In November 1971, “Milestone” label released “In Pursuit of Blackness”, the 13th Joe Henderson album. It was recorded in September 1970 at “Lighthouse Café” in Hermosa Beach, May 1971, at “Decca Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.
Personnel:
Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
Woody Shaw – trumpet
Curtis Fuller – trombone
Pete Yellin – alto saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
On November 16, 1993, “Swell Records” label released “Deluxe”, the second Better Than Ezra album. It was recorded May – June 1993, and was produced by Dan Rothchild.
Personnel:
Kevin Griffin – vocals, guitar
Tom Drummond – bass
Cary Bonnecaze – vocals, drums
Dan Rothchild – vocals, additional guitar, various instruments
On November 5, 1991, “Epic” label released “The Sky Is Crying”, the fifth and final Stevie Ray Vaughan studio album. It was recorded January 1984 – May 1989, at “Kiva Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, “The Dallas Sound Lab” in Dallas, Texas, “The Power Station” in New York City, “Sound Castle Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jimmie Vaughan, Jim Gaines, Richard Mullen, Reese Wynans, Tommy Shannon, Chris Layton, Jim Capfer, Stevie Ray Vaughan
Personnel:
Stevie Ray Vaughan – vocals, guitars
Reese Wynans – keyboards
Tommy Shannon – bass guitar
Chris Layton – drums
Jim Gaines – engineer
Robe Eaton – engineer
Richard Mullen – engineer, mixing
Evan Rush – assistant engineer
Jeff Powell – assistant engineer
Ron Cote – assistant engineer
Danny Jones – assistant engineer
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Arnold Levine – art direction
Mark Burdett – art direction
William Snyder – photography
Stephanie Chernakowski – inside photography
Alan Messer – band photography
Mark Proct – production coordinator
Mark Rutledge – production coordinator
Roger Klein – production coordinator
Track listing:
Boot Hill – unknown author
The Sky Is Crying – Elmore James, Morris Levy, Clarence Lewis
Empty Arms – Stevie Ray Vaughan
Little Wing – Jimi Hendrix
Wham – Lonnie Mack
May I Have a Talk with You – Chester Burnette (Howlin’ Wolf)
In November 1959, “Atlantic” label released “The Shape of Jazz to Come”, the third Ornette Coleman album. It was recorded in May 1959, at “Radio Recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun. In 2012, the “Library of Congress” added the album to the “National Recording Registry”. Magazine “Rolling Stone” included the album in its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. In 2015, the album was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”.
On October 30, 1981, “Rough Trade” label released “The Sound of the Sand and Other Songs of the Pedestrian”, the debut David Thomas studio album. It was recorded May – June 1981, at “Regent’s Park” in London, and was produced by Adam Kidron and Peter Walmsley.
Personnel:
The Pedestrians:
David Thomas – lead vocals, design
Richard Thompson – guitar, dulcimer
Allen Ravenstine – synthesizer
Mayo Thompson – accordion
John Greaves – bass guitar
Philip Moxham – bass guitar
Anton Fier – drums, percussion
Eddie “Tan Tan” Thornton – trumpet
The Golden Palominos:
Richard Thompson – guitar, dulcimer
John Greaves – bass guitar, piano
Anton Fier – drums, percussion
Eddie “Tan Tan” Thornton – trumpet
The Trees:
Allen Ravenstine – synthesizer
Alan Greenblatt – guitar
Paul Hamann – bass guitar
Scott Krauss – drums
Ralph Carney – saxophone, oboe
The Eggs
Eddie “Tan Tan” Thornton – trumpet
Chris Cutler – drums
Paul Hamann – engineer
Phil Bodger – engineer assistant
Adam Kidron – engineer, mixing, mastering
Anne Clarke – assistant producer
Martyn Lambert – design
Peter Walmsley – design
Mik Mellen – photography
Shirley O’Loughlin – producer assistant
Sue Johnson – producer assistant
Geoff Travis – executive producer
Track listing:
All lyrics by David Thomas, all music as noted.
The Birds Are a Good Idea – Philip Moxham, David Thomas, Mayo Thompson
Yiki Tiki – Anton Fier, Mayo Thompson, David Thomas
The Crickets in the Flats – Anton Fier
Sound of the Sand – Philip Moxham, David Thomas
The New Atom Mine – Anton Fier
Big Dreams – Philip Moxham, David Thomas
Happy to See You – David Thomas
Crush This Horn Part 2 – Anton Fier, David Thomas
Confuse Did – Anton Fier, David Thomas
Sloop John B – traditional
Man’s Best Friend – Anton Fier, David Thomas, Mayo Thompson, Eddie Thornton
In October 1973, “Enterprise” label released “Joy”, the sixth Isaac Hayes studio album. It was recorded April – May 1973, and was produced by Isaac Hayes.
Personnel:
Isaac Hayes – vocals, male vocals arrangements
Isaac Hayes Movement, The Memphis Strings, The Movement Horns – accompaniment
Hot Buttered Soul Unlimited – backing vocals
Pat Lewis – female vocals arrangements
Johnny Allen – arrangements
Track listing:
All tracks by Isaac Hayes, except where noted.
Joy
I Love You That’s All – Randall Stewart, Willie Hall
On October 5, 1993, “Sire” label released “Anodyne”, the fourth and final Uncle Tupelo studio album. It was recorded May – June 1993 at “Cedar Creek Studio” in Austin, Texas, and was produced by Brian Paulson.
Personnel:
Jay Farrar – vocals and guitar, mandolin
Max Johnston – fiddle and lap steel guitar, banjo, dobro
On September 29, 1992, “Elektra” label released “Our Time in Eden”, the fifth 10,000 Maniacs studio album. It was recorded July 1991 – May 1992, at “Bearsville Studios” in Bearsville, New York, and was produced by Paul Fox.
Personnel:
Natalie Merchant – vocals, piano
Dennis Drew – Hammond organ, piano, keyboards, accordion
Robert Buck – acoustic and electric guitars, electricsitar, banjo, pedal and lap steel guitars, mandocello
Steven Gustafson – bass guitar
Jerome Augustyniak – drums, percussion
Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
Ralph Morrison – violin
Bruce Dukov – violin
Mary Ramsey – violin, viola
Pamela Goldsmith – viola
Larry Corbett – cello
Charles Fleischer – harmonica
Kim Laskowski – bassoon
Atsuko Sato – bassoon
James Brown – horns
Alfred “Pee Wee” Ellis – tenor saxophone
Maceo Parker – alto saxophone
Fred Wesley – trombone
Paul Buckmaster – string quartet arranger, conductor
Ed Thacker – engineer, mixing
Michael Reiter – second engineer
Scott Blockland – mixing (second engineer)
Stephen Marcussen – mastering
Frank Olinsky, Miss Merchant – package design
Rob Marinissen – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Natalie Merchant except where noted.
Noah’s Dove
These Are Days – Robert Buck, Natalie Merchant
Eden – Jerome Augustyniak, Dennis Drew, Steven Gustafson, Robert Buck, Natalie Merchant
Few and Far Between
Stockton Gala Days – Jerome Augustyniak, Dennis Drew, Steven Gustafson, Robert Buck, Natalie Merchant
Gold Rush Brides – Robert Buck, Natalie Merchant
Jezebel
How You’ve Grown
Candy Everybody Wants – Dennis Drew, Natalie Merchant
Tolerance
Circle Dream – Jerome Augustyniak, Dennis Drew, Steven Gustafson, Robert Buck, Natalie Merchant
On September 21, 1990, “Absolute A Go Go Records” label released “Lawn Boy”, the second Phish album. It was recorded May – December 1989, at “Archer Studios” in Winooski, Vermont, and was produced by Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Mike Gordon and Jon Fishman.
Personnel:
Trey Anastasio – lead vocals, guitars, arranger
Page McConnell – lead and backing vocals, piano, organ
Mike Gordon – co-lead and backing vocals, bass guitar
Jon Fishman – drums, vacuum cleaner, backing vocals
Giant Country Horns:
Joseph Sommerville, Jr. – trumpet
Dave “The Truth” Grippo – alto saxophone
Russell B. Remington – tenor saxophone
Christine Lynch – vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Trey Anastasio and Tom Marshall, except where noted.
The Squirting Coil
Reba – Trey Anastasio
My Sweet One – Jon Fishman
Split Open and Melt – Trey Anastasio
The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony – Trey Anastasio
Bathtub Gin – Trey Anastasio, Suzannah Goodman
Run Like an Antilope – Trey Anastasio, Steve Pollak
On September 20, 2005, “Equal Vision Records” label released “Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness”, the third Coheed and Cambria studio album. It was recorded February – May 2005, at “Applhead Recording” in Woodstock, NY, and was produced by Michael Birnbaum and Chris Bittner.
Personnel:
Claudio Sanchez – lead and backing vocals, rhythm and lead guitars, keyboards, piano
Travis Stever – lead and rhythm guitars, lap steel guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
