In March 2000, “JMS-Cream” and “Gnarly Geezer” labels released “The Sixteen Men of Tain”, the tenth Allan Holdsworth studio album. It was recorded in 1999, at “The Brewery” in North County, San Diego, and was produced by Allan Holdsworth.
Personnel:
Allan Holdsworth – guitar, SynthAxe, engineer, mixing
Dave Carpenter – bass
Gary Novak – drums
Chad Wackerman – drums
Walt Fowler – trumpet
Duncan Aldrich – engineer
Chris Bellman – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Allan Holdsworth, except where noted.
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The Sixteen Men of Tain
Above and Below
The Drums Were Yellow – Alan Holdsworth, Gary Novak
On October 14, 2008, “Lost Highway” label released “Little Honey”, the ninth Lucinda Williams studio album. It was recorded in 2008, and was produced by Eric Leljestrand and Tom Overby.
Personnel:
Lucinda Williams – vocals, acoustic guitar
Elvis Costello – vocals
Chet Lyster – acoustic and electric guitars, saw and table steel
Doug Pettibone – acoustic and electric guitars, pedal steel
Rob Burger – Wurlitzer, vibraphone, piano, Hammond organ
David Sutton – electric bass, double bass, cello
Butch Norton – drums, percussion
Albert Wing – tenor saxophone
Bruce Fowler – trombone
Walt Fowler – flugelhorn
Matthew Sweet, Susanna Hoffs – backing vocals
Charlie Louvin, Jim Lauderdale – backing vocals
Susan Marshall, Gia Ciambotti, Kristen Mooney – backing vocals
Kristen Mooney, Tim Easton, Susan Marshall – backing vocals
Jim Lauderdale, Susan Marshall, Gia Ciambotti, Kristen Mooney – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Lucinda Williams, except where noted.
Real Love
Circles and X’s
Tears of Joy
Little Rock Star
Honey Bee
Well Well Well
If Wishes Were Horses
Jailhouse Tears
Knowing
Heaven Blues
Rarity
Plan to Marry
It’s a Long Way to the Top – Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Bon Scott
On September 10, 1974, “DiscReet” label released “Roxy & Elsewhere”, album by Frank Zappa and The Mothers (the 19th Frank Zappa album overall). It was recorded in December 1973, at “The Roxy Theater” in Hollywood, and was produced by Frank Zappa.
Personnel:
Frank Zappa – vocals, lead guitar
Jeff Simmons – vocals, rhythm guitar
George Duke – vocals, keyboards, synthesizer
Don Preston – synthesizer
Tom Fowler – bass guitar
Ralph Humphrey – drums
Chester Thompson – drums
Ruth Underwood – percussion
Napoleon Murphy Brock – vocals, flute, tenor saxophone
Walt Fowler – trumpet, bass trumpet
Bruce Fowler – trombone, dancer
Robert “Frog” Camarena – backing vocals
Debbie Wilson – backing vocals
Linda “Lynn” Sims – backing vocals
Ruben Ladron de Guevara – backing vocals
Kerry McNabb – engineer, remix
Wally Heider – engineer
Cal Schenkel – design
Coy Featherston, Steve Magedoff – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Frank Zappa, except where noted.
Penguin in Bondage
Pygmy Twylyte
Dummy Up – Napoleon Murphy Brock, Jeff Simmons, Frank Zappa
On July 23, 2021, “Three Blind Mice” and “BMG Right Management” labels released “For Free”, the eighth and final David Crosby album. It was recorded August – December 2020, at “The Bamboom Room” in Altadena, California, “Hz Werks” in Van Nuys, California, “Joe Jack’s Studio” in Santa Ynez, California, “Groove Masters” in Santa Monica, California, “Stubbs Recording” in Spring Hill, Tennessee, “Tomorrow’s Sound Today” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by James Raymond.
Personnel:
David Crosby – vocals, mixing
James Raymond – acoustic piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, synthesizers, synth guitar solo, synth bass, synth acoustic guitar, drum programming, Fender Rhodes, percussion, backing vocals, horn arrangements, recording, mixing
Shawn Tubbs – acoustic and electric guitar
Steve Postell – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
Dean Parks – acoustic and electric guitar
Andrew Ford – bass
Elijah Thomson – bass
Gary Novak – drums
Steve DiStanislao – drums
Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums
Steve Tavaglione – tenor saxophone, EWI
Walt Fowler – trumpet, flugelhorn
Sarah Jarosz – vocals
Brian Wilson – count-in vocal
Michael McDonald – backing vocals
Gracie Raymond – backing vocals
Becca Stevens – backing vocals
Michelle Willis – backing vocals
Dan Garcia – recording, mixing
Shawn Tubbs – guitar recording
Dean Parks – guitar recording
Nate Hassely – engineer assistant
Joel Jacks – engineer assistant
Jason Mariani – engineer assistant
Kaushlesh “Garry” Purohit – engineer assistant
Bernie Grundman – mastering
Louise Hendy – artwork, design
Joan Baez – sleeve artwork, original painting
Track listing:
River Rise – David Crosby, James Raymond, Michael McDonald
I Think I – David Crosby, James Raymond, Steve Postell
The Other Side of Midnight – James Raymond
Rodriguez for a Night – David Crosby, Donald Fagen, James Raymond
On February 23, 1993, “CMP” label released “Somethin Els”, the tenth Jack Bruce studio album. It was recorded 1986 – 1992, and was produced by Jack Bruce, Kurt Renker and Walter Quintus.
Personnel:
Jack Bruce – vocals, bass, piano, keyboards, cello, drums, percussion
Eric Clapton, Clem Clempson, Peter Weihe, Ray Gomez – guitar
Stuart Elliott, Anton Fier- drums
Trilok Gurtu, Mark Nauseef- percussion
Dave Liebman, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Uli Lask, Gerd Dudek – saxophone
On October 12, 1999, “Volcano Entertainment” label released “In Reverse”, the seventh Matthew Sweet album. It was recorded May – June 1999, and was produced by Matthew Sweet, Greg Leisz, Fred Maher and Jim Scott. The album cover features artists Margaret Keane painting.
Personnel:
Matthew Sweet – vocals, guitar, bass, organ, synthesizer, percussion
On June 15, 2015, “Concord” label released “Before This World”, the seventeenth James Taylor studio album.It was recorded 2014-2015, and was produced by Dave O’Donnell.
Personnel:
James Taylor — guitar, vocals, harmonica, guitar synthesizer
David Lasley, Kate Markowitz, Arnold McCuller, Andrea Zonn – vocals
Michael Landau – guitars
Larry Goldings – piano, keyboards
Jimmy Johnson – bass
Steve Gadd – drums
Luis Conte – percussion
David Mann, Lou Marini, Roger Rosenberg – saxophone
Walt Fowler, Barry Danielian, Randy Brecker – trumpet
Randy Andos, Michael Davis – trombone
Tony Kadlek – flugelhorn
Larry Di Bello, David Peel – French horn
Jonathan Dinklage, Rachel Golub, Hiroko Taguchi, Entcho Todorov, Orlando Wells, Andrea Zonn – violin
On August 13, 2002, “Columbia” label released “October Road”, the fifteenth James Taylor studio album. It was recorded 2001 – 2002, and was produced by Russ Titelman. In November 2002, the album was certified Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.
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