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Gazpacho: Tick Tock

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On March 14, 2009, Gazpacho self-released “Tick Tock”, bands fifth album. It was recorded in 2008, and was produced by Jan Henrik Ohme, Jon-Arne Vilbo, Thomas Andersen, Kristian Olav Torp, Robert Risberget Johansen and Mikael Krømer.

Personnel:

  • Jan Henrik Ohme – vocals, arrangements
  • Jon-Arne Vilbo – guitar, arrangements
  • Thomas Andersen – keyboards, arrangements
  • Kristian Olav Torp – bass, arrangements
  • Robert Risberget Johansen – drums, arrangements
  • Mikael Krømer – violin, mandolin, arrangements
  • M. Krømer, R. Johansen, T. Andersen – mixing
  • Antonio Seijas Cruz – artwork, design
  • Jeroen Bos – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jan Henrik Ohme, Jon-Arne Vilbo, Thomas Andersen, Kristian Olav Torp, Robert Risberget Johansen and Mikael Krømer.

  1. Desert Flight

The Walk

  • Part I
  • Part II

Tick Tock

  • Part I
  • Part II
  • Part III
  • Winter Is Never

Return To Forever: No Mystery

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In February 1975, “Polydor” label released “No Mystery”, the fifth Return to Forever album. It was recorded in January 1975, at “Record Plant Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Chick Corea and Shelly Yakus.

Personnel:

  • Chick Corea – vocals, acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner clavinet, Yamaha electric organ, synthesizers (ARP Odyssey, Minimoog), snare drum, marimba
  • Al Di Meola – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Stanley Clarke – vocals, electric bass, acoustic bass, Yamaha electric organ, synthesizer
  • Lenny White – drums, percussion, congas, marimba
  • Shelly Yakus – engineer
  • Tom Rabstenek – mastering
  • Bill Levy – cover art direction

Track listing:

  1. Dayride – Stanley Clarke
  2. Jungle Waterfall – Chick Corea. Stanley Clarke
  3. Flight of the Newborn – Al Di Meola
  4. Sofistifunk – Lenny White
  5. Excerpt from the First Movement of Heavy Metal – Chick Corea, Lenny White, Al Di Meola
  6. No Mystery – Chick Corea
  7. Interplay – Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke
  8. Celebration Suite, Part I – Chick Corea
  9. Celebration Suite, Part II – Chick Corea

The Beach Boys: Shut Down Vol. 2

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On March 2, 1964, “Capitol” label released “Shut Down Volume 2”, the fifth Beach Boys (The) studio album. It was recorded January – February 1964, at “Western” and “Gold Star” in Hollywood, and was produced by Brian Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Carl Wilson – lead and backing vocals, electric guitar
  • Brian Wilson – lead and backing vocals, piano, Hammond B-3 organ
  • Mike Love – lead and backing vocals, tenor saxophone
  • Al Jardine – bass guitar, electric rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Dennis Wilson – lead and backing vocals, drums, floor tom
  • Bill Pitman – archtop acoustic guitar 
  • Tommy Tedesco – electric guitar 
  • Leon Russell – piano, tack piano
  • Al de Lory – piano
  • Ray Pohlman – 6-string bass guitar, bass guitar
  • Jimmy Bond – double bass
  • Hal Blaine – drums, tambourine, bell-tree, percussion, timpani
  • Frank Capp – glockenspiel, temple blocks, castanets 
  • Steve Douglas – tenor saxophone
  • Plas Johnson – tenor saxophone
  • Jay Migliori – baritone saxophone

Track listing:

  1. Fun, Fun, Fun – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  2. Don’t Worry Baby – Brian Wilson, Roger Christian
  3. In the Parkin’ Lot – Brian Wilson, Roger Christian
  4. ‘Cassius’ Love vs Sonny Wilson – Mike Love, Brian Wilson
  5. The Warmth of the Sun – Mike Love, Brian Wilson
  6. This Car of Mine – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  7. Why Do Fools Fall in Love – Frankie Lymon, George Goldner
  8. Pom, Pom Play Girl – Brian Wilson, Gary Usher
  9. Keep an Eye on Summer – Brian Wilson, Bob Norberg
  10. Shut Down, Part II – Carl Wilson
  11. Louie, Louie – Richard Berry
  12. Denny’s Drums – Dennis Wilson

Angels & Airwaves: Love

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On February 12, 2010, “To the Stars” label released “Love”, the third Angels & Airwaves studio album. It was recorded January – November 2009, and was produced by Tom DeLonge.

Personnel:

  • Tom DeLonge – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
  • David Kennedy – lead guitar, keyboards, synthesizers
  • Matt Wachter – bass guitar, synthesizers, backing vocals
  • Atom Willard – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All lyrics by Tom DeLonge, all music by Tom DeLonge, David Kennedy, Matt Wachter and Atom Willard.

  1. Et Ducit Mundum Per Luce
  2. The Flight of Apollo
  3. Young London
  4. Shove
  5. Epic Holiday
  6. Hallucinations
  7. The Moon-Atomic (…Fragments and Fictions)
  8. Clever Love
  9. Soul Survivor
  10. Letters to God, Part II
  11. Some Origins of Fire

Keith Jarrett: A Multitude of Angels

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On November 4, 1996, “ECM” label released “A Multitude of Angels”, a four-CD collection of Keith Jarrett solo piano performances. It was recorded in October 1996, at “Teatro Comunale” in Modena, “Teatro Comunale” in Ferrara, “Teatro Regino” in Torino, and “Teatro Carlo Felice” in Genova, Italy, and was produced by Keith Jarrett.

Personnel:

  • Keith Jarrett – piano, engineer, liner notes
  • Manfred Eicher – mastering
  • Cristoph Stickel – mastering
  • Daniela Yohannes – painting
  • Steve Cloud – painting
  • Sascha Kleis – layout
  • Henry Leutwyler – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Keith Jarrett, except where noted.

  1. Part I
  2. Part II
  3. Danny Boy – Frederic Weatherly
  4. Part I
  5. Part II
  6. Encore
  7. Part I
  8. Part II
  9. Part I
  10. Part II
  11. Encore
  12. Over the Rainbow – E.Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen

Bauhaus: The Sky’s Gone Out

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On October 19, 1982, “Beggars Banquet” label released “The Sky’s Gone Out”, the third Bauhaus studio album. It was recorded in 1982, at “Rockfield” in Monmouth Beck, Wellingborough, “BBC Maida Vale” in London, and was produced by Peter Murphy, Daniel Ash, David J, and Kevin Haskins.

Personnel:

  • Peter Murphy – vocals, additional guitar
  • Daniel Ash – vocal, guitars, cover painting
  • David J – vocal, bass guitar
  • Kevin Haskins – drums, congas

Track listing:

All tracks by Daniel Ash, David J, Kevin Haskins and Peter Murphy, except where noted.

  1. Third Uncle – Brian Eno
  2. Silent Hedges
  3. In the Night
  4. Swing the Heartache
  5. Spirit
  6. The Three Shadows, Part I
  7. The Three Shadows, Part II
  8. The Three Shadows, Part III
  9. All We Ever Wanted Was Everything
  10. Exquisite Corpse

Jon Anderson: Toltec

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On January 30, 1996, “High Street” and “Windham Hill Records” labels released “Toltec”, the ninth Jon Anderson album. It was recorded 1989 – 1990, and was produced by Jon Anderson.

Personnel:

  • Jon Anderson – vocals
  • Freddy Ramos – guitars
  • Otmaro Ruiz – solo keyboards
  • Keith Heffner- keyboards, orchestration
  • Salo Loyo – keyboards
  • Eduardo del Signore – bass
  • Paul Haney – sax
  • Luis Perez – percussion
  • Charles Bisharat – violin
  • Patricia Hood – harp
  • Deborah Anderson – harmonic vocals
  • Nina Swan – vocals
  • Maria E Del Ray – vocals
  • Daniel Navarro – vocals
  • David Eric Lowen – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Jon Anderson.

Part I

  1. The Book Opens
  2. Quick Words (Talk- Talk) – Jon Anderson, Luis Perez
  3. Shall We Play The Game
  4. Semati Siyonpme

Part II

  1. Good Day Morning
  2. Leap into The Inconceivable
  3. Song of Home
  4. Building Bridges – Jon Anderson, Eduardo del Signore
  5. Sound And Color
  6. Longwalker Speaks

Part III

  1. Maazo Maazo
  2. Enter Ye The Mystery School
  3. Ave Verum – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Stanley Clarke: Same

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In December 1974, “Nemperor” and “Atlantic” labels released the self-titled, second Stanley Clarke studio album. It was recorded in 1974, at “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Stanley Clarke.

Personnel:

  • Stanley Clarke – vocals, bass guitar, double bass, guitar, piano
  • Jan Hammer– keyboards
  • Bill Connors– guitar
  • Tony Williams– drums
  • Airto Moreira– percussion
  • David Taylor – trombone, brasses
  • Jon Faddis, James Buffington, Lew Soloff, Garnett Brown, Peter Gordon – brasses
  • David Nadien, Charles McCracken, Jesse Levy, Carol Buck, Beverly Lauridsen, Harry Cykman, Harold Kohon, Paul Gershman, Harry Lookofsky, Emanuel Green – string section
  • Michael Gibbs– string and brass arrangement
  • Ken Scott– engineer
  • Dave Whitman – engineer assistant
  • Brian Gardner– mastering engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Stanley Clarke; except where noted.

  1. Vulcan Princess
  2. Yesterday Princess – Stanley Clarke, Carolyn Clarke
  3. Lopsy Lu
  4. Power
  5. Spanish Phases for Strings & Bass – Michael Gibbs
  6. Life Suite
  • Part I
  • Part II
  • Part III
  • Part IV

Loggins And Messina: So Fine

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In August 1975, “Columbia” label released “So Fine”, the fifth Loggins and Messina studio album. It was recorded in 1975, at Jim Messina’s ranch in Ojai, California, and was produced by Jim Messina.

Personnel:

  • Kenny Loggins – vocals, acoustic and rhythm guitar, harmonica, banjo, 2nd engineer
  • Jim Messina- vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar, dobro, mandolin
  • Mike Rubini- piano
  • Larry Sims – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Merel Bregante – drums
  • Milt Holland- percussion
  • Steve Forman – percussion
  • Vince Denham – saxophone
  • Don Roberts – saxophone, flute
  • Jon Clarke – flute, saxophone
  • Richard Greene – violin
  • Alex Kazanegras – engineer
  • Corey Bailey – recording
  • Lew Schatzer – recording assistant
  • Ron Coro, Nancy Donald – design
  • Jim McCrary, Reid Miles – photography

Track listing:

  1. Oh, Lonesome Me – Don Gibson
  2. My Baby Left Me – Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
  3. Wake Up Little Susie – Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
  4. I’m Movin’ On – Hank Snow
  5. Hello Mary Lou – Gene Pitney
  6. Hey Good Lookin’ – Hank Williams
  7. Splish Splash – Bobby Darin, Murray the K
  8. A Lover’s Question – Brook Benton, Jimmy Williams
  9. You Never Can Tell – Chuck Berry
  10. I Like It Like That – Chris Kenner
  11. So Fine – Johnny Otis
  12. Honky Tonk – Part II – Billy Butler, Bill Doggett, Clifford Scott, Shep Shepherd

Wilson Pickett: The Sound Of Wilson Pickett

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In July 1967, “Atlantic” label released “The Sound of Wilson Pickett”, the sixth Wilson Pickett album. It was recorded in 1967 at “Fame Studios” in Alabama, and was produced by Rick Hall, Tom Dowd and Jerry Wexler.

Personnel:

  • Wilson Pickett – vocals
  • Chips Moman- guitar
  • Spooner Oldham- piano. organ
  • Tommy Cogbill- bass
  • Junior Lake – bass
  • Roger Hawkins- drums
  • Andrew Love- tenor saxophone
  • Charles Chalmers – tenor saxophone
  • Floyd Newman- baritone saxophone
  • Wayne Jackson- trumpet
  • Gene Miller – trumpet

Track listing:

  1. Soul Dance Number Three – Wilson Pickett, Jerry Wexler
  2. Funky Broadway – Arlester “Dyke” Christian
  3. I Need a Lot of Loving Every Day – Dan Penn, Lindon Oldham
  4. I Found A Love, Part I – Wilson Pickett, Willie Schofield, Robert West
  5. I Found A Love, Part II – Wilson Pickett, Willie Schofield, Robert West
  6. You Can’t Stand Alone – Rudy Clark
  7. Mojo Mamma – Bert Berns, Jerry Wexler
  8. I Found The One – Bobby Womack
  9. Something Within Me – Bobby Womack
  10. I’m Sorry About That – Bobby Womack
  11. Love Is a Beautiful Thing – Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati