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Joe Pass: Virtuoso

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In December 1973, “Pablo” label released “Virtuoso”, the twenty-eight Joe Pass album. It was recorded on August 28, 1973, at “MGM Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Joe Pass – guitar

Track listing:

  1. Night and Day – Cole Porter
  2. Stella by Starlight – Ned Washington, Victor Young
  3. Here’s That Rainy Day – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  4. My Old Flame – Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston
  5. How High the Moon – Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis
  6. Cherokee – Ray Noble
  7. Sweet Lorraine – Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish
  8. Have You Met Miss Jones? – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  9. Round Midnight – Bernie Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams
  10. All the Things You Are – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
  11. Blues for Alican – Joe Pass
  12. The Song Is You – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern

David Bowie: Station To Station

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On January 23, 1976, “RCA” label released “Station to Station”, the tenth David Bowie studio album. It was recorded September – November 1975, at the “Cherokee Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by David Bowie and Harry Maslin. In 2003, the album was ranked No. 323 on “Rolling Stone” magazine’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • David Bowie– vocals, guitar, alto and saxophone, Moog synthesizer, mellotron
  • Carlos Alomar– guitar
  • Earl Slick– guitar
  • Roy Bittan– piano
  • George Murray– bass guitar
  • Dennis Davis– drums
  • Warren Peace– backing vocals
  • Steve Shapiro –photography

All tracks by David Bowie, except where noted.

  1. Station to Station
  2. Golden Years
  3. Word on a Wing
  4. TVC 15
  5. Stay
  6. Wild Is the Wind – Ned Washington, Dimitri Tiomkin

Kate Bush: Lionheart

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On November 10, 1978, “EMI” label released “Lionheart”, the second Kate Bush studio album.  It was recorded July to September 1978, and was produced by Andrew Powell.

Personnel

  • Kate Bush – lead and harmony vocals, piano, keyboards, recorder, arranger, assistant producer
  • Ian Bairnson – vocals, acoustic, rhythm and electric guitar
  • Brian Bath – guitar
  • Paddy Bush – vocals and harmony vocals, harmonica, mandolin, pan flute, slide guitar, mandocello, pan pipes
  • Andrew Powell- keyboards
  • Richard Harvey – vocals, recorder
  • Duncan Mackay- synthesizer, keyboards, Fender Rhodes
  • Francis Monkman- harpsichord, keyboards, Hammond organ
  • Del Palmer- vocals, bass
  • David Paton- bass
  • Stuart Elliot- percussion, drums
  • Charlie Morgan– drums
  • David Katz – violin, orchestra contractor

Track listing

All tracks by Kate Bush, except where noted.

  1. Symphony in Blue
  2. In Search of Petar Pan – music by Kate Bush and incorporates “When You Wish Upon a Star” lyrics by Ned Washington and music by Leigh Harline
  3. Wow
  4. Don’t Push Your Foot on the Heartbroken
  5. Oh England My Lionheart
  6. Fullhouse
  7. In the Warm Room
  8. Kashka From Baghdad
  9. Coffee Homeground
  10. Hammer Horror