On August 23, 2024, Russell Malone died aged 60. He was musician (guitar), recorded and performed with Jimmy Smith, Harry Connick Jr., Diana Krall, Benny Green, Ron Carter, Roy Hargrove, Dianne Reeves, Kenny Barron, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Jack McDuff, Mulgrew Miller, Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson, Hank Jones, Bobby Hutcherson, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Sonny Rollins, Houston Person, David Sanborn, Mose Allison, Kenny Barron, Gary Bartz, Stefano Di Battista, David Benoit, Don Braden, Gary Burton, Regina Carter, Cyrus Chestnut, The Chieftains, Jimmy Cobb, Natalie Cole, Will Downing, Jon Faddis, Macy Gray, Dave Grusin, Vincent Herring, Shirley Horn, Freddie Hubbard, Etta Jones, B. B. King, Gladys Knight, Jeff Lorber, Christian McBride, Bill Mobley, New York Voices, Johnny O’Neal, Kenny Rankin, Tony Reedus, Stephen Scott, Janis Siegel, Terell Stafford, Joss Stone, Billy Taylor, Steve Turre and Gerald Wilson. As leader, Malone released 15 albums.
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Dr. Lonnie Smith: Breathe
On March 26, 2021, “Blue Note” label released “Breathe”, the 29th and the final Dr. Lonnie Smith album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Jazz Standard” and “The Hit Factory Criteria, and was produced by Don Was.
Personnel:
- Dr. Lonnie Smith – organ
- Iggy Pop – vocal
- Alicia Alatuja – vocal
- Jonathan Kreisberg – guitar
- Jonathan Blake – drums
- Richard Bravo – percussion
- John Ellis – tenor saxophone
- Jason Marshall – baritone saxophone
- Sean Jones – trumpet
- Robin Eubanks – trombone
- Patrick Cavanagh – engineer
- Eric Schilling – engineer
- Geoff Countryman – engineer
- Tyler McDiarmid – engineer
- Mike Marciano – mixing
- Ian Sefchick – mastering
- Tony Fagenson – additional engineering
- Holly Case – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Dr. Lonnie Smith, except where noted.
- Why Can’t We Live Together – Timmy Thomas
- Bright Eyes (live)
- Too Damn Hot (live)
- Track 9 (live)
- World Weeps (live)
- Pilgrimage – lyrics by Lynne Meryl Konenigsberg, music by Dr. Lonnie Smith
- Epistrophy (live) – Kenny Clark, Thelonious Monk
- Sunshine Superman – Donovan
Jimmy McGriff: McGriff’s House Party
On April 18, 2000, “Milestone” label released “McGriff’s House Party”, the 58th Jimmy McGriff album. It was recorded in September 1999, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englwood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Bob Porter.
Personnel:
- Jimmy McGriff– Hammond X-B3 organ
- Kenny Rampton – trumpet
- Eric Alexander – tenor saxophone
- Bill Easley– tenor saxophone
- Lonnie Smith– organ
- Rodney Jones – guitar
- Bernard Purdie− drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Rodney Jones except where noted
- Neckbones a la Carte
- Blues for Stitt – Bill Easley
- Red Roses for a Blue Lady – Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett
- Red Cadillac Boogaloo – George Benson
- That’s All – Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes
- McGriff’s House Party
- Grits, Gravy and Groove
- Dishin’ the Dirt – Lonnie Smith
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