On March 24, 2020, Emmanuel N’Djoké Dibango aka Manu Dibango died aged 86. He was musician (saxophone and vibraphone), developed a musical style fusing jazz, funk, and traditional Cameroonian music. He was a member of the seminal Congolese rumba group, African Jazz, and has collaborated with many musicians, including Fania All Stars, Fela Kuti, Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell, Bernie Worrell, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, King Sunny Adé, Don Cherry, and Sly and Robbie. He was best known for his 1972 single “Soul Makossa”.
Uriel Jones
On March 24, 2009, Uriel Jones died aged 74. He was musician (drums), session drummer for Motown’s in-house studio band, the Funk Brothers, during the 1960s and early 1970s. He has recorded with many famous artists including Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell, Diana Ross, The Temptations, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Stevie Wonder, Carl Dixon BandTraxs and Spider Webb.
Foals: Antidotes
On March 24, 2008, “Transgressive Records” label released “Antidotes”, the debut Foals studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Stay Gold” in Brooklyn, and was produced by David Andrew Sitek, Yannis Philippakis, Jack Bevan, Jimmy Smith, Walter Gerves and Edwin Congreave.
Personnel:
- Yannis Philippakis– vocals, guitar, drums
- Jack Bevan – drums
- Jimmy Smith – guitar
- Walter Gervers – bass, backing vocals
- Edwin Congreave – keyboard, backing vocals
- Stuart Bogie– saxophone
- Aaron Johnson– trombone
- Eric Biondo – trumpet
- Alan Labiner – engineer
- Chris Coady – engineer
- John Valencia – engineer
- Guy Davie – mastering
- Mike Crossey – mixing
- Hris Moore – recording assistant
- Tinhead – artwork
Track listing:
- The French Open
- Cassius
- Red Socks Pugie
- Olympic Airways
- Electric Bloom
- Balloons
- Heavy Weather
- Two Steps, Twice
- Big Big Love (Fig. 2)
- Like Swimming
- Tron
Joshua Redman: Same
On March 23, 1993, “Warner Bros” label released the self-titled, debut Joshua Redman album. It was recorded in 1993, at “Skyline Studios” and “Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Matt Pierson.
Personnel:
- Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone
- Kevin Hays– piano
- Mike LeDonne– piano
- Paul LaDuca – double bass
- Christian McBride– double bass
- Gregory Hutchinson– drums
- Clarence Penn– drums
- Kenny Washington– drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Joshua Redman, except where noted.
- Blues on Sunday
- Wish
- Trinkle Tinkle – Thelonious Monk
- Echoes
- I Got You (I Feel Good) – James Brown
- Body & Soul – Edward Heyman, Frank Eyton, Robert Sour, John W. Green
- Tribalism
- Groove X (By Any Means Necessary)
- Salt Peanuts – Dizzy Gillespie
- On the Sunny Side of the Street – Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields
- Sublimation
Bastion: Same
On March 23, 1984, “PGP RTB” label released the self – titled, debut Bastion album. It was recorded in 1983, at “RT Skopje” in Skopje, Macedonia.
Personnel:
- Kiril Dzajkovski – vocal, synthesizers, rhythm programming, rotomsi, arragements
- Ljubomir Stojsavljevic – vocal, bass guitar, guitar, bouzouki, rotomsi, arrangements
- Ana Kostovska – lead and backing vocals, arrangements
- Anastas Panajotov Tashe – recording engineer
- Slave Dimitrov – executive producer
- Konstantin Petrovic – design
- Vladimir Pavlevski – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Kiril Dzajkovski, except where noted.
- Hollywood
- Deca sunca
- A Hot Day in Mexico
- Mesec u sholji
- Mister kompleks
- Lica u ogledalu
- Molitva – Ljubomir Stojsavljevic
- Boja – Ljubomir Stojsavljevic, Kiril Dzajkovski
Carmen McRae: Same
On March 23, 1955, “Bethlehem” label released the self – titled, third Carmen McRae album. It was recorded October – December 1954.
Personnel:
- Carmen McRae- vocals
- Herbie Mann- flute, tenor saxophone
- Mat Mathews- accordion
- Mundell Lowe- guitar
- Tony Scott- clarinet, piano
- Dick Katz- piano
- Skip Fawcett- double bass
- Wendell Marshall- double bass
- Kenny Clarke- drums
- Osie Johnson– drums
Track listing:
- You’d Be So Easy to Love – Cole Porter
- If I’m Lucky (I’ll Be The One) – Chuck Darwin, Paulette Girard
- Old Devil Moon – Y. “Yip” Harburg, Burton Lane
- Tip Toe Gently – Mat Mathews, Paulette Girard
- You Made Me Care – Chuck Darwin, Paulette Girard
- Last Time for Love
- Misery – Tony Scott
- Too Much in Love to Care
The Decemberists: Picaresque
On March 22, 2005, “Kill Rock Star” label released “Picaresque”, the third Decemberists (The) studio album. It was recorded August – September 2004, at “Prescott Church” in Portland, and was produced by Chris Walla, Colin Meloy, Chris Funk, Jenny Conlee, Nate Query and John Moen.
Personnel:
- Colin Meloy- lead vocals, guitar
- Chris Funk- guitar, multi-instrumentalist
- Jenny Conlee– voices, accordion, piano, keyboards
- Nate Query- bass
- Rachel Blumberg – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Aaron Stewart – tom tom
- Petra Haden – violin, backing vocals
- Sean Nelson – vocals, voices
- Eric Stern – vocals
- Paul Brainard – trumpet, horn arrangements
- Joe Cunningham – tenor and baritone saxophone
- Tom Hill – trombone
- Jeff London – shofar
- John Roderick – sound effects
- Troy Tietjen – mixing
- Carson Ellis – illustrations, design
- Alicia J. Rose – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Colin Meloy.
- The Infanta
- We Both Go Down Together
- Eli, the Barrow Boy
- The Sporting Life
- The Bagman’s Gambit
- From My own True Love (Lost at Sea)
- Sixteen Military Wives
- The Engine Driver
- On the Bus Mail
- The Mariner’s Revenge Song
- Of Angels and Angels
Sonny Stitt: It’s Magic
On March 22, 2005, “Delmark” label released “It’s Magic”, album by Sonny Stitt. It was recorded in 1969, at “P.S. Studio” in Chicago, and was produced by Robert G. Koester.
Personnel:
- Sonny Stitt- alto and tenor saxophone, varitone
- Don Patterson- organ
- Billy James – drums
Track listing:
- Four – Miles Davis
- On Green Dolphin Street – Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington
- Parker’s Mood – Charlie Parker
- How High the Moon – Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton
- Shake Your Head – Bob Gerow, Sammy Cahn
- It’s Magic – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
- Getting Sentimental Over You – George Bassman, Ned Washington
- Just Friends – John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis
- Body and Soul – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton
- They Can’t Take That Away from Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Kenny Rogers
On March 20, 2020, Kenneth Ray Rogers aka Kenny Rogers died aged 81. He was singer, songwriter, actor, record producer and entrepreneur, member of the “Country Music Hall of Fame”. He has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, mostly in country music, and charted more than 120 hit singles, becoming one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
Ben Harper: Both Sides of the Gun
On March 21, 2005, “Virgin” label released “Both Sides of the Gun”, the seventh Ben Harper album. It was recorded in 2004, at “The Boat Studios” in Silver Lake, California, and was produced by Ben Harper.
Personnel:
- Ben Harper- vocals, slide guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, Weissenborn, bass guitar, drums, percussion, vibes
- Marc Ford- guitar
- Jason Mozersky- guitar
- Danny Kalb- guitar, engineer
- Jan Ghazi- electric guitar, backing vocals
- David Lindley- tambura
- Greg Kurstin- Hammond B3
- David Palmer- keys
- Jason Yates – keys
- Michael Ward- guitar, bass
- Matt Cory- bass
- William Gus Seyffert – bass
- Jesse Ingulls – bass
- Juan Nelson- bass
- Nick Sandro- bass, backing vocals
- Jose Medeles- drums
- JP Plunier- drums
- Jordan Richardson – drums
- Oliver Francis Charles- drums
- Leon Mobley- percussion
- Alyssa Park, Joel Pargman, Patrick Rosalez, Brett Banducci, Timothy Loo – strings
- Charlie Musselwhite- backing vocals
- Scott Thomas, Ellen Harper, Sue Chase, Michelle Griepentrog, Jennifer Ohrstrom, Natasha Cockrell – backing vocals
- Danny Kalb – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Ben Harper, except where noted.
White
- Morning Yearning
- Waiting for You – Ben Harper, Michael Ward
- Picture in a Frame – Ben Harper, Michael Ward, Juan Nelson, Oliver Charles, Jason Yates, Leon Mobley
- Never Leave Lonely Alone
- Sweet Nothing Serenade
- Reason to Mourn
- More Than Sorry – Ben Harper, Danny Kalb
- Cryin’ Won’t Help You Now
- Happy Everafter in Your Eyes
Black
- Better Way
- Both Sides of the Gun
- Engraved Invitation
- Black Rain – Ben Harper, Jason Yates
- Gather ‘Round the Stone
- Please Don’t Talk About Murder While I’m Eating
- Get It Like You Like It
- The Way You Found Me
- Serve Your Soul
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