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Produced by Lee Townsend

Recorded at Phase One Studios (Toronto), The Factory (Vancouver) and Flora (Seattle)
Mixed at The Factory (Vancouver)
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York

Assistant engineers: Sheldon Zaharko (The Factory) and Greg Kolchinsky (Phase One)
Recording engineers: Shawn Pierce and Tucker Martine
Mixing and editing engineer: Shawn Pierce
Mastering engineer: Greg Calbi

All songs written by Kelly Joe Phelps

Rykodisc Records

Kelly Joe Phelps – vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica

with guests:
Scott Amendola – drums, percussion
Steve Dawson – weissenborn
Andrew Downing – acoustic bass
Bill Frisell – electric guitar, loop
Chris Gestrin – organ, piano, accordion
Petra Haden – harmony vocals
Keith Lowe – acoustic bass
Jesse Zubot – violin, mandolin

REVIEWS

“Few songwriters can deftly weave separate similes involving Popeye, Olive Oyl and Sweet Pea into a single verse. Fewer still can make it sound deeply soulful. But such are the gifts that make Phelps such a remarkable artist. Besides his off-kilter lyrical expression, Phelps boasts a haunting vocal rasp and unmatched mastery of finger style and slide guitar. Together, these elements explore the deepest shades of blue, and they have never worked better than on this disc. Be it the melancholy waltz of “Not So Far To Go”, or the […]

SOLO CONCERT RECORDINGS

Kelly Joe Phelps – vocals, acoustic guitar

1. Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues x.mp3
2. Not So Far To Go
3. Jericho
4. Fleashine x.mp3
5. Cardboard Box of Batteries x.mp3
6. Gold Tooth
7. Tommy
8. I Am the Light of the World x.mp3
9. Waiting for Marty

All songs written by Kelly Joe Phelps (Pilgrim’s Way Publishing/BMI, Administered by Bug) except “Hard Time Killin'” Floor Blues by Nehemiah Skip James (Wynwood Music Co./BMI) and “I Am the Light of This World” by Reverend Gary Davis (Chandos Music Co./ASCAP) AMAZON

produced by Lee Townsend

Recording and Mixing Engineer: Shawn Pierce Mastering Engineer: Greg Calbi

Recorded at McCabe’s, Santa Monica, CA
and Freight and Salvage, Berkeley, CA
March, 2004

Mixed at MX Solutions, Vancouver, British Columbia Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York City

Design: Gwen Terpstra

Photography: Michael Wilson

Rykodisc Records

REVIEWS

“Seven albums into his career, the jazz guitarist turned acoustic country blues man has increasingly been balancing old standards an forgotten nuggets with his own material. For ‘Tap the Red Cane Whirlwind’, his current live album, the only non originals included are Skip James’ “Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues” and Rev. Gary Davis’ “I am the Light […]

1. My Biggest Fan x.mp3
2. No Sure Way x.mp3
3. Had To Be Her
4. Hank and Fred x.mp3
5. Half Fist
6. To Be On TV
7. God’s Country
8. Make Your Mother Mad
9. When You Leave
10. Nanny
11. Here Come the Choppers x.mp3
12. Things Produced by Lee Townsend
A Songline/Tone Field Production

Recording and Mixing Engineer: Shawn Pierce
Mastering Engineer: Greg Calbi
Production Assistance: Adam Blomberg

Recorded at Mad Dog Studios, Burbank, CA (assistant engineer: Ryan Mall)
Additional recording at The Factory, Vancouver, B.C. (assistant engineer: Sheldon Zaharko)
Mixed at MX Solutions, Vancouver, B.C.
Mastered at Sterling Sound
Cover Illustration: Steve Vance Photos: Michael Wilson

All songs by III, Snowden Music Inc. ascap

Sovereign Artists

Loudon Wainwright III – vocals, acoustic guitar, 5-string banjo
Bill Frisell – electric guitar
Greg Leisz – lap steel, pedal steel, mandolin, electric guitar
David Piltch – acoustic and electric bass
Jim Keltner – drums, percussion

Additional musicians:
Coco Love Alcorn – vocals on “Hank and Fred” and “Had to Be Her”
Chris Gestrin – wurlitzer on “Had to Be Her”, organ on “Make Your Mother Mad”

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produced by Lee Townsend

Recording and Mixing Engineer: Jason Lehning
Mastering Engineer: Greg Calbi
Assistant Engineers:  Ben Liscio and Kyle Ford
Production assistance:  Adam Blomberg

All songs composed and arranged by Doug Wamble except as noted:

String arranging and tracking on “Find Her Way” by Christian Howes and Christopher Marion
String arrangement on “It May Be A Dream” by Carrie Rodriguez
Horn arrangements by Doug Wamble

Recorded at Brooklyn Recording, Brooklyn, NY
Additional recording at SoBro Sound, Bronx, NY and The Bromley House, Brooklyn, NY
Mixed at The Compound, Nashville, TN
Mastered at Sterling Sound, NY, NY

Blue Note

Doug Wamble – vocals and guitars
Roy Dunlap – piano, organ, keyboards
Jeff Hanley – acoustic and electric bass, percussion
Peter Miles – drums and percussion

Charlie Hunter – 7-string guitar on “Think About It All”
Carrie Rodriguez – vocals and violins on “It May Be A Dream”
Jonah Smith – harmony vocal on “Freezer Burn”
Christian Howes – strings on “Find Her Way”
Holly Laessig – background vocals (1, 4, 7)
Jessica Wolfe – background vocals (1, 4, 7)
Steven Bernstein – trumpet (1, 2, 4, 8)
Chad Eby – tenor saxophone (1, 2, 4, 8)
Clark Gayton – trombone (1, 2, 4, 8)
Chris Miller – tenor and baritone saxophone […]

Song List:

1. Interface
2. Beautiful Love
3. The Oracle x.mp3
4. Blues for CM x.mp3
5. Yesterdays
6. Blood Count
7. Maya’s Dance
8. Jacob’s Ladder
9. Trane Connections

Hank Jones – piano
Dave Holland – bass
Billy Higgins – drums AMAZON

Produced by Lee Townsend

Recorded and Mixed at Skyline Studios, New York
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York

Recording and mixing engineer: James Farber
Mastering engineer: Greg Calbi

EmArcy/Polgyram

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Marc Johnson– bass
Bill Frisell – electric & acoustic guitars
Pat Metheny – electric & acoustic guitars, 42-string pikasso guitar
Joey Baron – drums

Produced by Lee Townsend

Recorded at Avatar Studios, New York
Mixed at Sony Music Studios, New York
Mastered at Masterdisk, New York

Recording & mixing engineer: Joe Ferla
Mastering engineer: Greg Calbi

Verve Records

Song list:

1. They Love Me Fifteen Feet Away x.mp3
2. Batuki Burundi
3. Netcong On My Mind
4. Right Brain Patrol x.mp3
5. Heru Nazel x.mp3
6. Inside Four Walls
7. You
8. After You
9. Whispers
10. Log O’ Rhythem
11. Light In Your Eye
12. The Call

Marc Johnson – bass
Ben Monder – electric and acoustic guitars
Arto Tuncboyaciyan – percussion, voice

Produced by Lee Townsend

Recorded and Mixed at Skyline Studios, New York
Recording and mixing engineer: James Farber

JMT

Song List

1. Threads x.mp3
2. Botanica #3 x.mp3
3. Radar x.mp3
4. Excerpt From Stravinsky’s Symphonies of Wind Instruments x.mp3
5. Botanica #4
6. 7 Putxinel-lis (part 1)
7. 7 Putxinel-lis (part 2)
8. Proper Pop
9. Botanica #1
10. Anemonas
11. Black Medusas
12. Excerpt from Bartok’s Piano Concerto #2
13. Botanica #8
14. Time Over
15. O Sacrum Convivium

Produced by Lee Townsend

David Soler: Guitar, Pedal Steel
Erik Deutsch: Keys
Ben Rubin: Bass
Borja Barrueta: Drums & Percussion
Marc Pino: Marimba, Vibraphone, Timpanis & Glockenspiel
Juanjo Alba (AKA Electronica Discreta): FXs & Noises on Track 10

Recording and Mixing Engineer: Adam Munoz
Recording Assistant: Joel Condal
Mastering Engineer: Greg Calbi
Recorded at Grabaciones Silvestres (Sant Quize Safaja, Barcelona, Spain)
Additional Recording at Groove Studio & Zerkowitz Studio (Barcelona) by Nestor Onatibia and Julio Cascan
Mixed at Fantasy Studios (Berkeley, CA)
Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)

Cover Artwork: Monstserrat Clausells
Photography: Lluis Germano
Booklet Photography & Design: Manel Otero

©2012 David Soler

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Produced by Lee Townsend
Co Produced by Quentin Dujardin

Quentin Dujardin: nylon, fretless, acoustic, slide & electric guitars, ukulele, vocals, whistle, piano, hammond organ, bass, bodhran & percussions
Jalal El Allouli: violin on Condroz, Gaston Gendebien & Ya Bai Miriam
Dominic Ntoumos: trumpet on Condroz, California & Gaston Gendebien
Hamza Mraihi: kanoun on Condroz
Kalil Sidy Haidara: electric guitar on Corsica & Mauve
Maximin Randriamanjava: bass on Saint Fontaine
Santo Seinta: drums on Mauve & California
Fred Malempre: drums on Back to Mali
Arnout Hellofs: drums on Saint Fontaine
Fredrik Gille: bells on Saint Fontaine & Back to Mali
El Funoun: vocals on Ya Bai Miriam

Recorded at Agua Music Studio by Quentin Dujardin (Belgium)
Additional recording at Msyp Studio by Maximin Randriamanjava (Belgium)
Mixed at Fantasy Studio by Adam Munoz (US)
Mastered at Sterling Sound by Greg Calbi
Executive Producer: Agua Music

Photo cover by Bruno Mercier
Other photos by Jean Mahaux & Quentin Dujardin

©2012 Agua Music

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John Abercrombie – electric and acoustic guitars, guitar synth
Marc Johnson – bass
Peter Erskine – drums
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone

Produced by Lee Townsend

Recorded and Mixed at Power Station, New York

Recording and mixing engineer: James Farber

ECM Records