On March 6, 2001, “Arabesque” label released “Sometimes the Magic”, the ninth Jane Ira Bloom album. It was recorded June – July 2000, at “Current Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Jane Ira Bloom.
Personnel:
Jane Ira Bloom – soprano saxophone, live electronics
Vincent Bourgeyx – piano
Mark Dresser – double bass
Bobby Previte – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Jane Ira Bloom except where noted
Denver Snap
Now You See It
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Blue Poles
Pacific
Truth in Timbre
Without Words
In Everything
Varo
Many Landscapes
How Are Things in Glocca Morra? – Burton Lane, Yip Harburg
On January 26, 2019, “KRAN Records”, “Green Hill Records” and “MKC” labels released the self-titled, third Rib album. It was recorded in July 2018, in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Ben “Faz” Farestvedt.
On January 15, 2021, “Keeled Scales” label released “Two Saviors”, the second Buck Meek studio album. It was recorded in July 2019, and was produced by Andrew Sarlo.
Personnel:
Buck Meek – vocals, guitar
Adrianne Lenker – vocals, guitar, photography
Dylan Meek – vocals, piano, organ
Adam Brisbin – vocals, guitar
Matthew Davidson – vocals, bass, guitar, pedal steel guitar, fiddle
On December 9, 2014, “Martha’s Music” label released “Monuments to an Elegy”, the ninth Smashing Pumpkins (The) studio album. It was recorded March – July 2014, and was produced by Billy Corgan, Howard Willing and Jeff Schroeder.
Personnel:
Billy Corgan – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizers
On November 13, 2001, “Elektra” label released “Motherland”, the third Natalie Merchant album. It was recorded July – September 2001, at “Allaire Studios”, “Sunset Sound” and “Clinton Studios”, and was produced by T-Bone Burnett and Natalie Merchant.
Personnel:
Natalie Merchant – vocal, piano, Rhodes piano
Erik Della Penna – electric guitar, classical guitar, acoustic guitar, oud, banjo, lap steel guitar, bouzouki
Greg Leisz – acoustic and electric guitar, 12 string guitar, banjo, mandolin
Elizabeth Steen – Hammond organ, mellotron, Wurlitzer piano, piano
Gabriel Gordon – vocal, acoustic and electric guitar
Keefus Ciancia – piano, Hammond organ, keyboard
Patrick Warren – Chamberlin, pump organ
Guy Klucevsek – accordion
Van Dyke Parks – accordion
Mike Elizondo – acoustic bass
Bob Glaub – bass guitar
Jeremy McCoy – bass guitar
Graham Maby – bass guitar
Matt Chamberlain – drums, percussion
Carla Azar – drums
Katie Goldberg – vocal
Mavis Staples – vocals
Kate Daley – Vivian girl’s voice
Kelly Daley – Vivian girl’s voice
Stephen Barber – arranger, conductor
David Ralicke – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, trombone
Philip Myers – French horn
Sandra Church – alto flute
David Krakauer – clarinet
Mitchell Estrin – bass clarinet
Tony Kadleck – trumpet
Chris Tedesco – trumpet
Sandra Park – violin, string contractor
Krystof Kuznik – violin
Bruno Eicher – violin
Ann S. Kim – violin
Lisa E. Kim – violin
Karen Marx – violin
Robert T. Shaw – violin
Fiona Simon – violin
Soo Hyun Kwon – violin
Jung Sun Yoo – violin
Sharon Yamada – violin
Laura Seaton – violin
Nick Cords – viola
Vivek Kamath – viola
Karen Dreyfus – viola
Elizabeth Dyson – cello
Sarah Seiver – cello
Alan Stepansky – cello
Track listing:
All tracks by Natalie Merchant.
This House Is on Fire
Motherland
Saint Judas
Put the Law on You
Build a Levee
Golden Boy
Henry Darger
The Worst Thing – Spanish lyrics by Daniel de la Calle
On November 10, 2014, “Roswell” label released “Sonic Highways”, the eighth Foo Fighters studio album. It was recorded September 2013 – July 2014, at “Electrical Audio” in Chicago, “Inner Ear” in Arlington County, Virginia, “Southern Ground” in Nashville, “6A” in Austin, “Rancho De La Luna” in Joshua Tree, California, “Preservation Hall” in New Orleans, “Robert Lang” in Seattle, “The Magic Shop” in New York City, and was produced by Butch Vig, Dave Grohl, Pat Smear, Nate Mendel, Taylor Hwakins and Chris Shiflett.
Personnel:
Dave Grohl – lead and backing vocals, rhythm and acousticguitar, cymbals, EBow
Pat Smear – rhythm and lead guitar
Chris Shiflett – lead guitar, devil pickin’, backing vocals
Nate Mendel – bass guitar
Taylor Hawkins – drums, backing vocals
Joe Walsh – lead guitar
Gary Clark, Jr. – lead guitar
Rick Nielsen – baritone guitar
Rami Jaffee – clavinet; organ; mellotron; piano; Wurlitzer electric piano; backing vocals, space keys
On October 31, 2005, “Mystic Production” label released “Second Life Syndrom”, the second Riverside studio album. It was recorded July – August 2005, at “Serakos Studio”, “Hard Studio” in Warsaw, Poland and was produced by Mariusz Duda, Piotr Grudziński, Michał Łapaj, Piotr Kozieradzki, Magda Srzedniccy and Robert Srzedniccy.
Personnel:
Mariusz Duda – vocals, bass
Piotr Grudziński – guitar
Michał Łapaj – keyboards
Piotr Kozieradzki – drums
Magda Srzedniccy – recording, engineering, mixing
Robert Srzedniccy – recording, engineering, mixing
Jacek Gawłowski – mastreing
Track listing:
All lyrics by Mariusz Duda; all music by Mariusz Duda, Piotr Grudziński, Michal Lapaj and Piotr Kozieradzki.
On October 25, 1978, “Nippon Columbia” label released “Thousand Knives”, the debut Ryuichi Sakamoto album. It was recorded April – July 1978, at “Columbia Studios 1, 2 and 4” in Tokyo, and was produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Personnel:
Ryuichi Sakamoto – synthesizer (Moog III-C with Roland MC-8 Microcomposer, Polymoog, Minimoog, Micromoog, Oberheim Eight Voice Polyphonic with Digital Programmer, ARP Odyssey, KORG PS-3100 Polyphonic), vocoder (Korg VC-10), analog sequencer (KORG SQ-10), Syn-Drums, piano, marimba, orchestration, liner notes
In October 1973, “United Artists” label released “Please Don’t Ever Change”, the fifth Brinsley Schwarz album. It was recorded in July 1973, and was produced by Vic Maile, Brinsley Schwarz, Ian Gomm, Billy Rankin and Nick Lowe.
Personnel:
Brinsley Schwarz – vocals, guitar, alto saxophone, piano
In October 1967, “Cadet” label released “Groovin’ with the Soulful Strings”, the second Soulful Strings (The) album. It was recorded June – July 1967, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.
Personnel:
Richard Evans – musical arrangements, direction
Sol Bobrov – viola
David Chausow – viola
Arthur Ahlman – violin
Harold Kupper – violin
Karl B. Fruh – cello
Emil Mittermann – cello
Theodore Ratzer – cello
Charles Stepney – organ, vibraphone
Lenny Druss – saxophone, flute
Vernice Green – saxophone, flute
Ronald Steele – guitar, sitar
Phil Upchurch – guitar
Cleveland Eaton – bass
Louis Satterfield – bass
Philip R. Thomas – bongos, congas
Morris Jennings – drums
Track listing:
Burning Spear – Richard Evans
All Blues – Miles Davis
What Now My Love – Carl Sigman, Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë
Within You Without You – George Harrison
Our Day Will Come – Bob Hilliard, Mort Garson
Soul Prelude – J.S. Bach
Groovin’ – Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati
Alfie – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
Comin’ Home Baby – Ben Tucker, Bob Dorough
(I Know) I’m Losing You – Norman Whitfield, Eddie Holland, Cornelius Grant
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