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Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo: TajMo

On May 5, 2019, “Forever Living Originals” label released “TajMo” album by Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Tom Campbell and Inflo. At the 2018 “Grammy Award” it won the award for “Best Contemporary Blues Album”. “TajMo” is the twenty-sixth Taj Mahal studio album and the thirteenth Keb’ Mo’ album.

Personnel:

  • Taj Mahal – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Keb’ Mo’ – vocals, electric guitar, keyboards, percussion
  • Billy Branch – harmonica
  • Michael B. Hicks – keyboards
  • Sam Levine – tenor saxophone
  • Roger Bissell – trombone
  • Keith Everette – trumpet
  • Lizz Wright – backing vocals
  • Phillip Moore – bass
  • Thaddeus Witherspoon – drums

Track listing:

  1. Don’t Leave Me Here
  2. She Knows How To Rock Me
  3. All Around The World
  4. That’s Who I Am
  5. Shake Me In Your Arms
  6. Waiting On The World To Change
  7. Ain’t Nobody Talkin’
  8. Diving Duck Blues
  9. Squeeze Box
  10. Soul
  11. Om Sweet Om

Relient K: Air for Free

On November 22, 2016,“Mono vs Stereo” label released “Air for Free”, the eighth Relient K studio album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Mark Lee Townsend.

Personnel:

  • Matt Thiessen– lead vocals, piano, guitar, ukulele, trumpet, programming
  • Matt Hoopes– guitars, omnichord, keyboard, trumpet, Boss HC-2 percussion synth, backing vocals
  • Dave Douglas– drums, backing vocals
  • Tom Breyfogle – drums, percussion
  • Mark Lee Townsend– bass, guitar, backing vocals, recording engineer
  • Bill Mitchell – additional guitars
  • Roger Bissell – trombone
  • Brandon Calderon – trombone
  • Jake Germany – Boss HC-2, additional backing vocals
  • AJ Babcock – additional backing vocals
  • Austin Cunningham – additional backing vocals
  • Billy Raffoul – additional backing vocals
  • Lisa Goe – additional backing vocals
  • Tiffany Fernandez – additional backing vocals
  • David A. Terry – mastering
  • Jake Germany – art direction, design
  • Brandon McGowan – graphics
  • Josh Ness – photography

Track listing:

  1. Untitled (piano version of “Marigold”; only on CD release of album, hidden in pregap)
  2. Bummin
  3. Local Construction
  4. Hippopotamuses
  5. Cat
  6. Man
  7. Air for Free
  8. God
  9. Elephant Parade
  10. Mountaintop
  11. Sleepin’
  12. Empty House
  13. Flower
  14. Marigold
  15. Runnin’
  16. Prodigal
  17. Heartache