On March 20, 2020, Kenneth Ray Rogers aka Kenny Rogers died aged 81. He was singer, songwriter, actor, record producer and entrepreneur, member of the “Country Music Hall of Fame”. He has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, mostly in country music, and charted more than 120 hit singles, becoming one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
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Bred Mehldau: Ode
On March 20, 2012, “Nonesuch” label released “Ode”, the 28th Bred Mehldau album. It was recorded February 2008 – April 2011, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Bred Mehldau.
Personnel:
- Brad Mehldau – piano
- Larry Grenadier– bass
- Jeff Ballard– drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Brad Mehldau.
- B.
- Ode
- 26
- Dream Sketch
- Bee Blues
- Twiggy
- Kurt Vibe
- Stan the Man
- Wyatt’s Eulogy for George Hanson
- Aquaman
- Days of Dilbert Delaney
Orb: Orbus Terrarum
On March 20, 1995, “Island” label released “Orbus Terrarum”, the third Orb studio album. It was recorded 1994 – 1995, and was produced by Alex Paterson, Andy Hughes, Thomas Fehlmann and Kris Weston.
Personnel:
- Alex Paterson
- Andy Hughes
- Thomas Fehlmann
- Kris Weston
Track listing:
- Valley – Alex Paterson, Kris Weston, Simon Philips, Tom Green
- Plateau – Alex Paterson, Kris Weston, Thomas Fehlmann
- Oxbow Lakes – Alex Paterson, Kris Weston, Thomas Fehlmann
- Montagne d’Or (Der Gute Berg) – Alex Paterson, Andy Hughes, B. J. Cole, Kris Weston, Nick Burton, Thomas Fehlmann
- White River Junction – Alex Paterson, Kris Weston, Thomas Fehlmann
- Occidental – Alex Paterson, Andy Hughes, Kris Needs, Kris Weston, Nick Burton, Simon Philips, Thomas Fehlmann
- Slug Dub – Alex Paterson, Kris Weston, Paul Ferguson, Thomas Fehlmann
Modest Mouse: We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
On March 20, 2007, “Epic” label released “We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank”, the fifth Modest Mouse studio album. It was recorded 2005 – 2006, at “Sweet Tea Studio” in Oxford, MS, “Audible Alchemy” in Portland, OR, and was produced by Dennis Herring.
Personnel:
- Isaac Brock – lead vocals, guitar, art direction
- Johnny Marr – guitar
- Eric Judy – bass
- Jeremiah Green – drums, percussion
- Tom Peloso – vocals, bass, piano, trumpet, tuba, fiddle, synthesizer
- Joe Plummer – drums, percussion
- Clay Jones – acoustic guitar, shaker, programming
- Dennis Herring – claps, stomps, Rhodes, pump organ, backing vocals, mixing
- Kyle “Slick” Johnson – programming
- Naheed Simjee – backing vocals, claps, stomps
- James Mercer- backing vocals
- Joe Zook – engineer, mixing
- Clay Jones – engineer
- Tom Queyja, Rob Cooper – assistant
- Kyle “Slick” Johnson, Reto Peter, Tom Queyja – additional engineering
- Howie Weinberg– mastering
- Christian Helms – art direction, design
- Nahjeed Simjee – art direction
- Christian Helms, Geoff Peyeto at The Decoder Ring – design
- David Ellis, Casey Burns – booklet interior illustrations
Track listing:
All lyrics by Isaac Brock; all music by Isaac Brock, Jeremiah Green, Eric Judy, Tom Peloso and Joe Plummer.
- March into the Sea
- Dashboard
- Fire It Up
- Florida
- Parting of the Sensory
- Missed the Boat
- We’ve Got Everything
- Fly Trapped in a Jar
- Education
- Little Motel
- Steam Engenius
- Spitting Venom
- People as Places as People
- Invisible
Гражданская Оборона: Звездопад
On March 20, 2002, “GrOb Records” label released “Звездопад”, the 20th Гражданская Оборона album. It was recorded August – November 2001; track “Fog” was recorded on December 14, 2003, at Yegor Letov concert in Barnaul; track “The Sun Will Rise” was recorded on April 29, 2004, at a concert in the “Palace of Culture” in Moscow, and was produced by Yegor Letov. The cover design features works by Romanian naivist painter Mihai Dascalu and Croatian naivist painter Ivan Generalich
Personnel:
- Yegor Letov- vocal, guitar, design, photography
- Alexander Chesnakov – guitars, bass
- Alexander Vladykin- organ
- Natalya Chumakova- vocal, electric bass
- Alexander Andryushkin- drums, bass
- Sergey Letov- flute, saxophone
- Chumakov – mastering
- S. Popkov, N. Chumakova – photography
Track listing:
- Song of the Red Army (from the TV movie Dirk) – lyrics by Okudzhava, music by S. Pozhlakov
- Song of the Circus (from the telecast Day After Day) – lyrics by M. Ancharov, music by I. Kataev
- I Will Go to the Distant Station – lyrics by M. Tanich, music by V. Shainsky
- There Was a War – Okudzhava
- Starfall – lyrics by Dobronravov, music by A. Pakhmutova
- North Wind – lyrics by I. Goff, music by J. Frenkel
- City of Childhood – lyrics by Christmas, music by F. Miller
- For the Rest of Life (from the movie For the Rest of Life) – lyrics by P. Fomenko, music by V. Basner
- Word is Comrade – lyrics by M. Ancharov, music by I. Kataev
- Caravel – lyrics by A. Kalle, music by V. Kalle
- White Silence – Vysotsky
- Red Horse – lyrics by Plyatkovsky, music by M. Fradkin
- Song About Black Gouache and Hope – Matveyeva
- The Sun Rises (from the animated movie “The Bremen Town Musicians) – lyrics by Entin, music by G. Gladkov
- I Made a Decision – lyrics by Pozhenyan, music by M. Tariverdiev
- The Sun Will Rise (live) – lyrics by Y. Entin, music by G. Gladkov
Gil Evans
On March 20, 1988, Ian Ernest Gilmore “Gil” Evans died aged 75. He was musician (piano), arranger, composer and bandleader, had important role in the development of free jazz, cool jazz, modal jazz and jazz fusion. Evans performed and recorded with many important jazz musicians including: Miles Davis, Lee Konitz, Glen Hall, Steve Lacy, Claude Thornhill, Johnny Mathis, Hal McKusick, Marcy Lutes, Helen Merill, Don Elliot, Astrud Gilberto and Kenny Burrell. In 1986, Evans was inducted into the “Down Beat” “Jazz Hall of Fame”. He won two “Grammy Awards” – in1960: “Sketches of Spain”, “Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition” with Miles Davis; in 1986: “Bud and Bird”, “Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band”.
Andrew Bird: Armchair Apocrypha
On March 20, 2007, “Fat Possum” label released “Armchair Apocrypha”, the fourth Andrew Bird studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Pachyderm Studios” in Cannon Falls, “Crazy Beast Studio” in Northeast Minneapolis, “Wall2Wall Recording” in Chicago, “Third Ear Recording” in Minneapolis, “Electrical Audio” in Chicago, “SAE Mastering” in Phoenix and “Pachyderm Studios”, and was produced by Andrew Bird and Ben Durrant.
Personnel:
- Andrew Bird – vocals, violin, whistling, guitar, glockenspiel
- Ben Durrant – vocals, guitars, recording, mixing
- Ben Durrant– guitar
- Jeremy Ylvisaker– guitar
- Chris Morrissey– bass
- Martin Dosh– drums, electric piano, other sounds
- Kevin O’Donnell– drums
- Haley Bonar– vocals
- Jon Davis– bass clarinet
- Dan Dietrich – recording
- Martin Dosh – recording
- Gregg Norman – recording
- Tom Herbers – recording, mixing
- David Boucher – mixing
- Brent Sigmeth – mixing
- Roger Seibel – mastering
- Quemadura– artwork, design
- Lynne Roberts-Goodwin – photography
- Cameron Wittig – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Andrew Bird, except where noted.
- Fiery Crash
- Imitosis
- Plasticities
- Heretics
- Armchairs
- Darkmatter
- Simple X – Andrew Bird, Martin Dosh
- The Supine
- Cataracts
- Scythian Empires
- Spare-Ohs
- Yawny at the Apocalypse
Throbbing Gristle: Part Two: The Endless Not
On March 20, 2007, “Mute” label released “Part Two: The Endless Not”, the seventh Throbbing Gristle album. It was recorded 2004-2005, and was produced by Chris Carter, Genesis P-Orridge, Cosey Fanni Tutti and Peter Christophenson.
Personnel:
- Genesis P-Orridge– vocals, bass guitar, violin
- Cosey Fanni Tutti – lead guitar, cornet, samples
- Peter Christopherson – samples, art direction, design
- Chris Carter– synthesizer, programming, mastering
- Martin Gray – photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Genesis P-Orridge, all music by P-Orridge, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Peter Christopherson and and Chris Carter.
- Vow of Silence
- Rabbit Snare
- Separated
- Almost a Kiss
- Greasy Spoon
- Lyre Liar
- Above the Below
- Endless Not
- The Worm Waits Its Turn
- After the Fall
Joni Mitchell: Both Sides Now
On March 20, 2000, “Reprise” label released “Both Sides Now”, the seventeenth Joni Mitchell studio album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Air Studios” in London, and was produced by Joni Mitchell and Larry Klein. In 2001, the album won two “Grammy Awards”, for “Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album” and “Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)” for the song “Both Sides, Now”.
Personnel:
- Joni Mitchell— vocals, cover art
- Herbie Hancock— piano
- Dave Arch — piano
- Chris Laurence— double bass
- Peter Erskine— drums
- Frank Ricotti— percussion
- Wayne Shorter— soprano and tenor saxophone
- Mark Isham— trumpet
- John Barclay — trumpet
- Pete Beachill — trombone
- Richard Henry — bass trombone
- John Anderson — oboe
- Julie Andrews — bassoon
- Nick Bucknall — clarinet
- Stan Sulzmann— clarinet, flute
- Philip Todd — clarinet, flute, alto flute
- Jamie Talbot — clarinet, flute, alto flute, alto saxophone
- Andrew Findon — flute
- Philip Eastop — horn
- Owen Slade — tuba
- Vaughan Armon — violin
- Kate Wilkinson — viola
- Dave Daniels — cello
- Skaila Kanga— harp
Track listing:
- You’re My Thrill – Sidney Clare, Jay Gorney
- At Last – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
- Comes Love – Lew Brown, Sam H. Stept, Charles Tobias
- You’ve Changed – Bill Carey , Carl Fisher
- Answer My Love – Fred Rauch, Carl Sigman, Gerhard Winkler
- A Case of You – Joni Mitchell
- Don’t Go Strangers – Redd Evans, Arthur Kent, David Mann
- Sometimes I’m Happy – Irving Caesar, Clifford Grey, Vincent Youmans
- Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me – Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler
- Stormy Weather – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
- I Wish I Were in Love Again – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
- Both Sides Now – Joni Mitchell
The Fall: Extricate
On March 20, 1990, “Phonogram” label released “Extricate”, the twelve Fall (The) album. It was recorded 1989 and 1990, and was produced by Craig Leon, Mark E. Smith and Adrian Maxwell Sherwood.
Personnel:m
- Mark E. Smith– vocals
- Martin Bramah– guitar, backing vocals
- Craig Scanlon– guitar
- Marcia Schofield – keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
- Steve Hanley– bass guitar
- Simon Wolstencroft– drums
- Mike Edwards – guitar
- Craig Leon– organ, backing vocals
- Cassell Webb– organ, backing vocals
- Kenny Brady – fiddle
- Charlotte Bill – flute, oboe
- Anthony Frost– front cover painting
Track listing:
- Sing! Harpy – Martin Bramah, Mark E. Smith
- I’m Frank – Craig Scanlon, Mark E. Smith
- Bill Is Dead – Craig Scanlon, Mark E. Smith
- Black Monk Theme, Part I – The Monks
- Popcorn, Double Feature – Scott English
- Telephone Thing – Matt Black, Jon More, Mark E. Smith
- Hilary – Mark E. Smith
- Chicago, Now! – Mark E. Smith
- The Littlest Rebel – Steve Hanley, Craig Scanlon, Mark E. Smith, Simon Wolstencroft
- And Therein… – Martin Bramah, Mark E. Smith
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