In July 1972, “Fantasy” label released “Latin American Suite”, album by Duke Ellington. It was recorded in November 1968 at “National Recording Studio” in New York, January 1970 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and was produced by Duke Ellington.
Personnel:
Duke Ellington – piano
Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet
Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
Harold Ashby – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Harry Carney – baritone saxophone
Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Mercer Ellington, Cootie Williams – trumpet
Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper – trombone
Chuck Connors – bass trombone, tenor saxophone
Jeff Castleman, Paul Kondziela – bass
Rufus Jones – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Duke Ellington, except where noted.
Oclupaca
Chico Cuadradino – Duke Ellington, Mercer Ellington
Eque
Tina
The Sleeping Lady and the Giant Who Watches over Her
On June 6, 2025, “Rough Trade” label released “More”, the eighth Pulp studio. It was recorded in 2024, at “Orbb” in London, and was produced by James Ford.
Personnel:
Jarvis Cocker – vocals, Dobro, acoustic and classical guitar, guitar, Wurlitzer piano, Korg Trident, original landscape and studio shot photography, cover concept
Brian Eno, Cecily Eno, Darla Eno, Irial Eno, Lotti Eno – vocals
Richard Hawley – acoustic guitar
Chilly Gonzales – piano
Animesh Raval – piano, Wurlitzer
Serafina Steer – keyboard
Emma Smith – violin, 12 string Vox guitar, choir and backing vocals, string arrangements,
Rich Jones – conductor, string arrangements, viola, piano, keyboards
Jennymay Logan – violin, choir vocals
Paloma Deike, Phil Granell, Rosie Tompsett – violin
Mandhira de Saram, Patrick Dawkins, Ros Stephen – violin
Freya Goldmark – violin
Chihiro Ono – violin
Flora Curzon – violin, choir vocals
Shelley Britton, Zami Jalil – viola, choir vocals
Charlotte Stock – viola, choir vocals
Jordan Bergmans – viola
Laura Moody – cello, choir vocals, vocal arrangements
Sergio de Serra – cello
David Kadumukasa – cello, choir vocals
Val Welbanks – cello
Sam Becker – double bass
Andrew McKinney – bass
Jason Buckle – electronics, guitar
Adem Ilhan, Leo Chadburn, Mara Carlyle, Matthew Kerr – choir vocals
Adam Betts – Synare, percussion
Animesh Raval – engineer, mixing
Matt Colton – mastering
Julian House – design, image creation
Rankin – cover band cut-outs
Tom Jackson – LP back cover band and book back cover portrait
Ashley Bayston – studio painting
Track listing:
All lyrics by Jarvis Cocker, music by Nick Banks, Jarvis Cocker, Candida Doyle, Mark Webber, Jason Buckle, Andrew McKinney, and Emma Smith, with additional composers noted.
Spike Island – additional composer Adam Betts
Tina – additional composer Adam Betts
Grown Ups – additional composer Steve Mackey
Slow Jam – additional composer Serafina Steer
Farmers Market
My Sex – additional composer Adam Betts
Git to Have Love – additional composer Adam Betts, Nick Ingman, Steve Mackey
Background Noise
Partial Eclipse – Serafina Steer
The Hymn of the North – Adam Betts
A Sunset – lyrics with The Earth, additional composer Richard Hawley
On March 7, 2000, “Quarterstick Records” label released “Journey to the End of the Night”, the thirteenth Mekons studio album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Monti Sound & Corina Studios” in London, and “Stinkpole & Kingsize Sound Labs” in Chicago.
Personnel:
Sally Timms – vocals
Tom Greenhalgh – vocals, guitar, autoharp, piano
Jon Langford – vocals, guitar, melodica, machines
Rico Bell – vocals, accordion, harmonica
Susie Honeyman – fiddle
Sarah Corina – vocals, bass
Steve Goulding – drums
John Rice– electric sitar
Mitch Marlow – rhythm guitar
Lu Edmonds – cumbus
Edith Frost, Kelly Hogan, Neko Case– backing vocals
In September 1981, “Polydor” label released “Lord Upminster”, the second Ian Dury studio album. It was recorded April – May 1981, at “Compass Point Studios” in Nassau, Bahamas, and was produced by Chas Jankel, Steven Stanley and Ian Dury.
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