In April 1970, “Verve” label released “Alone”, the 36th Bill Evans album. It was recorded September – October 1968, at “Webster Hall” in New York City, and was produced by Helen Keane.
Personnel:
Bill Evans – piano
Val Valentin – director of engineering
Roy Hall – engineer
Sid Maurer – art direction
Nancy Reiner – cover art
Mickey Leonard – supervising consultant
Track listing:
Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
A Time for Love – Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
Midnight Mood – Joe Zawinul, Ben Raleigh
On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) – Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner
In April 1958, “Blue Note” label released “Here Comes Louis Smith”, the debut Louis Smith studio album. It was recorded in February 1958, at “Audio Sonic Sound” in Brill Building, New York City, and was produced by Tom Wilson.
Personnel:
Louis Smith – trumpet
Buckshot La Funke (Cannonball Adderley) – alto saxophone
In April 1959, “Verve” label released “Pres and Teddy”, album by Lester Young and Teddy Wilson Quartet (The). It was recorded in January 1959, in New York City, and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
Teddy Wilson – piano
Lester Young – tenor saxophone
Gene Ramey – bass
Jo Jones – drums
Sheldon Marks – art direction
Herman Leonard – cover photography
Bill Simon – liner notes
Track listing:
All of Me – Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons
Prisoner of Love – Russ Columbo, Clarence Gaskill, Leo Robin
Louise – Leo Robin, Richard Whiting
Love Me or Leave Me – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
Taking a Chance on Love – Vernon Duke, Ted Fetter, John Latouche
Love Is Here to Stay – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
On March 27, 1986, “K422” label released “Holy Money”, the fourth studio Swans studio album. It was recorded June 1985 – January 1986, at “Intergalactic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Michael Gira and Jorgé Estabon.
On March 24, 2017, “Shanachie” label released “Prototype”, the tenth Jeff Lorber Fusion album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Cocoa Butt” in Culver City, California, “JHL Sound” in Pacific Palisades, California, “Mannerism Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Jimmy Haslip and Jeff Lorber. “Prototype” won “Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album.”
Personnel:
Jeff Lorber – keyboards, guitars, synth bass, recording, mixing
Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitars, rhythm guitar, guitar solo
Chuck Loeb – melody guitar
Michael Thompson – guitars
Jairus Mozee – guitars
Larry Koonse – guitars, guitar solo
Nathan East – bass
Jimmy Haslip – electric bass, bass
Gary Novak – drums
Andy Snitzer – soprano, alto and tenor saxophone
David Mann – horns, horn arrangements, orchestra and string arrangements
On March 24, 2008, “Barclay” label released “Bleu pétrole”, the twelfth and the last Alain Bashung studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Alice’s Restaurant” in New York City, “Buzz Studio” in Paris, “Studios ICP” in Brussels, “Jackpot Studios” in Portland, “Looking Glass Studios” in New York, and was produced by Gaëtan Roussel and Mark Plati.
Personnel:
Alain Bashung – vocals
Gaëtan Roussel – acoustic and electric guitar, ukulele
Marc Ribot – electric guitar, banjo
M. Ward – acoustic and electric guitar
Arman Méliès – electric guitar, banjo
Mark Plati – bass guitar, guitars, keyboard, drum machine
Simon Edwards – bass guitar
Shawn Pelton – drums
Martyn Barker – drums, bongo
Tahar Boukhlifa – drums
Marian Tache, Erik Sluys, Dick Uten, Bart Lemmens, Tatjana Scleck, Christophe Pochet, Cristina Constantinescu, Annelies Broeckhoven – violin
François Grietje – viola
Hans Vandaele, Karel Steylaerts – cello
Mark Steylaerts – strings direction
Jérôme Witz, element-s – cover art and graphisms
Ludovic Carême – photos
Track listing:
All tracks by Gaëtan Roussel, except where noted.
Je t’ai manqué
Résidents de la République
Tant de nuits – Joseph d’Anvers, Arman Méliès, Alain Bashung
Hier à Sousse
Vénus
Comme un lego – Gérard Manset
Sur un trapeze
Je tuerai la pianiste – Gérard Manset – Gaëtan Roussel, Alain Bashung
Suzanne – Leonard Cohen, adapted by Graeme Allwright
Le Secret des Banquises – Gaëtan Roussel, Alain Bashung
On March 23, 1987, “Chrysalis” label released “Deception”, the second and the last Colourfield (The) album. It was recorded 1986 – 1987, at “Davout Studio” in Paris, “39th St. Music” in New York City, “Wool Hall Studio” in Bath, and was produced by Richard Gottehrer and Jeffery Lesser.
In March 1978, “Atlantic” label released “The Last of the Blue Devils”, the 14th Jay McShann album. It was recorded June – July 1977, at “RCA Recording Studios, Studio B” in New York City, and was produced by İlhan Mimaroğlu.
Personnel:
Jay McShann – vocals, piano, electric piano
Paul Quinichette, Buddy Tate – tenor saxophone
Joe Newman – trumpet
John Scofield – electric guitar
Milt Hinton – bass
Jackie Williams – drums
Track listing:
Confessin’ the Blues – Jay McShann, Walter Brown
‘Tain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do – Everett Robbins, Porter Grainger
Hootie Blues – Charlie Parker, Jay McShann, Walter Brown
Blue Devil Jump – Paul Quinichette
My Chile – Jay McShann
Jumpin’ at the Woodside – Count Basie, John Hendricks
Just for You – Pete Johnson, Herman Walder, Leo Corday, Booker Washington
On March 20, 2012, “Concord” label released “Hot House”, the seventh Gary Burton and Chick Corea album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Avatar” and “Mad Hatter East” in New York City, and was produced by Chick Corea and Gary Burton. The title track Hot House won “Grammy Award for the Best Improvised Jazz Solo”.
Personnel:
Gary Burton — vibraphone
Chick Corea — piano
Ilmar Gavilan — violin
Melissa White — violin
Juan Miguel Hernandez — viola
Paul Wiancko — cello
Bernie Kirsch — engineer, mixing
Bob Cetti — engineer assistant
Bob Mallory — engineer assistant
Gloria Kaba — mixing assistant
Greg Calbi — mastering
Steve Fallone — mastering
Glenn Suyker — piano technician
Julie Rooney — art coordinator, photography
Marc Bessant — graphics
Ernest Gregory — photography
Dan Muse — liner note coordination
Evelyn Brechtlein — production coordination
Bill Rooney — executive producer
Andrew Elliott — personal assistant
Track listing:
Can’t We Be Friends – Paul James, Kay Swift
Eleanor Rigby – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Chega de Saudade – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes
Time Remembered – Bill Evans
Hot House – Tadd Dameron
Strange Meadow Lark – Dave Brubeck
Light Blue – Thelonious Monk
Once I Loved – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes
On March 19, 2021, “Mack Avenue” label released “This Bitter Earth”, the fifth Veronica Swift album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Sear Sound” in New York City.
Personnel:
Veronica Swift – lead vocals
Emmet Cohen – piano
Yasushi Nakamura – bass
Bryan Carter – drums
Track listing:
This Bitter Earth – Clyde Otis
How Lovely to Be a Woman – lyrics by Lee Adams, music by Charles Strouse
You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught – lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers
Getting to Know You – lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers
The Man I Love – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
You’re the Dangerous Type – Bob Dorough
Trust In Me – Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman
He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) – lyrics by Gerry Goffin, music by Carole King
As Long as He Needs Me – Lionel Bart
Everybody Has the Right To Be Wrong – lyric by Sammy Cahn, music by Jimmy Van Heusen
Prisoner of Love – lyrics by Leo Robin, music by Clarence Gaskill, Russ Columbo
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