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Malachi Thompson: Rising Daystar

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

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

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?

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

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

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)