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16 Horsepower: Folklore

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On June 17, 2002, “Jetset” label released “Folklore”, the fourth and final 16 Horsepower studio album. It was recorded in 2002, at “Absinthe” in Denver, and was produced by David Eugene Edwards, Pascal Humbert and Jean-Yves Tola.

  • David Eugene Edwards – vocals, various instruments
  • Pascal Humbert – bass
  • Jean-Yves Tola – drums
  • Bob Ferbrache – arrangements, engineer, mixing, mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by David Eugene Edwards, Pascal Humbert, Jean-Yves Tola. and David Eugene Edwards except where noted.

  1. Hutterite Mile
  2. Outlaw Song – traditional
  3. Blessed Persistence
  4. Alone and Forsaken – Hank Williams
  5. Single Girl – The Carter Family
  6. Beyond the Pale
  7. Horse Head Fiddle – traditional
  8. Sinnerman – traditional
  9. Flutter
  10. La Robe a Parasol – traditional

Gillian Welch: Soul Journey

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On June 9, 2003, “Acony Records” label released “Soul Journey”, the fourth Gillian Welch studio album. It was recorded in 2003 at Gillian Welch’s home, “RCA Studio B” and “Woodland” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by David Rawlings.

Personnel:

  • Gillian Welch – vocals, “everything else”, arrangements
  • David Rawlings – “everything else”
  • Mark Ambrose – acoustic guitar
  • Matt Andrews – bass guitar
  • Jim Boquist – bass guitar
  • Greg Leisz – dobro
  • Ketcham Secor – fiddle

Track listing:

All tracks by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, except where noted.

  1. Look at Miss Ohio
  2. Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor – traditional
  3. Wayside/Back in Time
  4. I Had a Real Good Mother and Father – traditional, additional lyrics by Gillian Welch
  5. One Monkey
  6. No One Knows My Name
  7. Lowlands
  8. One Little Song – Gillian Welch
  9.  I Made a Lovers Prayer
  10. Wrecking Ball

Cécile McLorin Salvant: Woman Child

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On May 28, 2013, “Justin Time” label released “Woman Child”, the second Cécile McLorin Salvant studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Avatar Studios”, and was produced by Al Pryor.

Personnel:

  • Cécile McLorin Salvant – vocals, piano, illustration
  • James Chirillo – guitar, banjo
  • Aaron Diehl – piano
  • Rodney Whitaker – double bass
  • Herlin Riley – drums
  • Aaron Diehl – arrangements
  • Frederic Nardin – arrangements
  • Todd Whitelock – recording, mixing
  • Damon Whittemore – additional engineering
  • Tim Marchiafava – recording assistant
  • Mark Wilder – mastering
  • Randall Kennedy – creative director
  • Raj Naik – art direction, design
  • Maria Ehrenreich – artwork
  • John Abbott – photography
  • Ted Gioia – liner notes
  • Gretchen C. Valade – executive producer
  • Gina Fabiano, Will Wakefield – production manager

Track listing:

  1. St. Louis Gal – J. Russel Robinson
  2. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was – Richard Rogers, Lorenz Hart
  3. Nobody – Alex Rogers, Bert Williams
  4. Woman Child – Cécile McLorin Salvant
  5. Le Front Caché Sur Tes Genoux – lyrics by Ida Faubert, music by Cécile McLorin Salvant
  6. Prelude / There’s A Lull in My Life – Aaron Diehl, Harry Revel, Mack Gordon
  7. You Bring Out the Savage in Me – Sam Coslow
  8. Baby Have Pity on Me – Billy Mol, Clarence Williams
  9. John Henry – traditional
  10. Jitterbug Waltz – Charles Grean, Fats Waller, Maxine Manners
  11. What A Little Moonlight Can Do – Harry M. Woods
  12. Deep Dark Blue – Cécile McLorin Salvant

Kronos Quartet: Floodplain

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On May 19, 2009, “Nonesuch” label released “Floodplain”, the 44th Kronos Quartet (The) album. It was recorded August 2007 – October 2008, at “Architecture” in Los Angeles, “Ramadan Nights Festival” in Barbican Centre, London, “Skywalker Sound” in Nicasio, California, “Whip Records” in Berkeley, California  and was produced by David Harrington.

Personnel:

  • David Harrington – violin, arrangements
  • John Sherba – violin, arrangements
  • Hank Dutt – viola, arrangements
  • Jeffrey Zeigler – cello, arrangements
  • Osvaldo Golijov – arrangements
  • Jacob Garchik – arrangements
  • Stephen Prutsman – arrangements
  • Alim Qasimov – arrangements
  • Ljiva – arrangements
  • Scott Fraser – engineer
  • Adam Whitford – engineer
  • Scott Fraser – engineer
  • Dann Thompson – engineer assistant
  • David Landon – engineer assistant
  • Dann Thompson – engineer assistant
  • Jeanne Velonis – editing assistant
  • Judith Sherman – producer

Track listing:

  1. Ya Habibi Ta’ala – Midhat Assem
  2. Tashweesh – Ramallah Underground
  3. Wa Habibi – traditional
  4. Getme, Getme – Said Rustamov
  5. Raga Mishra Bhairavi: Alap – Ram Narayan
  6. Oh Mother, the Handsome Man Tortures Me – unknown
  7. Mugam Beyati Shiraz – Rahman Asadollahi
  8. Lullaby – traditional
  9. Nihavent Sirto – Tanburi Cemil Bey
  10. Kara Kemir – Kuat Shildebaev
  11. Tèw semagn hagèré – Alèmu Aga
  12. …Hold Me, Heighbor, in This Storm.. – Aleksandra Vrebalov

Bill Frisell: Good Dog, Happy Man

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On May 18, 1999, “Elektra Nonesuch” label released “Good Dog, Happy Man”. the 11th Bill Frisell album. It was recorded in 1998, at “O’Henry Sound” in Burbank, California, and was produced by Lee Townsend.

Personnel:

  • Bill Frisell – acoustic and electric guitars, loops, music boxes
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel, Dobro, lap steel, Weissenborn, National steel guitar, mandolin
  • Ry Cooder – guitar
  • Wayne Horvitz – organ, piano, samples
  • Viktor Krauss – bass
  • Jim Keltner – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Frisell, except where noted.

  1. Rain, Rain
  2. Roscoe
  3. Big Shoe
  4. My Buffalo Girl
  5. Shenandoah – for Johnny Smith – traditional
  6. Cadillac 1959
  7. The Pioneers
  8. Cold, Cold Ground
  9. That Was Then
  10. Monroe
  11. Good Dog, Happy Man
  12. Poem For Eva

Grant Green: Goin’ West

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In May 1969, “Blue Note” label released “Goin’ West”, the 13th Grant Green album. It was recorded in November 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Grant Green – guitar
  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Reggie Workman – bass
  • Billy Higgins – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. On Top of Old Smokey – traditional
  2. I Can’t Stop Loving You – Don Gibson
  3. Wagon Wheels – Peter DeRose, Billy Hill
  4. Red River Valley – traditional
  5. Tumbling Tumbleweeds – Bob Nolan

Tony Coe: Pop Makes Progress

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In May 1970, “Chapter One” label released “Pop Makes Progress”, the fourth Tony Coe album. It was recorded in October 1963, and was produced by Les Reed and Jack Baverstock

Personnel:

  • Tony Coe – tenor sax, clarinet
  • Robert Farnon – arranger, conductor
  • Stan Roderick – trumpet
  • Don Lusher – trombone
  • Dennis Wilson – piano
  • Bill McGuffie – piano
  • Bobby Orr – drums

Track listing:

  1. There Will Never Be – Perry Botkin Jr., Gil Garfield
  2. Wives and Lovers – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  3. Yesterday – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  4. There’s a Kind of Hush – Les Reed, Geoff Stevens
  5. If We Lived on Top of a Mountain – Les Reed, Barry Mason
  6. Scarborough Fair – traditional, arr. Paul Simon
  7. Mrs. Robinson – Paul Simon
  8. Up, Up and Away – Jimmy Webb
  9. Blue Theme – Robert Farnon
  10. Walk On By – Burt Bacharach, Hal David

Nara Leão: O Canto Livre De Nara

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In May 1965, “Philips” label released “O Canto Livre De Nara”, the third Nara Leão album. It was recorded in 1964, and was produced by Dorival Caymmi Filho.

Personnel:

  • Nara Leão – vocals
  • Dorival Caymmi Filho – guitar
  • Luiz Eça – piano, directed by
  • Bebeto Castilho – contrabass, flute
  • Rubens Ohana – drums
  • Peter E Seu Naipe De Cordas – strings
  • Célio Martins – recording
  • Sylvio Rabello – engineer
  • Armando Pittigliani -recording supervisor
  • Jânio De Freitas – artwork, photography
  • Ferreira Gullar – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Corisco – Glauber Rocha, Sérgio Ricardo
  2. Samba Da Legalidade – Carlos Lyra, Zé Keti
  3. Não Me Diga Adeus – João Correia Da Silva, Luiz Soberano, Paquito (Francisco da Silva Fárreo Júnior)
  4. Uricuri – José Candido, João Vale
  5. Canto Livre – Bené Nunes, Dulce Nunes
  6. Suite Dos Pescadores – Dorival Caymmi
  7. Carcará – José Candido, João Vale
  8. Malvadeza Durão – Zé Keti
  9. Aleluia – Edú Lôbo, Ruy Guerra
  10. Nêga Dina – Zé Keti
  11. A Minha Namorada – Carlos Lyra, Vinicius De Moraes
  12. Incelença – traditional

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