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Miles Davis: Young Man With A Horn

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In March 1953, “Blue Note” label released “Young Man with a Horn”, the second Miles Davis album. It was recorded in May 1952, at “WOR” in New York City, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Miles Davis – trumpet, arrangements
  • Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
  • Jay Jay Johnson – trombone
  • Gil Coggins – piano
  • Oscar Pettiford – bass
  • Kenny Clarke – drums

Track listing:

  1. Dear Old Stockholm – traditional, Stan Getz
  2. Would’n You – Dizzy Gillespie
  3. Yesterdays – Jerome Kern, Otto Hatbach
  4. Chance It – Oscar Pettiford
  5. Donna – Miles Davis
  6. How Deep Is the Ocean – Irving Berlin

Alison Krauss & The Union Station: Every Time You Say Goodbye

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On February 14, 1992, “Rounder” label released “Every Time You Say Goodbye”, the second Alison Krauss & Union Station studio album. It was recorded in 1991, at “Homeplace Studios Suite 2000” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Alison Krauss. In 1993, at the 35th “Grammy Awards” ceremony, “Every Time You Say Goodbye” won the “Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.”

Personnel:

  • Alison Krauss – vocals, fiddle
  • Ron Block – vocals, banjo
  • Tim Stafford – vocals, guitar
  • Adam Steffey – vocals, mandolin
  • Barry Bales – vocals, bass

Track listing:

  1. Every Time You Say Goodbye – John Pennell
  2. Another Night – Jack Adkins
  3. Last Love Letter – Sidney Cox
  4. Cluck Old Hen – traditional
  5. Who Can Blame You – Ron Block
  6. It Won’t Work This Time – Aubrey Holt
  7. Heartstrings – Marshall Wilborn
  8. I Don’t Know Why – Shawn Colvin
  9. Cloudy Days – Billy Ray Reynolds
  10. New Fool – Sidney Cox
  11. Shield of Faith – Ron Block
  12. Lose Again – Karla Bonoff
  13. Another Day, Another Dollar – Dan Tyminski
  14. Jesus Help Me to Stand – Ron Block

Yusef Lateef: The Gentle Giant

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In January 1972, “Atlantic” label released “The Gentle Giant”, the 30th Yusef Lateef album. It was recorded April 1970 – September 1971, at “Regent Sound Studios”, “Atlantic Recording Studios” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone, flute, bamboo flute, pneumatic bamboo flute, oboe, bells, tambourine
  • Eric Gale – guitar
  • Kenny Barron, Ray Bryant – piano, electric piano
  • Neal Boyar – vibraphone, chimes 
  • Bob Cunningham, Sam Jones – bass 
  • Bill Salter – electric bass 
  • Chuck Rainey – electric bass
  • Albert Heath – drums, flute
  • Jimmy Johnson – drums
  • Ladji Camara – African percussion
  • Kermit Moore – cello
  • The Sweet Inspirations – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Yusef Lateef except where noted.

  1. Nubian Lady – Kenny Barron
  2. Lowland Lullabye – traditional
  3. Hey Jude – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  4. Jungle Plum – Kenny Barron
  5. The Poor Fisherman
  6. African Song – Kenny Barron
  7. Queen of the Night
  8. Below Yellow Bell

Carmen: Fandangos In Space

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In December 1973, “Regal Zonophone” label released “Fandangos in Space”, the debut Carmen album. It was recorded in 1973, at “John Kongo’s Studios”, “Air Studios”, and “EMI Studios”, and was produced by Tony Visconti.

Personnel:

  • David Clark Allen – lead vocals, electric and flamenco guitar
  • Roberto Amaral – lead and backing vocals, vibraphone, castanets
  • Angela Allen – lead and backing vocals, synthesizer, Mellotron
  • John Glascock – backing vocals, bass guitar, bass pedals
  • Paul Fenton – drums, percussion
  • Tony Visconti – engineer
  • John Kongos – engineer
  • Alan Harris – engineer
  • John Kurlander – engineer
  • Peter Mew – engineer
  • Peter Howe – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by David Clark Allen, except where noted.

  1. Bulerias
  2. Bullfight – Roberto Amaral
  3. Stepping Stone – Roberto Amaral
  4. Sailor Song
  5. Lonely House
  6. Por Tarantos – traditional
  7. Looking Outside (My Window)
  8. Tales of Spain
  9. Retirando – John Glascock, Paul Fenton, Andrea Allen, Roberto Amaral, David Clark Allen
  10. Fandango in Space – Roberto Amaral
  11. Reprise Finale

Jimmy Forrest: Most Much!

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In November 1961, “Prestige” label released “Most Much!”, the seventh Jimmy Forrest album. It was recorded in October 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Forrest – tenor saxophone
  • Hugh Lawson – piano
  • Tommy Potter – bass
  • Clarence Johnston – drums
  • Ray Barretto – congas
  • Esmond Edwards – supervisor
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmy Forrest except where noted.

  1. Matilda – Norman Span
  2. Annie Laurie – traditional
  3. Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert
  4. My Buddy – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
  5. Soft Winds – Benny Goodman
  6. Robbin’s Nest – Illinois Jacquet, Bob Russell, Sir Charles Thompson
  7. Most Much

Urbie Green: Blues And Other Shades Of Green

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In November 1955, “ABC-Paramount” label released “Blues and Other Shades of Green”, the fifth Urbie Green album. It was recorded in October 1955, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Urbie Green – trombone, valve trombone
  • Jimmy Raney – guitar
  • Dave McKenna – piano
  • Percy Heath – bass
  • Kenny Clarke – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Urbie Green, except where noted.

  1. Reminiscent Blues
  2. Thou Swell – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  3. You Are Too Beautiful – Richard Rodger, Lorenz Hart
  4. Paradise – Nacio Herb Brown, Gordon Clifford
  5. Warm Valley – Duke Ellington
  6. Frankie and Johnny – traditional
  7. One for Dee
  8. Limehouse Blues – Philip Braham, Douglas Furber
  9. Am I Blue? – Harry Akst, Grant Clarke
  10. Dirty Dan
  11. It’s Too Late Now – Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane

Cowboy Junkies: The Trinity Session

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On November 15, 1988, “Latent” label released “The Trinity Session”, the second Cowboy Junkies studio album. It was recorded in November 1987, at “Church of the Holy Trinity” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Peter Moore.

Personnel:

  • Margo Timmins – lead vocals
  • Michael Timmins – guitar
  • Alan Anton – bass
  • Peter Timmins – drums
  • John Timmins – guitar, backing vocals
  • Kim Deschamps – pedal steel guitar, dobro, bottleneck slide guitar
  • Jeff Bird – fiddle, harmonica, mandolin
  • Steve Shearer – harmonica
  • Jaro Czerwinec – accordion
  • Peter Moore – mixing, mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Margo Timmins and Michael Timmins, except where noted.

  1. Mining for Gold – traditional, arranged by James Gordon
  2. Misguided Angel
  3. I Don’t Get It
  4. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry – Hank Williams
  5. To Love Is to Bury
  6. 200 More Miles – Michael Timmins
  7. Dreaming My Dreams with You – Allen Reynolds
  8. Sweet Jane – Lou Reed
  9. Postcard Blues – Michael Timmins
  10. Walking After Midnight – Don Necht, Alan Block

Koerner, Ray & Glover: The Return Of Koerner, Ray & Glover

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On October 22, 1965, “Elektra” label released “The Return of Koerner, Ray and Glover”, the third and final Koerner, Ray & Glover studio album. It was recorded in August 1965, by Paul Rotchild.

Personnel:

  • Tony “Little Sun” Glover – vocals, harmonica, liner notes
  • “Spider” John Koerner – vocals, guitar
  • Dave “Snaker” Ray – vocals, guitar
  • Chris Frymire – remix, mastering
  • Eric Peltoniemi – design, layout

Track listing:

  1. I Want to See My Baby – John Koerner
  2. Titanic – Lead Belly
  3. You’ve Got to Be Careful – John Koerner
  4. Looky Looky Yonder – Lead Belly, Alan Lomax, John Lomax
  5. Statesboro Blues – Blind Willie McTell
  6. Eugene C. – John Koerner
  7. Goin’ to the Country – John Koerner
  8. The Boys Was Shootin’ It Out Last Night – John Koerner
  9. Poor Howard – Lead Belly, Alan Lomax, John Lomax
  10. I Don’t Want to Be Terrified – John Koerner
  11. Don’t Let Your Right Hand Know What Your Left Hand Do – Tony Glover
  12. Lonesome Road – traditional
  13. England Blues – John Koerner
  14. Packin’ Truck – Lead Belly, Alan Lomax, John Lomax
  15. John Hardy – traditional

Marisa Anderson: Still, Here

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On September 23, 2022, “Thrill Jockey” label released “Still, Here”, the tenth Marisa Anderson studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Marisa Anderson.

Personnel:

  • Marisa Anderson – nylon-string guitar, steel-string guitar, electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, requinto guitar, electric piano, synthesizer, arrangements, recording
  • Jesse Munro Johnson – mixing
  • Amy Dragon – mastering
  • Daniel Castrejon – design
  • Dante Korinto – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Marisa Anderson, except where noted.

  1. In Dark Water
  2. The Fire This Time
  3. The Low Country
  4. Night Art
  5. Walking
  6. The Crack Where the Light Gets In
  7. La Llorona – traditional
  8. Beat the Drum Slowly – traditional

Sam Cooke: Night Beat

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In August 1963, “RCA Victor” label released “Night Beat”, the tenth Sam Cooke studio album. It was recorded in February 1963, at “RCA Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Hugo & Luigi.

Personnel:

  • Sam Cooke – vocals, arrangements
  • René Hall – guitar, conducting
  • Clifton White, Barney Kessel – guitar
  • Ray Johnson – piano
  • Billy Preston – organ
  • Cliff Hils – bass guitar
  • Sharky Hall – drums, tambourin
  • Hal Blaine – drums
  • Dave Hassinger – recording

Track listing:

  1. Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen – traditional
  2. Lost and Lookin’ – James W. Alexander, Lowell Jordan
  3. Mean Old World – Sam Cooke
  4. Please Don’t Drive Me Away – Charles Brown, Jesse Ervin
  5. I Lost Everything – Ella Tate
  6. Get Yourself Another Fool – Ernest Monroe Tucker, Frank A. Haywood
  7. Little Red Rooster – Willie Dixon
  8. Laughin’ and Clownin’ – Sam Cooke
  9. Trouble Blues – Charles Brown
  10. You Gotta Move – traditional
  11. Fool’s Paradise – Johnny Fuller, Robert Geddins, David Avid
  12. Shake, Rattle and Roll – Charles Calhoun