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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Urbie Green: The Fox
In December 1976, “CTI” label released “The Fox”, the 18th Urbie Green album. It was recorded July – November 1976, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
- Urbie Green – trombone
- Fred Gripper – electric piano
- Barry Miles – piano, keyboards
- Mike Abene – piano
- Toots Thielmans – harmonica, whistle
- Eric Gale – guitar
- Anthony Jackson – electric bass
- George Mraz – bass
- Jimmy Madison – drums
- Andy Newmark – drums
- Sue Evans – percussion
- Nicky Marrero – percussion
- Mike Mainieri – vibraphone
- Joe Farrell – flute, soprano saxophone
- Jeremy Steig – flute
- David Matthews – arrangements, footsteps
Track listing:
- Another Star – Stevie Wonder
- Goodbye – Gordon Jenkins
- Mertensia – David Matthews
- You Don’t Know What Love Is – Gene de Paul, Don Raye
- Manteca – Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo
- Foxglove Suite – Richard Wagner
- Please Send Me Someone to Love – Percy Mayfield
Mel Tormé: Tormé: A New Album
In June 1977, “Gryphone Records” label released “Tormé: A New Album”, the 15th Mel Tormé album. It was recorded in June 1977, in London.
Personnel:
- Mel Tormé – vocals, arranger
- Phil Woods – alto saxophone
- Gordon Beck – keyboards
- Barry Miles – piano
- Vic Juris – guitar
- Brian Hodges – electric bass
- Terry Silverlight – drums
- Christopher Gunning – arranger, conductor
Track listing:
- All in Love Is Fair – Stevie Wonder
- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Ewan MacColl
- New York State of Mind – Billy Joel
- Stars – Janis Ian
- Send in the Clowns – Stephen Sondheim
- Ordinary Fool – Paul Williams
- Medley
- (Ah, the Apple Trees) When the World Was Young -M. Philippe Gerard, Angela Vannier, Johnny Mercer
- Yesterday When I was Young – Charles Aznavour, Herbert Kretzmer
- Bye Bye Blackbird – Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson
Al Di Meola: Consequence of Chaos
On September 26, 2006, “Telarc” label released “Consequence of Chaos”, the 26th Al Di Meola album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Al Di Meola.
Personnel:
- Al Di Meola– acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards, percussion
- Chick Corea– acoustic piano
- Barry Miles– acoustic piano, keyboards, marimba
- Mario Parmisano – acoustic piano, keyboards
- John Patitucci– acoustic and electric bass
- Victor Miranda – electric and baby upright bass
- Gumbi Ortiz – congas, percussion
- Kornel Horvath – shaker, gato drum, udo
- Steve Gadd– drums
- Ernie Adams – drums, congas, bongos, percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by Al Di Meola.
- San Marco (Moderna)
- Turquoise
- Odyssey
- Tao
- Azucar
- Sanctuary
- Hypnose
- Red Moon
- Cry for You
- Just Three Words
- Tempest
- Storm Off-Shore
- Black Pearls
- Africana Suite
- San Marco (Vecchio)
Patti Austin: End of a Rainbow
On August 6, 1976, “CTI” label released “End of a Rainbow”, the debut Patti Austin album. It was recorded April – June 1976, at “Mediasound Studios” in New York City, “Van Gelder Studios” in Englewood, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
- Patti Austin– vocals
- Eric Gale, Steve Khan– guitar
- Michael Abene – piano
- Barry Miles– synthesizer
- Jeff Berlin, Will Lee, Chuck Rainey– bass guitar
- Chuck Israels– arco bass
- Steve Gadd, Andy Newmark– drums
- Ralph MacDonald– percussion
- Michael Brecker, Joe Farrell– tenor saxophone
- Ronnie Cuber– baritone saxophone
- Randy Brecker– trumpet
- Richard Tee– clavinet
- Harry Cykman, Max Ellen, Barry Finclair, Paul Gershman, Harry Glickman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Guy Lumia, Joe Malin, David Nadien, Max Pollikoff, Matthew Raimondi, Richard Sortomme – violin
- Al Brown, Ted Israel, Manny Vardi– viola
- Charles McCracken, Alan Shulman– cello
- Gloria Agostini – harp
- Vivian Cherry, Frank Floyd, Gwen Guthrie, Zachary Sanders – backing vocals
- David Matthews– arrangements
- Bob James- conductor
Track listing:
All tracks by Patti Austin except where noted
- Say You Love Me
- In My Life
- You Don’t Have To Say You’re Sorry
- More Today Than Yesterday – Pat Upton
- Give It Time
- There Is No Time
- What’s at the End of a Rainbow
- This Side of Heaven
- Sweet Sadie the Savior
Al Di Meola: Land Of The Midnight Sun
On October 25, 1976, “Columbia” label released “Land of the Midnight Sun”, the debut Al Di Meola album. The album was recorded from December 1975 till July 1976 and was produced by Al Di Meola.
Personnel:
- Al Di Meola – vocals, guitars, synthesizer, percussion
- Anthony Jackson: – bass
- Stanley Clarke – vocals, bass
- Jaco Pastorius – bass
- Barry Miles – keyboards, synthesizer
- Chick Corea – piano, marimba
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Lenny White – drums
- Alphonse Mouzon – drums
- James Mingo Lewis – percussion, keyboards
- Patty Buyukas – vocals
Track listing:
- The Wizard – James Mingo Lewis
- Land of the Midnight Sun – Al Di Meola
- Sarabande from Violin Sonata in B Minor – Johann Sebastian Bach
- Love Theme from Pictures of the Sea – Al Di Meola
- Suite Golden Dawn – Al Di Meola
- Short Tales of the Black Forest – Chick Corea
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