On April 8, 2011, “Hear Music” label released “So Beautiful or So What”, the twelfth Paul Simon studio album. It was recorded in 2010, at Paul Simon’s cottage in New Canaan, Connecticut, Paul Simon’s summer home in New York, and was produced by Phil Ramone and Paul Simon.
Personnel:
Paul Simon – vocals, acoustic and electric twelve string-guitar, nylon string guitar, bells, glockenspiel, lyricist, percussion, whistle
Vincent Nguini – acoustic and electric guitar
Mick Rossi – piano
David Finck – bass
Jim Oblon – bass, electric and slide guitar, drums, percussion
Steve Shehan –bass, brushes, crotale, cymbals, djembe, glass harp, resonator, saz, stick and talking drum, angklung
Skip La Plante – gong, harp, wind chimes
Karaikudi R. Mani – ensemble percussion, vocal percussion
In July 1974, “Impulse!” label released “Go With the Flow”, the fifth Michael White album (credited to Michael White’s Magic Music Company). It was recorded in June 1974, at “ABC” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ed Michel.
Personnel:
Michael White – electric violin, tambourine, ashtray synthesizer, percussion
Ed Kelly – piano, electric piano, organ
Bob King – guitar
Kenneth Jenkins – bass, electric bass, wah-wah pedal
In September 1972, “Impulse!’ label released “Infinity”, album by John Coltrane. It features overdubs with strings of Coltrane’s pieces recorded in 1965 and 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, “Coast Recorders” in San Francisco, and was produced by Ed Mitchell.
Personnel:
Original performance
John Coltrane – soprano and tenor sax, bass clarinet, percussion, bells
On April 20, 1993, “Polygram,” and “Mercury” label released the self-titled, debut Shania Twain studio album. It was recorded 1992 – 1993, and was produced by Harold Shedd and Norro Wilson.
Personnel:
Shania Twain – lead and backing vocals
Mark Casstevens, Allen Frank Estes, Chris Leuzinger, Billy Joe Walker Jr., John Willis – acoustic guitar
Steve Gibson, Billy Joe Walker Jr., Reggie Young – electric guitar
Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
Costo Davis – synthesizer
David Briggs, Costo Davis, Gary Prim – keyboards
Terry McMillan, Kirk “Jelly Roll” Johnson – harmonica
Mike Brignardello, Glenn Worf – bass
Paul Leim, Larrie Londin – drums
Terry McMillan – percussion
Anthony Martin, John Wesley Ryles, Ronny Scaife, Cindy Richardson Walker, Dennis Wilson, Curtis Young – backing vocals
Jim Cotton, Todd Culross, Graeme Smith, Joe Scaife – engineer, mixing
Marty Williams – mastering
Track listing:
What Made You Say That – Tony Haselden, Stan Munsey
You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me – Hank Beach, Forest Borders II
Dance with the One That Brought You – Sam Hogin, Gretchen Peters
Still Under the Weather – Skip Ewing, L.E. White, Michael White
Good Ain’t Gonna Getcha for That – Eillen Twain, Kent Robbins
Got a Hold on Me – Rachel Newman
There Goes the Neighborhood – Tommy Dodson, Bill C. Graham, Alan Laney
Forget Me – Stephony Smith
When He leaves You – Mike Reid, Kent Robbins
Crime of the Century – Richard Fagan, Ralph Murphy
On May 11, 2018, “Quinian Road” label released “Lost Souls”, the tenth Loreena McKennitt studio album. It was recorded May – October 2017, and was produced by Loreena McKennitt.
Personnel:
Loreena McKennitt – vocals, accordion, harp, keyboards, piano
Brian Hughes – bouzouki, acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizer
In May 1974, “Milestone” label released “The Elements”, the 16th Joe Henderson album. It was recorded in October 1973, at “The Village Recorder” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.
On October 24, 2006, “Concord” label released “Givin’ It Up”, an album by Al Jarreau and George Benson. It was recorded in April 2006, at “Henson Recording Studios”, “NRG Studios”, and “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood; “G Studio Digital” in Studio City, CA; “LAFX Studios”, “The Pass”, “Willyworld”, and “Revelation Studios” in Los Angeles; “White Lightning Studios” in Sylmar, CA; “Porcupine Studios” in Chandler, AZ; “The B Hive” in Phoenix, AZ; “East Bay Studios” in Tarrytown, NY, and was produced by John Burk, Michael Broening, Marcus Miller, Patti Austin, Freddie Ravel, Larry Williams and Chris Dunn. In 2007, the album won “Grammy Award” for “Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance” (Al Jarreau), and “Best Pop Instrumental Performance” (George Benson).
Personnel:
George Benson – lead and backing vocals, guitar, arrangements
Al Jarreau – lead and backing vocals, vocal percussion, arrangements
Paul McCartney – lead vocals
Ray Fuller – guitar
Dean Parks – guitar, rhythm guitar
Freddie Fox – guitar
Michael O’Neill – rhythm guitar
Michael Thompson – guitar
Larry Williams – keyboards, acoustic piano, arrangements
Michael Broening – keyboards, organ, programming, arrangements, organ
On October 11, 1993, “Polydor” label released “Bad Vibes”, the sixth Lloyd Cole studio album. It was recorded 1992 – 1993, in New York City, and was produced by Adam Peters.
On November 21, 1989, “Virgin” label released “Beauty”, the eighth Ryuichi Sakamoto studio album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Take One Studio”, “Zero Studio”, “Onkio Haus”, “Sound Inn Studio” in Tokyo, “Platinum Island Recording Studio”, “Right Tracks Studio”, “Bear Tracks”, “The Power Station” in New York City, “Complex” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Personnel:
Ryuichi Sakamoto– vocals, mixing, engineering, arranger, keyboards, piano
Arto Lindsay– vocals, rap
Brian Wilson– vocals
Kazumi Tamaki, Misako Koja – vocals, shamisen
Nicky Holland – vocals
Yoriko Ganeko – vocals, shamisen, castanets
Youssou N’Dour, Laura Shaheen, Robert Wyatt, Jill Jones– vocals
Alex Brown, Angel Rogers, Anita Sherman – backing vocals
Kirk Crumpler – keyboards, programmer
Carlos Lomas, Bun Itakura, Dali Kimoko-N’Dala, Robbie Robertson– guitar
Ikuo Honma, Kinji Yoshino, Mark Lynette, Naoto Shibuya, Roger Moutenot, Yutaka Arai – engineer
Carmen Rizzo– engineer, mixing, programmer
Dan Gellert, Douglas Rose, Gary Solomon, John Herman, Junichi Yamazaki , Michael White, Seiichi Yoritomi, Tetsuya Ishizuka, Yuuki Mizutani, Darin Prindle, Kevin Casey, Sylvia Massy – engineer assistant
Masaya Nishida, Jeff Bova, Bill Seery – programming
On June 27, 2006, “Koch Records” label released “Rendezvous in Rio”, the sixteenth Michael Franks album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by John Rozenberg.
Personnel:
Michael Franks – vocals
Carmen Cuesta-Loeb, Pamela Driggs, Larry Hoppen – vocals
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