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Towns Van Zandt: At My Window

On March 31, 1987, “Sugar Hill” label released “At My Window”, the eight Townes Van Zandt album. It was recorded in 1986, at “Cowboy Arms” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Jack Clement and Jim Rooney.

Personnel:

  • Townes Van Zandt – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Mickey White – acoustic rhythm, lead and slide guitar
  • Jack Clement – acoustic guitar, dobro
  • Jim Rooney – acoustic guitar
  • Mark Howard – acoustic steel and gut string guitar
  • Mark O’Connor – fiddle, mandolin
  • Charles Cochran – piano, DX-7
  • Mickey Raphael – harmonica
  • Joey Miskulin – accordion
  • Roy Huskey, Jr. – acoustic bass
  • Kenny Malone – drums, percussion
  • Donny Silverman – saxophone, flute
  • Jim Rooney – engineer
  • David Ferguson, Rich Adler – engineer assistant
  • Raymond Simone – design
  • McGuire – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Townes Van Zandt, except where noted

  1. Snowin’ on Raton
  2. Blue Wind Blew
  3. At My Window
  4. For the Sake of the Song
  5. Ain’t Leavin’ Your Love
  6. Buckskin Stallion Blues
  7. Little Sundance #2
  8. Still Lookin’ for You
  9. Gone, Gone Blues – Townes Van Zandt, Mickey White
  10. The Catfish Song – 4:24

Jimmy Smith: Home Cookin’

In April 1961, “Blue Note” label released “Home Cookin’”, the 17th Jimmy Smith album. It was recorded July 1958 – June 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Smith – organ
  • Percy France – tenor saxophone
  • Kenny Burrell – guitar
  • Donald Bailey – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Ira Gitler – liner notes

Track tracks by Jimmy Smith except where noted.

  1. See See Rider – Ma Rainey
  2. Sugar Hill – Kenny Burrell
  3. I Got a Woman – Ray Charles, Renald Richard
  4. Messin’ Around
  5. Gracie
  6. Come on Baby – Kenny Burrell
  7. Motorin’ Along – Jimmy McGriff

Sean Watkins: Blinders On

On November 17, 2005, “Sugar Hill” label released “Blinders On”, the third Sean Watkins solo album. It was recorded 2005, and was produced by Sean Watkins.

Personnel:

  • Sean Watkins – lead  and harmony vocals,  guitars,  organ,  synthesizer,  bass,  mandolin,  piano, keyboards, sampling, drum machine, drum loop, mixing, art direction
  • Jon Brion– piano
  • Benmont Tench- piano, toy xylophone, Wurlitzer, harmonium, Hammond organ
  • Byron House – bass (pizzicato)
  • Mark Schatz – bass
  • Glenn Kotche- drums, vibes
  • Duncan Moore – drums
  • Sara Watkins- violin, harmony vocals
  • Gabe Witcher- fiddle
  • Jon Foreman- harmony vocals
  • Zeneba Bowers – violin
  • Judith Ablon – viola
  • Rushad Eggleston– cello
  • Matthew Walker- cello
  • Peter Sprague – engineer, mixing
  • Scott Fritz – engineer, mixing
  • Ricky Chao, Glenn Pittman – engineer assistant
  • Loren Witcher – cover art, illustrations
  • Autumn de Wilde– photography
  • Wendy Stamberger – art direction, design
  • Ray Kennedy – mastering
  • Vanessa Price – grooming

Track listing:

All tracks by by Sean Watkins, except where noted.

  1. Summer’s Coming
  2. Starve Them To Death
  3. I’m Sorry – Sean Watkins, Wilson
  4. Happy New Year
  5. ..Goodbye
  6. Run Away Girl – Sean Watkins, Wilson
  7. I Say Nothing
  8. Coffee
  9. The Sound Of My Crush
  10. No Lighted Windows
  11. Cammac
  12. Roses Never Red
  13. They Sail Away – Frizell, Sean Watkins
  14. Not That Bad/Blinders On
  15. Whipping Boy/Cherokee Shuffle (hidden track)