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C. I. Williams: When Alto Was King

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On August 19, 1997, “Mapleshade” label released “When Alto Was King”, the fifth and the final C. I. Williams album. It was recorded May 1995 – March 1996 and was produced by Hamiet Bluiett.

Personnel:

  • I. Williams- alto saxophone
  • Larry Willis- piano
  • Don Blackman- piano
  • Ed Cherry- guitar
  • Keter Betts- bass
  • Jimmy Cobb- drums

Track listing:

All tracks by C. I. Williams except where noted.

  1. You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To – Cole Porter
  2. Punkin Juice
  3. ‘Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk
  4. Catfish Sammich
  5. Misty – Erroll Garner
  6. Lover Man – Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman
  7. Because of You – Arthur Hammerstein, Dudley Wilkinson
  8. Jeep’s Blues – Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges
  9. I’ll Close My Eyes – Buddy Kaye, Billy Reid
  10. Avalon – Buddy DeSylva, Al Jolson, Vincent Rose
  11. Precious Lord – Thomas A. Dorsey

John Abercrombie: Structures

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On August 15, 2006, “Chesky” label released “Structures”, the 36th John Abercrombie album. It was recorded in March 2006, at “St. Peter’s Episcopal Church” in New York City, and was produced by Charles Carlini and David Chesky.

Personnel:

  • John Abercrombie – guitar
  • Eddie Gómez– double bass
  • Gene Jackson – drums

Track listing:

  1. Jazz Folk – John Abercrombie
  2. The Touch of Your Lips – Ray Noble
  3. Moon and Sand – Alec Wilder, Morty Palitz, William Engvick
  4. Walter Pigeon – Eddie Gomez
  5. Everything I Love – Cole Porter
  6. Embraceable You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  7. 3 for Three – John Abercrombie
  8. Turn out the Stars – Bill Evans
  9. Missing You – Eddie Gomez
  10. How Deep Is the Ocean – Irving Berlin

Dee Dee Bridgewater: Dee Dee’s Feathers

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On August 14, 2015, “Masterworks” and “OKeh” labels released “Dee Dee’s Feathers”, the 19th Dee Dee Bridgewater album. It was recorded in March 2014, at “Esplanade Studios”, and was produced by Irvin Mayfield.

Personnel:

  • Dee Dee Bridgewater – lead vocals
  • John – vocals
  • Glen David Andrews – vocals
  • Victor Atkins – piano
  • Don Vappie – guitar, banjo
  • Jasen Weaver – bass
  • Peter Harris – bass
  • Adonis Rose – drums
  • Bill Summers – percussion
  • Khari Allen Lee – alto saxophone
  • Rex Gregory – alto saxophone, flute, clarinet
  • Jason Marshall – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Derek Douget – tenor saxophone
  • Edward Petersen – tenor saxophone
  • David Harris – trombone
  • Emily Fredrickson – trombone
  • Michael Watson – vocals, trombone
  • Bernard Floyd – trumpet
  • Branden Lewis – trumpet
  • Eric Lucero – trumpet
  • Leon Brown – alto vocals, trumpet
  • Ashlin Parker – vocals, trumpet
  • Irvin Mayfield – vocals, trumpet
  • Ronald Markham – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. One Fine Thing – Harry Connick Jr.
  2. What a Wonderful World – Bob Thiele, George David Weiss
  3. Big Chief – Earl King Johnson
  4. Saint James Infirmary – Joe Primrose (Irving Mills)
  5. Dee Dee’s Feathers – Dee Dee Bridgewater
  6. New Orleans – Hoagy Carmichael
  7. Theme Song / Do Whatcha Wanna – John Boutte
  8. Come Sunday – Duke Ellington
  9. Congo Square – Bill Summers, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Irvin Mayfield
  10. C’est Ici Que Je T’aime – Irvin Mayfield
  11. Do You Know What It Means – Eddie DeLange, Louis Alter
  12. Whoopin’ Blues – Benny Jones, Bruce Christian Brackman, Craig Klein, Julius McKee, Lionel Batiste, Roger Hayward Lewis

Yellowcard: Southern Air

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On August 14, 2012, “Hopeless Records” label released “Southern Air”, the eighth Yellowcard studio album. It was recorded March – April 2012 and was produced by Neal Avron.

Personnel:

  • Ryan Key– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, keyboards
  • Sean Mackin– vocals, violin, string arrangements, mandolin
  • Ryan Mendez – lead guitar, bass
  • Longineu W. Parsons III– drums, percussion
  • Tay Jardine – vocals, backing vocals
  • Alex Gaskarth – backing vocals
  • Cassadee Pope– backing vocals
  • Rodney Wirtz – viola
  • Christine Lightner – cello
  • David Immergluck- pedal steel guitar, mandolin
  • Georg Egloff – piano
  • Neal Avron– keyboards, programming
  • Erich Talaba – engineer
  • Brendan Dekora – engineer assistant
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Nicolas Fournier – mixing assistant
  • Brian Manley – design, cover photos

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ryan Key except where noted; all music by Ryan Key, Sean Mackin, Ryan Mendez, and Longineu W. Parsons III except where noted.

  1. Awakening
  2. Surface of the Sun
  3. Always Summer
  4. Here I Am Alive – lyrics by Ryan Key, Patrick Stump
  5. Sleep in the Snow
  6. A Vicious Kind
  7. Telescope
  8. Rivertown Blues
  9. Ten
  10. Southern Air

John Patitucci: Communion

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On August 14, 2002, “Concord” label released “Communion”, the tenth John Patitucci album. It was recorded February – March 2001 and was produced by John Patitucci.

Personnel:

  • John Patitucci – bass guitar, double bass
  • Branford Marsalis– soprano sax
  • Joe Lovano– tenor sax
  • Chris Potter– tenor sax, soprano sax
  • Tim Ries– clarinet, flute
  • Brad Mehldau– piano
  • Bruce Barth– piano
  • Edward Simon– piano
  • Brian Blade– drums
  • Horacio Hernández– drums
  • Valtinho Anastacio – percussion
  • Duduka da Fonseca– percussion
  • Marc Quiñones– percussion, conga
  • Luciana Souza– vocals
  • Elizabeth Lim-Dutton – violin
  • Richard Rood– violin
  • Lawrence Dutton– viola
  • Sachi Patitucci – cello
  • Joe Barbaria – engineer, mixing
  • Allan Tucker – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by John Patitucci except where noted.

  1. Bariloche
  2. Calabria
  3. Choro Luoco
  4. Isabella
  5. Communion
  6. Misterioso – Thelonious Monk
  7. Valentine
  8. The Sower
  9. Soul Eyes – Mal Waldron
  10. Bohemia After Dark – Oscar Pettiford

Curtis Ousley

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On August 13, 1971, Curtis Ousley (born Curtis Montgomery) aka King Curtis died aged 37. He was music director, record producer, and musician (soprano, alto and tenor saxophone, trumpet), worked in various music genres, rhythm, and blues, rock and roll, soul, blues, funk, and soul-jazz. He performed and recorded with numerous musicians and bands including Aretha Franklin, Nat Adderley, Wynton Kelly, ]Buddy Holly, Waylon Jennings, Andy Williams, The Coasters, LaVern Baker, Joe South, John Lennon, the Rimshots, Champion Jack Dupree, Jerry Jemmott, Oliver Jackson, King Pins, Bernard Purdie, The Shirelles, The Noble Band, Cornell Dupree, and  Duane Allman. At the 1970 “Grammy Awards”, Curtis won the “Best R&B Instrumental Performance Grammy” for “Games People Play”. In March 2000, he was posthumously inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”.

Better Than Ezra: Friction, Baby

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On August 13, 1996, “Swell” label released “Friction, Baby”, the third Better Than Ezra studio album. It was recorded March – April 1996 and was produced by Don Gehman.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Griffin– vocals, guitar
  • Tom Drummond– bass
  • Travis McNabb– drums
  • James Arthur Payne – guitar
  • Lawrence Sieberth – piano
  • Peter Holsapple – piano, organ, mandolin
  • Anthony Dagrade – saxophone, clarinet, flute
  • Jamil Sharie – trumpet
  • Mark Mullins – trombone
  • Matthew Perrine – tuba
  • Joan Wasser– violin

 Track listing:

All tracks by Kevin Griffin.

  1. King of New Orleans
  2. Rewind
  3. Long Lost
  4. Normal Town
  5. Scared, Are You?
  6. Return of the Post Moderns
  7. Hung the Moon
  8. Desperately Wanting
  9. Still Life With Cooley
  10. WWOZ
  11. Happy Endings
  12. Speeding Up to Slow Down
  13. At Ch. Degaulle, Etc.
  • “Mejor de Ezra – starts at 3:20 into the track

Jean-Luc Ponty: individual Choice

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On August 1, 1983, “Atlantic” label released “Individual Choice”, the 27th Jean-Luc Ponty album. It was recorded March – May 1983, at “Music Grinder Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jean-Luc Ponty.

Personnel:

  • Jean-Luc Ponty– violin, synthesizer, keyboard bass, rhythm programming, organ
  • George Duke– Minimoog synthesizer solo
  • Allan Holdsworth– electric guitar solos
  • Randy Jackson– electric bass
  • Rayford Griffin – drums, percussion
  • Gary Skardina – drum recordings
  • Peter R. Kelsey – engineer, mixing
  • Stuart Graham – engineer
  • Steve Hall – engineer, mastering
  • Bob Defrin – art direction
  • Mark Hanauer – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jean-Luc Ponty.

  1. Computer Incantations For World Peace
  2. Far from the Beaten Paths
  3. In Spiritual Love
  4. Eulogy to Oscar Romero
  5. Nostalgia
  6. Individual Choice
  7. In Spite of All

Gordon Lightfoot: East of Midnight

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In July 1986, “Warner Bros” label released “East of Midnight”, the 17th Gordon Lightfoot album. It was recorded January 1985 – March 1986, at “Eastern Sound” in Toronto, and was produced by Gordon Lightfoot and David Foster.

Personnel:

  • Gordon Lightfoot – lead vocals, guitar
  • Michael Landau- guitar
  • Bob Mann – guitar, rhythm guitar
  • Mike Heffernan – keyboards
  • James Newton Howard- synthesizer, percussion, keyboards
  • David Foster- synthesizer, keyboards
  • Lou Pomanti – Hammond organ
  • Tom Szczesniak – synthesizer, bass, keyboards
  • Barry Keane – percussion, drums
  • Lenny Castro- percussion
  • Vern Dorge – alto and tenor saxophone
  • Sheree Jeacocke – harmony vocals
  • Richard Marx- harmony vocals
  • Vesta Williams- harmony vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Gordon Lightfoot except where noted.

  1. Stay Loose
  2. Morning Glory
  3. East of Midnight
  4. A Lesson in Love
  5. Anything for Love – Gordon Lightfoot, David Foster
  6. Let it Ride
  7. Ecstasy Made Easy
  8. You Just Gotta Be
  9. A Passing Ship
  10. I’ll Tag Along

The Damned: Phantasmagoria

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In July 1985, “Off Beat” label released “Phantasmagoria”, the sixth Damned studio album. It was recorded March – June 1985, at “Eel Pie Recording Studios” in London, and was produced by Jon Kelly, Bob Sargeant, Dave Vanian, Roman Jugg, Bryn Merrick and Rat Scabies.

Personnel:

  • Dave Vanian– lead vocals
  • Roman Jugg– lead and backing vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Bryn Merrick– bass, backing vocals
  • Rat Scabies– drums
  • Paul Shepley – additional keyboards
  • Andy Richards– additional keyboards
  • Luís Jardim– percussion
  • Gary Barnacle– saxophone, brass
  • Steve Nieve– keyboard inspiration
  • Jon Kelly– engineer
  • Chris Ludwinsky – additional engineering
  • Booce – artwork
  • Bob Carlos Clarke – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Vanian, Rat Scabies, Roman Jugg and Bryn Merrick, except where noted.

  1. Street of Dreams
  2. Shadow of Love
  3. There’ll Coe a Day
  4. Sanctum Sanctorum
  5. Is It a Dream – Dave Vanian, Rat Scabies, Roman Jugg, Bryn Merrick, Captain Sensible
  6. Grimly Fiendish – Dave Vanian, Rat Scabies, Roman Jugg, Bryn Merrick, Clive “Doctor” Jackson
  7. Edward the Bear
  8. The Eight Day
  9. Trojans