In April 1970, “Atco” label released “Live Cream”, the first Cream live album. It comprises one studio track “Lawdy Mama” recorded in May 1967, and four live tracks recorded in March 1968. It was recorded at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, “Fillmore West” and “Winterland” in San Francisco, and was produced by Ahmet Ertegun, Felix Pappalardi and Robert Stigwood.
Personnel:
Eric Clapton – vocals, guitar
Jack Bruce – vocals, bass, harmonica
Ginger Baker – vocals, drums
Adrian Barber – recording, mixing
Tom Dowd – recording
Bill Halverson – recording
Stephen Paley – photography
Track listing:
N.S.U. – Jack Bruce
Sleepy Time – Jack Bruce, Janet Godfrey
Lawdy Mama – traditional, arranged by Eric Clapton
In April 1964, “Reprise” label released “America, I Hear You Singing”, album Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and Fred Waring’s Pennsylvanians. It was recorded January – February 1964, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Sonny Burke.
Personnel:
Frank Sinatra – vocals
Bing Crosby – vocals
Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians – vocals
Tom Scott – arrangements
Dick Reynolds – arrangements
Jack Halloran – arrangements
Nelson Riddle – arrangements
Roy Ringwald – arrangements
Hawley Ades – arrangements
Harry Simeone – arrangements
Track listing:
America, I Hear You Singing – Tom Scott
This Is a Great Country – Irving Berlin
The House I Live In – Lewis Allan, Earl Robinson
The Hills of Home – Floride Calhoun, Oscar Fox
This Land Is Your Land – Woody Guthrie
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor – Emma Lazarus, Irving Berlin
You’re a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith – Francis Burke, Hughie Prince, Don Raye
A Home in the Meadow – Robert Emmett Dolan, Sammy Cahn
Early American – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
You Never Had It So Good – Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
In April 1963, “Cameo” label released “The New Sounds of Maynard Ferguson”, the 21st Maynard Ferguson album. It was recorded in March 1963, at “Fine Recording Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Dave Edelman.
Personnel:
Maynard Ferguson – trumpet, valve trombone, French horn
Lanny Morgan – alto saxophone
Willie Maiden, Frank Vicari – tenor saxophone
Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone
Dusan Goykovitch, Nat Pavone, Rick Kiefer – trumpet
Don Doane, Kenny Rupp – trombone
Mike Abene – piano
Linc Milliman – bass
Rufus Jones – drums
Mike Abene, Willie Maiden, Don Sebesky – arrangements
Track listing:
Take the “A” Train – Billy Strayhorn
Bossa Nova de Funk – Willie Maiden
Gravy Waltz – Steve Allen, Ray Brown
Cherokee (Indian Love Song) – Ray Noble
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You – George Bassman, Ned Washington
One O’Clock Jump – Count Basie
At the Sound of the Trumpet – Maynard Ferguson, Willi Maiden
On April 8, 1993, “Aura Records” label released “Music For…”, the second Nikola Dimushevski studio album. It was recorded 1984 – 1993, in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Nikola Dimushevski.
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
