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Sonny Rollins: Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2

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In October 1957, “Blue Note” label released “Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2”, the twelve Sonny Rollins album. It was recording in April 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • J. J. Johnson – trombone
  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Thelonious Monk – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Harold Feinstein – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Robert Levin – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Why Don’t I? – Sonny Rollins
  2. Wail March – Sonny Rollins
  3. Misterioso – Thelonious Monk, Denzil Best
  4. Reflections – Thelonious Monk
  5. You Stepped Out of a Dream – Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn
  6. Poor Butterfly – Raymond Hubbell, John Golden

Gato Barbieri: Chapter Three: Viva Emiliano Zapata

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In September 1974, “Impulse!” label released “Chapter Three: Viva Emiliano Zapata”, the twelve Gato Barbieri album. It was recorded in June 1974, at “Generation Sound Studios” in New Yok City, and was produced by Ed Michel.

Personnel:

  • Gato Barbieri – tenor saxophone
  • Randy Brecker, Bob McCoy, Victor Paz – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Buddy Morrow – trombone
  • Alan Raph – bass trombone
  • Ray Alonge, Jim Buffington – French horn
  • Howard Johnson – tuba, flugelhorn, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
  • Seldon Powell – piccolo, flute, alto flute, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
  • Paul Metzke – electric guitar
  • George Davis – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Eddie Martinez – piano, electric piano
  • Ron Carter – bass, electric bass
  • Grady Tate – drums
  • Ray Armando, Luis Mangual, Ray Mantilla, Portinho – Latin percussion
  • Chico O’Farrill – arranger, conductor

Track listing:

All tracks by Gato Barbieri except where noted.

  1. Milonga Triste – Homero Manzi, Sebastian Piana
  2. Lluvia Azul
  3. El Sublime
  4. La Podrida
  5. Cuando Vuelva a Tu Lado (What a Difference a Day Makes) – Stanley Adams, María Grever
  6. Viva Emiliano Zapata

Peter Frampton: Now

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On August 26, 2003, “33rd Street Records” label released “Now”, the twelve Peter Frampton album. It was recorded in 2003, and was produced by Peter Frampton.

Personnel:

  • Peter Frampton – guitar, vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Bob Mayo – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
  • John Regan – bass
  • Chad Cromwell – drums, percussion
  • Don Fields – acoustic guitar
  • Gordon Kennedy – guitar, backing vocals
  • Chris McHugh – tambourine
  • Jed Leiber – keyboards
  • Irene Revels, Lana Dallas, Reggie Calloway – backing vocals
  • Kimmie Rhodes – backing vocals
  • Wayne Kirkpatrick – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Frampton and Gordon Kennedy, except where noted.

  1. Verge of a Thing
  2. Flying Without Wings
  3. Love Stands Alone – Peter Frampton, Gordon Kennedy, Bob Mayo
  4. Not Forgotten
  5. Hour of Need – Peter Frampton, Gordon Kennedy, Wayn Kirkpatrick
  6. Mia Rose – Peter Frampton, Kimmie Rhodes
  7. I’m Back
  8. I Need Ground
  9. While My Guitar Gently Weeps – George Harrison
  10. Greens – Peter Frampton, Bob Mayo
  11. Above All – Peter Frampton, Gordon Kennedy, Wayn Kirkpatrick

Elvin Jones: Poly-Currents

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In June 1970, “Blue Note” label released “Poly-Currents”, the twelve Elvin Jones album. It was recorded in September 1969, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Francis Wolff.

Personnel:

  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • George Coleman – tenor saxophone
  • Joe Farrell – tenor saxophone, English horn, flute, bass flute
  • Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
  • Fred Tompkins – flute
  • Wilbur Little – bass
  • Candido Camero – congas
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Frank Gauna – art direction
  • Bob Venosa – design

Track listing:

  1. Agenda – Elvin Jones
  2. Agappe Love – Joe Farrell
  3. Mr. Jones – Keiko Jones
  4. Yes – Fred Tompkins
  5. Whew – Wilbur Little

Buck Owens and His Buckaroos: Dust on Mother’s Bible

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On May 2, 1966, “Capitol” label released “Dust on Mother’s Bible”, the twelve Buck Owens (credited to Buck Owens and his Buckaroos) album.It was recorded in November 1965, at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ken Nelson.

Personnel:

  • Buck Owens – vocals, guitar
  • Don Rich – vocals, guitar, fiddle
  • Doyle Holly – vocals, guitar
  • Tom Brumley – pedal steel guitar
  • Red Simpson – guitar
  • George French, Jr. – piano
  • Bobby Austin – bass
  • Willie Cantu – drums
  • Wayne Stong – drums

Track listing:

  1. Pray Every Day – Buck Owens, Red Simpson
  2. When Jesus Calls All His Children In – Buck Owens, Red Simpson
  3. I’ll Go to the Church Again with Momma – Buck Owens, Red Simpson
  4. Bring It to Jesus – Buck Owens, Bonnie Owens
  5. Jesus Saved Me – Buck Owens, Red Simpson
  6. Would You Be Ready? – Don Rich
  7. Dust on Mother’s Bible – Buck Owens
  8. Satan’s Gotta Get Along Without Me – Buck Owens, Red Simpson
  9. Where Would I Be Without Jesus – Don Sessions
  10. Eternal Vacation – Buck Owens, Bonnie Owens
  11. It Was with Love – Loudilla Johnson, Don Rich
  12. All the Way with Jesus – Buck Owens, Bonnie Owens

Blue Mitchell: Bring It Home to Me

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In March 1967, “Blue Note” label released “Bring It Home to Me”, the twelve Blue Mitchell album. It was recorded in January 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Junior Cook – tenor saxophone
  • Harold Mabern – piano
  • Gene Taylor – bass
  • Billy Higgins – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Blue Mitchell, except where noted

  1. Bring It Home to Me – Jimmy Heath
  2. Blues 3 for 1
  3. Port Rico Rock – Tom McIntosh
  4. Gingerbread Boy – Jimmy Heath
  5. Portrait of Jenny – Gordon Burdge, J. Russell Robinson
  6. Blue’s Theme

Charles Mingus: East Costing

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In December 1957, “Bethlehem” label released “East Coasting”, the twelve Charles Mingus album. It was recorded in August 1957.

Personnel:

  • Charles Mingus – bass
  • Bill Evans – piano
  • Shafi Hadi – alto and tenor saxophone
  • Clarence Shaw – trumpet
  • Jimmy Knepper – trombone
  • Dannie Richmond – drums
  • Rick Essig – engineer
  • Lyn Bradley – design
  • Robert Berenson – photography
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Charles Mingus, except where noted.

  1. Memories of You  (take 7) – Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf
  2. East Coasting (take 4)
  3. West Coast Ghost (Take 6)
  4. Celia (Take 5)
  5. Conversation (Take 16)
  6. Fifty-First Street Blues (Take 4)

Barclay James Harvest: Eyes of the Universe

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On November 5, 1979, “Polydor” label released “Eyes of the Universe”, the twelve Barclay James Harvest album. It was recorded in 1979, and was produced by Martin Lawrence, John Lees, Les Holroyd and Melvin Pritchard.

Personnel:

  • John Lees – guitars
  • Les Holroyd – vocal, guitars, bass
  • Melvin Pritchard – drums
  • Kevin McAlea – piano, organ, synthesizer, Mini Moog
  • Alan Fawkes – saxophone
  • Martin Lawrence – engineer, remix
  • Chris Nagle – engineer
  • Glenn Mackintosh – engineer
  • Richard Scott – engineer
  • Melvyn Abrahams – mastering
  • Alwyn Clayden – art direction, design
  • John Shaw – photography
  • Tony Latham – photography assistant

Track listing;

  1. Love on the Line – Les Holroyd
  2. Alright Down Get Boogie – John Lees
  3. The Song (They Love to Sing) – Les Holroyd
  4. Skin Flicks – John Lees
  5. Sperratus – John Lees
  6. Rock’n’Roll Lady – Les Holroyd
  7. Capricorn – John Lees
  8. Play to the World – Les Holroyd

Switchfoot: Interrobang

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On August 20, 2021, “Fantasy” label released “Interrobang”, the twelve Switchfoot album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Tony Berg.

Personnel:

  • Jon Foreman – vocals, guitar
  • Drew Shirley – vocals, guitar
  • Jerome Fontamillas – vocals, keyboards
  • Ethan Gruska – keyboards, programming
  • Tim Foreman – vocals, bass, art direction, design
  • Chad Butler – drums
  • Kane Richotte – drums
  • Cynthia Tolson – violin
  • Keith Tutt – cello
  • Z Berg – backing vocals
  • Tanner Sparks, Will Maclellan – recording
  • Tchad Blake – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Tommy Steele – art direction, design
  • Erick Frost – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jon Foreman and Tim Foreman, except where noted.

  1. Beloved – Tony Berg, Tim Foreman, Jon Foreman
  2. Lost ‘Cause
  3. Fluorescent – Jon Foreman
  4. If I Were You
  5. The Bones of Us
  6. Splinter
  7. I Need You (To Be Wrong)
  8. The Hard Way
  9. Wolves – Jon Foreman
  10. Backward in Time
  11. Electricity – Jon Foreman

John Martyn: Well Kept Secret

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On August 1, 1982, “WEA” label released “Well Kept Secret”, the twelve John Martyn album. It was recorded in 1982, at “RAK Studios” in London, and was produced by Sandy Roberton.

Personnel:

  • John Martyn – vocals, guitar
  • Jim Prime – keyboards
  • Geraint Watkins – keyboards, piano, accordion
  • Pete Wingfield – keyboards
  • Alan Thomson – bass
  • Jeff Allen – drums
  • Andy Duncan – drums
  • Danny Cummings – drums, percussion
  • Mel Collins – saxophone, flute
  • Ronnie Scott – saxophone
  • Martin Drover – trumpet
  • Phil Thornalley – engineer
  • Mike Nocito – recording
  • Bill Smith – cover art
  • Andrew Douglas – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Martyn except where noted.

  1. Could’ve Been Me
  2. You Might Need a Man
  3. Hung Up
  4. Gun Money
  5. Never Let Me Go – Joseph Scott
  6. Love Up
  7. Changes Her Mind
  8. Hiss on the Tape
  9. Back with a Vengeance
  10. Livin’ Alone