On March 24, 2020, Emmanuel N’Djoké Dibango aka Manu Dibango died aged 86. He was musician (saxophone and vibraphone), developed a musical style fusing jazz, funk, and traditional Cameroonian music. He was a member of the seminal Congolese rumba group, African Jazz, and has collaborated with many musicians, including Fania All Stars, Fela Kuti, Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell, Bernie Worrell, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, King Sunny Adé, Don Cherry, and Sly and Robbie. He was best known for his 1972 single “Soul Makossa”.
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Freddie Hubbard: Blue Spirits
In February 1967, “Blue Note” label released “Blue Spirits”, the thirteenth Freddie Hubbard album. It was recorded February 1965 – March 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Freddie Hubbard- trumpet
- James Spaulding- alto saxophone, flute
- Joe Henderson- tenor saxophone
- Harold Mabern- piano
- Larry Ridley– bass
- Bob Cranshaw– bass
- Reggie Workman– bass
- Clifford Jarvis– drums
- Elvin Jones– drums
- Pete LaRoca– drums
- Big Black – congas
- Kiane Zawadi- euphonium
- Hank Mobley- tenor saxophone
- McCoy Tyner– piano
- Herbie Hancock- piano, celeste
- Hosea Taylor – alto saxophone, bassoon
All tracks by Freddie Hubbard
- Soul Surge
- Blue Spirits
- Outer Forces
- Cunga Black
- Jodo
Christian McBride: Sci-Fi
On September 11, 2000, “Verve” label released “Sci-Fi”, the fourth Christian McBride studio album. It was recorded in February 2000, at “Avatar Studios”, and was produced by Christian McBride.
Personnel:
- Christian McBride – upright and electric bass, keyboards
- David Gilmore– acoustic and electric guitar
- Herbie Hancock– piano
- Shedrick Mitchell – piano, electric piano
- Toots Thielemans– harmonica
- Ron Blake– soprano and tenor saxophone
- James Carter– bass clarinet
- Rodney Green – drums
- Dianne Reeves– vocalese
- Joe Ferla – recording, mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by Christian McBride, except where noted.
- Aja – Walter Becker, Donald Fagen
- Uhura’s Moment Returned
- Xerxes
- Lullaby for a Ladybug
- Science Fiction
- Walking on the Moon – Sting
- Havona – Jaco Pastorius
- I’ll Guess I’ll Have to Forget
- Butterfly Dreams – Stanley Clarke
- Via Mwandishi
- The Sci-fi Outro
Madlib: Shades of Blue
On June 24, 2003, “Blue Note” label released “Shades of Blue”, is a remix album by Madlib, on tracks from the archives of “Blue Note” label. It was recorded in 2003, at “The Bomb Shelter” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Madlib.
Personnel:
- Madlib – beats, interpretation, remixing, turntables
- Medaphoar – vocals
- Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone
- Ahmad Miller – vibraphone
- Dan Ubick – guitar
- Morgan Adams III – organ
- Joe McDuphrey – keyboards, organ, Fender Rhodes
- Jeff Jank – bass, art direction, design
- Malcolm Catto – drums
- Otis Jackson, Jr. – drums
- Yesterdays New Quintet
- Dave Cooley – mastering
- Gordon H. Jee – creative director
- Zach Hochkeppel – product manager
- Eli Wolf – executive producer
- Peanut Butter Wolf – executive producer
Track listing:
- Introduction
- Slim’s Return – Monk Higgins
- Distant Land – Donald Byrd
- Mystic Bounce – Ronnie Foster
- Stormy – Buddy Buie/ James Cobb / James B. Cobb Jr.
- Blue Note Interlude
- Please Set Me Easy
- Funky Blue Note
- Alfred Lion Interlude
- Stepping Into Tomorrow – Larry Mizell
- Andrew Hill Break – Andrew Hill
- Montara – Bobby Hutcherson
- Song for My Father – Horace Silver
- Footprints – Wayne Shorter
- Peace / Dolphin Dance – Herbie Hancock, Horace Silver
- Outro
Herbie Hancock: The New Standard
On February 19, 1996, “Verve” label released “The New Standard”, the fortieth Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded in 1995, at “Manhattan Center Studios” in New York, and was produced by Guy Eckstine and Herbie Hancock.
Personnel:
- Herbie Hancock– piano
- Michael Brecker- tenor and soprano saxophone
- John Scofield- acoustic and electric guitar, electric sitar
- Dave Holland- acoustic bass
- Jack DeJohnette- drums, electric percussion
- Don Alias– percussion
- Oscar Brashear, Les Lovitt – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Gene Cipriano – oboe, English horn
- Suzette Moriarty – French horn
- Maurice Spears – trombone
- Sam Riney – flute
- Lili Haydn, Margaret Wooten – violin
- Cameron Stone – cello
- Bob Belden – arrangements
- Patricia Lie – art direction
- James Minchin, Jimmy Katz – photography
Track listing:
- New York Minute – Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, Kai Winding
- Mercy Street – Peter Gabriel
- Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
- When Can I See You – Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds
- You’ve Got It Bad Girl – Stevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright
- Love Is Stronger Than Pride – Sade Adu, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman
- Scarborough Fair – traditional
- Thieves in the Temple – Prince
- All Apologies – Kurt Cobain
- Manhattan (Island of Lights and Love) – Herbie Hancock, Jean Hancock
- Your Gold Teeth II – Donald Fagen, Walter Becker
Donald Byrd: A New Perspective
In February 1964, “Blue Note” label released “A New Perspective”, the 21st Donald Byrd album. It was recorded on January 12, 193, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Donald Byrd– trumpet
- Hank Mobley– tenor saxophone
- Herbie Hancock– piano
- Kenny Burrell– guitar
- Donald Best – vocals, vibraphone
- Butch Warren– bass
- Lex Humphries– drums
- Duke Pearson– arrangemnets
- Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson– choir direction
Track listing:
All tracks by Donald Byrd, except where noted.
- Elijah
- Beast of Burden
- Cristo Redentor Duke Pearson
- The Black Disciple
- Chant – Duke Pearson
Herbie Hancock: Directstep
On January 21, 1979, “CBS / Sony” label released (only in Japan) “Directstep” the twenty-fourth Herbie Hancock studio album. It was recorded October 17 – 18, 1978, and was produced by David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
Personnel:
- Herbie Hancock– vocals, Fender Rhodes, clavinet, Oberheim, Prophet, Yamaha CS-80, Minimoog synthesizers, Sennheiser vocoder
- Webster Lewis- Hammond B-3 organ; Prophet, Yamaha CS-40, ARP String Ensemble and Minimoog synthesizers; Fender Rhodes, backing vocals
- Bennie Maupin- soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, lyricon
- Ray Obiedo- electric guitar
- Paul Jackson- electric bass
- Alphonse Mouzon– drums
- Bill Summers- percussion
Track listing:
- Butterfly – Herbie Hancock, Bennie Maupin
- Shiftless Shuffle – Herbie Hancock, Paul Jackson, Harvey Mason, Bill Summers
- I Thought It Was You – Jeffrey Cohen, Herbie Hancock, Melvin Ragin
Sam Rivers: Contours
In January 1967, “Blue Note” label released “Contours”, the second Sam Rivers album. It was recorded on May 21, 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Sam Rivers– soprano and tenor saxophone, flute
- Freddie Hubbard- trumpet
- Herbie Hancock– piano
- Ron Carter- bass
- Joe Chambers- drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Sam Rivers
- Point of Many Returns
- Dance of the Tripedal
- Euterpe
- Mellifluous Cacophony
Joni Mitchell: Travelogue
On November 19, 2002, “Nonesuch” label released “Travelogue”, the 18th Joni Mitchell studio album. It was recorded in 2002, and was produced by Joni Mitchell and Larry Klein. The album features orchestral recordings of songs from throughout her career. The composer of the orchestral arrangements Vince Mendoza, won a 2004 “Grammy Award” for “Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist” for the arrangement of the track “Woodstock”.
Personnel:
- Joni Mitchell – vocals
- Herbie Hancock– piano
- Billy Preston– Hammond B3 organ
- Larry Klein– bass, musical direction
- Chuck Berghofer– double bass
- Brian Blade– drums
- Paulinho da Costa– percussion
- Wayne Shorter– soprano saxophone
- Plas Johnson– tenor saxophone
- Kenny Wheeler– flugelhorn
- Gavyn Wright– orchestra leader
- Vince Mendoza– conductor, arrangement
Track listing:
All tracks by Joni Mitchell, except where noted.
- Otis and Marlena
- Amelia
- You Dream Flat Tires
- Love
- Woodstock
- Slouching Toward Bethlehem – based on a poem by B. Yeats
- Judgement of the Moon and Stars (Ludwig’s Tune)
- The Sire of Sorrow (Job’s Sad Song)
- For the Roses
- Trouble Child
- God Must Be a Boogie Man
- Be Cool
- Just Like This Train
- Sex Kills
- Refuge of the Roads
- Hejira
- Chinese Café / Unchained Melody – Alex North, Hy Zaret
- Cherokee Louise
- The Dawntreader
- The Last Time I Saw Richard
- Borderline
- The Circle Game
Herbie Hancock: Gershwin’s World
On October 20, 1998, “Verve” label released “Gershwin’s World”, the 42nd Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded March – June 1998, and was produced by Robert Sadin.
Personnel:
- Herbie Hancock– piano, organ, arranger, liner notes
- Joni Mitchell– vocals
- Kathleen Battle– soprano, vocals
- Marlon Graves – guitar, mixing, percussion
- Chick Corea– piano
- Stevie Wonder– vocals, harmonica, arranger
- Donald Palma – principal bass
- Stanley Clarke– bass
- Alex Al – bass
- Marji Danilow – bass
- Bakithi Kumalo– bass, guitar
- Ira Coleman – bass, production assistant
- Terri Lyne Carrington– drums, production assistant
- Gene Jackson – drums
- Cyro Baptista– percussion
- Cheik Mbaye – percussion
- Bireyma Guiye – percussion
- Massamba Diop – talking drum
- Kenny Garrett– alto saxophone
- James Carter– soprano and tenor saxophone
- Wayne Shorter– soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- David Singer – clarinet
- Charles Neidich– clarinet, E flat clarinet
- Eddie Henderson – flugelhorn, trumpet
- Matthew Dine – English horn
- Elizabeth Mann – flute
- Michael Finn – principal bassoon
- Cynde Iverson – bassoon
- Brian Greene – oboe
- William Purvis – principal horn
- Chris Komer – horn
- Madou Dembelle – djembe
- Eriko Sato – principal violin
- Richard Rood – violin
- Ronnie Bauch – violin
- Joanna Jenner – violin
- Catherine Cho – violin
- Martha Caplin – concert master, violin
- Nicolas Danielson – violin
- Jennifer Frautschi – violin
- Ellen Payne – violin
- Todd Phillips – violin
- Renee Jolles – violin
- Clavin Wiersman – violin
- Peter Winograd – violin
- Asmira Woodward-Page – violin
- Eric Wyrick – violin
- Naoko Tanaka – violin
- Sarah Clarke – principal viola
- Karen Dreyfus – viola
- Toby Appel – viola
- Ahling Neu – viola
- Nardo Poy – viola
- Katherine Murdock – viola
- Melissa Meel – cello
- Charles Curtis – cello
- Susannah Chapman – cello
- Mina Smith – cello
- Robert Sadin – arranger, drum programming, liner notes, percussion programming, programming
- David Charles Abell – consultant
- Dave Darlington – engineer
- Rob Eaton – engineer
- Clark Germain – engineer
- Todd Whitelock – engineer
- Steve Genewick – engineer assistant
- Robi Banerji, Thom Cadley, Fred Hedemark, Pete Karam – Ron Martinez, Jason Stasium, Brett Swain, David Swope, Kayo Teramoto – engineer assistant
- Rob Rapley – digital editing, engineer
- Andreas Meyer – digital editing
- Darcy Proper, Bill Airey Smith – digital editing
- Pedro Moreira – assistant
- Doug Sax, Mark Wilder – mastering
- Al Schmitt – surround mix
- Rich Breen – tracking engineer
- Bruce Swedien, Brian Vibberts– mixing
- Istvan Banyai – artwork, illustrations
- Jimmy Katz – photography, session photographer
- James Minchin – cover photo, photography
- Robert Zuckerman – session photographer
- Melinda Murphy – production coordination
- Camille Tominaro, Tom Truslow – production coordination
- Theodora Kuslan – release coordinator
Track listing:
- Overture (Fascinating Rhythm)
- It Ain’t Necessarily So
- The Man I Love
- Here Come De Honey Man
- Louis Blues
- Lullaby
- Blueberry Rhyme
- It Ain’t Necessarily So Interlude
- Cotton Tail
- Summertime
- My Man’s Gone Now
- Prelude In C# Minor
- Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In G, 2nd Movement
- Embraceable You
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