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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

Tolo Blanke: Spider’s Dance

In April 1975, “Vertigo” label released “Spider’s Dance”, the debut Toto Blanke album. It was recorded in July 1974, at “Conny’s Studio” in Cologne, Germany, “Studio Bero” in Münster, Germany, and was produced by Toto Blanke.

Personnel:

  • Toto Blanke – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Joachim Kühn – electric piano
  • John Lee – electric bass
  • Gerry Brown – drums
  • Charly Mariano – soprano saxophone
  • Conny Plank – engineer
  • Peter Schulze – sleeve notes
  • D.S. Spooner – sleeve notes
  • Volker Steppat – public relations

Track listing:

All tracks by Toto Blanke, except where noted.

  1. Lady’s Bicycle Seat Smeller
  2. Intermission – Joachim Kühn
  3. Rocbaron
  4. Toto – Joachim Kühn
  5. Spider’s Dance
  6. Prelude
  7. Slight Touch of Hepatitis

V.A.: Miles from India: A Celebration of the Music of Miles Davis

On April 15, 2008, “Time Square Records” label released “Miles from India: A Celebration of the Music of Miles Davis”, album by various artists. It was recorded November 2006 – July 2007, and was produced by Bob Belden. Album tracks were performed in new arrangements by American jazz musicians and performers from India.

Track listing:

  1. Spanish Key – Gino Banks, Louis Banks, Rakesh Chaurasia, Selva Ganesh, Adam Holzman, Dave Liebman, Shankar Mahadevan, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Sridhar Parthasarthy, Taufiq Qureshi, Benny Rietveld, Wallace Roney, Mike Stern, Lenny White
  2. All Blues – Louis Banks, Gary Bartz, Ron Carter, Ravi Chary, Jimmy Cobb, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Vikku Vinayakram
  3. Ife (fast) – Gino Banks, Pete Cosey, Michael Henderson, Adam Holzman, Dave Liebman, Kala Ramnath, A. Sivamani, Vikku Vinayakram
  4. In a Silent Way (Intro) – Adam Holzman, Robert Irving III, Pandit Brij Narayan
  5. It’s About That Time – Gary Bartz, Ndugu Chancler, Pete Cosey, Michael Henderson, Adam Holzman, Robert Irving III, Kala Ramnath
  6. Jean Pierre – Ranjit Barot, Rakesh Chaurasia, Adam Holzman, Robert Irving III, Benny Rietveld, Mike Stern, Vince Wilburn Jr.
  7. So What – Louis Banks, Ron Carter, Ndugu Chancler, Chick Corea, Selva Ganesh, Sridhar Parthasarthy, Taufiq Qureshi
  8. Miles Runs the Voodoo Down – Pete Cosey, Michael Henderson, Adam Holzman, Wallace Roney, A. Sivamani, Vikku Vinayakram, Lenny White
  9. Blue in Green – Louis Banks, Ron Carter, Jimmy Cobb, Dilshad Khan, Shankar Mahadevan, Wallace Roney, Mike Stern
  10. Great Expectations (Orange Lady) – Ravi Chary, Pete Cosey, Michael Henderson, Adam Holzman, Marcus Miller, Taufiq Qureshi, Wallace Roney, Vince Wilburn Jr., Vikku Vinayakram
  11. Ife (Slow) – Gary Bartz, Pete Cosey, Michael Henderson, Adam Holzman, Dave Liebman, Wallace Roney, Badal Roy
  12. Miles from India – Louis Banks, Sikkil Gurucharan, John McLaughlin, U. Srinivas

Kent: Vapen & ammunition

On April 15, 2002, “RCA” and “BMG” labels released “Vapen & ammunition”, the fifth Kent studio album. It was recorded July 2001 – February 2002, at “Medley Studio” in Copenhagen, Denmark, “DHS Studio” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Kent Zen and Martin von Schmalensee.

Personnel:

  • Joakim Berg – vocals, guitar
  • Sami Sirviö – guitar, keyboards
  • Harri Mänty – rhythm guitar, percussion
  • Martin Sköld – bass, keyboards
  • Markus Mustonen – drums, backing vocals, keyboards, piano
  • Martin von Schmalensee – acoustic and slide guitar, recording
  • Jojje Wadenius – acoustic guitar
  • Titiyo – vocals
  • Nancy Danino – vocals
  • Henrik Rongedal, Ingela Olson, Jessica Pilnäs, Niklas Gabrielsson – backing vocals
  • Thobias Gabrielsson – backing vocal arrangements
  • Zmago Smon (Zed) – recording, mixing
  • Björn Engelmann – mastering
  • Helen Sköld – design
  • Jonas Linell – photography

Track listing:

All music and lyrics written by Joakim Berg, except where noted.

  1. Sundance Kid
  2. Parlor
  3. Dom andra
  4. Duett
  5. Hur jag fick dig att älska mig
  6. Kärleken väntar
  7. Socker
  8. FF – Joakim Berg, Nancy Danino
  9. Elite
  10. Sverige

Songs: Ohia: The Magnolia Electric Co.

On March 3, 2003, “Secretly Canadian” label released “The Magnolia Electric Co.”, the seventh and final Songs: Ohia album. It was in July 2002, at “Electrical Audio” in Chicago, and was produced by Steve Albini.

Personnel:

  • Jason Molina – voice, guitar
  • Jennie Benford – voice, mandolin
  • Mike Brenner – lap steel guitar
  • Dan Macadam – voice, guitar, violin
  • Dan Sullivan – guitar
  • “Three Nickel” Jim Grabowski – piano, organ, Wurlitzer
  • Rob Sullivan – bass
  • Jeff Panall – drums
  • Lawrence Peters – voice
  • Scout Niblett – voice
  • Steve Albini – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Jason Molina.

  1. Farewell Transmission
  2. I’ve Been Riding with the Ghost
  3. Just Be Simple
  4. Almost Was Good Enough
  5. The Old Black Hen
  6. Peoria Lunch Box Blues
  7. John Henry Split My Heart
  8. Hold on Magnolia

Sleater-Kinney: The Hot Rock

In February 23, 1999, “Kill Rock Stars” label released “The Hot Rock”, the fourth Sleater-Kinney studio album. It was recorded in July 1998, at “Avast!” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Roger Moutenot.

Personnel:

  • Carrie Brownstein – vocals, guitar
  • Corin Tucker – vocals, guitar
  • Janet Weiss – drums, percussion
  • Roger Moutenot – slide guitar
  • Seth Warren – violin 
  • Kip Beelman – engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All music by Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker and Janet Weiss.

  1. Start Together
  2. Hot Rock
  3. The End of You
  4. Burn, Don’t Freeze
  5. God Is a Number
  6. Banned from the End of the World
  7. Don’t Talk Like
  8. Get Up
  9. One Song for You
  10. The Size of Our Love
  11. Living in Exile
  12. Memorize Your Lines
  13. A Quarter to Three