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Alexander Tucker: Guild of the Asbestos Weaver

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On August 23, 2019, “Thrill Jockey” label released “Guild of the Asbestos Weaver” the eighth Alexander Tucker studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Holy Mountain Studios”, “Third Guild”, and was produced by Misha Hering and Alexander Tucker. The album was inspired by Ray Bradbury’s novel “Fahrenheit 451”, and references H. P. Lovecraft and Alan Moore.

Personnel:

  • Alexander Tucker – vocals, bass, cello, synthesizers, electronics, effects, artwork 
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Nik Void – design, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Alexander Tucker.

  1. Energy Alphas
  2. Artificial Origin
  3. Montag
  4. Precog
  5. Cryonic

Marc Johnson: The Sound of Summer Running

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On February 24, 1998, “Verve” label released “The Sound of Summer Running”, the second Marc Johnson studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Lee Townsend. The album title was borrowed from a story by Ray Bradbury.

Personnel:

  • Marc Johnson– double bass
  • Bill Frisell– acoustic and electric guitars
  • Pat Metheny– electric and acoustic guitars, 42-string Pikasso guitar
  • Joey Baron– drums, tambourine
  • Joe Ferla – engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Marc Johnson, except where noted.

  1. Faith in You
  2. Ghost Town – Bill Frisell
  3. Summer Running
  4. With My Boots On
  5. Union Pacific
  6. Porch Swing
  7. Dingy-Dong Day
  8. The Adventures of Max and Ben – Bill Frisell
  9. In a Quiet Place – Eliane Elias, Marc Johnson
  10. For a Thousand Years – Pat Metheny

Weather Report: I Sing The Body Electric

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I sing body electric

On May 26, 1972, “Columbia” label released “I Sing the Body Electric”, the second Weather Report album. It was recorded 1971 – 1972, and was produced by Robert Devere. The last three album tracks were recorded on January 13, 1972, live in concert in Tokyo. These tracks can be heard in their entirety on 1972 import album “Live in Tokyo”. The album title is from an 1855 poem by Walt Whitman and a 1969 short story by Ray Bradbury.

Personnel:

  • Josef Zawinul – acoustic and electric piano, ARP 2600 synthesizer
  • Wayne Shorter- saxophones
  • Miroslav Vitouš- bass
  • Eric Gravatt- drums
  • Dom Um Romão- percussion
  • Andrew White- english horn
  • Hubert Laws, Jr. – flute
  • Wilmer Wise- D and piccolo trumpets
  • Ralph Towner- 12-string guitar
  • Yolande Bavan- voice
  • Joshie Armstrong – voice
  • Chapman Roberts – voice

Track listing:

  1. Unknown Soldier – Joe Zawinul
  2. The Moors – Wayne Shorter
  3. Crystal – Miroslav Vitouš
  4. Second Sunday In August – Joe Zawinul
  5. Medley: Vertical Invader – Joe Zawinul) / H. – Miroslav Vitouš) / Dr. Honoris Causa – Joe Zawinul
  6. Surucucú – Wayne Shorter
  7. Directions – Joe Zawinul