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Jean-Luc Ponty: Aurora

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On February 26, 1976, “Atlantic” label released “Aurora”, the 13th Jean-Luc Ponty album. It was recorded in December 1975, at “Cherokee Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jean-Luc Ponty.

Personnel:

  • Jean-Luc Ponty– acoustic and electric violin, violectra, autoharp, keyboards
  • Daryl Stuermer– acoustic and electric guitars
  • Patrice Rushen– acoustic and electric piano, synthesizer
  • Tom Fowler– electric bass
  • Norman Fearrington – drums, percussion
  • Larry Hirsch – engineer, mixing
  • George Putko – engineer, studio assistant
  • Zal Schreiber – mastering
  • Jim Marshall– photography
  • Jean-Paul Oren – photography
  • Phil A. Ceccola – cover photo

Track listing:

All tracks by Jean-Luc Ponty.

  1. Is Once Enough?
  2. Renaissance
  3. Aurora, Pt. 1
  4. Aurora, Pt. 2
  5. Passenger of the Dark
  6. Lost Forest
  7. Between You and Me
  8. Waking Dream

Steven Wilson: The Raven That Refused to Sing

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On February 25, 2013, “Kscope” label released “The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)”, the third Steven Wilson album. It was recorded in September 2012, at “EastWest Studios” in Los Angeles, October 2012 at “Angel Recording Studios” in London, and was produced by Alan Parsons and Steven Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Steven Wilson– lead vocals, mellotron, keyboards, guitars, bass guitar, mixing
  • Guthrie Govan– lead guitar
  • Nick Beggs– bass guitar, Chapman Stick, backing vocals
  • Adam Holzman– keyboards, hammond organ, piano, minimoog
  • Marco Minnemann– drums, percussion
  • Theo Travis– flute, saxophone, clarinet
  • Jakko Jakszyk– additional vocals
  • Alan Parsons– wah-wah guitar,ding engineer recor
  • Dave Stewart – strings arrangements
  • The London Session Orchestra
  • Perry Montague-Mason – soloist
  • Niko Tsonev– guitar
  • Brendan Dekora – assistant engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Steven Wilson.

  1. Luminol
  2. Drive Home
  3. The Holy Drinker
  4. The Pin Drop
  5. The Watchmaker
  6. The Raven That Refused to Sing

Jimmy Eat World: Clarity

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On February 23, 1999, “Capitol” label released “Clarity”, the third Jimmy Eat World studio album. It was recorded 1998 – 1999, at “Sound City” and “Clear Lake Audio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Mark Trombino.

Personnel:

  • Jim Adkins – lead and backing vocals, guitars, piano, keys, stringarrangement, art direction
  • Rick Burch – bass guitar
  • Zach Lind – drums, percussion, vibes, bells, chimes, programming
  • Tom Linton – lead and backing vocals, guitars
  • Joel Derouin – violin
  • Suzie Katayama – cello, string arrangement
  • Mark Trombino– minimoog, sequencing, additional percussion, programming, engineer, mixing
  • Dean Fisher – engineer assistant
  • Nick Raskulinecz– engineer assistant
  • Ron Rivera – engineer assistant
  • Justin Smith – engineer assistant
  • Brian Gardner – mastering

Track listing:

 All lyrics by Jim Adkins and Tom Linton, all music by Jim Adkins, Rick Burch, Zach Lind and Tom Linton.

  1. Table for Glasses
  2. Lucky Denver Mint
  3. Your New Aesthetic
  4. Believe in What you Want
  5. A Sunday
  6. Crush
  7. 23.95
  8. Ten
  9. Just Watch the Fireworks
  10. For Me This is Heaven
  11. Blister
  12. Clarity
  13. Goodbye Sky harbor

Throwing Muses: The Real Ramona

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On February 18, 1991, “4AD” label released “The Real Ramona”, the fourth Throwing Muses studio album. It was recorded in 1990, at “Eldorado Recording Studios” and  “Dust Bowl Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Dennis Herring.

Personnel:

  • Kristin Hersh– vocals, guitars, re-mixing
  • Tanya Donelly– vocals, guitars, re-mixing
  • Fred Abong – bass guitar, re-mixing
  • David Narcizo– drums, re-mixing
  • John Beverly Jones – engineer
  • Csaba Petocz – re-mixing
  • Paul Kolderie – re-mixing
  • Doug Sax– mastering
  • David Narcizo– design
  • Jim Anderson – front photography
  • Andy Catlin – band photograpy

Tracks listing:

All tracks by Kristin Hersh, except where noted.

  1. Counting Backwards
  2. Him Dancing
  3. Red Shoes
  4. Graffiti
  5. Golden Thing
  6. Ellen West
  7. Dylan
  8. Hook in Her Head
  9. Not Too Soon – Tanya Donelly
  10. Honeychain – Tanya Donelly
  11. Say Goodbye
  12. Two Step – Kristin Hersh, Tanya Donelly, Fred Abong, David Narcizo

Brad Mehldau: The Art of Trio Volume One

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On January 28, 1997, “Warner Bros” label released “The Art of the Trio Volume One”, the sixth Brad Mehldau album. It was recorded September 4 and 5, 1996 at “Mad Hatter Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Matt Pierson.

Personnel:

  • Brad Mehldau- piano
  • Larry Grenadier- bass
  • Jorge Rossy- drums
  • James Farber – engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Rey International – art direction, design
  • Andrea Marouk – photography
  • Ed Fox – band photographs
  • Dana Watson – production coordination

Track listing:

All tracks by Brad Mehldau except where noted.

  1. Blame It on My Youth – Edward Heyman, Oscar Levant
  2. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  3. Ron’s Place
  4. Blackbird – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  5. Lament for Linus
  6. Mignon’s Song
  7. I Fall in Love Too Easily – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
  8. Lucid
  9. Nobody Else But Me – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern

Journey: Infinity

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On January 20, 1978, “Columbia” label released “Infinity”, the fourth Journey studio album. It was recorded October–December 1977 at “His Master’s Wheels Studio” in San Francisco  and “Cherokee Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Roy Thomas Baker.

Personnel:

  • Steve Perry– lead vocals
  • Neal Schon– acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals
  • Gregg Rolie– lead and backing vocals, keyboards
  • Ross Valory– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Aynsley Dunbar– drums, percussion
  • Roy Thomas Baker– mixing
  • Geoff Workman – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Lights – Steve Perry, Neal Schon
  2. Feeling That Way – Steve Perry, Gregg Rolie, Aynsley Dunbar
  3. Anytime – Gregg Rolie, Roger Silver, Robert Fleischman, Neal Schon, Ross Valory
  4. Lă Do Dā – Steve Perry, Neal Schon
  5. Patiently – Steve Perry, Neal Schon
  6. Wheel in the Sky – Neal Schon, Robert Fleischman, Diane Valory
  7. Somethin’ to Hide – Steve Perry, Neal Schon
  8. Winds of March – Matt Schin, Neal Schon, Robert Fleischman, Gregg Rolie, Steve Perry
  9. Can Do – Steve Perry, Ross Valory
  10. Opened the Door – Steve Perry, Gregg Rolie, Neal Schon

Sharon Van Etten: Remind Me Tomorrow

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On January 18, 2019, “Jagjaguwar” label released “Remind Me Tomorrow”, the fifth Sharon Van Etten studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Sargent Recorders”,  “Studio 64” in Los Angeles, and was produced by John Congleton.

Personnel:

  • Sharon Van Etten– vocals, piano, organ
  • Heather Woods Broderick– backing vocals, synthesizer, electric piano
  • Zachary Dawes – bass, synthesizer
  • McKenzie Smith – drums, percussion
  • Luke Reynolds– lap steel guitar, guitar, tape loops, synthesizer, keyboards, celesta, bass
  • John Congleton– percussion, organ, theremin, synthesizer, drone, drum programming, tape loops, drum machine, loops, sequencer, engineering, mixing
  • Jamie Stewart– vocals, synthesizer, guitar, bells, percussion
  • Lars Horntveth– guitar, synthesizer, woodwinds, piano, celesta
  • Brian Reitzell– drums, organ, percussion, drone, cymbal
  • Joey Waronker– drums
  • Stella Mozgawa– drums
  • Sean Cook – additional engineering
  • Tyler Karmen – additional engineering
  • Greg Calbi– mastering
  • JN-H – lacquer cutting
  • Nathaniel David Utesch – design, layout
  • Katherine Dieckmann– front cover photography
  • Rob Houston – inner sleeve photography
  • Maya Judd – inner sleeve photography
  • Len Prince– inner sleeve, back cover, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Sharon Van Etten, except where  noted.

  1. I Told You Everything
  2. No One’s Easy to Love
  3. Memorial Day
  4. Comeback Kid – Sharon Van Etten, Sam Cohen
  5. Jupiter 4
  6. Seventeen – Sharon Van Etten, Kate Davis
  7. Malibu
  8. You Shadow
  9. Hands
  10. Stay

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Wrong Creatures

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On January 12, 2018, “Vagrant Records” label released “Wrong Creatures”, the eighth Black Rebel Motorcycle Club studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2017, at “Sunset Sound”, “606” and “The Station House” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Nick Launay, Robert Levon Been, Peter Hayes and Leah Shapiro.

Personnel:

  • Robert Levon Been – vocals, guitar, bass, piano, art direction
  • Peter Hayes – vocals, guitar, bass, harmonica
  • Leah Shapiro – drums, percussion, background vocals
  • Gillian Rivers – viola, string arrangements
  • Derek Stein – cello
  • Nick Launay – engineer, mixing
  • Atom Greenspan – engineer, mixing
  • Ethan Allan – engineer
  • John Lousteau – engineer
  • Ethan Mates – engineer
  • Mark Rains – engineer
  • Alejandro Baima – engineer assistant
  • James Salter – engineer assistant
  • Morgan Stratton – engineer assistant
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Robert Columbus – drum technician
  • Brian Lauzon – art direction, artwork, design
  • Tessa Angus – photography
  • Michelle Shiers – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Levon Been, Peter Hayes and Leah Shapiro.

  1. DFF
  2. Spook
  3. King of Bones
  4. Haunt
  5. Echo
  6. Ninth Configuration
  7. Question of Faith
  8. Calling Them All Away
  9. Little Thing Gone Wild
  10. Circus Bazooko
  11. Carried from the Start
  12. All Rise

Stevie Wonder: With A Song In My Heart

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On December 28, 1963, “Tamla Motown” label released “With a Song In My Heart”, the third Stevie Wonder studio album. It was recorded in 1963, at “Hitsville USA” in Detroit, and in Los Angeles, and was produced by Clarence Paul and William “Mickey” Stevenson.

Personnel:

  • Stevie Wonder- vocals, harmonica
  • Ernie Wilkins- arrangements, conductor
  • Los Angelessession musicians – instrumentation

Track listing:

  1. With a Song in My Heart – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  2. When You Wish Upon a Star – Ned Washington, Leigh Harline
  3. Smile – Charlie Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner
  4. Make Someone Happy – Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne
  5. Dream – Johnny Mercer
  6. Put on a Happy Face – Charles Strouse, Lee Adams
  7. On the Sunny Side of the Street – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
  8. Get Happy – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  9. Give Your Heart a Chance – Ron Miller, Orlando Murden, Kenneth O’Neil
  10. Without a Song – Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans

Jenny Lee Lindberg: Right On!

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On December 11, 2015, “Rough Trade” label released “Right On!”, the debut Jenny Lee Lindberg album. It was recorded in 2015, at “Happy Ending Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jenny Lee Lindberg and Norm Block.

Personnel:

  • Jenny Lee Lindberg – vocals, bass, artwork
  • Kirk Hellie – guitar
  • Cedric LeMoyne – guitar
  • Tony Bevilacqua– guitar
  • Dan Elkan– guitar, backing vocals
  • Jonathan Hishcke – bass guitar
  • Norm Block – drums, backing vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Stella Mozgawa– drums, beat
  • Kris Byerly – backing vocals
  • Katie Burden – backing vocals
  • Paul Logus – mastering
  • Mia Kirby – artwork, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jenny Lee Lindberg.

  1. Blind
  2. Boom Boom
  3. Never
  4. Long Lonely Winter
  5. Bully
  6. Riot
  7. He Fresh
  8. Offerings
  9. White Devil
  10. Real Life