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Robert Plant & Suzi Dian: Saving Grace

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On September 26, 2024, “Nonesuch” label released “Saving Grace”, album by Robert Plant and Suzi Dian (the twelfth Robert Plant studio album overall). It was recorded April 2019 – January 2025 in the Cotswolds and the Welsh Borders, and was produced by Robert Plant, Suzy Dian, Oli Jefferson, Tony Kelsey, Barney Morse Brown and Matt Worley.

Personnel:

  • Robert Plant – vocals, harmonica, design, arrangement
  • Suzi Dian – vocals, accordion, design, arrangement
  • Tony Kelsey – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, baritone guitar, backing vocals, arrangement
  • Matt Worley – vocals, banjo, acoustic guitar, cuatro, backing vocals, arrangement
  • Oli Jefferson – drums, percussion, backing vocals, arrangement
  • Barney Morse Brown – cello, arrangement
  • Sam Amidon – arrangement
  • Tim Oliver – engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Albert Stevens – engineer
  • Mark Kennedy – engineer
  • Andrew Scheps – engineer
  • Greg Calbi – additional mastering
  • Steve Fallone – additional mastering
  • Joe Nino-Hernes – vinyl mastering
  • Richard Evans, Stef Graham – sleeve design

Track listing:

  1. Chevrolet – Joe McCoy, Memphis Minnie, Ed Young, Lonnie Young, Donovan Leitch
  2. As I Roved Out – traditional
  3. It’s a Beautiful Day Today – Bob Mosley
  4. Soul of a Man – Blind Willie Johnson
  5. Ticket Taker – Ben Knox Miller, Jeffrey Prystowsky
  6. I Never Will Marry – traditional
  7. Higher Rock – Martha Scanlan
  8. Too Far from You – Sarah Siskind
  9. Everybody’s Song – Zak Micheletti, Mimi parker, Alan Sparhawk
  10. Gospel Plough – traditional

Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood: Out Louder

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On September 26, 2006, “Indirecto Records” label released “Out Louder”, album by Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood. It was recorded in January 2006, at “Shacklyn Studios” and “Bedford Studios” in Brooklyn, New York.

Personnel:

  • John Medeski – keyboards
  • John Scofield – guitars
  • Chris Wood – basses
  • Billy Martin – drums, percussion
  • Tom Camuso – recording
  • Andy Tommasi – engineer assistant
  • Scotty Hard – mixing
  • Michael Fossenkemper – mastering
  • Yalitza Ferreras – art direction, design
  • Danny Clinch – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Medeski, John Scofield, Billy Martin and Chris Wood, except where noted.

  1. Little Walter Rides Again – John Scofield
  2. Miles Behind
  3. In Case the World Changes Its Mind
  4. Tequila and Chocolate – Chris Wood
  5. Tootie Ma Is a Big Fine Thing – traditional
  6. Cachaça – Chris Wood
  7. Hanuman
  8. Telegraph
  9. What Now
  10. Julia – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  11. Down the Tube
  12. Legalize It – Peter Tosh

Eva Cassidy: Eva By Heart

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On September 23, 1997, “Blix Street” label released “Eva by Heart”, the third Eva Cassidy album. It was recorded in 1997, and was produced by Chris Biondo. The album was released year after her death (Cassidy died in November 1996).

Personnel:

  • Eva Cassidy – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and wah wah guitar, strings, cello, keyboards, arrangements
  • Chris Biondo – acoustic guitar, bass
  • Keith Grimes – electric guitar
  • Mark Carson – piano, backing vocals
  • Anthony Flowers – organ
  • John Gillespie – organ, backing vocals
  • Lenny Williams – organ, strings, keyboards, string arrangements
  • Kent Wood – piano
  • Larry Melton – bass
  • Raice McLeod – drums
  • William “JuJu” House – drums
  • Leigh Pilzer – tenor and baritone saxophone, horn arrangements
  • Chris Walker – trumpet
  • Doug Elliot – trombone
  • Dan Haverstock – trombone
  • Dan Cassidy – violin
  • Mike Stein – violin
  • Karen Van Sant – violin
  • Chuck Brown – backing vocals
  • Chris Biondo – drums programming
  • Chris Biondo, Lenny Williams, Kent Wood – engineer
  • Robert Vosgien – mastering
  • Eilen White – design
  • Joel Siegel – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. I Know You by Heart – Eve Nelson, Diane Scanlon
  2. Time Is a Healer – Diane Scanlon, Greg Smith
  3. Wayfaring Stranger – traditional
  4. Wade in the Water – traditional
  5. Blues in the Night – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
  6. Songbird – Christine McVie
  7. Need Your Love So Bad – Little Willie John, Mertis John Jr.
  8. Say Goodbye – Steven Digman, Andrew Hernandez
  9. Nightbird – Doug MacLeod
  10. Waly, Waly – traditional
  11. The Dark End of the Street – Dan Penn, Chips Moman

Herbie Mann: Gagaku & Beyond

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In September 1976, “Finnadar / Atlantic” label released “Gagaku & Beyond” album by Herbie Mann. It was recorded in April 1974, at “Mori Studios” in Tokyo, Japan, and was produced by Herbie Mann.

Personnel:

  • Herbie Mann – flute
  • Pat Rebillot – keyboards
  • Sam Brown – guitar
  • Tony Levin – bass
  • Steve Gadd – drums

Minoru Muraoka and His New Dimension:

  • Minoru Muraoka – shakuhachi
  • Yosei Sato – shō
  • Eriko Kuramoto, Harumi Nakamura, Kazuko Tsubamoto – koto
  • Somei Sasaki – shamisen
  • Kisuku Katada – o-daiko
  • Hiromitsu Katada – taiko

Modern Shomyo Study Group:

  • Junsen Kitani, Junsho Matsumoto, Kenei Muramatsu, Ryusho Tsurutaka – vocals

Ono Gagaku Society:

  • Ryoya Ono – leader
  • Goro Ibeke – gaku so
  • Akihiko Ue – gaku-biwa
  • Yoshio Togi – hichiriki
  • Kiyohiko Yamada – ryūteki
  • Shigeru Iwanami – shō
  • Tkashi Ono – shōko
  • Kiichiro Togi – taiko

Track listing:

  1. Shomyo (Monk’s Chant) – traditional
  2. Mauve Over Blues – Pat Rebillot
  3. Kurodabushi (Sake Drinking Song) – traditional
  4. Etenraku – traditional
  5. Gagaku and Beyond – Herbie Mann

Marc Ribot: Songs Of Resistance 1942 – 2018

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On September 14, 2018, “Anti” label released “Songs of Resistance 1942 – 2018”, the 25th Marc Ribot album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Strange Weather Studios”, “Brooklyn Recording”, “Studio G. Brooklyn”, “The School Bell”,

Personnel:

  • Marc Ribot – vocals, guitar, requinto guitar, electric sitar, banjo, bass, harmonica, backing vocals, arrangements, translation
  • Tom Waits – vocals, acoustic guitar, arrangement
  • Eric Heywood – pedal steel guitar
  • Steve Earle – vocal
  • Me’Shell NdegéOcello – vocal
  • Fay Victor – vocal
  • Justin Vivian Bond – vocal
  • Sam Amidon – vocal
  • Tony Garnier – bass
  • Devin Hoff – bass, requinto guitar
  • Chad Taylor – drums
  • Chas Smith – drums, vibraphone, percussion
  • Kenny Wollesen – drums, vibraphone
  • Mauricio Herrera – congas
  • Reinaldo De Jesús – congas, percussion
  • Shahzad Ismaily – Moog synthesizer
  • Doug Wieselman – saxophone, clarinet
  • James Brandon Lewis – saxophone
  • Curtis Fowlkes – trombone
  • Roy Nathanson – flute
  • Rachel Golub – violin
  • Mark Feldman – violin
  • Dave Eggar – cello
  • Erik Friedlander – cello
  • Ohene Cornelius – rap
  • Domenica Fossati, Tift Merritt, Luka Rutzen, Syd Straw, Rea Dubach – backing vocals
  • Daniel Schlett, Karl Derfler, Randall Dunn, Ryan Kelly – recording
  • Alexis Berthelot, Bogdan Chavez, Chris Boerner, Gregory Smelley, Jack DeBoeRyan Kelly – additional overdubs
  • Alex Berthelot, Jay Yow – additional editing
  • Kamilo Kratc – mixing
  • Scott Hull – mastering
  • Bryan Collins – art direction, design
  • Getty Images, Lewis W. Hinc – photography
  • George Estman Hosue – cover photography
  • Ebru Yildiz – Marc Ribot photography
  • Mary Ho – coordination

Track listing:

  1. We Are Soldiers in the Army – traditional
  2. Bella Ciao – traditional
  3. Srinivas
  4. How to Walk in Freedom
  5. Rata De Dos Patas – Norberto Eduardo Toscano
  6. The Militant Ecologist (Based On Fischia Il Vento)
  7. The Big Fool
  8. Ain’t Gonna Let Them Turn Us Round
  9. John Brown
  10. Knock That Status Down
  11. We’ll Never Turn Back – Bertha Gober

The Spencer Davis Group: Autumn 66

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On September 2, 1966, “Fontana” label released “Autumn’ 66”, the third Spencer Davis Group (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Chris Blackwell.

Personnel:

  • Steve Winwood – lead vocals, lead guitar, organ
  • Spencer Davis – vocals, rhythm guitar, arrangements
  • Muff Winwood – bass
  • Pete York – drums, liner notes
  • Bob Auger – engineer
  • Vic Singh – photography

Track listing:

  1. Together ‘Til the End of Time – Frank Wilson
  2. Take This Hurt Off Me – Don Covay, Ron Dean Miller
  3. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out – Jimmy Cox
  4. Midnight Special – traditional
  5. When a Man Loves a Woman – Andrew Wright, Calvin Lewis
  6. When I Come Home – Jackie Edwards, Steve Winwood
  7. Mean Woman Blues – Claude Demetrius
  8. Dust My Blues – Elmore James
  9. On the Green Light – Stevie Winwood
  10. Neighbour, Neighbour – Huey Meaux
  11. High Time Baby – Stevie Winwood, Spencer Davis, Muff Winwood, Pete York
  12. Somebody Help Me – Jackie Edwards

Charlie Parker: South Of The Border

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In September 1952, “Mercury” label released “South of the Border”, the seventh Charlie Parker album. It was released as a 10″ record.

Personnel:

  • Charlie Parker – alto saxophone
  • Gene Johnson, Fred Skerritt – alto saxophone
  • Jose Madera, Flip Phillips, Sol Rabinowitz – tenor saxophone
  • Leslie Johnakins – baritone saxophone
  • Mario Bauzá, Paquito Davilla, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Benny Harris, Al Stewart, Bobby Woodlen – trumpet
  • Walter Bishop Jr., René Hernández – piano
  • Teddy Kotick, Roberto Rodriguez – bass
  • Roy Haynes, Buddy Rich, Max Roach – drums
  • Machito, Jose Mangual Sr., Luis Miranda, Ubaldo Nieto, Chano Pozo – percussion

Track listing:

  1. Mango Mangue – Marion Sunshine, Gilberto Valdes
  2. Okiedoke – René Hernández, Machito
  3. No Noise – John Bartee
  4. My Little Suede Shoes – Charlie Parker
  5. Un Poquito de Tu Amor – Xavier Cugat, Arthur Freed
  6. Why Do I Love You? – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
  7. Tico-Tico – Jose Abreu, Zequinha de Abreu, Ervin Drake, Aloysio Oliveira
  8. Fiesta – Fernando Brown, Joan Manuel Serrat, traditional
  9. La Cucaracha – traditional
  10. Mama Inez – Louis Wolfe Gilbert, Eliseo Grenet
  11. Estrellita – Vito Picone, Arthur Venosa
  12. La Paloma – traditional
  13. Begin the Beguine – Cole Porter
  14. Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite – Arturo O’Farrill, Chico O’Farrill

Elvis Presley: Elvis For Everyone

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On August 10, 1965, “RCA Victor” label released “Elvis for Everyone!”, the eighth Elvis Presley studio album. Recording sessions took place over a ten-year span at “Sun Studio” in Memphis, “RCA Studio B” in Nashville, Tennessee, and “Radio Recorders” in Hollywood, California, and was produced by Sam Phillips, Steve Sholes, Chet Atkins, Elvis Presley, Urban Thielmann, Hans Salter and George Stoll.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Presley – vocals, guitar
  • Scotty Moore – rhythm and lead guitar
  • Tiny Timbrell – guitar
  • Howard Roberts – guitar
  • Hank Garland – guitar
  • Neal Matthews Jr. – guitar
  • Chet Atkins – overdubbed guitar
  • Harold Bradley – guitar
  • Grady Martin – guitar
  • Billy Strange – guitar
  • Jerry Kennedy – guitar
  • Dudley Brooks – piano
  • Floyd Cramer – piano
  • Jimmie Haskell – accordion
  • Gordon Stoker – accordion
  • Bill Black – double bass
  • Meyer Rubin – double bass
  • Bob Moore – double bass
  • D. J. Fontana – drums
  • Bernie Mattinson – drums
  • Buddy Harman – drums
  • Boots Randolph – saxophone, clarinet
  • The Jordanaires – backing vocals
  • Millie Kirkham – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Your Cheatin’ Heart – Hank Williams
  2. Summer Kisses, Winter Tears – Fred Wise, Ben Weisman, Jack Lloyd
  3. Finders keepers, Losers Weepers – Dory Jones, Ollies Jones
  4. In My Way – Fred Wise, Ben Weisman
  5. Tomorrow Night – Sam Coslow, Wilhelm Grosz
  6. Memphis Tennessee – Chuck Berry
  7. For the Millionth and the Last Time – Roy C. Bennett, Sid Tepper
  8. Forget Me Never – Fred Wise, Ben Weisman
  9. Sound Advice – Bernie Baum, Bill Giant, Florence Kaye
  10. Santa Lucia – traditional, arranged by Elvis Presley
  11. I Met Her Tody – Hal Blair, Don Robertson
  12. When It Rains, It Really Pours – William R. Emerson

Johnny Griffin: The Kerry Dancers

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In August 1962, “Riverside” label released “The Kerry Dancers“, album by Johnny Griffin Quartet (the 16th Johnny Griffin album overall). It was recorded December 1961 – January 1962, at “Plaza Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Griffin — tenor saxophone
  • Barry Harris – piano
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Ben Riley – drums

 Track listing:

  1. The Kerry Dancers – traditional
  2. Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair – traditional
  3. Green Grow the Rushes – traditional
  4. The Londonderry Air – traditional
  5. 25½ Daze – Sara Cassey
  6. Oh, Now I See – Johnny Griffin
  7. Hush-a-Bye – traditional
  8. Ballad for Monsieur – Sara Cassey

Jimmy Smith: Crazy! Baby

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In August 1960, “Blue Note” label released “Crazy! Baby”, the 16th Jimmy Smith album. It was recorded in January 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Smith – organ
  • Quentin Warren – guitar
  • Donald Bailey – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Bob Ganley – photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. When Johnny Comes Marching Home – traditional
  2. Makin’ Whoopee – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
  3. A Night in Tunisia – Dizzy Gillespie
  4. Sonnymoon for Two – Sonny Rollins
  5. Mack the Knife – Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill
  6. What’s New? – Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke
  7. Alfredo – Jimmy Smith