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Renaissance: Tuscany

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On October 25,, 2000, “EMI Music Japan” label released “Tuscany”, the twelve Renaissance album. It was recorded 1987 – 1999, at “Astra Studio” in Monks Horton, Kent, England, and was produced by Michael Dunford, Annie Haslam, Roy Wood, Hal Jay Greene and Jim Wood.

Personnel:

  • Annie Haslam – lead and backing vocals
  • Michael Dunford – guitars
  • Mickey Simmonds – keyboards, orchestral arrangements
  • John Tout – piano, harpsicord, keyboards
  • Roy Wood – bass, keyboards, percussion, orchestral arrangements, backing vocals
  • Alex Caird – bass guitar
  • Terence Sullivan – drums
  • Rob Williams, David Woolgar – engineer, mixing
  • David Ivory & Cheek – mastering
  • Hal Jay Greene, Jim Wood – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Dunford and Annie Haslam.

  1. Lady from Tuscany
  2. Pearls of Wisdom
  3. Eva’s Pond
  4. Dear Landseer
  5. In the Sunshine
  6. In My Life
  7. The Race
  8. Dolphin’s Prayer
  9. Life in Brazil
  10. One Thousand Roses

George Benson: Bad Benson

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On October 13, 1974, “CTI” label released “Bad Benson”, the twelve George Benson album. It was recorded April – June 1974, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • George Benson – guitar
  • Phil Upchurch – guitar, electric bass, percussion, musical concept
  • Kenny Barron – piano
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Steve Gadd – drums
  • Garnett Brown, Warren Covington, Wayne Andre – trombone
  • Paul Faulise – bass trombone
  • Alan Rubin, Joe Shepley, John Frosk – trumpet
  • Phil Bodner – English horn, clarinet, alto flute
  • George Marge – English horn, flute, piccolo flute
  • Ray Beckenstein – flute
  • Al Regni – flute, clarinet
  • Brooks Tillotson, Jim Buffington – French horn
  • Margaret Ross – harp
  • Alan Shulman, Charles McCracken, Frank Levy, Jesse Levy, Paul Tobias, Seymour Barab – cello
  • Don Sebesky – arrangements, conductor
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, mastering
  • Bob Ciano – album’s design
  • Ben Rose – cover photography
  • Pete Turner – liner photography

Track listing:

  1. Take Five – Paul Desmond
  2. Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams – Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Johnny Mandel
  3. My Latin Brother – George Benson
  4. No Sooner Said Than Done – Phil Upchurch
  5. Full Compass – Phil Upchurch
  6. The Changing World – George Benson, Art Gore

Dave Holland Quintet: Prime Directive

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On October 4, 1999, “ECM” label released “Prime Directive”, the twelve Dave Holland album. It was recorded in December 1998, at “Avatar Studios” in New Your City, and was produced by Dave Holland.

Personnel:

  • Dave Holland – double bass
  • Chris Potter – soprano, alto and tenor saxophone
  • Robin Eubanks – trombone
  • Steve Nelson – vibraphone, marimba
  • Billy Kilson – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Holland except where noted.

  1. Prime Directive
  2. Looking Up
  3. Make Believe
  4. A Seeking Spirit – Robin Eubanks
  5. High Wire – Chris Potter
  6. Jugglers Parade
  7. Candelight Vigil – Steve Nelson
  8. Wonders Never Cease – Billy Kilson
  9. Down Time

Marc Ribot: Saints

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On September 18, 2001, “Atlantic” label released “Saints”, the twelve Marc Ribot album. It was recorded in 2001, at “Sperry Sound & Picture” in New York, NY, and was produced by JD Foster.

Personnel:

  • Marc Ribot– guitars

Track listing:

  1. Saints – Albert Ayler
  2. Book of Heads #13 – John Zorn
  3. I’m Getting Sentimental Over You – George Bassman, Ned Washington
  4. Empty – Marc Ribot, Francois Lardeau
  5. Happiness Is a Warm Gun – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  6. I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You) – Doc Daughtery, Al Neiburg, Ellis Reynolds
  7. Go Down Moses – traditional, arranged by Marc Ribot
  8. James Infirmary – traditional, arranged by Marc Ribot
  9. Somewhere – Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim
  10. Holy Holy Holy – traditional; arranged by Marc Ribot
  11. It Could Have Been Very Beautiful – John Lurie
  12. Witches and Devils – Albert Ayler

Brad Mehldau: Places

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On September 5, 2000, “Warner Bros” label released “Places”, the twelve Brad Mehldau album. It was recorded January – March 2000, at “Mad Hatter Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Brad Mehldau.

Personnel:

  • Brad Mehldau- piano
  • Larry Grenadier- bass
  • Jorge Rossy- drums
  • Bernie Kirsch – engineer
  • Andrew Garver – mastering
  • Lawrence Azerrad – art direction, design
  • Michael Lewis – photography

Track listing:

All track by Brad Mehldau

  1. Los Angeles
  2. 29 Palms
  3. Madrid
  4. Amsterdam
  5. Los Angeles II
  6. West Hartford
  7. Airport Sadness
  8. Perugia
  9. A Walk in the Park
  10. Paris
  11. Schloss Elmau
  12. Am Zauberberg
  13. Los Angeles (reprise)

Mike Gibbs: Mike Gibbs + Twelve Play Gil Evans

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On August 12, 2013, “Whirlwind Recordings” label released “Mike Gibbs + Twelve play Gil Evans”, the twelve Mike Gibbs album. It was recorded in 2013 and was produced by Mike Gibbs, Hans Koller, Michael Janisch, and Alex Bonney.

Personnel:

  • Mike Gibbs – arranger, conductor
  • Finn Peters – alto saxophone, flutes
  • Julian Siegel – soprano and tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Lluis Mather – tenor saxophone, clarinets
  • Percy Pursglove, Robbie Robson, Joe Aukland – trumpet
  • Jim Rattigan – French horn
  • Mark Nightingale – trombone
  • Sarah Williams – bass trombone, tuba
  • Hans Koller – piano
  • Michael Janisch- double bass
  • Jeff Williams– drums
  • Alex Bonney – engineer, editing
  • Tyler McDiarmid – mixing, mastering
  • Michael Janisch – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Bilbao Song – Kurt Weill(arranged by Gil Evans)
  2. Las Vegas Tango – Gil Evans
  3. Ida Lupino – Carla Bley
  4. Feelings & Things – Michael Gibbs
  5. Sister Sadie – Horace Silver(arranged by Gil Evans)
  6. Spring is Here – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart(arranged by Gil Evans)
  7. Ramblin’ – Ornette Coleman
  8. Louis Blues – W.C. Handy (arranged by Gil Evans)
  9. Tennis, Anyone? – Michael Gibbs
  10. Wait till You See Her – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart (arranged by Gil Evans)

Yusef Lateef: Cry! – Tender

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In August 1960, “New Jazz” label released “Cry! – Tender”, the twelve Yusef Lateef album. It was recorded in October 1957 and in October 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, NJ, and “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Yusef Lateef– tenor saxophone, flute, oboe
  • Lonnie Hillyer– trumpet
  • Wilbur Harden– flugelhorn
  • Hugh Lawson– piano
  • Ernie Farrow– bass
  • Herman Wright – bass
  • Frank Gant – drums, percussion
  • Oliver Jackson – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Yusef Lateef except where noted.

  1. Seabreeze – Larry Douglas, Fred Norman, Rommie Bearden
  2. Dopolous
  3. Cry! – Tender
  4. Butter’s Blues
  5. Yesterdays – Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern
  6. The Snow Is Green
  7. If You Could See Me Now – Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman
  8. Ecaps

Spirit of the West: Star Trails

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On July 6, 2004, “Maple Music Recordings” label released “Star Trails”, the twelve Spirit of the West album. It was recorded 2003 – 2004, at “Cold Creek Studios”, “Greenhouse Studios Inc.”, “Thunder Child Studio” in Canada, and was produced by John Mann, Geoffrey Kelly, Hugh McMillan, Vince R. Ditrich, Tobin ‘Gull’ Frank,

Personnel:

  • John Mann – vocals, guitar, arrangements
  • Geoffrey Kelly – vocals, flute, whistle, guitar, arrangements
  • Hugh McMillan – bass, mandolin, guitar, lap steel guitar, banjo, piano, arrangements, engineer, editing, mixing
  • Vince R. Ditrich – vocals, drums, percussion, arrangements, editing, mixing
  • Tobin ‘Gull’ Frank – vocals, piano, organ, accordion, arrangements
  • Oliver Schroer – violin
  • Colleen Eccleston – vocals
  • Alan Stokes, Jay Evjen, Scotte Cooke – backing vocals
  • Alec Watson – accordion, engineer
  • Steven Drake – vibraphone, engineer
  • Krischan Grohne – backing vocals, engineer
  • Chris “Professor Higgins” Hibbins – engineer
  • Ricardo Almeida – engineer, technician
  • Allan Rodger – engineer, technician
  • Andrew M. White – engineer
  • Michael Donegani – backing vocals, engineer assistant
  • Julian Bakker – engineer assistant
  • Brandon Cherrington – mixing
  • Jeff Sitar – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by John Mann and Geoffrey Kelly.

  1. Small, Small World
  2. Waiting for Martin
  3. Come Back Oscar
  4. July
  5. The Wedding Speech (Drink and Be Merry)
  6. Out of the Boy
  7. Be a Guy
  8. Enough, Already Alright (Hello Cleveland)
  9. King of Scotland
  10. Morning in the Bath Abbey

Focus: Focus 8.5 / Beyond the Horizon

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On July 1, 2016, “Right Honourable Records” label released “Focus 8.5 / Beyond the Horizon”, the twelve Focus studio album. It is credited to “Focus and Friends featuring Marvio Ciribelli”, and was recorded in 2005, in Brazil, and was produced by Marvio Ciribelli and Geert Scheijgrond.

Personnel:

  • Thijs van Leer– vocals, Hammond organ, flute
  • Pierre van der Linden– vocals, drums, palms
  • Jan Dumée– vocals, guitars, palms
  • Arthur Maia – bass
  • Sérgio Chiavazzoli – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Marvio Cribelli – keyboard, chorus, piano, rhodes, Hammond organ
  • Marcio Lott – vocals
  • Mylena Cribelli – vocals, chorus
  • Thaís Motta – vocals, chorus
  • Marcio Bahia – vocals, drums
  • Marcelo Martins – flute
  • Amaro Júnior – drums, percussion
  • Flavio Santos – percussion, palms
  • Fabiano Segalote – vocals, trombone
  • Adalberto Miranda – palms
  • Rogério Fernandes – bass
  • David Ganc & Mário Séve – flute

Track listing:

  1. Focus Zero – Thijs van Leer, Pierre van der Linden
  2. Hola, Cómo estás? – Thijs van Leer
  3. Rock 5 – Marvio Ciribelli
  4. Millennium – Jan Dumée
  5. Înaltă – Marvio Ciribelli
  6. Talkin Rhythms – Pierre van der Linden, Marcio Bahia
  • Conversation of Drums
  • Conversation of Drummers
  1. Surrexit Christus – Thijs van Leer, Clemens Non Papa

Carole King: Touch The Sky

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In June 1979, “Capitol” label released “Touch the Sky”, the twelve Carole King album. It was recorded in March 1979, at “Pecan Street Studios” in Austin, TX, and was produced by Carole King and Mark Hallman.

Personnel:

  • Carole King – lead and backing vocals, guitar, piano
  • Dave Perkins – guitar, backing vocals
  • Bobby Rambo – guitar, backing vocals
  • Mark Hallman– guitar, mandolin, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Leo LeBlanc – pedal steel guitar, backing vocals
  • Reese Wynans– piano, keyboards
  • Ron Cobb – bass, saxophone, flute, backing vocals
  • Fred Krc – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Miguel Rivera – congas, percussion
  • Tomas Ramirez – saxophone, flute, recorder, backing vocals
  • Richard Hardy – saxophone
  • Chet Himes – engineer
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • James Flournoy/Wonder Graphics – art direction, design
  • Jim McGuire – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Carole King.

  1. Time Gone By
  2. Move Lightly
  3. Dreamlike I Wander
  4. Walk With Me
  5. Good Mountain People
  6. You Still Want Her
  7. Passing of the Days
  8. Crazy
  9. Eagle
  10. Seeing Red