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Benny Golson: Benny Golson And The Philadelphians

In December 1958, “United Artists” label released “Benny Golson and the Philadelphians”, the third Benny Golson album. It was recorded in November 1958, at “Nola’s Penthouse Sound Studios” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Benny Golson – tenor saxophone
  • Lee Morgan – trumpet
  • Ray Bryant — piano
  • Percy Heath – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Benny Golson except where noted.

  1. You’re Not the Kind – Gigi Gryce
  2. Blues on My Mind
  3. Stablemates
  4. Thursday’s Theme
  5. Afternoon in Paris – John Lewis
  6. Calgary – Ray Bryant

David Sylvian And Robert Fripp: Darshan

On December 6, 1993, “Virgin” label released “Darshan” (The Road to Graceland), the second of three collaborative album by David Sylvian and Robert Fripp. It was recorded July – December 1993, and was produced by Robert Fripp and David Sylvian.

Personnel:

  • David Sylvian – vocals, guitars, keyboard, tapes
  • Robert Fripp – guitars, frippertronics
  • Trey Gunn – vocals, grand and tenor chapman stick
  • Jerry Marotta – drums, percussion
  • Marc Anderson – percussion
  • David Bottrill – treatments, sampled percussion, computer programming

Track listing:

  1. Darshan (translucent remix by The Grid) – David Sylvian, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, David Bottrill – remixed by The Grid
  2. Darshana – David Sylvian, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, David Bottrill, Cobain, Dougans – reconstructed by The Future Sound of London 
  3. Darshan (The Road to Graceland) – David Sylvian, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, David Bottrill

Benny Golson: The Other Side Of Benny Golson

In December 1958, “Riverside” label released “The Other Side of Benny Golson”, the third Benny Golson album. It was recorded in November 1958, at “Nola’s Penthouse Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Benny Golson – tenor saxophone
  • Curtis Fuller – trombone
  • Barry Harris – piano
  • Jymie Merritt – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Benny Golson, except where noted.

  1. Strut Time
  2. Jubilation – Junior Mance
  3. Symptoms – Curtis Fuller
  4. Are You Real?
  5. Cry a Blue Tear
  6. This Night – Richard Evans

Harry “Sweets” Edison: Sweetenings

In November 1958, “Roulette” label released “Sweetenings”, the tenth Harry “Sweets” Edison album. It was recorded in November 1958, in New York City, and was produced by Teddy Reig.

Personnel:

  • Harry “Sweets” Edison – trumpet
  • Jimmy Forrest – tenor saxophone
  • Kenny Drew, Jimmy Jones – piano
  • Joe Benjamin, John Simmons – bass
  • Charlie Persip – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Harry “Sweets” Edison, except where noted.

  1. Centerpiece
  2. Candy – Alex Kramer, Mack David, Joan Whitney
  3. Jive at Five – Count Basie, Harry Edison
  4. Imagination – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  5. Louisiana – J. C. Johnson, Andy Razaf
  6. Harriet
  7. It Happened in Monterey – Billy Rose, Mabel Wayne
  8. If I Had You – Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Ted Shapiro
  9. Paradise – Nacio Herb Brown, Gordon Clifford
  10. (Back Home Again in) Indiana – Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley
  11. Pussy Willow
  12. Sweetenings

Neil Young And The Promise: The Visitor

On December 1, 2017, “Reprise” label released “The Visitor”, the second Neil Young and the Promise album (40th Neil Young album overall). It was recorded November 2016, June – August 2017, at “Shangri-la” in Malibu, California, “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by John Hanlon, Niko Bolas and Neil Young.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, pump organ, whistle, water bottle, bathroom whistle
  • Micah Nelson – vocals, guitar, mandolin, piano, accordion, pump organ, glockenspiel, toy piano, whistle
  • Lukas Nelson – vocals, guitar, whistle, water bottle
  • Corey McCormick – vocals, bass, whistle, water bottle
  • Anthony LoGerfo – vocals, drums, vocals
  • Tato Melgar – vocals, percussion, whistle, water bottle
  • Dana Nielsen – recording, engineer
  • Steve Genewick – engineer
  • Changler Harrod – engineer
  • Johnnie Burik – engineer assistant
  • Rob Bisel – engineer assistant
  • Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
  • John Hanlon – mixing
  • Chris Ballman – mastering
  • Gary Burden – art direction, design
  • Jenice Heo – art direction, design
  • Dana Fineman – photography
  • Daryl Hannah – photography
  • Elliot Roberts – direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young.

  1. Already Great
  2. Fly by Night Deal
  3. Almost Always
  4. Stand Tall
  5. Change of Heart
  6. Carnival
  7. Diggin’ a Hole
  8. Children of Destiny
  9. When Bad Got Good
  10. Forever

Randy Brecker And Michael Brecker: Some Skunk Funk

In November 2005, “Telarc” label released “Some Skunk Funk”, album by Randy Brecker and Michael Brecker. It was recorded in November, 2003, at the “Forum” in Leverkusen, Germany and was produced by Joachim Becker and Lucas Schmid. In 2006, “Some Skunk Funk” won “Grammy Award” for “Best Jazz Instrumental Solo” (Michael Brecker) and “Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album”.

Personnel:

  • Randy Brecker – trumpet
  • Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
  • Harold Rosenstein – alto saxophone
  • Heiner Wiberny – alto saxophone
  • Olivier Peters – tenor saxophone
  • Rolf Römer – tenor saxophone
  • Jens Neufang – baritone saxophone
  • Rob Bruynen – trumpet
  • Andy Haderer – trumpet
  • Rick Kiefer – trumpet
  • John Marshall – trumpet
  • Klaus Osterloh – trumpet
  • David Horler – trombone
  • Bernt Laukamp – trombone
  • Ludwig Nuss – trombone
  • Mattis Cederberg – bass trombone
  • Jim Beard – piano, synthesizer
  • Koji Paul Shigihara – guitar
  • Will Lee – bass guitar
  • Peter Erskine – drums
  • Marcio Doctor – percussion
  • WDR Big Band
  • Vince Mendoza – conductor, arranger
  • Peter Brandt – engineer
  • Klaus Genuit – mixing
  • Knut Schötteldreier – design
  • Ines Kaiser – photography

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Randy Brecker except where noted.

  1. Some Skunk Funk
  2. Sponge
  3. Shanghigh
  4. Wayne Out
  5. And Then She Wept
  6. Strap Hangin’ – Michael Brecker
  7. Let It Go
  8. Freefall
  9. Levitate
  10. Song for Barry – Michael Brecker

Lou Donaldson: Relaxing at Sea: Live on the QE2

In November 2000, “Chiaroscuro” label released “Relaxing at Sea: Live on the QE2”, the 52nd Lou Donaldson album. It was recorded in November 1999, at the “Queen Elizabeth 2” ocean liner, and was produced by SOS Productions in conjunction with HOSS.

Personnel:

  • Lou Donaldson – vocals, alto saxophone
  • Nicholas Payton – trumpet
  • Lonnie Smith – organ
  • Randy Johnston – guitar
  • Danny Burger – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Lou Donaldson, except where noted.

  1. Harlem Nocturne – Earle Hagen, Dick Rogers
  2. Marmaduke – Charlie Parker
  3. Whiskey Drinkin’ Woman
  4. Midnight Creeper
  5. Fast and Freaky
  6. It Was a Dream – Big Bill Broonzy
  7. Confirmation – Charlie Parker
  8. Now’s the Time – Charlie Parker
  9. I Can’t Get Started – Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin
  10. Lou’s New York Theme Song
  11. Jazzspeak 

McCoy Tyner: Prelude And Sonata

In November 1995, “Keystone” and “Milestone” labels released “Prelude and Sonata”, the 62nd McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded in November 1994, at “Clinton Recording Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Makoto Kimata and Todd Barkan.

Personnel:

  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Antonio Hart – alto saxophone
  • Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone
  • Christian McBride – double bass
  • Marvin “Smitty” Smith – drums

Track listing:

  1. Prelude in E Minor Op. 28, No. 4 – Frédéric Chopin
  2. Loss of Love – Henry Mancini, Bob Merrill
  3. Contemplation – McCoy Tyner
  4. For All We Know – J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis
  5. I Will Wait for You – Jacques Demy, Norman Gimbel, Michel Legrand
  6. Soul Eyes – Mal Waldron
  7. Smile – Charlie Chaplin
  8. Good Morning Heartache – Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham
  9. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor – Ludwig van Beethoven

Dead Can Dance: Spleen And Ideal

On November 25, 1985, “4AD” label released “Spleen and Ideal”, the second Dead Can Dance studio album. It was recorded September – November 1985, at “Woodbine” in Warwickshire, England, and was produced by John A. Rivers, Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry.

Personnel:

  • Lisa Gerrard – vocals, all other instruments
  • Brendan Perry – vocals, all other instruments, art direction
  • Richard Avison – trombone
  • Simon Hogg – trombone
  • Carolyn Costin – violin
  • Gus Ferguson – cello
  • Martin McCarrick – cello
  • James Pinker – timpani
  • Tony Ayres – timpani
  • Andrew Hutton – soprano vocals
  • John A. Rivers – engineer
  • Jonathan Dee – engineer
  • Colin Gray – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry.

  1. De Profundis (Out of the Depths of Sorrow)
  2. Ascension
  3. Circumradiant Dawn
  4. The Cardinal Sin
  5. Mesmerism
  6. Enigma of the Absolute
  7. Advent
  8. Avatar
  9. Indoctrination (A Design for Living)

Blue Mitchell: Boss Horn

In November 1967, “Blue Note” label released “Boss Horn”, the 13th Blue Mitchell album. It was recorded in November 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Jerry Dodgion – flute, alto saxophone
  • Junior Cook – tenor saxophone
  • Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
  • Julian Priester – trombone
  • Chick Corea – piano 
  • Cedar Walton – piano
  • Gene Taylor – bass
  • Mickey Roker – drums
  • Duke Pearson – arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Millie – Duke Pearson
  2. O Mama Enit – Blue Mitchell
  3. I Should Care – Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston
  4. Rigor Mortez – Dave Burns
  5. Tones for Joan’s Bones – Chick Corea
  6. Straight Up and Down – Chick Corea