On December 25, 2009, Robert Anthony Bellamy aka Tony “T-Bone” Bellamy died aged 63. He was musician (guitar, piano, vocals), performed with Dobie Gray, was a member of Peter and the Wolves (San Francisco band that evolved into Moby Grape), but was best known as founding member, vocalist, guitarist and pianist for Redbone.
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Jaco Pastorius: Invitation
In December 1983, “Warner Bros” label released “Invitation” the third Jaco Pastorius album. It was recorded at various venues during a tour of Japan, featuring his “Word of Mouth” big band, and was produced by Jaco Pastorius.
Personnel:
- Jaco Pastorius— electric bass
- Peter Erskine– drums
- Othello Molineaux– steel drum
- Don Alias– percussion
- Jean “Toots” Thielemans– harmonica
- Bobby Mintzer– soprano and tenor saxophone
- Mario Cruz– soprano and tenor saxophone, clarinet, alto flute
- Randy Emerick – baritone saxophone, clarinet
- Alex Foster– alto, soprano and tenor saxophone, clarinet, piccolo
- Paul McCandless– tenor saxophone, oboe, English horn
- Randy Brecker– trumpet
- Elmer Brown, Forrest Buchtel, Ron Tooley – trumpet
- Jon Faddis– trumpet
- Wayne Andre– trombone
- Dave Bargeron– trombone, tuba
- Peter Graves – bass trombone, co–conductor
- Bill Reichenbach– bass trombone
- Peter Gordon, Brad Warnaar – French horn
Track listing:
- Invitation – Bronisław Kaper
- Amerika – traditional
- Soul Intro/The Chicken – Jaco Pastorius, Pee Wee Ellis
- Continuum – Jaco Pastorius
- Liberty City – Jaco Pastorius
- Sophisticated Lady – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish
- Reza/Giant Steps/Reza (reprise) – Jaco Pastorius, John Coltrane
- Fannie Mae – Buster Brown, Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson
- Eleven – Miles Davis, Gil Evans
Jan Hammer & Neal Schon: Here to Stay
In December 1982, “Columbia” label released “Here to Stay”, the second Jan Hammer and Neal Schon album. It was recorded in 1982, at “Red Gate Studios” in Kent, New York, and was produced by Jan Hammer, Neal Schon, Mike “Clay” Stone and Kevin Elson.
Personnel:
- Jan Hammer– drums, keyboards, percussion, engineer, mixing
- Neal Schon– vocals, guitars, synthesizer
- Glen Burtnik– vocals
- Colin Hodgkinson– bass guitar
- Steve Smith– drums
- Ross Valory– bass guitar
- Steve Perry– vocals
- Kevin Elson– mixing
- Bob Ludwig– mastering
Track listing:
- No More Lies – Neal Schon, Glen Burtnik, Jan Hammer
- Don’t Stay Away – Neal Schon, Jan Hammer
- (You Think You’re) So Hot – Jan Hammer, Colin Hodgkinson
- Turnaround – Jan Hammer, Colin Hodgkinson
- Self Defense – Neal Schon, Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain
- Long Time – Jan Hammer, Glen Burtnik
- Time Again – Jan Hammer
- Sticks and Stones – Neal Schon, Jan Hammer, Colin Hodgkinson
- Peace of Mind – Neal Schon
- Covered by Midnight – Neal Schon, Steve Perry, Jan Hammer, Colin Hodgkinson
Jack Bruce: Always wanted to Do This
In December 1980, “Epic” label released “I’ve Always Wanted to Do This”, the seventh Jack Bruce studio album. It was recorded in August 1980, at “House of Music” in West Orange, New Jersey, and was produced by Jack Bruce, Stephen Galfas, Clem Clempson, Billy Cobham and David Sancious.
Personnel:
- Jack Bruce- vocals, bass, harmonica
- Clem Clempson- guitar
- David Sancious- keyboards, guitar
- Billy Cobham- drums
Track listing:
- Hit and Run
- Running Back
- Facelift 318
- In This Way
- Mickey the Fiddler
- Dancing On Air
- Livin’ Without Ja
- Wind and the Sea
- Out to Lunch
- Bird Alone
John McLaughlin: Promise
On December 21, 1995, “Verve” label released “The Promise”, the eleventh John McLaughlin album. It was recorded in 1995, and was produced by John McLaughlin and Eddie Kramer.
Personnel:
- John McLaughlin – acoustic, electric and MIDI guitar, keyboards, engineer, mixing
- Al Di Meola– acoustic guitar
- Paco de Lucía– acoustic guitar
- Jeff Beck– electric guitar
- Nishat Khan– vocals, sitar
- Jim Beard– keyboards
- Joey DeFrancesco– Hammond organ, trumpet
- Tony Hymas– keyboards
- Yan Maresz – acoustic bass, bass guitar, arrangements
- James Genus– bass guitar
- Pino Palladino– bass
- Sting– bass
- Dennis Chambers– drums
- Vinnie Colaiuta– drums
- Mark Mondesir – drums
- Trilok Gurtu– percussion
- Don Alias– percussion
- Zakir Hussain– tabla
- Mariko Takahashi– vocals
- David Sanborn– alto sax
- Michael Brecker– tenor sax
- Max Costa – arranger, engineer, mixing
- René Ameline, Gustav Hobel, Ken Jones, Eddie Kramer, Maurice Ouazana, Rd Rak – engineer
- Philippe Arnal, Adam Blackburn, Steve Cook, Simon Osborne – engineer assistant
- Sven Hoffman – engineer assistant
- Alberto Mayer – design
- Christian Rose – photography
- Jean-Philippe Allard – executive producer
- Christian Pégand – production coordination
Track listing:
All tracks by John McLaughlin, except where noted.
- Django – John Lewis
- Thelonius Melodius
- Amy and Joseph
- No Return
- El Ciego
- Jazz Jungle
- The Wish
- English Jam – Vinnie Colaiuta, John McLaughlin, Sting
- Tokyo Decadence
- Shin Jin Rui
- The Peacocks – Jimmy Rowles
David Richards
On December 20, 2013, David Richards died aged 57. He was musician (keyboards), engineer and record producer, who engineered and co-produced albums for many artists, including David Bowie, Queen, Roger Taylor, Chris Rea, Jimmy Nail, Feargal Sharkey, Iggy Pop, Magnum, Virginia Wolf, The Cross, Freddie Mercury, Montserrat Caballé, Yes, Brian May and Duran Duran.
Wire: Red Barked Tree
On December 20, 2010, “Pink Flag” label released “Red Barked Tree”, the twelfth Wire studio album. It was recorded in 2010, at ”Resident Studios”, “Press Play Studios”, “Swim Studio” in London, and was produced by Colin Newman,
Personnel:
- Colin Newman– vocals, guitar, various, mixing
- Graham Lewis– vocals, bass
- Robert Grey– drums
- Andy Ramsay– engineer
- Sean Douglas – engineer
- Denis Blackham– mastering
- Jon Wozencroft– art direction, photography
- Jannis Kounellis– artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Colin Newman, Graham Lewis and Robert Grey.
- Please Take
- Now Was
- Adapt
- Two Minutes
- Clay
- Bad Worn Thing
- Moreover
- A Flat Ten
- Smash
- Down to This
- Red Barked Trees
Bojan Hreljac
On December 18, 2018, Bojan Hreljac died aged 70. He was musician (bass) and producer, member of Elipse, but best known as founding member and bass player of the Yugoslavian progressive rock band Korni grupa.
Michael Clarke
On December 19, 1993, Michael James Dick aka Michael Clarke, died aged 47. He was musician (drums, percussion), member of Firefall, The Flying Burrito Brothers, but was best known as drummer of The Byrds.
Christopher Cross: Same
In December 1979, “Warner Bros” label released the self-titled, debut Christopher Cross album. It was recorded in July 1979, at “Warner Bros Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Michael Omartian. The album was certified Platinum in UK by “BPI”, and 5 x Platinum in US by “RIAA”.
Personnel:
- Christopher Cross – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, arrangements
- Larry Carlton– guitar solo
- Jay Graydon– guitar solo
- Valerie Carter– lead and backing vocals
- Andy Salmon – bass
- Tommy Taylor – drums
- Victor Feldman– vibraphone, percussion
- Lenny Castro– percussion
- Eric Johnson– guitar solo
- Michael Omartian– acoustic piano, synthesizer, backing vocals, arrangements
- Rob Meurer – arrangements, synthesizer, electric piano, celesta, acoustic piano, organ
- Jim Horn– saxophone
- Jackie Kelso– saxophone
- Tomás Ramírez – saxophone
- Don Roberts – saxophone
- Chuck Findley– trumpet, flugelhorn
- Lew McCreary – trombone
- Nicolette Larson, Myrna Matthews, Marty McCall, Michael McDonald, Don HenleyStormie Omartian, D. Souther– backing vocals
- Assa Drori – concertmaster
- Chet Himes – engineer, mixing
- Stuart Gitlin – second engineer
- Bobby Hata – mastering
- Danny Henderson, James Flournoy Holmes –artwork
- James Flournoy Holmes, Wonder Graphics – design
- Jim Newhouse – flamingo concept
- Michael Osttin – producer assistant
Track listing:
All tracks by Christopher Cross.
- Say You’ll Be Mine
- I Really Don’t Know Anymore
- Spinning
- Never Be the Same
- Poor Shirley
- Ride Like the Wind
- The Light Is On
- Sailing
- Minstrel Gigolo
