In May 1977, “Columbia” label released “Function at the Junction”, the fourth B.T. Express album. It was recorded in 1977, at “Ultra-Sonic Recording Studios” in Hempstead, New York, and was produced by Jeff Lane.
Personnel:
Richard Thompson – vocals, guitar
Michael Jones – vocals, keyboards
Carlos Ward – flute, piccolo flute, alto, tenor and baritone saxophone, clarinet
Bill Risbrook – flute, soprano and tenor saxophone
Jamal Rasool – vocals, bass
Dennis Rowe – bongos, congas, timbales, percussion
Leslie Ming – vocals, drums, percussion
Irving Spice – strings
Track listing:
Funky Music – Bill Risbrook
Expose Yourself – Emanuel Johnson, Michael Stokes, Tash Howard
Scratch My Itch – Sam Taylor, Tash Howard
Eyes – Carlos Ward
We Got It Together – Carlos Ward
Sunshine – Michael Jones
The Door to My Mind – Gloria Risbrook, Louis Risbrook
In May 1976, “Columbia” label released “Energy to Burn”, the third B.T. Express album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Ultra – Sonic Recording Studios” in Hempstead, New York, and was produced by Jeff Lane.
Personnel:
Barbara Joyce – vocals, tambourine
Michael Jones – vocals, clavinet, organ, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Moog synthesizer
Richard Thompson – vocal, guitar
Sam Taylor – rhythm guitar
Carlos Ward – flute, piccolo flute, tenor saxophone
Bill Risbrook – flute, soprano and tenor saxophone
Louis Risbrook – vocal, bass
Dennis Rowe – bongos, congas, timbales, percussion
Leslie Ming – drums
Irving Spice – strings
Track listing:
Depend On Yourself – Bill Risbrook
Can’t Stop Groovin’ Now, Wanna Do It Some More – Billy Nichols
Now That We Found Love – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff
On May 19, 1998, “Elektra” label released “Ophelia”, the second Natalie Merchant studio album. It was recorded July 1996 – May 1997, at “Talking Dwarf Studios” in Little Valley, New York, “AIR Studios” in London, and was produced by Natalie Merchant.
On April 2, 2008, “XL Recordings” label released “Walk It Off” the second Tapes ‘n Tapes studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Tarbox Road Studios” in New York, and was produced by Dave Fridmann.
On March 9, 1985, “Scotti Bros” label released “Go for Your Life”, the fifth Mountain studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Criteria Recording Studios” in Florida, and “Wizard Sound Studios” in Westchester, New York, and was produced by Pete Solley.
Personnel:
Leslie West – vocals, guitar
Mark Clarke – bass
Corky Laing – drums
Ian Hunter – sequencing
Eric Johnson – synthesizer
Miller Anderson – slide guitar
Chuck Kirkpatrick – background vocals
Mike Scott – engineer
Pete Solley – engineer
Gary Lyons – engineer
Jim Sessody – engineer assistant
Doug MacDonald – engineer assistant
Mike Fuller – mastering
Bud Prager – recording director
Lane/Donald – art direction
Barry Jackson – illustration
Track listing:
All tracks by Leslie West and Corky Laing, except where noted.
On February 28, 1995, “Verve Forecast Records” label released “First Wish”, the debut Chris Botti album. It was recorded in 1994, at “Bearsville Studios” in Bearsville, New York, “AGF Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Chris Botti, Kevin Killen and Andy Snitzer.
Personnel:
Chris Botti – trumpet, keyboards, tambourine, acoustic piano, programming
Paul Joseph Moore – keyboards, acoustic piano, Omnichord
Andy Snitzer – Rhodes, programming
Mitchell Froom – Wurlitzer electric piano, organ
Kevin Killen – Omnichord
Larry Saltzman – guitars
Shane Fontayne – guitars
Paul Livant – guitars
Marc Shulman – guitars
Dominic Kanza – guitars
Pino Palladino – bass
Steve Ferrone – drums
Jerry Marotta – drums
Joe Bonadio – percussion
Cyro Baptista – surdo, shaker
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
Sandra Park – violin
Rebecca Young – violin
Morris Goldberg – African flutes
Edie Brickell – vocals
Kevin Killen – engineer, mixing
Andrew Page – additional recording
David Lau – art direction
Sheryl Lutz-Brown – art direction
Étsuko Iseki – design
Gary St. Clair – design
Brad Hitz – photography
Guy Eckstein – executive producer
Marc Silag – production coordinator
Track listing:
All tracks by Chris Botti, except where noted.
Worlds Outside
On the Night Ride
First Wish
Like I Do Now – Chris Botti, Edie Brickell, Paul Joseph Moore
On February 12, 2008, “Hyena Records” label released “Invisible Baby”, the debut Marco Benevento studio album. It was recorded in August 2007, at “Avast!” in Seattle, Washington, and October 2007, at “Trout Studios” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by Marco Benevento.
Personnel:
Marco Benevento – piano, keyboards, mellotron, circuit bent toys
On February 8, 2010, “Secretly Canadian” label released “Odd Blood”, the second Yeasayer studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “Jersville Studio” in Woodstock, New York, “Great City Productions” in New York City, and was produced by Chris Keating, Anand Wilder and Ira Wolf Tuton.
On February 6, 2007, “Simian”, “Elephant 6” and “Yep Roc” labels released “New Magnetic Wonder”, the sixth Apples in Stereo studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Trout Studios” in Brooklyn, New York, in Lexington, Kentucky, in Denver, Colorado, in Benton, Kentucky, and was produced by Bryce Goggin and Robert Schneider.
Personnel:
Robert Schneider – lead and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, acoustic and electric piano, organ, synthesizer, mellotron, vocoder, electronic effects, percussion, handclaps, bass guitar, non-Pythagorean music scale
Hilarie Sidney – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, handclaps, rhythm guitar
Eric Allen – bass guitar, echoplex, space guitar, handclaps, backing vocals,
John Hill – rhythm guitar, phase shift, handclaps, backing vocals
Anonymous studio musicians – Mellotron tape banks.
Per Ole Bratset – lead guitar, sound effects
Bill Doss – piano fun, acoustic guitar, handclaps, backing vocals, vocal arrangement
On February 5, 2013, “Hundred Handed/Everything Evil” label released “The Afterman: Descension”, the seventh Coheed and Cambria studio album. It was recorded November 2011 – June 2012, at “Applehead Recording” in New York, and was produced by Michael Birnbaum, Chris Bittner, Claudio Sanchez, Travis Stever, Josh Eppard and Zach Cooper.
Personnel:
Claudio Sanchez – lead vocals, voice of Sirius Amory.rhythm guitar, piano, ukulele
Travis Stever – lead guitar, lap steel guitar, backing vocals
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