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Cécile McLorin Salvant: Ghost Song

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On March 4, 2022, “Nonesuch” label released “Ghost Song”, the sixth Cécile McLorin Salvant studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “The Bunker Studio”, “St. Malachy Roman Catholic Church” in New York, and was produced by Cécile McLorin Salvant, Sullivan Fortner and Paul Sikivie. In April 2022, it was chosen as “Album of the Month” for both performance and sonics by “Stereophile”.

Personnel:

  • Cécile McLorin Salvant – vocal, piano, creative director, illustration
  • Marvin Sewell – guitar
  • James Chirillo – banjo
  • Aaron Diehl – piano, organ
  • Sullivan Fortner – vocal, piano
  • Burniss Travis – bass
  • Paul Sikivie – bass, electric bass, synthesizer
  • Kyle Poole – drums
  • Keita Ogawa – percussion
  • Alexa Tarantino – flute
  • Daniel Swenberg – flute, theorbo
  • Iris McLorin Picot – vocal
  • Violette McLorin Picot – vocal
  • Brooklyn Youth Chorus – choir
  • Todd Whitelock – recording, mixing, associate producer
  • Patrick Dillett – recording
  • Chris Muth – mastering
  • Ben Tousley – art direction, design
  • Shawn Michael Jones – photography
  • Robert Hurwitz – executive producer
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All tracks by Cécile McLorin Salvant, except where noted.

  1. Wuthering Heights – Kate Bush
  2. Optimistic Voices / No Love Dying – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Herbert Stothart
  3. Ghost Song
  4. Obligation
  5. Until – Gordon Sumner
  6. I Lost My Mind
  7. Moon Song
  8. Trail Mix
  9. The World is Mean – Kurt Weil, Berthold Brecht, Marc Blitzstein
  10. Dead Poplar
  11. Thunderclouds
  12. Unquiet Grave – traditional, arranged by Cécile McLorin Salvant

Art Blakey Quartet: A Jazz Message

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In February 1964, “Impulse!” label released “A Jazz Message”, the sixth Art Blakey album (credited as Art Blakey’s Quartet). It was recorded in July 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Sonny Stitt – alto and tenor saxophone
  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Art Davis – bass
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Joe Lebow – design
  • Dan Morgenstern – liner notes
  • Bob Ghiraldini – photography

Track listing:

  1. Café – Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt
  2. Just Knock on My Door – Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt
  3. Summertime – George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
  4. Blues Back – McCoy Tyner
  5. Sunday – Chester Conn, Nick Drake, Benny Krueger, Ned Miller, Jule Styne
  6. The Song Is You – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II

Cate Le Bon: Pompeii

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On February 4, 2022, “Mexican Summer” label released “Pompeii”. the sixth Cate Le Bon studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “StudiOwz”, “Golden Retriever Studios”, Plantagenet Street”, “Vacant TV Studios”, and was produced by Cate Le Bon and Samur Khouja.

Personnel:

  • Cate Le Bon – guitars, bass, synths, piano, percussion, arrangements
  • Stella Mozgawa – drums
  • Simon Berckelman – drums, engineer
  • Chloe Dadd – drums, engineer assistant
  • Euan Hinshelwood – saxophone, engineer
  • Stephen Black – saxophone, clarinet
  • Samur Khouja – engineer, mixing
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • H. Hawkline – layout, design, photography
  • Casey Raymond – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Cate Le Bon.

  1. Dirt on the Bed
  2. Moderationouble
  3. French Boys
  4. Pompeii
  5. Harbour
  6. Running Away
  7. Cry Me Old Trouble
  8. Remembering Me
  9. Wheel

Etta James: Call My Name

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On January 27, 1967, “Cadet” label released “Call My Name”, the sixth Etta James studio album. It was recorded in December 1966, at “Ter Mar Studios” in Chicago, and was produced by Leonard Chess.

Personnel:

  • Etta James – vocal
  • Doug Brand – engineer
  • Don S. Bronstein – design photography
  • Bob Terry – sleeve notes

Track listing:

  1. Happiness – Vee Pea Smith, Morris Dollison
  2. That’s All I Want from You – M. Rotha
  3. Have a Little Faith in Me – Monk Higgins, Joyce Wrencher
  4. I’m So Glad (I Found Love in You) – Vee Pea Smith, Morris Dollison
  5. You Are My Sunshine – Jimmie Davis, Charles Mitchell
  6. It Must Be Your Love – Monk Higgins, Chuck Bernard, Morris Dollison, Billy Foster
  7. 842-3089 (Call My Name) – Monk Higgins, Morris Dollison, Billy Foster
  8. Don’t Pick Me for Your Fool – Monk Higgins, Morris Dollison, Billy Foster
  9. I Prefer You – Monk Higgins, Morris Dollison
  10. Nobody Loves Me – Monk Higgins, Joyce Wrencher
  11. It’s All Right – Curtis Mayfield
  12. Nobody Like You – Monk Higgins, Morris Dollison

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: All the Good Times

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In January 1972, “United Artists” label released “All the Good Times”, the sixth Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (The) album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by William E. McEuen.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Hanna – vocals, arranger, arranger
  • Jimmie Fadden – vocals, guitar, harmonica, drums, arranger
  • John McEuen – vocals, guitar, steel guitar, arranger
  • Les Thompson – vocals, bass, guitar, arranger
  • Jim Ibbotson – vocals, drums, guitar, keyboards
  • Randy Scruggs – acoustic guitar
  • Norman Blake – dobro
  • Ellis Padgett – acoustic bass

Track listing:

  1. Sixteen Tracks – Jeff Hanna, Jim Ibbotson
  2. Fish Song – Jimmie Fadden
  3. Jambalaya (On the Bayou) – Hank Williams
  4. Down in Texas – Eddie Hinton
  5. Creepin’ Round Your Back Door – Jimmie Fadden
  6. Daisy – Jim Ibbotson
  7. Slim Carter – Kenny O’Dell
  8. Hoping to Say – David Hanna
  9. Baltimore – Jim Ibbotson
  10. Jamaica Say You Will – Jackson Browne
  11. Do You Feel It Too – Richie Furay
  12. Civil War Trilogy – Walter McEuen
  13. Diggy Liggy Lo – J.D. Miller

Billy Talent: Crisis of Faith

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On January 21, 2022, “Spinefarm” label released “Crisis of Faith”, the sixth Billy Talent studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Dudebox” and “Revolution Recording” in Toronto, “Ocean Way” in Nashville, and was produced by Ian D’Sa.

Personnel:

  • Ben Kowalewicz – lead vocals
  • Ian D’Sa – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jon Gallant – bass, backing vocals
  • Jordan Hastings – drums, percussion
  • Rivers Cuomo – additional vocals
  • Bruce Mackinnon – alto saxophone
  • Dennis Passley – tenor saxophone
  • Tom Moffet – trumpet
  • Ernesto Barahona – trombone
  • David Campbell – conductor, orchestra arrangementsAlan Umstead, Catherine Umstead, Mary Kathryn VanOsdale, Janet Darnall, Karen Winkelmann, Bruce Wethey, Kimberly Yokoyama, Carrie Bailey – violin
  • Elizabeth Lamb, Bruce Christensen, Clare Yang – viola
  • Anthony LaMarchina, Andrew Dunn, Elizabeth Browne, Alex Krew – cello
  • Craig Nelson, Quentin Flowers – double bass
  • Eric Ratz – engineer
  • Kenny Luong – engineer
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Ryan Quickfall – album artwork
  • Antje Schroeder – art layout, package design

Track listing:

  1. Forgiveness I + II
  2. Reckless Paradise
  3. I Beg to Differ (This Will Get Better)
  4. The Wolf
  5. Reactor
  6. Judged
  7. Hanging Out with All the Wrong People
  8. End of Me
  9. One Less Problem
  10. For You

Pedro the Lion: Havasu

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On January 20, 2022, “Big Scary Monsters” label released “Havasu”, the sixth Pedro the Lion album. It was recorded in 2021, at “The Crumb” in Granada Hills, California, and was produced by David Bazan and Andy D. Park.

Personnel:

  • David Bazan – vocals, all instruments (except where noted), arrangements, mixing, cover photography
  • Andy D. Park – keyboards, recording, mixing
  • Sean Lane – percussion
  • Chris Colbert – mastering
  • Jesse LeDoux – art direction
  • Ryan Russell – studio photography

Track listing:

All tracks by David Bazan, except where noted.

  1. Don’t Wanna Move – Erik Walters
  2. Too Much – Andy Fitts
  3. First Drum Set
  4. Teenage Sequencer
  5. Own Valentine
  6. Making the Most of It
  7. Old Wisdom
  8. Stranger
  9. Good Feeling
  10. Lost Myself

Sweet: Level Headed

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On January 3, 1978, “Polydor” label released “Level Headed”, the sixth Sweet studio album. It was recorded in 1977, at “Château d’Hérouville” in France, “Kingsway Recorders” in London, and was produced by Brian Connolly, Steve Priest, Andy Scott and Mick Tucker.

Personnel:

  • Brian Connolly – lead vocals
  • Steve Priest – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, synthesizer voice
  • Andy Scott – lead and backing vocals, guitar, synthesizer
  • Mick Tucker – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Geoff Westley – keyboards, string arrangements 
  • Ronnie Asprey – brass
  • Richard Harvey – baroque wind
  • Stevie Lange – vocals
  • Louis Austin – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian Connolly, Steve Priest, Andy Scott, and Mick Tucker except where noted.

  1. Dream On – Andy Scott
  2. Love Is Like Oxygen – Andy Scott, Trevor Griffin
  3. California Nights
  4. Strong Love
  5. Fountain
  6. Anthem No. I (Lady of the Lake)
  7. Silverbird
  8. Lettres D’Amour
  9. Anthem No. II
  10. Air on ‘A’ Tape Loop – Steve Priest, Andy Scott, Mick Tucker

Foxy Shazam: Burn

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On December 11, 2020, “EEEOOOAH” label released “Burn”, the sixth Foxy Shazam album. It was recorded in 2020, at “London Bridge Studio”, “The Lodge KY” and “Mundon Canyon Studios”, and was produced by Stephen Hogan.

Personnel:

  1. Eric Nally – vocals
  2. Justin Hawkins – guitar
  3. Loren Daniel Turner – guitar
  4. Sky White – piano
  5. Teddy Aitkins – drums
  6. Alex Nauth – trumpet
  7. Stephen Hogan – engineer
  8. John Hoffman – engineer
  9. Julian Anderson – engineer
  10. Rob Kliener – mixing, mastering
  11. Paul Coors – artwork, design
  12. Scott Besseler – photography

Track listing:

  1. Burn
  2. Dreamer
  3. Doomed
  4. Dreamscape 2020
  5. Never Ever
  6. In My Mind
  7. S.Y.A.A.F.
  8. Into the Wild
  9. Suffering
  10. The Rose

LP: Churches

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On December 3, 2021, “SOTA” and “Dine Alone” labels released “Churches”, the sixth LP studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Mike Del Rio, Valley Girl, Nate Campany, Nick Leng, Dan Nigro, Scott Thomas Robinson, Lars Stolfer and Dan Wilson.

Personnel:

  • LP (Laura Pergolizzi) – lead and backing vocals, guitars, ukulele, whistle
  • Mike Del Rio – guitar, piano, synthesizer, bass, drums, percussion, theremin, programming, backing vocals, arrangements, engineer, mixing, executive producer
  • Daniel Nigro – guitar, piano, synthesizer, bass, drum programming, percussion, backing vocals
  • Nick Leng – piano, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Nate Campany – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Daniel Chae – acoustic guitar, synthesizer, strings
  • Robbie Guariglia – acoustic guitar
  • Dave Weingarten – guitar, percussion, engineer, additional production
  • Ben Romans – piano
  • Kyle Shearer – piano, synthesizer, bass, programming
  • Isabella Summers – electric piano, string arrangements
  • PWNT – bass, drums, additional production
  • John Badamo – drums
  • Martin Cooke – percussion, engineer
  • Neal Daniels – percussion
  • Sarab Singh – percussion
  • Kiara Ana Perico – violin, viola
  • Scott Thomas Robinson – vocal group, backing vocals, vocal engineer
  • Alex Feder – group vocal, cowbell
  • Talayeh Nasirzadeh – group vocal
  • Crista Russo – group vocal
  • Julietta Grajales – backing vocals
  • Brian Brundage – engineer
  • Michael Harris – engineer
  • Matthew Neighbour – engineer
  • John Sinclair – engineer
  • James Krausse – mixing
  • Lars Stolfer – mixing
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Mitch McCarthy – mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Rufus Paisley – design
  • Sarah Rose Reichert – design
  • Stephen Schofield – design
  • Ryan Jay – photography
  • D-Genius – additional production

Track listing:

  1. When We Touch – Laura Pergolizzi, Nate Campany, Michael Gonzales
  2. Goodbye – Laura Pergolizzi, Nate Campany, Michael Gonzales
  3. Everybody’s Falling in Love – Laura Pergolizzi, Nate Campany, Michael Gonzales
  4. The One That You Love – Laura Pergolizzi, Nate Campany, Michael Gonzales
  5. Rainbow – Laura Pergolizzi, Nate Campany, Michael Gonzales
  6. One Last Time – Laura Pergolizzi, Alexander Feder, Michael Gonzales
  7. My Body – Laura Pergolizzi, Nicholas Leng, Michael Gonzales
  8. Angels – Laura Pergolizzi, Nate Campany, Michael Gonzales, Kyle Shearer
  9. How Long Can You Go – Laura Pergolizzi, Nate Campany, Michael Gonzales
  10. Yes – Laura Pergolizzi, Lars Stolfer
  11. Conversation – Laura Pergolizzi, Nate Campany, Kyle Shearer
  12. Safe Here – Laura Pergolizzi, Dan Nigro
  13. Can’t Let You Leave – Laura Pergolizzi, Isabella Summers, Michael Gonzales
  14. Churches – Laura Pergolizzi, Daniel Dodd Wilson
  15. Poem – Laura Pergolizzi