On December 15, 1949, “The Birdland Jazz Club”, named after Charlie Parker, opens in New York City. The club was located at “1678 Broadway” and worked until in 1965. The club re-opened for in1979 and in 1986 the second club located in “Manhattan’s Theater District” opened. The club current location is in the building next to The New York Observer headquarters.Some of the biggest names in Jazz history performed in “Birdland” including: Chet Baker; Count Basie; Roy Haynes; Jon Hendricks; Billie Holiday; Dave Holland; Freddie Hubbard; Hank Jones; Quincy Jones; Michel Legrand; Ramsey Lewis; Pat Martino; George Benson; Art Blakey; Dave Brubeck; Ron Carter; John Coltrane; Miles Davis; Sammy Davis Jr.; Blossom Dearie; Billy Eckstine; Duke Ellington; Maynard Ferguson; Ella Fitzgerald; Slim Gaillard; Erroll Garner; Stan Getz; Modern Jazz Quartet; Thelonious Monk; Anita O’Day; Charlie Parker; Oscar Peterson; Machito; Tito Puente; Bud Powell; Horace Silver; Nina Simone; Jimmy Smith; Billy Taylor; Clark Terry; McCoy Tyner; Sarah Vaughan; Dinah Washington; Joe Williams; Tony Williams; Lester Young; Michael Brecker; Melissa Manchester; Pat Metheny; Liza Minnelli; Michel Petrucciani; Harry Connick Jr.; Kurt Elling; Kevin Eubanks; Norah Jones; Diana Krall; Joe Lovano; John Pizzarelli; John Scofield; Maria Schneider; Phoebe Snow; Phil Woods and Yellowjacket.
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The Who: The Who Sell Out
On December 15, 1967, “Track” label released “The Who Sell Out”, the third Who (The) studio album. It was recorded May – November 1967, at the “Talentmasters Studios” in New York, “IBC Studios”, “Pye Studios”, “De Lane Lea Studios”, “CBS Studios”, and “Kingsway Studios” in London, and in “Gold Star Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Kit Lambert.
Personnel:
- Roger Daltrey – lead and backing vocals, percussion
- Pete Townshend – lead and backing vocals, guitars, keyboards, pennywhistle, banjo, sonovox
- John Entwistle – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, horns, sound effects
- Keith Moon – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, sound effects
- Al Kooper– keyboards, organ
- Speedy Keen – co-lead vocals
- Kit Lambert– engineer
- Damon Lyon Shaw – engineer
- David King, Roger Law– design
- Adrian George – psychedelic poster design
- David Montgomery – cover photography
Track listing:
All tracks by by Pete Townshend, except where noted.
- Armenia City in the Sky – Speedy Keen
- Heinz Baked Beans – John Entwistle
- Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand
- Odorono
- Tattoo
- Our Love Was, Is
- I Can See for Miles
- Can’t Reach You
- Medac
- Relax
- Silas Stingy – John Entwistle
- Sunrise
- Rael (1 and 2)
Joni Mitchell: Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter
On December 13, 1977, “Asylum” released “Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter”, the ninth Joni Mitchell studio album. It was recorded in 1977, at the “A&M Studios” in Hollywood; orchestra recorded at “Columbia Studio C” in New York; additional recording at “Basing Street Studio” in London, and was produced by Joni Mitchell.
Personnel:
- Joni Mitchell– lead and backing vocals, piano
- Larry Carlton– electric guitar
- Michel Colombier– piano
- Wayne Shorter– soprano saxophone
- Jaco Pastorius– bass, bongos, cowbells
- John Guerin– drums
- Manolo Badrena– lead vocals, congas, coffee cans, congas
- Alejandro Acuña– congas,cowbell, shakers, ankle bells, backing vocals
- AirtoMoreira – surdo
- Don Alias– bongos, congos, clave, snaredrum, sandpaper blocks, shaker, backing v ocals
- El Bwyd – the split-tongued spirit
- Glenn Frey– backing vocals
- Chaka Khan– backing vocals
- D. Souther– backing vocals
- Michael Gibbs– orchestral arrangements, conductor
- Bobbye Hall– credited in spirit
Track listing:
All tracks by Joni Mitchell, except where noted.
- Overture – Cotton Avenue
- Talk to Me
- Jericho
- Paprika Plains
- Otis and Marlena
- The Tenth World – Joni Mitchell, Don Alias, Manolo Badrena, Alex Acuña, Airto Moreira, Jaco Pastorius
- Dreamland
- Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter
- Off Night Backstreet
- The Silky Veils of Ardor
The Clash: Sandinista
On December 12, 1980, “CBS” label released “Sandinista!”, the fourth Clash studio album. The triple album 36 songs were recorded February – August 1980, at “Pluto Studios” in Manchester; “The Power Station” in New York, “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, “Channel One Studios” in Kingston, and at “Wessex Studios” in London, and was produced by Mikey Dread, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Sandinista” on number 404, on it’s list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”; Sandinista! was voted best album of the year in the Pazz & Jop critics poll in “The Village Voice” and in 2012, “Slant” magazine ranked the album at number 85 on its “Best Albums of the 1980s”.
Personnel:
- Joe Strummer– lead vocals, guitars
- Mick Jones– vocals, guitars
- Paul Simonon– vocals, bass
- Topper Headon– vocals, drums
- Tymon Dogg – vocals, violin, keyboard
- Mickey Gallagher – keyboards
- Ivan Julian – guitar
- Noel ‘Tempo’ Bailey – guitar
- Lew Lewis – harmonica
- Davey Payne – saxophone
- Gary Barnacle– saxophone
- Arthur Edward “Bill” Barnacle – trumpet
- Norman Watt-Roy – bass
- Jody Linscott– percussion
- Ellen Foley- co-lead vocal
- Den Hegarty(Darts) – vocals
- Luke & Ben Gallagher – vocals
- Maria Gallagher – coda vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by the
Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon, except where noted.
- The Magnificent Seven
- Hitsville K.
- Junco Partner
- Ivan Meets G.I.Joe
- The Leader
- Something About England
- Rebel Waltz
- Look Here – Mose Allison
- The Crooked Beat
- Somebody Got Murdered
- One More Time –Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon, Mikey Dread
- One More Dub – Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon, Mikey Dread
- Lightning Strikes
- Up in Heaven
- Corner Soul
- Let’s Go Crazy
- If Music Could Talk – Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon, Mikey Dread
- The Sound of Sinners
- Police on My Back – Eddy Grant
- Midnight Log
- The Equaliser
- The Call Up
- Washington Bullets
- Broadway
- Lose This Skin – Tymon Dogg
- Charlie Don’t Surf
- Mensforth Hill
- Junkie Slip
- Kingston Advice
- The Street Parade
- Version City
- Living in Fame – Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon, Mikey Dread
- Sillicone on Sapphire
- Version Pardner
- Career Opportunities
- Shepherds Delight
Blood, Sweat & Tears: Same
On December 11, 1968, “Columbia” label released self titled, second Blood, Sweet & Tears album. It was recorded October 1968, at “CBS Studios” in New York, and was produced by James William Guercio. The album was certified 4 x Platinum in the US by the RIAA. The album received “Grammy Award” for “Album of the Year” in 1970.
Personnel:
- David Clayton-Thomas– lead vocals
- Steve Katz– lead and backing vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Dick Halligan– organ, piano, flute, trombone, vocals
- Jim Fielder– bass
- Bobby Colomby– vocals, drums, percussion
- Lew Soloff– trumpet, flugelhorn
- Fred Lipsius– alto saxophone, piano
- Chuck Winfield– trumpet, flugelhorn
- Jerry Hyman– trombone, recorder
- Dick Halligan, Fred Lipsius, Al Kooper – arrangements
- Timothy Quay, Bob Cato – cover art
- John Berg – design
- Harrie George – photography
Track listing:
- Variations on a theme by Erik Satie (1st and 2nd Movements)
- Adapted from “Trois Gymnopédies”; arr. by Dick Halligan
- Smiling Phases – Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood
- Sometimes in Winter – Steve Katz
- More and More – Vee Pee Smith, Don Juan
- And When I Die – Laura Nyro
- God Bless the Child – Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.
- Spinning Wheel -David Clayton-Thomas
- You’ve Made Me So Very Happy – Berry Gordy Jr., Brenda Holloway, Patrice Holloway, Frank Wilson
- Blues – Part II – Blood, Sweat & Tears
- Interpolating Sunshine of Your Love (Jack Bruce, Pete Brown, Eric Clapton), Spoonful – Willie Dixon, Somethin’ Goin’ On – Al Kooper
- Variations on a theme by Erik Satie” (1st Movement)
Mothers Of Invention: Cruising With Ruben & The Jets
On December 2, 1968, “Bizarre” and “Verve” labels released “Cruising with Ruben & the Jets”, the fourth Mothers of Invention studio album. It is part of Mothers project named “No Commercial potential” which featured three albums: “Uncle Meat”, We’re in it Only for the Money” and “Lumpy Gravy”. The album was recorded December 1967 – February 1968, at the “Apostolic Studios” in New York, and was produced by Frank Zappa.
Personnel:
- Frank Zappa– low grumbles, oo-wah and lead guitar, bass, piano, drums
- Ray Collins– lead vocals
- Roy Estrada– high weazlings, dwaedy-doop and electric bass
- Jimmy Carl Blackand/or Arthur Dyer Tripp III – lewd pulsating rhythm
- Ian Underwoodor and Don Preston – redundant piano triplets
- Motorhead Sherwood– baritone sax, tambourine
- Bunk Gardner, Ian Underwood – alto and tenor saxophone
- Cal Schenkel – artwork, cover art
Track listing:
All tracks by Frank Zappa, except where noted.
- Cheap Thrills
- Love of My Life – Frank Zappa and Ray Collins
- How Could I Be Such a Fool
- Deseri – Ray Collins and Paul Buff
- I’m Not Satisfied
- Jerry Roll Gum Drop
- Anything – Ray Collins
- Later That Night
- You Didn’t Try to Call Me
- Fountain of Love – Frank Zappa and Ray Collins
- No. No.
- Anyway the Wind Blows
- Stuff Up the Cracks
Pink Floyd: The Wall
On November 30, 1979, “Harvest” label released “The Wall”, the eleventh Pink Floyd studio album. This was the last studio album released with the lineup of David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Richard Wright and Nick Mason. Richard Wright left the band after the release of the album. It was recorded from December 1978 till November 1979, at the “Britannia Row”, “Super Bear Studio”, “Studio Miraval” in France, “CBS 30th Street Studio” in New York, and at the “Producers Workshop” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour, James Guthrie and Roger Waters. The album featured band’s only number one single “Another Brick in the Wall Part 2”, and became one of the best selling albums of 1980. By 1999 “The Wall” sold in more than 23 million copies worldwide. Magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked “The Wall” at number 87 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Roger Waters- vocals, bass, rhythm guitar, synthesizers, sound effects, design
- David Gilmour- vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, bass, synthesizers
- Nick Mason- drums, percussion
- Richard Wright- piano, Hammond organ, electric piano, synthesizers, bass pedals
- Children of Islington Green School– vocals
- Bob Ezrin– piano, Hammond organ, synthesizers, reed organ, backing vocals
- James Guthrie– percussion, synthesizer, sound effects
- Jeff Porcaro– drums
- Joe Porcaro, Blue Ocean & 34 other – snare drums
- Lee Ritenour– guitars
- Joe (Ron) di Blasi – classical guitar
- Fred Mandel– Hammond organ
- Bobbye Hall– congas, bongos
- Frank Marrocco– concertina
- Larry Williams – clarinet
- Trevor Veitch – mandolin
- New York Orchestra – orchestra
- New York Opera – choral vocals
- Unnamed children’s choir from New York – children’s choral vocals
- “Vicki & Clare” – backing vocals
- Bruce Johnston– backing vocals
- Toni Tennille– backing vocals
- Joe Chemay – backing vocals
- Jon Joyce – backing vocals
- Stan Farber – backing vocals
- Jim Haas– backing vocals
- Harry Waters– child’s voice
- Chris Fitzmorris – male telephone voice
- Trudy Young – voice of the groupie
- Phil Taylor – sound effects
- Bob Ezrin – orchestral arrangements
- Michael Kamen– orchestral arrangements
- Gerald Scarfe – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Roger Waters, except where noted.
- In the Flash
- The Thin Ice – David Gilmour, Roger Waters
- Another Brick in the Wall (part 1)
- The Happiest Days of Our Lives
- Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2) – David Gilmour, Roger Waters
- Mother – David Gilmour and Roger Waters
- Goodbye Blue Sky
- Empty Spaces
- Young Lust – Roger Waters and David Gilmour
- One of My Turns
- Don’t Leave Me Now
- Another Brick in the Wall (Part 3)
- Goodbye Cruel World
- Hey You
- Is There Anybody Out There
- Nobody Home
- Vera
- Bring the Boys Back Home
- Comfortably Numb
- The Show Must Go On
- In the Flesh
- Run Like Hell – David Gilmour, Roger Waters
- Waiting for Worms
- Stop
- The Trial – Roger Waters, Bob Ezrin
- Outside the Wall
Don McLean: American Pie
On October 24, 1971, “United Artists” label released “American Pie”, the second Don McLean studio album. It was recorded May – June 1971, at “Record Plant Studios” in New York and was produced by Ed Freeman. The album featured McLean’s two best known songs “American Pie” and “Vincent”.
Personnel:
- Don McLean – vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo
- David Spinozza– electric guitar
- Paul Griffin– piano
- Warren Bernhardt– piano
- Ray Colcord– electric piano
- Bob Rothstein– vocals, bass
- Roy Markowitz – drums, percussion
- Mike Mainieri– marimba, vibraphone
- Tom Flye – drums
- West Forty Fourth Street Rhythm and Noise Choir – chorus
- Ed Freeman – string arrangements
- Lee Hays– arranger
- Gene Orloff – concert master
Track listing:
All tracks by Don McLean except where noted.
- American Pie
- Till Tomorrow
- Vincent
- Crossroads
- Winterwood
- Empty Chairs
- Everybody Loves Me Baby
- Sister Fatima
- The Grave
- Babylon – Trad. arr. by Lee Hays and Don McLean
Miles Davis: Get Up With It
On November 22, 1974, “Columbia” label released Miles Davis album “Get Up with It”. It was recorded 1970 – 1974, at the “Columbia Studios E and B” in New York, and was produced by Teo Macero.
Personnel:
- Miles Davis— electric trumpet with wah-wah, organ
- Dave Liebman— alto flute
- Pete Cosey— electric guitar
- Reggie Lucas— electric guitar
- Dominique Gaumont— electric guitar
- Cornell Dupree— electric guitar
- John McLaughlin— electric guitar
- Khalil Balakrishna— electric sitar
- Keith Jarrett— electric piano
- Cedric Lawson— Fender rhodes, electric piano
- Herbie Hancock— clavinet
- Lester Chambers— harmonica
- Michael Henderson— bass guitar
- Al Foster— drums
- Bernard Purdie— drums
- Billy Cobham— drums
- Airto Moreira— percussion,
- James Mtume— percussion
- Badal Roy— tabla
- John Stubblefield— soprano saxophone
- Carlos Garnett— soprano saxophone
- Steve Grossman— soprano saxophone
- Sonny Fortune— flute
- Wade Marcus— brass arrangement
- Billy Jackson — rhythm arrangement
Track listing:
All tracks by Miles Davis.
- He Loved Him Madly
- Maiysha
- Honky Tonk
- Rated X
- Calypso Frelimo
- Red China Blues
- Mtume
- Billy Preston
John Lennon And Yoko Ono: Double Fantasy
On November 17, 1980, “Geffen” label released “Double Fantasy”, album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. It was the seventh and final studio album released by Lennon in his lifetime, three weeks after its release, Lennon was murdered. The album was recorded from August 7 to September 22, 1980, at the “The Hit Factory” in New York, and was produced by John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Jack Douglas. In 1981, “Double Fantasy” won “Grammy” for “Album of the Year”.
Personnel:
- John Lennon– lead, harmony and backing vocals; rhythm and acoustic guitars, piano, keyboards, arrangements
- Yoko Ono– lead and backing vocals; arranger
- Earl Slick, Hugh McCracken– lead guitar
- Tony Levin– bass
- George Small– keyboards
- Andy Newmark– drums
- Arthur Jenkins– percussion
- Ed Walsh – Oberheim synthesizer
- Robert Greenidge– steel drum
- Matthew Cunningham – hammer dulcimer
- Randy Stein – English concertina
- Howard Johnson, Grant Hungerford, John Parran, Seldon Powell, George “Young” Opalisky, Roger Rosenberg, David Tofani, Ronald Tooley – horns
- Tony Davillo – hornarrangements and musical associate
- Michelle Simpson, Cassandra Wooten, Cheryl Mason Jacks, Eric Troyer, Benny Cummings Singers, The Kings Temple Choir – backing vocals
- Kishin Shinoyama– cover photo, photography
Track listing:
- (Just Like) Starting Over – John Lennon
- Kiss Kiss Kiss – Yoko Ono
- Cleanup Time – John Lennon
- Give Me Something – Yoko Ono
- I’m Losing You – John Lennon
- I’m Moving On – Yoko Ono
- Beautiful Boy – John Lennon
- Watching the Wheels – John Lennon
- Yes, I’m Your Angel – Yoko Ono
- Woman – John Lennon
- Beautiful Boys – Yoko Ono
- Dear Yoko – John Lennon
- Every Man Has a Woman Who loves Him – Yoko Ono
- Hard Times Are Over – Yoko Ono
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