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Hank Mobley: The Turnaround!

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In July 1965, “Blue Note” label released “The Turnaround!”, the 25th Hank Mobley album. It was recorded in March 1963 and February 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
  • Donald Byrd – trumpet
  • Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Barry Harris – piano
  • Butch Warren – bass
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Billy Higgins – drums
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Del Shields – liner notes

All tracks by Hank Mobley, except where noted.

  1. The Turnaround
  2. East of the Village
  3. The Good Life – Sacha Distel, Jack Reardon
  4. Straight Ahead
  5. My Sin
  6. Pat ‘n’ Chat

Etta James: Heart of a Woman

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In June 1999, “RCA” label released “Heart of a Woman”, the twenty-third Etta James studio album. It was recorded in March 1999, and was produced by John Snyder and Etta James.

Personnel:

  • Etta James – vocals, arrangements, art direction, photography, liner notes
  • Bobby Murray – guitar
  • Josh Sklair – acoustic and electric guitar, arrangements, musical director, production assistant
  • Dave Matthews – electric piano, piano, arrangements
  • Mike Finnigan – organ
  • Sametto James – bass, drum programming, production assistant
  • Donto Metto James – drums, drum programming, production assistant
  • Pete Escovedo – conga, horn, percussion
  • Red Holloway – tenor saxophone
  • Jimmy Zavala – tenor saxophone
  • Lee Thornburg – alto horn, flugelhorn, horn arrangements, trumpet, valve trombone
  • Tom Poole – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Jay Newland – engineer, mastering
  • Rob Brill – engineer assistant
  • Sonny Mediana – art direction, photography
  • Jeff Dunas – photography
  • Lupe DeLeon – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. You Don’t Know What Love Is – Gene de Paul, Don Raye
  2. Good Morning Heartache – Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higgenbotham
  3. My Old Flame – Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston
  4. Say It Isn’t So – Irving Berlin
  5. At Last – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
  6. Tenderly – Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence
  7. I Only Have Eyes for You – Al Dubin, Warren
  8. I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) – Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster
  9. You Go to My Head – John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie
  10. A Sunday Kind of Love – Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard, Louis Prima, Stan Rhodes
  11. If It’s the Last Thing I Do – Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin
  12. Only Women Bleed – Alice Cooper, Dick Wagner

Ray Bryant: Hollywood Jazz Beat

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In June 1962, “Columbia” label released “Hollywood Jazz Beat”, the tenth Ray Bryant album. It was recorded March – April 1962, in Hollywood, and was produced by John Hammond.

Personnel:

  • Ray Bryant – piano
  • Richard Wess – arrangements, conductor
  • John Hammond – liner notes
  • Henry Parker – photography

Track listing:

  1. On Green Dolphin Street – Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington
  2. Ruby – Heinz Roemheld, Mitchell Parish
  3. Invitation – Bronislaw Kaper, Paul Francis Webster
  4. Secret Love – Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster
  5. An Affair to Remember (Our Love Affair) – Harry Warren, Harold Adamson, Leo McCarey
  6. The High and the Mighty – Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington
  7. Exodus (Main Theme) – Ernest Gold
  8. Laura – David Raksin, Johnny Mercer
  9. Three Coins in the Fountain – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
  10. El Cid (Love Theme) – Miklós Rózsa
  11. Tonight – Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim
  12. True Love – Cole Porter

Sonny Rollins: Freedom Suite

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In June 1958, “Riverside” label released “Freedom Suite”, the 16th Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded February – March 1958, at “WOR Recording Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Orin Keepnews and Bill Grauer.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Oscar Pettiford – bass
  • Max Roach – drums
  • Sam Morse – engineer
  • Paul Bacon – design
  • Paul Weller – photography
  • Orin Keepnews – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. The Freedom Suite – Sonny Rollins
  2. Someday I’ll Find You – Noël Coward
  3. Will You Still Be Mine? – Tom Adair, Matt Dennis
  4. Till There Was You – Meredith Willson
  5. Shadow Waltz – Al Dubin, Harry Warren

Saigon Kick: The Lizard

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On June 2, 1992, “Third Stone” and “Atlantic” labels released “The Lizard”, the second Saigon Kick studio album. It was recorded February – March 1992, at “Soundtrade” in Solna, Sweden, and was produced by Jason Bieler.

Personnel:

  • Matt Kramer – vocals, cover concept
  • Jason Bieler – vocals, guitar, keyboard
  • Tom DeFile – bass
  • Phil Varone – drums, percussion
  • Ronny Lahti – engineer, mixing
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Ronald Bonkert – cover art
  • Jonathan Shaw – cover art
  • Bob Defrin – art direction
  • Larry Freemantle – art direction
  • Tim Gavin – logo design
  • Adam Blumenthal – handwriting
  • Sheila Rock – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jason Bieler, except where noted.

  1. Cruelty
  2. Hostile Youth – Jason Bieler, Matt Kramer
  3. Feel the Same Way
  4. Freedom – Jason Bieler, Matt Kramer
  5. God of the 42nd Street
  6. My Dog – Matt Kramer
  7. Peppermint Tribe – Jason Bieler, Matt Kramer
  8. Love is on the Way
  9. The Lizard – Jason Bieler, Matt Kramer
  10. All Alright
  11. Sleep
  12. All I Want
  13. Body Bags – Matt Kramer, Phil Varone
  14. Miss Jones
  15. World Goes Round
  16. Chanel

Johnny Cash: The Baron

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On June 1, 1981, “Columbia” label released “The Baron”, the 66th Johnny Cash album. It was recorded in in September 1980 and March 1981, at “CBS Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Billy Sherrill.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar
  • Pete Wade, Phil Baugh, Terry Jacks, Billy Sanford, Pete Bordonali – guitar
  • Marty Stuart – guitar, fiddle, arrangements
  • Pete Drake, Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
  • Hargus “Pig” Robbins, Bobby Wood – piano
  • Bobby Emmons – keyboards
  • Terry McMillan, Charlie McCoy – harmonica
  • Bob Wray – bass
  • Jerry Carrigan, Kenny Malone, Jerry Kroon – drums
  • Lea Jane Berinati, Millie Forrest, Janie Fricke, The Jordanaires, Millie Kirkham, Louis Nunely, Gordon Stocker, Hurshel Wiginton – backing vocals
  • Bill McElhiney – string arrangements
  • Ron Reynolds – engineer
  • Bill Johnson – design
  • Slick Lawson – photography

Track listing:

  1. The Baron – Paul Richey, Billy Sherrill, Jerry Taylor
  2. Mobile Bay – David Kirby, Curly Putman
  3. (I Learned) The Hard Way – Jerry Lynn Lansdowne
  4. Celling, Four Walls and a Floor – Tom T. Hall
  5. Hey, Hey, Train – Marty Stuart
  6. The Reverend Mr. Black / Lonesome Valley (Medley) – Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller, Billy Ed Wheeler, Jed Peters
  7. The Blues Keep Getting Bluer – Ron Reynolds
  8. Chattanooga City Limit Sign – Robert Rhett Drawdy
  9. Thanks to You – Jerry Lynn Lansdowne
  10. Greatest Love Affair – Mack David, Billy Sherrill

Wayne Shorter: Schizophrenia

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On March 10, 1967, “Blue Note” label released “Schizophrenia”, the eleventh Wayne Shorter album. It was recorded in March 1967, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs” in New Jersey, and was produced by Francis Wolff.

Personnel:

  •  Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
  • Curtis Fuller – trombone
  • James Spaulding – flute, alto saxophone
  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Joe Chambers – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • John Zoiner – photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Wayne Shorter except where noted.

  1. Tom Thumb
  2. Go
  3. Schizophrenia
  4. Kryptonite – James Spaulding
  5. Miyako
  6. Playground

Grant Green: I Want To Hold Your Hand

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In May 1966, “Blue Note” label released “I Want to Hold Your Hand”, the 21st Grant Green album. It was recorded in March, 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Grant Green – guitar
  • Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
  • Larry Young – organ
  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Reid Miles – design, photography
  • Ira Gitler – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. I Want to Hold Your Hand – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  2. Speak Low – Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash
  3. Stella by Starlight – Victor Young, Ned Washington
  4. Corcovado (Quiet Nights) – Antônio Carlos Jobim
  5. This Could Be the Start of Something – Steve Allen
  6. At Long Last Love – Cole Porter

Rush: Grace Under Pressure

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On April 12, 1984, “Anthem Records” label released “Grace Under Pressure”, the tenth Rush studio album. It was recorded November 1983 – March 1984, at “Le Studio” in Morin-Heights, Quebec, Canada, and was produced by Peter Henderson, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart.

Personnel:

  • Alex Lifeson – guitars, synthesizers
  • Geddy Lee – vocals, bass guitar, synthesizers
  • Neil Peart – drums, percussion, electronic percussion
  • Peter Henderson – engineer
  • Frank Opolko – engineer assistant
  • Robert Di Gioia – engineer assistant
  • Jon Erikson – pre-production engineer
  • Paul Northfield – PPG synthesizer programming assistance
  • Jim Burgess – PPG synthesizer programming assistance
  • Hugh Syme – art direction, cover painting
  • Yousuf Karsh – portrait
  • Moon Records – executive production

Track listing:

All lyrics by Neil Peart, all music by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson.

  1. Distant Early Warning
  2. Afterimage
  3. Red Sector A
  4. The Enemy Within (Part I of Fear)
  5. The Body Electric
  6. Kid Gloves
  7. Red Lenses
  8. Between the Wheels

Tony Banks: Six Pieces for Orchestra

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On March 26, 2012, “Naxos Records” label released “Six Pieces for Orchestra”, the fifth Tony Banks studio album. It was recorded in March 2011, at “Smécky Music Studios”, Prague, Czech Republic, and was produced by Nick Davis and Tony Banks.

Personnel:

  • City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Martin Robertson – alto saxophone
  • Charlie Siem – violin
  • Paul Englishby – orchestration
  • Nick Davis – engineer
  • Nick Wollage – engineer
  • Colin Rae – editor, copyist
  • Imagem Music – publisher
  • Stefan Knapp – cover image

Track listing:

All tracks by Tony Banks.

  1. Siren
  2. Still Waters
  3. Blade
  4. Wild Pilgrimage
  5. The Oracle
  6. City of Gold