On December 12, 2025, Marilyn Mazur died aged 70. She was percussionist, performed and recorded with Six Winds, Alex Riel, Gil Evans, Wayne Shorter, Jan Garbarek, Lindsay Cooper, Makiko Hirabayashi. Pierre Dørge, Makiko Hirabayashi, Frans Bak, Frans BakJon Balke, Peter Bastian, Harry Beckett, Kirsten Braten Berg, Ketil Bjornstad, Kristian Blak, Birgit Bruel, Etta Cameron, Nikolaj Hess, Carsten Dahl, Lars Danielsson, Laurent Cugny, Yelena Eckemoff, Agnes Buen Garnas, Caroline Henderson, Nikolaj Hess, Jan Gunnar Hoff, Robert Irving III, Morten Kaersa, Iver Kleive, Peter Kowald, Wolfgang Lackerschmid, Michala Petri, Jean-Michel Pilc, Caecilie Norby, Charlie Mariano, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Rena Rama, Helge Sunde, Eje Thelin, Trondheim Voices, Hans Ulrik, Andreas Vollenweider, Dhafer Youssef, Eberhard Weber and Miles Davis. As leader she released 14 albums.
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Gary Burton Quintet: Ring
In 1974, “ECM” label released “Ring”, album by Gary Burton Quintet with Eberhard Weber (the 23rd Gary Burton albun overall). It was recorded in July 1974, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.
Personnel:
- Gary Burton – vibraharp
- Eberhard Weber – double bass
- Mick Goodrick – guitar
- Pat Metheny – guitar, electric 12-string guitar
- Steve Swallow – bass guitar
- Bob Moses – percussion
- Martin Wieland – engineer
- Frieder Grindler – layout
- Tadayuki Naito – cover, photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Mike Gibbs, except where noted.
- Mevlevia – Mick Goodrick
- Unfinished Sympathy
- Tunnel of Love
- Intrude
- Silent Spring – Carla Bley
- The Colours of Chloë – Eberhard Weber
John Marshall
On September 16, 2023, John Stanley Marshall died aged 82. He was musician (drums, percussion), member of Soft Machine, but was best known as founding member of Nucleus. He recorded and performed with various musician and bands including Arthur Brown, Allan Holdsworth, J.J. Jackson, Barney Kessel, Alexis Korner, Eberhard Weber, Arild Andersen, John Abercrombie, Charlie Mariano, John Surman, Graham Collier, Michael Gibbs, Keith Tippett, Centipede, Jack Bruce, John McLaughlin, Dick Morrissey, Hugh Hopper, Elton Dean, Vassilis Tsabropoulos, Michael Garrick, Neil Ardley, Mike Westbrook, Georgie Game, Indo-Jazz Fusions, Bill Fay, Mike d’Abo, Chris Spedding, Top Topham, Chitinous Ensemble, Linda Hoyle, Spontaneous Music Orchestra, Volker Kriege, John Williams, Pork Pie, Jasper van’t Hof, Alan Skidmore, Gil Evans, Uli Beckerhoff, Towering Inferno, Wolfgang Mirbach, Theo Travis and Rot Powell.
Jan Garbarek Group: Photo with Blue Sky, White Cloud, Wires, Windows and a Red Roof
On July 22, 1979. “ECM” label released “Photo with Blue Sky, White Cloud, Wires, Windows and a Red Roof”, the eleventh Jan Garbarek album. It was recorded in December 1978, at “Talent Studio” in Oslo, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.
Personnel:
- Jan Garbarek – soprano and tenor saxophone
- John Taylor – piano
- Bill Connors – guitar
- Eberhard Weber – bass
- Jon Christensen – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Jan Garbarek.
- Blue Sky
- White Cloud
- Windows
- Red Roof
- Wires
- The Picture
Jan Garbarek: Rites
On October 5, 1998, “ECM” label released “Rites”, the 30th Jan Garbarek album. It was recorded in March 1998, at “Rainbow Studio” in Oslo, and in Tbilisi, Georgia, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.
Personnel:
- Jan Garbarek – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, synthesizers, sampler, percussion
- Rainer Brüninghaus – piano, keyboards
- Eberhard Weber – bass
- Marilyn Mazur – drums, percussion
- Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra – conducted by Jansug Kakhidze
- Bugge Wesseltoft – synthesizer, accordion
- Sølvguttene Choir – conducted by Torstein Grythe
Track listing:
All tracks by Jan Garbarek except where noted.
- Rites
- Where the Rivers Meet
- Vast Plain, Clouds
- So Mild the Wind, So Meek the Water
- Song, Tread Lightly
- It’s OK to Listen to the Gray Voice
- Her Wild Ways
- It’s High Time
- One Ying for Every Yang
- Pan
- We Are the Stars
- The Moon Over Mtatsminda – Jansug Kakhidze
- Malinye – Don Cherry
- The White Clown
- Evenly They Danced
- Last Rite
Jon Christensen
On February 18, 2020, Jon Ivar Christensen died aged 76. He was musician (drums) and composer, one of the most respected European Jazz drummers. He has recorded with artists such as Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, Enrico Rava, Palle Danielsson, John Abercrombie, Michael Mantler, Miroslav Vitous, Terje Rypdal, Bobo Stenson, Eberhard Weber, Ralph Towner, Barre Phillips, Arild Andersen, Rainer Brüninghaus, Charles Lloyd, Dino Saluzzi, George Russell, John Clark, David Friedman, David Darling, Steve Kuhn, Lee Konitz, Pony Poindexter, Phil Woods, Leo Wright, Yelena Eckemoff and Tomasz Stanko.
Ralph Towner: Solstice
In December 1975, “ECM” label released “Solstice”, the fourth Ralph Towner album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Arne Bendiksen Studio” in Oslo, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.
Personnel:
- Ralph Towner– 12-string and classical guitar, piano
- Jan Garbarek– tenor and soprano saxophone, flute
- Eberhard Weber– bass, cello
- Jon Christensen– drums, percussion
Track listing:
All compositions by Ralph Towner except where noted.
- Oceanus
- Visitation
- Drifting Petals
- Nimbus
- Winter Solstice
- Piscean Dance
- Red and Black
- Sand – Eberhard Weber
Kate Bush: Aerial
On November 7, 2005, “EMI” label released “Aerial”, the eighth Kate Bush studio album. It was recorded 1996 – 2005, and was produced by Kate Bush. “Aerial” is the only Bush’s double album. The album was certified Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, and Platinum in UK by “BPI”.
Personnel:
- Kate Bush – vocals, piano, keyboards
- Dan McIntosh – acoustic and electric guitars
- Eligio Quinteiro – renaissance guitar
- Gary Brooker– Hammond organ
- Chris Hall – accordion
- Eberhard Weber, John Giblin, Del Palmer– bass
- Peter Erskine, Stuart Elliott, Steve Sanger – drums
- Bosco D’Oliveira – percussion
- Robin Jeffrey – renaissance percussion
- Rolf Harris– didgeridoo
- Michael Wood – vocal
- Lol Creme, Gary Brooker, Paddy Bush– backing vocals
- Richard Campbell, Susan Pell – viola
- Rolf Harris– as The Painter
- Albert McIntosh (Bertie – Kate Bush’s son) – as The Sun
- Bill Dunne – “Bertie” strings arrangements
- Michael Kamen– orchestral arrangements
- London Metropolitan Orchestra conducted by Michael Kamen
- Del Palmer– recording, mixing
- Simon Rhodes – engineer
- Chris Bolster – engineer assistant
- James Guthrie– mastering
- Josephine Bartolinni – Italian translation
Track listing:
All tracks by Kate Bush.
- King of Mountain
- Π
- Bertie
- Bartolozzi
- How to Be Invisible
- Joanni
- A Coral Room
- Prelude
- Prologue
- An Architect’s Dream
- The Painter’s Link
- Sunset
- Aerial Tal
- Somewhere in Between
- Nocturn
- Aerial
Kate Bush: Hounds Of Love
On September 16, 1985, “EMI” label released “Hounds of Love”, the fifth Kate Bush studio album . It was recorded January 1984 – June 1985, at “Wickham Farm Home Studio” in Welling, and was produced by Kate Bush.
Personnel:
- Kate Bush– lead vocals, Fairlight CMI, piano
- Alan Murphy– guitar
- John Williams– guitar
- Brian Bath – guitar, backing vocal
- Del Palmer– bass, handclapping, Fairlight basson, Linn programming, backing vocals
- Youth– bass
- Eberhard Weber– bass
- Danny Thompson– double bass
- Stuart Elliott– drums
- Charlie Morgan– drums, handclapping
- Morris Pert– percussion
- Paddy Bush– violins, balalaika, didjeridu, fujara, backing and harmony vocals
- Dónal Lunny– bouzouki, Irish bouzouki
- John Sheahan– whistles
- Kevin McAlea– synthesiser sequences, synthesiser
- Liam O’Flynn– uilleann pipes
- Jonathan Williams – cello
- The Medici Sextet – strings
- Dave Lawson– string arrangements
- John Carder Bush – backing vocals, narration
- The Richard Hickox Singers– choir
- Richard Hickox– vocals, choir master
- Michael Berkeley– vocal arrangements
All tracks by Kate Bush.
- Running Up That Hill
- Hounds of Love
- The Big Sky
- Mother Stands for Comfort
- Cloudbusting
- And Dream of Sheep
- Under Ice
- Walking the Witch
- Watching You Without Me
- Jig of Life
- Hello Earth
- The Morning Fog
Kate Bush: The Dreaming
On September 13, 1982, “EMI” label released “the Dreaming”, the fourth Kate Bush album. It was recorded September 1980 – May 1982 and was produced by Kate Bush. “The Dreaming” was ranked on number 71 on “Slint Magazine” list of “Best Albums of the 1980s”; “Mojo” magazine’s “Top 50 Eccentric Albums of All Time” list and “The Word” magazine’s “Great Underrated Albums of Our Time” list.
Personnel:
- Kate Bush – vocals, piano, strings, arranger, keyboards, Fairlight digital sampling synthesizer
- Ian Bairnson- lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
- Brian Bath – electric guitar
- Alan Murphy- electric guitar
- Dónal Lunny- bouzouki
- Dave Lawson- synthesizer, Synclavier digital synthesizer, sampler, string arrangements
- Paddy Bush- lead and backing vocals, harmonica, mandolin, strings, stick, bullroarer
- Del Palmer- vocals, bass, fretless bass
- Jimmy Bain- bass
- Danny Thompson- bass
- Eberhard Weber- double bass
- Preston Heyman- drums, stick
- Esmail Sheikh – drums
- Stuart Elliott- percussion, drums, stick
- Geoffrey Downes- trumpet, trumpet arrangement
- Seán Keane- violin
- Rolf Harris- Didgeridoo
- Liam O’Flynn- pipe, penny whistle, uilleann pipes
- Percy Edwards- vocals, sound effects
- Stewart Arnold – lead and backing vocals
- Gary Hurst – lead and backing vocals
- David Gilmour- lead and backing vocals
- Richard Thornton – vocals, choir, chorus
- Gordon Farrell – vocals
- Paul Hardiman- vocals, engineer, mixing
- Bill Whelan – horn arrangements, string arrangements
All tracks by Kate Bush.
- Sat in Your Lap
- There Goes a Tenner
- Pull Out the Pin
- Suspended In Gaffa
- Leave it Open
- The Dreaming
- Night of the Swallow
- All the Love
- Houdini
- Get Out of My House
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