On June 4, 1974, “CTI” label released “One”, the third Bob James studio album. It was recorded February – April 1974, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Bob James – keyboards, arrangements, conductor
Richie Resnicoff – guitar
Eric Weissberg – pedal steel guitar
Gary King – bass
Steve Gadd – drums
Idris Muhammad – drums
Ralph MacDonald – percussion
David Friedman – vibraphone
Hugh McCracken – harmonica
Grover Washington Jr. – soprano saxophone
Jon Faddis – trumpet, flugelhorn
Thad Jones – trumpet, flugelhorn
Victor Paz – trumpet
Alan Rubin – trumpet
Lew Soloff – trumpet
Marvin Stamm – trumpet
Wayne Andre – trombone
Paul Faulise – bass trombone
Jack Gale – bass trombone
Alan Raph – bass trombone
George Marge – alto flute, recorder
Romeo Penque – alto flute, recorder
Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Charles Libove, Harry Lookofsky, Joseph Malin, David Nadien, Gene Orloff – violin
Seymour Barab, Jesse Levy, Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Alan Shulman, Anthony Sophos – cello
In November 1958, “Riverside” label released “Way Out!”, the sixth Johnny Griffin album. It was recorded in February 1958, at “Reeves Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.
On November 19, 2021, “Rounder Records” and “Concord Records” labels released “Raise the Roof”, the second Robert Plant and Alison Krauss album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by T Bone Burnett.
Personnel:
Robert Plant – vocals
Alison Krauss – vocals, fiddle
Bill Frisell – acoustic and electric guitar
David Hidalgo – acoustic and electric guitar, jarana
In May 1968, “Cadet” label released “The Bright, the Blue and the Beautiful”, the 24th Ahmad Jamal album. It was recorded in February 1968, at “Fine Recording Studios” in New York, and was produced by Richard Evans.
Personnel:
Ahmad Jamal – piano
Jamil Sulieman – bass
Frank Gant – drums
The Howard Roberts Choir – vocals
Hale Smith – conductor
Track listing:
Wild Is the Wind – Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington
Ballad for Beverly – Bob Williams
Of Bass I Love – Ahmad Jamal, Jamil Sulieman
Yesterdays – Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern
I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free) – Billy Taylor, Dick Dallas
At Long Last Love – Cole Porter
Never Let Me Go – Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
Gypsies in the Wind – Bob Williams
Lover Man – Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman
On February 22, 2008, “Mute” label released “Seventh Tree”, the fourth Goldfrapp studio album. It was recorded 2006 – 2007, at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, “Home Studio” in Somerset, and was produced by Alison Goldfrapp, Will Gregory and Flood.
Alex Lee – acoustic and electric guitar, Nashville guitar, bass
Kit Morgan – acoustic guitar
Andrew Murphy – acoustic guitar
Simon Rogers – Indian guitar
Adrian Utley – fuzz guitar, fuzz bass
Flood – keyboards, guitar, mixing
Aidan Love – keyboards, additional programming
Chris Goulstone – guitars, drum samples
Tony Hoffer – bass, overdub engineer, mixing
Charlie Jones – bass, twang bass
Mary Scully, Paddy Lannigan – double bass
Justin Meldal-Johnsen – bass
Damon Reece – drums, percussion
Denny Weston Jr. – drums
Nick Batt – additional drum programming
Max Dingle – additional drum programming
Everton Nelson, Jackie Shave, Boguslaw Kostecki, Ann Morfee, Chris Tombling, Mark Berrow, Cathy Thompson, Debbie Widdup, Alexander Bălănescu, Stephen Morris, Chris Clad, Tom Pigott-Smith, Dermot Crehan, Sonia Slany, Joanathan Rees, Patrick Kiernan – violin
Jon Thorne, Peter Lale, Andy Parker, Katie Wilkinson, Chris Pitsilides – viola
David Daniels, Cathy Giles, Chris Worsey, Melissa Phelps, Robin Firman, Paul Kegg – cello
Nick Ingman – string orchestration, string conducting
Everton Nelson – string leader
Ruth Wall – harp samples
Metro Voices – choir
Jenny O’Grady – choir master
Will Gregory – recording, mixing
Bill Mims – overdub engineer, mixing assistant
Tim Oliver – additional engineer, additional recording
In January 1992, “BMG” label released “It’s About Time”, the debut Manu Katché studio album. It was recorded in 1991, and was produced by Philippe Abitbol.
Personnel:
Manu Katché – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, programming, liner notes
Daniel Lanois – guitar
David Rhodes – vocals, guitar
Dominic Miller – acoustic and electric guitar
David Sancious – keyboards
Roger Bolton – keyboards
Simon Clark – keyboards, organ, horn arrangements
Pino Palladino – bass
Richard Galliano – accordion
Branford Marsalis – saxophone
Stuart Brooks – horn
Guy Barker – horn
Pete Beachill – horn
Philip Todd – horn
Maz Roberts – vocals
Peter Gabriel – vocals
Sting – vocals
Siobhan Maher – vocals
River City People – vocals
Tom Robinson – backing vocals
Chris Lawson – engineer
Stuart Bruce – engineer
Roger Moutenot – engineer
Richard Evans – engineer, mixing
Virginie Demachy – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Manu Katché and Tom Robinson, except where noted.
Cry of Passion
Change
Warm Dorway – Sophie Duez, Connie Fisher, Manu Katché
Who I Am
Go Getter
Lost in You
Silence
My Inner Heart
No Country – Connie Fisher, Manu Katché, Tom Robinson
She Is
25th of July – Connie Fisher, Manu Katché, Tom Robinson
In October 1967, “Cadet” label released “Groovin’ with the Soulful Strings”, the second Soulful Strings (The) album. It was recorded June – July 1967, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.
Personnel:
Richard Evans – musical arrangements, direction
Sol Bobrov – viola
David Chausow – viola
Arthur Ahlman – violin
Harold Kupper – violin
Karl B. Fruh – cello
Emil Mittermann – cello
Theodore Ratzer – cello
Charles Stepney – organ, vibraphone
Lenny Druss – saxophone, flute
Vernice Green – saxophone, flute
Ronald Steele – guitar, sitar
Phil Upchurch – guitar
Cleveland Eaton – bass
Louis Satterfield – bass
Philip R. Thomas – bongos, congas
Morris Jennings – drums
Track listing:
Burning Spear – Richard Evans
All Blues – Miles Davis
What Now My Love – Carl Sigman, Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë
Within You Without You – George Harrison
Our Day Will Come – Bob Hilliard, Mort Garson
Soul Prelude – J.S. Bach
Groovin’ – Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati
Alfie – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
Comin’ Home Baby – Ben Tucker, Bob Dorough
(I Know) I’m Losing You – Norman Whitfield, Eddie Holland, Cornelius Grant
On November 11, 1985, “Atco” label released “White City: A Novel”, the fourth Pete Townshend studio album. It was recorded in 1985, and was produced by Chris Thomas.
Personnel:
Pete Townshend – vocals; guitar
John “Rabbit” Bundrick – keyboards
Tony Butler – bass guitar
Phil Chen – bass guitar
Chucho Merchan – bass guitar
Pino Palladino – bass guitar
Steve Barnacle – bass guitar
Mark Brzezicki – drums
Simon Phillips – drums
Clem Burke – drums
David Gilmour – guitar
Peter Hope-Evans – harmonica
Kick Horns: Simon Clarke, Roddy Lorimer, Tim Sanders, Peter Thoms
Ewan Stewart – voice (spoken word)
Emma Townshend – backing vocals
Jackie Challenor – backing vocals
Mae McKenna – backing vocals
Lorenza Johnson – backing vocals
Justine Frischmann – backing vocals
Bill Price – recording
Chris Ludwinski – engineer assistant
Dave Edwards – engineer assistant
Jules Bowen – engineer assistant
Richard Evans – art direction, design, inner sleeve photography
On October 30, 2006, “Polydor” label released “Endless Wire”, the eleventh Who (The) studio album. It was recorded December 2004 – May 2006, at “Eel Pie Oceanic Studios” in the Boathouse, Twickenham on the banks of the River Thames in Ranelagh and Pete Townshend’s home studio. Most of the songs from the album were used in the rock musical adaptation of “The Boy Who Heard Music” which debuted in July 2007 as part of “Vassar College’s Powerhouse Summer Theater” workshop series.
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