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Minnie Riperton: Perfect Angel

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On May 24, 1974, “Epic” label released “Perfect Angel”, the second Minnie Riperton studio album. It was recorded 1973 – 1974, at :the Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Stevie Wonder and Richard Rudolph (as Scorbu Productions).

Personnel:

  • Minnie Riperton – vocals
  • Stevie Wonder (as El Toro Negro) – acoustic and electric piano, drums, cymbals, bass drum, harmonica, arrangements
  • Marlo Henderson – lead guitar
  • Michael Sembello – lead guitar
  • Richard Rudolph – guitar
  • Reggie McBride – bass
  • Ollie E. Brown – drums
  • Rocki Dzidzornu – congas
  • Deniece Williams – backing vocals
  • Yvonne Wright – backing vocals
  • Shirley Brewer – backing vocals
  • Lani Groves – backing vocals
  • Malcolm Cecil – engineer, associate producer
  • Robert Margouleff – engineer, associate producer
  • Gary Olazabal – engineer assistant
  • Baker Bigsby – remix engineer assistant
  • Kent Duncan – mastering
  • Barry Feinstein – cover 
  • Ann Garner – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Minnie Riperton and Richard Rudolph, except where noted.

  1. Reasons
  2. It’s So Nice (To See Old Friends)
  3. Take a Little Trip – Stevie Wonder
  4. Seeing You This Way
  5. The Edge of a Dream
  6. Perfect Angel – Stevie Wonder
  7. Every Time He Comes Around
  8. Lovin’ You
  9. Our Lives

Kronos Quartet: Floodplain

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On May 19, 2009, “Nonesuch” label released “Floodplain”, the 44th Kronos Quartet (The) album. It was recorded August 2007 – October 2008, at “Architecture” in Los Angeles, “Ramadan Nights Festival” in Barbican Centre, London, “Skywalker Sound” in Nicasio, California, “Whip Records” in Berkeley, California  and was produced by David Harrington.

Personnel:

  • David Harrington – violin, arrangements
  • John Sherba – violin, arrangements
  • Hank Dutt – viola, arrangements
  • Jeffrey Zeigler – cello, arrangements
  • Osvaldo Golijov – arrangements
  • Jacob Garchik – arrangements
  • Stephen Prutsman – arrangements
  • Alim Qasimov – arrangements
  • Ljiva – arrangements
  • Scott Fraser – engineer
  • Adam Whitford – engineer
  • Scott Fraser – engineer
  • Dann Thompson – engineer assistant
  • David Landon – engineer assistant
  • Dann Thompson – engineer assistant
  • Jeanne Velonis – editing assistant
  • Judith Sherman – producer

Track listing:

  1. Ya Habibi Ta’ala – Midhat Assem
  2. Tashweesh – Ramallah Underground
  3. Wa Habibi – traditional
  4. Getme, Getme – Said Rustamov
  5. Raga Mishra Bhairavi: Alap – Ram Narayan
  6. Oh Mother, the Handsome Man Tortures Me – unknown
  7. Mugam Beyati Shiraz – Rahman Asadollahi
  8. Lullaby – traditional
  9. Nihavent Sirto – Tanburi Cemil Bey
  10. Kara Kemir – Kuat Shildebaev
  11. Tèw semagn hagèré – Alèmu Aga
  12. …Hold Me, Heighbor, in This Storm.. – Aleksandra Vrebalov

Duke Ellington: Blues In Orbit

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In May 1960, “Columbia” label released “Blues in Orbit”, the 32nd Duke Ellington album. It was recorded in February 1958, February – December 1959, at “Radio Recorders” in Los Angeles, “Columbia 30th Street” in New York.

Personnel:

  • Duke Ellington – piano
  • Billy Strayhorn – piano
  • Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone 
  • Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet
  • Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
  • Harry Carney – baritone saxophone
  • Ray Nance – trumpet, violin
  • Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Clark Terry – trumpet
  • Fats Ford – trumpet
  • Britt Woodman – trombone
  • Matthew Gee, Booty Wood – trombone
  • Quentin Jackson – trombone
  • John Sanders – valve trombone
  • Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone
  • Jimmy Woode – bass
  • Jimmy Johnson – drums
  • Sam Woodyard – drums
  • Teo Macero – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Duke Ellington except as noted.

  1. Three J’s Blues – Jimmy Hamilton
  2. Smada – Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
  3. Pie Eye’s Blues
  4. Sweet and Pungent – Billy Strayhorn
  5. C Jam Blues – Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard
  6. In a Mellow Tone – Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler
  7. Blues in Blueprint
  8. The Swingers Get the Blues, Too – Duke Ellington, Matthew Gee
  9. The Swinger’s Jump
  10. Blues in Orbit – Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
  11. Villes Ville Is the Place, Man

Donald Byrd: Ethiopian Knights

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On April 19, 1972, “Blue Note” label released “Ethiopian Knights”, the 27th Donald Byrd album. It was recorded in August 1971, at “A&M Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by George Butler.

Personnel:

  • Donald Byrd – trumpet
  • Thurman Green – trombone
  • Harold Land – tenor saxophone
  • Bobby Hutcherson – vibes
  • Joe Sample – organ
  • Bill Henderson III – electric piano
  • Don Peake – guitar
  • Greg Poree – guitar
  • David T. Walker – guitar
  • Wilton Felder – electric bass
  • Ed Greene – drums
  • Bobbye Porter Hall – congas, tambourine

Track listing:

All tracks by Donald Byrd, except where noted.

  1. The Emperor
  2. Jamie
  3. The Little Rasti

Alphonse Mouzon: Mind Transplant

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In March 1975, “Blue Note” label released “Mind Transplant”, the third Alphonse Mouzon studio album. It was recorded in December 1974, at “Wally Heider Sound Studio III” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Skip Drinkwater.

Personnel:

  • Alphonse Mouzon – vocals, drums, synthesizer, electric piano, organ, conductor, arrangements
  • Jerry Peters – electric piano, organ
  • Tommy Bolin – guitar
  • Lee Ritenour – guitar
  • Jay Graydon – guitar, voice bag, programming
  • Henry Davis – electric bass

Track listing:

All tracks by Elvena Mouzon.

  1. Mind Transplant
  2. Snow Bound
  3. Carbon Dioxide
  4. Ascorbic Acid
  5. Happiness Is Loving You
  6. Some of the Things People Do
  7. Golden Rainbows
  8. Nitroglycerin

Midge Ure: Breathe

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On March 22, 1986, “BMG” label released “Breathe”, the fourth Midge Ure album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Orca Studio”, “Sunset Sound”, “The Church” in Los Angeles, “Mergatroid Studios”, “Music Fest Studios”, “Park House Studios”, and was produced by Richard Feldman.

Personnel:

  • Midge Ure – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Robert Fripp – soundcape guitar
  • Dean Parks – guitar
  • Eric Bazilian – mandolin, melodica
  • Ethan James – hurdy gurdy, harmonium
  • Charles Judge – keyboards
  • Jamie Muhulrick – keyboards
  • Richard Feldman – keyboards, percussion, programming
  • Frank McNamara – accordion
  • Pat Crowley – accordion
  • Lakshminarayana Shankar – vocals, double violin
  • Larry Klein – bass
  • Jeremy Meehan – bass
  • David Palmer – drums
  • Andy Kravitz – drums
  • Mike Fisher – percussion
  • Iki Levy – percussion
  • Paddy Moloney – uilleann bagpipes
  • Frank Gallagher – fiddle
  • Sally Dworsky – vocal
  • Jackie Sheridan, Kate Stephenson, Monalisa Young, Matthew Hager, Maxaynne Lewis – backing vocals
  • Eleanor McEvoy – Gaelic vocals, backing vocals
  • Liam O’Maonlai – Celtic vocals, bodhran, didgeridoo
  • Ofra Harnoy – cello
  • Noreen O’Donoghue – Celtic Harp

Track listing:

All tracks by Midge Ure, except where noted.

  1. Breathe
  2. Fields of Fire – Midge Ure, Richard Feldman
  3. Fallen Angel – Midge Ure, Richard Feldman, Eric Bazilian
  4. Free – Midge Ure, Richard Feldman, Larry Klein
  5. Guns and Arrows
  6. Lay My Body Down – Midge Ure, Richard Feldman
  7. Sinnerman – Midge Ure, Danny Mitchell
  8. Live Forever – Midge Ure, Richard Feldman, Ellen Shipley
  9. Trail of Tears – Midge Ure, Danny Mitchell
  10. May Your Good Lord
  11. The Maker

Japanese Breakfast: For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)

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On March 21, 2025, “Dead Oceans” label released “For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)”, the fourth Japanese Breakfast studio album. It was recorded in 2024, at “Sound City” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Blake Mills.

Personnel:

  • Michelle Zauner – vocals, synthesizer, gamelan, mandolin, guitar, piano, castanets, arrangements
  • Blake Mills – guitar, synthesizer, piano, organ, percussion, gamelan, bass, mandolin, recorder, engineer, mixing
  • Jeff Bridges – vocals
  • Alam Khan – guitar
  • Joseph Lorge – organ
  • Karl McComas-Reichl – bass, cello
  • Adam Schatz – saxophone
  • Dory Bavarsky – Wurlitzer, piano
  • Lauren Baba – viola, violin
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Craig Hendrix – cymbals, percussion, drums
  • Joseph Lorge – engineer, mixing
  • Sebastian Reunert – engineer
  • Patricia Sullivan – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Michelle Zauner.

  1. Here Is Someone
  2. Orlando in Love
  3. Honey Water
  4. Mega Circuit
  5. Little Girl
  6. Leda
  7. Picture Windows
  8. Men in Bars
  9. Winter in L.A.
  10. Magic Mountain

Prince Lasha & Sonny Simmons: Firebirds

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In March 1968, “Contemporary Records” label released “Firebirds” album by Prince Lasha & Sonny Simmons. It was recorded in September 1967, at “Contemporary Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Lester Koenig.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Simmons – alto saxophone, English horn
  • Prince Lasha – alto saxophone, flute, alto clarinet
  • Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone 
  • Buster Williams – bass
  • Charles Moffett – drums
  • Bernie Grundman Jr. – mastering
  • George Kershaw – design
  • Ed Michel – photography
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Sonny Simmons and Prince Lasha.

  1. The Island Song
  2. Psalm of Solomon
  3. Prelude to Bird
  4. The Loved Ones
  5. Firebirds

Nick Jonas: Spaceman

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On March 12, 2021, “Island” label released “Spaceman”, the fourth Nick Jonas studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “No Expectations” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Greg Kurstin.

Personnel:

  • Nick Jonas – vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric sitar, bass, keyboards, piano, programming
  • Greg Kurstin – guitar, piano, drums, recording
  • Jason Evigan – guitar, keyboards, bass, drums, backing vocal, programming
  • Kevin Jonas – guitar
  • The Monsters & Strangerz – keyboards, drums, programming, vocal producer
  • Joe Jonas – vocals
  • Mozella – backing vocals
  • Ryan Tedder – backing vocals
  • Jackie Gouche – backing vocals
  • Priyanka Chopra-Jonas – backing vocals
  • Davion Farris – backing vocals
  • Julian Berg – recording
  • Gian Stone – recording engineer, vocal producer
  • Jason Evigan – recording, vocal producer
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing, vocal mixing
  • Josh Gudwin – mixing
  • Alex Ghenea – mixing
  • John Hanes – mixing
  • Heidi Wang – mixing assistant
  • Randy Merrill – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Jonas, Greg Kurstin and Mozella, except where noted.

  1. Don’t Give Up On Us
  2. Heights
  3. Spaceman
  4. 2Drunk
  5. Delicious
  6. This Is Heaven
  7. Sexual
  8. Deeper Love – Nick Jonas, Greg Kurstin, Mozella, Michael Jones
  9. If I Fall
  10. Death Do Us Apart
  11. Nervous

Weather Report: Black Market

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On March 11, 1976, “Columbia” label released “Black Market”, the sixth Weather Report studio album. It was recorded December 1975 – January 1976, at “Devonshire Sound Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter.

Personnel:

  • Joe Zawinul – Yamaha grand piano, Rhodes electric piano, 2 × ARP 2600, Oberheim polyphonic synthesizer, orchestration
  • Wayne Shorter – Selmer soprano and tenor saxophones, Computone Lyricon
  • Alphonso Johnson – electric bass
  • Jaco Pastorius – electric fretless bass 
  • Narada Michael Walden – drums
  • Chester Thompson – drums
  • Alex Acuña – congas, percussion
  • Don Alias – percussion
  • Ron Malo – engineer
  • Nancy Donald – design
  • David McMacken – illustration
  • Ed Caraeff – photography

Track listing:

  1. Black Market – Joe Zawinul
  2. Cannon Ball – Joe Zawinul
  3. Gibraltar – Joe Zawinul
  4. Elegant People – Wayne Shorter
  5. Three Clowns – Wayne Shorter
  6. Barbary Coast – Jaco Pastorius
  7. Herandu – Alphonso Johnson