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
Benny Golsons: Benny Golson’s New York Scene
In January 1959, “Contemporary” label released “Benny Golson’s New York Scene”, the debut Benny Golson album. It was recorded in October 1957, in New York City, and was produced by Nat Hentoff.
Personnel:
- Benny Golson – tenor saxophone
- Art Farmer – trumpet
- Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
- Julius Watkins – French horn
- Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone
- Sahib Shihab – baritone saxophone
- Wynton Kelly – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Charlie Persip – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Benny Golson except where noted.
- Something in B flat – Ray Bryant
- Whisper Not
- Step Lightly
- Just by Myself
- Blues It
- You’re Mine, You – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman
- Capri – Gigi Gryce
Art Blakey: Art Blakey Big Band
In January 1959, “Bethlehem” label released “Art Blakey Big Band”, the third Art Blakey album. It was recorded in December 1957, in New York City, and was produced by Lee Kraft.
Personnel:
- Art Blakey – drums
- Ray Copeland, Bill Hardman, Idrees Sulieman, Donald Byrd – trumpet
- Frank Rehak, Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston – trombone
- Bill Graham, Sahib Shihab – alto saxophone
- Al Cohn, John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
- Bill Slapin – baritone saxophone
- Walter Bishop, Jr. – piano
- Wendell Marshall – bass
Track listing:
- Midriff – Gerald Valentine
- Ain’t Life Grand – Al Cohn
- Tippin’ – Donald Byrd
- Pristine – John Coltrane
- El Toro Valiente – Charles Gambel, Chiefy Salaam
- The Kiss of No Return – Charles Gambel, Chiefy Salaam
- Late Date – Melba Liston
- The Outer World – Al Cohn
Curtis Fuller: Bone & Bari
In January 1958, “Blue Note” label released “Bone & Bari”, the fifth Curtis Fuller album. It was recorded in August 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Curtis Fuller – trombone
- Tate Houston – baritone saxophone
- Sonny Clark – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Art Taylor – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording, lacquer cut
- Tom Hannan – design
- Francis Wolff – cover photography
- Leonard Feather – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Curtis Fuller except where noted.
- Algonquin
- Nita’s Waltz
- Bone and Bari
- Heart and Soul – Hoagy Carmichael, Frank Loesser
- Again – Dorcas Cochran, Lionel Newman
- Pickup
Robert Weston
On January 3, 2012, Robert Joseph Weston died aged 64. He was musician (guitar), member of the bands The Kinetic, The Black Cat Bones, but was best known as member of Fleetwood Mac. Weston recorded and performed with many musicians including Graham Bond, Long John Baldry, Murray Head, Sandy Denny and Danny Kirwan.
Joseph Milburn
On January 3, 1980, Joseph Amos Milburn died aged 52. He was musician (piano), singer, and composer, famous for his drinking songs including “Let Me Go Home”, “Whiskey” and “One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer”.
Uriah Heep: Salisbury
On January 3, 1971, “Vertigo” label released “Salisbury”, the second Uriah Heep studio album. It was recorded October – November 1970, at “Lansdowne Studios” in London, and was produced by Gert Bron.
Personnel:
- David Byron – lead vocals
- Ken Hensley – vocals, slide and acoustic guitars, organ, piano, harpsichord, vibraphone
- Mick Box – vocals, lead and acoustic guitar
- Paul Newton – vocals, bass guitar
- Keith Baker – drums
- John Fiddy – brass and woodwind arrangements
- Peter Gallen – engineer, mixing
- Tom Coyne – mastering
Track listing:
- Bird of Prey – Mick Box, David Byron, Ken Hensely, Paul Newton
- The Park – Ken Hensley
- Time to Live – Mick Box, David Byron, Ken Hensley
- Lady in Black – Ken Hensley
- High Priestess – Ken Hensley
- Salisbury – Mick Box, David Byron, Ken Hensley
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