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Bruce Hornby and the Range: A Night on the Town

On May 25, 1990, “RCA” label released “A Night on the Town”, the third and final studio album by Bruce Hornsby and the Range. It was recorded 1989 – 1990, at “Record One” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Don Gehman and Bruce Hornsby.  

Personnel:

  • Bruce Hornsby – lead vocals, grand piano, synthesizer, accordion
  • George Marinelli – guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Joe Puerta – bass, backing vocals
  • John Molo – drums
  • Jerry Garcia – guitar
  • David Mansfield – guitar, violin
  • Béla Fleck – banjo 
  • Jimmie Wood – harmonica
  • Charlie Haden – upright bass
  • Wayne Shorter – saxophone
  • Laura Creamer, Fred White, Bridgette Bryant, Shaun Murphy, Shawn Colvin, David Lasley, Arnold McCuller – backing vocals
  • Ed Thacker – engineer, mixing
  • Eddie King – engineer
  • Steve “Sound” Cormier, Don Gehman – additional engineering
  • Don Bosworth, Robin Laine-Levine, Ted Pattison, John “Chamberlin” Pilatus, Neal Pogue, Chris Winter – engineer assistant
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Paul Johnson – keyboard technician
  • Norman Moore, Ria Lewerke – art direction
  • Peter Miller – photography
  • Sharona Sabbag – production coorinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Bruce Hornsby and John Hornsby, except where noted.

  1. A Night on the Town
  2. Carry the Water – Bruce Hornsby
  3. Fire on the Cross
  4. Barren Ground
  5. Across the River
  6. Stranded on Easy Street
  7. Stander on the Mountain – Bruce Hornsby
  8. Lost Soul – Bruce Hornsby
  9. Another Day – Bruce Hornsby
  10. Special Night
  11. These Arms of Mine
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Wayne Shorter: Schizophrenia

On March 10, 1967, “Blue Note” label released “Schizophrenia”, the eleventh Wayne Shorter album. It was recorded in March 1967, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs” in New Jersey, and was produced by Francis Wolff.

Personnel:

  •  Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
  • Curtis Fuller – trombone
  • James Spaulding – flute, alto saxophone
  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Joe Chambers – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Wayne Shorter except where noted.

  1. Tom Thumb
  2. Go
  3. Schizophrenia
  4. Kryptonite – James Spaulding
  5. Miyako
  6. Playground

Marcin Wasilevski Trio: Trio

On April 23, 2005, “ECM” label released “Trio”, the debut Marcin Wasilewski Trio album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Rainbow Studio” in Oslo, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Marcin Wasilewski – piano
  • Slawomir Kurkiewicz – bass
  • Michal Miskiewicz – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Marcin Wasilewski, Slawomir Kurkiewicz and Michal Miskiewicz except where noted.

  1. Trio Conversation (Introduction)
  2. Hyperballad – Björk
  3. Roxana’s Song – Karol Szymanowski
  4. K.T.C. – Michal Wasilewski
  5. Plaza Real – Wayne Shorter
  6. Shine – Michal Wasilewski
  7. Green Sky – Tomasz Stańko
  8. Sister’s Song – Ewa Wasilewska, Michal Wasilewski
  9. Drum Kick
  10. Free-Bop – Michal Wasilewski
  11. Free Combinations for Three Instruments
  12. Entropy
  13. Trio Conversation (The End)

Wayne Shorter

On March 2, 2023, Wayne Shorter died aged 89. He was musician (saxophone) and composer. He was member of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and  Miles Davis’s Second Great Quintet, and then co-founded the band Weather Report. Many of the Shorter’s compositions have become jazz standards and his work earned critical praise worldwide. In 1970, he won “Down Beat’s” annual poll-winner, winning the critics’ poll for 10 consecutive years and the readers’ poll for 18 consecutive years. Shorter recorded and performed with Donald Byrd, Billy Childs, Pino Daniele, Lou Donaldson, Benny Golson, Gil Evans, Toninho Horta, Norah Jones, J. J. Johnson, Don Henley, Wynton Kelly, Michael Landau, Lionel Loueke, Grachan Moncur III, Milton Nascimento, Michel Petrucciani, The Rolling Stones, Masahiko Satoh, John Scofield, Esperanza Spalding, Steely Dan, Bobby Timmons, Kazumi Watanabe, Buster Williams, Herbie Hacock, Tony Williams, Joe Zawinul, Freddie Hubbard, Joni Mitchell, Lee Morgan, Jaco Pastorius, Carlos Santana and McCoy Tyner. In 2008, “The New York Times” described Shorter as “probably jazz’s greatest living small-group composer and a contender for greatest living improviser”. In 2017, he was awarded the “Polar Music Prize”. As leader, Shorter released 28 albums.

Esperanza Spalding: Songwrights Apothecary Lab

On September 24, 2021, “Concord” label released “Songwrights Apothecary Lab”, is the eighth Esperanza Spalding studio album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Esperanza Spalding, Phoelix, Corey King and Raphael Saading. At the 64th “Annual Grammy Awards”, the album won “Best Jazz Vocal Album”.

Personnel:

  • Esperanza Spalding – vocals, bass, piano
  • Chris Sholar – guitar
  • Matthew Stevens – guitar
  • Leo Genovese – piano
  • Phoelix – vocals, piano, synthesizer, xylophone
  • Justin Tyson – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Francisco Mela – drums
  • Aaron Burnett – saxophone
  • Wayne Shorter – saxophone
  • James Greeley – eagle-bone whistle
  • Lamont Hamilton – bell
  • Steve Turre – conch shell
  • Ganavya Doraiswamy – vocals
  • Corey King – vocals
  • Thrive Choir – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Esperanza Spalding, except here where noted.

  1. Formwela 1
  2. Formwela 2
  3. Formwela 3
  4. Formwela 4 – Corey King, Esperanza Spalding
  5. Formwela 5 – Corey King, Esperanza Spalding
  6. Formwela 6 – Corey King, Esperanza Spalding
  7. Formwela 7
  8. Formwela 8 – Leo Genovese, Esperanza Spalding
  9. Formwela 9 – Leo Genovese, Esperanza Spalding
  10. Formwela 10 –
  11. Formwela 11 – Leo Genovese, Matthew Stevens
  12. Formwela 13

Wayne Shorter: JuJu

In July 1965, “Blue Note” label released “JuJu”, the fifth Wayne Shorter album. It was recorded in August 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, in New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Reggie Workman – bass
  • Elvin Jones – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Wayne Shorter.

  1. JuJu
  2. Deluge
  3. House of Jade
  4. Mahjong
  5. Yes or No
  6. Twelve More Bars to Go

McCoy Tyner: Expansions

In June 1970, “Blue Note” label released “Expansions”, the tenth McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded in August 1968, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Duke Pearson.

Personnel:

  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Woody Shaw – trumpet
  • Gary Bartz – alto saxophone, wooden flute
  •  Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Ron Carter – cello
  • Herbie Lewis – bass
  • Freddie Waits – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by McCoy Tyner, except where noted.

  1. Vision
  2. Song of Happiness
  3. Smitty’s Place
  4. Peresina
  5. I Thought I’d Let You Know – Cal Massey

Weather Report: Procession

In February 1983, “Columbia” label released “Procession”, the eleventh Weather Report album. It was recorded in 1982, and was produced by Josef Zawinul and Wayne Shorter.

Personnel:

  • Josef Zawinul – keyboards
  • Wayne Shorter – soprano and tenor saxophones
  • Victor Bailey – bass
  • Omar Hakim – vocals, drums, guitar
  • José Rossy – percussion, concertina
  • The Manhattan Transfer – vocals
  • Neil Dorfsman, Tom Fouce, Mitch Gibson, Tom Miller – engineer
  • John Lykes – cover artwork
  • Bruce Talamon – photography

Track listing:

  1. Procession – Josef Zawinul
  2. Plaza Real – Wayne Shorter
  3. Two Lines – Josef Zawinul
  4. Where the Moon Goes – lyrics by Nan O’Byrne and Josef Zawinul, music by Josef Zawinul
  5. The Well – Wayne Shorter, Joseph Zawinul
  6. Molasses Run – Omar Hakim

Art Blakey Jazz Messengers: Caravan

In February 1963, “Riverside” label released “Caravan”, album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. It was recorded In October 1962, at “Plaza Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
  • Curtis Fuller – trombone
  • Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
  • Cedar Walton – piano
  • Reggie Workman – bass

Track listing:

  1. Caravan – Juan Tizol
  2. Sweet ‘n’ Sour – Wayne Shorter
  3. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning – David Mann, Bob Hilliard
  4. This Is for Albert – Wayne Shorter
  5. Skylark – Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer
  6. Thermo – Freddy Hubbard

McCoy Tyner: Extensions

In January 1973, “Blue Note” label released “Extensions”, the twelve McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded in February 1970, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Duke Pearson.

Personnel:

  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Gary Bartz – alto saxophone
  • Wayne Shorter – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Alice Coltrane – harp 
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • André Perry – liner notes
  • Clifford Janoff – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by McCoy Tyner.

  1. Message from the Nile
  2. The Wanderer
  3. Survival Blues
  4. His Blessings