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
On November 10, 2008, “Naïve Records” label released “Easy Come, Easy Go”, the 18th Marianne Faithfull album. It was recorded in 2008, “Sear Sound Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Hal Willner.
Personnel:
Marianne Faithfull – vocals
Barry Reynolds – guitars
Marc Ribot – acoustic and electric guitars
Keith Richards – vocals, guitar
Sean Lennon – vocals, guitars
Gil Goldstein – piano, accordion, arrangements, string direction
Brian Mitchell – piano
Steve Weisberg – piano, electric piano, celesta, arrangements, conducting
In November 1956, “Riverside” label released “Jazz à la Bohemia”, the sixth Randy Weston album. It was recorded in October 1956, at “Café Bohemia” in Greenwich Village, New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews and Bill Grauer.
Personnel:
Randy Weston – piano
Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
Ahmed Abdul-Malik – bass
Al Dreares – drums
Ray Fowler – engineer
Paul Bacon – design
Paul Weller – cover photography
Orrin Keepnews – liner notes
Track listing:
Theme: Solemn Meditation – Sam Gill
Just a Riff – Sid Catlett
You Go to My Head – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
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