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James Brown: Everybody’s Doin’ The Hustle & Dead on the Double Bump

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In September 1975, “Polydor” label released “Everybody’s Doin’ the Hustl e & Dead on the Double Bump”, the 41st James Brown studio album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Sound Ideas Studios” in New York City, “A&R Recording” in New York City   and was produced by James Brown.

Personnel:

  • James Brown – vocals
  • Bob Both – recording, mixing, production supervision
  • David Stone, Major Little – engineer assistant
  • Douglas Gervasi – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by James Brown, except where noted.

  1. Hustle!!! (Dead on It)
  2. Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag
  3. Your Love
  4. Turn On the Heat and Build Some Fire
  5. Superbad, Superslick
  6. Calm & Cool
  7. Kansas City – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller

Sonny Stitt And Art Blakey With The Jazz Messengers: In Walked Sonny

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In September 1975, “Sonet Records” label released “In Walked Sonny”, album by Sonny Stitt and Art Blakey with The Jazz Messengers. It was recorded in May 1975, in New York City, and was produced by Sam Charters.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Stitt – alto and tenor saxophone
  • Art Blakey – drums
  • David Schnitter – tenor saxophone
  • Bill Hardman – trumpet
  • Walter Davis, Jr. – piano
  • Yoshio “Chin” Suzuki – bass
  • Elvin Campbell – engineer 
  • Terence Brace – design
  • Kenji Takigami – photography
  • Sam Charters – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Blues March – Benny Golson
  2. It Might as Well Be Spring – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
  3. Birdlike – Freddie Hubbard
  4. I Can’t Get Started – George Gershwin, Vernon Duke
  5. Ronnie’s a Dynamite Lady – Walter Davis, Jr.
  6. In Walked Sonny – Sonny Stitt

Marlena Shaw: From The Depts Of My Soul

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In September 1973, “Blue Note” label released “From the Depths of My Soul”, the fourth Marlena Shaw album. It was recorded May – June 1973, at “A&R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by George Butler.

Personnel:

  • Marlena Shaw – vocals
  • Gene Bertoncini, Cornell Dupree, Carl Lynch, Hugh McCracken – guitar
  • Derek Smith – piano, electric piano, clavinet
  • Eugene Bianco – harp
  • Ron Carter – double bass
  • Wilbur Bascomb, Jr. – electric bass
  • Charles Collins, Herbie Lovelle, Grady Tate – drums
  • Arthur Jenkins – congas
  • George Devens, George Jenkins – percussion
  • Wade Marcus – arrangements, conductor
  • Uncredited horns and strings musicians

Track listing:

  1. Prelude / I Know I Love Him – Bodie Chandler, Wade Marcus
  2. Hum This Song – Carl Davis
  3. But For Now – Bob Dorough
  4. Easy Evil – Alan O’Day
  5. The Laughter and the Tears – Randy Edelman
  6. The Feeling’s Good – Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel
  7. Wildflower – David Richardson, Doug Edwards
  8. Just Don’t Want to Be Lonely – Bobby Eli, John C. Freeman, Jr., Vinnie Barrett
  9. Waterfall – Randy Edelman
  10. Say a Good Word – Marlena Shaw
  11. Time For Me to Go – Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel

Johnny Griffin Orchestra: The Big-Soul Band

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In September 1960, “Riverside” label released “The Big Soul-Band”, the debut Johnny Griffin Orchestra album (the eight Johnny Griffin album overall). It was recorded May – June 1960, at “Plaza Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Griffin – tenor saxophone
  • Pat Patrick – alto sax
  • Frank Strozier – alto sax
  • Edwin Williams – tenor sax
  • Charles Davis – baritone sax
  • Clark Terry, Bob Bryant – trumpet
  • Julian Priester, Matthew Gee – trombone
  • Harold Mabern – piano
  • Bobby Timmons – piano, celeste
  • Bob Cranshaw – bass
  • Victor Sproles – bass
  • Charlie Persip – drums
  • Norman Simmons – arrangements
  • Ray Fowler – engineer
  • Jack Matthews – mastering
  • Ken Deardoff – design
  • Orrin Keepnews – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Wade in the Water – traditional
  2. Panic Room Blues – Norman Simmons
  3. Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen – traditional
  4. Meditation – Norman Simmons
  5. Holla – Norman Simmons
  6. So Tired – Bobby Timmons
  7. Deep River – traditional
  8. Jubilation – Junior Mance

Alice Coltrane: Universal Consciousness

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In September 1971, “Impulse!” label released “Universal Consciousness”, the fifth Alice Coltrane album. It was recorded April – June, 1971, in New York City and at the Coltrane’s home studios in Dix Hills, New York, and was produced by Brian Konairz and Alice Coltrane.

Personnel:

  • Alice Coltrane – harp, organ, string arrangements
  • Jimmy Garrison – bass
  • Jack DeJohnette – drums
  • Clifford Jarvis – drums, percussion
  • Rashied Ali – drums, wind chimes
  • Tulsi – tanpura
  • John Blair, Julius Brand, Leroy Jenkins, Joan Kalisch – violin
  • Ornette Coleman – transcriptions
  • W. Barneke, Roy Musgnug – engineer
  • Tony May – engineer, mixing
  • Ed Michel – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Alice Coltrane.

  1. Universal Consciousness
  2. Battle at Armageddon
  3. O Allah
  4. Hare Krishna
  5. Sita Ram
  6. The Ankh of Amen-Ra

Marc Johnson: Shades Of Jade

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On September 17, 2005, “ECM” label released “Shades of Jade”, the eight Marc Johnson album. It was recorded January – February 2004, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Eliane Elias and Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Marc Johnson – double bass
  • Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone
  • John Scofield – guitar
  • Eliane Elias – piano
  • Alain Mallet – organ
  • Joey Baron – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Marc Johnson and Eliane Elias.

  1. Ton Sur Ton
  2. Apareceu
  3. Shades of Jade
  4. In 30 Hours
  5. Blue Nefertiti
  6. Snow
  7. Since You Asked
  8. Raise
  9. All Yours
  10. Don’t Ask of Me

Clifford Brown: Memorial Album

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In September 1956, “Blue Note” label released “Memorial Album”, the 13th Clifford Brown album (it was released posthumously). It was recorded in June 1953, at “WOR Studios” in New York City, August 1953, at “Audio-Video Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Clifford Brown – trumpet
  • Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
  • Elmo Hope – piano
  • Percy Heath – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Hymn of the Orient – Gigi Gryce
  2. Easy Living – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
  3. Minor Mood – Clifford Brown
  4. Cherokee – Ray Noble
  5. Wail Bait – Quincy Jones
  6. Brownie Speaks – Clifford Brown
  7. De-Dah – Elmo Hope
  8. Cookin’ – Lou Donaldson
  9. You Go to My Head – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
  10. Carving the Rock – Elmo Hope, Sonny Rollins

Red Garland: Solar

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In September 1962, “Jazzland” label released “Solar”, the 28th Red Garland album. It was recorded in January 1962, at “Plaza Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Red Garland – piano
  • Les Spann – guitar, flute
  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Frank Gant – drums

Track listing:

  1. Sophisticated Swing – Will Hudson, Mitchel Parish
  2. Solar – Miles Davis, Chuck Wayne
  3. Where Are You? – Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh
  4. Marie’s Delight – Red Garland
  5. This Can’t Be Love – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  6. The Very Thought of You – Ray Noble
  7. Blues For News – Red Garland
  8. I Just Can’t See for Lookin’ – Nadine Robinson, Dok Stanford

The Isley Brothers: Twisting and Shouting

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On July 25, 1963, “United Artists” label released “Twisting and Shouting”, the third Isley Brothers (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1963, at “Bell Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Bert Bernes.

Personnel:

  • Ronald Isley – lead vocals
  • O’Kelly Isley, Jr. – backing vocals
  • Rudolph Isley – backing vocals
  • Alan Lorber – conductor 
  • Garry Sherman – conductor

Tracking listing:

All tracks by Rudolp Isley, O’ Kelly Isley and Ronald Isley, except where noted.

  1. Surf and Shout – Phil Medley, Ruth Batchelor
  2. Please, Please, Please – James Brown, Johnny Terry
  3. She’s the One
  4. Tango
  5. What’cha Gonna Do
  6. Stagger Lee – Lloyd Price, Harold Logan
  7. You’ll Never Leave Him – Bert Russell
  8. Let’s Go, Let’s Go, Let’s Go – Hank Ballard
  9. She’s Gone
  10. Shake It with Me Baby
  11. Long Tall Sally – Enotris Johnson
  12. Do the Twist – Dale Hawkins

Passion Pit: Gossamer

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On July 20, 2012, “Columbia” and “Frenchkiss Records” label released “Gossamer”, the second Passion Pit studio album. It was recorded in 2011 at “Gigantic” in New York City, and was produced by Chris Zane and Michael Angelakos.

Personnel:

  • Michael Angelakos – vocals, instruments, programming
  • Nico Muhly – celeste, piano, string arrangements
  • Chris Zane – drums, percussion, mixing
  • Andrew Esposito – aux percussion, additional programming 
  • Jon Natchez – tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Kelly Pratt – trumpet, trombone 
  • Eric Lamb – flute
  • Caleb Burhans, Max Mandel, Nadia Sirota – violin
  • Anna Elashvili, Keats Dieffenbach, Rob Moose, Yuki Numata – viola
  • Clarice Jensen – cello, flute
  • Ebba Lovisa Andersson, Petra Brohäll, Amanda Wikström – additional vocals
  • Diplo – additional programming
  • Mike Dunkley – additional programming
  • Alex Aldi – engineer, mixing, additional production
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Anita Marisa Boriboon – art direction, design
  • Mark Borthwick – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Angelakos.

  1. Take a Walk
  2. I’ll Be Alright
  3. Carried Away
  4. Constant Conversation
  5. Mirrored Sea
  6. Cry Like a Ghost
  7. On My Way
  8. Hideaway
  9. Two Veils to Hide My Face
  10. Love Is Greed
  11. It’s Not My Fault, I’m Happy
  12. Where We Belong