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J. J. Cale: Really

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On December 4, 1972, “Shelter” label released “Really”, the second J. J. Cale studio album. It was recorded April – July, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studio” in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, “Quadrophonic Studio” Nashville, Tennessee, “Quinvy Studio” in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, “Bradley’s Barn” in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, “Moss Rose Studio” in Nashville Tennessee, and was produced by Audie Ashworth.

Personne:

  • J. J. Cale – vocals, lead guitar, rhythm-guitar, piano, electric piano, bass, drums
  • Bill Boatman – rhythm guitar, guitar
  • Mac Gayden – lead and slide-guitar
  • Jimmy Capps – rhythm-guitar
  • Jimmy Johnson – rhythm-guitar
  • Bobby Woods – piano
  • David Briggs – piano
  • Barry Beckett – electric piano
  • Kossie Gardner – organ
  • Charlie McCoy – harmonica
  • Joe Zinkan – bass guitar
  • Gary Gilmore – bass guitar
  • David Hood – bass guitar
  • Norbert Putnam – bass guitar
  • Bob Ray – bass guitar
  • Farrell Morris – drums, congas, percussion
  • Jimmy Karstein – drums
  • George Soulé – drums
  • Kenneth A. Buttrey – drums
  • Roger Hawkins – drums
  • Robert Tarrant – congas, tambourine
  • Norman Ray – vocals, baritone saxophone
  • Bob Phillips, Don Sheffield – trumpet
  •  Don Sheffield – trumpet
  • Bill Humble – trombone
  • Vassar Clements – violin
  • Josh Graves – dobro
  • Joann Sweeney – voice
  • Bob Holmes – harmony vocal

Track listing:

All tracks by J. J. Cale, except where noted.

  1. Lies
  2. Everything Will Be Alright
  3. I’ll Kiss the World Goodbye
  4. Changes
  5. Right Down Here
  6. If You’re Ever in Oklahoma
  7. Ridin’ Home
  8. Goin’ Down
  9. Soulin’
  10. Playing in the Street
  11. Mojo – McKinley Morganfield
  12. Louisiana Women

Erroll Garner: Contrasts

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In December 1954, “EmArcy” label released “Contrasts”, the 16th Erroll Garner album. It was recorded in July 1954, at “Universal Recording Studio” in Chicago.

Personnel:

  • Erroll Garner – piano
  • Wyatt Ruther – double bass
  • Fats Heard – drums
  • Candido Camero – percussion, congas

Track listing:

  1. You Are My Sunshine – Jimmie Davis, Charles Mitchell
  2. I’ve Got the World on a String – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  3. 7-11 Jump – Erroll Garner
  4. Part Time Blues – Erroll Garner
  5. Rosalie – Cole Porter
  6. In a Mellow Tone – Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler
  7. Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me – Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler
  8. (All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings – Jean Marie Blanvillain, Henri Herpin, Harold Rome
  9. There’s a Small Hotel – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  10. Misty – Erroll Garner
  11. I’ve Got to Be a Rug Cutter – Duke Ellington

Sonny Rollins: Next Album

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In November 1972, “Milestone” label released “Next Album”, the 29th Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded in July 1972, at “Mercury Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • George Cables – piano, electric piano
  • Bob Cranshaw – bass, electric bass
  • David Lee – drums
  • Jack DeJohnette – drums
  • Arthur Jenkins – congas, percussion
  • Chuck Stewart – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Sonny Rollins, except where noted.

  1. Playin’ in the Yard
  2. Poinciana – Buddy Bernier, Nat Simon
  3. The Everywhere Calypso
  4. Keep Hold of Yourself
  5. Skylark – Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer

Stephen Stills: Same

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On November 16, 1970, “Atlantic” label released the self-titled, debut Stephen Stills studio album. It was recorded January – July 1970, at “Island Studios” in London, “The Record Plant” and “Wally Heider” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Stephen Stills and Bill Halverson. In 1974, “New Musical Express” magazine ranked it at number 70 on its list of “The Best Albums of All Time.

Personnel:

  • Stephen Stills – vocals, guitars, bass, piano, organ, steelpan, percussion; horn and string arrangements
  • Jimi Hendrix – electric guitar
  • Eric Clapton – electric guitar
  • Booker T. Jones – organ, backing vocal
  • Calvin “Fuzzy” Samuel – bass
  • Conrad Isidore – drums
  • John Barbata – drums
  • Ringo Starr – drums
  • Dallas Taylor – drums
  • Jeff Whittaker – congas
  • Sidney George – flute, alto saxophone
  • Rita Coolidge, David Crosby, Priscilla Jones, John Sebastian – backing vocals
  • Cass Elliot, Claudia Lennear – backing vocals
  • Graham Nash – backing vocals
  • Judith Powell, Larry Steele, Liza Strike, Tony Wilson – backing vocals
  • Sherlie Matthews – backing vocals
  • Arif Mardin – string arrangements
  • Andy Johns – engineer
  • Gary Burden – art direction, back cover photography
  • Henry Diltz – front cover photography
  • Charles John Quarto – sleeve poem

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephen Stills.

  1. Love the One You’re With
  2. Do for the Others
  3. Church (Part of Someone)
  4. Old Times Good Times
  5. Go Back Home
  6. Sit Yourself Down
  7. To a Flame
  8. Black Queen
  9. Cherokee
  10. We Are Not Helpless

Muddy Waters: At Newport 1960

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On November 15, 1960, “Chess” label released “At Newport 1960”, album by Muddy Waters. It was recorded in July 1960, at “Newport Jazz Festival”, in Newport, Rhode Island, and was produced by Leonard Chess. “Rolling Stone” magazine included it at number 348 on its list of “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”.

Personnel:

  • Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield) – vocals, guitar
  • Otis Spann – vocals, piano
  • Pat Hare – guitar
  • James Cotton – harmonica
  • Andrew Stephens – bass
  • Francis Clay – drums
  • Jack Tracy – liner notes
  • Burt Goldblatt – photography
  • Mary Katherine Aldin – liner notes
  • Bob Schnieders – liner notes, coordination, research
  • Geary Chansley – photo research

Track listing:

All tracks by McKinsley Morganfield, executive producer.

  • I Got My Brand on You – McKinley Morganfield
  • I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man
  • Baby, Please Don’t Go
  • Soon Forgotten – James Oden
  • Tiger in Your Tank – Willie Dixon
  • I Feel So Good – Big Bill Broonzy
  • Got My Mojo Working
  • Got My Mojo Working, Part 2
  • Goodbye Newport Blues – Langston Hughes, McKinley Morganfield

Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble: Live Alive

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On November 15, 1986, “Epic” label released “Live Alive”, the first live Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble album (the fourth Stevie Ray Vaughn album overall).The performances were recorded in July 1985 at the “Montreux Jazz Festival”, July 1986 at the “Austin Opera House”, July 1986 at “Dallas Starfest”, and was produced by Stevie Ray Vaughn, Tommy Shannon, Chris “Whipper” Layton and Reese Wynans.

Personnel:

  • Stevie Ray Vaughan – vocals, guitar, arrangements
  • Reese Wynans – keyboards
  • Tommy Shannon – bass
  • Chris “Whipper” Layton – drums
  • Gary Olazabal – engineer
  • Dave Richards – engineer
  • Chris Austopchuk – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Stevie Ray Vaughan, except where noted.

  1. Say What
  2. Ain’t Gone’ Give Up on Love
  3. Pride and Joy
  4. Mary Had a Little Lamb – Buddy Guy
  5. Superstition – Stevie Wonder
  6. I’m Leaving You (Commit a Crime) – Chester Burnett
  7. Cold Shot – Michael Kindred
  8. Willie the Wimp – Ruth Ellsworth, Bill Carter
  9. Look at Little Sister – Hank Ballard
  10. Texas Flood – Larry C. Davis, Jospeh Wade Scott
  11. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) – Jimi Hendrix
  12. Love Struck Baby
  13. Change It – Doyle Bramhall
  14. Life Without You

Barclay James Harvest: Barclay James Harvest And Other Short Stories

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On November 5, 1971, “Harvest” label released “Barclay James Harvest and Other Short Stories”, the third Barclay James Harvest studio album. It was recorded July – August 1971, at “Maida Vale Studios” and “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Wally Allen, John Lees, Stuart Wolstenholme, Les Holroyd and Mel Pritchard.

Personnel:

  • John Lees – vocals, guitars, percussion
  • Stuart “Woolly” Wolstenholme – mellotron, organ, vocals, guitars
  • Les Holroyd – vocals, bass, piano, acoustic guitar
  • Mel Pritchard – drums, percussion, congas, effects

Track listing:

  1. Medicine Man – John Lees
  2. Someone There You Know – Les Holroyd, John Lees, Mel Pritchard, Woolly Wolstenholme
  3. Harry’s Song – John Lees
  4. Ursula (The Swansea Song) – Les Holroyd, John Lees, Mel Pritchard, Wooly Wolstenholme
  5. Little Lapwing – Les Holroyd
  6. Song With No Meaning – Les Holroyd
  7. Blue John’s Blues – John Lees
  8. The Poet – Woolly Wolstenholme
  9. After the Day – John Lees

Fleshwater: We’re Not Here To Be Loved

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On November 4, 2022, “Closed Casket Activities” label released “We’re Not Here to Be Loved”, the debut Fleshwater studio album. It was recorded in July 2021, at “GodCity” in Salem, Massachusetts, and was produced Kurt Ballou.

Personnel:

  • Marisa Shirar – lead vocals, guitar, artwork, layout
  • Anthony DiDio – vocals, guitar, artwork, layout
  • Jeremy Martin – bass, artwork, layout
  • Matt Wood – drums, artwork, layout
  • Kurt Ballou – mixing
  • Nick Townsend – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Marisa Shirar, Anthony DiDio, Jeremt Martin and Matt Wood, except where noted.

  1. Baldpate Driver
  2. Closet
  3. The Razor’s Apple
  4. Woohoo
  5. Linda Claire
  6. Kiss the Ladder
  7. Enjoy
  8. Backstairs Breathing
  9. Foreign

Marianne Faithfull: Broken English

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On November 2, 1979, “island” label released “Broken English”, the seventh Marianne Faithfull studio album. It was recorded May – July 1979, at “Matrix Studios” in London, and was produced by Mark Miller Mundy.

Personnel:

  • Marianne Faithfull – vocals
  • Barry Reynolds – guitar
  • Joe Mavety – guitar
  • Guy Humphries – guitar
  • Steve Winwood – keyboards
  • Steve York – bass
  • Terry Stannard – drums
  • Morris Pert – percussion
  • Jim Cuomo – saxophone
  • Darryl Way – violin
  • Dyan Birch – backing vocals
  • Frankie Collins – backing vocals
  • Isabella Dulaney – backing vocals
  • Mark Miller Mundy – arrangements
  • Bob Potter – engineer, mixing
  • Ed Thacker – mixing
  • Dennis Morris – sleeve photography

Track listing:

  1. Broken English – Marianne Faithful, Barry Reynolds, Joe Mavety, Steve York, Terry Standard
  2. Witches Song – Marianne Faithfull, Barry Reynolds, Joe Mavety, Terry Standard
  3. Brain Drain – Ben Brierly
  4. Guilt – Barry Reynolds
  5. The Ballad of Lucy Jordan – Shel Silverstein
  6. What’s the Hurry – Joe Mavety
  7. Working Class Hero – John Lennon
  8. Why D’Ya Do It – Heathcote Williams, Marianne Faithfull, Barry Reynolds, Joe Mavety, Terry Standard

Joe Gordon: Lookin’ Good

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On October 30, 1961, “Contemporary” label released “Lookin’ Good!”, the second and final Joe Gordon album. It was recorded in July 1961, at “Contemporary Records Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Lester Koenig.

Personnel:

  • Joe Gordon – trumpet
  • Jimmy Woods – alto saxophone
  • Dick Whittington – piano
  • Jimmy Bond – bass
  • Milt Turner – drums

 Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Gordon.

  1. Terra Firma Irma
  2. A Song for Richard
  3. Non-Viennese Waltz Blues
  4. You’re the Only Girl in the Next World for Me
  5. Co-Op Blues
  6. Mariana
  7. Heleen
  8. Diminishing