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Bud Powell: The Amazing Bud Powell

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In April 1952, “Blue Note” label released “The Amazing Bud Powell”, the second Bud Powell album (released as a ten-inch LP). It was recorded August 1949 – May 1951, at “WOR” in New York City, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

August 1949

  • Bud Powell – piano
  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Fats Navarro – trumpet
  • Tommy Potter – bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums

May 1951

  • Bud Powell – piano
  • Curley Russell – bass
  • Max Roach – drums
  • Doug Hawkins – recording
  • John Hermansader – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Bud Powell, except where noted.

  1. Un Poco Loco
  2. Over the Rainbow – Harold Arlen, E.Y. “Yip” Harburg
  3. Ornithology – Benny Harris, Charlie Parker
  4. Wail
  5. A Night in Tunisia – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
  6. It Could Happen to You – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  7. You Go to My Head – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
  8. Baouncing with Bud – Gil Fuller, Bud Powell

Henry Threadgill Sextett:

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On April 4, 1989, “RCA Novus” label released “Rag, Bush and All”, the sixth Henry Threadgill Sextett album. It was recorded in December 1988, at “Clinton Recording Studios” in New York City and was produced by David Stone.

Personnel:

  • Henry Threadgill – alto saxophone, bass flute
  • Ted Daniel – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Bill Lowe – bass trombone
  • Diedre Murray – cello
  • Fred Hopkins – bass
  • Reggie Nicholson – percussion
  • Newman Baker – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Henry Threadgill

  1. Off the Rag
  2. The Devil is on the Loose and Dancin’ with a Monkey
  3. Gift
  4. Sweet Holy Rag

Eric Kloss: Life Force

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In April 1968, “Prestige” label released “Life Force”, the fifth Eric Kloss album. It was recorded in September 1967, in New York City, and was produced by Don Schlitten.

Personnel:

  • Eric Kloss – alto saxophone
  • Jimmy Owens – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Pat Martino – guitar
  • Ben Tucker – bass
  • Alan Dawson – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Eric Kloss, except where noted.

  1. Soul Daddy
  2. You’re Turning My Dreams Around
  3. Life Force
  4. Nocturno
  5. St. Thomas – Sonny Rollins
  6. My Heart Is In The Highlands

Black Heat: No Time To Burn

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In March 1974, “Atlantic” label released “No Time to Burn”, the second Black Heat studio album. It was recorded in 1974, at “Atlantic Recording Studios”, “Regent Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorm and Jimmy Douglass.

Personnel:

  • Johnell Gray – vocals, keyboards
  • Bradley Owens – vocals, guitar
  • Naamon Jones – vocals, bass
  • Esco Cromer – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Raymond Green – vocals, congas, percussion
  • Ray Thompson – saxophone, flute, woodwind
  • Rodney Edwards – trumpet, timbales

Track listing:

  1. No Time to Burn
  2. You Should’ve Listened
  3. Check It All Out
  4. Love The Life You Live
  5. Super Cool
  6. M & M’s
  7. Things Change
  8. Rapid Fire
  9. Times Have Changed

Emily Remler: Transitions

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In March 1984, “Concord Jazz” label released “Transitions”, the third Emily Remler studio album. It was recorded in October 1983, at “Mastermind Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Carl E. Jefferson.

Personnel:

  • Emily Remler – electric guitar
  • John D’earth – trumpet
  • Eddie Gomez – bass
  • Bob Moses – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Emily Remler, except where noted.

  1. Nunca mais
  2. Searchin’ – Duke Ellington, Steve Allen
  3. Transitions
  4. Del Sasser – Sam Jones
  5. Coral – Keith Jarrett
  6. Ode to Mali

PJ Harvey & John Parish: A Woman A Man Walked By

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On March 27, 2009, “Island” label released “A Woman a Man Walked By”, the second PJ Harvey and John Parish album. It was recorded January 2006 – September 2008, at “Toybox Studios” and “Honorsound” in Bristol, England, “Hothead Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Flood, PJ Harvey and John Parish.

Personnel:

  • Polly Jean Harvey – vocals
  • John Parish – guitars, drums, organ, ukulele, banjo
  • Giovanni Ferrario – guitar, bass guitar
  • Eric Drew Feldman – bass guitar
  • Carla Azar – drums
  • Jean-Marc Butty – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by PJ Harvey and John Parish.

  1. Black Hearted Love
  2. Sixteen, Fifteen, Fourteen
  3. Leaving California
  4. The Chair
  5. April
  6. A Woman a Man Walked By/The Crow Knows Where All the Little Children G
  7. The Soldier
  8. Pig Will Not
  9. Passionless, Pointless
  10. Cracks in the Canvas

Pharaoh Sanders: Jewels Of Thought

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In March 1970, “Impulse!” label released “Jewels of Thought”, the fourth Pharaoh Sanders album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Sound Plaza Studios” in Manhattan, New York City, and was produced by Ed Michel.

Personnel:

  • Pharaoh Sanders – tenor saxophone, contrabass clarinet, flute, piano, chimes, percussion 
  • Cecil McBee – bass, percussion
  • Richard Davis – bass, percussion
  • Idris Muhammad – drums, percussion
  • Roy Haynes – drums
  • Leon Thomas – vocal, percussion
  • George Sawtelle – engineer
  • George Whiteman – design
  • Chuck Stewart – photography

Track listing:

  1. Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah
  2. Sun in Aquarius
  3. Sun in Aquarius Part 2

Wayne Shorter: Super Nova

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In March 1969, “Blue Note” label released “Super Nova”, the twelfth Wayne Shorter album. It was recorded August – September 1968, at “A&R” in New York City, and was produced by Duke Pearson.

Personnel:

  • Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone
  • John McLaughlin – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Walter Booker – acoustic guitar
  • Sonny Sharrock – electric guitar
  • Miroslav Vitouš – bass
  • Chick Corea – drums, vibes
  • Jack DeJohnette – drums, kalimba
  • Airto Moreira – percussion
  • Maria Booker – vocals
  • Niels Jakobsen – claves

Track listing:

All tracks by Wayne Shorter except where noted.

  1. Supernova
  2. Swee-Pea
  3. Dindi – Antônio Carlos Jobim
  4. Water Babies
  5. Capricorn
  6. More Than Human

Kiss: Dressed To Kill

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On March 19, 1975, “Casablanca” label released “Dressed to Kill”, the third Kiss studio album. It was recorded in February 1975, at “Electric Lady” in New York City, and was produced by Neil Bogart, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss and Ace Frehley.

Personnel:

  • Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar, intro guitar solo
  • Gene Simmons – vocals, bass, rhythm guitar
  • Peter Criss – vocals, drums
  • Ace Frehley – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, backing vocals
  • Dave Wittman – engineer
  • George Lopez – engineer assistant
  • Allen Zentz – mastering
  • Joseph M. Palmaccio – remastering
  • Bob Gruen – photography

Track listing:

  1. Room Service – Paul Stanley
  2. Two Timer – Gene Simmons
  3. Ladies in Waiting – Gene Simmons
  4. Getaway – Ace Frehley
  5. Rock Bottom – Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley
  6. C’mon and Love Me – Paul Stanley
  7. Anything for My Baby – Paul Stanley
  8. She – Gene Simmons, Stephen Coronel
  9. Love Her All I Call – Paul Stanley
  10. Rock and Roll All Nite – Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons

Masada: Gimel

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On March 18, 1995, “DIW” label released “Gimel”, the third Masada album. It was recorded February – June 1994, at “RPM” and “Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by John Zorn and Kazunori Sugiyama.

Personnel:

  • John Zorn – alto saxophone
  • Dave Douglas – trumpet
  • Greg Cohen – bass
  • Joey Baron – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by John Zorn.

  1. Ziphim
  2. Abidan
  3. Katzatz
  4. Hazor
  5. Netivot
  6. Karaim
  7. Hekhal
  8. Sheloshim
  9. Lebaoth
  10. Tannaim