In December 1963, “Prestige” label released “Soul Shack”, an album by Sonny Stitt with Jack McDuff. It was recorded in September 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Personnel:
Sonny Stitt – alto and tenor saxophone
Brother Jack McDuff – organ
Leonard Gaskin – bass
Herbie Lovelle – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Don Schlitten – design, photography
Dan Morgenstern – liner notes
Personnel:
All tracks by Sonny Stitt except where noted.
Sunday – Chester Conn, Jule Styne, Bennie Krueger, Ned Miller
On December 22, 2004, “Venus” label released “Super Standard”, the 41st Kenny Barron album. It was recorded in September 2004, at “Avatar Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Tetsuo Hara and Todd Barkan.
Personnel:
Kenny Barron – piano
Jay Leonhart – bass
Al Foster – drums
Taz (48) – design
John Abbott – photography
Track listing:
All of Me – Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons
Bye Bye Blackbird – Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon
Cherokee – Ray Noble
Cleopatra’s Dream – Bud Powell
Doxy – Sonny Rollins
Misty – Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke
Stolen Moments – Oliver Nelson
Summer Night – Harry Warren, Al Dubin
Sunset and the Mockingbird – Duke Ellington
Sweet and Lovely – Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules Lemare
In December 1977, “Impulse!” label released “First Meditations”, posthumously released John Coltrane album. It was recorded in September 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
On December 5, 2000, “Epic” label released “Renegades”, the fourth Rage Against the Machine studio album. It was recorded April – September 2000, at “Cello Studios” in Hollywood, “The Village Recorder” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien, Rick Rubin, Zack de la Rocha, Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk.The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA” and in US by “RIAA”.
Personnel:
Zack de la Rocha – vocals, art direction
Tom Morello – guitar, art direction
Tim Commerford – bass, backing vocals, art direction
Brad Wilk – drums, art direction
Jim Scott – engineer
David Schiffman – engineer
Katie Teasdale – engineer assistant
Darren Mora – engineer assistant
Matt Marin – engineer assistant
Mike Scotella – engineer assistant
Geoof Walcha – engineer assistant
Rich Veltrop – engineer assistant
Rich Costey – mixing
D. Sardy – mixing
Greg Fidelman – digital editing
Mark Moreau – digital editing
Aimee Macauley – art director
Lindsay Chase – production coordination
Jake Sexton – political coordinator
Jake Koppell – inside booklet
Track listing:
Microphone Friend – Eric Barrier, Rakim Allah
Pistol Grip Pump – Roger Troutman, Dino Hawkins, Adrian Miller, Eric Vidal, Nick Vidal
Kick Out the Jams – Wayne Kramer, Fred Sonic Smith, Rob Tyner, Michael Davis, Dennis Thompson
Renegades of Funk – Lance Taylor, Arthur Baker, John Miller, John Robie
Beautiful World – Mark Motherbaugh, Gerald Casale
I’m Housin – Erick Sermon, Parish Smith
In My Eyes – Ian MacKaye, Jeff Nelson, Brian Haker, Lyle Preslar
How I Could Just Kill a Man – Louis Freese, Senen Reyes, Lawrence Muggerud
The Ghost of Tom Joad – Bruce Springsteen
Down on the Street – Iggy Pop, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton, Dave Alexander
On November 27, 2020, “Reprise” label released “No Fun Mondays”, the second Billie Joe Armstrong studio album. It was recorded March – September 2020, at “Jingletown Studios” in Oakland, California, and was produced by Billy Joe Armstrong.
In November 1971, “Milestone” label released “In Pursuit of Blackness”, the 13th Joe Henderson album. It was recorded in September 1970 at “Lighthouse Café” in Hermosa Beach, May 1971, at “Decca Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.
Personnel:
Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
Woody Shaw – trumpet
Curtis Fuller – trombone
Pete Yellin – alto saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
On November 16, 1972, “Elektra” label released “No Secrets”, the third Carly Simon studio album. It was recorded September – October 1972, at “Trident Studio” in London, and was produced by Richard Perry.
Personnel:
Carly Simon – lead and backing vocals, acoustic piano, acoustic guitar, string arrangements, ARP synthesizer arrangements
David Hentschel – ARP synthesizer
Peter Robinson – acoustic piano
Nicky Hopkins – acoustic piano
Bill Payne – organ
Paul Keough – acoustic guitar
Lowell George – slide guitar
Jimmy Ryan – bass, acoustic, electric and lead guitar
Klaus Voormann – bass
Andy Newmark – drums
Jim Gordon – drums
Jim Keltner – drums
Ray Cooper – congas
Richard Perry – percussion
Bobby Keys – tenor saxophone
Kirby Johnson – electric piano, string arrangements, horn arrangements, woodwind arrangements, conductor
Paul Buckmaster – orchestration, synthesizers; orchestra, synthesizer and woodwind arrangements, conductor
Vicki Brown – backing vocals
Liza Strike – backing vocals
Mick Jagger – backing vocals
James Taylor – backing vocals
Bonnie Bramlett – backing vocals
Linda McCartney – backing vocals
Paul McCartney – backing vocals
Doris Troy – backing vocals
Robin Geoffrey Cable – engineer, recording, remixing
Mark Berry – recording
Bill Schnee – engineer, remixing
Doug Sax – disc cutting
Robert L. Heimall – art direction, design
Ed Caraeff – cover photography
Peter Simon – inner sleeve photography
David Katz – musicians contractor
Track listing:
All tracks by Carly Simon, except where noted.
The Right Thing to Do
The Carter Family – Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman
You’re So Vain
His Friends Are More Than Fond of Robin
We Have No Secrets
Embrace Me, Tour Child
Waited So Long
It Was So Easy – Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman
Night Owl – James Taylor
When You Close Your Eyes – Carly Simon, Bill Mernit
On November 13, 2001, “Elektra” label released “Motherland”, the third Natalie Merchant album. It was recorded July – September 2001, at “Allaire Studios”, “Sunset Sound” and “Clinton Studios”, and was produced by T-Bone Burnett and Natalie Merchant.
Personnel:
Natalie Merchant – vocal, piano, Rhodes piano
Erik Della Penna – electric guitar, classical guitar, acoustic guitar, oud, banjo, lap steel guitar, bouzouki
Greg Leisz – acoustic and electric guitar, 12 string guitar, banjo, mandolin
Elizabeth Steen – Hammond organ, mellotron, Wurlitzer piano, piano
Gabriel Gordon – vocal, acoustic and electric guitar
Keefus Ciancia – piano, Hammond organ, keyboard
Patrick Warren – Chamberlin, pump organ
Guy Klucevsek – accordion
Van Dyke Parks – accordion
Mike Elizondo – acoustic bass
Bob Glaub – bass guitar
Jeremy McCoy – bass guitar
Graham Maby – bass guitar
Matt Chamberlain – drums, percussion
Carla Azar – drums
Katie Goldberg – vocal
Mavis Staples – vocals
Kate Daley – Vivian girl’s voice
Kelly Daley – Vivian girl’s voice
Stephen Barber – arranger, conductor
David Ralicke – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, trombone
Philip Myers – French horn
Sandra Church – alto flute
David Krakauer – clarinet
Mitchell Estrin – bass clarinet
Tony Kadleck – trumpet
Chris Tedesco – trumpet
Sandra Park – violin, string contractor
Krystof Kuznik – violin
Bruno Eicher – violin
Ann S. Kim – violin
Lisa E. Kim – violin
Karen Marx – violin
Robert T. Shaw – violin
Fiona Simon – violin
Soo Hyun Kwon – violin
Jung Sun Yoo – violin
Sharon Yamada – violin
Laura Seaton – violin
Nick Cords – viola
Vivek Kamath – viola
Karen Dreyfus – viola
Elizabeth Dyson – cello
Sarah Seiver – cello
Alan Stepansky – cello
Track listing:
All tracks by Natalie Merchant.
This House Is on Fire
Motherland
Saint Judas
Put the Law on You
Build a Levee
Golden Boy
Henry Darger
The Worst Thing – Spanish lyrics by Daniel de la Calle
In November 1974, “Epic” label released “7-Tease”, the 14th Donovan studio album. It was recorded September – October 1974, and was produced by Norbert Putnam, Donovan Leitch and Mark Radice.
Ben Cauley, Charlie Rose, Harrison Calloway, Harvey Thompson, Ronnie Eades, Bill Puett, George Tidwell, George Bohanon, Johnny Rotella, Tony Terran – horns
Buffy Sainte-Marie, Byron Warner, Florence Warner, Ginger Holladay, Lea Jane Berinati, Mary Holladay – background vocals
On November 11, 2005, “Inside Out” label released “Wallstreet Voodoo”, the sixth Roine Stolt album. It was recorded January – September 2005, at “Cosmic Lodge Studio” in Uppsala, Sweden, and was produced by Roine Stolt.
Personnel:
Roine Stolt – lead vocal, acoustic and electric guitars, percussion, mixing, mastering
Neal Morse – lead and background vocals, Hammond Organ
Slim Pothead – Wurlitzer piano, Minimoog, Hammond organ
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