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Paul Weller: 66

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On May 24, 2024, “Polydor” label released “66”, the seventeenth Paul Weller studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2024, at “Black Barn Studio”, and was produced by Christophe Vaillant, Paul Weller and White Label.

Personnel:

  • Paul Weller – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar, bass guitar, piano, Mellotron, organ, Rhodes, synthesizer, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, celesta, percussion
  • Steve Pilgrim – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Tom Heel – acoustic and electric guitar, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond organ, backing vocals
  • Le Super Homard – acoustic guitar, tambourine, bass guitar, piano, vibraphone, celesta, Hammond organ, harpsichord, keyboards, organ, Mellotron, synthesizer, percussion, stylophone, backing vocals
  • Tom Doyle – electric guitar, glockenspiel, Hammond organ, saxophone, strings, synthesizer, Wurlitzer electric piano, drum programming
  • Steve Cradock – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Steve Brookes – acoustic guitar
  • Richard Hawley – lap steel guitar 
  • Marco Rees – electric guitar
  • Charles Rees – synthesizer, drum programming
  • Josh McClorey – bass guitar, electric guitar
  • Andy Crofts – bass guitar
  • Jake Fletcher – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Brown – Moog bass
  • Ben Gordelier – drums, percussion
  • Max Beesley – vibraphone
  • Jacko Peake – saxophone, tenor and baritone saxophone, flute
  • Anthony Gaylard – tenor saxophone
  • Paul Speare – baritone saxophone
  • Dave Boraston – trumpet, piccolo trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Steve Trigg – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Andy Gilliams – trombone
  • Britten Sinfonia – orchestra
  • Hannah Peel – conductor
  • Louise Marshall – backing vocals
  • Sumudu Jayatilaka – backing vocals
  • Dr. Robert – backing vocals
  • Leah Weller – backing vocals
  • Say She She – backing vocals
  • Erland Cooper – backing vocals
  • Steve Trigg – horn arrangements
  • Hannah Peel – orchestral arrangements
  • Christopher Parker – engineer
  • John Barrett – engineer
  • Tom Ashpitel – engineer assistant
  • Charles Rees – additional production, engineer, mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Ship of Fools – Paul Weller, Graham McPherson
  2. Flying Fish – Paul Weller
  3. Jumble Queen – Paul Weller, Noel Gallagher
  4. Nothing – Paul Weller, Andrew Chalk, Graham McPherson
  5. My Best Friend’s Coat – Paul Weller, Cristophe Vaillant
  6. Rise Up Singing – Paul Weller, Miles Copeland, Dr. Robert
  7. I Woke Up – Paul Weller
  8. A Glimpse of You – Paul Weller, Cristophe Vaillant
  9. Sleepy Hollow – Paul Weller
  10. In Full Flight – Paul Weller, Anthony Brown, Tom Doyle
  11. Soul Wandering – Paul Weller, Bobby Gillespie
  12. Burn Out – Paul Weller, Erland Cooper

Randy Weston: Jazz à la Bohemia

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In November 1956, “Riverside” label released “Jazz à la Bohemia”, the sixth Randy Weston album. It was recorded in October 1956, at “Café Bohemia” in Greenwich Village, New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews and Bill Grauer.

Personnel:

  • Randy Weston – piano
  • Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
  • Ahmed Abdul-Malik – bass
  • Al Dreares – drums
  • Ray Fowler – engineer
  • Paul Bacon – design
  • Paul Weller – cover photography
  • Orrin Keepnews – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Theme: Solemn Meditation – Sam Gill
  2. Just a Riff – Sid Catlett
  3. You Go to My Head – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
  4. Once in a While – Michael Edwards, Bud Green
  5. Hold ‘Em Joe – traditional
  6. It’s All Right with Me – Cole Porter
  7. Chessman’s Delight – Randy Weston
  8. Theme: Solemn Meditation – Sam Gill

Robert Wyatt: Cuckooland

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In October 2003, “Hannibal” label released “Cuckooland”, the eighth Robert Wyatt studio album. It was recorded in 2003, and was produced by Jamie Johnson and Robert Wyatt.

Personnel:

  • Robert Wyatt – vocals, drums, percussion, piano, trumpet, cornet, cymbals, keyboards
  • Phil Manzanera – vocals
  • Alfreda Benge – vocals, artwork
  • Brian Eno – vocals
  • David Gilmour – guitar
  • Paul Weller – guitar
  • Jennifer Maidman – acoustic guitar, accordion
  • Karen Mantler – vocals, harmonica, piano, keyboards
  • Jamie Johnson – vocals, bass guitar
  • Yaron Stavi – double bass
  • Gilad Atzmon – alto, soprano and tenor saxophones, clarinet, flute
  • Annie Whitehead – trombone

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Wyatt, except where noted.

  1. Just a Bit
  2. Old Europe – Robert Wyatt, Alfreda Benge
  3. Tom Hay’s Fox
  4. Forest – Robert Wyatt, Alfreda Benge
  5. Beware – Karen Mantler
  6. Cuckoo Madame – Robert Wyatt, Alfreda Benge
  7. Raining in My Heart – Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
  8. Lullaby for Hamza/Silence – Robert Wyatt, Alfreda BengeTrickle Down
  9. Insensatez – Vinicius de Moraes, Antônio Carlos Jobim
  10. Mister E – Karen Mantler
  11. Lullaloop – Alfreda Benge
  12. Life Is Sheep – Karen Mantler
  13. Foreign Accents
  14. Brian the Fox
  15. La Ahada Yalam (No-One Knows) – Nizar Zreik

Paul Weller: As Is Now

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On October 11, 2005, “Yep Roc” label released “As Is Now”, the eight Paul Weller studio album. It was recorded in March 2005, at “Wheeler End Studios” in Buckinghamshire, England, and was produced by Jan “Stan” Kubert and Paul Weller.

Personnel:

  • Paul Weller – vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
  • Steve Cradock – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Damon Minchella – bass
  • Steve White – drums
  • Benjamin Herman – alto and baritone saxophone
  • Jacko Paake – soprano and tenor saxophone 
  • Jan Van Duikeren – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Louk Boudesteijn – trombone
  • Arlia De Ruiter, Pauline Terlouw – violin
  • Mieke Honingh – viola
  • Bastiaan Van Der Werf – cello
  • Williem Friede – strings arrangements
  • Simon Halfon – design
  • Joeri Saal – recording, engineer, mixing
  • Lawrence Watson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Weller.

  1. Blink and You’ll Miss It
  2. Paper Smile
  3. Come On / Let’s Go
  4. Here’s the Good News
  5. The Start of Forever
  6. Pan
  7. All on a Misty Morning
  8. From the Floorboards Up
  9. I Wanna Make It Alright
  10. Savages
  11. Fly Little Bird
  12. Roll Along Summer
  13. Bring Back the Funk (Parts 1 & 2)
  14. The Pebble and the Boy

Manfred Mann’s Earth Band: Criminal Tango

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On June 13, 1986, “Virgin” label released “Criminal Tango”, the twelfth Manfred Mann’s Earth Band studio album. It was recorded 1984 – 1986, at “Workhouse Studio” in London, and was produced by Manfred Mann and Steve Forward.

Personnel:

  • Manfred Mann – keyboards
  • Chris Thompson – lead vocals
  • Mick Rogers – vocals, guitar
  • Steve Kinch – bass
  • Durban Betancourt-Laverde – bass
  • John Lingwood – drums, percussion
  • John Giblin – bass
  • Terry Medhurst – engineer
  • Pete Hammond – engineer
  • Nigel Gilroy, Stuart Barry – engineer assistant
  • Roddy Matthews – mixing
  • Robert M. Corich, Mike Brown – mastering
  • The Leisure Process – design

Track listing:

  1. Going Underground – Paul Weller
  2. Who Are the Mystery Kids? – Manfred Mann, Garland Jeffreys
  3. Banquet – Joni Mitchell
  4. Killer On the Loose – Denny Newman
  5. Do Anything You Wanna Do – Graham Douglas, Edwin Hollis
  6. Rescue – Manfred Mann, Mick Rogers
  7. You Got Me Right Through the Heart – Robert Byrne
  8. Bulldog – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  9. Crossfire – Manfred Mann, Mick Rogers, John Lingwood

Paul Weller: Fat Pop (Volume 1)

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On May 14, 2021, “Polydor” label released “Fat Pop (Volume 1)”, the sixteenth Paul Weller studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Black Barn Studios” in Surrey, UK.

Personnel:

  • Paul Weller – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, piano, Mellotron, Hammond organ, Rhodes, harp, Wurlitzer electric piano, synthesizer, drums, percussion, clapping
  • Steve Cradock – acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel guitar, slide guitar, harp, percussion, timpani, tubular bells, bass , string arrangements  
  • Steve Pilgrim – acoustic and electric guitar, drums, conga, clapping
  • Anthony Brown – electric guitar
  • Steve Brookes – slide guitar
  • Charles Rees – synthesizer, Moog bass, synth bass, Hammond organ, Mellotron, percussion, sound effects, drum programming
  • Jan Kybert – Hammond organ, synthesizer, Mellotron, sound effects, percussion, programming
  • Tom Doyle – electric piano, keyboards, Wurlitzer, drum programming
  • Andy Crofts – bass, acoustic bass guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, melodica, timpani, clapping, synthesizer,  organ, zither
  • Tom Heel – Moog bass, backing vocals
  • Ben Gordelier – drums, percussion, clapping
  • Paraorchestra – orchestra
  • Paul Wright – sarangi
  • Jacko Peake – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Anthony Gaylard – tenor saxophone 
  • Phil Veacock – saxophone
  • Steve Trigg – trumpet, horn arrangements
  • Dave Boraston – trumpet
  • Kotono Sato – violin
  • Antonia Pagulatos – violin
  • Stella Page – viola
  • Katy Cox – cello
  • Lia Metcalfe – vocals
  • Andy Fairweather Low – vocals, backing vocals
  • Leah Weller – backing vocals
  • Hannah Peel – string arrangements
  • White Label – string arrangements
  • Charles Rees – editing, engineer, mixing
  • Fiona Cruickshank – engineer
  • Jan Kybert – mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Weller, except where noted.

  1. Cosmic Fringes
  2. True – Paul Weller, Lia Metcalfe
  3. Fat Pop – Paul Weller, Jan Kybert
  4. Shades of Blue – Leah Weller, Paul Weller
  5. Glad Times – Paul Weller, Tom Doyle, Anthony Brown
  6. Cobweb/Connections
  7. Testify – Paul Weller, Andy Fairweather Low
  8. That Pleasure
  9. Failed
  10. Moving Canvas
  11. In Better Times
  12. Still Glides the Stream – Paul Weller, Steve Cradock

Thelonious Monk: Monk’s Music

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In November 1957, “Riverside” label released “Monk’s Music”, an album by Thelonious Monk Septet. It was recorded in June 1957, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews. In 2001, the album was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”.

Personnel:

  • Thelonious Monk – piano
  • Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone, arrangements
  • Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
  • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
  • Ray Copeland – trumpet
  • Wilbur Ware – double bass
  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Jack Higgins – recording
  • Paul Bacon – design
  • Paul Weller – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Thelonious Monk, except where noted.

  1. Abide with Me – Henry Francis Lyte, William Henry Monk
  2. Well, You Needn’t
  3. Ruby, My Dear
  4. Off Minor
  5. Epistrophy – Thelonious Monk, Kenny Clarke
  6. Crepuscule With Nellie

Sonny Rollins: The Sound Of Sonny

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In November 1957, “Riverside” label released “The Sound of Sonny”, the 13th Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded June 1957, in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Sonny Clark – piano
  • Percy Heath – bass
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums
  • Jack Higgins – engineer
  • Paul Bacon – design
  • Paul Weller – photography
  • Orrin Keepnews – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. The Last Time I Saw Paris – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
  2. Just in Time – Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne
  3. Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goodbye – Ernie Erdman, Ted Fio Rito, Gus Kahn, Robert A. King
  4. What Is There to Say? – Vernon Duke, E.Y. “Yip” Harburg
  5. Dearly Beloved – Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer
  6. Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye – Cole Porter
  7. Cutie – Sonny Rollins, Neal Hefti, Stanley Styne
  8. It Could Happen to You – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  9. Mangoes – Dale Libby, Sid Wayne

Chet Baker: (Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You

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On November 3, 1958, “Riverside” label released “(Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You”, album by Chet Baker. It was recorded in August 1958, at “Reeves Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Bill Grauer.

Personnel:

  • Chet Baker – vocals, trumpet
  • Kenny Drew – piano
  • George Morrow – bass 
  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums 
  • Dannie Richmond – drums
  • Jack Higgins – engineer
  • Paul Bacon – design
  • Paul Weller – photography

Track listing:

  1. Do It the Hard Way – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  2. I’m Old Fashioned – Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer
  3. You’re Driving Me Crazy – Walter Donaldson
  4. It Could Happen to You – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  5. My Heart Stood Still – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  6. The More I See You – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
  7. Everything Happen to Me – Man Fennis, Tom Adair
  8. Dancing on the Ceiling – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  9. How Long Has This Been Going On – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  10. Old Devil Moon – Burton Lane, E.Y. Harbirg

Clark Terry: Duke With A Difference

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In October 1957, “Riverside” label released “Duke with a Difference”, the fourth Clark Terry album. It was recorded in September 1957, at “Reeves Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Orin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  1. Clark Terry – trumpet, arrangements
  2. Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone 
  3. Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone 
  4. Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman – trombone
  5. Tyree Glenn – trombone, vibraphone
  6. Billy Strayhorn – piano
  7. Luther Henderson – celeste
  8. Jimmy Woode – bass
  9. Sam Woodyard – drums
  10. Marian Bruce – vocals
  11. Mercer Ellington – arrangements
  12. Jack Higgins – engineer
  13. Jack Matthewes – engineer
  14. Paul Bacon – design
  15. Paul Weller – photography
  16. Orrin Keepnews – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Duke Ellington except where noted.

  1. C Jam Blues – Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington
  2. In a Sentimental Mood – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Manny Kurtz
  3. Cotton Tail
  4. Just Squeeze Me
  5. Mood Indigo – Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington
  6. Take the “A” Train – Billy Strayhorn
  7. In a Mellow Tone
  8. Come Sunday