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Rasmus: Hell of a Tester

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On November 2, 1998, “Warner Music” label released “Hell of a Tester”, the third Rasmus studio album. It was recorded in 1998, at “ Millbrook Studio” in Helsinki, Finland, and was produced by Lauri Ylönen, Pauli Rantasalmi, Eero Heinonen, Janne Heiskanen, Craig Townsend and Teja Kotilainen.

Personnel:

  • Lauri Ylönen – vocals
  • Pauli Rantasalmi – guitar
  • Eero Heinonen – bass
  • Janne Heiskanen – drums
  • Aleksi Ahoniemi – saxophone
  • Dirty Moose – saxophone
  • Jukka Tiirikainen – trumpet
  • Matti Lappalainen – trombone
  • Timo Lavanko – vibe
  • Ilkka Hämäläinen – vibe, saxophone
  • Tuukka Helminen – cello
  • Mikko Pietinen – timpani
  • Pate Kivinen – organ
  • Henri Sorvali – keyboards
  • Riku Niemi – conductor, string arrangements
  • Luke Wadey – kazoo 
  • Juha Heininen – recording, mixing
  • Robert Palomäki – recording, mixing
  • Pauli Saastamoinen – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Lauri Ylönen, Pauli Rantasalmi, Eero Heinonen and Janne Heiskanen.

  1. Every Day
  2. Dirty Moose
  3. Swimming with the Kids
  4. Man in the Street
  5. Tonight Tonight
  6. City of the Dead
  7. Liquid
  8. Pa-Pa
  9. Vibe
  10. Help Me Sing
  11. Temp

Concorde: Have the Blues

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On November 2, 1984, “Jugoton” label released “Have the Blues”, the debut Concorde album. It was recorded in 1984, at “J.M. Sound Studio” in Zagreb, Croatia, and was produced by Vedran Božić.

Personnel:

  • Venko Serafimov – guitars
  • Sejat Jakupi – vocals
  • Zoran Pehčievski – keyboards
  • Kokan Pandilovski – bass
  • Bruno Grozdanov – drums
  • Vedran Božić – engineer
  • Silvano Bulešić – mastering
  • Mirko Ilić – design
  • L. Džurovski – logo design
  • Luka Mjeda – photography
  • V. Todorov – band photography

Track listing:

  1. Vrati se
  2. Umoran i grub
  3. Visoki štikli i crni čorapi
  4. Ja sam lud
  5. Have the Blues
  6. Kada zabava završi
  7. Mirno spavaj
  8. Anarhija na istoku
  9. Kao nekad
  10. Uvek u senci

Yusef Lateef: Suite 16

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On November 2, 1970, “Atlantic” label released “Suite 16”, the 28th Yusef Lateef album. It was recorded in April 1970, at “Regent Sound Studios”, in New York City, June 1970, at “Corner Studios” in Cologne, Germany and was produced by Joel Dom.

Personnel:

  • Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone, flute, bamboo flute, pneumatic bamboo flute, oboe, bells, tambourine
  • Neal Boyar – vibraphone 
  • Barry Harris, Joe Zawinul – piano
  • Eric Gale, Earl Klugh – guitar
  • Chuck Rainey – electric bass
  • Robert Cunningham – bass, electric bass
  • Albert Heath, Jimmy Johnson – drums
  • Selwart Clarke – viola
  • Kermit Moore – cello
  • Cologne Radio Orchestra conducted by William S. Fischer
  • The Sweet Inspirations – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Yusef Lateef except where noted.

  1. Buddy and Lou
  2. Down in Atlanta
  3. Nocturne
  4. When a Man Loves a Woman – Calvin Lewis, Andrew Wright
  5. Michelle – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  6. Symphonic Blues Suite: First Movement; Folia
  7. Symphonic Blues Suite: Second Movement; Minuet (Hybird, Atonal)
  8. Symphonic Blues Suite: Third Movement; Blues (Twelve Measure Form) Variation  Interlude
  9. Symphonic Blues Suite: Fourth Movement; Passacaglia
  10. Symphonic Blues Suite: Fifth Movement; Chorale / Sixth Movement; Blues (Extended Form)
  11. Symphonic Blues Suite: Seventh Movement; Blues, Coda

Ornette Coleman: The Art of the Improvisers

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On November 2, 1970, “Atlantic” label released “The Art of the Improvisers”, the ninth Ornette Coleman album. It was recorded May – October 1959, July 1960, January – March 1961, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • Ornette Coleman — alto and tenor saxophone
  • Don Cherry — pocket trumpet; cornet
  • Charlie Haden — bass
  • Scott LaFaro — bass
  • Jimmy Garrison — bass
  • Billy Higgins — drums
  • Ed Blackwell — drums 

All tracks by Ornette Coleman.

  1. The Circle with a Hole in the Middle
  2. Just for You
  3. The Fifth of Beethoven
  4. The Alchemy of Scott LaFaro
  5. Moon Inhabitants
  6. The Legends of Bebop
  7. Harlem’s Manhattan

Czars: Goodbye

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On November 2, 2004, “Bella Union” label released “Goodbye”, the fifth Czars studio album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Colin Bricker, John Grant, Andy Monley, Roger Green, Chris Pearson and Jeff Linsenmaier.

Personnel:

  • John Grant– lead vocals, piano, synthesisers
  • Andy Monley – guitars
  • Roger Green – guitar, synthesisers
  • Chris Pearson – bass
  • Jeff Linsenmaier – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by John Grant, Andy Monley, Roger Green, Chris Pearson and Jeff Linsenmaier.

  1. Goodbye (Intro)
  2. Goodbye
  3. Paint the Moon
  4. The Hymn
  5. My Love
  6. Little Pink House
  7. I Am The Man
  8. Trash
  9. Los
  10. Bright Black Eyes
  11. Pain

Ron Carter Sextet: Orfeu

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On November 2, 1999, “Somethin’ Else” label released “Orfeu”, the 36th Ron Carter album. It was recorded February – March 1999, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Ron Carter.

Personnel:

  • Ron Carter– bass
  • Houston Person– tenor saxophone
  • Stephen Scott– piano
  • Bill Frisell– guitar
  • Payton Crossley – drums
  • Steve Kroon – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Ron Carter except where noted

  1. Saudade
  2. Manhã de Carnaval – Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria
  3. Por-Do-Sol
  4. Goin’ Home – Antonin Dvorák, Ron Carter
  5. 117 Special
  6. Obrigado
  7. Samba de Orfeu – Luiz Bonfá, Antonio Maria

 

Bryan Ferry: Bête Noire

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On November 2, 1987, “Virgin” label released “Bête Noire”, the seventh Bryan Ferry studio album. It was recorded 1986 – 1987, at “Compass Point Studios” in Nassau, Bahamas; “Marcadet”, “Mireval”, “Var”, “Guillaume Tell” in Paris, and was produced by  Bryan Ferry, Chester Kamen and Patrick Leonard.

Personnel:

  • Bryan Ferry– lead vocals
  • Neil Hubbard, Jeff Thall – guitar
  • Clifford Carter– keyboards
  • Lucio Hopper – bass guitar
  • Andy Newmark– drums
  • Steve Scales – percussion
  • Michelle Cobbs, Ednah Holt, Yanick Etienne– backing vocals
  • Alan Meyerson – recording
  • Bruce Lampcov – recording
  • Ian Eales – engineer
  • Steve Jackson – engineer
  • Kevin Killen – engineer
  • Robert C. Ludwig – mastering
  • Simon Puxley – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Bryan Ferry and Patrick Leonard, except where noted.

  1. Limbo
  2. Kiss and Tell
  3. New Town
  4. Day for Night
  5. Zamba
  6. The Right Stuff
  7. Seven Deadly Sins
  8. The Name of the Game
  9. Bête Noire

Rage Against The Machine: The Battle Of Los Angeles

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On November 2, 1999, “Epic” label released “The Battle of Los Angeles”, the third Rage Against the Machine studio album. It was recorded September – October 1998, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien. The album cover art was artwork by the LA Street Phantom aka Joey Krebs aka Joel Jaramillo.Both “Time” and “Rolling Stone” magazines named it the Best Album of 1999.

Personnel:

  • Zack de la Rocha– vocals, co-productin
  • Tom Morello– guitars, co-production
  • Tim Commerford (credited as “YTimK”) – bass, co-production
  • Brad Wilk– drums, co-production
  • Nick DiDia – engineer, recording
  • Ryan Williams – engineer
  • Russ Fowler – additional engineering
  • Sugar D – additional engineering
  • German Villacorta – engineer assistant
  • Roger Sommers – engineer assistant
  • Kevin Lively – engineer assistant
  • Karl Egsieker – engineer assistant
  • Monique Mitzrahl – engineer assistant
  • Kevin Dean – engineer assistant
  • Michael Parnin – engineer assistant
  • “Atom” – engineer assistant
  • Brendan O’Brien– mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Andrew Garver – digital editing
  • Rage Against the Machine – art direction
  • Aimee Macauley – art direction
  • Joey Krebs – artwork
  • Danny Clinch – photography
  • Matt DeMello (eye cue) – photography
  • Steven Tirona – additional photography
  • Cheryl Mondello – production coordination
  • Erin Haley – production coordination

Track listing:

All lyrics by Zack de la Rocha, all music by Zack de la Rocha, Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk.

  1. Testify
  2. Guerilla Radio
  3. Calm Like a Bomb
  4. Mic Check
  5. Sleep Now in the Fire
  6. Born of a Broken Man
  7. Born as Ghosts
  8. Maria
  9. Voice of the Voiceless
  10. New Millennium Homes
  11. Ashes in the Fall
  12. War Within a Breath

Alvin Lee & Mylon LeFevre: On The Road To Freedom

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On November 2, 1973, “Chrysalis” label released “On the Road to Freedom”, the first Alvin Lee album. Lee recorded the album together with the gospel singer Mylon LeFevre, at “Space Studio”, Lee’s home studio in south Oxfordshire, which he and LeFevre built especially for this project. Lee was also the producer of the album.

Personnel:

  • Alvin Lee– lead, harmony and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass; sitar, drums, mixing
  • Mylon LeFevre– lead, harmony and backing vocals; 6- and 12-string acoustic guitars, bass, percussion
  • George Harrison (as Hari Georgeson) – acoustic guitar, dobro, bass, harmony vocals
  • Ron Wood– electric and 12-string acoustic guitars, bass, slide guitar, drums
  • Steve Winwood– piano, electric piano
  • Tim Hinkley– piano, organ, backing vocals
  • Boz Burrell– bass, backing vocals
  • Bob Black– steel guitar
  • Ian Wallace– drums
  • Mick Fleetwood– drums
  • Jim Capaldi– drums, percussion
  • Mike Patto– percussion, backing vocals
  • Reebop Kwaku Baah– congas
  • Andy Stein– fiddle
  • Harold Burgon, Andy Jaworski – recording
  • Andy Jaworski, Roger Lowe – ohotography

Track listing:

  1. On the Road to Freedom – Alvin Lee
  2. The World Is Changing (I Got a Woman Back in Georgia) – Alvin Lee, Mylon LeFevre
  3. So Sad (No Love of His Own) – George Harrison
  4. Fallen Angel – Alvin Lee
  5. Funny – Alvin Lee
  6. We Will Shine – Mylon LeFevre
  7. Carry My Load – Mylon Lee
  8. Lay Me Back – Mylon LeFevre
  9. Let ‘Em Say What They Will – Ron Wood
  10. I Can’t Take It – Mylon LeFevre
  11. Riffin – Alvin Lee, Mylon LeFevre
  12. Rockin’ ‘Til the Sun Goes Down – Alvin Lee, Mylon LeFevre