On January 16, 2021, Harvey Phillip Spector died aged 81. He was musician (guitar, piano), vocalist, songwriter and music producer. He developed music production “Wall of Sound”, he described as “Wagnerian approach to rock and roll”. Spector started the music career as member of the band Teddy Bears, at age of 21 he co-founded “Philles Records” and became the youngest ever US label owner to that point. In the 60’s he wrote songs or produced music for The Ronettes, The Crystals, Ike & Tina Turner, produced Beatles album “Let It Be”, and few solo John Lennon and George Harrison recordings. He also worked with Leonard Cohen, Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans, Darlene Love, Ronnie Spector, The Wrecking Crew, The Righteous Brothers, and The Ramones. In 1973 Spector won “Grammy Award for Album of the Year” for co-producing Harrison’s “Concert for Bangladesh”, in 1989 he was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”, and in 1997 he was inducted into the “Songwriters Hall of Fame”. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at number 63 on their list of “The Greatest Artists in History”.In 2009, he was convicted for the 2003 murder of the actress Lana Clarkson and sentenced to 19 years to life in prison, where he died.
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Flo Morrissey and Matthew E. White: Gentlewoman, Ruby Man
On January 13, 2017, “Glassnote Records” label released “Gentlewoman, Ruby Man”, album by Flo Morrissey and Matthew E. White. It was recorded in 2016, at “Montrose Recording” in Richmond, VA, and was produced by Matthew E. White.
Personnel:
- Matthew E. White – vocals
- Flo Morrissey – vocals
- Allan Parker – guitar
- Devonne Harris – keyboards
- Cameron Raiston – bass
- Pinson Chanselle – drums, percussion
- Adrian Olsen – engineer, mixing
- Vlado Meller – mastering
- Alexandra Spalding – technician
- Joel Speasmaker – art direction
- Anouska Beckwith – photography
- Cameron Lewis – photography
- Jethro Waters – photography
Track listing:
- Look at What the Light Did Now – Kyle Field
- Thinking ‘Bout You – Frank Ocean
- Looking for You – Nino Ferrer
- The Color of Anything – James Blake
- Everybody Loves the Sunshine – Roy Ayers
- Grease – Barry Gibb
- Suzanne – Leonard Cohen
- Sunday Morning – Lou Reed, John Cale
- Heaven Can Wait – Charlotte Gainsbvourg
- Govindam – George Harrison
Jay Migliori
On September 2, 2001, Jay Migliori died aged 70. He was a musician (saxophone), a founding member of Supersax, a Charlie Parker tribute band. Some artists he performed and recorded with include Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, The Beach Boys, Frank Zappa, Frank Sinatra, Maynard Ferguson, The 5th Dimension, Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Gene Ammons, Paul Anka, David Axelrod, Hoyt Axton, The Byrds, Captain & Tennille, Harry Chapin, Leonard Cohen, Albert Collins, Dick Dale, Neil Diamond, Woody Herman, Tito Puente, The Manhattan Transfer, Harry Nilsson, Van Dyke Parks, Esther Phillips, Helen Reddy, The Righteous Brothers, The Tubes, Loudon Wainwright III, Joe Williams, Brian Wilson, and Neil Young. As a leader, Migliori released three albums.
John Hammond
On July 10, 1987, John Henry Hammond II died aged 76. He was record producer, music critics, civil rights activist, and music scout, one of the most influential figures in 20th-century modern music. As “Columbia Records” company executive and as a record producer, he supported numerous musical careers, including those of Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Benny Goodman, Aretha Franklin, George Benson, Freddie Green, Leonard Cohen, Arthur Russell, Harry James, Charlie Christian, Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Teddy Wilson, Big Joe Turner, Pete Seeger, Babatunde Olatunji, Jim Copp, Asha Puthli, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Mike Bloomfield. He also initiated the revival of delta blues legend Robert Johnson’s music. He is the father of blues musician John P. Hammond.
Lemonheads: Varshons
On June 23, 2009, “The End Records” label released “Varshons”, the ninth Lemonheads studio album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Queensize Twin Air” in Indianapolis, IN, “Fourth Ave. Recording” in New York, NY, “Camp Street Studios” in Cambridge, MA, “Vacation Island Recording” in Brooklyn, NY, and was produced by Gibby Haines.
Personnel:
- Evan Dando – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, Omnichord, drums, percussion, art direction
- Chris Brokaw – acoustic and electric guitars
- Anthony Saffery – guitar, sitar, keyboards
- Vess Von Ruthenberg – bass, engineer
- Timo – bass
- Daniel Ray – bass, drums
- Adam Taylor – keyboards
- Lonpaul Ellrich – vibraphone
- Devon Ashley – drums, percussion
- Blake Flemming – drums
- Joe Perry – guitar, tambourine, backing vocals
- Grant Smith – table, bass
- Ian Kennedy – violin, mastering
- Liv Tyler – vocal
- Kate Moss – vocal
- Tricia Scotti – backing vocals
- Gibby Haines – backing vocals
- Elisabeth Moses – backing vocals
- Lonpaul Elrich – engineer
- Matt Boynton – engineer
- Daniel Ray – recording
- Adam Taylor – recording, mixing
- Alex Hartman – recording, mixing
- Mike Joyce – art direction, design
- Mark Dagley – cover art
- Ian Tong – photography
- Elizabeth Moses – photography
Track listing:
- I Just Can’t take It Anymore – Gram Parsons
- Fragile – Bruce Gilbert, Graham Lewis, Colin Newman, Robert Gotobed
- Layin’ Up with Linda – GG Allin
- Waiting Around to Die – Townes Van Zandt
- The Great Fuz – Randy Alvey, Les Dale
- Yesterlove – Ian Willis
- Dirty Robot – Gerry Arling, Richard Cameron
- New Mexico – FuckEmos
- Dandelion Seeds – July
- Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye – Leonard Cohen
- Beautiful – Linda Perry
Tim Hardin: Bird on a Wire
In June 1971, “Columbia” label released “Bird on a Wire”, the sixth Tim Hardin album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Ed Freeman and Bob Devere.
Personnel:
- Tim Hardin – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Sam T. Brown – guitar
- Ed Freeman – guitar, string and horn arrangements
- Monte Dunn – guitar
- Joe Rudd – guitar
- Gilles Malkine – guitar
- Ralph Towner– guitar
- Bill Keith– pedal steel guitar
- Paul Hornsby– keyboards
- Joe Zawinul– keyboards
- Warren Bernhardt– keyboards
- Bill Chelf – keyboards
- Miroslav Vitouš– bass
- Tony Levin– bass
- Glen Moore– bass
- Robert Popwell– bass
- Rob Rothstein– bass
- Bill Stewart – drums, percussion
- Steve Haas – drums, percussion
- Ralph MacDonald– drums, percussion
- Natoga – drums, percussion
- Alphonse Mouzon– drums, percussion
- Mike Mainieri– vibraphone, backing vocals
- Collin Walcott– vibraphone, backing vocals
- Richard Bock – cello
- George Ricci – cello
- Margaret Ross – harp
- Canby Singers – backing vocals
- Jim Greene, Lacy O’Neal, Doug Pomeroy – engineer
- Lous Schlossberg – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Tim Hardin, except where noted.
- Bird on the Wire – Leonard Cohen
- Moonshiner – traditional
- Southern Butterfly
- A Satisfied Mind – Joe Hayes, Jack Rhodes
- Soft Summer Breeze
- Hoboin’ – John Lee Hooker, Joe Josea
- Georgia on My Mind – Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell
- Andre Johray
- If I Knew
- Love Hymn
Leonard Cohen: Dear Heather
On October 26, 2004, “Columbia” label released “Dear Heather” the eleventh Leonard Cohen studio album. It was recorded 1979, 1985, 2002 – 2004, and was produced by Leanne Ungar, Sharon Robinson, Anjani Thomas, Henry Lewy and Leonard Cohen.
Personnel:
- Leonard Cohen – vocals, guitar, Jew’s harp
- Mitch Watkins – guitar
- Ron Getman – steel guitar
- John Bilezikjian– oud
- Bill Ginn – piano
- Anjani Thomas– piano, vocals, backing vocals
- Garth Hudson– accordion
- Sharon Robinson– vocals, arrangements
- Stan Sargeant – bass
- Roscoe Beck– bass
- John Crowder – bass
- Richard Crooks – drums
- Johnny Friday – drums
- Bob Sheppard– tenor saxophone
- Sarah Kramer – trumpet
- Raffi Hakopian – violin
Track listing:
All tracks by Leonard Cohen, except where noted.
- Go No More A-Roving – lyrics by Lord Byron, poem So, We’ll Go No More a Roving
- Because Of
- The Letters – Leonard Cohen, Sharon Robinson
- Undertow
- Morning Glory
- On That Day – Leonard Cohen, Anjani Thomas
- Villanellefor Our Time – lyrics by R. Scott
- There for You – Leonard Cohen, Sharon Robinson
- Dear Heather
- Nightingale – Leonard Cohen, Anjani Thomas
- To a Teacher
- The Faith – music based on a Quebec folk song, Un Canadien errant
- Tennessee Waltz – Redd Stewart, Pee Wee King, additional verse by Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen: The Future
On November 24, 1992, “Columbia” label released “The Future”, the ninth Leonard Cohen studio album. It was recorded January – June 1992, and was produced by Leonard Cohen, Steve Lindsey, Bill Ginn, Leanne Ungar, Rebecca De Mornay and Yoav Goren. The album was certified Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”.
Personnel:
- Leonard Cohen – vocals, programming, saxophone, violin
- Bob Metzger, Paul Jackson Jr., Dean Parks, Dennis Herring – guitar
- Steve Lindsey, Greg Phillinganes, Jeff Fisher, Randy Kerber, John Barnes, James Cox, Mike Finnigan, Stephen Croes – keyboards
- Freddie Washington, Bob Glaub, Lee Sklar– bass
- Steve Meador, James Gadson, Vinnie Colaiuta, Ed Greene– drums
- Lenny Castro– percussion
- Brandon Fields, Lon Price – tenor saxophone
- Greg Smith – baritone saxophone
- Lee Thornburg – trumpet, trombone
- Bob Furgo – violin
- Anjani Thomas, Jacquelyn Gouche-Farris, Tony Warren, Valerie Pinkston-Mayo, Julie Christensen, Perla Batalla, David Morgan, Jennifer Warnes, Edna Wright, Jean Johnson, Peggi Blu – backing vocals
- The A. Mass Choir– choir; directed by Donald Taylor
- David Campbell – orchestral and backing vocal arrangements
Track listing:
All tracks by Leonard Cohen, except where noted.
- The Future
- Waiting for the Miracle – Leonard Cohen, Sharon Robinson
- Be for Real – Frederick Knight
- Closing Time
- Anthem
- Democracy
- Light as the Breeze
- Always – Irving Berlin
- Tacoma Trailer
Bob Seger: I Knew You When
On November 17, 2017, “Capitol” label released “I Knew You When”, the eighteenth Bob Seger studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Bob Seger.
Personnel:
- Bob Seger – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, artwork, design
- Rob McNelley, Rick Vito, Biff Watson – acoustic and electric guitar
- David Cole, Tim Mitchell – acoustic guitar
- Jim Kaatz – rhythm guitar
- Tom Bukovac, T. Corenflos, Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar
- Michael Rojas – piano
- Reese Wynans – piano, Hammond B3
- Billy Payne – piano
- Steve Nathan – Hammond B3, piano, synthesizer
- Chris Campbell, Glenn Worf, Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
- Chad Cromwell, Greg Morrow, Richie Hayward – drums
- Eric Darken, Gerard Smerek – percussion
- Jim “Moose” Brown, John Jarvis – synthesizer
- Deanie Richardson – fiddle
- Craig Frost – clavinet
- Alto Reed, Keith Kaminski – saxophone
- Mark Byerly, Bob Jensen- trumpet
- John Rutherford – trombone
- John Catchings, Carole Rabinowitz – cello
- Laura Creamer, Herschel Boone, Terena Boone, Bekka Bramlett, Rosemary Butler, Donny Gerrard, Shaun Murphy, Seth Morton, Barbara Payton– backing vocals
- Nicole Frantz – art direction
- Tom Weschler – design, back cover photography
- Christopher Lee Lyons – design
- Bill Blackwell – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Bob Seger, except where noted.
- Gracile
- Busload of Faith – Lou reed
- The Highway
- I Knew You When
- I’ll Remember You
- The Sea Inside
- Marie
- Runaway Train – Craig Frost, Tim Mitchell, Bob Seger
- Something More
- Democracy – Leonard Cohen
Madeline Peyroux: Half The Perfect World
On September 12, 2006, “Rounder/Universal” labels released “Half the Perfect World”, the fourth Madeleine Peyroux studio album. It was recorded in April 2006, and was produced by Larry Klein.
Personnel:
- Madeleine Peyroux – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Dean Parks– guitars, ukulele
- Greg Leisz– pedal steel guitar
- Sam Yahel– piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond organ, Estey organ
- d. lang -vocal
- Larry Goldings– celeste
- Gary Foster– alto saxophone
- Till Brönner– trumpet
- David Piltch – double bass
- Scott Amendola– drums
- Jay Bellerose– drums, additional cymbals
- Mark Orton – string quertet arrangements
- Carla Kihlstedt– violin
- Graeme Jennings– violin
- Charith Premawardhana – viola
- Sam Bass – cello
Track listing:
- I’m All Right – Walter Becker, Madeleine Peyroux, Larry Klein
- The Summer Wind – Hans Bradtke, Henry Mayer, Johnny Mercer
- Blue Alert – Leonard Cohen, Anjani Thomas
- Everybody’s Talkin’ – Fred Neil
- River – Joni Mitchell
- A Little Bit – Jesse Harris, Larry Klein, Madeleine Peyroux
- Once in a While – Jesse Harris, Larry Klein, Madeleine Peyroux
- (Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night – Tom Waits
- Half the Perfect World – Leonard Cohen, Anjani Thomas
- La Javanaise – Serge Gainsbourg
- California Rain – Jesse Harris, Larry Klein, Madeleine Peyroux
- Smile – Charlie Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner
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