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George Russell: New York, N.Y.

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In August 1959, “Decca” label released “New York, N.Y.”, the second George Russell album.

Personnel:

  • George Russell – arranger, conductor
  • Jon Hendricks – vocals
  • Hal McKusick – alto saxophone
  • Phil Woods – alto saxophone
  • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
  • Al Cohn – tenor saxophone
  • Benny Golson – tenor saxophone
  • Sol Schlinger – baritone saxophone
  • Gene Allen – baritone saxophone
  • Art Farmer – trumpet
  • Doc Severinsen – trumpet
  • Ernie Royal – trumpet
  • Joe Wilder – trumpet
  • Joe Ferrante – trumpet
  • Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
  • Frank Rehak – trombone
  • Tom Mitchell – trombone
  • Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
  • Bill Evans – piano
  • Barry Galbraith – guitar
  • George Duvivier – bass
  • Milt Hinton – bass
  • Charlie Persip – drums
  • Max Roach – drums
  • Don Lamond – drums
  • Al Epstein – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by George Russell, except where noted.

  1. Manhattan – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  2. Big City Blues
  3. Manhattan: Rico
  4. East Side Medley: Autumn in New York / How About You? – Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin / Ralph Freed, Burton Lane
  5. A Helluva Town

Momus: The Poison Boyfriend

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In July 1987, “Creation Records” label released “The Poison Boyfriend”, the second Momus studio album. It was recorded in 1987, and was produced by Julian Standen.

Personnel:

  • Nicholas Currie (Momus)
  • Dean Klerat – keyboards
  • Fein O’Lochlainn – bass
  • Terry Neilson – drums
  • Arun G. Shendurnikar – percussion
  • Douglas Morris – engineer
  • Vici MacDonald – design
  • Nick Wesolowski – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Nicholas Currie (Momus).

  1. The Gatecrasher
  2. Violets
  3. Islington John
  4. Three Wars
  5. Flame into Being
  6. Situation Comedy Blues
  7. Sex for the Disabled
  8. Closer to You

Alan Holdsworth: I.O.U.

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In July 1982, “Luna Crack Records/I.O.U. Records“ labels released “I.O.U.”, the second Allan Holdsworth studio album. It was recorded in 1979, at “The Barge” in London, and was produced by Alan Holdsworth.

Personnel:

  • Allan Holdsworth – guitar, violin
  • Paul Williams – vocals
  • Paul Carmichael – bass
  • Gary Husband – drums, piano
  • Andy Llewellyn – engineer
  • Colin Green – mixing

Track listing

All tracks by Allan Holdsworth, except where noted.

  1. The Things You See (When You Haven’t Got Your Gun)
  2. Where Is One
  3. Checking Out
  4. Letters of Marque
  5. Out from Under – Steven Robinson, Alan Holdworth
  6. Temporary Fault
  7. Shallow Sea
  8. White Line – Alan Holdsworth, Pete Brown

Sonny Red: Out Of The Blue

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In July 1960, “Blue Note” label released “Out of the Blue”, the second Sonny Red album. It was recorded December 1959 – January 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Red – alto saxophone
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Roy Brooks – drums
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Jimmy Cobb – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, mastering
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Ira Gitler – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Sonny Red, except where noted.

  1. Bluesville
  2. Stay as Sweet as You Are – Mack Gordon, Harry Revel
  3. I’ve Never Been in Love Before – Frank Loesser
  4. Nadia
  5. Blues in the Pocket
  6. Alone Too Long – Dorothy Fields, Arthur Schwartz
  7. The Lope
  8. Stairway to the Stars – Matt Malneck, Mitchell Parish, Frank Signorelli

Peter Bardens: Same

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In July 1971, “Transatlantic” label released the self-titled, second Peter Bardens album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Sound Technicues” in London, and was produced by Peter Bardens.

Personnel:

  • Peter Bardens – vocals, piano, organ
  • Vic Linton – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Andy Gee – guitar
  • Victor Brox – vocals, electric violin, Jew’s harp
  • John Owen – bass guitar
  • Reginald Isadore – drums, percussion
  • Anita Pollinger, Judy Powell, Linda Lewis, Lisa Strike, Maxine Iffla – backing vocals
  • Alan Harris, Jerry Boys – engineer
  • Paul Leeves – art direction
  • Hipgnosis – design, photography
  • Keith Bleasby – production supervisor

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Bardens.

  1. North End Road
  2. Write My Name in the Dust
  3. Down So Long
  4. Sweet Honey Wine
  5. Tear Down the Wall
  6. Simple Song
  7. My House
  8. Feeling High
  9. Blueser

Airto Moreira: Seeds on the Ground – The Natural Sounds of Airto

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In July 1971, “Buddah” label released “Seeds on the Ground – The Natural Sounds of Airto”, the second Airto Moreira album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Airto Moreira.

Personnel:

  • Airto Moreira – vocals, voice, drums, percussion, berimbau
  • Flora Purim – vocals
  • Ron Carter – voice, bass, cello
  • Hermeto Pascoal – voice, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards, harpsichord, flute, Japanese sapho
  • Sivuca – accordion
  • Severino De Oliviera – voice, acoustic guitar, organ, accordion, viola
  • Dom Um Romod – voice, percussion
  • Tony May – engineer, co-producer
  • Milton Sincoff – art direction
  • Sid Maurer – art direction, photography
  • Michael Mandel – design
  • Hal Wilson – photography
  • Flora Purim – coordinator

Track listing:

  1. Andey – Hermeto Pascoal
  2. O Sonho – J. Livingston, R. Evans
  3. Uri – Googie, Hermeto Pascoal
  4. Papo Furado – Hermeto Pascoal
  5. Juntos – Hermeto Pascoal, Flora Purim
  6. O Galho Da Roseira – Hermeto Pascoal
  7. O Galho Da Roseira Part II– Hermeto Pascoal

Virus: Thoughts

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In July 1971, “Pilz” label released “Thoughts”, the second Virus studio album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Star Studio Hamburg” in Hamburg, Germany, and was produced by Jürgen Schmeisser.

Personnel:

  • Bernd Rösner – guitar
  • Jürgen Schäfer – vocal, bass
  • Werner Vogt – vocal, bass, guitar
  • Axel Nieling – drums, percussion
  • Conny Plank – engineer
  • Johannes Heinz Löffler – design
  • Jürgen Schmeisser – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bernd Rösner, Jürgen Schäfer, Werner Vogt and Axel Nieling, except where noted.

  1. King Heroin – Gerd Rübenstrunk
  2. Mankind, Where Do You Go To?
  3. Theme – Gerd Rübenstrunk
  4. Old Time Movie
  5. Butterflies
  6. Take Your Thoughts
  7. Sittin’ And Smokin’ – Gerd Rübenstrunk
  8. Going On
  9. Deeds of the Past
  10. My Strand-Eyed Girl – Gerd Rübenstrunk

George Benson Quartet: It’s Uptown

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In July 1966, “Columbia” label released “It’s Uptown”, album by George Benson Quartet (second George Benson studio album overall). It was recorded February – March 1966, and was produced by John Hammond.

Personnel:

  • George Benson – vocals, guitar
  • Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone
  • Bennie Green – trombone
  • Lonnie Smith – organ
  • Jimmy Lovelace – drums
  • Ray Lucas – drums
  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Charlie Persip – drums
  • Don Hunstein – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by George Benson, except where noted.

  1. Clockwise
  2. Summertime – DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin
  3. Ain’t That Peculiar – Mary Tarplin, Bobby Rogers, Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore
  4. Jaguar
  5. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronnell
  6. A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  7. Hello Bride
  8. Bullfight
  9. Stormy Weather – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  10. Eternally
  11. Myna Bird Blues

Albert Ayler Quartet: Ghosts

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In July 1965, “Debut” label released “Ghosts”, the second Albert Ayler’s Quartet album. It was recorded in September 1964, in Copenhagen, Denmark, and was produced by Ole Vestegaard Jensen.

Personnel:

  • Albert Ayler – tenor saxophone
  • Don Cherry – cornet
  • Gary Peacock – bass
  • Sonny Murray – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Albert Ayler.

  1. Ghosts (short version)
  2. Children
  3. Holy Spirit
  4. Ghosts (extended version)
  5. Vibrations
  6. Mothers

Kokoroko: Tuff Times Never Last

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On July 11, 2025, “Brownswood Recordings” label released “Tuff Times Never Last”, the second Kokoroko album. It was recorded in 2025, and was produced by Miles Clinton James.

Personnel:

  • Tobi Adenaike-Johnson – vocals, guitar
  • Yohan Kebede – vocals, keyboards, synth
  • Duane Atherley – vocals, bass
  • Ayo Salawn – drums
  • Onome Edgeworth – percussion, flute, whistle
  • Chelesea Carmichael – tenor saxophone
  • Sheila Maurice-Grey – vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Anoushka Nanguy – vocals, trombone
  • Lulu – vocal
  • Azekel – vocal
  • Miles James – vocal
  • Cristoph Hans Skirl – engineer
  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering
  • Luci Pina – artwork, lacquer cut

Track listing:

  1. Never Last
  2. Sweetie
  3. Closer to Me
  4. My Father in Heaven
  5. Idea 5 (Call My Name)
  6. Three Piece Suit
  7. Time and Time
  8. Da Du Dah
  9. Together We Are
  10. Just Can’t Wait
  11. Over / Reprise