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The Jayhawks: Smile

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On May 9, 2000, “American” label released “Smile”, the sixth Jayhawks (The) album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Flowers Studio” in Minneapolis, MN, and was produced by Bob Ezrin.

Personnel:

  • Gary Louris – vocals, guitar
  • Kraig Johnson – guitar
  • Karen Grotberg – vocals, keyboards
  • Marc Perlman – vocals, bass, mandolin
  • Tim O’Reagan – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Bob Ezrin – vocals, synthesizer, percussion, accordion, keyboards, string arrangements
  • Eric Heywood – dobro, pedal steel guitar
  • Patrick Seymour – synthesizer
  • Armadillo String Quartet – strings
  • Jonathan Sacks – orchestration, string arrangements
  • Joseph Bishara – programming
  • Richard Werbowenko – programming
  • Ed Ackerson – programming, engineer
  • Jay Healy – engineer, mixing
  • Ok Hee Kim – engineer assistant
  • Leon Zervos – mastering
  • Josh Cheuse – art direction
  • David Katzenstein – cover photography
  • Ken Schles – photography
  • Andy Wolf – studio technician

Track listing:

  1. Smile – Gary Louris
  2. I’m Gonna Make You Love Me – Gary Louris, Taylor Rhodes
  3. What Led Me to This Town – Gary Louris, Marc Perlman, Karen Grotberg, Tim O’Reagan
  4. Somewhere in Ohio – Marc Perlman, Gary Louris, Tim O’Reagan, Bob Ezrin
  5. A Break in the Clouds – Gary Louris, Marc Perlman, Karen Grotberg, Tim O’Reagan
  6. Queen of the World – Gary Louris, Bob Ezrin
  7. Life Floats By – Gary Louris, Marc Perlman
  8. Broken Harpoon – Gary Louris
  9. Pretty Thing – Gary Louris, Marc Perlman
  10. Mr. Wilson – Gary Louris, Tim O’Reagan
  11. (In My) Wildest Dreams – Gary Louris, Marc Perlman, Bob Ezrin
  12. Better Days – Gary Louris
  13. Baby, Baby, Baby – Gary Louris

McCoy Tyner: Prelude And Sonata

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In November 1995, “Keystone” and “Milestone” labels released “Prelude and Sonata”, the 62nd McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded in November 1994, at “Clinton Recording Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Makoto Kimata and Todd Barkan.

Personnel:

  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Antonio Hart – alto saxophone
  • Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone
  • Christian McBride – double bass
  • Marvin “Smitty” Smith – drums

Track listing:

  1. Prelude in E Minor Op. 28, No. 4 – Frédéric Chopin
  2. Loss of Love – Henry Mancini, Bob Merrill
  3. Contemplation – McCoy Tyner
  4. For All We Know – J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis
  5. I Will Wait for You – Jacques Demy, Norman Gimbel, Michel Legrand
  6. Soul Eyes – Mal Waldron
  7. Smile – Charlie Chaplin
  8. Good Morning Heartache – Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham
  9. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor – Ludwig van Beethoven

Enrico Rava: Rava On The Dance Floor

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On August 24, 2012, “ECM” label released “Rava on the Dance Floor”, the 42nd Enrico Rava album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Auditorium Parco della Musica” in Rome, Italy, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Enrico Rava – trumpet
  • Daniele Tittarelli – alto saxophone, flute
  • Dan Kinzelman – tenor saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Andrea Tofanelli, Claudio Corvini – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Mauro Ottolini – trombone, tuba
  • Marcello Giannini – electric guitar
  • Franz Bazzani – keyboard
  • Giovanni Guidi – piano, Fender Rhodes, toy piano
  • Dario Deidda – bass
  • Zeno de Rossi – drums
  • Ernesto Lopez Maturell – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Jackson, except where noted.

  1. Speechless
  2. They Don’t Care About Us
  3. Thriller – Rod Temperton
  4. Privacy – Bernard Belle, LaShawn Daniels, Michael Jackson, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins
  5. Smile – Charlie Chaplin
  6. I Just Can’t Stop Loving You/Smooth Criminal
  7. Little Susie
  8. Blood on the Dance Floor – Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley
  9. History – James Harris III, Michael Jackson, Terry Lewis

Cheap Trick: The Latest

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On June 23, 2009, “Cheap Trick Unlimited” label released “The Latest”, the sixteenth Cheap Trick studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, and was produced by Julian Raymond, Howard Willing, Robin Zander, Rick nelson, Tom Petersson and Bun E. Carlos.

Personnel:

  • Robin Zander – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Rick Nielsen – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Tom Petersson – bass, backing vocals
  • Bun E. Carlos – drums
  • George Doering – acoustic guitar
  • Roger Joseph Manning Jr – keyboards
  • Jason Falkner – additional musician
  • Todd Youth – additional musician
  • Linus of Hollywood – additional musician
  • Julian Raymond – additional musician, arrangements
  • Bon Harris – programming
  • Luis Conte – programming
  • Bennett Salvay – orchestration

Track listing:

  1. Sleep Forever
  2. When the Lights Are Out
  3. Miss Tomorrow
  4. Sick Man of Europe
  5. These Days
  6. Miracle
  7. Everyday You Make Me Crazy
  8. California Girl
  9. Everybody Knows
  10. Alive
  11. Times of Our Lives
  12. Closer, the Ballad of Burt and Linda
  13. Smile

Wolf Alice: Blue Weekend

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On June 4, 2021, “Dirty Hit” label released “Blue Weekend”, the third Wolf Alice studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “ICP” in Brussels, “Iguana” in London, and was produced by Markus Dravs.

Personnel:

  • Ellie Rowsell – vocals, guitar, piano, bass, programming, Mellotron, synth, Wurlitzer, string arrangement
  • Joff Oddie – acoustic guitar, 12 string classical guitar, classical guitar, guitar, piano, glock, synth, claps, electric upright bass, bass, tenor resonator, backing vocals, programming
  • Theo Ellis – bass, programming
  • Joel Amey – drums, percussion, synth, guitar, Stylophone, claps, backing vocals, programming
  • Iain Berryman – keys, trumpet, glasses, programming
  • Markus Dravs – synth, programming
  • Joel Workman – electric upright bass
  • Owen Pallett – violin, viola, string arrangement
  • Michael Peter Olsen – cello
  • Iain Berryman – engineer, additional production
  • Joel Workman – engineer assistant, additional engineering
  • Charlie Andrew – vocal production, additional vocal production, additional vocal recording 
  • Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing
  • Matt Wolach – mixing assistant
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Jordan Hemingway – creative direction, photography
  • Jamie Reid – art direction
  • Aiden Miller – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Ellie Rowsell, Joff Oddie, Theo Ellis and Joel Amey.

  1. The Beach
  2. Delicious Things
  3. Lipstick on the Glass
  4. Smile
  5. Safe from Heartbreak (If You Never Fall in Love)
  6. How Can I Make it OK?
  7. Play the Greatest Hits
  8. Feeling Myself
  9. The Last Man on Earth
  10. No Hard feelings
  11. The Beach II

The Smile: A Light For Attracting Attention

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On May 13, 2022, “XL Recordings” released “A Light for Attracting Attention”, the debut Smile studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, and was produced by Nigel Godrich.

Personnel:

  • Thom Yorke – vocals, synthesizer, piano, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, vocoder, sequencer, artwork
  • Jonny Greenwood – synthesizer, piano, keyboards, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, harp
  • Nigel Godrich – keyboards
  • Tom Skinner – drums, percussion
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Stanley Donwood – artwork
  • London Contemporary Orchestra
  • Hugh Brunt – orchestration
  • Eloisa-Fleur Thom – violin
  • Alessandro Ruisi – violin
  • Zara Benyounes – violin
  • Sophie Mather – violin
  • Agata Daraskaite – violin
  • Charlotte Bonneton – violin
  • Zoe Matthews – viola
  • Clifton Harrison – viola
  • Oliver Coates – cello
  • Max Ruisi – cello
  • Clare O’Connell – cello
  • Jason Yarde – saxophone
  • Robert Stillman – saxophone
  • Chelsea Carmichael – flute
  • Nathaniel Cross – trombone
  • Byron Wallen – trumpet
  • Theon Cross – tuba

Track listing:

All lyrics by Thom Yorke, all music by Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Tom Skinner and Nigel Godrich.

  1. The Same
  2. The Opposite
  3. You Will Never Work in Television Again
  4. Pana-vision
  5. The Smoke
  6. Speech Bubbles
  7. Thin Thing
  8. Open the Floodgates
  9. Free in the Knowledge
  10. A Hairdryer
  11. Waving a White Flag
  12. We Don’t Know What Tomorrow Brings
  13. Skrting on the Surface

David “Fathead” Newman: The Blessing

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On May 5, 2009, “High Note” label released “The Blessing”, the 38th and the final David “Fathead” Newman studio album. It was recorded in December 2008, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Houston Person and David “Fathead” Newman.

Personnel:

  • David “Fathead” Newman – tenor saxophone, flute
  • David Leonhardt – piano
  • Peter Bernstein – guitar
  • Steve Nelson – vibraphone
  • John Menegon – bass
  • Yoron Israel – drums

Track listing:

  1. SKJ – Milt Jackson
  2. Someone to Watch Over Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  3. As Time Goes By – Herman Hupfeld
  4. Manhã de Carnaval – Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria
  5. Smile – Charlie Chaplin
  6. Romantic Night – David Leonhardt
  7. Chelsea Bridge – Billy Strayhorn
  8. Whispers of Contentment – David Leonhardt
  9. The Blessing – David “Fathead” Newman

Dave Gahan & Soulsavers: Imposter

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On November 12, 2021, “Columbia” label released “Imposter”, the third Dave Gahan and Soulsavers album. It was recorded in November 2019, at “Shangri-La” in Malibu, California, and was produced by Rich Machin and Dave Gahan.

Personnel:

  • Dave Gahan – vocals, harmonica
  • Tony Foster – guitar, pedal steel
  • James Walbourne – guitar
  • Rich Machin – guitar, synthesizer
  • Ed Harcourt – piano
  • Sean Read – organ, piano
  • Kevin Bales – drums, percussion
  • Martyn Lenoble – upright and electric bass
  • Janet Ramus – vocals
  • Wendi Rose – vocals
  • Travis Cole – vocals
  • Eric Weaver – engineer
  • Kaushlesh Garry Purohit – engineer
  • Marta Salogni – mixing
  • Geoff Pesche – mastering

Track listing:

  1. The Dark End of the Street – Dan Penn, Chips Moman
  2. Strange Religion – Mark Lanegan
  3. Lilac Wine – James Shelton
  4. I Held My Baby Last Night – Elmore James
  5. A Man Needs a Maid – Neil Young
  6. Metal Heart – Chan Marshall
  7. Shut Me Down – Rowland S. Howard
  8. Where My Love Lies Asleep – Gene Clark
  9. Smile – Charlie Chaplin, John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons
  10. The Desperate Kingdom of Love – PJ Harvey
  11. Not Dark Yet – Bob Dylan
  12. Always on My Mind – Wayne Carson, Mark James, Johnny Christopher

Ezra Collective: Where I’m Meant To Be

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On November 4, 2022, “Partisan” label released “Where I’m Meant to Be”, the second Ezra Collective studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Riccardo Damian, Femi Koleoso, TJ Koleoso, Ife Ogunjobi, James Mollison and Joe Armon-Jones.

Personnel:

  • Joe Armon-Jones – keyboards
  • TJ Koleoso – vocals, bass guitar, programming
  • Femi Koleoso – vocals, drums
  • Ife Ogunjobi – trumpet
  • James Mollison – saxophone
  • Benjamin Totten – guitar
  • Oluwatobi Adenaike-Johnson – guitar
  • Mark Mollison – guitar
  • Junior Alli-Balogun – percussion
  • Antonia Pagulatos, Athalie Armon-Jones, Sam Kennedy – violin
  • Stella Page – viola
  • Wayne Urquhart – cello
  • Sampa the Great – vocals
  • Kojey Radical – vocals
  • Jorja Smith – vocals
  • Angel Silvera – vocals
  • Emeli Sandé, Louise LaBelle, Teni Tinks – vocals
  • Steve McQueen – vocals
  • Nao and Petra Luke – vocals
  • Jess Camilleri – engineer
  • Tris Ellis – engineer
  • Barbara Ayozie – art direction
  • Marco Grey – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ife Ogunjobi, Joe Armon-Jones, James Mollison, Femi Koleoso, and TJ Koleoso, except where noted.

  1. Life Goes On – Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti, Ife Ogunjobi, Joe Armon-Jones, James Mollison, Femi Koleoso, Sampa Tembo, TJ Koleoso
  2. Victory Dance
  3. No Confusion – Kwadwo Adu Genfi Amponsah, Ife Ogunjobi, Joe Armon-Jones, James Mollison, Femi Koleoso, Sampa Tembo, TJ Koleoso
  4. Welcome to My World
  5. Togetherness
  6. Ego Killah
  7. Smile – Charles Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner
  8. Live Strong
  9. Siesta – Emeli Sandé, Ife Ogunjobi, Joe Armon-Jones, James Mollison, Femi Koleoso, Sampa Tembo, TJ Koleoso
  10. Words by Steve – Femi Koleoso, Steve McQueen
  11. Belonging
  12. Never the Same Again
  13. Words by TJ – TJ Koleoso
  14. Love in Outer Space – Sun Ra

Domi and JD Back: Not Tight

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On July 29, 2022, “Apeshit Inc” and “Blue Note” labels released “Not Tight”, the debut Domi and JD Beck studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “DOMI & JD BECK Headquarters” and “Larrabee Sound Studios”, and was produced by DOMI & JD BECK.

Personnel:

  • Domi Louna – vocals, keyboards, recording
  • JD Beck – vocals, drums, recording
  • Kurt Rosenwinkel – guitar
  • Mac DeMarco – guitar
  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Stephen Pfeifer – contrabass
  • Lara Somogyi – harp
  • Snoop Dog – rap
  • Busta Rhymes – rap  
  • Anderson. Paak (Brandon Paak Anderson) – rap
  • Thundercat (Stephen Lee Bruner) – vocals, bass
  • Chloé Tallet – flute, piccolo
  • Leah Zeger – violin, viola
  • Isaiah Gage – cello
  • Jhair “Jha” Lazo – recording, mixing
  • Julio Ulloa – mixing assistant
  • Mike Bozzi – mastering
  • McKay Felt – painting
  • Tehillah De Castro – photography

Track listing:

  1. Louna’s Intro
  2. Whatup
  3. Smile
  4. Bowling
  5. Not Tight
  6. Two Shrimps
  7. U Don’t Have to Rob Me
  8. Moon
  9. Duke
  10. Take a Chance
  11. Pilot
  12. Whoa
  13. Sniff
  14. Thank U