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Roy Buchanan: When A Guitar Plays The Blues

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In July 1985, “Alligator” label released “When a Guitar Plays the Blues”, the tenth Roy Buchanan studio album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Streeterville Studios” inb Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Roy Buchanan, Dick Shurman and Bruce Iglauer.

Personnel:

  • Roy Buchanan – vocals, guitar
  • Criss Johnson – rhythm guitar
  • Otis Clay – vocals
  • Gloria Hardiman – vocals
  • Bill Heid – keyboards
  • Larry Exum – bass guitar
  • Morris Jennings – drums
  • Steele “Sonny” Seals – saxophone
  • Justin Niebank – recording, mixing
  • Tom Coyne – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Roy Buchanan, except where noted.

  1. When a Guitar Plays the Blues
  2. Chicago Smokeshop
  3. Mrs. Pressure
  4. A Nickel and a Nail – Deadric Malone, Vernon Morrison
  5. Short Fuse
  6. Why Don’t You Want Me
  7. Country Boy
  8. Sneaking Godzilla Through the Alley
  9. Hawaiian Punch

Travis: L. A. Times

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On July 12, 2024, “BMG Rights Management” label released “L.A. Times”, the tenth Travis studio album. It was recorded in 2024, at “Dave’s Room” in Hollywood, and was produced by Tony Hoffer.

Personnel:

  • Fran Healy – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, backing vocals, programming, art direction
  • Andy Dunlop – acoustic and electric guitar, piano, mellotron, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Dougie Payne – bass guitar, double bass, backing vocals
  • Neil Primrose – drums, percussion
  • Tony Hoffer – keyboards, programming, mixing
  • Jacob Scesney – saxophone
  • Stewart Cole – trumpet
  • Devon Taylor – trombone
  • Chris Martin – choir vocals
  • Brandon Flowers – choir vocals
  • Cameron Lister – engineer
  • Steve Olmon – engineer assistant
  • The Indian – mixing
  • Dave Cooley – mastering
  • Joe Waghorn – design
  • Stefan Ruiz – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Fran Healy, except where noted.

  1. Bus
  2. Raze the Bar
  3. Live It All Again
  4. Gaslight
  5. Alive – Tony Hoffer
  6. Home
  7. I Hope That You Spontaneously Combust
  8. Naked in New York City
  9. The River
  10. L. A. Times – Dougie Payne, Andy Dunlop, Neil Primrose

Clark Terry: Clark Terry Plays the Jazz Version of All American

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In June 1962, “Moodsville” label released “Clark Terry Plays the Jazz Version of All American”, the tenth Clark Terry album. It was recorded in May 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, Nes Jersey.

Personnel:

  • Clark Terry – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Budd Johnson – tenor saxophone
  • George Barrow – baritone saxophone
  • Lester Robinson – trombone
  • Eddie Costa – piano, vibraphone
  • Art Davis – bass
  • Ed Shaughnessy – drums
  • Oliver Nelson – arrangements
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Lee Adams and Charles Strouse.

  1. What a Country
  2. Same Language
  3. If I Were You
  4. I’ve Just Seen Her
  5. Once upon a Time
  6. Nightlife
  7. It’s Fun to Think
  8. The Fight Song

Cedric Burnside: I Be Trying

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On June 25, 2021, “Single Lock Records” label released “I Be Trying”, the tenth Cedric Burnside album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Royal Recording Studios” in Memphis, and “Single Lock Studios” in Florence, and was produced by Boo Mitchell and Ben Tanner.

Personnel:

  • Cedric Burnside – vocals, guitar, drums, liner notes
  • Luther Dickinson – guitar
  • Portrika Burnside – vocal
  • Zac Cockrell – bass
  • Reed Watson – drums, percussion
  • Caleb Elliot – cello
  • Boo Mitchell – engineer, mixing
  • Ben Tanner – engineer assistant
  • Joshua Hardman – design
  • Dale Gunnoe – cover photography
  • Abraham Rowe – photography
  • J Powell – lacquer cut

Track listing:

All tracks by Cedric Burnside, except where noted.

  1. The World Can Be So Cold
  2. Step In
  3. I Be Trying
  4. You Really Love Me
  5. Love Is the Key
  6. Keep On Pushing
  7. Gotta Look Out
  8. Pretty Flowers
  9. What makes Me Think
  10. Bird Without a Feather – R.L. Burnside
  11. Hands Off That Girl – Junior Kimbrough
  12. Get Down
  13. Love You Forever

Electric Light Orchestra: Secret Messages

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On June 24, 1983, “Jet” label released “Secret Messages”, the tenth Electric Light Orchestra studio album. It was recorded December 1982 – February 1983, in “Wisseloord Studios” in Hilversum, Holland, and was produced by Jeff Lynne.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Lynne – lead and backing vocals, guitars, synthesizers, bass guitar, piano, percussion, Oberheim DMX
  • Richard Tandy – synthesizers, grand piano, electric piano, harmonica, Oberheim DMX
  • Kelly Groucutt – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Bev Bevan – drums, percussion
  • Mik Kaminski – electric violin
  • Dave Morgan – additional backing vocals
  • Bill Bottrell – engineer
  • Louis Clark – strings conductor

Track listing:

All songs written by Jeff Lynne.

  1. Secret Messages
  2. Loser Gone Wild
  3. Bluebird
  4. Take Me on and on
  5. Four Little Diamonds
  6. Stranger
  7. Danger Ahead
  8. Letter from Spain
  9. Train of Gold
  10. Rock ’n’ Roll is King

Pond: Stung!

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On June 21, 2024, “Spinning Top” label released “Stung!”, the tenth Pond studio album. It was recorded 2023 – 2024, at “Tone City” in Perth, Jay Watson’s backyard studio in Fremantle, Australia, and was produced by Nick Allbrook, James Ireland, Joseph Ryan, Jamie Terry and Jay Watson.

Personnel:

  • Nick Allbrook – vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, engineer
  • James Ireland – vocals, drums, keyboards, bass guitar, vocoder, guitar, piano, engineer, mixing
  • Joseph Ryan – vocals, guitar, keyboards, engineer
  • Jamie Terry – vocals, keyboards, bass guitar, percussion, engineer
  • Jay Watson – vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums, bass guitar, glockenspiel, engineer, mixing
  • Reine Fiske – guitar solo, guitar engineer
  • Thea Woodward – saxophone, saxophone engineer
  • James Richardson – French horn, trumpet, horn engineer
  • Jack Watson – outro vocals
  • Sam Ford – engineer
  • Joe Carra – mastering
  • Pollen Arts Club – design
  • Sam Kristofski – photography
  • Michael Tartaglia – inner sleeve band photography

Track listing:

  1. Constant Picnic – James Ireland, Nicholas Allbrook, Jay Watson
  2. (I’m) Stung – Nicholas Allbrook, James Ireland
  3. Neon River – Jay Watson, Nicholas Allbrook
  4. So Lo – Jay Watson, Nicholas Allbrook
  5. Black Lung – James Ireland, Nicholas Allbrook, Jay Watson
  6. Sunrise for the Lonely – Nicholas Allbrook
  7. Elf Bar Blues – James Ireland
  8. Edge of the World Pt. 3 – Jay Watson, Nicholas Allbrook, Joseph Ryan, James Ireland
  9. Stars in Silken Sheets – Joseph Ryan, Nicholas Allbrook
  10. Boys Don’t Crash – Jay Watson, Nicholas Allbrook
  11. O, UV Ray – Joseph Ryan, Nicholas Allbrook, Jay Watson
  12. Last Elvis – Nicholas Allbrook, James Ireland, Jay Watson
  13. Elephant Gun – Nicholas Allbrook, James Ireland
  14. Fell from Grace with the Sea – Joseph Ryan, Nicholas Allbrook

Dave Brubeck Quartet: Jazz At The College Of Pacific

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In June 1954, “Fantasy” label released “Jazz at the College of the Pacific”, the tenth Dave Brubeck Quartet album.It was recorded in December 1953, at “College of the Pacific” in Stockton, California.

Personnel:

  • Dave Brubeck – piano
  • Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
  • Ron Crotty – bass
  • Joe Dodge – drums
  • Arnold Roth – illustration
  • Ed Colker – design

Track listing:

  1. All the Things You Are – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  2. Laura – David Raksin, Johnny Mercer
  3. Lullaby in Rhythm – Walter Hirsch, Benny Goodman
  4. I’ll Never Smile Again – Ruth Lowe
  5. I Remember You – Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer
  6. For All We Know – J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis

Herbie Hancock: Crossings

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In May 1972, “Warner Bros” label released “Crossings”, the tenth Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded in February 1972, at “Pacific” in San Mateo, and was produced by David Rubinson.

Personnel:

  • Herbie Hancock – piano, electric piano, mellotron, percussion
  • Bennie Maupin – soprano saxophone, alto flute, bass clarinet, piccolo, percussion
  • Eddie Henderson – trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion
  • Julian Priester – tenor and alto trombones, bass, percussion
  • Buster Williams – bass guitar, double bass, percussion
  • Billy Hart – drums, percussion
  • Patrick Gleeson – Moog synthesizer, mellotron
  • Victor Pantoja – congas
  • Candy Love, Sandra Stevens, Della Horne, Victoria Domagalski, Scott Beach – voices

Track listing:

  1. Sleeping Giant – Herbie Hancock
  2. Quasar – Bennie Maupin
  3. Water Torture – Bennie Maupin

Charlie Daniels Band: Million Mile Reflections

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On April 20, 1979, “Epic” label released “Million Mile Reflections”, the seventh Charlie Daniels Band studio album (the tenth Charlie Daniels studio overall). It was recorded 1978 – 1979, at “Woodland” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by John Boylan.

Personnel:

  • Charlie Daniels – vocals, guitar, fiddle
  • Tom Crain – vocals, guitar
  • “Taz” DiGregorio – vocals, keyboards
  • Charles Hayward – bass
  • James W. Marshall – drums, percussion
  • Fred Edwards – drums, percussion
  • Terry Mead – trumpet
  • Lea Jane Singers – backing vocals
  • Bergen White – string arrangements
  • Paul Grupp – engineer
  • Steve Goostree – recording assistant
  • Dave Rideau, Erik Zobler – mixing assistant
  • Bill Myers – illustrations
  • Virginia Team – Wm. J. Johnson – design
  • Joseph E. Sullivan – production supervisor

Track listing:

All tracks by Charlie Daniels, Tom Crain, Taz DiGregorio, Fred Edwards, Charles Hayward and James W. Marshall, except where noted.

  1. Passing Lane
  2. Blue Star
  3. Jitterbug – Charlie Daniels, Tom Crain, Taz DiGregorio, Fred Edwards, Charles Hayward, Don Murray
  4. Behind Your Eyes – John Boylan
  5. Reflections
  6. The Devil Went Down to Georgia
  7. Mississippi – Charlie Daniels
  8. Blind Man – Tom Crain
  9. Rainbow Ride

James McMurtry: Just Us Kids

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On April 15, 2008, “Lightning Red Records” label released “Just Us Kids”, the tenth James McMurtry album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Wire Recording” in Austin, Texas, and was produced by James McMurtry.

Personnel:

  • James McMurtry – lead vocal, guitars, mandoguitar, banjo, mandolin, dulcimer
  • Lee Scott – vocals
  • Harmoni Kelly – vocals
  • Charlie Richards – guitar, lap steel
  • C.C. Adcock – guitar
  • Jon Dee Graham – lap steel
  • Pat MacDonald – harmonicas
  • Ian McLagan – organ, piano
  • Curtis McMurtry – baritone saxophone
  • Ephraim Owens – trumpet
  • Chris Maresh – bass viol
  • Brian Standefer – cello
  • Ronnie Johnson – vocals, 4 string and 8 string bass guitars
  • Daren Hess – drums, percussion, tympany, whistle
  • John Nelson – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by James McMurtry, except where noted.

  1. Bayou Tortous
  2. Just Us Kids
  3. God Bless America (Pat MacDonald Must Die)
  4. Cheney’s Toy
  5. Freeway View
  6. Hurricane Party
  7. Ruby and Carlos
  8. Brief Intermission – James McMurtry, Daren Hess, Ronnie Johnson
  9. Fire Line Road – James McMurtry, Tim Holt
  10. The Governor
  11. Ruins of the Realm
  12. You’d A’ Thought (Leonard Cohen Must Die)