On October 19, 2025, Anthony Claiborne Jackson died aged 73. He was musician (electric bass, contrabass, guitar), bassist, regarded as “one of the masters of the instrument”. He performed live in more than 30 countries and recorded in more than 3000 sessions on more than 500 albums, with Al Di Meola, Billy Paul, Carlos Garnett, Roberta Flack, Patti Austin, Alex Bugnon, Michel Camilo, Jorge Dalto, Mandoki Soulmates, Will Downing, Carlos Franzetti, Jun Fukamachi, Eric Gale, Terumasa Hino, Garland Jeffreys, Chaka Khan, Steve Khan, Tania Maria, Harvey Mason, Michel Petrucciani, Buddy Rich, Lee Ritenour, Mike Stern, Hiromi Uehara, Grover Washington Jr., Monty Alexander, Peter Allen, Gabriela Anders, Ashford & Simpson, Fahir Atakoglu, Anita Baker, Bob Baldwin, Gato Barbieri, Thereza Bazar, Jim Beard, Bee Gees, George Benson, Warren Bernhardt, Randy Bernsen, Rory Block, Perry Botkin Jr., Ralph Bowen, Till Brönner, Peabo Bryson, Jimmy Buffett, Dina Carroll, Dennis Chambers, Sandeep Chowta, John Clark, Norman Connors, Chick Corea, Hank Crawford, Randy Crawford, Lou Courtney, Eddie Daniels, Michael Davis, Rainy Davis, Eumir Deodato, Devonsquare, Paul Dresher, Ned Rothenberg, Gene Dunlap, Eliane Elias, Pee Wee Ellis, Jon Faddis, Donald Fagen, Joe Farrell, Rachelle Ferrell, Barry Finnerty, Sonny Fortune, Hiroshi Fukumura, Four Tops, Henry Gaffney, Carlos Garnett, Stephane Grappelli, Urbie Green, Michael Gregory, Dave Grusin, Kit Hain, Delores Hall, Lionel Hampton, Gene Harris, Takehiro Honda, Lena Horne, Miki Howard, Bobbi Humphrey, Phyllis Hyman, Masaru Imada, Freddie Jackson, Joe Jackson, Rebbie Jackson, Al Jarreau, Quincy Jones, Ryo Kawasaki, Earl Klugh, Kahoru Kohiruimaki, Wayne Krantz, Bireli Lagrene, Yusef Lateef, Webster Lewis, Dave Liebman, Reggie Lucas, Ralph MacDonald, Teo Macero, Madonna, Teena Marie, Sleepy Matsumoto, Maureen McGovern, Sergio Mendes, Pat Metheny, Bette Midler, Barry Miles, Russell Morris, Gerry Mulligan, Milton Nascimento, David “Fathead” Newman, Maxine Nightingale, Claude Nougaro, The O’Jays, Jeffrey Osborne, Phil Perry, Peter, Paul & Mary, Esther Phillips, Simon Phillips, Noel Pointer, Jesse Rae, Ernest Ranglin, Lou Rawls, Jess Roden, Diana Ross, Ray Russell, Sam & Dave, David Sanborn, Arturo Sandoval, Alejandro Sanz, Lalo Schifrin, Helen Schneider, John Scofield, John Sebastian, Doc Severinsen, Carly Simon, Edward Simon, Paul Simon, Simon & Garfunkel, Kathy Sledge, Lonnie Liston Smith, Steve Smith, Phoebe Snow, Bert Sommer, David Spinozza, Steely Dan, Jeremy Steig, Charles Sullivan, Ximo Tebar, Nino Tempo, John Tropea, Michal Urbaniak, Dave Valentin, Luther Vandross, Harold Vick, Roch Voisine, Martha Wash, Kazumi Watanabe, Sadao Watanabe, Frank Weber, Dave Weckl, James D-Train Williams, Vanessa Williams, Nancy Wilson, Bernie Worrell and Akiko Yano. As co – leader Jackson released three albums.
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GRP All-Star Big Band: Dave Grusin Presents GRP All-Star Big Band Live!
On October 5, 1993, “GRP” label released “Dave Grusin Presents GRP All-Star Big Band Live!”, album by the GRP All-Star Big Band. It was recorded in January 1993, at “Gotanda Kan-i Hoken Hall” in Tokyo, Japan, and was produced by Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen, Michael Abene and Gretchen Hoffmann Abene.
Personnel:
- Dave Grusin – piano
- Tom Scott – conductor, soprano, tenor and baritone sax
- Eric Marienthal – soprano and alto saxophones
- Nelson Rangell – soprano and alto saxophones, flute
- Bob Mintzer – soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet
- Ernie Watts – soprano and tenor saxophones
- Arturo Sandoval –trumpet, flugelhorn
- Chuck Findley – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Byron Stripling – trumpet, flugelhorn
- George Bohanon – trombone
- Phillip Bent – flute
- Eddie Daniels – clarinet
- Russell Ferrante – piano
- John Patitucci – bass
- Dave Weckl – drums
- Gary Burton – vibraphone
- Gary Lindsay – arrangements
- Bernie Kirsh – engineer, mixing
- Keiichi Yamada – engineer assistant
- Darren Mora – engineer assistant, mixing
- Wally Traugott – mastering
- Dan Serrano – art direction
- Scott Johnson – art direction
- Alba Acevedo – design
- Yasuhisa Yoneda – photography
- Katsuya Koike – photography
- Geoff Mayfield – liner notes
- Michael Landy – post-production
- Joseph Doughney – post-production
- Diane Dragonette – assistant coordinator, production coordination
- Hiroshi Aono – production coordination
Track listing:
- Oleo – Sonny Rollins
- My Man’s Gone Now – George Gershwin
- Sing, Sing, Sing – Lousi Prima
- Manteca – Dizzy Gillespie
- Blues for Howard – Dave Grusin
- Cherokee – Ray Noble
- Blue Train – John Coltrane
- S Wonderful – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
- Sister Sadie – Horace Silver
- GRP Band Introduction
Michael Lang
On August 5, 2022, Michael Anthony Lang died aged 80. He was musician (piano, keyboards, organ, synthesizer) and composer, recorded more than 2500 film scores, and worked with some of the biggest names of modern music such as Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, John Lennon, Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, Vince Gill, Milt Jackson, Lee Konitz, Diana Krall, Arturo Sandoval, Josh Groban, Frank Zappa, Lee Ritenour, Oliver Nelson, Bud Shank, Kenny Rogers, Barbra Streisand, Solomon Burke, Tom Waits, Peggy Lee, Vanessa Williams, Jose Feliciano, Bette Midler, Russell Watson, Michael Bolton, Don Ellis, Robbie Williams, Paul Anka, Sarah Vaughan, Amy Grant, Willie Nelson, Natalie Cole, Dusty Springfield, Melissa Manchester, Neil Diamond, Shelly Manne and Stan Kenton.
Dizzy Gillespie
On January 6, 1993, John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie died aged 75. He was musician (trumpet), singer, composer and bandleader, trumpet virtuoso and improviser, regarded as one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time. Together with Charlie Parker, Gillespie was major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz. He has recorded and performed with some of the most important musicians in the jazz history, including Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus, Max Roach, Stan Getz, Sonny Stit,Coleman Hawkins, Sonny Rollins,Benny Golson, Bobby Hackett, Mary Lou Williams, Willie Ruff, Dwike Mitchell, Art Blakey, Al McKibbon, Thelonious Monk, Kai Winding, Joe Turner, Roy Eldridge, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Clark Terry, Oscar Peterson, John Lewis, Hank Jones, Percy Heath, Roy Eldridge, Machito, Benny Carter, Lalo Schifrin, Count Basie, Freddie Hubbard, Arturo Sandoval, Phil Woods, Moe Koffman, United Nation Orchestra, Jackie McLean, Percy Heath, Ron Holloway, Ed Cherry, John Lee, Ignacio Berroa, Duke Ellington, Quincy Jones, Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Mike Longo, Manhattan Transfer, Carmen McRae, Katie Bell Nubin, Mongo Santamaria, Woody Shaw, Lillian Terry and Randy Weston.
Lou Reed: The Raven
On January 28, 2003, “Sire” label released “The Raven”, the nineteenth Lou Reed album. It was recorded in 2002, and was produced by Hal Willner and Lou Reed. “The Raven” is concept album recounting the short stories and poems of Edgar Allan Poe through word and song. The album also features new versions of two of Lou Reed’s songs, “The Bed” and “Perfect Day”.
Personnel:
- Lou Reed – vocals, guitar
- Mike Rathke – guitar
- Russ DeSalvo- guitar, keyboards
- Friedrich Paravicini – piano, keyboards
- Fernando Saunders- bass, guitar, backing vocals
- Tony “Thunder” Smith- drums
- Patrick Carroll- bass, drum programming
- Laurie Anderson – vocals
- Antony Hegarty, David Bowie- vocals
- Doug Wieselman – baritone and tenor saxophone
- Paul Shapiro- tenor saxophone
- Steve Bernstein- trumpet, horn arrangement
- Art Baron- trombone
- Ornette Coleman- alto saxophone
- Frank Wulff- oboe, hurdy-gurdy
- Shelly Woodworth – English horn
- Antoine Silverman, Marti Sweet – violin
- Rob Mathes- string arrangements
- Jane Scarpantoni- cello, string arrangement
- Willem Dafoe, Steve Buscemi, Elizabeth Ashley, Amanda Plummer- voice
- Kate & Anna McGarrigle – backing vocals
- The Blind Boys of Alabama- backing vocals
- Julian Schnabel – art cover
All tracks by Lou Reed.
- Overture
- Edgar Allan Poe
- Call On Me
- The Valley Of Unrest
- A Thousand Departed Friends
- Change
- The Bed
- Perfect Day
- The Raven
- Balloon
- Broadway Song
- Blind Rage
- Burning Embers
- Vanishing Act
- Guilty
- I Wanna Know (The Pit And The Pendulum)
- Science Of The Mind
- Hop Frog
- Tripitena’s Speech
- Who Am I? (Tripitena’s Song)
- Guardian Angel
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