In March 1966, “Verve / Folkways” labels, released “Live at the Cafe Au Go Go”, the debut Blues Project (The) album. It was recorded in November 1965, at the “Cafe Au Go Go” in New York City, during the Blues Bag four-day concert, and January 1966, at the same venue, and was produced by Jerry Schoenbaum.
In February 2004, “Donovan Discs” label released “Sixty Four”, the 21st Donovan studio album. It is composed of demo tracks recorded by Donovan in 1964, and was produced by Terry Kennedy, and compiled by Rod Callan.
Personnel:
Donovan Leitch – vocals, guitar, harmonica
Brian Locking – bass
Dave Mills – kazoo
Bobby Boughton – remastering
Ian Griffiths – design
Kenneth Morgan – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Donovan Leitch, except where noted.
Crazy ‘Bout a Woman – Jesse Fuller
Talkin’ Pop Star Blues
Dirty Old Town – Ewan MacColl
Keep on Truckin’ – traditional, arranged by Donovan Leitch
In February 1971, “Atlantic” label released “Album II”, the second Loudon Wainwright III studio album. It was recorded in 1970, at “Intermedia Sounds” in Boston, Massachusetts, and was produced by Loudon Wainwright III and Milton Kramer.
Personnel:
Loudon Wainwright III – vocals, guitar
Kate McGarrigle – vocals
Saul Broudy – harmonica
Michael Leary – engineer
Peter Hujar – cover photography
Milton Kramer, Andrew Wainwright – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Loudon Wainwright III, except where noted.
Me and My Friend the Cat
Motel Blues
Nice Jewish Girl
Be Careful, There’s a Baby in the House
I Know I’m Unhappy/Suicide Song/Glenville Reel
Saw Your Name in the Paper
Samson and the Warden
Plane; Too
Cook That Dinner, Dora
Old Friend
Old Paint – traditional, arranged by Loudon Wainwright III
On February 5, 2016, “Highway 20” label released “The Ghosts of Highway 20”, the 12th Lucinda Williams studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Greg Liesz, Tom Overby and Lucinda Williams.
Personnel:
Lucinda Williams – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
Bill Frisell – electric guitar
Greg Leisz – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Val McCallum – electric guitar
David Sutton – bass guitar, backing vocals
Carlton “Santa” Davis – drums
Butch Norton – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Ras Michael – hand drums, backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Lucinda Williams, except where noted.
On February 5, 1996, “Mute” label released “Murder Ballads”, the ninth Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds studio album. It was recorded 1993 – 1885, and Victor Van Vugt, Tony Cohen, Nick Cave, Blixa Bargeld,Martin P. Casey, Conway Savage, Jim Sclavunos and Thomas Wydler.
In January 1973, “Atlantic” label released “Hush ‘N’ Thunder”, the 31st Yusef Lateef album. It was recorded May – September 1972, at “Regent Sound Studios” and “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn.
Personnel:
Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone, flute, shannai
Kenny Barron – piano, electric piano
Ray Bryant – piano
Al White – organ
Cornell Dupree, Keith Loving, David Spinozza – guitar
On January 15, 1952, “Colpix” label released “Nina Simone at the Village Gate”, the sixth Nina Simone album. It was recorded in March 1961, at “The Village Gate” in Greenwich Village in New York, and was produced by Cal Lampey.
Personnel:
Nina Simone – vocals, piano
Al Schackman – guitar
Chris White – bass
Bobby Hamilton – drums
Richard Alderson – recording
Track listing:
Just in Time – Adolph Gree, Betty Comden, Jule Styne
He Was Too Good to Me – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
House of the Rising Sun – Josh White, Libby Reynolds Holmes, Nicholas Ray
Bye Bye Blackbird – Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson
Brown Baby – Oscar Brown
Zungo – Babatunde Olatunji
If He Changed My Name – Robert MacGinsey
Children Go Where I Send You – traditional, arranged by Nina Simone
On December 1, 2017, “Caroline” and “Legacy” labels released “Versatile”, the 38th Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2017, and was produced by Van Morrison.
Personnel:
Van Morrison – vocals, alto saxophone
Jay Berliner – acoustic Spanish guitar
Dave Keary – electric guitar
Paul Moran – keyboards, trumpet, musical director
Paul Moore – bass guitar
Jeff Lardner – drums
Mez Clough – drums
Robbie Ruggiero – percussion
Rod Quinn – percussion
Christopher White – tenor saxophone
Alistair White – trombone
Sir James Galway – concert flute
Track listing:
Broken Record – Van Morrison
A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Let’s Get Lost – Jimmy McHugh, Frank Loesser
Bye Bye Blackbird – Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon
Skye Boat Song – traditional, arranged by Van Morrison
Take It Easy Baby – Van Morrison
Makin’ Whoopee – Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson
I Get a Kick Out of You – Cole Porter
I Forgot That Love Existed – Van Morrison
Unchained Melody – Alex North, Hy Zaret
Start All Over Again (2017 version) Van Morrison
Only a Dream (2013 version) – Van Morrison
Affirmation – Van Morrison
The Party’s Over – Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green
I Left My Heart in San Francisco – George Cory, Douglass Cross
They Can’t Take That Away from Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
On November 30, 2009, “Hypertension Music” label released “Life Goes On”, the tenth Gerry Rafferty album, and the last one released in his lifetime. It was recorded in 2009, at“Icon Studios” in East Sussex, England, “Studio Miraval” in France, “Blue Wave Recording Studios” in St. Philip, Barbados, “Parkgate Studios” in Sussex, England, “Chipping Norton Studios” in Oxfordshire, England, “Tye Farm”, “The Hit Factory”, “Skibo Castle” in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland, and was produced by Hugh Murphy and Gerry Rafferty.
Personnel:
Gerry Rafferty – lead, harmony and backing vocals, acoustic, electric and high-string guitar, piano, electric piano, organ, synthesizer, programming
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