On January 7, 2020, Neil Ellwood Peart died aged 67. He was musician (drums, percussion), and songwriter, known by the nick name “The Professor”, but was best known as the drummer and the primary lyricist of the band Rush. Magazine “Rolling Stone” placed him at number 4 on its list of the “All Time Greatest Drummers”. In 1983, Peart was inducted into “The Modern Drummer Readers Poll Hall of Fame”, as the youngest person so honored.
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Sonny Boy Williamson: The Real Folk Blues
In January 1966, “Chess” label released “The Real Folk Blues”, the sixth Sonny Boy Williamson II album. It was recorded September 1957 – April 1964, in Chicago, and was produced by Marshall Chess.
Personnel:
- Sonny Boy Williamson – vocals, harmonica
- Buddy Guy, Robert Lockwood Jr., Eddie King, Matt Murphy, Luther Tucker – guitar
- Otis Spann – piano
- Lafayette Leake – piano, organ
- Willie Dixon, Jack Meyers, Milton Rector – bass
- Fred Below, Al Duncan, Odie Payne – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Sonny Boy Williamson except where noted
- One Way Out
- Too Young to Die
- Trust My Baby
- Checkin’ Up on My Baby
- Sad to Be Alone
- Got to Move
- Bring It On Home – Willie Dixon
- Down Child
- Peach Tree
- Dissatisfied
- That’s All I Want – Willie Dixon
- Too Old to Think
Kenny Dorham: Una Mas
In January 1964, “Blue Note” label released “Una Mas” the 16th Kenny Dorham album. It was recorded in April 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Kenny Dorham – voice, trumpet
- Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
- Herbie Hancock – piano
- Butch Warren – bass
- Tony Williams – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Kenny Dorham, except where noted.
- Una Mas (One More Time)
- Straight Ahead
- Sao Paolo
- If Ever I Would Leave You – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
Sundara Karma: Youth Is Only Ever Fun in Retrospect
On January 6, 2017, “Chess Club Records” label released “Youth Is Only Ever Fun in Retrospect”, the debut Sundara Karma studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Larry Hibbit.
Personnel:
- Oscar Pollock – vocals
- Ally Baty – guitar
- Dom Cordell – bass
- Haydn Evans – drums
- Nick Watson – mastering
- Lucas Donald – artwork, design
- Emma Viola Lilja, Jasmine Igoe, Phil Smithies – photography
Track listing:
- A Young Understanding
- Loveblood
- Olympia
- Happy Family
- Flame
- Lose the Feeling
- She Said
- Vivienne
- Be Nobody
- Deep Relief
- Watching from Great Heights
- The Night
Johnny Cash: The Holy Land
On January 6, 1969, “Columbia” label released “The Holy Land” the 20th Johnny Cash album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by Bob Johnston.
Personnel:
- Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar
- Carl Perkins, Luther Perkins – electric guitar
- Marshall Grant – bass guitar
- W.S. Holland – drums
- The Carter Family, Jan Howard, The Statler Brothers – backing vocals
- Charlie Bragg – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Johnny Cash, except where noted.
- Prologue (narrative)
- Land of Israel
- Mother’s Love (narrative)
- This is Nazareth (narrative)
- Nazarene
- Town of Cana (narrative)
- He Turned Water into Wine
- My Wife June at the Sea of Galilee (narrative by June Carter Cash)
- Beautiful Words (narrative with sung interjection by Johnny Cash)
- Our Guide to Jacob at Mount Tabor (narrative interview)
- The Ten Commandments – Lew DeWitt
- Daddy Sang Bass – Carl Perkins
- At the Wailing Wall (narrative)
- Come to the Wailing Wall
- In Bethlehem (narrative)
- In Garden of Gethsemane (narrative)
- The Fourth Man – Arthur “Guitar Boogie” Smith
- On the Via Delorosa (narrative)
- Church of the Holy Sepulchre (narrative)
- At Calvary (narrative)
- God is Not Dead
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers: Mosaic
In January 1962, “Blue Note” label released “Mosaic”, the 18th Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers album. It was recorded in October 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Art Blakey – drums
- Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
- Curtis Fuller – trombone
- Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
- Cedar Walton – piano
- Jymie Merritt – bass
Track listing:
- Mosaic – Cedar Walton
- Down Under – Freddie Hubbard
- Children of the Night – Wayne Shorter
- Arabia – Curtis Fuller
- Crisis – Freddie Hubbard
Eric Haydock
On January 5, 2019, Eric Haydock died age 75. He was musician (bass) best known as the original bass guitarist of The Hollies. He was one of the first British musicians to play a “Fender Bass VI”, a six-string bass. In 2010, as member of The Hollies, Haydock was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”.
Ken Forssi
On January 5, 1998, Ken Forssi died aged 55. He was musician (bass), member of the band Surfaris, but was best known as the bass player of Love.
Milt Jackson: Roll Em Bags
On January 5, 1956, “Savoy” label released “Roll ‘Em Bags”, the fourth Milt Jackson album. It was recorded in January 1949 and January 1956, in New York City, and at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Ozzie Cadena.
Personnel:
- Milt Jackson – vibes, piano
- Kenny Dorham – trumpet
- Julius Watkins – French horn
- Billy Mitchell, Lucky Thompson – tenor saxophone
- Wade Legge – piano
- Wendell Marshall, Curly Russell – bass
- Kenny Clarke – drums
- Joe Harris – timbales
Track listing:
All tracks by Milt Jackson except where noted.
- Conglomeration
- Bruz
- You Go to My Head – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
- Roll ‘Em Bags
- Faultless
- Hey, Frenchy – Ozzie Cadena
- Come Rain or Come Shine – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
- Fred’s Mood
- Wild Man
Roy Orbison: Lonely and Blue
In January 1961, “Monument Records” label released “Lonely and Blue”, the second Roy Orbison studio album. It was recorded September 1959, March, August, and September 1960, at “RCA Victor Studios” in Nashville, and was produced by Fred Foster.
Personnel:
- Roy Orbison – vocal, guitar
- Bill Porter – engineer
- Kevin Boutote – mastering
- Tommy Strong – technician
- Boudleaux Bryant – liner notes
Track listing:
- Only the Lonely – Roy Orbison, Joe Melson
- Bye Bye Love – Felice & Boudleaux Bryant
- Cry – Churchill Kohlman
- Blue Avenue – Roy Orbison, Joe Melson
- I Can’t Stop Loving You – Don Gibson
- Come Back to Me (My Love) – Roy Orbison,, Joe Melson
- Blue Angel – Roy Orbison, Joe Melson
- Raindrops – Joe Melson
- (I’d Be) A Legend in My Time – Don Gibson
- I’m Hurtin’ – Roy Orbison, Joe Melson
- Twenty-two Days – Gene Pitney
- I’ll Say It’s My Fault – Roy Orbison, Fred Foster
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