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Billie Holiday: Stay With Me

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In July 1958, “Verve” label released “Stay with Me”, the ninth Billie Holiday album. It was recorded in February 1955, at “Fine Sound Studios” in New York, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Billie Holiday – vocals
  • Tony Scott and His Orchestra
  • Budd Johnson – tenor saxophone
  • Charlie Shavers – trumpet
  • Tony Scott – clarinet
  • Carl Drinkard – piano
  • Billy Taylor – piano
  • Billy Bauer – guitar
  • Leonard Gaskin – bass
  • Cozy Cole – drums
  • Leroy Lovett – arrangements

Track listing:

  1. I Wished on the Moon – Ralph Rainger, Dorothy Parker
  2. Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Fats Waller, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf
  3. Everything Happens to Me – Tom Adair, Matt Dennis
  4. Say It Isn’t So – Irving Berlin
  5. I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm – Irving Berlin
  6. Always – Irving Berlin
  7. Do Nothing till You Hear from Me – Duke Ellington, Bob Russell

McCoy Tyner: Time For Tyner

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In July 1969, “Blue Note” label released “Time for Tyner”, the ninth McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded in May 1968, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Duke Pearson.

Personnel:

  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Bobby Hutcherson – vibes
  • Herbie Lewis – bass 
  • Freddie Waits – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by McCoy Tyner except where noted.

  1. African Village
  2. Little Madimba
  3. May Street
  4. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  5. The Surrey with the Fringe on Top – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
  6. I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face – Alan Lerner, Frederick Loewe

Ornette Coleman: Chappaqua Suite

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In July 1966, “Columbia” label released “Chappaqua Suite”, the ninth Ornette Coleman album. It was recorded in June 1965, and was produced by Henri Renaud.

Personnel:

  • Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone
  • Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone
  • David Izenzon – double bass
  • Charles Moffett – drums
  • Joseph Tekula – orchestra arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Ornette Coleman.

  1. Chappaqua Suite, Part 1
  2. Chappaqua Suite, Part 2
  3. Chappaqua Suite, Part 3
  4. Chappaqua Suite, Part 4

Greg Foat: Symphonie Pacifique

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On July 3, 2020, “Strut” label released “Symphonie Pacifique”, the ninth Greg Foat album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “Fish Factory Studio” in London, “Post Electric Studio” in Edinburgh, “Kungsten Studios” in Göteborg, Sweden, and was produced by Greg Foat.

Personnel:

  • Greg Foat – piano, keyboards, tubular bells
  • Warren Hampshire – guitar, tubular bells, percussion
  • Thomas Frank – pedal steel guitar
  • Philip Achille – double and electric bass
  • Clark Tracey – drums
  • Moses Boyd – drums
  • Eric Young – percussion, congas
  • Art Themen – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Dave Bitelli – tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Kano Kawashima – violin
  • Felix Tanner – viola
  • Jessica Kerr, Niamh Molloy – cello
  • Heather Wrighton – harp
  • Elina Ryd, Erik Dahl, Hannah Tolf, Pablo Cope – choir
  • Mattias Glava – choir recording, engineer
  • Rod Jones – strings recording
  • James Thorpe – engineer
  • Mark Ashfield – mastering
  • Peter Beckmann – mastering
  • Henry Valensi – artwork
  • Matt Thame – design
  • James Thorpe – photography
  • Frank Merritt – lacquer cut
  • Quinton Scott – coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Greg Foat, except where noted.

  1. Prelude
  2. Symphonie Pacifique
  3. Undulation – Philip Achille
  4. Anticipation
  5. Mu
  6. Yonaguni
  7. Island Life
  8. Nikinakinu
  9. Man vs Machine – Greg Foat, Moses Boyd
  10. Before the Storm
  11. After the Storm
  12. Meditation on a Pedal Steel – Thomas Frank
  13. Lament for Lamont
  14. Pointe – Vénus – Greg Foat, Warren Hampshire
  15. Mother’s Love – Greg Foat, Sam Chagumachinyi
  16. Epilogue Three Tenors – Art Themen, Favid Bitelli, Rob Мach

Paul Desmond: Easy Living

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In June 1966, “RCA Victor” label released “Easy Living”, the ninth Paul Desmond album. It was recorded June 1963, September 1964, June 1965, in New York City, and was produced by George Avakian.

Personnel:

  • Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
  • Jim Hall – guitar
  • Gene Cherico, Percy Heath, Eugene Wright – bass
  • Connie Kay – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Desmond except where noted.

  1. When Joanna Loved Me – Robert Wells, Jack Segal
  2. That Old Feeling – Sammy Fain, Lew Brown
  3. Polka Dots and Moonbeams – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  4. Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  5. Easy Living – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
  6. I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face – Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
  7. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  8. Blues for Fun

Volbeat: God of Angels Trust

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On June 6, 2025, “Vertigo” label released “God of Angels Trust”, the ninth Volbeat studio album. It was recorded October – November 2024, and was produced by Jacob Hansen and Michael Poulsen.

Personnel:

  • Michael Poulsen – vocals, guitars
  • Kaspar Boye Larsen – bass
  • Jon Larsen – drums
  • Flemming C. Lund – lead guitar
  • Martin Pagaard Wolff – acoustic and lead guitar
  • Mia Maja – backing vocals
  • Tue Bayer – engineer
  • Jacob Hansen – mixing, mastering

Track listing:

All lyrics by Michael Poulsen, music as noted.

  1. Devils Are Awake – Michael Poulsen, Jon Larsen
  2. By a Monster Hand – Michael Poulsen
  3. Acid Rain – Michael Poulsen
  4. Demone Depression – Michael Poulsen
  5. In the Barn of the Goat Giving Birth to Satan’s Spawn in a Dying World of Doom – Michael Poulsen
  6. Time Will Heal – Michael Poulsen
  7. Better Be Fueled Than Tamed – Michael Poulsen, Kasper Boye Larsen
  8. At the End of the Sirens – Michael Poulsen
  9. Lonely Fields – Michael Poulsen, Jon Larsen, Kasper Boye Larsen
  10. Enlighten the Disorder (By a Monster’s Hand Part 2) – Michael Poulsen

Jan Garbarek: Dis

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In May 1977. “ECM” label released “Dis”, the ninth Jan Garbarek album. It was recorded in December 1976, at “Talent Studios” in Oslo, Norway, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Jan Garbarek – soprano and tenor saxophones, wood flute
  • Ralph Towner – 12 string guitar, classical guitar
  • Jan Erik Kongshaug – windharp
  • harp built by Sverre Larssen and recorded by Jan Erik Kongshaug; played by the wind
  • Den Norske Messingsekstett – brass
  • Jan Erik Kongshaug – recording
  • Barbara Wojirsch – layout
  • Franco Fontana – photography

Track listing:

 All tracks by Jan Garbarek.

  1. Vandrere
  2. Krusning
  3. Viddene
  4. Skygger
  5. Yr
  6. Dis

Dorothy Ashby: Dorothy’s Harp

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In May 1969, “Cadet” label released “Dorothy’s Harp”, the ninth Dorothy Ashby album. It was recorded in March 1969, at “Ter Mar Studios” in Chicago, and was produced by Richard Evans.

Personnel:

  • Dorothy Ashby – harp
  • Odell Brown – electric piano
  • Lennie Druss – flute, oboe
  • Stu Black – engineer
  • Randy Harter – design
  • Jeff Lowenthal – photography

Track listing:

  1. By the Time I Get to Phoenix – Jimmy Webb
  2. Canto De Ossanha – Baden Powell, Vinicius De Moraes
  3. Love Is Blue – André Popp, Bryan Blackburn
  4. Reza – Edu Lobo, Ruy Guerra
  5. This Girl’s In Love with You – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  6. Truth Spoken Here – Richard Evans
  7. Tornado – Richard Evans
  8. The Windmills of Your Mind – Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Michael Legrand
  9. Cause I Need It – Dorothy Ashby
  10. Just Had to Tell Somebody – Dorothy Ashby
  11. Fool on the Hill – John Lennon, Paul McCartney

Merle Hagard And The Strangers: Same Train, A Different Time

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In April 1969, “Capitol” label released “Same Train, A Different Time”, album by Merle Haggard and the Strangers (the ninth Merle Haggard studio album overall). It was recorded August 1968 – February 1969, at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ken Nelson.

Personnel:

  • Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar

The Strangers:

  • Roy Nichols – guitar, harmonica
  • Norman Hamlet – steel guitar
  • George French – piano
  • Jerry Ward – bass
  • Eddie Burris – drums
  • Lewis Talley – guitar
  • Billy Mize – harmony vocals
  • Bonnie Owens – harmony vocals
  • James Burton – guitar, dobro
  • Bob Morris – bass
  • Roy Huskey, Jr. – bass

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmie Rodgers, except where noted.

  1. California Blues
  2. Narration #1
  3. Hobo’s Meditation
  4. Waitin’ for a Train
  5. Mother, The Queen of My Heart – Jimmy Rodgers, Hoyt Bryant
  6. My Carolina Sunshine Girl
  7. Narration #2
  8. Train Whistle Blues
  9. Why Should I Be Lonely? – Jimmy Rodgers, Estelle Lovel
  10. Jimmie’s Texas Blues
  11. Blue Yodel#6 – Jimmy Rodgers, George Vaughan
  12. Narration #3
  13. Mule Skinner Blues
  14. Peach Picking Time Down in Georgia – Jimmy Rodgers, Clayton McMichen
  15. Down the Old Road To Home – Jimmy Rodgers, Carey D. Harvey
  16. Travelin’ Blues – Jimmy Rodgers, Shelly Lee Alley
  17. Miss the Mississippi and You – Bill Halley
  18. Frankie and Johnny
  19. No Hard Times
  20. Narration #4
  21. Hobo Bill’s Last Ride – Waldo LaFayette O’Neal
  22. My Old Pal – Jimmy Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams
  23. Nobody Knows But Me – Jimmy Rodgers, McWilliams
  24. Narration #5
  25. Jimmie Rodgers’ Last Blue Yodel (The Women Make a Fool Out of Me)

The Mars Volta: Lucro Sucio; Los Ojos del Vacio

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On April 11, 2025, “Clouds Hill” label released “Lucro Sucio; Los Ojos del Vacio”, the ninth Mars Volta (The) studio album. It was recorded 2024 – 2025, and was produced by Omar Rodríguez-López.

Personnel:

  • Cedric Bixler-Zavala – vocals
  • Omar Rodríguez-López – synths, guitars, engineer
  • Marcel Rodríguez-López – synths, keyboards, percussion, engineer, mixing
  • Leo Genovese – keyboards, saxophone
  • Josh Moreau – bass guitar
  • Linda-Philomène Tsoungui – drums
  • Daniel Diaz – percussion
  • Eva Gardner – bass guitar
  • Willy Rodriguez – drums
  • Jon Debaun – engineer
  • John Frusciante – engineer
  • Chris Common – engineer, mastering
  • Adán Guevara – artwork

Track listing:

 All lyrics by Cedric Bixler-Zavala; all music by Omar Rodríguez-López.

  1. Fin
  2. Reina Tormnenta
  3. Enlazan las Tinieblas
  4. Mictlán
  5. The Iron Rose
  6. Cue the Sun
  7. Alba del Orate
  8. Voice in My Knives
  9. Poseedora de Mi Sombra
  10. Celaje
  11. Vociferó
  12. Mito de los Trece Cielos
  13. Un Disparo al Vacío
  14. Detrás de la Puerta Dorada
  15. Maullidos
  16. Morgana
  17. Cue the Sun (reprise)
  18. Lucro Sucio