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Marianne Faithfull: Easy Come Easy Go

On November 10, 2008, “Naïve Records” label released “Easy Come, Easy Go”, the 18th Marianne Faithfull album. It was recorded in 2008, “Sear Sound Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Hal Willner.

Personnel:

  • Marianne Faithfull – vocals
  • Barry Reynolds – guitars
  • Marc Ribot – acoustic and electric guitars
  • Keith Richards – vocals, guitar
  • Sean Lennon – vocals, guitars
  •  Gil Goldstein – piano, accordion, arrangements, string direction
  • Brian Mitchell – piano
  • Steve Weisberg – piano, electric piano, celesta, arrangements, conducting
  • Rob Burger – piano, organ
  • Greg Cohen – bass
  • Jim White – drums
  • Joey Baron – drums
  • Art Baron – bass recorder, trombone
  • Doug Wieselman – clarinet, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
  • Ken Peplowski – bass clarinet
  • Marty Ehrlich – bass clarinet, alto saxophone
  • Lenny Pickett – bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, sarrusophone, double bass
  • Steven Bernstein – glockenspiel, mellophone, alto brass, trumpet
  • Maxin Moston, Rob Moose – violin
  • Warren Ellis – violin, electric violin
  • Michael Nicholas – viola
  • Jane Scarpantoni – cello
  • Chan Marshall – vocals
  • Nick Cave – vocals
  • Antony Hegarty – vocals
  • Rufus Wainwright – vocals
  • Jarvis Cocker – vocals
  • Kate & Anna McGarrigle – backing vocals
  • Cat Power – backing vocals
  • Jean-Baptiste Mondino– art direction, photography

Track listing:

  1. Down from Dover – Dolly Parton
  2. Hold On, Hold On – Neko Case
  3. Solitude – Duke Ellington
  4. The Crane Wife 3 – The Decemberists
  5. Easy Come, Easy Go – Bessie Smith
  6. Children of Stone – Espers
  7. How Many Worlds – Brian Eno
  8. In Germany Before the War – Randy Newman
  9. Ooh Baby Baby – Smokey Robinson
  10. Sing Me Back Home – Merle Haggard
  11. Salvation – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
  12. Black Coffee – Sarah Vaughan
  13. The Phoenix – Judee Sill
  14. Dear God Please Help Me – Morrissey
  15. Kimbie – Jackson C. Frank
  16. Many a Mile to Freedom – Traffic
  17. Somewhere (A Place for Us) – Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim
  18. Flandyke Shore – traditional

Lee Konitz and Peggy Stern: Lunasea

On December 31, 1992, “Soul Note” label released “Lunasea”, album by Lee Konitz and Peggy Stern. It was recorded in January 1992, at “Sear Sound Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Lee Konitz and Peggy Stern.

Personnel:

  • Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
  • Peggy Stern – piano
  • Vic Juris – guitar
  • Harvie Swartz – bass
  • Jeff Williams – drums
  • Guilherme Franco – percussion
  • Michael MacDonald – recording
  • Gennaro Carone – mastering
  • Xerios – artwork
  • Ann Kiehm – painting
  • Art Lange – liner notes
  • Giovanni Bonandrini – executive producer

Track listing:

All tarcks by Peggy Stern, except where noted.

  1. Subconscious Lee II – Lee Konitz
  2. Femaleon – Lee Konitz, Peggy Stern
  3. Bossa Tia
  4. The Final Blow – Lee Konitz, Peggy Stern
  5. Lunasea
  6. Matter of Opinion
  7. The Aerie
  8. Leeway
  9. Stanbye
  10. To Peggy – Vic Juris, Lee Konitz
  11. Solo Too
  12. Opertune
  13. Djuo – Lee Konitz, Peggy Stern
  14. S’gone
  15. P.S. – Lee Konitz, Peggy Stern

Antonio Sanchez: Migration

On August 28, 2007, “CAM Jazz” label released “Migration”, the debut studio Antonio Sánchez studio album. It was recorded in January 2007, at “Sear Sound Studio” in New York City, “Mad Hatter East Studios” in Clearwater, FL, and was produced by Ermanno Basso.

Personnel:

  • Antonio Sánchez– drums
  • Chick Corea– piano
  • Pat Metheny– guitar
  • Scott Colley– double bass
  • Chris Potter– soprano and tenor saxophone
  • David Sánchez– tenor saxophone

Track listing:

All tracks by Antonio Sánchez except where noted.

  1. One for Antonio – Chick Corea
  2. Did You Get It?
  3. Arena (Sand) – Pat Metheny
  4. Challenge Within
  5. Ballade
  6. Greedy Silence
  7. Inner Urge – Joe Henderson
  8. Solar – Miles Davis

Beth Orton: Comfort Of Strangers

Beth Orton

On February 7, 2006, “Astralwerks / EMI” label released “Comfort of Strangers”, the fourth Beth Orton studio album.  It was recorded in 2005, at “Sear Sound Studio” in New York, and was produced by Jim O’Rourke.

Personnel:

  • Beth Orton – guitar, piano, harmonica, illustrations
  • Jim O’Rourke – bass, piano, marimba
  • Tim Barnes – drums
  • T. J. Doherty – engineer
  • Chris Allen – engineer assistant
  • Ellen Nolan – photography
  • Micaela Rossato – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Beth Orton, except the title track by Beth Orton, Jim O’Rourke and M. Ward.

  1. Worms
  2. Countenance
  3. Heartland Truckstop
  4. Rectify
  5. Comfort of Strangers
  6. Shadow of a Doubt
  7. Conceived
  8. Absinthe
  9. A Place Aside
  10. Safe in Your Arms
  11. Shopping Trolley
  12. Feral Children
  13. Heart of Soul
  14. Pieces of Sky