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Donald Byrd: Fancy Free

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In December 1970, “Blue Note” label released “Fancy Free”, the 35th Donald Byrd album. It was recorded May 9 – June 6, 1969, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Duke Pearson.

Personnel:

  • Donald Byrd– trumpet
  • Frank Foster– tenor and soprano saxophone
  • Julian Priester– trombone
  • Lew Tabackin, Jerry Dodgion – flute
  • Duke Pearson– electric piano
  • Jimmy Ponder– guitar
  • Roland Wilson – bass
  • Joe Chambers, Leo Morris – drums
  • Nat Bettis, John H. Robinson Jr.- percussion

Track listing:

  1. Fancy Free – Donald Byrd
  2. I Love the Girl – Donald Byrd
  3. The Uptowner – Mitch Farber
  4. Weasil – Charles Hendricks

Black Heart Procession: The Spell

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On May 9, 2006, “Touch & Go” label released “The Spell”, the fifth Black Heart Procession album. It was recorded in 2005, at “SDRL” in San Diego, and was produced by Tobias Nathaniel, Pall Jenkins, Joe Plummer, Matt Resovich and Jimmy LaValle.

Personnel:

  • Tobias Nathaniel – guitars, piano, bass, organ, tympani, Wurlitzer
  • Pall Jenkins – vocals, guitars, bass, organ, synth, lap steel, saw
  • Jimmy LaValle – piano, bass, reverb tank, organ
  • Matt Resovich – violin, Wurlitzer, synth, lap steel
  • Joe Plummer – drums, percussion,

Track listing:

  1. Tangled
  2. The Spell
  3. Not Just Words
  4. The Letter
  5. The Replacement
  6. Return to Burn
  7. GPS
  8. The Waiter #5
  9. Places
  10. The Fix
  11. To Bring You Back

The Stills: Without Feathers

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On May 9, 2006, “Vice Records” label released “Without Feathers”, the second Stills (The) album. It was recorded 2005 – 2006, and was produced by Gus van Go.

Personnel:

  • Tim Fletcher– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Olivier Corbeil – bass guitar, cowbell
  • Dave Hamelin– vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, drums, percussion, additional recording, mixing
  • Liam O’Neil– piano, organs, keyboards, saxophone, tambourine, vocals, additional recording
  • Colin Brooks – drums
  • Chip – trumpet
  • Evan Cranley– trombone
  • Kevin Drew, Emily Haines, Elizabeth Powell– vocals
  • Eric Fares, Sam Roberts – acoustic guitar
  • Neil Johnson – saxophone
  • Alfie Jurvanen, Felix Trenton– guitar
  • Vincenzo Nudo – percussion
  • Adam “Bix” Berger – vocals, handclap
  • Gus van Go – backing vocals, percussion, cowbell, guitar, tambourine, handclaps, recording, mixing
  • Mathieu Roberge – handclaps, engineer assistant
  • Melissa Auf der Maur, Mickey Heppner, Meghynn Norman– handclaps
  • Rod Shearer – recording
  • Patrick Watson – additional recording
  • Werner F. – mixing
  • Ryan Morey – mastering
  • Cristophe Rihet – photography

Track listing:

  1. In the Beginning – Dave Hamelin
  2. The Mountain – Dave Hamelin, Liam O’Neil
  3. She’s Walking Out – Dave Hamelin, Liam O’Neil
  4. Helicopters – Tim Fletcher
  5. In the End – Dave Hamelin, Liam O’Neil
  6. Oh Shoplifter – Dave Hamelin
  7. Interlude – Tim Fletcher, Liam O’Neil
  8. Halo the Harpoons – Olivier Corbeil, Tim Fletcher
  9. It Takes Time – Dave Hamelin
  10. Destroyer – Dave Hamelin
  11. Baby Blues – Dave Hamelin
  12. The House We Live In – Dave Hamelin, Liam O’Neil

Jolie Holland: Springtime Can Kill You

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On May 9, 2006, “Anti Records” label released “Springtime Can Kill You”, the second Jolie Holland studio album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Jolie Holland.

Personnel:

  • Jolie Holland – vocal, piano, guitar, whistle, box fiddle
  • Brian Miller – guitars, piano, percussion, Rhodes, electric bass, glockenspiel
  • Sonny Smith- Hammond B3 organ
  • Keith Cary – upright bass, tuba, lap steel, cello, Hawaiian guitar, harmony vocals
  • Olive Mitra – electric bass
  • David Mihaly – drum kit, tiny bells
  • Peter Musselman – French horn, accordion
  • Ara Anderson – baritone horn, pump organ
  • Feddi Price – mellophone
  • David Dondero – voice
  • Carvell Wallace, Kate Klaire – harmony vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Jolie Holland except where noted.

  1. Crush in the Ghetto
  2. Mehitabel’s Blues – Jolie Holland, Brian Miller
  3. Springtime Can Kill You – Jolie Holland, Brian Miller
  4. Crazy Dreams – CR Avery
  5. You’re Not Satisfied – adaptation of “Though You’re Not Satisfied” by Riley Pucket
  6. Stubborn Beast
  7. Don’t Tell ‘Em
  8. Moonshiner
  9. Ghostly Girl
  10. Nothing Left to Do but Dream
  11. Adieu False Heart – traditional
  12. Mexican Blue

 

The Walkmen: Everyone Who Pretended To Like Me Is Gone

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On March 26, 2002, “Startime International” label released “Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me Is Gone”, the debut Walkmen (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2001, and was produced by Greg Talenfeld, Hamilton Leithauser, Paul Maroon, Walter Martin, Peter Bauer and Matt Barrick. The cover photography is detail of “Newsies at Skeeter’s Branch, St. Louis, Missouri, 11:00 am, May 9, 1910”, photography by Lewis W. Hine.

Personnel:

  • Hamilton Leithauser- vocals, guitars
  • Paul Maroon – guitars, pianos
  • Walter Martin- organs, tapes
  • Peter Bauer- bass
  • Matt Barrick – drums
  • Harlem Horns – horns
  • Kisten McCord, Karen Waltuch, Meredith Yayanos – strings

Track listing:

  1. They’re Winning
  2. Wake Up
  3. Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me Is Gone
  4. Revenge Wears No Wristwatch
  5. The Blizzard of ’96
  6. French Vacation
  7. Stop Talking
  8. We’ve Been Had
  9. Roll Down the Line
  10. That’s the Punch Line
  11. It Should Take a While
  12. Rue the Day
  13. I’m Never Bored

Idlewild: 100 Broken Windows

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On May 9, 2000, “Food” label released “100 Broken Windows”, the second Idlewild studio album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Air Studios” in London, and was produced by Dave Eringa and Bob Weston. In 2009, “The Skinny” ranked “100 Broken Windows” at number 1 on its list of the “Scottish Albums of the Decade”.

Personnel:

  • Roddy Woomble- lead vocals
  • Rod Jones- guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Bob Fairfoull– bass
  • Colin Newton- drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Roddy Woomble, Bob Fairfoull, Rod Jones and Colin Newton.

  1. Little Discourage
  2. I Don’t Have the Map
  3. These Wooden Ideas
  4. Roseability
  5. Idea Track
  6. Let Me Sleep (Next to the Mirror)
  7. Listen to What You’ve Got
  8. Actually It’s Darkness
  9. Rusty
  10. Mistake Pageant
  11. Quiet Crown
  12. The Bronze Medal

Bad Religion: The New America

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On May 9, 2000, “Atlantic” label released “The New America”, the eleventh Bad Religion studio album.It was recorded October-December 1999, at “Victor’s Barn” in Kauai, Hawaii, and was produced by Todd Rundgren.

Personnel:

  • Greg Graffin– lead vocals
  • Greg Hetson– guitar
  • Brian Baker– guitar, backing vocals
  • Jay Bentley– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Bobby Schayer– drums, percussion
  • Brett Gurewitz– lead guitar
  • Todd Rundgren– backing vocals
  • David Boucher – mixing
  • Bob Clearmountain– mixing
  • Christina Dittmar – design
  • Olaf Heine – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Greg Graffin, except where noted.

  1. You’ve Got a Chance
  2. It’s a Long Way to the Promise Land
  3. A World Without Melody
  4. New America
  5. 1000 Memories
  6. A Streetkid Named Desire
  7. Whisper in Time
  8. Believe It – Gregg Graffin, Brett Gurewitz
  9. I Love My Computer
  10. The Hopeless Housewife
  11. There Will Be a Way
  12. Let It Burn
  13. Don’t Sell Me Short

Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto: Summvs

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On May 9, 2011, “Raster-Noton” label released “Summvs”, the fifth collaboration album by Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto. It was recorded at “Onkio Haus”, “Victor Studio” in Tokyo and “Hansa Studios” in Berlin.

Personnel:

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto – grand piano
  • Conrad Hensel, Fernando Aponte, Yoshifumi Iio – piano

Track listing:

  1. Microon I – Carsten Nicolai, Alva Noto, Ryuichi Sakamoto
  2. Reverso – Carsten Nicolai, Alva Noto, Ryuichi Sakamoto
  3. Halo – Carsten Nicolai, Alva Noto, Ryuichi Sakamoto
  4. Microon II – Carsten Nicolai, Alva Noto, Ryuichi Sakamoto
  5. Pionier 100 – Carsten Nicolai, Alva Noto, Ryuichi Sakamoto
  6. Ionoscan – Carsten Nicolai, Alva Noto, Ryuichi Sakamoto
  7. By This River – Brian Eno, Dieter Moebius, Carsten Nicolai, Alva Noto, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Ryuichi Sakamoto
  8. Naono – Carsten Nicolai, Alva Noto, Ryuichi Sakamoto
  9. Microon III – Carsten Nicolai, Alva Noto, Ryuichi Sakamoto
  10. By This River: Phantom – Brian Eno, Dieter Moebius, Carsten Nicolai, Alva Noto,  Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Ryuichi Sakamoto

Elvis Costello: Kojak Variety

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Kojak Variety

On May 9, 1995, “Warner Bros” label released “Kojak Variety”, covers album by Elvis Costello. It was recorded 1989 – 1994, and was produced  by Kevin Killen and Elvis Costello.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Costello – vocals, harmonica
  • James Burton– acoustic, electric and rhythm guitar
  • Larry Knechtel– piano, Hammond organ, electric piano
  • Marc Ribot– banjo, electric guitar, rhythm guitar, horn, classical guitar
  • Jerry Scheff– bass
  • Jim Keltner– drums
  • Pete Thomas– drums

Track listing:

  1. Strange – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
  2. Hidden Charms – Willie Dixon
  3. Remove This Doubt – Brian Holland,Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland, Jr.
  4. I Threw It All Away – Bob Dylan
  5. Leave My Kitten Alone – Little Willie John,Titus Turner, James McDougal
  6. Everybody’s Crying Mercy – Mose Allison
  7. I’ve Been Wrong Before- Randy Newman
  8. Bama Lama Bama Loo – Richard Penniman
  9. Must You Throw Dirt in My Face? – Bill Anderson
  10. Pouring Water on a Drowning Man – Drew Baker,Dani McCormick
  11. The Very Thought of You – Ray Noble
  12. Payday – Jesse Winchester
  13. Please Stay – Burt Bacharach,Bob Hilliard
  14. Running Out of Fools – Richard Ahlert,Kay Rogers
  15. Days – Ray Davies