Key tracks include 'Tereza My Love,' 'Children's Games,' 'Brazil' (written by Ary Barroso), 'Stone Flower,' and 'Sabiá' with lyrics by Chico Buarque.Music linernotes album music
Jerry Wexler of Atlantic Records saw Prine perform his own songs at a Kris Kristofferson show at the Bitter End and offered him a recording contract.Music linernotes album music
It was produced by Fred Foster, who signed Kristofferson to Monument Records.Music linernotes album music
It was produced by Arif Mardin, who had previously worked with Aretha Franklin and King Curtis.Music linernotes album music
It was produced across eight studios including O'Halloran's studio in Berlin, Wiltzie's studio in Brussels, Magyar Rádió Studio 22 in Budapest, and Ben Frost's studio in Reykjavík.Music linernotes album music
It was arranged and conducted by Quincy Jones, marking Sinatra's first studio recording with Jones.Music linernotes album music
It is a five-movement string quartet by Caroline Shaw, commissioned by Dumbarton Oaks to commemorate its 75th anniversary, premiered by the Dover Quartet on November 1, 2015.Music linernotes album music
In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked it number 149 on its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.Music linernotes album music
In 2015, Rolling Stone ranked it number 48 on their list of the 50 Greatest Live Albums of All Time.Music linernotes album music
Bob Dylan played piano on the bonus track 'Election Year Rag,' which was included on the 1999 CD reissue.Music linernotes album music
Bettye Swann (born Bettye Champion, October 24, 1944) was a soul singer-songwriter who scored a No.Music linernotes album music
At the beginning of 1968, Morrison was trapped in a contract dispute with Bang Records following the sudden death of label founder Bert Berns.Music linernotes album music
At Capitol Records, Bettye Swann was paired with producer Wayne Shuler, son of famed producer Eddie Shuler. Her earlier Money Records work was produced by Arthur Wright.Music linernotes album music
Aretha was backed by King Curtis' band, the Kingpins, featuring Cornell Dupree on guitar, Bernard Purdie on drums, Jerry Jemmott on bass, Billy Preston on organ, and King Curtis on saxophone, along with the Memphis Horns.Music linernotes album music
Yussef Kamaal is the duo of drummer Yussef Dayes and keyboardist Kamaal Williams (aka Henry Wu), both from South East London.Music linernotes album music
Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery was released on March 15, 2019, on Impulse!Music linernotes album music
The Rodgers and Hart Songbook was arranged by Buddy Bregman and produced by Norman Granz for Verve Records.Music linernotes album music
The John Coltrane Quartet recorded My Favorite Things: John Coltrane on tenor and soprano saxophone, McCoy Tyner on piano, Steve Davis on bass, and Elvin Jones on drums.Music linernotes album music
The five-LP box set was released in December 1959 on Verve Records as part of Ella Fitzgerald's Complete American Songbook series.Music linernotes album music
The Epic is his third studio album, but it was his first to be released on a record label.Music linernotes album music
The Epic is a triple album running 173 minutes across three volumes, featuring a 32-piece orchestra and a 20-person choir.Music linernotes album music
The duo was born out of a one-off live session for Boiler Room to perform Williams' solo material, which led to the project taking on a life of its own.Music linernotes album music
The band was known for pioneering use of the theremin and Moog modular synthesizer in a rock context.Music linernotes album music
The band formed in Denver, Colorado, in 1965, then relocated to New York in 1966.Music linernotes album music
The album was recorded over a four-week period in January and February 1966 at Richard Alderson's studio in New York City.Music linernotes album music
The album was recorded in California, where the band briefly relocated for the sessions.Music linernotes album music
The album was produced by Robert Margouleff, who later became famous for his work with TONTO's Expanding Head Band and Stevie Wonder.Music linernotes album music
The album was produced by Frazier Mohawk, an Elektra producer and fan of the group.Music linernotes album music
The album was produced by Ed Sanders and Richard Alderson, who allowed the band to experiment with his state-of-the-art equipment.Music linernotes album music
The album spans Cohen's career from Songs from a Room (1969) through Various Positions (1984), and includes two songs from his then-unreleased album I'm Your Man: 'First We Take Manhattan' and 'Ain't No Cure for Love'.Music linernotes album music
The album includes six tracks: The Night Has a Thousand Eyes, Central Park West, Liberia, Body and Soul, Equinox, and Satellite, mixing jazz standards with original compositions.Music linernotes album music
Sam Shepard played drums on the album as part of Peter Stampfel's band the Moray Eels.Music linernotes album music
Released in 1956 on Verve Records, the Rodgers and Hart Songbook reached No.Music linernotes album music
Quiet Signs was recorded at Gary's Electric in Brooklyn, New York, over 2017 and 2018.Music linernotes album music
Quiet Signs was co-produced by Jessica Pratt and Al Carlson, who also played flute and organ on the album.Music linernotes album music
Quiet Signs is her first album recorded in an actual professional recording studio.Music linernotes album music
Nelson Riddle arranged and conducted all 59 Gershwin songs for the album, and Norman Granz produced it for Verve Records.Music linernotes album music
My Favorite Things was released in March 1961 on Atlantic Records, and it was John Coltrane's seventh studio album.Music linernotes album music
My Favorite Things was recorded at Atlantic Studios in New York City on October 21, 24, and 26, 1960.Music linernotes album music
Leonard Cohen's I'm Your Man was recorded between August and November 1987 at Studio Tempo in Montreal and Rock Steady Studios in Los Angeles.Music linernotes album music
Leonard Cohen himself duetted with Jennifer Warnes on 'Joan of Arc,' and contributed a cartoon of a torch being passed with the caption 'Jenny Sings Lenny' for the liner notes.Music linernotes album music
It was the first album to feature Coltrane playing soprano saxophone, and the 13-minute title track adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein standard became one of his most iconic recordings.Music linernotes album music
It was Ella Fitzgerald's second Songbook album, following the Cole Porter Songbook, and helped launch her landmark Complete American Songbook series.Music linernotes album music
It is the English trio's second studio album, and their first release on the Impulse!Music linernotes album music
I'm Your Man was produced by Leonard Cohen, with Jean-Michel Reusser co-producing 'Take This Waltz' and Michel Robidoux co-producing 'Everybody Knows'.Music linernotes album music
I'm Your Man marked Cohen's shift to a synthesizer-oriented sound, inspired by his discovery of a Casio keyboard, moving toward synth-pop and electropop production.Music linernotes album music
Guest contributors include guitarists Stevie Ray Vaughan, David Lindley, and Robben Ford, drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, keyboardist Russell Ferrante, and arranger Van Dyke Parks.Music linernotes album music
Fitzgerald's recording of 'But Not for Me' from the Gershwin Songbook won the 1960 Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Female.Music linernotes album music
Famous Blue Raincoat: The Songs of Leonard Cohen was recorded in 1986 at multiple Los Angeles studios including The Complex, Record Plant, Hollywood Sound Recorders, and Amigo Studios.Music linernotes album music
Famous Blue Raincoat was produced by Jennifer Warnes and C. Roscoe Beck. It was the first record produced by Beck.Music linernotes album music
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book was recorded starting August 21, 1956, at Radio Recorders in Los Angeles.Music linernotes album music
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book was recorded at Capitol Studio A in Hollywood in January, March, and July 1959.Music linernotes album music
Coltrane's Sound was recorded on October 24 and 26, 1960, at Atlantic Studios in New York City, during the same sessions that produced My Favorite Things and Coltrane Plays the Blues.Music linernotes album music
Coltrane's Sound features the same quartet as My Favorite Things: John Coltrane on tenor saxophone, McCoy Tyner on piano, Steve Davis on bass, and Elvin Jones on drums.Music linernotes album music
Although recorded in 1960, Coltrane's Sound was not released until 1964 on Atlantic Records, by which time Coltrane had already moved to Impulse!Music linernotes album music
While technically classified as an EP, Heaux Tales was widely described as a concept album by critics.Music linernotes album music
The band included Wynton Kelly on piano, saxophonists Benny Golson, Billy Mitchell, and Ernie Henry, and the album featured Gillespie's big band performing a mix of bop and Afro-Cuban jazz.Music linernotes album music
The album was released on 3 September 2021 through Age 101 Music and AWAL.Music linernotes album music
The album was produced by Inflo, Cleo Sol's longtime collaborator and partner. Inflo weaves orchestral soul-jazz arrangements around Cleo Sol's featherlight vocals.Music linernotes album music
The album was produced almost entirely by Inflo, Little Simz's childhood friend and longtime collaborator. He handled the vast majority of the production across the record.Music linernotes album music
The album was primarily produced by Inflo, with additional production from Jakwob and Miles James. Inflo also produced Little Simz's previous album GREY Area.Music linernotes album music
The album features guest appearances from Cleo Sol, Chronixx, Little Dragon, and Michael Kiwanuka.Music linernotes album music
The album features Count Basie's orchestra with trumpeters Joe Newman, Reunald Jones, and Roy Eldridge, and vocalist Jimmy Rushing.Music linernotes album music
The album features an eclectic range of collaborators including Thundercat, Jill Scott, James Blake, Rob Moose, Ezra Miller, author Michael Chabon, and writer Taiye Selasi, who delivers the album's spoken-word introduction.Music linernotes album music
The 1964 Decca recording paired La Mer with other Debussy orchestral works, forming part of Ansermet's comprehensive stereo Debussy cycle for the label.Music linernotes album music
Tenor saxophonist Paul Gonsalves played a legendary 27-chorus solo on 'Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue' that electrified the audience and revitalized Ellington's career.Music linernotes album music
Sumney described the album as being about 'greyness' — interstitial space, marginal identity, that which is neither black nor white.Music linernotes album music
Recorded between 1958 and 1965, it was the first complete studio recording of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen.Music linernotes album music
Mother was released in 2021 through Forever Living Originals, the same label home as SAULT.Music linernotes album music
Key sessions took place at Echo Mountain Recording in Asheville, North Carolina, where Sumney had relocated from Los Angeles.Music linernotes album music
John Culshaw produced the recording for Decca. Culshaw conceived and oversaw the entire Ring cycle, which was the first recording of the complete tetralogy planned for the gramophone.Music linernotes album music
In 2022, the Library of Congress selected Ellington at Newport for preservation in the National Recording Registry as being culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant.Music linernotes album music
Heaux Tales won Best R&B Album at the 64th Grammy Awards, and its single 'Pick Up Your Feelings' won Best R&B Performance.Music linernotes album music
Heaux Tales was primarily recorded in Jazmine Sullivan's home in Philadelphia.Music linernotes album music
GREY Area was released on 1 March 2019 through Age 101 Music, under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings.Music linernotes album music
GREY Area was nominated for the 2019 Mercury Prize and won an Ivor Novello Award.Music linernotes album music
Græ was executive produced by Sumney himself, with production from a wide team including Adult Jazz, Ben Baptie, John Congleton, FKJ, Daniel Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never), and Matthew Otto. The album was mixed by Ben Baptie at Strongroom and mastered by Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound.Music linernotes album music
Ernest Ansermet recorded La Mer with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande between November 24 and December 6, 1964, at Victoria Hall in Geneva, Switzerland.Music linernotes album music
Ellington at Newport was released in November 1956 on Columbia Records, produced by George Avakian.Music linernotes album music