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Sonny Rollins: Tenor Madness

In October 1956, “Prestige” label released “Tenor Madness”, the fifth Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded in May 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
  • Red Garland – piano
  • Paul Chambers – double bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Sonny Rollins, except where noted.

  1. Tenor Madness
  2. When Your Lover Has Gone – Einar Aaron Swan
  3. Paul’s Pal
  4. My Reverie – Larry Clinton, Claude Debussy
  5. The Most Beautiful Girl in the World – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart

Dover: Follow the City Lights

On October 2, 2006, “Capitol” and “EMI” labels released “Follow the City Lights”, the sixth Dover album. It was recorded May – June 2006, at “PRO Studios” in Madid, Spain and was produced by Daniel Alcover.

Personnel:

  • Cristina Llanos – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Amparo Llanos – guitar
  • Samuel Titos – bass guitar
  • Jesús Antúnez – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Amparo Llanos and Cristina Llanos.

  1. Let Me Out
  2. Do Ya
  3. Keep On Moving
  4. Salvation
  5. You & Me
  6. Tonight
  7. Dear McCartney
  8. Madrid
  9. Denial
  10. Shine on Me

Wilco: Cousin

On September 29, 2023, “dBpm” label released “Cousin”, the thirteenth Wilco studio album. It was recorded January 2019 – May 2023, at “The Loft” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Cate Le Bon.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Tweedy – lead vocals, additional production, packaging design
  • Nels Cline – guitar
  • Pat Sansone – guitar
  • Mikael Jorgensen – piano, keyboards
  • John Stirratt – bass, synthesizer
  • Glenn Kotche – drums, percussion
  • Cate Le Bon – bass guitar, piano, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Spencer Tweedy – percussion, backing vocals
  • Euan Hinshelwood – saxophone
  • Tom Schick – engineer, mixing additional production
  • Mark Greenberg – engineer assistant 
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Azuma Makoto – artwork
  • Alexa Viscius – packaging design
  • Shiinoki Shunsuke – photography
  • Ashwin Deepankar – technician
  • Jared Dottorelli – technician

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff Tweedy

  1. Infinite Surprise
  2. Ten Dead
  3. Levee
  4. Evicted
  5. Sunlight Ends
  6. A Bowl and a Pudding
  7. Cousin
  8. Pittsburgh
  9. Soldier Child
  10. Meant to Be

Tegan And Sara: Hey, I’m Just Like You

On September 27, 2019, “Sire” label released “Hey, I’m Just Like You”, the ninth Tegan and Sara studio album. It was recorded April – May 2019, in Vancouver, and was produced by Alex Hope.

Personnel:

  • Tegan Quin – vocals, guitar
  • Sara Quin – vocals, guitar, glockenspiel
  • Alex Hope – guitar, keyboards, piano, synths, programming, backing vocals
  • Catherine Hiltz – bass
  • Carla Azar – drums
  • Rachael Findlen – engineer
  • Annie Kennedy – engineer assistant
  • Beatriz Artola – mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Emy Storey – art direction
  • Trevor Brady – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tegan Quin and Sara Quin, except where noted.

  1. Hold My Breath Until I Die – Alexandra Robotham, Tegan Quinn, Sara Quinn
  2. Hey, I’m Just Like You
  3. I’ll Be Back Someday
  4. Don’t Believe the Things They Tell You (They Lie) – Tegan Quinn, Sara Quinn, Alexandra Robotham
  5. Hello, I’m Right Here – Tegan Quinn, Sara Quinn, Alexandra Robotham
  6. I Don’t Owe You Anything
  7. I Know I’m Not the Only One – Tegan Quinn, Sara Quinn, Alexandra Robotham
  8. Please Help Me
  9. Keep Them Close ‘Cause They Will Fuck You Too – Tegan Quinn, Sara Quinn, Alexandra Robotham
  10. We Don’t Have Fun When We’re Together Anymore – Tegan Quinn, Sara Quinn, Alexandra Robotham
  11. You Go Away and I Don’t Mind
  12. All I Have to Give the World Is Me

Bruce Springsteen: Magic

On September 25, 2007, “Columbia” label released “Magic”, the fifteenth Bruce Springsteen studio album. It was recorded March – May 2007, at “Southern Tracks” in Atlanta, Georgia, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Springsteen – lead and backing vocals, guitars, pump organ, harmonica, synthesizer, glockenspiel, percussion
  • Nils Lofgren – guitars, backing vocals
  • Steven Van Zandt – guitars, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Roy Bittan – piano, organ
  • Danny Federici – organ, keyboards
  • Garry Tallent – bass guitar
  • Max Weinberg – drums
  • Clarence Clemons – saxophone, backing vocals
  • Jeremy Chatzky – upright bass 
  • Patrick Warren – Chamberlin, tack piano
  • Soozie Tyrell – violin, backing vocals
  • Daniel Laufer – cello 
  • Kenn Wagner, Jay Christy, Justin Bruns, William Pu, Cristopher Pulgram, John Meisner, Olga Shpitko, Sheela Lyengar – violin
  • Tania Maxwell Clements, Amy Chang, Lachlan McBane – viola
  • Karen Freer, Daniel Laufer, Charae Kruege – cello
  • Patti Scialfa – backing vocals
  • Eddie Horst – string arrangements
  • Nick DiDia – recording
  • Billy Bowers – additional engineering
  • Tom Tapley – recording and mixing assistant
  • Toby Scott – additional recording
  • Tom Syrowski, Matt Serrecchio, Glenn Pittman, Kevin Mills – additional recording
  • Brendan O’Brien – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Patti Horst, Shari Sutcliffe – string contractors
  • Michelle Holme, Chris Austopchuk – album art direction
  • Mark Seliger, Danny Clinch – photography
  • Bea Nettles – disk icon

Track listing:

All tracks by Bruce Springsteen.

  1. Radio Nowhere
  2. You’ll Be Coming Down
  3. Livin’ in the Future
  4. Your Own Worst Enemy
  5. Gypsy Biker
  6. Girls in Their Summer Clothes
  7. I’ll Work for Your Love
  8. Magic
  9. Kast to Die
  10. Long Walk Home
  11. Devil’s Arcade
  12. Terry’s Song (hidden track)

Devendra Banhart: Flying Wig

On September 22, 2023, “Mexican Summer” label released “Flying Wig”, the eleventh Devendra Banhart studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Cabin Studio” in Tapanga, California, and was produced by Cate Le Bon.

Personnel:

  • Devendra Banhart – vocals, guitar, synthesizer
  • Nicole Lawrence – guitar, pedal steel guitar
  • Cate Le Bon – vocals, bass, synthesizer, percussion
  • Todd Dahlhoff – bass
  • Gregory Rogove – drums, percussion
  • Euan Hinshelwood – saxophone
  • Samur Khouja – backing vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • Alex Tults – design, layout
  • Dana Trippe – photography

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Devendra Banhart and Cate le Bon, except where noted.

  1. Feeling
  2. Fireflies
  3. Nun
  4. Sight Seer
  5. Sirens
  6. Charger
  7. Flying Wig – Devendra Banhart
  8. Twin – Devendra Banhart, Cate Le Bon, Nicole Lawrence
  9. May – Devendra Banhart
  10. The Party

The Bad Plus: Suspicious Activity?

On September 20, 2005, “Columbia” label released “Suspicious Activity?”, the fourth Bad Plus (The) studio album. It was recorded in May 2006, at “Real World Studios” in Box, Wiltshire, England, and was produced by Tchad Blake, Ethan Iverson, Reid Anderson and David King.  

Personnel:

  • Ethan Iverson – piano
  • Reid Anderson – bass
  • David King – drums
  • Tchad Blake – engineer, mixing
  • Claire Lewis – engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Reid Anderson, except where noted.

  1. Prehensile Dream
  2. Anthem for the Earnest – David King
  3. Let Our Garden Grow – Ethan Iverson
  4. The Empire Strikes Backwards – David King
  5. Knows the Difference
  6. Lost of Love
  7. Rhinoceros Is My Profession
  8. O.G. Original Gentleman – Ethan Iverson
  9. (theme from) Chariots of Fire – Evangelos Papathanassiou
  10. Forces

John Hicks: Steadfast

On September 19, 1991, “Strata-East” and “Bellaphon” labels released “Steadfast”, album by John Hicks. It was recorded in May 1975, in London.

Personnel:

  • John Hicks – piano
  • Duncan Stanbury – digital transfer
  • Malcolm Addey – digital mastering
  • Ulrich Hofmann – design
  • Manfred Rinderspacher – photography

Track listing:

  1. One for Mixon – John Hicks
  2. Lush Life – Billy Strayhorn
  3. Pensativa – Clare Fischer
  4. Sophisticated Lady – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish
  5. Hamp’s Dance – John Hicks
  6. My One and Only Love – Robert Mellin, Guy Wood
  7. Steadfast – John Hicks
  8. Serenade – J. Walters
  9. Without a Song – Vincent Youmans
  10. In a Sentimental Mood – Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz
  11. Soul Eyes – Mat Waldron
  12. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square – Eric Maschwitz, Manning Sherwin
  13. The Bright Eyes – John Hicks

Dover: I Was Dead For 7 Weeks In The City Of Angels

On September 17, 2001, “Loli Jackson Records” and “Chrysalis” labels released “I was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels” is the fourth Dover studio album. It was recorded May – June 2001, and was produced by Barrett Jones, Cristina Lianos, Amparo Lianos, Alvaro Diez and Jesús Antúnez.

Personnel:

  • Cristina Llanos – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Amparo Llanos – guitar
  • Álvaro Díez – bass guitar
  • Jesús Antúnez – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Amparo Llanos and Cristina Llanos.

  1. My Secret People
  2. Better Day
  3. The Weak Hour of the Rooster
  4. Lady Barbuda
  5. King George
  6. Big Mistake
  7. Recluser
  8. Astroman
  9. Surrender
  10. I Hate Everybody
  11. As I Said
  12. Death Rocker
  13. The Last Word
  14. Love Is a Bitch
  15. Cold

The Beach Boys: Surfer Girl

On September 16, 1963, “Capitol” label released “Surfer Girl”, the third Beach Boys (The) studio album, It was recorded May – July 1963, at “Western” in Hollywood, and was produced by Brian Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Brian Wilson – vocals, keyboards, bass
  • Mike Love – vocals
  • Al Jardine – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Bruce Johnston – vocals, keyboards, bass
  • Ken Veeder – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. Surfer Girl – Brian Wilson
  2. Catch a Wave – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  3. The Surfer Moon – Brian Wilson
  4. South Bay Surfer – Stephen Foster, Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Al Jardine
  5. The Rocking Surfer – Brian Wilson
  6. Little Deuce Coupe – Brian Wilson, Roger Christian
  7. In My Room – Brian Wilson, Gary Usher
  8. Hawaii – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  9. Surfer’s Rule – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  10. Our Car Club – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  11. Your Summer Dream – Brian Wilson, Bob Norberg
  12. Boogie Woodie – traditional, arranged by Brian Wilson