On May 28, 2008, Jerald Kolbrak aka Jerry Cole died aged 68. He was musician (guitar), started the career in the bands The Champs (together with Glen Campbell), and Gee Cee’s. He has worked as session musician with many famous musicians and bands including The Byrds, Nancy Sinatra, The Beach Boys, Paul Revere & the Raiders, Roger McGuinn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Aretha Franklin, The Righteous Brothers, Little Richard, Dean Martin, Merle Haggard, Ray Charles, Tony Orlando & Dawn, Lou Rawls, Johnny Rivers, Gregg Allman, Lee Hazlewood, Blood Sweat & Tears, Kenny Rogers, Neil Diamond, Steely Dan and Isaac Hayes.
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Jeff Lorber: He Had a Hat
On April 3, 2007, “Blue Note” label released “He Had a Hat”, the twelve Jeff Lorber album. It was recorded 2006 – 2007 and was produced by Bobby Colomby.
Personnel:
- Jeff Lorber– piano, keyboards
- Paul Jackson Jr.– guitar
- Paul Brown– guitar
- Russell Malone– guitar
- Brian Bromberg– bass
- Alex Al– bass
- Abe Laboriel Jr.– drums
- Dave Weckl– drums
- Vinnie Colaiuta– drums
- Lenny Castro– percussion
- Eric Benet– vocals
- Paula Cole– vocals
- Gerald Albright – alto saxophone
- Bob Sheppard– tenor saxophone
- Kirk Whalum– tenor saxophone
- Ada Rovatti– tenor saxophone
- Tom Timko– tenor saxophone
- Blood, Sweat & Tears– horns
- Steve Jankowski– trumpet
- Hernan Mulet– trumpet
- Jens Wendelboe– bass and tenor trombone
- The Lair Studio Brass Ensemble
- The Krim Symphonic Orchestra– Orchestrated by Jeremy Lubbock
- Chris Botti– trumpet
- Randy Brecker– trumpet, horn arrangement
- Jacques Voyemant– trombone
- Tom Scott– horns, horn arrangement
- Hubert Laws– flute
Track listing:
All tracks by Jeff Lorber, except where noted.
- Anthem For a New America
- He Had a Hat
- Grandma’s Hands – Bill Withers
- Surreptitious
- All Most Blues
- Orchid
- BC Bop
- The Other Side of the Heart
- Hudson
- Super Fusion Unit
- Eye Tunes
- Requiem For Gandalf
- Burn Brightly
- Deep Night – bonus track
Blood, Sweat & Tears: Child Is Father to the Man
On February 21, 1968, “Columbia” label released “Child Is Father to the Man”, the debut Blood, Sweat & Tears album. “Child Is Father to the Man” was recorded in November and December 1967, and was produced by John Simon. In 2003, the album was ranked number 264 on “Rolling Stone” magazine’s list of the “500 greatest albums of all time”.
Personnel:
- Steve Katz– vocals, guitar, lute
- Al Kooper– vocals, organ, piano, ondioline
- John Simon– organ, piano, conductor, cowbell, arrangements
- Al Gorgoni– vocals, organ, guitar, arrangements
- Fred Lipsius– piano, alto saxophone, arrangements
- Randy Brecker– trumpet, flugelhorn
- Jerry Weiss– vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn
- Dick Halligan– trombone
- Jim Fielder– bass guitar, fretless bass guitar
- Bobby Colomby– vocals, drums, percussion
- Anahid Ajemian– violin
- Paul Gershman – violin
- Manny Green – violin
- Julie Held – violin
- Gene Orloff– violin
- Harry Katzman – violin
- Leo Kruczek – violin
- Harry Lookofsky – violin
- Harold Coletta – viola
- Charles McCracken – cello
- Alan Schulman – cello
- Melba Moorman– choir, chorus
- Valerie Simpson– choir, chorus
- The Manny Vardi Strings
- Doug James – shaker
- Fred Catero – sound effects, arrangements
- Alan Schulman – arrangements
- Howard Fritzson – art direction
- Bob Cato, Don Hunstein – photography
- Michael Cimicata – packaging
Track Listing:
- Overture – Al Kooper
- I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know – Al Kooper
- Morning Glory – Larry Beckett, Tim Buckley
- My Days Are Numbered – Al Kooper
- Without Her – Harry Nilsson
- Just One Smile – Randy Newman
- I Can’t Quit Her – Al Kooper, Irwin Levine
- Meagan’s Gypsy Eyes – Steve Katz
- Somethin’ Goin’ On – Al Kooper
- House in the Country – Al Kooper
- The Modern Adventures of Plato, Diogenes and Freud – Al Kooper
- So Much Love/Underture – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
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