On January 26, 2026, Lowell Fillmore “Sly” Dunbar died aged 73. He was musician (drums, percussion), best known as one half of the Jamaican rhythm section and reggae production duo Sly and Robbie. Sly performed and recorded with The Aggrovators, The Upsetters, The Revolutionaries, Peter Tosh, Bob Dylan, Grace Jones, Herbie Hancock, Joe Cocker, The Rolling Stones, Joan Armatrading, Serge Gainsbourg, Larry McDonald, Gary Barlow, Dennis Brown, Jackson Browne, Jimmy Cliff, Bootsy Collins, Carlene Davis, Ian Dury, Gwen Guthrie, Nona Hendryx, Mick Jagger, Garland Jeffreys, Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, Jenny Morris, Yoko Ono, Sinéad O’Connor, Barry Reynolds, Carly Simon and Simply Red.
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Herbie Hancock: The Prisoner
In January 1970, “Blue Note” label released “The Prisoner”, the seventh Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded in April 1969, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Personnel:
- Herbie Hancock – acoustic and electric piano
- Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone, alto flute
- Johnny Coles – flugelhorn
- Garnett Brown – trombone
- Tony Studd – bass trombone
- Jack Jeffers – bass trombone
- Hubert Laws – flute
- Jerome Richardson – bass clarinet, flute
- Romeo Penque – bass clarinet
- Buster Williams – bass
- Tootie Heath – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Track listing:
All tracks by Herbie Hancock, except where noted.
- I Have a Dream
- The Prisoner
- Firewater – C. B. Williams
- He Who Lives in Fear
- Promise of the Sun
Tony Williams: Life Time
In January 1965, “Blue Note” label released “Life Time”, is the debut Tony Williams studio album. It was recorded in August 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings included the album in it’s suggested “core collection” of essential recordings.
Personnel:
- Tony Williams – drums, timpani, woodblocks, maracas, triangle
- Sam Rivers – tenor saxophone
- Bobby Hutcherson – vibes, marimba
- Herbie Hancock – piano
- Ron Carter, Richard Davis, Gary Peacock – bass
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
All tracks by Tony Williams.
- Two Pieces of One: Red
- Two Pieces of One: Green
- Tomorrow Afternoon
- Memory
- Barb’s Song to the Wizard
Arcadia: So Red The Rose
On November 18, 1985, “Parlaphone” label released “So Red the Rose”, the only Arcadia studio album. It was recorded April – June 1985, at “Studio de la Grande Armée” in Paris, and was produced by Alex Sadkin, Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor.
Personnel:
- Simon Le Bon – vocals
- Nick Rhodes – keyboards
- Roger Taylor – drums
- Masami Tsuchiya – guitar
- Carlos Alomar, David Gilmour – additional guitar
- Mark Egan – bass
- Herbie Hancock – additional keyboards
- Andy Mackay – saxophone
- Steve Jordan – additional drums
- David Van Tieghem, Manu Katché, Rafael De Jesus – additional percussion
- Wendel Jr. – drum programming
- Jean-Claude Dubois – harp
- Masami Tsuchiya, Pierre Defay – violin
- Sting – additional vocals
- Grace Jones – additional vocals
- Larry Alexander – recording
- Phillippe Lafont – recording assistant
- Larry Alexander – engineer
- Larry Alexander, Phil Burnett, Nick Delre, Billy Miranda, Ron Saint-Germain – mixing
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Tony Viramontes – illustration
Track listing:
All tracks by Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor, except where noted.
- Election Day
- Keep Me in the Dark
- Goodbye Is Forever
- The Flame
- Missing – Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes
- Rose Arcana – Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes
- The Promise
- El Diablo
- Lady Ice – Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes
Jack DeJohnette
On October 26, 2025, Jack DeJohnette died aged 83. He was musician (drums, piano) and composer, regarded as one of the most influential jazz drummers of all time. He recorded and performed with some of the best known jazz musicians, including Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, Freddie Hubbard, Charles Lloyd, John Abercrombie, Alice Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, Michael Brecker, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, and John Scofield. In 2007, he was inducted into the “Modern Drummer Hall of Fame”, and won two “Grammy Awards”. As leader DeJohnette released 38 albums.
Wayne Shorter: Adam’s Apple
In October 1967, “Blue Note” label released “Adam’s Apple”, the tenth Wayne Shorter album. It was recorded in 1966, at “Ven Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliff, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
- Herbie Hancock – piano
- Reggie Workman – bass
- Joe Chambers – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Track listing:
All tracks by Wayne Shorter, except where noted.
- Adam’s Apple
- 502 Blues (Drinkin’ and Drivin’) – Jimmy Rowles
- El Gaucho
- Footprints
- Teru
- Chief Crazy Horse
MIles Davis: Live At The 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival
On July 31, 2007, “Monterey Jazz Festival Records” label released “Live at the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival”, a live Miles Davis album. It was recorded in September 1963, at “Monterey Jazz Festival”, and was produced by Tim “T-Bone” Jackson and Glen Barros.
Personnel:
- Miles Davis – trumpet
- George Coleman – tenor saxophone
- Herbie Hancock – piano
- Ron Carter – bass
- Tony Williams – drums
- Wally Heider – engineer
- Joe Tarantino – mastering
- Larissa Collins – art director, design
- Greg Allen – art director, design
- Ray Avery – photography
- Mary Hogan – project assistant
- Randy Rood – project assistant
- Ben Conrad – project assistant
- Stuart Kremsky – project assistant
- Jesse Nichols – project assistant
- Chris Clough – production assistant
- Shawn Anderson – project assistant
- Rikka Arnold – editor
- Jason Olaine – A&R, digital editor
- Simone Giuliani – A&R assistant, digital editor
Track listing:
All tracks by Miles Davis, except where noted.
- Waiting for Miles
- Autumn Leaves – Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer, Joseph Kosma
- So What
- Stella by Starlight – Ned Washington, Victor Young
- Walkin’ – Richard Carpenter
- The Theme
Herbie Hancock: Crossings
In May 1972, “Warner Bros” label released “Crossings”, the tenth Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded in February 1972, at “Pacific” in San Mateo, and was produced by David Rubinson.
Personnel:
- Herbie Hancock – piano, electric piano, mellotron, percussion
- Bennie Maupin – soprano saxophone, alto flute, bass clarinet, piccolo, percussion
- Eddie Henderson – trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion
- Julian Priester – tenor and alto trombones, bass, percussion
- Buster Williams – bass guitar, double bass, percussion
- Billy Hart – drums, percussion
- Patrick Gleeson – Moog synthesizer, mellotron
- Victor Pantoja – congas
- Candy Love, Sandra Stevens, Della Horne, Victoria Domagalski, Scott Beach – voices
Track listing:
- Sleeping Giant – Herbie Hancock
- Quasar – Bennie Maupin
- Water Torture – Bennie Maupin
Al Foster
On May 28, 2025, Aloysius Tyrone Foster aka Al Foster, died aged 82. He was musician (drums), recorded and performed with Blue Mitchell, Illinois Jacquet, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, McCoy Tyner, Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Barron, Joe Henderson, Joanne Brackeen, Cedar Walton, Larry Willis, Steve Kuhn, Tommy Flanagan, Chris Potter, George Adams, Richie Beirach, Peter Bernstein, Walter Bishop Jr, Donald Byrn, Eli Degibri, Eliane Elias, Eric Le Lann, Red Garland, Dexter Gordon, Charlie Haden, Sadik Hakim, Jimmy Heath, Duke Jordan, Shirley Horn, Bobby Hutcherson, Sam Jones, Yusef Lateef, Andy LaVerne, Abbey Lincoln, Fred Lipsius, Larry Willis, George Mraz, Lonnie Liston Smith, Joe Lovano, Frank Morgan, Johnny Lytle, Hugh Masakela, Ronnie Mathews, Tete Montoliu, Sam Morrison, Bud Shank, Reggie Workman, Peter Zak, Cecil Payne, Dave Liebman and Art Pepper. As leader, Foster released eighth albums.
Joe Zawinul: Zawinul
On May 1971, “Atlantic” label released “Zawinul”, the third Joe Zawinul studio album. It was recorded August – October 1970, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn.
Personnel:
- Joe Zawinul – acoustic and electric piano
- Herbie Hancock – electric piano
- Earl Turbinton – soprano saxophone
- Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone
- Woody Shaw – trumpet
- Jimmy Owens – trumpet
- George Davis – flute
- Hubert Laws – flute
- Miroslav Vitouš
- Walter Booker – bass
- Billy Hart – percussion
- David Lee – percussion
- Joe Chambers – percussion
- Jack DeJohnette – melodica, percussion
- Gene Paul – engineer
- Lew Hahn – recording, remixing
- Ed Freeman – design, photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Joe Zawinul.
- Doctor Honoris Causa
- In a Silent Way
- His Last Journey
- Double Image
- Arrival in New York
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