
  7. Giving Love
  8. Des Nude Soul

Blackberry Smoke: The Whipporwill

On August 14, 2012, “Southern Ground” label released “The Whippoorwill”, the third Blackberry Smoke studio album. It was recorded July – August 2011, and was produced by Clay Cook, Matt Mangano, Zac Brown, Charlie Starr, Richard Turner, Paul Jackson, Brandon Still and Brit Turner.

Personnel:

  • Charlie Starr – lead vocals, guitar, pedal steel, banjo
  • Paul Jackson – vocals, guitar
  • Brandon Still – piano, organ
  • Richard Turner – vocals, bass guitar
  • Brit Turner – drums, percussion
  • Matt Mangano – acoustic guitar
  • Clay Cook – percussion, harmonium
  • Brendan Wallace – bagpipes
  • Maureen Murphy, Lo Carter, Kyla Jade – backing vocals
  • Sarah Dugas – backing vocals
  • Arnold McCuller – backing vocals
  • Matt Wallace, Mike Fraser – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Trey Wilson – production coordinator
  • Brit Turner – art direction
  • Justin Helton, Tim Pederson – cover design
  • David Stuart – photography

Track listing:

  1. Six Ways to Sunday – Charlie Starr
  2. Pretty Little Lie – Travis Meadows, Charlie Starr
  3. Everybody Knows She’s Mine – Charlie Starr
  4. One Horse Town – Travis Meadows, Jeremy Spillman, Charlie Starr
  5. Ain’t Much Left of Me – David Lee Murphy, Charlie Starr, Richard Turner, Paul Jackson, Brandon Still, Brit Turner.
  6. The Whippoorwill – Charlie Starr
  7. Lucky Seven – Travis Meadows, Charlie Starr, Richard Turner, Paul Jackson, Brandon Still, Brit Turner.
  8.  Leave a Scar – Travis Meadows, Charlie Starr
  9. Crimson Moon – Zac Brown, Matt Mangano, Charlie Starr
  10. Ain’t Got the Blues – Charlie Starr
  11. Sleeping Dogs – Gordon Kennedy, Charlie Starr, Richard Turner, Paul Jackson, Brandon Stil, Brit Turner
  12.  Shakin’ Hands with the Holy Ghost – Charlie Starr
  13. Up the Road – Charlie Starr

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Lowell Davidson: Lowell Davidson Trio

On August 9, 1969, “ESP-Disk” label released “Lowell Davidson Trio”, the debut Lowell Davidson album. It was recorded in July 1965.

Personnel:

  • Lowell Davidson – piano
  • Gary Peacock – bass
  • Milford Graves – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Lowell Davidson.

  1. L
  2. Stately I
  3. Dunce
  4. Ad Hoc
  5. Strong Tears

Horace Silver: Silver’s Blue

In August 1957, “Epic” label released “Silver’s Blue”, the fourth Horace Silver album. It was recorded in June – July 1956, in New York City, and was produced by Cal Lampley.

Personnel:

  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
  • Donald Byrd – trumpet
  • Joe Gordon – trumpet
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Kenny Clarke – drums

Track listing:

  1. Silver’s Blue
  2. To Beat or Not to Beat
  3. How Long Has This Been Going On? – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  4. I’ll Know – Frank Loesser
  5. Shoutin’ Out – Horace Silver
  6. Hank’s Tune – Hank Mobley
  7. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes – Buddy Bernier, Jerry Brainin

Charles Mingus: Mingus Plays Piano

In July 1964, “Impulse!” label released “Mingus Plays Piano”, the 22nd Charles Mingus album. It was recorded in July 1963, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Charles Mingus – vocals, piano
  • Bob Simpson – engineer
  • Victor Kalin – cover painting
  • Hollis King – art direction, design
  • Joe Lebow – liner design
  • Bob Thiele – photography
  • Lee Tanner – photography
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Charles Mingus.

  1. Myself When I Am Real
  2. I Can’t Get Started – Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin
  3. Body and Soul – Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour
  4. Roland Kirk’s Message
  5. Memories of You – Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf
  6. She’s Just Miss Popular Hybrid
  7. Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk
  8. Meditations for Moses
  9. Old Portrait
  10. I’m Getting Sentimental Over You – George Bassman, Ned Washington
  11. Compositional Theme Story: Medleys, Anthems and Folklore

Miles Davis: We Want Miles

In May 1982, “Columbia” label released “We Want Miles”, album by Miles Davis. It was recorded June, July – October 1981, at “KIX” in Boston, “Avery Fisher Hall” in New York City and special stage in “Nishi-Shinjuku” Tokyo, Japan, and was produced by Teo Macero.

 Personnel:

  • Miles Davis – trumpet, keyboards
  • Bill Evans – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Mike Stern – electric guitar
  • Marcus Miller – bass guitar
  • Al Foster – drums
  • Mino Cinelu – percussion
  • Bud Grahm – engineer
  • Don Puluse – engineer
  • Hank Altman – engineer
  • Ted Brosnan – engineer
  • David Hewitt – engineer
  • Ted Brosnan – engineer
  • Yasuhisa Yoneda – cover photography
  • Bruce Talamon – inside photography
  • Henri Renaud – series producer
  • George Butler – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Miles Davis except where indicated.

  1. Jean-Pierre
  2. Back Seat Betty
  3. Fast Track
  4. Jean-Pierre
  5. My Man’s Gone Now – DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin
  6. Kix