On December 5, 2017, Jean-Philippe Léo Smet aka Johnny Hallyday died aged 74. He was musician (piano, guitar), singer and actor, the pioneer of the French rock and roll scene. He was called “The French Elvis”, and described as “The biggest rock star you’ve never heard of in English-speaking countries”. In 1997, he was made “Chevalier of the Legion of Honour”, and in 2001, Officer of the “Order of the Crown” in Belgium. In his more than four decades long career he worked with many famous musicians including Mick Jones, Jimmy Page, Tony Joe White, Dalida, Bon Jovi, Michael Bolton, Sylvie Vartan, Bono, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Tommy Brown, Connie Francis, and Laura Pausini. In his lifetime Hallyday released 81 studio and live albums.
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Thomas Tedesco
On November 10, 1997, Thomas J. Tedesco died aged 67. He was a musician (guitar), part of the loose collective of Los Angeles area’s session musicians known as The Wrecking Crew. As he played on hundreds studio recordings, “Guitar Player” magazine described him as “the most recorded guitarist in music history”. He recorded with the Beach Boys, Chet Baker, the Mamas & the Papas, the Everly Brothers, the Association, Bobby Darrin, Barbra Streisand, Jan and Dean, the 5th Dimension, Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Zappa, Ricky Nelson, Cher, Neil Diamond, Van Dyke Parks, Michael Franks, Nancy and Frank Sinatra, Richard Harris, Peggy Lee, Johnny Rivers, Al Kooper, Michael Nesmith, Paul Anka, Don Ellis, Minnie Riperton, Maria Muldaur, Leon Russell, Aretha Franklin, Art Garfunkel, J.J. Cale, Quincy Jones, Stephen Bishop, Kenny Loggins, Jack Nitzsche, Sarah Vaughan, Lalo Schifrin, Randy Newman, Hugh Masakela, and Joan Baez. Tedesco performed on soundtracks including The French Connection, Jaws, The Godfather, Field of Dreams, and The Deer Hunter. As a leader he released ten albums.
B. B. King: Deuces Wild
On November 4, 1997, “MCA” label released “Deuces Wild”, the thirty fifth B.B. King studio album. It was recorded in 1997, and was produced by John Porter and Chris Lord-Alge.
Personnel:
- B.B. King – vocals, guitar
- Keith Richards – guitar
- Eric Clapton – guitar
- Ronnie Wood – guitar
- David Gilmour – guitar
- Bonnie Raitt – guitar
- Michael Landau – guitar
- Marty Stuart – guitar
- Hugh McCracken – guitar
- Dean Parks – guitar
- Neil Hubbard – guitar
- Chris Stainton – piano, keyboards
- C. J. Vanston – Hammond B3 organ
- Paul Carrack – Hammond B3 organ, keyboards
- Bill Payne – keyboards
- D’Angelo – keyboards
- Leon Pendarvis – organ
- Jon Cleary – piano
- Jools Holland – piano
- Tommy Eyre – piano, Wurlitzer
- Darryl Jones – bass guitar
- Pino Palladino – bass guitar
- Reggie McBride – bass guitar
- James “Hutch” Hutchinson – bass guitar
- Mick Jagger – vocals, harmonica
- Mickey Raphael – harmonica
- Tony Braunagel – drums
- Charlie Watts – drums
- Steve Jordan – drums
- Kenny Aronoff – drums
- Andy Newmark – drums
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Lenny Castro – percussion
- Jamil Sharif – trumpet
- Brian Murray – trumpet
- Darrell Leonard – trumpet
- Joe Sublett – tenor saxophone
- Carl Blouin – tenor saxophone
- Greg Smith – baritone saxophone
- Daniel P. Kelley – French horn
- Yvonne S. Moriarty – French horn
- Andrea Byers – violin
- Sid Page – violin
- Armen Garabedian – violin
- Berj Garabedian – violin
- Norman Hughes – violin
- Tamara Hatwan – violin
- Bruce Dukov – violin, viola
- Larry Colbert – cello
- Martin Tillman – cello
- Miles Tackett – cello
- Dane Little – cello
- Marston Smith – cello
- Kenneth Yerke – viola
- Robert Becker – viola
- Paul Waller – programming
- Simon Climie – programming
- Harry Bowens – backingd vocals
- Terence Forsythe – backing vocals
- Vincent Bonham – backing vocals
Track listing:
- If You Love Me – with Van Morrison
- The Thrill Is Gone – with Tracy Chapman
- Rock Me Baby – with Eric Clapton
- Please Send Me Someone to Love – with Mick Hucknall
- Baby I Love You – with Bonnie Raitt
- Ain’t Nobody Home – with D’Angelo
- Pauly’s Birthday Boogie – with Jools Holland
- Confessin’ the Blues – with Marty Stuart
- Hummingbird – with Dionne Warwick
- Let the Good Times Roll – with Zucchero
- Keep It Coming – with Heavy D
- Cryin’ Won’t Help You Babe – with David Gilmour and Paul Carrack
- Night Life – with Willie Nelson
Lydia Lunch: Matrikamantra
On October 31, 1997, “Crippled Dick Hot Wax!” label released “Matrikamantra”, the fourth Lydia Lunch album. It was recorded in March 1997, “Harbinger House” in New York, “Palace Acropolis” in Praha, Czech Republic, and was produced by Lydia Lunch.
Personnel:
Harbinger House
- Lydia Lunch – vocals
- Joseph Budenholzer – sound design
- Laura Rogers – flute
- Greg Shakar – clarinet, mastering
- Joan Dalin – violin
- Kamilsky – special effects, mastering
- Colin Stuart – mixing, mastering
- Paul Geluso – mastering
Live in Praque
- Lydia Lunch – vocals
- Joseph Budenholzer – sound design
- Kamilsky – bass guitar, mastering, mixing
- Tomáš Hadrava – mixing
- Colin Stuart – mastering, mixing
- Mr. Zak – mastering
Track listing:
All lyrics by Lydia Lunch, all music by Joseph Budenholzer.
Harbinger House
- Need to Feed
- Inverted Dream
- Disease of the Night
- Psychic Anthropology
- Cesspool Called History
- Dread
- Escape
- Itch
- Solo Mystico
- Lethe
- In Spite of God
- Archives of Blood
- Outpatients
Live in Prague
- Intro/World of Whispers
- Cesspool Called History
- Gravediggers of the Future
- Need to Feed
- Perfumed Corpses
- Disease of the Night
- In Spite of God/Vortex
- Hermones
- Dread
- Outpatients/Exit
Phish: The Story of the Ghost
October 27, 1998, “Elektra” label released “The Story of the Ghost”, the seventh Phish studio album. It was recorded March – October 1997, April – June 1998, at “Bearsville Studios” in New York, “Dave O’s Farmhouse”, and was produced by Andy Wallace.
Personnel:
- Trey Anastasio – lead vocals, guitars, horn arrangement
- Page McConnell – lead, co-lead and backing vocals, keyboard
- Mike Gordon – bass guitar, pedal steel, co-lead and backing vocals
- Jon Fishman – lead, co-lead and backing vocals, drums
- Dave Grippo – saxophone
- James Harvey – trombone
- Jennifer Hartswick – trumpet
- Heloise Williams – backing vocals
- Chris Shaw – engineer
- John Siket – recording
- Chris Laidlaw – recording assistant
- Chris Laidlaw – recording assistant
- Andy Wallace – mixing
- Steve Sisco – mixing assistant
- George Condo – paintings
- Lili Picou – art direction
Track listing:
- Ghost – Trey Anastasio, Marshall
- Birds of a feather – Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Marshall, Page McConnell
- Meat – Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Marshall, Page McConnell
- Guyute – Trey Anastasio, Marshall
- Fikus – Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Marshall, Page McConnell
- Shafty – Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Marshall, Page McConnell
- Limb by Limb – Trey Anastasio, Scott Herman, Marshall
- Frankie Says – Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Marshall, Page McConnell
- Brian and Robert – Trey Anastasio, Marshall
- Water in the Sky – Trey Anastasio, Marshall
- Roggae – Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Marshall, Page McConnell
- Wading in the Velvet Sea – Trey Anastasio, Marshall
- The Moma Dance – Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Marshall, Page McConnell
- End of Session – Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Marshall, Page McConnell
Kenny Wheeler: A Long Time Ago
On October 19, 1999, “ECM” label released “A Long Time Ago”, the 16th Kenny Wheeler album. It was recorded September 1997 – January 1998, at “Gateway Studio” in Kingston, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.
Personnel:
- Kenny Wheeler – flugelhorn
- John Taylor – piano
- John Parricelli – guitar
- Derek Watkins, John Barclay, Henry Lowther, Ian Hamer – trumpet
- Pete Beachill, Mark Nightingale, Richard Edwards- trombone
- Sarah Williams, Dave Stewart – bass trombone
- Tony Faulkner – conductor
Track listing:
All tracks by Kenny Wheeler.
- The Long Time Ago Suite
- One Plus Three (Version 1)
- Ballad for a Dead Child
- Eight Plus Three / Alice My Dear
- Going for Baroque
- Gnu Suite
- One Plus Three (Version 2)
Wayne Shorter: High Life
On October 17, 1995, “Verve” label released “High Life”, the twentieth Wayne Shorter album. It was recorded in 1995, at Bill Schnee’s studio in North Hollywood, and was produced by Marcus Miller. In 1997, “High Life” won the “Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album”.
Personnel:
- Wayne Shorter – tenor, soprano, alto and baritone saxophones
- Rachel Z – piano, synthesizers, sound design, sequencing
- David Gilmore – electric guitar
- Marcus Miller – bass guitar, bass clarinet, rhythm programming
- Will Calhoun – drums
- Lenny Castro – percussion
- Airto Moreira – percussion
- Terri Lyne Carrington – drums
- Munyungo Jackson – percussion
- Kevin Ricard – percussion
- David Ward – additional sound design
Track listing:
All tracks by Wayne Shorter.
- Children of the Night
- At the Fair
- Maya
- On the Milky Way Express
- Pandora Awakened
- Virgo Rising
- High Life
- Midnight in Carlotta’s Hair
- Black Swan (in memory of Susan Portlynn Romeo)
Janis Ian: Hunger
On September 30, 1997, “Windham Hill” label released “Hunger”, the fifteenth Janis Ian studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Bearsville Studios” in Bearsville, New York, “The Congress House” in Austin, Texas, “Music Mill”, “Ocean Way”, “Quad & Woodland Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Jeff Balding, Janis Ian, and Ani DiFranco.
Personnel:
- Janis Ian – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Kevin Breit – electric and National Steel guitars, bouzouki
- Andrew Gilchrist – electric guitar
- Dan Huff- electric guitar
- Randy Leago – accordion
- Glenn Worf – upright bass
- David Piltch- upright bass
- Ani DiFranco- bass, sampling, backing vocals
- Andy Stochansky – drums, percussion
- Steve Brewster – drums
- Terry McMillian – percussion
- Cyro Baptista- percussion
- Ron Huff – arrangements
- Jeff Balding – mixing
- Andrew Gilehrist – mixing
- Sonny Mediana – art direction, design
Track listing:
All tracks by Janis Ian, except where noted.
- Black & White
- On the Dark Side of Town
- Might As Well Be Monday
- Getting Over You – Janis Ian, Gary Burr
- Searching for America
- Hunger
- Welcome to Acousticville
- Honor Them All
- Empty
- House Without a Heart
- Shadow
- Getting Over You (with strings) – Janis Ian, Gary Burr
Gilby Clarke: The Hangover
On September 23, 1997, “Paradigm Records” label released “The Hangover”, the second Gilby Clarke studio album. It was recorded in 1997 and was produced by C.J. DeVillar and Gilby Clarke.
Personnel:
- Gilby Clarke- lead vocals, guitars, bass, mellotron, drums
- Waddy Watchel- guitars
- Ryan Roxie- guitars
- Teddy Andreadis- piano, Hammond, harmonica
- J. DeVillar – bass, backing vocals
- Will Effertz- bass, backing vocals
- Phil Soussan- bass
- Clem Burke- drums
- Sandy Chila – drums, percussion
- Mike Fasano- drums
- Eric Singer- drums
- Ovis – horns, backing vocals
- Kyle Vincent – backing vocals
- Jason Alt – backing vocals
- Roberta Freeman – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Gilby Clarke, except where noted.
- Wasn’t Yesterday Great
- It’s Good Enough for Rock N’ Roll
- Zip Gun
- Higher
- Mickey Marmalade
- Blue Grass Mosquito
- Happiness Is a Warm Gun – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
- Hang on to Yourself – David Bowie
- The Worst
- Captain Chaos
- Punk Rock Pollution
Djam Karet: The Devouring
On September 16, 1997, “Cuneiform” label released “The Devouring”, the seventh Djam Karet studio album. It was recorded March 1996 – March 1997 and was produced by Gayle Ellett, Chuck Oken Jr., and Henry J. Osborne.
Personnel:
- Gayle Ellett – electric, 12-string acoustic, and 24-string steel acoustic guitar, koto, guitar synthesizer, keyboards, organ, mellotron, sampler, theremin, electronics, percussion
- Chuck Oken, Jr. – drums, percussion, keyboards
- Henry J. Osborne – bass guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, percussion
- Judy Garp – violin
- Mike Henderson – electric and 12-string electric guitar
- Dave Druse – cover art
Track listing:
All tracks by Gayle Ellet, Chuck Oken Jr, Henry J. Osborne, and Mike Henderson.
- Night of the Mexican Goat Sucker
- Forbidden by Rule
- Lost, But Not Forgotten
- Lights Over Roswell
- Myth of a White Jesus
- The River of No Return
- Room 40
- The Indian Problem
- The Pinzler Method
- Old Soldier’s Disease
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