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John Scofield: Piety Street

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On March 9, 2009, “Universal Classics” label released “Piety Street”, the 35th John Scofield album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Piety Street Studios” in New Orleans,  Louisiana, and was produced by John Scofield.

Personnel:

  • John Scofield– guitar
  • Jon Cleary- vocals, organ, piano
  • George Porter, Jr.- bass guitar
  • Ricky Fataar– drums
  • Shannon Powell – drums, percussion
  • John Boutté- vocals

Track listing:

  1. That’s Enough
  2. Motherless Child
  3. It’s a Big Army
  4. His Eye is on the Sparrow
  5. Something’s Got a Hold on Me
  6. The Old Ship of Zion
  7. Ninety Nine and a Half
  8. Just a Little While to Stay Here
  9. Never Turn Back
  10. Walk With Me
  11. But I Like the Message
  12. The Angel of Death
  13. I’ll Fly Away”

 

Ani DiFranco: Binary

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On June 9, 2017, “Righteous Babe” label released “Binary”, the 19th Ani DiFranco studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “The Dugout Esplanade Studios”  in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was produced by Ani DiFranco.

Personnel:

  • Ani DiFranco – vocals, guitar, mellotron, orchestron guitar synth
  • Ivan Neville – organ, Clavinet, bass, piano, Rhodes, Wurlitzer
  • Todd Sickafoose – bass, celeste, keyboards, shaker, vibraphone, Wurlitzer, bells, prepared piano
  • Terence Higgins – drums, congas, pandiero
  • Maceo Parker – alto saxophone
  • Skerik – tenor and baritone saxophones
  • Alonzo Bowens – clarinet
  • Bobby Campo – trumpet
  • Mark Mullins – trombone
  • Todd Sickafoose – horn arrangements
  • Jenny Scheinman – violin, backing vocals
  • Justin Vernon – backing vocals
  • Petah Napolitano, Gail Ann Dorsey – backing vocals
  • Mike Napolitano – recording
  • Tchad Blake – mixing
  • Brian Lucey – mastering
  • David Calderley at graphic therapy – design
  • GMD Three – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ani DiFranco.

  1. Binary
  2. Pacifist’s Lament
  3. Zizzing
  4. Play God
  5. Alrighty
  6. Telepathic
  7. Even More
  8. Spider

Dave Matthews Band: Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King

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On June 2, 2009, “RCA” label released “Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King”, the seventh Dave Matthews Band studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “Haunted Hollow” in Charlottesville, Virginia; “Studio Litho”  and “Studio X” in Seattle, Washington; “Piety Street Studio” in  New Orleans, Louisiana, and was produced by Rob Cavallo.

Personnel:

  • Dave Matthews – leaf vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, illustration, art direction
  • Tim Reynolds– electric guitar
  • Danny Barnes- banjo
  • Stefan Lessard– bass
  • Carter Beauford – vocals, drums
  • LeRoi Moore– saxophone
  • Jeff Coffin– saxophone
  • Rashawn Ross– trumpet
  • Boyd Tinsley– electric violin, violin
  • David Campbell- string arranger, conductor
  • Doug McKean – engineer
  • Chris Lord – Alge – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Joe Lawlor – video
  • Craig Baker – guitar technician
  • Henry Luniewski, Jerry Johnson – drums technician
  • Erik Porter – bass and violin technician

Track listing:

  1. Grux – Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Boyd Tinsley
  2. Shake Me Like a Monkey – Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Boyd Tinsley, Rashawn Ross
  3. Funny the Way It Is – Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Boyd Tinsley, Tim Reynolds
  4. Lying in the Hands of God – Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Boyd Tinsley, Tim Reynolds
  5. Why I Am – Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Boyd Tinsley, Tim Reynolds
  6. Drive In – Carter Beauford, Dave Matthews
  7. Spaceman – Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews
  8. Squirm – Carter Beauford, Dave Matthews
  9. Alligator Pie – Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews
  10. Seven – Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Tim Reynolds
  11. Time Bomb – Dave Matthews
  12. Baby Blue – Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Boyd Tinsley, Tim Reynolds
  13. You & Me – Dave Matthews

Lynyrd Skynyrd: Street Survivors

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On October 17, 1977, “MCA” label released “Street Survivors”, the fifth Lynyrd Skynyrd studio album. It was recorded April – August 1977, at “Criteria Studios” in Miami, Florida; “Studio One” in Doraville, Georgia, and “Muscle Shoals Sound Studios” in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and was produced by Tom Dowd, Jimmy Johnson and Tim Smith. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie Van Zant– lead vocals
  • Steve Gaines– lead, co-lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Allen Collins– guitar
  • Gary Rossington– guitar
  • Billy Powell– keyboards
  • Leon Wilkeson– bass, backing vocals
  • Artimus Pyle– drums
  • Ed King– guitar
  • Greg T. Walker – bass
  • Rickey Medlocke– drums, backing vocals
  • Barry Lee Harwood – dobro
  • The Honkettes (JoJo Billingsley, Cassie Gaines, Leslie Hawkins) – backing vocals
  • Tim Smith – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. What’s Your Name – Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant
  2. That Smell – Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant
  3. One More Time – Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant
  4. I Know a Little – Steve Gaines
  5. You Got That Right – Steve Gaines, Ronnie Van Zant
  6. I Never Dreamed – Steve Gaines, Ronnie Van Zant
  7. Honky Tonk Night Time Man – Merle Haggard
  8. Ain’t No Good Life – Steve Gaines

 

Kansas: Point Of Know Returm

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On October 11, 1977, “Kirshner” label released “Point of Know Return”, the fifth Kansas studio album. It was recorded June–July 1977, at “Woodland Sound” in Nashville, Tennessee, and “Studio in the Country” in Bogalusa, Louisiana, and was produced by Jeff Glixman

Personnel:

  • Steve Walsh– lead and backing vocals, organ, synthesizers, vibraphone, piano,, additional percussion, arrangements, art concept
  • Robby Steinhardt– lead and backing vocals, violins, viola, arrangements, art concept
  • Kerry Livgren– synthesizers, piano, clavinet, acoustic and electric guitars, additional percussion, arrangements, art concept
  • Rich Williams– acoustic and electric guitars, pedals, arrangements, art concept
  • Dave Hope– bass, arrangements, art concept
  • Phil Ehart– drums, timpani, chimes, additional percussion, arrangements, art concept
  • Terry Becker, Jeff Glixman – engineer
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Tom Drennon – art direction
  • Rod Dyer – design
  • Peter Lloyd – artwork
  • Bob Maile – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Kerry Livgren and Steve Walsh except where noted.

  1. Point of Know Return – Phil Ehart, Robby Steinhardt, Steve Walsh
  2. Paradox
  3. The Spider – Steve Walsh
  4. Portrait (He Knew)
  5. Closet Chronicles
  6. Lightning’s Hand
  7. Dust in the Wind – Kerry Livgren
  8. Sparks of the Tempest
  9. Nobody’s Home
  10. Hopelessly Human – Kerry Livgren

 

Pearl Jam: No Code

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Pearl Jam- No Code

On August 27, 1996, “Epic” label released “No Code”, the fourth Pearl Jam studio album. It was recorded July 1995 – May 1996, at “Chicago Recording Company” in Chicago, Illinois; ”Kingsway Studio” in New Orleans,Louisiana, “Studio Litho” in Seattle,Washington, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien, Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Jack Irons, Mike McCready and Eddie Vedder. The album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIAA” .

Personnel:

  • Eddie Vedder– lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, Polaroids, (credited as “Jerome Turner” for layout)
  • Mike McCready– guitar, Polaroids
  • Stone Gossard– vocals, guitar, piano
  • Jeff Ament– vocals, bass guitar, guitar, Chapman, Polaroids, black-and-white photography
  • Jack Irons– drums
  • Brendan O’Brien– piano, mixing
  • Nick DiDia– recording, mixing
  • Matt Bayles, Caram Costanzo, Jeff Lane – engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Barry Ament, Chris McGann – layout, Polaroids
  • Lancer Mercer – Polaroids, black-and-white photography
  • Paul J. Bubak, A. Fields – Polaroids

Track listing:

All lyrics by Eddie Vedder, except where noted.

  1. Sometimes – Eddie Vedder
  2. Hail, Hail – Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, Mike McCready
  3. Who You Are – Stone Gossard, Jack Irons, Eddie Vedder
  4. In My Tree – Stone Gossard, Jack Irons, Eddie Vedder
  5. Smile – Jeff Ament
  6. Off He Goes – Eddie Vedder
  7. Habit – Eddie Vedder
  8. Red Mosquito – Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Jack Irons, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder
  9. Lukin – Eddie Vedder
  10. Present Tense – Mike McCready
  11. Mankind – Stone Gossard
  12. I’m Open – Jack Irons, Eddie Vedder
  13. Around the Bend – Eddie Vedder

Paul Simon: Graceland

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Graceland

On August 25, 1986, “Warner Bros” label released “Graceland”, the seventh Paul Simon solo studio. It was recorded October 1985 – June 1986, in South Africa, New York, Los Angeles, London, and Louisiana, and was produced by Paul Simon. In 1987, “Graceland” won “Grammy Award” for “Album of the Year”. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Graceland” at number 71 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. The album earned Paul Simon the “Best International Solo Artist” award at “The Brit Awards” in 1987. It was certified 8 x Platinum in Australia by the “ARIA”; Platinum in France by “SNEP”; Platinum in Nederlands by “NVPI”; Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”;Platinum in Portugal by “AFP”; Platinum in Spain by “PROMUSICAE”; 7 x Platinum in the UK by the “BPI”, and 5 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Paul Simon– lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, Synclavier, six-string electric bass
  • Ray Phiri– guitar
  • Adrian Belew– guitar synthesizer, guitar
  • Demola Adepoju – pedal steelguitar
  • Daniel Xilakazi – lead, rhythm guitar
  • Sherman Robertson– guitar
  • César Rosas– guitar, backing vocals
  • David Hidalgo– guitar, accordion, backing vocals
  • Lulu Masilela – tambourines
  • Rob Mounsey– synthesizer, horn arrangement
  • Alton Rubin, Sr.– accordion
  • Jonhjon Mkhalali – accordion
  • Forere Motloheloa – accordion
  • Conrad Lozano– bass
  • Alonzo Johnson – bass
  • Lloyd Lelose – bass
  • Bakithi Kumalo– bass
  • Isaac Mtshali – drums
  • Vusi Khumalo – drums
  • Petrus Manile – drums
  • Alton Rubin, Jr. – drums
  • Louie Pérez– drums
  • Steve Gadd– additional drums
  • Makhaya Mahlangu – percussion
  • Ralph MacDonald– percussion
  • Youssou N’Dour– percussion
  • Babacar Faye – percussion
  • Assane Thiam – percussion
  • James Guyatt – percussion
  • David Rubin – washboard
  • Alex Foster – alto saxophone
  • Morris Goldberg– penny whistle, soprano saxophone
  • Johnny Hoyt – saxophone
  • Steve Berlin– saxophone
  • Ronnie Cuber– bass and baritone saxophone
  • Barney Rachabane – saxophone
  • Mike Makhalemele– saxophone
  • Teaspoon Ndela – saxophone
  • Lenny Pickett– tenor saxophone
  • Earl Gardner – trumpet
  • Jon Faddis– trumpet
  • Randy Brecker– trumpet
  • Lew Soloff– trumpet
  • Alan Rubin– trumpet
  • Dave Bargeron– trombone
  • Kim Allan Cissel – trombone
  • The Gaza Sisters – vocals
  • Joseph Shabalala– vocals
  • Ladysmith Black Mambazo– vocals
  • Linda Ronstadt– additional vocals
  • The Everly Brothers– additional vocals
  • Diane Garisto – backing vocals
  • Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals
  • Roy Halee – engineer

Track listing:

  1. The Boy In the Bubble – Forere Motloheloa, Paul Simon
  2. Graceland – Paul Simon
  3. I Know What I Know – General MD Shirinda, Paul Simon
  4. Gumboots – Lulu Masilela, Jonhjon Mkhalali, Paul Simon
  5. Diamonds On the Soles of Her Shoes – Joseph Shabalala, Paul Simon
  6. You Can Call Me Al – Paul Simon
  7. Under African Skies – Paul Simon
  8. Homeless – Joseph Shabalala, Paul Simon
  9. Crazy Love, Vol. II – Paul Simon
  10. That Was Your Mother – Paul Simon
  11. All Around the World Or the Myth of Fingerprints – Paul Simon

Funkadelic: One Nation Under A Groove

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One nation under a groove

On September 11, 1978, “Warner Bros” label released “One Nation Under a Groove”, the tenth Funkadelic studio album .  It was recorded at “United Sound Studio” in Detroit, Michigan, and at the “Monroe Civic Center” in Monroe, Louisiana, and was produced by George Clinton. “One Nation Under a Groove” was band’s most commercially successful album, and is regarded as one of the greatest funk album of all time. In 2003, the album was ranked at number 177 on “Rolling Stone” magazine’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Throbbasonic Funkgeetarists – Mike ‘Kidd Funkadelic’ Hampton, Gary Shider
  • Banjo’d Muthaplucker – Bobby Lewis
  • Avatarian – Mike Hampton
  • Keybo’ Dans & Synthezoidees – Bernie ‘DaVinci’ Worrell, Walter ‘Junie’ Morrison
  • Rotofunkie Drum & Percussionatin’ Thumpdans – Jerome Brailey,  Bootsy Collins, Larry Fratangelo, Tyrone Lampkin
  • Bass Thumpasaurians – William ‘Bootsy’ Collins, Rodney “Skeet” Curtis, Cordell ‘Boogie’ Mosson
  • Funkadelic Blamgusta Vocaloids (Voices For Da Nation!) – George Clinton, Raymond (Stingray) Davis, Ron Ford, Mallia Franklin, Lynn Mabry,  ‘Junie’ Morrison, Cordell Mosson, Dawn Silva, Gary “Dowop” Shider, Greg Thomas,Jeanette Washington, Debbie Wright

Track listing:

  1. One Nation Under a Groove – George Clinton, Walter Morrison, Garry Shider
  2. Groovallegiance – George Clinton, Walter Morrison, Bernard Worrell
  3. Who Says a Funk Band Can’t Play Rock – George Clinton, Walter Morrison, Michael Hampton
  4. Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad (The Doo Doo Chasers) – George Clinton, Garry Shider, Linda Brown
  5. Into You – George Clinton, Walter Morrison, William Collins
  6. Cholly (Funk getting ready to roll) – George Clinton, Walter Morrison, William Collins