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Patti Page: In The Land Of Hi-Fi

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In November 1956, “EmArcy” label released “In the Land of Hi-Fi”, the 13th Patti Page album. It was recorded in May 1956, in Hollywood, and was produced by Bob Shad.

Personnel:

  • Pete Rugolo and his Orchestra
  • Pete Rugolo – arrangements, conductor
  • Al Hendrickson – guitar
  • Rocky Coluccio – piano
  • Jack Costanzo – percussion
  • Georgie Auld – tenor saxophone
  • Buddy Childers, Chico Alvarez, Pete Candoli – trumpet
  • Harry Klee – flute
  • Bob Cooper – oboe

Track listing:

  1. Nevertheless – Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar
  2. Out of Nowhere – Edward Heyman, John Green
  3. The Lady Is a Tramp – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  4. The Thrill Is Gone – Les Brown, Ray Henderson
  5. A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  6. Mountain Greenery – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  7. I’ve Got My Eyes on You – Cole Porter
  8. My Kind of Love – Louis Alter, Jo Trent
  9. I Didn’t Know About You – Bob Russell, Duke Ellington
  10. My Sin – Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson
  11. Taking a Chance on Love – Vernon Duke, John Latouche, Ted Fetter
  12. Love for Sale – Cole Porter

Rage Against The Machine: Same

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On November 6, 1992, “Epic” label released the self-titled, debut Rage Against the Machine studio album. It was recorded April – May 1992, at “Sound City” in Van Nuys, California, and was produced by Garth Richardson, Zack de la Rocha, Tom Morello, Tom Commerforld and Brad Wilk.

Personnel:

  • Zack de la Rocha – vocals, art direction
  • Tom Morello – guitar, art direction
  • Timmy C. (Tim Commerford) – bass, backing vocals, art direction
  • Brad Wilk – drums, percussion, art direction
  • Stephen Perkins – additional percussion
  • Maynard James Keenan – additional vocals
  • Stan Katayama – engineer
  • Garth Richardson – engineer
  • Jeff Sheehan – engineer assistant
  • Craig Doubet – engineer assistant
  • Andy Wallace – mixing
  • Steve Sisco – mixing assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Nicky Lindeman – art direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Commerford, Zack de la Rocha, Tom Morello and Brad Wilk.

  1. Bombtrack
  2. Killing in the Name
  3. Take the Power Back
  4. Settle for Nothing
  5. Bullet in the Head
  6. Know Your Enemy
  7. Wake Up
  8. Fistful of Steel
  9. Township Rebellion
  10. Freedom

Odyssey The Band: Back In Time

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On November 5, 2005, “PI” label released “Back in Time”, album by Odyssey the Band. It was recorded in May 2005, at “Orange Bear Studios” in West Orange, NJ, and was produced by James Blood Ulmer.

Personnel:

  • James “Blood” Ulmer – vocals, guitar
  • Charles Burnham – violin
  • Warren Benbow – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by James Blood Ulmer, except where noted.

  1. Last One
  2. Open Doors
  3. Happy Time
  4. Little Red House
  5. Water Tree – Charles Burnham
  6. Love Nest
  7. Woman Coming
  8. Channel One
  9. Let’s Get Married
  10. Free for Three – Warren Benbow

Marianne Faithfull: Broken English

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On November 2, 1979, “island” label released “Broken English”, the seventh Marianne Faithfull studio album. It was recorded May – July 1979, at “Matrix Studios” in London, and was produced by Mark Miller Mundy.

Personnel:

  • Marianne Faithfull – vocals
  • Barry Reynolds – guitar
  • Joe Mavety – guitar
  • Guy Humphries – guitar
  • Steve Winwood – keyboards
  • Steve York – bass
  • Terry Stannard – drums
  • Morris Pert – percussion
  • Jim Cuomo – saxophone
  • Darryl Way – violin
  • Dyan Birch – backing vocals
  • Frankie Collins – backing vocals
  • Isabella Dulaney – backing vocals
  • Mark Miller Mundy – arrangements
  • Bob Potter – engineer, mixing
  • Ed Thacker – mixing
  • Dennis Morris – sleeve photography

Track listing:

  1. Broken English – Marianne Faithful, Barry Reynolds, Joe Mavety, Steve York, Terry Standard
  2. Witches Song – Marianne Faithfull, Barry Reynolds, Joe Mavety, Terry Standard
  3. Brain Drain – Ben Brierly
  4. Guilt – Barry Reynolds
  5. The Ballad of Lucy Jordan – Shel Silverstein
  6. What’s the Hurry – Joe Mavety
  7. Working Class Hero – John Lennon
  8. Why D’Ya Do It – Heathcote Williams, Marianne Faithfull, Barry Reynolds, Joe Mavety, Terry Standard

Dizzy Gillespie: Afro

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In November 1954, “Norgran” label released “Afro”, the eleventh Dizzy Gillespie album. It was recorded May – June 1954, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
  • George Dorsey, Hilton Jefferson – alto saxophone
  • Hank Mobley, Lucky Thompson – tenor saxophone 
  • Danny Bank – baritone saxophone 
  • Leon Comegys, J. J. Johnson, George Matthews – trombone 
  • Gilbert Valdez – flute 
  • Quincy Jones, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal – trumpet
  • Réne Hernandez, Wade Legge – piano
  • Lou Hackney, Roberto Rodríguez – bass
  • Charlie Persip – drums
  • Cándido Camero – congas, percussion
  • Mongo Santamaria – congas
  • José Mangual – bongos
  • Ubaldo Nieto – timbales
  • Ralph Miranda – percussion
  • Chico O’Farrill – arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Manteca Theme – Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo
  2. Contraste – Dizzy Gillespie, Chico O’Farrill, Chano Pozo
  3. Jungla – Dizzy Gillespie, Chico O’Farrill, Chano Pozo
  4. Rhumba Finale – Dizzy Gillespie, Chico O’Farrill, Chano Pozo
  5. A Night in Tunisia – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
  6. Con Alma – Dizzy Gillespie
  7. Caravan – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol

Malachi Thompson: Rising Daystar

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October 26, 1999, “Delmark” label released “Rising Daystar”, the tenth Malachi Thompson album. It was recorded May 1998 – June 1999, at “Riverside Studio” in Chicago, and was produced by Robert G. Koester, Steve Wagner and Malachi Thompson.

Personnel:

  • Malachi Thompson – trumpet
  • Gary Bartz – soprano and alto saxophone
  • Sonny Seals – tenor saxophone
  • Kirk Brown – piano
  • James Cammack, Harrison Bankhead, Fred Hopkins, John Whitfield – bass
  • Nasar Abedey, Dana Hall – drums
  • Tony Carpenter – percussion
  • Dee Alexander – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Malachi Thompson, except where noted.

  1. Rising Daystar
  2. Mansa
  3. Busy Little Fingers
  4. Nefertiti – Wayne Shorter
  5. Surrender Your Love
  6. Fanfare for Trane
  7. Song for Morgan
  8. Circles in the Air (Dedicated to Fred Hopkins)

Paul Motian: Bill Evans

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On October 25, 1990, “JMT” label released “Bill Evans”, the 14th Paul Motian album. It was recorded in May 1990, at “A&R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Stefan F. Winter.

Personnel:

  • Paul Motian – drums
  • Bill Frisell – electric guitar
  • Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone
  • Marc Johnson – bass

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Evans.

  1. Show-Type Tune
  2. Turn Out the Stars
  3. Walkin’ Up
  4. Very Early
  5. Five
  6. Time Remembered
  7. Skidoo
  8. Re: Person I Knew
  9. Children’s Play Song

Neil Young: Chrome Dreams II

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On October 23, 2007, “Reprise” label released “Chrome Dreams II”, the 30th Neil Young studio album. It was recorded July 1988, May – July 2007, at “Broken Arrow Ranch”, and was produced by Niko Bolas and Neil Young.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young – lead vocal, acoustic and electric guitars, banjo, harmonica, grand piano, pump organ, Hammond B-3 organ, vibes, percussion
  • Ben Keith – pedal steel guitar, lap slide guitar, Dobro, electric guitar, Hammond B-3 organ, vocal
  • Frank “Poncho” Sampedro – guitar
  • Rick Rosas – vocal, bass guitar
  • Ralph Molina – vocal, drums, percussion
  • Chad Cromwell – drums
  • Joe Canuck – vocal
  • Ben Keith – alto saxophone
  • Steve Lawrence – tenor saxophone, keyboards
  • Larry Cragg – baritone saxophone
  • John Fumo – trumpet
  • Tom Bray – trumpet
  • Claude Cailliet – trombone
  • The Wyatt Earps – Ben Keith, Ralph Molina, Neil Young
  • The Jane Wyatts – Nancy Hall, Annie Stocking, Pegi Young
  • The Dirty Old Men – Larry Cragg, Ben Keith, Ralph Molina, Rick Rosas, Neil Young
  • The Young People’s Chorus of New York City
  • Elizabeth Núñez – conductor
  • Darrell Brown – choir arrangements
  • Francisco J. Núñez – artistic director
  • Niko Bolas – recording, mixing
  • John Hausmann – engineer assistant
  • Brent Walton, Tim McColm – engineer assistant
  • Colin Suzuki, Eric Pfeifer – engineer assistant
  • Rob Clark – engineer assistant, editing
  • John Nowland – analog-digital transfers
  • Tim Mulligan – mastering, editing
  • Elliot Roberts – direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young.

  1. Beautiful Bluebird
  2. Boxcar
  3. Ordinary People
  4. Shining Light
  5. The Believer
  6. Spirit Road
  7. Dirty Old Man
  8. Ever After
  9. No Hidden Path
  10. The Way

 Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd: In What Language?

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On October 21, 2003, “Pi Recordings” label released “In What Language?”, album by Vijay Iyer and Mike Ladd. It was recorded April – May, 2003, at “Sorcerer Sound” and “TME Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Vijay Iyer, Mike Ladd and Scotty Hard.

Personnel:

  • Vijay Iyer – piano, keyboards, electronics, mixing, liner notes
  • Mike Ladd – vocals, electronics, mixing, photography, liner notes
  • Latasha N. Nevada Diggs – vocals, electronics
  • Allison Easter – vocals
  • Ajay Naidu – vocals
  • Liberty Ellman – guitar
  • Stephan Crump – double bass
  • Trevor Holder – drums
  • Rudresh Mahanthappa – alto saxophone
  • Ambrose Akinmusire – trumpet
  • Dana Leong – cello, flugelhorn, trombone

Track listing:

  1. The Color of My Circumference I
  2. The Density of the 19th Century
  3. Terminal City
  4. Rentals
  5. Security
  6. DeGaulle
  7. TLC
  8. Three Lotto Stories
  9. The Color of My Circumference II
  10. Iraqi Businessman
  11. Taking Back the Airplane
  12. The Color of My Circumference III
  13. Innana After Baghdad
  14. In What Language
  15. Asylum
  16. The Color of My Circumference IV
  17. Plastic Bag

John Coltrane: Coltrane

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In October 1957, “Prestige” label released “Coltrane”, the debut John Coltrane album. It was recorded in May 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
  • Sahib Shihab – baritone saxophone
  • Johnnie Splawn – trumpet
  • Red Garland – piano
  • Mal Waldron – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Albert “Tootie” Heath – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Bakai – Calvin Massey
  2. Violets for Your Furs – Tom Adair, Matt Dennis
  3. Time Was – Gabriel Luna de la Fuente, Paz Miguel Prado, Bob Russell
  4. Straight Street – John Coltrane
  5. While My Lady Sleeps – Gus Kahn, Bronislav Kaper
  6. Chronic Blues – John Coltrane