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Julian Lage: Speak To Me

On March 1, 2024, “Blue Note” label released “Speak to Me”, the 16th Julian Lage album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Joe Henry.

Personnel:

  • Julian Lage – acoustic and electric guitar, arrangements
  • Kris Davis – piano
  • Patrick Warren – keyboards, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, zither, strings 
  • Levon Henry – tenor saxophone, clarinet, alto clarinet
  • Jorge Roeder – double bass, electric bass, vibraphone, arrangements
  • David King – drums
  • Mark Goodell – engineer, mixing
  • Samuel Wahl – engineer assistant
  • Jeff Powell – mastering
  • Kim Rosen – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Julian Lage.

  1. Hymnal
  2. Northern Shuffle
  3. Omission
  4. Serenade
  5. Myself Around You
  6. South Mountain
  7. Speak to Me
  8. Two and One
  9. Vanishing Point
  10. Tiburon
  11. As It Were
  12. 76
  13. Nothing Happens Here

John Hicks: Steadfast

On September 19, 1991, “Strata-East” and “Bellaphon” labels released “Steadfast”, album by John Hicks. It was recorded in May 1975, in London.

Personnel:

  • John Hicks – piano
  • Duncan Stanbury – digital transfer
  • Malcolm Addey – digital mastering
  • Ulrich Hofmann – design
  • Manfred Rinderspacher – photography

Track listing:

  1. One for Mixon – John Hicks
  2. Lush Life – Billy Strayhorn
  3. Pensativa – Clare Fischer
  4. Sophisticated Lady – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish
  5. Hamp’s Dance – John Hicks
  6. My One and Only Love – Robert Mellin, Guy Wood
  7. Steadfast – John Hicks
  8. Serenade – J. Walters
  9. Without a Song – Vincent Youmans
  10. In a Sentimental Mood – Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz
  11. Soul Eyes – Mat Waldron
  12. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square – Eric Maschwitz, Manning Sherwin
  13. The Bright Eyes – John Hicks

Dover: Devil Came To Me

On April 21, 1997, “Subtefuge” label released “Devil Came to Me”, the second Dover studio album. It was recorded in February 1997, at “Infinity Estudios” in Madrid, and was produced by Christina Lianos, Amparo Lianos, Álvaro Gómez and Jesús Antúnez.

Personnel:

  • Cristina Llanos – vocals, guitar
  • Amparo Llanos – guitar
  • Álvaro Gomez – bass guitar
  • Jesús Antúnez – drums, illustration, design
  • Daniel Alcover – recording, mixing, mastering
  • María Jesús Velasco – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Amparo Llanos and Cristina Llanos.

  1. Devil Came to Me
  2. Loli Jackson
  3. Serenade
  4. Winter Song
  5. La Monja Mellada
  6. Spectrum
  7. Rain of the Times
  8. Pangea
  9. Push
  10. Judas
  11. Nightmare
  12. Sick Girl

Neil Diamond: Serenade

On September 27, 1974, “Columbia” label released “Serenade”, the ninth Neil Diamond studio album. It was recorded in 1974, and was produced by Tom Catalano.

Personnel:

  • Neil Diamond – vocals
  • Richard Bennett – guitar
  • Alan Lindgren, David Paich – keyboards
  • Emory Gordy, Jr. – bass guitar
  • Dennis St. John – drums
  • Jimmie Haskell – arranger, conductor

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Diamond.

  1. I’ve Been This Way Before
  2. Rosemary’s Wine
  3. Lady Magdelene
  4. The Last Picasso
  5. Longfellow Serenade
  6. Yes I Will
  7. Reggae Strut
  8. The Gift of Song

Red Crayola: Hazel

On November 19, 1996, “Drag City” label released “Hazel” the eighth Red Crayola album.

Personnel:

  • Mayo Thompson – vocals, guitar
  • Jim O’Rourke – guitar, bass, piano, synthesizers
  • David Grubbs – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Tom Watson – guitar
  • Christopher Williams – vocals
  • George Hurley – drums
  • John McEntire – drums, percussion, synthesizer, electronics
  • Werner Büttner
  • Michael Baldwin
  • Lynn Johnston
  • Hei Han Khiang
  • Albert Oehlen
  • Stephen Prina
  • Elisa Randazzo
  • Mary Lass Stewart

Track listing:

  1. I’m So Blaze
  2. Duck & Cover
  3. Duke of Newcastle
  4. Decaf the Planet
  5. GAO
  6. Larking
  7. Jimmy Two Bad
  8. Fails
  9. We Feel Fine
  10. 5123881
  11. Hollywood
  12. Another Song, Another Satan
  13. Boogie
  14. Dad
  15. Father Abraham
  16. Serenade

Dave Holland Quintet: Points Of View

On April 4, 1998, “ECM” label released “Points of View”, the first Dave Holland’s Quintet, and eleventh Dave Holland album overall. It was recorded in September 1997, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Dave Holland.

Personnel:

  • Dave Holland- double bass
  • Steve Wilson– soprano and alto saxophone
  • Robin Eubanks- trombone
  • Steve Nelson- vibraphone, marimba
  • Billy Kilson- drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Holland except where noted.

  1. The Balance
  2. Mister B.
  3. Bedouin Trail
  4. Metamorphos – Robin Eubanks
  5. Ario
  6. Herbaceous
  7. The Benevolent One – Steve Wilson
  8. :05
  9. Serenade – Steve Nelson

Steve Miller Band: Fly Like An Eagle

In May 1976, “Capitol” label released “Fly Like an Eagle”, the ninth Steve Miller Band album. It was recorded 1975-1976, at “CBS Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Steve Miller. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Fly Like an Eagle” at number 445 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. The album was certified 4 x Platinum in US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Steve Miller– vocals, guitar, keyboards, sitar, ARP Odyssey
  • Curley Cooke – guitar
  • Les Dudek– guitar
  • Joachim Young – B3 organ
  • James Cotton– harmonica
  • Charles Calamise – bass guitar
  • Lonnie Turner – bass guitar
  • Gary Mallaber– drums, percussion
  • Kenny Johnson – drums
  • Joe (JD) D’Andrea – percussion
  • John McFee– dobro
  • Mike Fusaro – recording
  • Jim Gains – mastering
  • Susan McCardle – photography
  • David Stahl – photography
  • John Palladino – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Space Intro – Steve Miller
  2. Fly Like an Eagle – Steve Miller
  3. Wild Mountain Honey – Steve McCarty
  4. Serenade – Steve Miller, Chris McCart
  5. Dance, Dance, Dance – Steve Miller, Joseph Cooper, Brenda Cooper
  6. Mercury Blues – C. Douglas
  7. Take the Money and Run – Steve Miller
  8. Rock’n Me – Steve Miller
  9. You Send Me – Sam Cooke
  10. Blue Odyssey – Steve Miller
  11. Sweet Maree – Steve Miller
  12. The Window – Steve Miller, Jason Cooper

Roxy Music: Stranded

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On November 1, 1973,”Island” label released “Stranded”, the third Roxy Music” album. It was recorded September 1973, at “Air Studios” in London, and was produced by Chris Thomas. The gatefold cover photograph was taken by Karl Stoecker and styled by Antony Price, and shows Bryan Ferry’s then girlfriend and 1973 “Playmate of the Year”.

Personnel:

  • Bryan Ferry– vocals, piano, electric piano, harmonica
  • Phil Manzanera– guitar, treatments
  • Eddie Jobson– synthesizers, keyboards, electric violin
  • Andy Mackay (Andrew Mackay) – oboe, saxophone, treatments
  • John Gustafson– bass guitar
  • Paul Thompson– drums, timpani
  • Chris Laurence– string bass
  • Chris Thomas- bass
  • The London Welsh Male Choir – chorus
  • Nicolas de Ville – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian Ferry, except where noted.

  1. Street Life
  2. Just Like You
  3. Amazona – Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay
  4. Psalm
  5. Serenade
  6. A Song for Europe – Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay
  7. Mother of Pearl
  8. Sunset