On May 28, 2025, Aloysius Tyrone Foster aka Al Foster, died aged 82. He was musician (drums), recorded and performed with Blue Mitchell, Illinois Jacquet, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, McCoy Tyner, Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Barron, Joe Henderson, Joanne Brackeen, Cedar Walton, Larry Willis, Steve Kuhn, Tommy Flanagan, Chris Potter, George Adams, Richie Beirach, Peter Bernstein, Walter Bishop Jr, Donald Byrn, Eli Degibri, Eliane Elias, Eric Le Lann, Red Garland, Dexter Gordon, Charlie Haden, Sadik Hakim, Jimmy Heath, Duke Jordan, Shirley Horn, Bobby Hutcherson, Sam Jones, Yusef Lateef, Andy LaVerne, Abbey Lincoln, Fred Lipsius, Larry Willis, George Mraz, Lonnie Liston Smith, Joe Lovano, Frank Morgan, Johnny Lytle, Hugh Masakela, Ronnie Mathews, Tete Montoliu, Sam Morrison, Bud Shank, Reggie Workman, Peter Zak, Cecil Payne, Dave Liebman and Art Pepper. As leader, Foster released eighth albums.
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Abbey Lincoln: That’s Him!
In December 1957, “Riverside” label released “That’s Him!”, the second Abbey Lincoln album. It was recorded in October 1957, at “Reeves Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Bill Grauer and Orrin Keepnews.
Personnel:
- Abbey Lincoln – vocals
- Kenny Dorham – trumpet
- Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
- Wynton Kelly – piano, bass
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Max Roach – drums
Track listing:
- Strong Man – Oscar Brown, Jr.
- Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe – Harold Arlen, E.Y. “Yip” Harburg
- My Man – Jacques Charles, Channing Pollack, Albert Willemetz, Maurice Yvain
- Tender as a Rose – Phil Moore
- That’s Him – Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill
- I Must Have That Man! – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
- Porgy – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
- When a Woman Loves a Man – Bernie Hanighen, Gordon Jenkins, Johnny Mercer
- Don’t Explain – Arthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: English Electric
On April 5, 2013, “100%”, “BMG” labels released “English Electric”, the twelfth Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark studio album. It was recorded 2012 – 2103 at “Motor Museum Studio” in Liverpool, “Bleepworks” in London, and was produced by Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Martin Cooper and Malcolm Holmes.
Personnel:
- Andy McCluskey– vocals, bass guitar, keyboards
- Paul Humphreys– vocals, keyboards, mixing
- Martin Cooper– keyboards
- Malcolm Holmes– drums, additional programming
- David Watson– backing vocals
- Claudia Brücken– machine voice
- Fotonovela– additional programming
- James Watson – additional programming
- Abbey Lincoln– sample performer
- Charles Reeves– Chinese recording
- Mike Spink – additional engineering
- Peter Saville– art direction
- Tom Skipp – design
- Innes Marlow – photography
- Guy Katsav– additional production
Track listing:
- Please Remain Seated – Andy McCluskey
- Metroland – Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys
- Night Café – Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys
- The Future Will Be Silent – Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys
- Helen of Troy – Andy McCluskey, Bitzenis, Geranois
- Our System – Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys
- Kissing the Machine – Andy McCluskey, Karl Bartos
- Decimal – Andy McCluskey
- Stay With Me – Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, James Watson
- Dresden – Andy McCluskey
- Atomic Ranch – Andy McCluskey
- Final Song – Andy McCluskey, Kurt Weill, Langston Hughes
Max Roach: We Insist
On December 1, 1960, “Candid Records” label released “We Insist!” (subtitled Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite), the 21st Max Roach album. It was recorded April – September 1960, at “Nola Penthouse Sound Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Nat Hentoff.
Personnel:
- Max Roach– drums
- Abbey Lincoln– vocals
- Booker Little– trumpet
- Julian Priester– trombone
- Walter Benton– tenor saxophone
- Coleman Hawkins– tenor saxophone
- James Schenk – bass
- Michael Olatunji– vocals, congas
- Raymond Mantilla– percussion
- Tomas du Vall – percussion
Track listing:
All lyrics by Oscar Brown, all music by Max Roach.
- Driva Man
- Freedom Day
- Triptych: Prayer/Protest/Peace
- All Africa
- Tears for Johannesburg
Stan Getz
On June 6, 1991, Stanley Getz, died aged 64. He wasmusician (primarily tenor saxophone), came to prominence in the late 40’s playing with Woody Herman’s big band, and went on performing bebop and cool jazz. He became world known with his bossa nova period, in which he recorded few albums that promoted bossa nova worldwide, including “Jazz Samba (1962)”; “Big Band Bossa Nova (1962)”; “Jazz Samba Encore! (1963)” and “Getz/Gilberto (1963)”. In his career he performed with some of the most important jazz artists, including Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, Joao Gilberto, Laurindo Almeida, Herb Alpert, Benny Goodman, Al Haig and Abbey Lincoln. Getz achieved big number of awards including five “Grammy Awards”:
- Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance, Soloist or Small Group (Instrumental) “Desafinado,” Stan Getz. 1962
- Grammy Award for Record of the Year, “The Girl From Ipanema,” 1964
- Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Getz/Gilberto, Stan Getz and João Gilberto (Verve) 1964
- Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Small Group or Soloist With Small Group, Getz/Gilberto, Stan Getz 1964
- Grammy Award for Best Jazz Solo Performance, “I Remember You” Stan Getz 1991
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