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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Sarah Vaughan: A Time In My Life
In December 1971, “Mainstream” label released “A Time in My Life”, the 35th Sarah Vaughan album. It was recorded in November 1971, and was produced by Bob Shad.
Personnel:
- Sarah Vaughan – vocals
- Albert Vescovo, Joe Pass – guitar
- Bill Mays – piano
- Bob Magnusson – bass
- Earl Palmer – drums
- Alan Estes, Jimmy Cobb – percussion
- Jackie Kelso, Jerome Richardson, William Green – saxophone
- Al Aarons, Buddy Childers, Gene Goe – trumpet
- Benny Powell, George Bohanon – trombone
- Ernie Wilkins – arrangements
Track listing:
- Imagine – John Lennon
- On Thinking It Over – Brian Auger, Alan Gorrie, Jim Mullen
- Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) – Marvin Gaye, James Nyx
- Sweet Gingerbread Man – Michel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman
- Magical Connection – John Sebastian
- That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be – Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman
- Tomorrow City – Brian Auger
- Universal Prison – Helen Lewis, Kay Lewis
- Trouble – Brian Auger, Jim Mullen
- If Not for You – Bob Dylan
James Taylor: JT
On June 22, 1977, “Columbia” label released “JT”, the eighth James Taylor studio album. It was recorded March – April 1977, at “The Sound Factory” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Peter Asher.
Personnel:
- James Taylor – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
- Danny Kortchmar – guitars
- Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
- Dr. Clarence McDonald – keyboards
- Leland Sklar – bass guitar
- Russ Kunkel – drums, castanets, wood block, tambourine, handclaps
- Peter Asher – tambourine, cowbell, castanets, cabasa, wood block, handclaps
- David Sanborn – saxophone
- Red Callender – tuba
- David Campbell – viola, string arrangements, conductor
- Linda Ronstadt – harmony vocals
- Carly Simon – harmony vocals
- Leah Kunkel – backing vocals
- Val Garay – recording, mixing
- Doug Sax – mastering
- John Kosh – art direction, design
- David Alexander – front cover, sleeve photos
- Jim Shea – back cover, inside photos
Track listing:
All tracks by James Taylor, except where noted.
- Your Smiling Faces
- There We Are
- Honey Don’t Leave L.A. – Danny Kortchmar
- Another Grey Morning
- Bartender’s Blues
- Secret O’ Life
- Handy Man – Otis Blackwell, Jimmy Jones
- I Was Only Telling a Lie
- Looking for Love on Broadway
- Terra Nova – Carly Simon, James Taylor
- Traffic Jam
- If I Keep My heart Out of My Sigh
David Sanborn
On May 12, 2024, David William Sanborn died aged 78. He was musician (alto saxophone, piano), one of the most highly regarded session musicians. He recorded and performed with some of the best-known artist of the modern music including Albert King, Little Milton, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, Al Jarreau, James Brown, Bryan Ferry, Michael Stanley, Eric Clapton, Bobby Charles, Cat Stevens, Roger Daltrey, Paul Simon, Jaco Pastorius, the Brecker Brothers, Michael Franks, Kenny Loggins, Casiopea, Players Association, David Bowie, Todd Rundgren, Bruce Springsteen, Little Feat, Tommy Bolin, Bob James, Pure Prairie League, Kenny G, Loudon Wainwright III, George Benson, Joe Beck, Donny Hathaway, Elton John, Gil Evans, Carly Simon, Guru, Linda Ronstadt, Billy Joel, Kenny Garrett, Roger Waters, Steely Dan, Ween, the Eagles, Grateful Dead, Nena, Hikaru Utada, The Rolling Stones, Ian Hunter, and Toto. As leader, Sanborn released 25 albums.
Livingston Taylor: There You Are Again
On January 24, 2006, “Coconut Bay” label released “There You Are Again”, the 17th Livingston Taylor album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Paragon Studios”, “Vertical Sound Studio”, “Skylight Studio” and “Oxford recording Studio” in Nashville, “Avatar Studio”, “Dark Horse Recording”, “The Tracking Room”, “Sound Kitchen”, “Verité Music”, “Hiatus Studios”, “Q Division Studios” and “ Parr Audio”, and was produced by Glenn Rosenstein.
Personnel:
- Livingston Taylor – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Carly Simon – lead vocal
- Take 6 – lead vocals
- James Taylor – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Jeffrey Mirinof – acoustic and electric guitar
- George Marinelli – electric guitar
- Danny Toroll – electric guitar
- Chris Rodiguez – electric guitar
- Vince Gill – electric guitar
- Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
- Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar
- Aybrie Haynie – mandolin
- Shane Keister – piano, Hammond organ
- Matt Rollings – piano, organ
- Gary Corbett – Hammond organ
- Glenn Worf – bass
- Leland Sklar – bass
- Tommy Sims – bass
- Chad Cromwell – drums
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Bashiri Johnson, Ken Lewis – percussion
- Gary Burton – vibraphone
- David Sanborn – saxophone
- Jerry Vivino – tenor saxophone
- Lew Soloff – trumpet
- Tony Kadleck – trumpet
- Rich Rosenberg – trombone
- Gary Corbett – glockenspiel
- Paul Franklin – dobro
- Tim Davis – backing vocals, vocal arrangements
- New Day Jubilee Choir – backing vocals
- Kim Flemming, Kim Mont, Vicki Hampton, Kate Taylor, Pam Tillis, Lisa Cochran, Marabeth Jordan – backing vocals
- Mark Kibble – vocals arrangements
- Andraé Crouch – choir arrangements, conductor
- Sheldon Mirowitz – strings arrangements, conductor
- Jimmy Vivino – horn arrangements
- Glenn Rosenstein, Joe Ferla, Steve Bishir, John Jaszcz, Mark Kibble, Jim Parr – engineer
- Allen Ditto, Kris Smith – additional engineer
- Brian Montgomery – Pro Tools engineer
- Kevin Edlin – engineer assistant
- Fred Paragano – editing
- George Massenburg – mixing, mastering
- Bart Henderson – photography
- Sandra Flach, Traci Bishir – coordinator
- Greg Manocherian – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Livingston Taylor.
- Best of Friends
- There I’ll Be
- Yes
- My baby Don’t Mind
- Step by Step
- There You Are Again
- Tuesday Lullaby
- Tell Jesus (To Come to My House)
- Blame it on Me
- My Perfect Christmas Day
- Wish I Were a Cowboy
- You’re the Boss of Me
Carly Simon: Come Upstairs
On June 16, 1980, “Warner Bros” label released “Come Upstairs”, the ninth Carly Simon studio album. It was recorded October 1979 – May 1980, at “The Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Mike Mainieri.
Personnel:
- Carly Simon – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
- Pete Hewlett – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
- Sid McGinnis – lead guitar, electric slide guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar
- Billy Mernit – electric piano
- Mike Mainieri – acoustic piano, Oberheim synthesizer, Prophet-5, Oberheim OB-X, Yamaha CS30, synthesizers, marimba, backing vocals
- Don Grolnick – acoustic piano
- Ed Walsh – Oberheim OB-X, synthesizer programming, Oberheim 8 voice
- Ken Landrum – Prophet-5
- Larry Fast – synthesizers
- Tony Levin – bass guitar, fretless bass
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Rick Marotta – drums
- Jerry Grossman – cello
- James Taylor – backing vocals
- Mariah Aguiar – backing vocals
- Christine Martin – backing vocals
- Laraine Newman – backing vocals
- Hugh Taylor – backing vocals
- Alex Taylor – backing vocals
- Sally Taylor – backing vocals
- Gail Boggs – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Carly Simon, except where noted.
- Come Upstairs
- Stardust
- Them
- Jesse
- James
- In Pain – Carly Simon, Mike Mainieri, Don Grolnick
- The Three of Us in the Dark
- Take Me as I Am – Carly Simon, Mike Mainieri, Sid McGinnis
- The Desert
Carly Simon: Moonlight Serenade
On July 19, 2005, “Columbia” label released “Moonlight Serenade”, the fourth Carly Simon album of standards (19th album overall). It was recorded 2004 – 2005, at “Fox Force Five” in Hollywood, “Reagan’s Garage” and “Westlake Recorders” in Los Angeles, “The Cutting Room” in New York City, and was produced by Richard Perry.
Personnel:
- Carly Simon – vocals
- Vin D’Onofrio – guitars, guitar solo
- Michael Thompson – acoustic piano, synth strings, arrangements, additional synthesizers, synth vibraphone, Fender Rhodes
- Jim Cox – acoustic piano
- Andy Chukerman – synth strings, additional synthesizers, arrangements
- Alex Navarro – synth strings, additional synthesizers
- Chris Golden – bass
- John Ferraro – drums
- Sammy Merendino – drum programming, percussion
- Doug Webb – saxophone, clarinet, sax solo, clarinet solo, “stritch” sax solo, flute, arrangements
- Tom Evans – sax
- Lee Thornburg – trombone, trumpet, flugelhorn
- Larry Lunetta – trumpet
- William Galison – harmonica
- Sam Fischer, Samuel Formicola, Alyssa Park, Mark Robertson and Shalini Vijayan – violin
- Danny Seidenberg – viola
- Victor Lawrence – cello
- Richard Perry – arrangements
- Lauren Wild – arrangements
- Michael Thompson – arrangements
- Alex Navarro – arrangements
- Bobby Ginsburg – recording, mixing
- Carter William Humphrey – recording
- Dylan Margerum – recording
- Marcos González – additional engineering, Pro Tools technician
- Jimmy Paar – additional engineering, Pro Tools technician
- Jeff Phurrough – additional engineering, Pro Tools technician
- Nick Sample – additional engineering, Pro Tools technician
- Phil Carbo – engineer assistant
- Anthony Gallo – engineer assistant
- Cesar Ramirez – engineer assistant
- Robert Hadley – mastering
- Lauren Dooreck Camara – art direction, design
- Ben McCarthy – production coordinator
- Shauna Krikorian – production assistant
- Bob Gothard – photography
- Lauren Wild – associate producer
Track listing:
- Moonlight Serenade – Glenn Miller, Mitchell Parish
- I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Cole Porter
- I Only Have Eyes for You – Al Dubin, Harry Warren
- Moonglow – Eddie DeLange, Will Hudson, Irving Mills
- Alone Together – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
- In the Still of the Night – Cole Porter
- The More I See You – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
- Where or When – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
- My One and Only Love – Robert Mellin, Guy Wood
- All the Things You Are – Frank Loesser, Hoagy Carmichael
- How Long Has This Been Going On? – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Carly Simon: No Secrets
On November 16, 1972, “Elektra” label released “No Secrets”, the third Carly Simon studio album. It was recorded September – October 1972, at “Trident Studio” in London, and was produced by Richard Perry.
Personnel:
- Carly Simon – lead and backing vocals, acoustic piano, acoustic guitar, string arrangements, ARP synthesizer arrangements
- David Hentschel – ARP synthesizer
- Peter Robinson – acoustic piano
- Nicky Hopkins – acoustic piano
- Bill Payne – organ
- Paul Keough – acoustic guitar
- Lowell George – slide guitar
- Jimmy Ryan – bass, acoustic, electric and lead guitar
- Klaus Voormann – bass
- Andy Newmark – drums
- Jim Gordon – drums
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Ray Cooper – congas
- Richard Perry – percussion
- Bobby Keys – tenor saxophone
- Kirby Johnson – electric piano, string arrangements, horn arrangements, woodwind arrangements, conductor
- Paul Buckmaster – orchestration, synthesizers; orchestra, synthesizer and woodwind arrangements, conductor
- Vicki Brown – backing vocals
- Liza Strike – backing vocals
- Mick Jagger – backing vocals
- James Taylor – backing vocals
- Bonnie Bramlett – backing vocals
- Linda McCartney – backing vocals
- Paul McCartney – backing vocals
- Doris Troy – backing vocals
- Robin Geoffrey Cable – engineer, recording, remixing
- Mark Berry – recording
- Bill Schnee – engineer, remixing
- Doug Sax – disc cutting
- Robert L. Heimall – art direction, design
- Ed Caraeff – cover photography
- Peter Simon – inner sleeve photography
- David Katz – musicians contractor
Track listing:
All tracks by Carly Simon, except where noted.
- The Right Thing to Do
- The Carter Family – Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman
- You’re So Vain
- His Friends Are More Than Fond of Robin
- We Have No Secrets
- Embrace Me, Tour Child
- Waited So Long
- It Was So Easy – Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman
- Night Owl – James Taylor
- When You Close Your Eyes – Carly Simon, Bill Mernit
Paul Griffin
On June 14, 2000, Paul Griffin died aged 62. He was musician (piano, keyboards), performed and recorded with hundreds of musicians including: King Curtis, Bob Dylan, Steely Dan, Don McLean, the Isley Brothers, Van Morrison, the Shirelles, Dionne Warwick. Dion DiMucci, George Benson, Tom Rush, Wilson Pickett, Michael Franks, John Denver, Peter, Paul and Mary, David Clayton-Thomas, Gloria Loring, Melba Moore, LaVern Baker, Janis Siegel, Solomon Burke, Jackie Lomax, Marlena Shaw, Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Don Mclean, Carly Simon, Juddy Collins, Cheryl Lynn, Gloria Gaynor, Stephanie Mills, Donald Fagen, Van Morrison, Paul Simon, Garland Jeffreys, Aretha Franklin, Bonnie Raitt and Laura Nyro.
T-Bone Wolk
On February 28, 2010, Tom “T-Bone” Wolk died aged 58. He was musician (bass, guitar, mandolin, accordion), and music producer, worked with Kurtis Blow, Carly Simon, Saturday night Live house band, Elvis Costello, Billy Joel, Squeeze, Shawn Colvin and Jellyfish, but was best known as member and bass player of Hall & Oates.
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