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Dr. Lonnie Smith: Breathe

On March 26, 2021, “Blue Note” label released “Breathe”, the 29th and the final Dr. Lonnie Smith album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Jazz Standard” and “The Hit Factory Criteria, and was produced by Don Was.

Personnel:

  • Dr. Lonnie Smith – organ
  • Iggy Pop – vocal
  • Alicia Alatuja – vocal
  • Jonathan Kreisberg – guitar
  • Jonathan Blake – drums
  • Richard Bravo – percussion
  • John Ellis – tenor saxophone
  • Jason Marshall – baritone saxophone
  • Sean Jones – trumpet
  • Robin Eubanks – trombone
  • Patrick Cavanagh – engineer
  • Eric Schilling – engineer
  • Geoff Countryman – engineer
  • Tyler McDiarmid – engineer
  • Mike Marciano – mixing
  • Ian Sefchick – mastering
  • Tony Fagenson – additional engineering
  • Holly Case – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Dr. Lonnie Smith, except where noted.

  1. Why Can’t We Live Together – Timmy Thomas
  2. Bright Eyes (live)
  3. Too Damn Hot (live)
  4. Track 9 (live)
  5. World Weeps (live)
  6. Pilgrimage – lyrics by Lynne Meryl Konenigsberg, music by Dr. Lonnie Smith
  7. Epistrophy (live) – Kenny Clark, Thelonious Monk
  8. Sunshine Superman – Donovan

Donovan: Lady of the Stars

In January 1984, “RCA” label released “Lady of the Stars”, the seventeenth Donovan studio album. It was recorded in 1983, at “Cherokee Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bruce Robb, Dee Robband and Jerry Wexler.

Personnel:

  • Donovan – vocals, guitar
  • Pete Carr – guitar 
  • Richie Zito – guitar
  • Dave Mason – guitar 
  • John Sebastian – autoharp
  • Barry Beckett, Bill Payne, William “Smitty” Smith, Jai Winding, Bruce Robb – keyboards
  • Bob Glaub, Leland Sklar, Wilton Felder, Jim Strauss – bass guitar
  • Rayford Griffin, James Gadson, Mike “Reedo” Reed – drums
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion
  • Jim Horn – wind instruments
  • Graham Nash – backing vocals
  • Bonnie Bramlett – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Donovan Leitch.

  1. Lady of the Stars
  2. I Love You Baby
  3. Bye, Bye Girl
  4. Every Reason
  5. Season of the Witch
  6. Boy for Every Girl
  7. Local Boy Chops Wood
  8. Sunshine Superman
  9. Living for the Love Light
  10. Till I See You Again

Donovan: Sunshine Superman

Donovan-Sunshine_Superman

On August 26, 1966, “Pye” label released “Sunshine Superman”, the third Donovan’s album. It was recorded January – May 1966, at “Columbia Recording Studios” in Hollywood, and “EMI Studios” in  London, and was produced by Mickie Most.

Personnel:

  • Donovan – vocals, guitar, organ
  • Jimmy Pageand, Eric Ford – electric guitars
  • John Cameron– keyboards, arrangement
  • Shawn Phillips– sitar
  • Spike Healey – bass
  • Bobby Ray – bass
  • “Fast” Eddy Hoh– drums
  • Bobby Orr – drums
  • Tony Carr– percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Donovan Leitch.

  1. Sunshine Superman
  2. Legend of a Girl Child Linda
  3. Three King Fishers
  4. Ferris Wheel
  5. Bert’s Blues
  6. Season of the Witch
  7. The Trip
  8. Guinevere
  9. The Fat Angel
  10. Celeste