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Coleman Hawkins: The Jazz Version Of No Strings

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In June 1962, “Moodsville” label released “The Jazz Version of No Strings”, the 32nd Coleman Hawkins album. It features tracks from the musical drama “No Strings” written by Richard Rodgers. It was recorded March – April 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • Major Holley – bass
  • Eddie Locke – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes
  • Esmond Edwards – supervision

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Rodgers

  1. Look No Further
  2. La La La
  3. Nobody Told Me
  4. Maine
  5. Loads of Love
  6. The Sweetest Sounds
  7. Be My Host
  8. The Man Who Has Everything
  9. No Strings

Todd Rundgren: 2nd Wind

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On January 16, 1991, “Warner Bros” label released “2nd Wind”, the thirteenth Todd Rundgren studio album. It was recorded in 1990, at “Palace of Fine Arts” in San Francisco, and was produced by Todd Rundgren.

Personnel:

  • Todd Rundgren – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Lyle Workman– guitar
  • Roger Powell– vocals, keyboard
  • Vince Welnick– vocals, keyboards
  • Ross Valory– bass
  • Prairie Prince– drums
  • Max Haskett – vocals, brass
  • Bobby Strickland – vocals, reeds, winds
  • Scott Mathews– vocals, percussion, guitar, samples
  • Shandi Sinnamon– vocals
  • Michele Gray – vocals
  • Jenni Muldaur- vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Todd Rundgren.

  1. Change Myself
  2. Love Science
  3. Who’s Sorry Now?
  4. The Smell of Money (from the musical Up Against It)
  5. If I Have to Be Alone (from the musical Up Against It)
  6. Love in Disguise (from the musical Up Against It)
  7. Kindness
  8. Public Servant
  9. Gaya’s Eyes
  10. Second Wind

Harry Connick Jr.: Other Hours: Connick On Piano Volume 1

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On July 15, 2003, “Marsalis Music/Rounder” label released “Other Hours: Connick On Piano Volume 1″, the 20th Harry Connick Jr.album.it was recorded in August 2002, at “Bearsville Studios” in Woodstock, New York, and was produced by Tracey Freeman. The twelve album compositions were originally created for the musical “Thou Shalt Not” (2001).

Personnel:

  • Harry Connick Jr. – piano
  • Ned Goold – tenor saxophone
  • Neal Caine – bass
  • Arthur Latin – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Harry Connick Jr..

  1. What a Waste
  2. Such Love
  3. Take Advantage
  4. How About Tonight
  5. Sovereign Lover
  6. My Little World
  7. Oh, My Dear (Something’s Gone Wrong)
  8. Can’t We Tell
  9. Dumb Luck
  10. Oh, Ain’t That Sweet
  11. The Other Hours
  12. Your Own Private Love

The Flaming Lips:Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

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The Flaming Lips-Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

On July 16, 2002, “Warner Bros” label released “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots”, the tenth Flaming Lips (The) studio album. It was recorded June 2000 – April 2002, at “Tarbox Road Studios” in Cassadaga, New York, and was produced by Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins,  Dave Fridmann and Scott Booker.

Personnel:

  • Wayne Coyne– vocals, guitar, mixings, cover paintings
  • Steven Drozd– vocals, guitars, keyboards, electronics, drums, mixing
  • Michael Ivins– vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, mixing, additional engineering
  • Yoshimi P-We– vocalization
  • Dave Fridmann– programming, engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Trent Bell– additional tracking
  • Andy Taub– additional tracking
  • George Salisbury– design, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins, except where noted.

  1. Fight Test – Wayne Coyne,Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins, Dave Fridmann, Cat Stevens
  2. One More Robot/Sympathy 3000-21
  3. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1
  4. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 2
  5. In the Morning of the Magicians
  6. Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell
  7. Are You a Hypnotist??
  8. It’s Summertime
  9. Do You Realize?? – Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins, Dave Fridmann
  10. All We Have Is Now
  11. Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia)