On March 28, 2021, Malcolm Cecil died aged 84. He was musician (bass, double bass, synthesizer), in the late 1950s founded The Jazz Corners, performed and recorded with Dick Morrisey, Ronnie Scott, Tony Crombie, Gil Scott Heron, The Isley Brothers, Jim Hall, Bill Augustine, and was member of the band Blues Incorporated. With Robert Margouleff he formed the duo TONTO’s Expanding Head Band, based on combination of synthesizers, described by magazine “Rolling Stone” as revolutionary. As leader, Cecil released one album.
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Ryuichi Sakamoto: async
On March 29, 2017, “Commons” and “Milan” labels released “async”, the nineteenth Ryuichi Sakamoto studio album. It was recorded April – December 2016, at “The Studio”, “Germano Studios” and “Museum of Arts and Design” in New York City, “Bastyr University Chapel” in Kenmore, Washington, “Gateway Mastering” in Portland, Maine, “Kyoto City University of Arts” in Kyoto, Japan, and was produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Mai Yuda. Magazine “Fact” voted “async” the best album of 2017.
Personnel:
- Ryuichi Sakamoto – piano,
- Christian Fennesz – guitar, computer
- N.S.S. – Singing bowls
- Ian Antonio, Levy Lorenzo, Ross Karre – triangle
- Ko Ishikawa – Shō
- Honjoh Hidejiro – shamisen
- Ian Antonio, Levy Lorenzo, Ross Karre – percussion
- David Sylvian – spoken word
- Andri Magnason, Bernardo Bertolucci, Carsten Nicolai, Christine Leboutte, José Lavat, Keyko Nimsay, Priscilla Leung, Sergei Mihailov, Shirin Neshat, Tang Kit Ming – spoken word vocals
- Paul Bowles – words
- Luca – vocals
- Arseny Tarkovsky – words
- Simon James – concertmaster
- David Sabee – concertmaster
- Alex Venguer, Ryan Kelly, John Winters,.Seigen Ono – recording engineer
- Jason Staniulis, Matthew Sim, Alec Fellman – engineer assistant
- Conrad Hensel – recording, mixing
- Northwest Sinfonia – recording
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Mai Yuda – assistant production
- Norika Sora – associate production
- Alec Fellman – production manager
- Kaz Tsujio – piano technician
- Shiro Takatani – artwork direction, photography
- Yoko Takatani – artwork production
Track listing:
All tracks by Ryuichu Sakamoto
- andata
- disentigration
- solari
- ZURE
- walker
- stakra
- ubi
- fullmoon
- async
- tri
- Life, Life
- honj
- ff
- garden
- Water State 2
Mae: The Everglow
On March 29, 2012, “Tooth & Nail Records” label released “The Everglow” the second Mae album. It was recorded in 2011, and was produced by Ken Andrews.
Personnel:
- Dave Elkins – vocals, guitar
- Zach Gehring – guitar
- Rob Sweitzer – vocals, keyboards
- Mark Padgett – bass
- Jacob Marshall – drums
Track listing:
- Prologue
- We’re So Far Away
- Someone Else’s Arms
- Suspension
- This is the Countdown
- Painless
- The Ocean
- Breakdown
- Mistakes We Knew We Were Making
- Cover Me
- The Everglow
- ready and Waiting to Fall
- Anything
- The Sun and the Moon
- Epilogue
Krzysztof Penderecki
On March 29, 2020, Krzysztof Eugeniusz Penderecki died aged 87. He was a Polish composer and conductor, one of the most important European and world composers of the 20th century. Penderecki composed four operas, eight symphonies and other orchestral pieces, a variety of instrumental concertos, choral settings of mainly religious texts, as well as chamber and instrumental works. Among his best known works are Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima, Polish Requiem, Anaklasis and Utrenja, Symphony No. 3, his St. Luke Passion, Penderecki has won many prestigious awards, including the Commander’s Cross in 1964, the Prix Italia in 1967 and 1968, the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta in 1964, four Grammy Awards in 1987, twice in 1998, and 2017, Wolf Prize in Arts in 1987 and the University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition in 1992.
Joshua Redman Quartet: Come What May
On March 29, 2019, “Nonesuch” label released “Come What May”, the 20th Joshua Redman album. It was recorded in May 2018, at “Sear Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Joshua Redman.
Personnel:
- Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone
- Reuben Rogers– bass
- Gregory Hutchinson– drums
- Aaron Goldberg– piano
Track listing:
All tracks by Joshua Redman.
- Circle of Life
- I’ll Go Mine
- Come What May
- How We Do
- DGAF
- Stagger Bear
- Vast
Phish: Hoist
On March 29, 1994, “Elektra” label released “Hoist”, the fifth Phish studio album. It was recorded October – November 1993, at “American Recording Co.” in Woodland Hills, California, and was produced by Paul Fox.
Personnel:
- Trey Anastasio– lead vocals, guitars
- Page McConnell– pianos, organ, backing vocals
- Mike Gordon– electric and upright basses, mandolin
- Jon “Greasy Fizeek” Fishman– drums, backing vocals
- Morgan Fichter – violin
- Alison Krauss– additional lead and backing vocals
- Rickey Grundy Chorale – backing vocals
- Rickey Grundy – conductor
- Trelawney McLaurin
- Beverly Witherspoon
- Theodore Trent III
- Beretta Thomas
- Angela Brown
- Hosea Belcher
- Rose Stone, Jean McClain – backing vocals
- Tower of PowerHorn Section – horns
- Greg Adams – fluegelhorn
- Lee Thornburg – trumpet, trombone
- Stephen “Doc” Kupka – baritone saxophone
- David Mann – alto saxophone
- Emilio Castillo– tenor saxophone
- Jonathan Frakes– trombone
- Béla Fleck– banjo
- The Richard Greene Fourteen – strings
Track listing:
All tracks by Trey Anastasio and Marshall, except where noted.
- Julius
- Down with Disease
- If I Could – Trey Anastasio
- Riker’s Mailbox – Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Page McConnell
- Axilla (Part II)
- Lifeboy
- Sample in a Jar
- Wolfman’s Brother – Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Marshall, Mike Gordon, Page McConnell
- Scent of a Mule – Mike Gordon
- Dog Faced Boy – Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Marshall, Page McConnell
- Demand (song ends at 1:56, followed by Split Open and Melt jam from 4/21/93 and Yerushalayim Shel Zahav) – Trey Anastasio, Marshall, Naomi Shemer
Gil Scott-Heron: Spirits
On March 29, 1994, “TVT Records” label released “Spirits”, the 14th Gil Scott – Heron album. It was recorded in April 1993, and was produced by Gil Scott-Heron, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Malcolm Cecil.
Personnel:
- Gil Scott-Heron – vocals, piano
- Ed Brady – guitar
- Fima Ephron, Robbie Gordon – bass guitar
- Malcolm Cecil- bass guitar, piano
- Brian Jackson, Kim Jordan, Vernard Dickson – piano
- Rodney Youngs – drums
- Larry McDonald, Tony Duncanson – percussion
- Leon William, Ron Holloway- saxophone
- Ibrahim Shakur – flute
Track listing:
All tracks by Gil Scott-Heron.
- Message to the Messengers
- Spirits
- Give Her a Call
- Spirits Past
- The Other Side (Parts I-III)
- Don’t Give Up
Sparks: Angst in My Pants
On March 29, 1982, “Atlantic” label released “Angst in My Pants”, the eleventh Sparks studio album. It was recorded in 1981 at “Musicland Studios” in Munich, Germany, and was produced by Mack.
Personnel:
- Russell Mael- vocals
- Ron Mael- keyboards, synthesizers, cover concept
- Leslie Bohem- bass guitar, additional backing vocals
- Bob Haag – guitar, additional backing vocals
- David Kendrick – drums
- James Goodwin – synthesizers
- Mack- engineer, synthesizer programming
Track listing:
All tracks by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.
- Angst in My Pants
- I Predict
- Sextown U.S.A.
- Sherlock Holmes
- Nicotina
- Mickey Mouse
- Moustache
- Instant Weight Loss
- Tarzan and Jane
- The Decline and Fall of Me
- Eaten by the Monster of Love
The Sounds: Something To Die For
On March 29, 2011, “SideOneDummy” label released “Something to Die For”, the fourth Sounds studio album. It was recorded in 2010, at “Arnioki Studios, and was produced by Maja Ivarsson, Felix Rodriguez, Jesper Anderberg, Johan Bengtsson and Fredrik Blond.
Personnel:
- Maja Ivarsson – vocals
- Felix Rodriguez – vocals, guitar, programming
- Jesper Anderberg – vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming
- Johan Bengtsson – bass
- Fredrik Blond – drums
- Brian Virtue – programming, engineer
- Mathias Schlegel, Will Brierre – engineer
- Tom Baker – mastering
- Mark Needham – mixing
- Dirk Fritz – artwork
- Kirsti Anna Urpa – band photography
- Roland Bengtsson – studio photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Felix Rodriguez, Fredrik Bold and Jesper Anderberg, all music by Felix Rodriguez and Jesper Anderberg.
- It’s So Easy
- Dance with the Devil
- The No No Song
- Better Off Dead
- Diana
- Something to Die For – album version
- Yeah Yeah Yeah
- Won’t Let Them Tear Us Apart
- The Best of Me
- Wish You Were Here
James LaBrie: Elements of Persuasion
On March 29, 2005, “InsideOut Music” label released “Elements of Persuasion”, the third James LaBrie album. It was recorded 2004 – 2005, at “Iguana Recording Studios”, “Cawaja Sound”, “Ear Kandy Studios”, and was produced by James LaBrie and Matt Guillory.
Personnel:
- James LaBrie- all vocals, arrangements
- Marco Sfogli- lead and rhythm guitars
- Matt Guillory- keyboards, guitar
- Bryan Beller- bass
- Mike Mangini- drums
- Matt Guillory – arrangements
- Richard Chycki – recording, mixing
- Edmund Monsef – recording
- Steve Chahley, Tom Wilson – engineer
Track listing:
All lyrics by James LaBrie except where noted; all music by James LaBrie and Matt Guillory except where noted.
- Crucify – lyrics by Matt Guillory
- Alone – lyrics by Matt Guillory
- Freaks – music by James LaBrie, Matt Guillory, Brian Wherry
- Invisible – music by James LaBrie, Matt Guillory, Brian Wherry
- Lost – music by Matt Guillory
- Undecided – music by James LaBrie, Matt Guillory, Brian Wherry
- Smashed
- Pretender – music by James LaBrie, Matt Guillory, Brian Wherry
- Slightly Out of Reach
- Oblivious – music by James LaBrie, Matt Guillory, Brian Wherry
- In Too Deep
- Drained
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