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Stan Getz: Cool Velvet

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In November 1960, “Verve” label released “Cool Velvet”, the 35th Stan Getz album. It was recorded in March 1960, in Baden-Baden, Germany, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Stan Getz – tenor saxophone
  • Russell Garcia – conductor, arrangements
  • Jan Johansson – piano
  • Blanchie Birdsong – harp
  • Dave Hildinger – vibes
  • Freddy Dutton – bass
  • Sperie Karas – drums
  • Merle Shore – cover art
  • Benny Green – sleeve notes

Track listing:

  1. The Thrill Is Gone – Lew Brown, Ray Henderson
  2. It Never Entered My Mind – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  3. Early Autumn – Ralph Burns, Woody Herman, Johnny Mercer
  4. When I Go, I Go All the Way – Russell Garcia, Bob Russell
  5. A New Town Is a Blue Town – Richard Adler, Jerry Ross
  6. Round Midnight – Bernie Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams
  7. Born to Be Blue – Mel Torme, Robert Wells
  8. Whisper Not – Benny Golson
  9. Goodbye – Gordon Jenkins
  10. Nature Boy – Eden Ahbez

Foo Fighters: There Is Nothing Left To Lose

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On November 2, 1999, “Roswell” and “RCA” labels released “There Is Nothing Left to Lose”, the third Foo Fighters studio album. It was recorded March – June 1999, at “606” in Alexandria, Virginia, “Conway” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Adam Kasper, Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel and Taylor Hawkins. In 2001, “There Is Nothing Left to Lose” won the “Grammy Award for Best Rock Album”.

Personnel:

  • Dave Grohl – vocals, guitars, drums, percussion, loops, mellotron, talk box, art direction
  • Nate Mendel – bass, art direction
  • Taylor Hawkins – drums, percussion, art direction
  • Adam Kasper – recording, mixing
  • Andy Wallace – mixing
  • John Nelson – mixing assistant
  • Tod Reiger – mixing assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Henry Marquez – art direction
  • Danny Clinch – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel and Taylor Hawkins.

  1. Stacked Actors
  2. Breakout
  3. Learn to Fly
  4. Gimme Stitcher
  5. Generator
  6. Aurora
  7. Live-In-Skin
  8. Next Year
  9. Headwires
  10. Ain’t It the Life
  11. M.I.A.

Jerry Cantrell: Brighten

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On October 29, 2021, “Double J Music” label released “Brighten”, the third Jerry Cantrell album. It was recorded March 2020 – March 2021, at “Dave’s Room Recording Studio” in Hollywood, and was produced by Tyler Bates and Jerry Cantrell.

Personnel:

  • Jerry Cantrell – lead vocals, lead guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Michael Rozon – pedal steel
  • Vincent Jones – piano, keyboards, strings
  • Jordan Lewis – piano
  • Duff McKagan – bass guitar
  • Gil Sharone – drums
  • Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums
  • Tyler Bates – strings, percussion, guitar
  • Greg Puciato – backing vocals
  • Lola Bates – backing vocals
  • Paul Figueroa – engineer
  • Joe Barresi – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Jerry Cantrell, except where noted.

  1. Alone
  2. Brighten
  3. Prism of Doubt
  4. Black Heart and Evil Done
  5. Siren Song
  6. Had to Know
  7. Nobody Breaks You
  8. Dismembered
  9. Goodbye – Elton John, Bernie Taupin

Deep Purple: Rapture Of The Deep

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On October 24, 2005, “Edel” label released “Rapture of the Deep”, the 18th Deep Purple studio album. It was recorded March – June 2005, at “Chunky Style Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Mike Bradford.

Personnel:

  • Ian Gillan – vocals
  • Steve Morse – guitar
  • Don Airey – keyboards
  • Roger Glover – bass, artwork, design
  • Ian Paice – drums
  • Michael Bradford – engineer
  • Andy Van Dette – mastering
  • Tom Swick – painting
  •  Ioannis Vasilopoulos – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Steve Morse, Don Airey and Ian Paice, except where noted.

  1. Money Talks
  2. Girls Like That
  3. Wrong Man
  4. Rapture of the Deep
  5. Clearly Quite Absurd
  6. Don’t Let Go
  7. Back to Back
  8. Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
  9. Junkyard Blues
  10. Before Time Began

Coheed And Cambria: Vaxis – Act I: The Unheavenly Creatures

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On October 5, 2018, “Roadrunner” label released “Vaxis – Act I: The Unheavenly Creatures”, the ninth Coheed and Cambria studio album. It was recorded January – March 2018, and was produced by Claudio Sanchez, Travis Stever, Josh Eppard and Zach Cooper.

Personnel:

  • Claudio Sanchez – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Travis Stever – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Josh Eppard – drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Zach Cooper – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Karl Berger – vibraphone, string arrangements
  • Ernesto Llorens – violin
  • Sana Nagano – violin
  • Jason Hwang – viola
  • Jane Scarpantoni – cello
  • Chase Stone – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Claudio Sanchez.

  1. Prologue
  2. The Dark Sentencer
  3. Unheavenly Creatures
  4. Toys
  5. Black Sunday
  6. Queen of the Dark
  7. True Ugly
  8. Love protocol
  9. The Pavilion (A Long Way Back)
  10. Night Time Walker
  11. The Gutter
  12. All on Fire
  13. It Walks Among Us
  14. Old Flames
  15. Lucky Star

Hank Mobley: Hank Mobley Quartet

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In October 1955, “Blue Note” label released “Hank Mobley Quartet”, the debut Hank Mobley album. It was recorded in March 1955, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Eugene St. Jean – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Hank Mobley, except where noted.

  1. Hank’s Prank
  2. My Sin
  3. Avila and Tequila
  4. Walkin’ the Fence
  5. Love for Sale – Cole Porter
  6. Just Coolin’

Kenny Dorham: Afro-Cuban

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In October 1955, “Blue Note” label released “Afro-Cuban”, the second Kenny Dorham studio album. It was recorded January – March 1955, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Kenny Dorham – trumpet
  • J. J. Johnson – trombone
  • Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
  • Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Percy Heath – bass 
  • Oscar Pettiford – bass
  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Carlos “Patato” Valdes – conga
  • Richie Goldberg – cowbell 
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

All tracks by Kenny Dorham except where noted.

10″ Vinyl

  1. Afrodisia
  2. Lotus Flower
  3. Minor’s Holiday
  4. Basheer’s Dream – Gigi Gryce

Miles Davis: Tutu

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In September 1986, “Warner Bros” label released “Tutu”, album by Miles Davis. It was recorded February – March 1985, at “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles, “Clinton Recording” in New York, “Le Gonks” in Hollywood, and was produced by Tommy LiPuma and Marcus Miller. In 1986, Miles Davis received the “Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist Grammy Award” for the performance on this album.

Personnel:

  • Miles Davis – trumpet
  • Marcus Miller – bass guitar, various instruments, additional synthesizer programming, arrangements
  • George Duke – various instruments, arrangements
  • Omar Hakim – drums, percussion
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion
  • Steve Reid – additional percussion
  • Michał Urbaniak – electric violin
  • Jason Miles – synthesizer programming
  • Adam Holzman – additional synthesizer programming, synthesizer solo
  • Bernard Wright – additional synthesizers
  • Peter Doell – engineer
  • Eric Calvi – engineer, mixing
  • Erik Zobler – engineer, mixing
  • Maureen Thompson – engineer assistant
  • Eddie Garcia – engineer assistant
  • Bill Schnee – mixing
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Eiko Ishioka – art direction
  • Susan Welt – design
  • Irving Penn – photography
  • Tommy LiPuma – executive producer
  • Larry Fishman – production assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Marcus Miller except where noted.

  1. Tutu
  2. Tomaas – Miles Davis, Marcus Miller
  3. Portia
  4. Splatch
  5. Backyard Ritual – George Duke
  6. Perfect Way – David Gamson, Green Gartside
  7. Don’t Lose Your Mind
  8. Full Nelson

Michael Schenker Group: MSG

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In September 1981, “Chrysalis” label released “MSG”, the second Michael Schenker Group album. It was recorded March – May 1981, at “AIR Studios” in London, and in Montserrat, and was produced by Ron Nevison.

Personnel:

  • Michael Schenker – lead guitar
  • Gary Barden – vocals
  • Paul Raymond – keyboards, rhythm guitar
  • Chris Glen – bass
  • Cozy Powell – drums
  • Stephen Stills, Billy Nicholls – backing vocals
  • Ron Nevison – engineer, mixing
  • Rick Isbell, Renate, Mike Stavrou, David Wooley – engineer assistant
  • Gareth Edwards – live tracks engineer

Track listing:

All track by Michael Schenker and Gary Barden, except where noted.

  1. Ready to Rock
  2. Attack of the Mad Axeman
  3. On and On
  4. Let Sleeping Dog Lie – Gary Barden, Chris Glenn, Cozy Powell, Paul Raymond, Michael Schenker
  5. But I Want More
  6. Never Trust a Stranger – Paul Raymond
  7. Looking for Love
  8. Secondary Motion

Steppenwolf: Hour Of The Wolf

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In September 1975, “Epic” label released “Hour of the Wolf”, the eighth Steppenwolf studio album. It was recorded March – May 1975, at John Kay’s studio, and was produced by John kay, Jerry Edmonton, George Biondo, Bobby Cochran and Andy Chapin.

Personnel:

  • John Kay – vocals, guitar
  • Bobby Cochran – guitar
  • Andy Chapin – keyboards
  • George Biondo – vocals, bass guitar
  • Jerry Edmonton – drums, art direction,
  • Tom Scott – horns
  • Ed Bannon – engineer
  • Roy Halee – mixing
  • Lorrie Sullivan – design, photography

Track listing:

  1. Caroline (Are You Ready for the Outlaw World?) – Mars Bonfire
  2. Annie, Annie Over – Alan O’Day
  3. Two for the Love of One – George Biondo, Jerry Edmonton
  4. Just for Tonight – Bobby Cochran, Jerry Edmonton
  5. Hard Rock Road – Jerry Edmonton
  6. Someone Told a Lie – Bobby Cochran, John Kay
  7. Another’s Lifetime – Wayne Berry
  8. Mr. Penny Pincher – Van Dunson