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Hot Tuna: Hoppkorv

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On October 11, 1976, “Grunt” label released “Hoppkorv”, the seventh Hot Tuna album. It was recorded in July 1976, at “Wally Heider Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Harry Maslin.

Personnel:

  • Jorma Kaukonen – vocals, guitar
  • Jack Casady – bass
  • Bob Steeler – drums, percussion
  • John Sherman – 2nd guitar
  • Nick Buck – keyboards
  • Karen Tobin – backing vocals
  • Harry Maslin – engineer
  • Allen Sudduth – engineer assistant
  • David Gertz – mixing assistant
  • Rick Collins – mastering
  • Acy Lehman – art direction
  • Jerry Leiberwitz – sleeve painting
  • Gribbitt (Tim Bryant) – design
  • Chris Whorf – design
  • Roger Rossmeyer – cover and liner photography
  • Michael Casady, Ron Dudley – equipment
  • Pat Leraci – production coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Jorma Kaukonen, except where noted.

  1. Santa Claus Retreat
  2. Watch the North Wind Rise
  3. It’s So Easy – Buddy Holly, Norman Petty
  4. Bowlegged Woman, Knock-Kneed Man – Bobby Rush, Calvin Carter
  5. Drivin’ Around – Nick Buck
  6. I Wish You Would – Billy Boy Arnold
  7. I Can’t Be Satisfied – McKinley Morganfield
  8. Talkin’ bout You – Chuck Berry
  9. Extrication Love Song
  10. Song from the Stainless Cymbal

Johnny Hodges: The Blues

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In October 1956, “Norgran” label released “The Blues”, the fifth Johnny Hodges album. It was recorded July 1952 – September 1953 – July 1954, at “Radio Recorders” in Los Angeles, in San Francisco and New York City, and was produced by Norman Granz.  

Personnel:

  • Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
  • Emmett Berry, Shorty Baker – trumpet
  • Lawrence Brown – trombone
  • Arthur Clarke, John Coltrane, Ben Webster, Rudy Williams – tenor saxophone
  • Ted Brannon, Call Cobbs, Leroy Lovett – piano
  • Ray Brown, Red Callender, Barney Richmond, John Williams – bass
  • Louis Bellson, J. C. Heard, Al Walker – drums
  • Alex De Paola – cover photography
  • Phil Stern – photography
  • Norman Granz – supervision

Track listing:

All tracks by Johnny Hodges, except where noted.

  1. Rosanne – Glenn Osser, Edna Osser, Dick Manning
  2. Hodge-Podge – Johnny Hodges, Duke Ellington
  3. Jappa
  4. Through for the Night – Trummy Young
  5. The Sheik of Araby – Ted Snyder, Harry B. Smith, Francis Wheeler
  6. Latino
  7. Johnny’s Blues – Edith Cue Hodges
  8. Indiana – Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley
  9. Easy Going Bounce – Leroy Lovett
  10. Burgundy Walk

Herbie Hancock: Herbie Hancock Trio

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On September 21, 1977, “CBS/Sony” label released “Herbie Hancock Trio”, the 18th Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded in July 1977, at “The Automat” in San Francisco, and was produced by David Rubinson.

Personnel:

  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Tony Williams – drums
  • Fred Catero – engineer
  • Akio Nimbari – art direction, design
  • Ikuo Niida – artwork
  • Osamu Konno – photography
  • Bryan Bell – technical assistance
  • Kevin Ayres – technical assistance

Track listing:

All tracks by Herbie Hancock, except where noted.

  1. Watch It
  2. Speak Like a Child
  3. Watcha Waitin’ For
  4. Look
  5. Milestones – Miles Davis

John Coltrane: Infinity

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In September 1972, “Impulse!’ label released “Infinity”, album by John Coltrane. It features overdubs with strings of Coltrane’s pieces recorded in 1965 and 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, “Coast Recorders” in San Francisco, and was produced by Ed Mitchell.

Personnel:

Original performance

  • John Coltrane – soprano and tenor sax, bass clarinet, percussion, bells
  • Pharoah Sanders – tenor sax, flute, piccolo, tambourine, percussion
  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Alice Coltrane – piano, organ
  • Jimmy Garrison – bass
  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Rashied Ali – drums
  • Ray Appleton – percussion
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Baker Bigsby – engineer

Overdubbed with arrangements (recorded at “The village Recorder” in Los Angeles)

  • Alice Coltrane – piano, harp, organ, vibraphone, tamboura, timpani
  • Joan Chapman – tamboura
  • Charlie Haden – bass
  • Oran Coltrane – bells

String orchestra

  • James Getzoff, Gerald Vinci, Gordon Marron, Michael White – violin
  • Rollice Dale, Myra Kestenbaum – viola
  • Jesse Ehrlich, Edgar Lustgarten – cello
  • Murray Adler – concertmaster

Track listing:

All tracks by John Coltrane.

  1. Peace on Earth
  2. Living Space
  3. Joy
  4. Leo

Al Jarreau: Breakin’ Away

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On June 30, 1981, “Warner Bros” label released “Breakin’ Away”, the fifth Al Jarreau album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Dawnbreaker Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Jay Graydon. The album was certified Platinum in US by the RIAA.

Personnel:

  • Al Jarreau – lead and backing vocals, vocals and rhythm arrangements
  • Steve Lukather – electric guitar
  • Dean Parks – electric guitar
  • Jay Graydon – electric guitar, synthesizer programming, vocals and rhythm arrangements
  • George Duke – Fender Rhodes
  • Milcho Leviev – acoustic piano, rhythm arrangements
  • Tom Canning – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, synthesizers, vocals and rhythm arrangements
  • David Foster – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, synthesizers, string arrangements
  • Michael Omartian – synthesizers, Fender Rhodes
  • Michael Boddicker – synthesizers, synthesizer programming
  • J. Peter Robinson – synthesizers
  • Larry Williams – synthesizer solo
  • Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar
  • Neil Stubenhaus – bass guitar
  • Steve Gadd – drums
  • Jeff Porcaro – drums
  • Bob Zimmitti – percussion
  • Lon Price – alto saxophone
  • Tom Scott – horns
  • Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
  • Jerry Hey – flugelhorn, trumpet, horn arrangements
  • Chuck Findley – trumpet
  • Richard Page – backing vocals
  • Steve George – backing vocals
  • Bill Champlin – backing vocals
  • Billy Byers – string arrangements
  • Frank DeCaro – album music contractor and string contractor
  • Joe Bogan – engineer
  • Debbie Thompson – second engineer
  • Mikey Davis, Csaba Petocz – second engineer
  • Larry Brown – recording
  • Humberto Gatica – strings recording
  • Jay Graydon – mixing
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Christine Sauers – art direction, design
  • Susan Jarreau – photography
  • Tom Canning – associate producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Canning, Jay Graydon and Al Jarreau, except where noted.

  1. Closer to Your Love
  2. My Old Friend – Steve George, John Lang, Richard Page
  3. We’re in This Love Together – Roger Murrah, Keith Stegall
  4. Easy
  5. Our Love
  6. Breakin’ Away
  7. Roof Garden
  8. (Round, Round, Round) Blue Rondo a la Turk – Dave Brubeck
  9. Teach Me Tonight – Sammy Cahn, Gene De Paul

Joey Cape & Tony Sly: Acoustic Volume 2

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On June 18, 2012, “Fat Wreck Chords” label released “Acoustic Volume 2”, the second Joey Cape and Tony Sly album. It was recorded 2011 – 2012, at “Crank Lab” and “Motor Studios” in San Francisco, “Orange Whip” in Santa Barbara, California, and was produced by Tony Sly, Joey Cape and Jamie McMann.

Personnel:

  • Joey Cape – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion, keyboards, recording, mixing
  • Tony Sly – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion
  • Brian Wahlstrom – vocals, piano, keyboards, vocals
  • Angus Cooke – cello, Nashville guitar
  • Thom Flowers – lap steel guitar
  • Norm Rest – slide guitar
  • Dustin Lanker – piano, keyboards
  • Rob Reich – accordion
  • Boz Rivera – percussion
  • Rebecca Roudman – cello
  • Joel Cuzzi – Jarvis plucking, choir vocals
  • Kevin Seidel – choir vocals
  • Jon Sly – choir vocals
  • Angus Cooke – recording
  • Jamie McMann – recording, mixing
  • Chris Fogal – mastering
  • Sergie Loobkoff – design
  • Matthew Reamer – back cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joey Cape (tracks 1-6) and Tony Sly (tracks 7-12).

  1. It Must Be Hateful
  2. Know It All
  3. Confession
  4. Alison’s Disease
  5. Resolve
  6. Broken Records
  7. Black Box
  8. Soulmate
  9. Under the Garden
  10. Chasing Rainbow
  11. Pre-Medicated Murder
  12. Liver Let Die

Chrome: Blood on the Moon

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On May 31, 1981, “Don’t Fall Off the Mountain” label released “Blood on the Moon”, the fifth Chrome studio album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Mobius Music” in San Francisco, and was produced by Helios Creed and Damon Edge.

Personnel:

  • Helios Creed – vocals, guitar, sleeve graphics
  • Damon Edge – vocals, Moog synthesizer, sleeve graphics
  • Hilary Stench – bass guitar
  • John Stench – drums
  • Oliver Dicicco – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Helios Creed and Damon Edge.

  1. The Need
  2. Innervacume
  3. Perfumeed Metal
  4. Planet Strike
  5. The Strangers
  6. Insect Human
  7. Out of Reach
  8. Brain Scan
  9. Blood on the Moon

Bobby Hutcherson: San Francisco

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In May 1971, “Blue Note” label released “San Francisco”, album by Bobby Hutcherson and Harold Land. It was recorded in July 1970, at “United Artists Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Duke Pearson.

Personnel:

  • Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone, marimba, percussion
  • Harold Land – tenor saxophone, flute, oboe
  • Joe Sample – piano, electric piano
  • John Williams – bass, Fender bass
  • Mickey Roker – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Bobby Hutcherson, except where noted.

  1. Goin’ Down South – Joe Sample
  2. Prints Tie
  3. Jazz – Joe Sample
  4. Ummh
  5. Procession
  6. A Night in Barcelona – Harold Land

Grotus: Mass

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On March 19, 1996, “London” label released “Mass”, the third and final Grotus album. It was recorded in 1995, at “Decibel Worship” in San Francisco, and was produced by Chris Arvan.

Personnel:

  • Lars Fox – vocals, drums, sampling
  • Adam Tanner – Fender bass, string bass, guitar, sampling, electronics
  • John Carson – bass, sampler, electronics, synthesizer
  • Bruce Boyd – drums, turntables
  • Chris Arvan – engineer

Track listing:

  1. That’s Entertainment
  2. A Bad Itch
  3. White Trash Blues
  4. Ebola Reston
  5. Hand to Mouth
  6. T’Ain’t Nobody’s Bizness If I Do
  7. Sick
  8. Collect ‘Em All
  9. Wild Bill
  10. The Bottom Line
  11. Back in the Day

MX-80 Sound: Out of the Tunnel

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On March 7, 1980, “Ralph” label released “Out of the Tunnel”, the second MX-80 Sound studio album. It was recorded in 1980, at “Mobius Music” in San Francisco, and was produced by Mark Bingham.

Personnel:

  • Rich Stim – vocals, guitar, saxophone
  • Dale Sophiea – bass guitar
  • Bruce Anderson – guitar
  • Dave Mahoney – drums
  • Mark Bingham – recording, mixing
  • Oliver Dicicco – recording, mixing
  • Kim Torgerson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bruce Anderson, Dave Mahoney, Dale Sophiea and Rich Stim.

  1. It’s Not My Fault
  2. Follow That Car
  3. Fender Bender
  4. I Walk Among Them
  5. Someday You’ll Be King
  6. Frankie I’m Sorry
  7. Gary and Priscilla
  8. Man in a Box
  9. Metro teens