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Madeline Peyroux: Half The Perfect World

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On September 12, 2006, “Rounder/Universal” labels released “Half the Perfect World”, the fourth Madeleine Peyroux studio album. It was recorded in April 2006, and was produced by Larry Klein.

Personnel:

  • Madeleine Peyroux – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Dean Parks– guitars, ukulele
  • Greg Leisz– pedal steel guitar
  • Sam Yahel– piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond organ, Estey organ
  • d. lang -vocal
  • Larry Goldings– celeste
  • Gary Foster– alto saxophone
  • Till Brönner– trumpet
  • David Piltch – double bass
  • Scott Amendola– drums
  • Jay Bellerose– drums, additional cymbals
  • Mark Orton – string quertet arrangements
  • Carla Kihlstedt– violin
  • Graeme Jennings– violin
  • Charith Premawardhana – viola
  • Sam Bass – cello

Track listing:

  1. I’m All Right – Walter Becker, Madeleine Peyroux, Larry Klein
  2. The Summer Wind – Hans Bradtke, Henry Mayer, Johnny Mercer
  3. Blue Alert – Leonard Cohen, Anjani Thomas
  4. Everybody’s Talkin’ – Fred Neil
  5. River – Joni Mitchell
  6. A Little Bit – Jesse Harris, Larry Klein, Madeleine Peyroux
  7. Once in a While – Jesse Harris, Larry Klein, Madeleine Peyroux
  8. (Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night – Tom Waits
  9. Half the Perfect World – Leonard Cohen, Anjani Thomas
  10. La Javanaise – Serge Gainsbourg
  11. California Rain – Jesse Harris, Larry Klein, Madeleine Peyroux
  12. Smile – Charlie Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner

Ornette Coleman: Sound Grammar

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On September 12, 2006, “Sound Grammar” label released “Sound Grammar”, the 50th Ornette Coleman album as a band leader. It was recorded live on October 14, 2005, in Ludwigshafen, Germany, and was produced by Ornette Coleman and  Michaela Deiss. In 2007, the album won the 2007 “Pulitzer Prize for Music”.

Personnel:

  • Ornette Coleman- alto saxophone, violin, trumpet
  • Gregory Cohen- bass
  • Tony Falanga – bass
  • Denardo Coleman- drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Ornette Coleman.

  1. Intro – (MC’s spoken introduction)
  2. Jordan
  3. Sleep Talking – (a.k.a. “Sleep Talk” from Of Human Feelings)
  4. Turnaround – (a.k.a. “Turnabout” from Tomorrow Is the Question!)
  5. Matador – (a.k.a. “Picolo Pesos” from Sound Museum)
  6. Waiting for You – (a.k.a. “House of Stained Glass” from Colors)
  7. Call to Duty – (has been performed live under the title “Crying Without Tears”)
  8. Once Only – (a.k.a. “If I Only Knew as Much About You” from Tone Dialing)
  9. Song X – (from Song X)

Joe Sample

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On September 12, 2014, Joseph Leslie “Joe” Sample died aged 75. He was musician (piano, keyboards) and composer, one of the founding members of the Jazz Crusaders (Crusaders from 1971), and has performed with some of the biggest names of the contemporary music, including Miles Davis, The Supremes, George Benson, B.B King, Jimmy Witherspoon, Eric Clapton and Steely Dan.

Johnny Cash

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On September 12, 2003, John R. “Johnny” Cash died aged 71. He was musician (guitar) singer, songwriter and actor, and author, considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. With more than 90 million albums sold, he is also one of the best-selling music artists of all time. His trademark outfit earned him the nickname “The Man in Black”. Johnny Cash was inducted in the four major music halls of fame: the “Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame” (1977);  the “Country Music Hall of Fame” (1980); the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” (1992), and the “Memphis Music Hall of Fame” (2013). In 2001, he was awarded the “National Medal of Arts”.

Metallica: Death Magnetic

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On September 12, 2008, “Warner Bros” label released “Death Magnetic”, the ninth Metallica studio album. It was recorded March 2007 – May 2008, at “Sound City Studios”in Los Angeles; “Shangri La Studios” in Malibu, California; Metallica’s HQ in San Rafael, California, and was produced by Rick Rubin. On the 51st “Grammy Awards” in 2009, Metallica won “Grammy Awards” for “Best Metal Performance” for “My Apocalypse”. Producer Rick Rubin received the award for “Producer of the Year, Non-Classical”, and art directors Bruce Duckworth, David Turner & Sarah Moffat were awarded “Best Recording Package”.” Death Magnetic” was awarded “Best Album in the 2009” at Kerrang! Awards. The album was certified Platinum in Argentina by “CAPIF”; 2 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIIA”; Platinum in Belgium by “BEA”; 4 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; 2 x Platinum in Denmark by “IFPI Denmark”; 3 x Platinum in Finland by “Musiikkituottajat”; Platinum in Greece by “IFPI Greece”; Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”; Platinum in Mexico by “AMPROFON”;  2 x Platinum in Poland by “ZPAV”; Platinum in Portugal by “AFP”;  2 x Platinum in Sweden by “GLF”; Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland”; Platinum in UK by the “BPI”; 2 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”, and Platinum in Europe by “IFPI”.

Personnel:

  • James Hetfield– vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Kirk Hammett– lead guitar
  • Lars Ulrich– drums
  • Robert Trujillo– bass
  • David Campbell– orchestration
  • Greg Fidelman– mixing, recording
  • Andrew Scheps– mixing
  • Mike Gillies – additional recording
  • Ted Jensen– mastering
  • Dan Monti– digital editing

Track listing:

All lyrics by James Hetfield; all music by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo.

  1. That Was Just Your Life
  2. The End of the Line
  3. Broken, Beat & Scarred
  4. The Day That Never Comes
  5. All Nightmare Long
  6. Cyanide
  7. The Unforgiven III
  8. The Judas Kiss
  9. Suicide & Redemption
  10. My Apocalypse

Black Keys: Magic Potion

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On September 12, 2006, “Nonesuch” label released “Magic Potion”, the fourth Black Keys studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “The Audio Eagle Nest” in Akron, Ohio, and was produced by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney.

Personnel:

  • Dan Auerbach – vocals, electric guitar, 12 string guitar, slide guitar, lap steel
  • Patrick Carney– drums, percussion
  • Chris Keffer – mastering
  • Michael Carney – artwork, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney.

  1. Just Got to Be
  2. Your Touch
  3. You’re the One
  4. Just a Little Heat
  5. Give Your Heart Away
  6. Strange Desire
  7. Modern Times
  8. The Flame
  9. Goodbye Babylon
  10. Black Door
  11. Elevator

 

dEUS: Pocket Revolution

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On September 12, 2005, “Universal” label released “Pocket Revolution”, the fourth dEUS album. It was recorded in 2005, at “ICP Recording Studios”, “Studio Black Box”, “Scaldia Stars Recording Studio”, and was produced by Tom Barman and Klaas Janzoons. The cover art is based on The Von Neumann-Machine, a story from Don Lawrence’s Storm series of graphic novels.

  • Tom Barman – vocals, guitars
  • Klaas Janzoons – keyboards, violin, string and vocal arrangements
  • Tim Vanhamel – guitar
  • Anton Janssens – piano
  • Guy Van Neuten – piano
  • Tom Wouters – vibraphone
  • CJ Bolland – programming
  • Kobe Proesmans – percussion
  • Peter Vermeersch – string arrangements
  • String Up Quartet – strings
  • Evelin Wandeweert, Lode Vercampt, Reinard Varbergen, Saartje De Muynck – strings
  • Mark Steylaerts – violin
  • Bill Funk – backing vocal
  • Stef Kamil Carlens – vocal
  • Lies Lorquet – backing vocals
  • Carmen Betsabe – backing vocals
  • Lugo Rodriguez – backing vocals
  • Angelique Wilkie – backing vocals
  • Danny Mommens – backing vocals
  • Eadio Candip – backing vocals
  • Peter Deimel – mixing

Track listing:

  1. Bad Timing – Tom Barman, Klaas Janzoons
  2. 7 Days, 7 Weeks – Tom Barman, Craig Ward
  3. Stop-Start Nature – Tom Barman, Klaas Janzoons, J. Bolland
  4. If You Don’t Get What You Want – Tom Barman
  5. What We Talk About (When We Talk About Love) – Tom Barman
  6. Include Me Out – Tom Barman
  7. Pocket Revolution – Tom Barman, Klaas Janzoons
  8. Night Shopping – Tom Barman
  9. Cold Sun of Circumstance – Tom Barman, Klaas Janzoons
  10. The Real Sugar – Tom Barman
  11. Sun Ra – Tom Barman, Klaas Janzoons
  12. Nothing Really Ends – Tom Barman

Rickie Lee Jones: It’s Like This

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On September 12, 2000, “Artemis” label released “It’s Like This”, the tenth Rickie Lee Jones album. It was recorded in 2000, and was produced by Rickie Lee Jones and Bruce Brody.

Personnel:

  • Rickie Lee Jones – vocals, guitar, organ
  • John Pizzarelli– acoustic guitar
  • Bruce Brody– organ
  • Richard Davis- acoustic bass
  • Paul Nowinski- acoustic bass
  • Michael Elizondo- acoustic bass
  • Peter Erskine– drums
  • Carl Allen– drums
  • Rick Marotta– drums
  • Bashiri Johnson– percussion
  • Alex Foster– saxophone
  • Jeff Dellisanti– bass clarinet
  • Conrad Herwig– trombone

Track listing:

  1. Show Biz Kids – Donald Fagen, Walter Becker
  2. Trouble Man – Marvin Gaye
  3. For No One – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  4. Smile – Charlie Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner
  5. Low Spark of High Heeled Boys – Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood
  6. On the Street Where You Live – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
  7. I Can’t Get Started – Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin
  8. Up a Lazy River – Hoagy Carmichael, Sidney Arodin
  9. Someone to Watch Over Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  10. Cycles – G. Caldwell
  11. One Hand, One Heart – Leonard Bernstein

Goldie: Timeless

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On September 12, 1995, “FFRR Records” label released “Timeless” the debut Goldie album. It was recorded in 1995, at “Manic One” in London, and was produced by Goldie and Rob Playford. The album is regarded as essential release in the history of drum and bass music.

Personnel:

  • Goldie – vocals, Rhodes piano, artwork
  • Charlemagne – vocals
  • Lorna Harris – vocals
  • Dego – guitar, engineer
  • Justina Curtis – Rhodes piano
  • Mel Gaynor – drums
  • Mark Rutherford – engineer
  • Playford – engineer
  • Mark Mac – engineer
  • Dillinja – remix
  • Sarah Gregory – artwork
  • Simon Taylor – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Goldie, except where noted.

  1. Timeless: Inner City Life/Pressure/Jah – Goldie, Diane Charlemagne, Rob Playford
  2. Silent Angel
  3. State of Mind – Goldie, Rob Playford
  4. This is a Bad
  5. Sea of Tears – Goldie, Rob Playford
  6. Jah the Seventh Seal – Goldie, Rob Playford
  7. A Sense of Rage (Sensual V.I.P mix) – Goldie, Rob Playford
  8. Still Life
  9. Angel
  10. Adrift – Goldie, Justina Curtis
  11. Kemistry
  12. You & Me