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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George Benson: Tell It Like It Is
In July 1969, “A&M” label released “Tell It Like It Is”, the seventh George Benson album. It was recorded April – May 1969, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
- George Benson – vocals, guitar
- Rodgers Grant, Richard Tee – piano
- Bob Bushnell, Jerry Jemmott, Jim Fielder – bass guitar
- Leo Morris – drums
- Paul Alicea, Angel Allende, Johnny Pacheco – percussion
- Arthur Clarke, Bob Porcelli, Hubert Laws, Jerome Richardson, Joe Farrell, Joe Henderson, Sonny Fortune – saxophone
- Lew Soloff – trumpet
- Marty Sheller – arrangements, conductor
- Pete Turner – photography
Track listing:
- Soul Limbo – Booker T. & the M.G.’s
- Are You Happy – Theresa Bell, Jerry Butler, Kenneth Gamble
- Tell It Like It Is – George Davis, Lee Diamond
- Land of 1000 Dances – Chris Kenner
- Jackie, All – Eumir Deodato
- Don’t Cha Hear Me Callin’ to Ya – Rudy Stevenson
- Water Brother – Don Sebesky
- My Woman’s Good to Me – Billy Sherrill, Glenn Sutton
- Jama Joe – George Benson
- My Cherie Amour – Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy
- Out in the Cold Again – Ted Koehler, Rube Bloom
Roberta Flack: Chapter Two
On August 12, 1970, “Atlantic” label released “Chapter Two”, the second Roberta Flack studio album. It was recorded December 1969 – March 1970, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn and King Curtis.
Personnel:
- Roberta Flack – vocals, piano
- Eric Gale – guitar
- Donny Hathaway – piano, backing vocals. arrangements
- Marshall Hawkins, Terry Plumeri, Chuck Rainey – bass guitar
- Ray Lucas, Bernard Sweetney – drums
- Warren Smith – percussion
- Chauncey Welsch, Ernie Royal, Frank Wess, Garnett Brown, George Marge, John Frosk, John Glasel, Trevor Lawrence – horns
- Hubert Laws, Joe Gentle – alto and bass flute
- Corky Hale – harp
- John Swallow – euphonium
- Alfred Brown, Arnold Black, Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, Kermit Moore, Leo Kahn, Lewis Eley, Max Kahn, Max Pollikoff, Noel Dacosta, Peter Buonconsiglio, Peter Dimitriades, Raoul Poliakin, Sanford Allen, Selwart Clarke, Seymour Myroff, Tosha Samaroff – strings
- Eumir Deodato – conductor, horn and string arrangements
- Joel Dorn – arrangements
- King Curtis – arrangements, backing vocals
- Gene McDaniels – backing vocals
- Lew Hahn – recording, remix
- Ira Friedlander – design
- Jack Robinson – photography
Track listing:
- Reverend Lee – Gene McDaniels
- Do What You Gotta Do – Jimmy Webb
- Just Like a Woman – Bob Dylan
- Let It Be Me – Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoë
- Gone Away – Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson, Curtis Mayfield
- Until It’s Time for You to Go – Buffy Sainte-Marie
- The Impossible Dream – Joe Darion, Mitch Leigh
- Business Goes on as Usual – Fred Hellerman, Fran Minkoff
Antônio Carlos Jobim: Stone Flower
On July 7, 1970, “CTI” label released “Stone Flower”, the sixth Antônio Carlos Jobim studio album. It was recorded March – May 1970, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
- Antônio Carlos Jobim – vocals, piano, electric piano, guitar
- Eumir Deodato – guitar, arrangements
- Ron Carter – double bass
- João Palma – drums
- Airto Moreira – percussion
- Everaldo Ferreira – percussion
- Joe Farrell – soprano saxophone
- Urbie Green – trombone
- Hubert Laws – flute
- Harry Lookofsky – violin
Track listing:
All tracks by Antônio Carlos Jobim, except where noted.
- Tereza My Love
- Children’s Games
- Choro
- Brazil – Ary Barroso
- Stone Flower
- Amparo
- Andorinha
- God and the Devil in the Land of the Sun
- Sabiá – lyrics by Chico Buarque
k.d. lang: Hymns of the 49th Parallel
On July 27, 2004, “Nonesuch” label released “Hymns of the 49th Parallel”, the ninth k.d. lang studio album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Ben Mink and k.d. lang.
Personnel:
- k.d. lang – vocals
- Ben Mink – acoustic and electric guitar, fiddle, digital editinig
- Teddy Borowiecki – piano, accordion, keyboard
- David Piltch – electric bass guitar, acoustic bass guitar
- Clayton Cameron – drums
- Ralph Morrison – violin, concert master
- Tiffiany Yi Hu – violin
- Sara Parkins – violin
- David Stenske – violin
- Cynthia Fogg – viola
- Brian Dembow – viola
- Larry Corbett – cello
- Stephen Erdody – cello
- Armen Ksadjikian – cello
- Cecilia Tsan – cello
- Eumir Deodato – conductor, string arrangements
- David Leonard – engineer, mixing
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- John Morrical – assistant
- David Eaman, John Musgrave, Russell Nash – technical assistant
- David Sherr – contractor
- Tom Calderaro – copylist
- Andy Goldsworthy – cover photography
- Jeri Heiden, John Heiden – photography
Track listing:
- After the Gold Rush – Neil Young
- Simple – k.d. lang, David Piltch
- Helpless – Neil Young
- A Case of You – Joni Mitchell
- The Valley – Jane Siberry
- Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen
- One Day I Walk – Bruce Cockburn
- Fallen – Ron Sexsmith
- Jericho – Joni Mitchell
- Bird on a Wire – Leonard Cohen
- Love is Everything – Jane Siberry
Eumir Deodato: Prelude
In January 1973, “CTI” label released “Prelude”, the eighth Eumir Deodato studio album. It was recorded in September 1972, at “Van Gelder Studios” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
- Eumir Deodato – piano, electric piano, conductor, arranger
- John Tropea – electric guitar
- Jay Berliner – guitar
- Ron Carter – electric bass, bass
- Stanley Clarke – electric bass
- Billy Cobham – drums
- Airto Moreira – percussion
- Ray Barretto – congas
- Hubert Laws – flute
- John Frosk – trumpet
- Marky Markowitz – trumpet
- Joe Shepley – trumpet
- Marvin Stamm – trumpet
- Wayne Andre – trombone
- Garnett Brown – trombone
- Paul Faulise – trombone
- George Strakey – trombone
- Bill Watrous – trombone
- Jim Buffington – French horn
- Peter Gordon – French horn
- Phil Bodner – flute
- George Marge – flute
- Romeo Penque – flute
- Max Ellen – violin
- Paul Gershman – violin
- Emanuel Green – violin
- Harry Lookofsky – violin
- David Nadien – violin
- Gene Orloff – violin
- Eliot Rosoff – violin
- Emanuel Vardi – viola
- Al Brown – viola
- Harvey Shapiro – cello
- Seymore Barab – cello
- Charles McKracken – cello
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
- Bob Ciano = design
Track listing:
- Also Sprach Zarathustra – Richard Strauss
- Spirit of Summer – Eumir Deodato
- Carly & Carole – Eumir Deodato
- Baubles, Bangles and Beads – Robert Wright, George Forrest
- Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun – Claude Debussy
- September 13 – Emir Deodato, Billy Cobham
Eumir Deodato: Deodato 2
On July 18, 1973, “CTI” label released “Deodato 2”, the second Eumir Deodato studio album. It was recorded April – May 1973, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
- Eumir Deodato – keyboards, acoustic and electric piano
- John Tropea – guitars
- John Giulino – bass
- Stanley Clarke – bass
- Alvin Brehm, Russell Savakus – arco bass
- Billy Cobham, Rick Marotta – drums
- Gilmore Degap, Rubens Bassini – congas, percussion
- Joe Temperley – baritone sax
- George Marge, Hubert Laws, Jerry Dodgion, Romeo Penque – flute
- Tony Studd – bass trombone
- Garnett Brown, Wayne Andre – trombone
- Brooks Tillotson, Jim Buffington – French horn
- Alan Rubin, Marvin Stamm, Jon Faddis – flugelhorn, trumpet
- Burt Collins, Joe Shepley, Victor Paz – trumpet
- David Nadien, Elliot Rosoff, Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff, Harold Kohon, Harry Cykman, Harry Glickman, Harry Lookofsky, Irving Spice, Joe Malin, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman: violin
- Alfred Brown, Emanuel Vardi – viola
- Alan Shulman, Charles McCracken, George Ricci – cello
Track listing:
- Nights in White Satin – Justin Hayward
- Pavane for a Dead Princess – Maurice Ravel
- Skyscrapers – Eumir Deodato
- Super Strut – Eumir Deodato
- Rhapsody in Blue – George Gershwin, arrangement and adaptation by Eumir Deodato
Björk: Post
On June 13, 1995, “One Little Indian” label released “Post”, the second Björk solo studio album. It was recorded 1994 – 1995, at “Compass Point Studios” in the Bahamas, and was produced by Björk, Tricky and Nellee Hooper. “Post” was certified Platinum in Australia, Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 376 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Björk – vocals, keyboards, organ, string arrangements, brass arrangements, beat programming, arranger
- Graham Massey– keyboards, programming
- Tricky– keyboards, programming
- Marius de Vries– keyboards, programming
- Talvin Singh– percussion
- Gary Barnacle– soprano sax
- Stuart Brooks – trumpet
- Einar Orn – trumpet
- Maurice Murphy – trumpet
- Rob Smissen – viola
- Tony Pleeth – cello
- Guy Sigsworth– harpsichord
- Jim Couza– hammer dulcimer
- John Altman – orchestra arrangements, conductor
- Howie Bernstein– programming, engineer, mixing
- Marcus Dravs – programming, engineer, mixing
- Lenny Franchi – programming, engineer
- Eumir Deodato– string arrangements, conductor
- Isobel Griffiths – orchestral contractor
- Gavin Wright – orchestra leader
- Al Fisch – engineer
- Al Stone – engineer
- Steve Price – engineer
- Mark “Spike” Stent– mixing
- Me Company – artwork packaging design
- Martin Gardiner – lotus flower modeling
- Stéphane Sednaoui – photography
Track listing:
- Army of Me – Björk, Graham Massey
- Hyperballad – Björk
- The Modern Things – Björk, Graham Massey
- It’s Oh So Quiet – Bert Reisfeld, Hans Lang
- Enjoy – Björk, Tricky
- You’ve Been Flirting Again – Björk
- Isobel – Björk, Marius de Vries, Nellee Hooper Sjón
- Possibly Maybe – Björk
- I Miss You – Björk, Howie Bernstein
- Cover Me – Björk
- Headphones – Björk, Tricky
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