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Idle race: Same

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In September 1969, “Liberty” label released the self-titled, second Idle Race album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Trident Studio” in London, and was produced by Jeff Lynne.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Lynne – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Dave Pritchard – vocals, guitar
  • Greg Masters – vocals, bass guitar
  • Roger Spencer – vocals, drums
  • Robin Cable – engineer
  • Michael Hasted – design, cover photography
  • Ray Coleman – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff Lynne, except where noted.

  1. Come with Me
  2. Sea of Dreams
  3. Going Home
  4. Reminds Me of You – Dave Pritchard
  5. Mr. Crow and Sir Norman
  6. Please No More Sad Songs
  7. Girl at the Window
  8. Big Chief Woolly Bosher
  9. Someone Knocking – Dave Pritchard
  10. A Better Life (The Weatherman Knows)
  11. Hurry Up John

Conan Osiris: Adoro Bolos

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On December 30, 2017, “AVNL Records” label released “Adoro Bolos”, the second Conan Osiris album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Conan Osiris.

Personnel:

  • Conan Osiris – vocal, recording, mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Conan Osiris.

  1. Borrego
  2. Celulitite
  3. Adoro Bolos
  4. Ein Angel
  5. 100 Paciencia
  6. Barcos
  7. Nasce Nas Acucenas
  8. Nada Nada Nada Nada
  9. Titanique
  10. Ave Lagrima
  11. Obrigado

Gnidrolog: Lady Lake

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In December 1972, “RCA” label released “Lady Lake”, the second Gnidrolog studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Morgan Studios” in London, and was produced by Dick Parkinson.

Personnel:

  • Colin Goldring – vocals, rhythm guitar, recorder, tenor horn
  • Stewart Goldring – lead guitar
  • Peter “Mars” Cowling – bass guitar, cello, design
  • Nigel Pegrum – percussion, flute, oboe
  • John Earle – vocal, soprano, tenor and baritone saxes, flute
  • Charlotte Fendrich – piano
  • Mike Butcher – engineer
  • Bruce Pennington – illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by Colin Goldring, except where noted.

  1. I Could Never Be a Soldier
  2. Ship
  3. A Dog With No Collar – Stewart Goldring
  4. Lady Lake – Peter Cowling, Stewart Goldring
  5. Same Dreams
  6. Social Embarrassment – Peter Cowling, Colin Goldring

Gravy Train: (A Ballad Of) A Peaceful Man

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In December 1971, “Vertigo” label released “(A Ballad of) A Peaceful Man”, the second Gravy Train album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Olympic Sound Studios” in Loneon, and was produced by John Peel.

Personnel:

  • Norman Barratt – vocals, guitar
  • J.D. Hughes – vocals, keyboards, wind
  • Lester Williams – vocals, bass
  • Barry Davenport – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Norman Barratt, J.D. Hughes, Lester Williams and Barry Davenport.

  1. Alone in Georgia
  2. (A Ballad of) A Peaceful Man
  3. Jule’s Delight
  4. Messenger
  5. Can Anybody Hear Me
  6. Old Tin Box
  7. Won’t Talk About It
  8. Home Again

Tin Tin: Astral Taxi

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In December 1971, “Polydor” label released “Astral Taxi”, the second and final Tin Tin album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Billy Lawrie.

Personnel:

  • Steve Groves – vocals, guitar, percussion
  • Steve Kipner – vocals, keyboards, percussion
  • John Vallins – vocals, bass, guitar
  • Geoff Bridgford – drums
  • Maurice Gibb – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Groves, Steve Kipner, John Vallins and Geoff Bridgford, except where noted.

  1. Astral Taxi
  2. Ships on the Starboard – Steve Kipner, Steve Groves, Johnny Vallins
  3. Our Destiny
  4. Tomorrow Today – Steve Kipner, Steve Groves, Billy Lawrie
  5. Jenny B.
  6. I Took a Holiday
  7. Tag Around
  8. Set Sail for England
  9. The Cavalry’s Coming – Steve Kipner, Steve Groves, Johnny Vallins
  10. Benny the Wonder Dog – Steve Kipner, Steve Groves, Johnny Vallins
  11. Is That the Way – Steve Kipner, Steve Groves, Billy Lawrie

Leo Kotke: 6 & 12 String Guitar

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In December 1969, “Takoma” label released “6 and 12-String Guitar”, the second Leo Kottke album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Empire Photo Sound” in Minneapolis.

Personnel:

  • Leo Kotke – 6 and 12-string guitars, song notes
  • Frank Hulbert – lacquer cut
  • Annie Elliott – illustration, design
  • Mark Humphrey – liner notes

Personnel:

All tracks by Leo Kottke, except where noted.

  1. The Driving of the Year Nail (from an old Etruscan drawing of a sperm cell)
  2. The Last of the Arkansas Greyhounds (a terror-filled escape on a bus from a man fired from Beaumont ranch)
  3. The Ojo (Ojo Caliente where the Zuni hid from Estaban, the Moor, and the Spaniards)
  4. Crow River Waltz (a prayer for the demise of the canoe and the radar trap without which Federal prisons will have to be rebuilt to accommodate prepubescence)
  5. The Sailor’s Grave on the Prairie (originally written to commemorate Nedicks and a Minneapolis musician’s contempt for the three A.M. cheeseburger with a nickel slice of raw
  6. Vaseline Machine Gun (1 for waking up nude in a sleeping bag on the shore of the Atlantic surrounded by a volleyball game at high noon, 2 for the end of the volleyball game)
  7. Jack Fig (a reluctant lament)
  8. Watermelon (while at Watermelon Park Music Festival I had the opportunity to play a banjo in the middle of the night for a wandering drunk. When I finished, he vomited—an astute comment on my playing. Made me feel very distinguished)
  9. Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (J.S. Bach – the engineer called this the ancient joy of man’s desire). (Bach had twenty children because his organ didn’t have any stops)
  10. The Fisherman (this is about the mad fishermen of the North whose ice fishing spots resemble national shrines)
  11. The Tennessee Toad (who made an epic journey from Ohio to Tennessee)
  12. Busted Bicycle (reluctance)
  13. The Brain of the Purple Mountain (from A. L. Tennyson)
  14. Coolidge Rising (while rising from the sink, cupboard doors opened and engulfed his head; while turning to the right to avoid the whole incident he walked into a refrigerator—which afforded a good chin rest for staring at some bananas in a basket)

Lee Morgan: Introducing Lee Morgan

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In December 1956, “Savoy” label released “Introducing Lee Morgan”, the second Lee Morgan album. It was recorded in November 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Ozzie Cadena.

Personnel:

  • Lee Morgan – trumpet
  • Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
  • Hank Jones – piano
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Rudy van Gelder – recording, lacquer cut
  • H. Alan Stein – liner notes
  • Ozzie Cadena – supervision

Track listing:

  1. Hank’s Shout – Hank Mobley
  2. Nostalgia – Fats Navarro
  3. Bet – Doug Watkins
  4. Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise – Oscar Hammerstein, Sigmund Romberg
  5. P.S. I Love You – Gordon Jenkins, Johnny Mercer
  6. Easy Living – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
  7. That’s All – Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes

Etta James: The Second Time Around

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On December 14, 1961, “Argo” label released “The Second Time Around”, the second Etta James studio album. It was recorded 1960 – 1961, and was produced by Phil Chess and Leonard Chess.

Personnel:

  • Etta Jemes – vocals
  • Riley Hampton – arrangements, conductor
  • Johnny Magnus – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Don’t Cry Baby – Saul Bernie, James P. Johnson, Stella Unger
  2. Fool That I Am – Floyd Hunt
  3. One for My Baby (and One More for the Road) – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
  4. In My Diary – Michael Angelo Graham, Mark Silverman
  5. Saven Day Fool – Billy Davis, Berry Gordy, Sonny Woods
  6. It’s Too Soon to Know – Deborah Chessler, E.H. Morris
  7. Dream – Johnny Mercer
  8. I’ll Dry My Tears – Etta James, Clyde Walker
  9. Plum Nuts – Robert Plummer
  10. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore – Duke Ellington, Bob Russell

Gil Fuller: Gil Fuller & the Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra featuring Dizzy Gillespie

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In December 1965, “Pacific Jazz” label released “Gil Fuller & the Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra featuring Dizzy Gillespie”, album by Gil Fuller featuring Dizzy Gillespie (second Gil Fuller album overall). It was recorded in October 1965, at “Pacific Jazz Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Richard Bock.

Personnel:

  • Gil Fuller – conductor, arrangements 
  • Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
  • Gabe Baltazar, Buddy Collette – alto saxophone
  • Bill Green, Carrington Visor – tenor saxophone
  • Jack Nimitz – baritone saxophone
  • John Audino, Harry ‘Sweets’ Edison, Freddie Hill, Melvin Moore – trumpet
  • Sam Cassano, David Duke, Herman Lebow, Alan Robinson – French horn
  • Jim Amlotte, Bob Fitzpatrick, Lester Robinson – trombone
  • Dennis Budimir – guitar
  • Phil Moore – piano
  • Jimmy Bond – bass
  • Earl Palmer – drums
  • Richard Bock – recording
  • Ron McMaster – mastering
  • Achille Perilli – painting
  • Arthur Adams – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gil Fuller except where notes.

  1. Man from Monterey – Phil Moore
  2. Angel City
  3. Love Theme from the Sandpiper – Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
  4. Groovin’ High – Dizzy Gillespie
  5. Be’s That Way
  6. Big Sur
  7. Moontide
  8. Things Are Here – Dizzy Gillespie

Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh: Lee Konitz with Warne Marsh

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In December 1955, “Atlantic” label released “Lee Konitz with Warne Marsh”, album by Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh (the ninth Lee Konitz album overall, the second Warne Marsh album overall). It was recorded in June 1955, in New York City, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
  • Warne Marsh – tenor saxophone
  • Sal Mosca – piano 
  • Ronnie Ball – piano
  • Billy Bauer – guitar
  • Oscar Pettiford – double bass
  • Kenny Clarke – drums
  • Tom Dowd – engineer
  • William Claxton – cover photography
  • Barry Ulanov – liner notes
  • Nesuhi Ertegun – supervision

Track listing:

  1. Topsy – Edgar Battle, Eddie Durham
  2. There Will Never Be Another You – Harry Warren
  3. I Can’t Get Started – Vernon Duke
  4. Donna Lee – Charlie Parker
  5. Two Not One – Lennie Tristano
  6. Don’t Squawk – Oscar Pettiford
  7. Ronnie’s Line – Ronnie Ball
  8. Background Music – Warne Marsh