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Oliver Nelson: More Blues And The Abstract Truth

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In February 1965, “Impulse!” label released “More Blues and the Abstract Truth”, the thirteen Oliver Nelson album. It was recorded in November 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Oliver Nelson- arranger, conductor
  • Thad Jones, Danny Moore – trumpet
  • Phil Woods- alto saxophone
  • Ben Webster- tenor saxophone
  • Phil Bodner- tenor saxophone, English horn
  • Pepper Adams- baritone saxophone
  • Roger Kellaway– piano
  • Richard Davis– bass
  • Grady Tate– drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Hollis King – art direction
  • Erika Alonso – design
  • Charles Stewart – photography
  • Pete Turner – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Oliver Nelson, except where noted

  1. Blues and the Abstract Truth
  2. Blues O’Mighty – Johnny Hodges
  3. Theme from Mr. Broadway – Dave Brubeck
  4. Midnight Blue – Neal Hefti
  5. The Critic’s Choice
  6. One for Bob
  7. Blues for Mr. Broadway – Dave Brubeck
  8. Goin’ to Chicago Blues – Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing

Ron Sexsmith: Forever Endeavour

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On February 5, 2013, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Forever Endeavour”, the thirteen Ron Sexsmith studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Mitchell Froom. In 2014, the album won the “Juno Award for Adult Alternative Album of the Year”.

Personnel:

  • Ron Sexsmith – vocals, guitar
  • Val McCallum- electric guitar
  • Greg Leisz- pedal steel
  • Mitchell Froom– keyboards
  • Davey Faragher– bass
  • Bob Glaub– bass
  • Matt Chamberlain- drums, percussion
  • Don Heffington- drums, percussion
  • Pete Thomas- drums, percussion
  • Michael Urbano- drums, percussion
  • Hagai Izraeli – brass
  • Darrell Leonard– brass
  • John Steinmetz – brass
  • Lori Stuntz – tuba
  • William Roper – tuba
  • Joe Meyer – French horn
  • Dan Higgins– woodwinds
  • Charlene Huang – strings
  • Albert Romero – strings
  • Joshua Heapley – strings
  • Calder Group – strings

Track listing:

  1. Nowhere to Go
  2. Nowhere Is
  3. Of Only Avenue
  4. Snake Road
  5. Blind Eye
  6. Lost in Thought
  7. Sneak Out The Back Door
  8. Back Of My Hand
  9. Deepens With Time
  10. Me Myself and Wine
  11. She Does My Heart Good
  12. The Morning Light
  13. Life After a Broken Heart
  14. Autumn Light

Horace Silver: Song for My Father

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In January 1965, “Blue Note” label released “Song for My Father”, the thirteen Horace Silver album. It was recorded on October 31, 1963, January 28 and October 26 1964, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Horace Silver– piano
  • Carmell Jones– trumpet
  • Joe Henderson– tenor saxophone
  • Teddy Smith– bass
  • Roger Humphries– drums
  • Blue Mitchell– trumpet
  • Junior Cook– tenor saxophone
  • Gene Taylor– bass
  • Roy Brooks – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Horace Silver, except where noted.

  1. Song for My Father
  2. The Natives Are Restless Tonight
  3. Calcutta Cutie
  4. Que Pasa
  5. The Kicker – Joe Henderson
  6. Lonely Woman

Little Richard: The Rill Thing

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In August 1970, “Reprise” label released “The Rill Thing”, the thirteen Little Richard album. It was recorded March – June 1970, and was produced by Little Richard.

Personnel:

  • Little Richard– vocals, piano
  • Travis Womack – guitar
  • Albert Lowe – guitar
  • Clayton Ivey – piano
  • Jerry Masters – bass
  • Eddie Fletcher – bass
  • Jesse Boyce – electric bass
  • Roger Hawkins- drums
  • Harry Thompson – tenor saxophone
  • Wade Jackson – tenor saxophone
  • Ronnie Eader – baritone saxophone
  • Harrison Callay – trumpet
  • Charles Rose – trombone
  • Ed Thrasher- art direction
  • Ed Caraeff- cover photography

Track listing:

  1. Freedom Blues – Richard Penniman, Esquerita
  2. Greenwood, Mississippi – Travis Wammack, Albert Lowe Jr
  3. Two-Time Loser – Larry Lee
  4. Dew Drop Inn – Richard Penniman, Esquerita, Keith Winslow
  5. Somebody Saw You – Richard Penniman
  6. Spreadin’ Natta, What’s The Matter? – Richard Penniman, Robert “Bumps” Blackwell, Maybelle Jackson
  7. Rill Thing – Richard Penniman
  8. Lovesick Blues – Hank Williams
  9. I Saw Her Standing There – John Lennon, Paul McCartney

Joan Baez: Blessed Are…

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In July 1971, “Vanguard” label released “Blessed Are…”, the thirteen Joan Baez studio album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Quadrafonic Sound Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Norbert Putnam and Jack Lothrop

Personnel:

  • Joan Baez – guitar, vocals
  • Pete Wade – guitar
  • Norman Blake – guitar, dobro
  • David Briggs– keyboards
  • Charlie McCoy– harmonica
  • Norbert Putnam– bass, arrangements
  • Kenneth A. Buttrey –drums
  • The Holladay – singers
  • Ed Logan – tenor saxophone
  • Buddy Spicher– violin
  • Gene Eichelberger – engineer
  • Dave Harris – artwork
  • Jobriath– design
  • Jim Marshall– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joan Baez, except where noted.

  1. Blessed Are…
  2. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down – Robbie Robertson
  3. Salt of the Earth – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  4. Three Horses
  5. The Brand New Tennessee Waltz – Jesse Winchester
  6. Last, Lonely and Wretched
  7. Lincoln Freed Me Today (The Slave) – David Paton
  8. Outside the Nashville City Limits
  9. San Francisco Mabel Joy – Mickey Newbury
  10. When Time Is Stolen
  11. Heaven Help Us All – Ronald Miller
  12. Angeline – Mickey Newbury
  13. Help Me Make It Through the Night – Kris Kristofferson
  14. Let It Be – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  15. Put Your Hand in the Hand – Gene MacLellan
  16. Gabriel and Me
  17. Milanese Waltz/Marie Flore
  18. The Hitchhikers’ Song
  19. The 33rd of August – Mickey Newbury
  20. Fifteen Months

Frank Black: Fast Man Raider Man

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On June 20, 2006, “Back Porch” label released “Fast Man Raider Man”, the thirteen Frank Black album. It was recorded in 2000, in Nashville, Pasadena and Chicago, and was produced by Jon Tiven.

Personnel:

  • Frank Black- lead vocals, guitar, ukulele
  • Steve Cropper- guitar
  • Carol Kaye- guitar, bass guitar
  • Buddy Miller- guitar, mandoguitar, backing vocals
  • Rich Gilbert- pedal steel guitar
  • Duane Jarvis- guitar
  • Lyle Workman- guitar, arrangements
  • Reggie Young– guitar
  • Dave Phillips- pedal steel guitar
  • F. Sloan- piano, backing vocals
  • Al Kooper- organ
  • Ian McLagan- keyboards
  • Mark Jordan – keyboards
  • Spooner Oldham- keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jack Kidney- harmonica, tenor saxophone
  • Tom Petersson- bass guitar
  • Bob Babbitt- bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Marty Brown- bass guitar, backing and duet vocal
  • David Hood- bass guitar
  • Billy Block- drums, backing vocals
  • Steve Ferrone- drums
  • Levon Helm- drums, percussion
  • Jim Keltner- drums, percussion
  • Simon Kirke- drums, percussion
  • Akil Thompson- drums
  • Chester Thompson- drums
  • Jon Tiven- alto saxophone, guitar, percussion, piano, backing vocals
  • Wayne Jackson- trumpet, trombone, fluegelhorn
  • Violet Clark-Thompson- backing vocals
  • Jack Clement- dobro, backing vocals
  • Rick Duvall- backing vocals
  • James Griffin – backing vocals
  • Bobby Bare Jr.- backing vocals
  • Ellis Hooks- backing vocals
  • Billy Swan- backing vocals
  • Planet Swan- backing vocals
  • Sierra Swan- backing vocals
  • Brooks Watson- backing vocals
  • Lyle Workman – arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Frank Black, except where noted.

  1. If Your Poison Gets You
  2. Johnny Barleycorn
  3. Fast Man
  4. You Can’t Crucify Yourself
  5. Dirty Old Town – Ewan MacColl
  6. Wanderlust
  7. Seven Days
  8. Raider Man
  9. The End of the Summer – music adapted from Gabriel Fauré’s Sicilienne, Op. 78,
  10. Dog Sleep – co-written by Reid Paley
  11. When the Paint Grows Darker Still
  12. I’m Not Dead (I’m in Pittsburgh) – co-written by Reid Paley
  13. Golden Shore – co-written byReid Paley
  14. In the Time of My Ruin
  15. Down to You – co-written byReid Paley
  16. Highway to Lowdown
  17. Kiss My Ring
  18. My Terrible Ways
  19. Fitzgerald
  20. Elijah
  21. It’s Just Not Your Moment
  22. The Real El Rey
  23. Where the Wind Is Going
  24. Holland Town
  25. Sad Old World
  26. Don’t Cry That Way
  27. Fare Thee Well

Cowboy Junkies: Renmin Park

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On June 15, 2010, “Latent, Razor & Tie” label released “Renmin Park”, Volume One of the “Nomad Series”, and the thirteen Cowboy Junkies overall album. It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by Michael Timmins.

Personnel:

  • Margo Timmins– vocals
  • Michael Timmins – guitar, backing vocals, engineer, street recordings
  • Alan Anton – bass
  • Peter Timmins – drums, percussion, design assistant
  • Jeff Bird – mandolin
  • Joby Baker – keyboards, piano, bowed bass, loops, collages; drums
  • Jesse O’Brien – keyboards
  • Aaron Goldstein- pedal steel guitar
  • Zuoxiao Zuzhou- vocals
  • Josh Finlayson – bass
  • George Gao- erhu
  • Guo Xue Ying – pipa
  • Andy Maize – backing vocals
  • Henry Kucharzyk – string arrangements
  • Anna Redekop, Amber Ghent, Rebecca van der Post, Sandra Baron – strings
  • Joby Baker – engineer, mixing
  • Peter J. Moore– mastered
  • Eric Chen – translation
  • Alice Phieu – graphics design
  • Enrique Martinez Celaya– cover image

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Timmins, except where noted.

  1. Intro
  2. Renmin Park
  3. Sir Francis Bacon at the Net – Michael Timmins, Alan Anton, Joby Baker
  4. Stranger Here
  5. A Few Bags of Grain – Michael Timmins, Alan Anton, Joby Baker
  6. I Cannot Sit Sadly by Your Side – Zuoxiao Zuzhou
  7. (You’ve Got to Get) A Good Heart – Michael Timmins, Alan Anton, Joby Baker
  8. Cicadas – Michael Timmins, Alan Anton, Joby Baker
  9. Interlude
  10. My Fall – Xu Wei
  11. Little Dark Heart
  12. A Walk in the Park – Alan Anton, Joby Baker, Zuoxiao Zuzhou
  13. Renmin Park (Revisited)
  14. Coda

Andrew Bird: Are You Serious

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On April 1, 2016, “Loma Vista” label released “Are You Serious”, the thirteen Andrew Bird studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “Fairfax Studio” and “Zeitgeist Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Tony Berg and David Boucher.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Bird – vocals, violins, whistling, guitar, omnichord
  • Blake Mills – guitar, pedal steel guitar, mandolin, tiple, electric banjo, drums
  • Tony Berg – guitar, keyboards, recording
  • Patrick Warren – keyboards
  • Bram Inscore – keyboards
  • Alan Hampton – bass, guitar
  • Ted Poor – drums, percussion, vibes, tubular bells
  • Moses Sumney – vocals
  • Fiona Apple – vocals
  • David Boucher – recording, mixing
  • Joseph Lorge – additional recording
  • Tchad Blake – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Brian Roettinger – art direction, design
  • John Baldessari – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Andrew Bird.

  1. Capsized
  2. Roma Fade
  3. Truth Lies Low
  4. Puma
  5. Chemical Switches
  6. Left Handed Kisses
  7. Are You Serious
  8. Saints Preservus
  9. The New Saint Jude
  10. Valleys of the Young
  11. Bellevue

Carole King: One To One

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In March 1982, “Atlantic” label released “One to One”, the thirteen Carole King album. It was recorded in 1982, at “Studio South” in Austin, Texas and “Kendun Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Mark Hallman and Carole King. The album was accompanied by concert video featuring on-camera comments by Carole King, live performances from “One to One” studio album, and some of her best-known songs from previous albums.

Personnel:

  • Carole King – lead vocals, piano
  • Danny Kortchmar- guitar
  • Robert McEntee – guitar
  • Eric Johnson- guitar, Fender Rhodes
  • Mark Hallman- guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
  • Reese Wynans- keyboards
  • Charles Larkey – bass
  • Steve Meador – drums
  • Christopher Dennis – percussion
  • Richard Hardy – flute, saxophone
  • Louise Goffin- backing vocals
  • Chet Himes, James Tuttle – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Carole King except where noted.

  1. One to One – Carole King, Cynthia Weil
  2. It’s a War
  3. Lookin’ Out for Number One
  4. Life Without Love – Gerry Goffin, Louise Goffin, Warren Pash
  5. Golden Man
  6. Read Between the Lines
  7. (Love Is Like A) Boomerang
  8. Goat Annie
  9. Someone You Never Met Before – Louise Goffin, Carole King
  10. Little Prince

Joe Jackson: Night Music

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On October 4, 1994, “Virgin” label released “Night Music” the thirteen Joe Jackson studio album. It was recorded in 1994, and was produced by Joe Jackson and Ed Royensdal,

Personnel:

  • Joe Jackson – vocals, piano, electric piano, organ, synthesizers, samplers, celeste, accordion, vibraphone, tom-toms, bells, cymbals, Salvation Army bass drum
  • Graham Maby- bass guitar
  • Gary Burke – drums
  • Albert Regni – clarinet. bass clarinet
  • Michael Morreale – trumpet
  • Tony Aiello – flute
  • Dick Morgan – oboe
  • Mary Rowell – viola, violin
  • Mary Wootton – cello
  • Jean Laurendeau – Ondes Martenot
  • Máire Brennan- vocals
  • Renée Fleming– vocals
  • Taylor Carpenter – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Jackson.

  1. Nocturne No. 1
  2. Flying
  3. Ever After
  4. Nocturne No. 2
  5. The Man Who Wrote Danny Boy
  6. Nocturne No. 3
  7. Lullaby
  8. Only the Future
  9. Nocturne No. 4
  10. Sea of Secrets