On January 11, 2021, Howard Lewis Johnson died aged 79. He was musician (tuba, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, trumpet), member and leader of the tuba ensembles Tuba Libre, Substructure, and Gravity. He recorded and performed with some of the world best known musicians and bands, including George Gruntz, Hank Crawford, Gil Evans, Charles Mingus, Hank Crawford, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Archie Shepp, Hank Mobley, Levon Helm, Tomasz Stanko, Gary Burton, Gábor Szabó, Bob Thiele, Charlie Haden, Jazz Composers, Andrew Hill, Leon Thomas, Johnny Coles, Taj Mahal, Charles Tolliver, The Band, Carla Bley, John Lennon, Sam Rivers, Gato Barbieri, Jaco Pastorius, Muddy Waters, Dexter Gordon, Clifford Jordan, David “Fathead” Newman, James Taylor, Jack De Johnette, Jimmy Heath, Franco Ambrosetti, George Gruntz, Miles Davis, Quincy Jones, NDR Big Band, Ray Anderson, Barbara Dennerlein, John Scofield, T. S. Monk, Mario Pavone, and Chet Baker. As leader he released four albums.
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Chick Corea: Randezvous in New York
On April 22, 2003, “Strech Records” label released “Rendezvous in New York”, the 58th Chick Corea album. It was recorded 2002 – 2003 in New York City, and was produced by Chick Corea and Herbert Waltl.
Personnel:
- Chick Corea – piano
- Gonzalo Rubalcaba– piano
- Bobby McFerrin– vocals
- Gary Burton– vibraphone
- Terence Blanchard– trumpet
- Steve Wilson– alto saxophone
- Michael Brecker– tenor saxophone
- Joshua Redman– tenor saxophone
- Tim Garland– tenor saxophone
- Steve Davis– trombone
- Steve Gadd– drums
- Dave Weckl– drums
- Roy Haynes– drums
- Jeff Ballard – drums
- Eddie Gómez– bass
- Avishai Cohen– bass
- Christian McBride– bass
- John Patitucci– bass
- Miroslav Vitous– bass
- Ana Barraca – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Chick Corea except where noted.
- Armando’s Rhumba – Chick Corea
- Blue Monk – Thelonious Monk
Concierto de Aranjuez/Spain – Joaquín Rodrigo, Chick Corea - Matrix
- Glass Enclosure/Tempus Fugit – Bud Powell
- Crystal Silence – Chick Corea, Neville Potter
- Bessie’s Blues – John Coltrane
- Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert
- Armando’s Tango
- Concierto de Aranjuez/Spain – Joaquin Rodrigo, Chick Corea
- Lifeline
- Quartet No. 2, Pt. 1
Gary Burton: Reunion
On January 23, 1990, “GRP” label released “Reunion”, the 41st Gary Burton album. It was recorded May 6 – 10, 1989, at “Studio A – Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Gary Burton.
Personnel:
- Gary Burton– vibraphone, marimba
- Pat Metheny– guitar
- Mitchel Forman– piano, keyboards
- Will Lee– bass guitar
- Peter Erskine– drums, percussion
- Rob Eaton – recording, mixing
- Dan Gellert – engineer assistant
- Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen– executive producers
Track listing:
- Autumn – Polo Orti
- Reunion – Mitchel Forman
- Origin – Mitchel Forman
- Will You Say You Will – Vince Mendoza
- House on the Hill – Pat Metheny
- Panama – Paul Meyers
- Chairs and Children – Vince Mendoza
- Wasn’t Always Easy – Pat Metheny
- The Chief – Pat Metheny
- Tiempos Felice – Polo Orti
- Quick and Running – Polo Orti
Tim Hardin: Tim Hardin 1
In July 1966, “Verve Forecast” label released “Tim Hardin 1”, the debut Tim Hardin album. It was recorded May – November 1964, December 1965, and was produced by Erik Jacobsen.
Personnel:
- Tim Hardin – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Gary Burton– vibraphone
- John Sebastian– harmonica
- Bob Bushnell– bass
- Earl Palmer, Buddy Saltzman– drums
- Jon Wilcox – drums
- Phil Kraus – backing vocals
- Walter Yost – bass
- Artie Butler– string arrangements
- Val Valentin– engineer
- Lisa Bachelis – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Tim Hardin.
- Don’t Make Promises
- Green Rocky Road
- Smugglin’ Man
- How Long
- While You’re On Your Way
- It’ll Never Happen Again
- Reason to Believe
- Never Too Far
- Part of the Wind
- Ain’t Gonna Do Without
- Misty Roses
- How Can We Hang On to a Dream?
Larry Coryell
On February 19, 2017, Larry Coryell died aged 73. He was musician (guitar) and composer, known as the “Godfather of Fusion”. As a leader he has recorded 65 albums, and has performed and recorded with many world known music acts including: John McLaughlin, Miroslav Vitouš, Chick Corea, Paul Santa Maria, Lenny White, Victor Bailey, Badi Assad, John Abercrombie, John Hicks, Willie Williams, Santi Debriano, Yoron Israel, Billy Cobham, Alphonse Mouzon, The Eleventh House, The Appletree Theatre, Jim Pepper, Gary Burton, Randy Brecker, Jazz Composer’s Orchestra, Wolfgang Dauner, The 5th Dimension, The Free Spirits, Chico Hamilton, Arnie Lawrence, Herbie Mann, Michael Mantler, Steve Marcus, Charles Mingus, Bob Moses, Chico O’Farrill, The Arista All Stars, Simon & Bard Group, Dennis Haklar, Joey DeFrancesco, The Fusion Syndicate, The Wide Hive Player, Kenny Drew Jr., Michael Urbaniak and Dylan Taylor.
Eric Clapton: Journeyman
On November 7, 1989, “Duck” label released “Journeyman”, the eleventh Eric Clapton studio album. It was recorded in 1989, and was produced by Russ Tielman. Clapton won “Grammy Award” for “Best Male Rock Vocal Performance” in 1990 for the song “Bad Love”. “Journeyman” became the first Clapton’s solo studio album to go double platinum.
Personnel:
- Eric Clapton – vocals, guitar, Dobro, design
- Robert Cray– guitar
- Phil Palmer– guitar
- John Tropea– rhythm guitar
- George Harrison– guitar, harmony vocals
- Cecil Womack– vocals, acoustic guitar
- Jerry Lynn Williams– guitar, backing and harmony vocals
- Jeff Bova– synthesizer programming, drum programming, synthesizer horns
- Alan Clark– synthesizer, keyboards, Hammond organ, sequencing
- Robbie Kondor– synthesizer, harmonica, keyboards, vocoder, drum programming
- Rob Mounsey– synthesizer
- Robby Kilgore – synthesizer
- Greg Phillinganes– synthesizer, piano, keyboards, background vocals
- Richard Tee– piano, Fender Rhodes
- Nathan East– bass, backing vocals
- Pino Palladino- bass
- Jim Keltner– percussion, drums, tambourine, drum programming
- Phil Collins– drums , backing and harmony vocals
- Carole Steele – percussion, conga, tambourine
- Gary Burton– vibraphone
- David Sanborn– alto saxophone
- Hank Crawford– alto saxophone
- Ronnie Cuber– baritone saxophone
- David “Fathead” Newman– tenor saxophone
- Jon Faddis– trumpet
- Lew Soloff– trumpet
- Linda Womack– vocals
- Daryl Hall– harmony vocals
- Tawatha Agee – backing vocals
- Lani Groves – backing vocals
- Chaka Khan– backing vocals
- Tessa Niles– backing vocals
- Vanessa Thomas – backing vocals
- Jimmy Bralower – drum programming
- Arif Mardin– arrangements, string arrangements
Track listing:
- Pretending – Jerry Lynn Williams
- Anything for Your Love – Jerry Lynn Williams
- Bad Love – Eric Clapton, Mick Jones
- Running on Faith – Jerry Lynn Williams
- Hard Times – Ray Charles
- Hound Dog – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
- No Alibis – Jerry Lynn Williams
- Run So Far – George Harrison
- Old Love – Eric Clapton, Robert Cray
- Breaking Point – Marty Grebb, Jerry Lynn Williams
- Lead Me On – Cecil Womack, Linda Womack
- Before You Accuse Me – Ellas McDaniel
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