In September 1959, “Prestige” label released “Red in Blues-ville”, the 16th Red Garland album. It was recorded in April 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.
Personnel:
Red Garland – piano
Sam Jones – double bass
Art Taylor – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording, lacquer cut
Esmond Edwards – photography
Bob Snead – liner notes
Track listing:
He’s a Real Gone Guy – Nellie Lutcher
See See Rider – traditional
M Squad (theme) – Count Basie
Your Red Wagon – Gene DePaul, Richard M. Jones, Don Raye
On August 31, 1981, “Ruby Records” label released “Fire of Love”, the debut Gun Club (The) album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Studio America” in Pasadena, California, “Quad Teck” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Tito Larriva and Chris D.
Personnel:
Jeffrey Lee Pierce – vocals, backing vocals, slide guitar, arrangements
On August 19, 2023, “Nonesuch” label released “You’re the One”, the third Rhiannon Giddens studio album. It was recorded in 2023 at “The Hit Factory Criteria”, “Irish World Academy Of Music And Dance”, “Fresh Young Minds”, “Sound Of Music Recording Studios”, “Sound Emporium”, “Studio 176” in Greensboro, NC, “Royal Recording Studios” in Memphis, and was produced by Jack Splash.
Personnel:
Rhiannon Giddens – vocals, banjo, viola
Jack Splash – guitar, electric piano, percussion, drum programming, horn arrangements, engineer, recording
Niwel Tsumbu – classical guitar
Eric Escanes – electric guitar
Gene Sxip Shirley – resonator guitar
Franceso Turrisi – piano, tamburello, piano accordion, frame drum
Dwayne Bennett – Hammond B3 organ, keyboards
Dirk Powell – accordion, piano, fiddle, guitar
Jason Sypher – electric upright bass
Tadarius McCombs – electric bass
Terrence Grizzle, Jr. – drums
Humberto Ibarra – percussion
Amelia Powell – triangle, backing vocals
Scott Klarman – saxophone, flute
Ted Zimmerman – trumpet
Jose Miranda – trombone
Andy Yum, Jennifer Puckett, Yennifer Correia – violin
Aaron Tubergen, Beth Luscombe – viola
Jonathan Kirkscey, Leyla McCalla – cello
Jason Isbell – vocals
Eryn Allen Kane, Lalenja Harrington – backing vocals
Lester Snell – string arrangements
Dan-O Deckelman – recording
Lawrence Mitchell – recording
Ben Rawlins, Grant Wilson, Justin Harrington – recording
Ian Mercel – engineer
Andrew Selchow – engineer assistant
Kennie Takahashi – mixing
Greg Calbi, Steve Fallone – mastering
JN-H – lacquer cut
Jeri Heiden, SMOG Design, Inc. – design
Ebru Yildiz – photography
Alex Kadvan, David Bither – executive producer
Track listing:
Too Little, Too Late, Too Bad – Dirk Powell, Rhiannon Giddens
You’re the One – Lalenja Harrington, Rhiannon Giddens
Yet To Be – Marcus Hummon, Rhiannon Giddens
Wrong Kind of Right – Rhiannon Giddens
Another waste Life – Bhi Bhiman, Rhiannon Giddens
You Louisiana Man – Rhiannon Giddens
If You Don’t Know How Sweet It Is – Bhi Bhiman, Rhiannon Giddens
Hen in the Foxhouse – Rhiannon Giddens
Who Are You Dreaming Of – Dirk Powell, Rhiannon Giddens
You Put the Sugar in My Bowl – Dirk Powell, Rhiannon Giddens
In August 1962, “Bluesville” label released “Say No to the Devil”, the sixth Reverend Gary Davis album. It was recorded in 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Kenneth S. Goldstein.
Personnel:
Blind Gary Davis – vocals, guitar, 12 string guitar, harmonica
On August 16, 1965, “Imperial” label released “All I Really Want to Do”, the debut Cher studio album. It was recorded in 1965, at “Gold Star” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Sonny Bono.
Personnel:
Cher – lead vocals
Monte Dunn – guitar
Jeff Kaplan – guitar
Barney Kessel – guitar
Steve Mann – guitar
Donald Peake – guitar
Mike Post – guitar
Randy Sterling – guitar
Harold Battiste – piano
Michel Rubini – keyboards
Bill Marx – accordion, keyboards
René Hall – bass guitar
Cliff Hills – bass guitar
Mel Pollan – bass guitar
Lyle Ritz – bass guitar
Frank Capp – drums
Sharkey Hall – drums
Jessie Sailes – drums
Frank DeVito – percussion
Gene Estes – percussion
Brian Stone – percussion
Julius Wechter – percussion
Harold Battiste – arrangements
Track listing:
All I Really Want to Do – Bob Dylan
I Go to Sleep – Ray Davies
Needles and Pins – Sonny Bono, Jack Nitzsche
Don’t Think Twice – Bob Dylan
He Think I Still Care – Dickey Lee Lipscomb
Dream Baby – Sonny Bono
The Bells of Rhymney – Idris Davies, Pete Seeger
Gir Don’t Come – Chris Andrews
See See Rider – traditional, arranged by Sonny Bono, Charles Greene, Robert Stone
On August 6, 1992, “Laser Light Digital” label released “Six-String Santa”, the 58th Joe Pass album. It was recorded in February 1992, at “Sage & Sound Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ralph Jungheim.
Personnel:
Joe Pass – guitar, arrangements
John Pisano – rhythm guitar
Jim Hughart – acoustic bass
Colin Bailey – drums
Bill Lightner – editing, mastering
James Mooney – engineer
Jerry Wood – second engineer
Leonard Feather – liner notes
Track listing:
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
(There’s No Place Like) Home for the Holidays – Robert Allen, Al Stilman
White Christmas – Irving Berlin
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – traditional
O Christmas Tree – traditional
Angels We Have Heard on High/Joy to the World – traditional
Happy Holiday Blues – Joe Pass
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear – Edmund Sears, Richard Storrs Willis
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane
On August 5, 1985, “Stiff” label released “Rum Sodomy & the Lash”, the second Pogues (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Elephant Studios” in London, and was produced by Elvis Costello and Philip Chevron.
Personnel:
Shane MacGowan – lead vocals
Spider Stacy – vocals, tin whistle
Philip Chevron – guitar, mandolin
Jem Finer – banjo
James Fearnley – accordion
Cait O’Riordan – vocals, bass
Andrew Ranken – drums
Henry Benagh – fiddle
Dick Cuthell – French horn
Tommy Keane – uilleann pipes
Terry Woods – string instruments
Fiachra Trench – string arrangements
Paul Scully – engineer
Dave Jordan – engineer
Bob Kraushaar – engineer
Nick Davis – engineer
Peter Mennim – cover art
Théodore Géricault – original painting
Frank Murray – sleeve concept
Lilly Lee – hand lettering
Cindy Palmano – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Shane MacGowan, except where noted.
The Sick Bed of Cúchulainn
The Old Main Drag
The Wild Cats of Kilkenny – Shane MacGowan, Jem Finer
I’m a Man Tou Don’t Meet Every Day – traditional, arranged by Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy, Philip Chevron, Jem Finer, James Fearnley, Cait O’Riordan, Andrew Ranken
A Pair of Brown Eyes
Sally MacLennane
Dirty Old Town – Ewan MacColl
Jesse James – traditional, arranged by Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy, Philip Chevron, Jem Finer, James Fearnley, Cait O’Riordan, Andrew Ranken
Navigator – Phil Gaston
Billy’s Bones
The Gentleman Soldier – traditional, arranged by Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy, Philip Chevron, Jem Finer, James Fearnley, Cait O’Riordan, Andrew Ranken
On July 22, 1972, “Atlantic” label released “Wild Flower”, the seventh Hubert Laws album. It was recorded October – November 1971, in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn.
Personnel:
Hubert Laws – flute, alto flute, piccolo, electric flute
Chick Corea – piano
Gary Burton – vibraphone
Ron Carter, Richard Davis – double bass
Bernard Purdie – drums
Ramon “Mongo” Santamaría – congas
Joe Chambers, Airto Moreira, Warren Smith – percussion
Bernard Eichen, Paul Gershman, Harry Lookofsky, Guy Lumia, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, John Pintavalle, Matthew Raimondi, Aaron Rosand – violin
Julian Barber, Selwart Clarke, Harold Coletta, Richard Dickler, Harry Zaratzian – viola
Seymour Barab, Richard Bock, Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Alan Shulman – cello
In July 1967, “Takoma” label released “Days Have Gone By”, the sixth John Fahey album. It was recorded in 1967, at “Sierra Sound Laboratories” in Berkeley, California, and in Los Angeles, and was produced by John Fahey.
Personnel:
John Fahey – guitar, arrangements
Robert Gardner – guitar
John Wisdom Enterprises. Tom Weller – design
Jeff Lovelace – front cover photography
Paul Kagan – back cover photography
Track listing:
All tracks by John Fahey, except where noted.
The Revolt of the Dyke Brigade
Impressions of Susan
Joe Kirby Blues
Night Train of Valhalla
The Portland Cement Factory at Monolith, California
A Raga Called Pat, Pt. 1
A Raga Called Pat, Pt. 2
My Shepherd Will Supply My Needs
My Grandfather’s Clock – traditional, Henry Clay Work
On July 7, 1987, “RCA” label released the self-titled, debut Buster Poindexter (David Johansen) album. It was recorded in 1987, and was produced by Hank Medress.
Personnel:
Buster Poindexter – vocals
Brian Koonin – guitar, banjo, mandolin
Joe Delia – organ, piano, horn arrangements
Larry Poindexter – accordion
Tony “Antoine Fats” Garnier – bass
Tony Machine – drums
Fred Wolcott – percussion
Crispin Cioe – alto and baritone saxophone
Arno Hecht – tenor saxophone
“Hollywood” Paul Litteral – trumpet
Bob Funk – trombone
Soozie Tyrell – violin, backing vocals
Patti Scialfa – backing vocals
Carl Hall – backing vocals
Lisa Lowell – backing vocals
Louise Bethune – backing vocals
John Sheard – synclavier and string arrangements, associate producer
Bill Scheniman – engineer, mixing
Ria Lewerke – art direction
Ken Nahoum – photography
Track listing:
Smack Dab in the Middle – Chuck Calhoun, Michael Mains
Bad Boy – Avon Long, Lil Hardin Armstrong
Hot Hot Hot – Alphonsus “Arrow” Cassell
Are You Lonely for Me, Baby? – Bert Berns
Screwy Music – Jimmie Lunceford
Good Morning Judge – Louis Innis, Wynonie Harris
Oh Me, Oh My (I’m a Fool for You Baby) – Jim Doris
Whadaya Want? – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
House of the Rising Sun – traditional, credited to Josh White, Terry Holmes
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