On August 5, 1992, Jeffrey Thomas Porcaro died aged 38. He was a songwriter, musician (drums), and record producer, best known as the drummer with Toto. He was one of the most south after session drummers in popular music, played on hundreds of albums and worked with numerous artists such as Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, Michael Jackson, George Benson, Greg Lake, Seals & Crofts, Les Dudek, Joe Cocker, Steely Dan, The Jacksons, Tommy Bolin, Jackson Browne, Leo Sayer, Boz Scaggs, Carly Simon, Eric Carmen, Valerie Carter, Lisa Dal Bello, Hall & Oates, Diana Ross, Colin Blunstone, Larry Carlton, Allen Toussaint, Dave Mason, Warren Zevon, Ruben Blades, Bim, Jerry Williams, Al Stewart, Marc Jordan, Rickie Lee Jones, Janne Schaffer, Lowell George, Aretha Franklin, Jon Anderson, Luis Miguel, Love and Money, Patti Austin, Mariya Takeuchi, The Brothers Johnson, Peter Frampton, Bee Gees, Char, Christopher Cross, Randy Crawford, Al Jarreau, Amii Ozaki, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Eye to Eye, Donna Summer, Elton John, Melissa Manchester, Donald Fagen, Herbie Hancock, Don Henley, Michael McDonald, Lionel Richie, Paul Simon, Randy Newman, Russ Taff, Chicago, David Gilmour Joe Walsh, Eric Clapton, Peter cetera, Earth Wind & Fire, roger Hodgson, David Benoit, Dr. John, Steve Porcaro, Nik Kershaw, Poco, Clair Mario, Celine Dion, Natalie Cole, Madonna, Jude Cole, Sandy Patty, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Bolton, Cher, Dire Straits, Richard Marx, Bonnie Raitt, Rod Stewart, B-52’s, Go West, 10CC, Roger Waters, Paul Young, and David Crosby. In 1993, Porcaro was posthumously inducted into the “Modern Drummer Hall of Fame”.
Tag Archives: 1992
Charlie Haden’s Quartet: Haunted Heart
On July 28, 1992, “Verve” label released “Haunted Heart”, the fourth Charlie Haden’s Quartet West album. It was recorded in October 1991, at “Studio Plateforme” in Sète, and was produced by Charlie Haden and Hans Wendl.
Personnel:
- Charlie Haden– bass
- Ernie Watts- tenor saxophone
- Alan Broadbent- piano
- Larance Marable- drums
- Billie Holiday, Jo Stafford, Jeri Southern – vocals
Track listing:
- Introduction- Max Steiner, Adolph Deutsch
- Hello My Lovely – Charlie Haden
- Haunted Heart – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
- Dance of the Infidels – Bud Powell
- The Long Goodbye – Alan Broadbent
- Moonlight Serenade – Glenn Miller, Mitchell Parish
- Lennie’s Pennies – Lennie Tristano
- Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye – Cole Porter
- Lady in the Lake – Alan Broadbent
- Segment – Charlie Parker
- The Bad and the Beautiful – David Raksin
- Deep Song – Douglass Cross, George Cory
Tea Party: Splendor Solis
On June 11, 1993, “EMI Music Canada” label released “Splendor Solis” the second Tea Party album. It was recorded 1992 – 1993, at “White Crow Audio” in Burlington, Vermont, and was produced by Jeff Martin.
Personnel:
- Jeff Martin – vocals, guitars
- Stuart Chatwood – bass guitars, cello, art coordination
- Jeff Burrows – drums, percussion
- Glen Robinson – engineer, mixing
- Alex Armitage – mixing assistant
- Bob Ludwig- remastering
- Steve Cole – art conception, design
Track listing:
All tracks by Jeff Martin, Jeff Burrows and Stuart Chatwood.
- The River
- Midsummer Day
- A Certain Slant of Light
- Winter Solstice
- Save Me
- Sun Going Down
- In This Time
- Dreams of Reason
- Raven Skies
- Haze on the Hills
- The Majestic Song
Porcupine Tree: Up the Downstairs
On June 7, 1993, “Delirium” label released “Up the Downstair”, the second Porcupine Tree studio album. It was recorded February 1992 – January 1993, at “No Man’s Land” in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, and was produced by Steven Wilson.
Personnel:
- Steven Wilson- vocals, various instruments
- Richard Barbieri– electronics
- Colin Edwin– bass guitar
- Suzanne J. Barbieri– vocals
Track listing:
All music by Steven Wilson, all lyrics by Steven Wilson, except where noted.
- What You Are Listening To…
- Synesthesia
- Monuments Burn into Moments
- Always Never – Alan Duffy
- Up the Downstairs
- Not Beautiful Anymore
- Siren
- Small Fish – Alan Duffy
- Burning Sky
- Fadeaway – Alan Duffy
Aztec Camera: Dreamland
On May 25, 1993, “WEA” label released “Dreamland”, the fifth Aztec Camera studio album. It was recorded in 1992, and was produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Roddy Frame.
Personnel:
- Roddy Frame– vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Rosie Ania
- Victor Bailey
- Steve Bernstein
- Barry Finclair
- Romero Lubambo
- Sylvia Mason-James
- David Palmer
- Paul Powell
- Gary Sanctuary
- Vivian Saunders
- Steve Sidelnyk
- Gary Tibbs
- Naná Vasconcelos
- Lolly Grodner, Patrick Dillett, Paul Gomersall – engineer
- Danton Supple, Hoover Le, Jim Caruana, Tim Leitner – engineer assistant
- Julian Mendelsohn – mixing
- Zana – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Roddy Frame.
- Birds
- Safe in Sorrow
- Black Lucia
- Let Your Love Decide
- Spanish Horses
- Dream Sweet Dreams
- Pianos and Clocks
- Sister Ann
- Vertigo
- Valium Summer
- The Belle of the Ball
Marc Ribot: Yo! I Killed Your God
On May 18, 1999, “Tzadik” label “Yo! I Killed Your God”, the tenth Marc Ribot album. It was recorded 1992 – 1994, at “CBGB” in New York City, “Rote Fabrik” in Zurich, Switzerland, in Tokyo and Nagoya, and was produced by John Zorn, Marc Ribot and Mark Anthony Thompson.
Personnel:
- Marc Ribot– vocals, guitar
- JD Foster– guitar
- Chris Wood– guitar, bass
- Roger Kleier– guitar
- Sebastian Steinberg– bass
- Mark Anthony Thompson– bass, sequencer
- Dougie Bowne– drums
- Christine Bard– drums
- Jim Pugliese– drums
- Francois Lardeau– drums programming
- Allan Tucker – mastering
- Ikue Mori– design
- Shoichi – photography
- Danny C – photography
- Bert Detant – photography
- Kazunori Sugiyama – associate producer
Track listing:
Al tracks by Marc Ribot, except where noted.
- I Fall to Pieces
- Yo! I Killed Your God
- Human Sacrifice
- The Wind Cries Mary – Jimi Hendrix
- Softly as in a Morning Sunrise – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
- Fourth World
- Requiem for What’s His Name
- Somebody In My House
- Clever White Youths with Attitude
- Expressionless
- Jamon Con Yucca
- Pulse
- Change Has Come
- Mon Petit Punk
Porcupine Tree: On the Sunday of Life…
On May 12, 1992, “Delirium” label released “On the Sunday of Life…”, the debut Porcupine Tree album. It compiles tracks that Steven Wilson recorded for two cassette-only releases, “Tarquin’s Seaweed Farm” (1989) and “The Nostalgia Factory” (1991). It was recorded 1988 – 1992, at “No Man’s Land” in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK, and was produced by Steven Wilson.
Personnel:
- Steven Wilson – vocals, various instruments
- Solomon St. Jemain – voice, additional guitar
- John Marshall – drums
- Master Timothy Masters – oboe
Track listing:
All music by Steven Wilson, all lyrics by Alan Duffy except where noted.
Part 1: First Love
- Music for the Head
- Jupiter Island
- Third Eye Surfer
- On the Sunday of Love…
- The Nostalgia Factory
Part 2: Second Sight
- Space Transmission
- Message from a Self – Destructing Turnip
- Radioactive Toy – lyrics by Steven Wilson
- Nine Cats
Part 3: Third Eye
- Hymn
- Footprints
- Linton Samuel Dawson
- And the Swallows Dance Above the Sun
- Queen Quotes Crowley
Part 4: Fourth Bridge
- No Luck With Rabbits
- Begonia Seduction Scene
- The Long Silence
- It Will Rain for a Million Years
Toto: Kingdom of Desire
On May 11, 1993, “Relativity” label released “Kingdom of Desire”, the eighth Toto studio album. It was recorded in 1992 at “A&M Studios”, “Skywalker Studios”, Schnee Studios”, “Devonshire Sound Studios”, “Record One”, “Rumbo Recorders”, “Castle Oak Studios”, “Track Record”, “Mad Hatter Studios”, “Pacifique Recording Studios”, “Enterprise Studios” and “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Danny Kortchmar, Steve Lukather, David Paich, Mike Porcaro and Jeff Porcaro.
Personnel:
- Steve Lukather– lead and backing vocals, guitars
- David Paich– piano, organ, synthesizer, backing vocals
- Mike Porcaro– bass guitar
- Jeff Porcaro– drums, percussion
- Steve Porcaro– synthesizers
- John Jessel – synthesizer programming
- J. Vanston– synthesizer
- Lenny Castro– percussion
- Jim Keltner– percussion
- Chris Trujillo – percussion
- Joe Porcaro– percussion
- Gary Herbig – saxophone
- Don Menza– saxophone
- Chuck Findley– trumpet
- John Elefante– backing vocals
- Alex Brown – backing vocals
- Phillip Ingram– backing vocals
- Angel Rogers – backing vocals
- Fred White – backing vocals
- Steve George– backing vocals
- Richard Page– backing vocals
- Bobby Womack– backing vocals
- John Fogerty– backing vocals
- Kevin Dorsey – backing vocals
- Arnold McCuller– backing vocals
- Billy Sherwood– backing vocals
- Stan Lynch– backing vocals
- Jenny Douglas-McRae – backing vocals
- Jackie McGhee – backing vocals
- Phil Perry– backing vocals
- Jess Sutcliffe – engineer, production coordination
- Niko Bolas, John Jessel, Greg Ladanyi – engineer
- Anas Allaf, Mike Arvold, Shawn Berman, Kyle Bess, Ken Deranteriasian, Bob Edwards, Jeff Graham, Rob Jaczko, Dick Kaneshiro, Fred Kelly Jr., Ed Korengo, Keith Kresge, Tim Larber, Randy Long, Jeff Lorenzen, Rick Plant, Chris Rich, Rail Rogut, Thom Russo, Darian Sahanaja, M.T. Silva, Mick Stern, Bart Stevens, Randy Wine – recording
- Bob Clearmountain – mixing
- Bob Ludwig- mastering
- Nancy Donald – art direction
- Rick Patrick – illustration, logo design
- Dennis Keeley – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Steve Lukather, David Paich, Mike Porcaro and Jeff Porcaro, except where noted.
- Gypsy Train
- Don’t Chain My Heart
- Never Enough – Steve Lukather, David Paich, Mike Porcaro, Jeff Porcaro, Fee Waybill
- How Many Times
- 2 Hearts
- Wing of Time
- She Knows the Devil
- The Other Side – David Paich, Billy Sherwood, Rory Kaplan
- Only You
- Kick Down the Walls – Danny Kortchmar, Stan Lynch
- Kingdom of Desire – Danny Kortchmar
- Jake to the Bone
John McLaughlin: Qué Alegría
On April 7, 1992, “Verve” label released “Qué Alegría”, the seventh John McLaughlin album. It was recorded November 29 – December 3 1991, at “Studio Bauer” in Ludwigsburg, Germany, and was produced by John McLaughlin.
Personnel:
- John McLaughlin– acoustic guitar, Photon Midi interface
- Dominique Di Piazza– 4 string and 5 string bass guitars
- Kai Eckhardt– bass guitar
- Trilok Gurtu– percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by John McLaughlin except where noted.
- Belo Horizonte
- Baba – Trilok Gurtu
- Reincarnation
- 1 Nite Stand
- Marie – Dominique Di Piazza
- Hijacked
- Mila Repa
- Qué Alegría
- 3 Willows
Peter Bernstein: Somethin’s Burnin
On April 6, 1994, “Criss Cross” label released “Somethin’s Burnin”, the debut Peter Bernstein album. It was recorded in December 1992, and was produced by Gerry Tekens.
Personnel:
- Peter Bernstein– guitar
- Brad Mehldau– piano
- John Webber– double bass
- Jimmy Cobb– drums
Track listing:
- This Could Be the Start of Something Big – Steve Allen
- Afterglow – Peter Bernstein
- Booker’s Little Blues – Peter Bernstein
- Kenyatta – Lee Morgan
- On a Misty Night – Tadd Dameron
- Isn’t This a Lovely Day – Irving Berlin
- Love for Sale – Cole Porter
- Sideburns – Peter Bernstein
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