In May 1970, “Columbia” label released “The Electric Lucifer”, the sixth Bruce Haack album. It was recorded 1968 – 1969, and was produced by Leroy Parkins.
On May 3, 2024, “Three Six Zero” and “Gamma” labels released “Empathogen”, the sixth Willow studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by John Batiste, Eddie Benjamin, Chris Greatti and Willow.
Personnel:
Willow Smith – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, guitar
Brad Oberhofer – piano
Zach Tenorio – piano, synthesizer; strings
Elijah Rawk – acoustic guitar, bass guitar
Zach Brown – bass guitar, percussion
Eddie Benjamin – bass guitar, drums, guitar, synthesizer
Chris Greatti – bass guitar, guitar, percussion, acoustic and electric guitar, piano
Jon Batiste – vocals, drums, piano
Asher Bank – drums
Annie Clark – vocals
Zach Brown – engineer
Adam Schoeller – engineer
Chris Greatti – engineer
Oscar Cornejo – engineer
Mitch McCarthy – mixing
Joe LaPorta – mastering
Track listing:
Home – Willow Smith, Jon Batiste, Kate Munger
Ancient Girl – Willow Smith
Symptom of Life – Willow Smith, Asher Bank, Chris Greatti, Brad Oberhofer
The Fear is Not Real – Willow Smith, Chris Greatti
False Self – Taylor Gordon, Chris Greatti
Pain for Fun – Willow Smith, Annie Clark, Chris Greatti
No Words 1 & 2 – Willow Smith, Eddie Benjamin
Down – Willow Smith, Eddie Benjamin
Run! – Willow Smith, Chris Greatti
Between I and She – Willow Smith, Asher Bank, Chris Greatti, Elijah Rawk
I Know That Face – Willow Smith, Eddie Benjamin
Big Feelings – Willow Smith, Chris Greatti, Zach Tenorio
In April 1977, “Arista” label released “Straight from the Gate”, the sixth Headhunters (The) album. It was recorded in 1977, at “The Automatt”, in San Francisco, and was produced by David Rubinson & Friends, Derrick Youman, DeWayne McKnight, Paul Potyen, Bennie Maupin, Paul Jackson, Michael Clark and Bill Summers.
Personnel:
Derrick Youman – lead vocals
Obsidian Blackbyrd (DeWayne McKnight) – acoustic and electric guitar, sitar, backing vocals
Paul Potyen – piano, electric piano, organ, synthesizer, backing vocals
On April 10, 2012, “Nonesuch” label released “Folila”, the sixth Amadou & Mariam studio album. It was recorded in 2011, in Bomako, Mali and in New York City, and was produced by Marc Antoine Moreau.
Personnel:
Amadou Bagayoko – vocals, guitar, electric guitar
Mariam Doumbia – vocals
Santigold – vocals
Jake Shears – vocals
Tunde Adebimpe – vocals
Ebony Bones – vocals
Kyp Malone – vocals
Abdallah Oumbadougou – vocals
Theophilus London – vocals
Tanti Kouaté & Her Choir – choir, chorus
Nick Zinner – acoustic and electric guitar
Antoine Halet – guitar, acoustic guitar, engineer, mixing
On April 4, 1989, “RCA Novus” label released “Rag, Bush and All”, the sixth Henry Threadgill Sextett album. It was recorded in December 1988, at “Clinton Recording Studios” in New York City and was produced by David Stone.
Personnel:
Henry Threadgill – alto saxophone, bass flute
Ted Daniel – trumpet, flugelhorn
Bill Lowe – bass trombone
Diedre Murray – cello
Fred Hopkins – bass
Reggie Nicholson – percussion
Newman Baker – percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by Henry Threadgill
Off the Rag
The Devil is on the Loose and Dancin’ with a Monkey
In April 1961, “Blue Note” label released “Up & Down”, the sixth Horace Parlan album. It was recorded in June 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alferd Lion.
In March 2002, “Act Music” label released “Strange Place for Snow”, the sixth Esbjörn Svensson Trio album. It was recorded in December 2011, at “Atlantis” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Daniel Berglund, Magnus Öström and Esbjörn Svensson. The album was awarded the annual prize of the “German Record Critics 2002” and the “German Jazz Award”.
In March 1967, “Columbia” label released “Straight, No Chaser”, the sixth Thelonious Monk studio album. It was recorded 1966 – 1967, and was produced by Teo Macero.
Personnel:
Thelonious Monk – piano
Charlie Rouse – tenor sax
Larry Gales – bass
Ben Riley – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Thelonious Monk, except where noted.
Locomotive
I Didn’t Know About You – Duke Ellington
Straight, No Chaser
Japanese Folk Song – Rentaro Taki
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
On March 19, 2013, “Dead Oceans” label released “Muchacho” the sixth Phosphorescent studio album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Greenpoint” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by Matthew Houck.
Personnel:
Matthew Houck – vocals, guitars, electric lead guitar, organ, electric keys, bounce keys, instruments, drum n’ bass n’ fiddle loops, beats, percussion, shakers, rattlers
Jeff Bailey – bass guitar
Bobby Hawk – fiddle, stings
Ricky Ray Jackson – pedal steel, electric lead guitar
On March 17, 2015, “Epic” label released “Strangers to Ourselves”, the sixth Modest Mouse studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Ice Cream Party” in Portland, Oregon, and was produced by Isaac Brock, Tucker Martine, Brian Deck, Andrew Weiss and Clay Jones.
Personnel:
Isaac Brock – vocals, guitar, twelve-string, piano, Rhodes, mellotron, bass, E Bow, baritone guitar, Korg MS-20
Lisa Molinaro – vocals, viola, cello, bass
Jim Fairchild – guitar, Rhodes, ukulele, backing vocals
Darrin Wiener – modular synthesizer, field recordings, machine sequencing
Jeremiah Green – drums, conga, sequencers, electronic drums, djembe, death whistle, vibes, Korg, kalimba, cigar box guitar, backing vocals
Ben Massarella – percussion
Davey Brozowski – percussion
Tucker Martine – percussion
James Mercer – vocals
Dann Gallucci – drum machine, guitar, acoustic guitar, sequencing, synthesizers
Jose Medeles – drums, percussion, vibes
William Slater – banjo, piano, Rhodes, modular synth, backing vocals
Maureen Pandos – upright bass
Tristan Forney – tuba
Corrina Repp – backing vocals
Jeremy Sherrer – timbales, MPC programming, backing vocals
Seth Lorinczi – bass
Ryan Baldoz – backwards bass
Track listing:
All lyrics by Isaac Brock, except where noted, all music by Isaac Brock, Lisa Molinaro, Jim Fairchild, Darrin Wiener, Russell Higbee, Tom Peloso, Jeremiah Green and Ben Massarella.
Strangers to Ourselves
Lampshades on Fire
Shit Your Cut
Pistol (A. Cunanan, Miami, FL. 1996)
Ansel
The Ground Walks, with Time in a Box
Coyotes
Pups to Dust
Sugar Boats
Wicked Campaign
Be Brave
God Is an Indian and You’re an Asshole – lyrics by Jeremiah Green
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