In November 1954, “Norgran” label released “Afro”, the eleventh Dizzy Gillespie album. It was recorded May – June 1954, and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
George Dorsey, Hilton Jefferson – alto saxophone
Hank Mobley, Lucky Thompson – tenor saxophone
Danny Bank – baritone saxophone
Leon Comegys, J. J. Johnson, George Matthews – trombone
Gilbert Valdez – flute
Quincy Jones, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal – trumpet
Réne Hernandez, Wade Legge – piano
Lou Hackney, Roberto Rodríguez – bass
Charlie Persip – drums
Cándido Camero – congas, percussion
Mongo Santamaria – congas
José Mangual – bongos
Ubaldo Nieto – timbales
Ralph Miranda – percussion
Chico O’Farrill – arrangements
Track listing:
Manteca Theme – Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo
On October 29, 2012, “Mascot” label released “Afterglow”, the third Black Country Communion studio album. It was recorded in June 2012 at “Revolver Recording” in Thousand Oaks, California, and was produced by Kevin Shirley.
Personnel:
Joe Bonamassa – vocals, guitar
Derek Sherinian – keyboards
Glenn Hughes – lead vocals, bass, acoustic guitar, liner notes
Jason Bonham – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Jeff Bova – orchestration
Jared Kvitka – engineer
Josh LaCount – engineer assistant
Kevin Shirley – mixing
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Dennis Friel – design, illustration
Marcus Sweeney-Bird – photography, video direction
Christie Goodwin – photography
Track listing:
Big Train – Glenn Hughes
This Is Your Time – lyrics by Jason Bonham, music by Jason Bonham, Joe Bonamassa, Derek Sherinian
Midnight Sun – lyrics by Glenn Hughes, music by Jason Bonham, Joe Bonamassa, Derel Sherinian
Confessor – Glen Hughes
Cry Freedom – lyrics by Glenn Hughes, music by Glenn Hughes, Jason Bonham, Joe Bonamassa, Derek Sherinian
Afterglow – Glenn Hughes
Dandelion – Glenn Hughes
The Circle – Glenn Hughes
Common Man – lyrics by Jason Bonham, Glenn Hughes, music by Jason Bonham
The Giver – lyrics by Glenn Hughes, music by Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley
Crawl – lyrics by Glenn Hughes, music by Joe Bonamassa, Jason Bonham, Glenn Hughes, Kevin Shirley
October 26, 1999, “Delmark” label released “Rising Daystar”, the tenth Malachi Thompson album. It was recorded May 1998 – June 1999, at “Riverside Studio” in Chicago, and was produced by Robert G. Koester, Steve Wagner and Malachi Thompson.
Personnel:
Malachi Thompson – trumpet
Gary Bartz – soprano and alto saxophone
Sonny Seals – tenor saxophone
Kirk Brown – piano
James Cammack, Harrison Bankhead, Fred Hopkins, John Whitfield – bass
Nasar Abedey, Dana Hall – drums
Tony Carpenter – percussion
Dee Alexander – vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Malachi Thompson, except where noted.
On October 26, 1964, “Columbia” label released “Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian”, the 13th Johnny Cash album. It was recorded March – June 1964, and was produced by Frank Jones and Dom Law. In 2010, the “Western Writers of America” chose “The Ballad of Ira Hayes” as one of the “Top 100 Western songs of all time”.
Personnel:
Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar
Luther Perkins, Norman Blake, Bob Johnson – guitar
On October 25, 1974, “A&M” label released “Crime of the Century”, the third Supertramp studio album. It was recorded February – June 1974, at “Trident”, “Ramport” and “Scorpio Sound” in London, and was produced by Ken Scott, Rick Davies, Roger Hodgson, John Anthony Helliwell, Dougie Thomson and Bob Steinberg. “Rolling Stone” magazine included it in its list of the “50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
Roger Hodgson – vocals, guitar, piano
Rick Davies – vocals, keyboards, harmonica
John Anthony Helliwell – saxophones, clarinet, backing vocals
In October 1968, “Capitol” label released “Accent on Africa”, the 43rd Cannonball Adderley album. It was recorded in June 1968, and was produced by David Axelrod.
Personnel:
Cannonball Adderley – soprano and alto saxophone, varitone
Nat Adderley – cornet
Unidentified vocals, brass, reeds
Unidentified piano, harpsichord
Carol Kaye – guitar
Ray Brown – bass
Earl Palmer – drums
Unidentified percussion
H.B. Barnum – arranger, conductor
Track listing:
All tracks by Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, except where noted.
On October 22, 1976, “Rocket Record Company” label released “Blue Moves”, the eleventh Elton John studio album. It was recorded March – June 1976, at “EMI” in London, “Brother” in Santa Monica, California, “Sunset Sound” in Los Angeles, “eastern Sound” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Gus Dudgeon.
Personnel:
Elton John – vocals, acoustic piano, vocalese, harmonium, harpsichord
Davey Johnstone – mandolin, acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar, dulcimer, sitar
Caleb Quaye – acoustic and electric guitar, 12-string guitar
James Newton Howard – synthesizers, Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ, mellotron, clavinet
Carl Fortina – accordion
Ray Cooper – glockenspiel, marimba, gong, tambourine, vibraphone, bells, shaker, triangle, finger cymbals, congas, rototom
Kenny Passarelli – bass guitar
Roger Pope – drums
David Sanborn – saxophone
Michael Brecker – saxophone
Randy Brecker – trumpet
Barry Rogers – trombone
The Martyn Ford Orchestra – strings, brass
Michael Hurwitz – cello
The London Symphony Orchestra – strings
The Cornerstone Institutional Baptist Church and the Southern California Community Choir – choirs
David Crosby – backing vocals
Curt Becher – backing vocals, BGV arrangements
Bruce Johnston – backing vocals, BGV arrangements
Jon Joyce – backing vocals
Ron Hicklin – backing vocals
Gene Morford – backing vocals
Graham Nash – backing vocals
Toni Tennille – backing vocals
Cindy Bullens – backing vocals
Clark Burroughs – backing vocals
Joe Chemay – backing vocals
The Gene Page Strings – strings
Richard Studt – strings and brass leader
Harry Bluestone – strings leader
Paul Buckmaster – strings and brass arrangements, conductor
Rev. James Cleveland – choir director
Daryl Dragon – BGV arrangements
Arun Chakraverty, Mark Howlett, John Kurlander, Earle Mankey, John Stewart – engineer
Gus Dudheon – engineer, remix, liner notes
Arun Chakraverty – cutting engineer
David Costa – art direction and coordination
Patrick Procktor – painting
David Nutter – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except where noted.
Your Starter for…-Caleb Quaye
Tonight
One Horse Town – Elton John, Bernie Taupin, James Newton Howard
In October 1967, “Liberty” label released the self-titled, debut Hour Glass album. It was recorded June – August 1967, and was produced by Dallas Smith.
On October 19, 1999, “Blue Note” label released “A Man with a Horn”, the 16th Lou Donaldson album. It was recorded in September 1961 – June 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
Irvin Stokes – trumpet
Brother Jack McDuff – organ
Big John Patton – organ
Grant Green – guitar
Grant Green – guitar
Joe Dukes – drums
Ben Dixon – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Lou Donaldson, except where noted.
Misty – Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner
Hippity Hop
Please – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
My Melancholy Baby – Ernie Burnett, George Norton
The Man With The Horn – Eddie DeLange, Jack Jenney, Bonnie Lake
Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White) – Louis Guglielmi
Prisoner of Love – Russ Columbo, Clarence Gaskill, Leo Robin
In October 1963, “Prestige” label released “Exultation!”, the fourth Booker Ervin album. It was recorded in June 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Don Schlitten.
Personnel:
Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
Frank Strozier – alto saxophone
Horace Parlan – piano
Butch Warren – bass
Walter Perkins – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Track listing:
All tracks by Booker Ervin, except where noted.
Mooche Mooche
Black and Blue – Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller
Mour – Walter Perkins
Just in Time – Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green
Just in Time (Long Take) – Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green
No Land’s Man – Booker Ervin, Walter Perkins
No Land’s Man (Long Take) – Booker Ervin, Walter Perkins
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