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
Urbie Green: The Fox
In December 1976, “CTI” label released “The Fox”, the 18th Urbie Green album. It was recorded July – November 1976, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
- Urbie Green – trombone
- Fred Gripper – electric piano
- Barry Miles – piano, keyboards
- Mike Abene – piano
- Toots Thielmans – harmonica, whistle
- Eric Gale – guitar
- Anthony Jackson – electric bass
- George Mraz – bass
- Jimmy Madison – drums
- Andy Newmark – drums
- Sue Evans – percussion
- Nicky Marrero – percussion
- Mike Mainieri – vibraphone
- Joe Farrell – flute, soprano saxophone
- Jeremy Steig – flute
- David Matthews – arrangements, footsteps
Track listing:
- Another Star – Stevie Wonder
- Goodbye – Gordon Jenkins
- Mertensia – David Matthews
- You Don’t Know What Love Is – Gene de Paul, Don Raye
- Manteca – Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo
- Foxglove Suite – Richard Wagner
- Please Send Me Someone to Love – Percy Mayfield
Daryl Hall & John Oates: Abandoned Luncheonette
In November 1973, “Atlantic” label released “Abandoned Luncheonette”, the second Daryl Hall & John Oates studio album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Atlantic Recording Studios”, “Advantage Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Arif Mardin.
Personnel:
- Daryl Hall – lead and backing vocals, mandolin, acoustic and electric piano, keyboards
- John Oates – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
- Chris Bond – mellotron, acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals
- Hugh McCracken – electric guitar
- Jerry Ricks – acoustic guitar
- Mark Horowitz – banjo
- Pat Rebillot – organ
- Richard Tee – acoustic piano
- Steve Gelfand – bass
- Gordon Edwards – bass
- Bernard Purdie – drums
- Rick Marotta – drums, percussion
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion
- Pancho Morales – congas
- Joe Farrell – oboe, saxophone
- Marvin Stamm – flugelhorn
- Gloria Agostini – harp
- John Blair – electric violin
- Larry Packer – fiddle
- Alan Ade, Jimmy Douglass, Lewis Hahn, Joel Kerr, Gene Paul – recording, engineer
- Christopher Bond – mixing
- Jimmy Douglass – mixing
- Stephen Innocenzi – mastering
- B. Wilson – design, photography
- Tommy Mottola – coordinator
- Christopher Bond – production assistant
Track listing:
All tracks by Daryl Hall, except where noted.
- When the Morning Comes
- Had I Known You Better Then – John Oates
- Las Vegas Turnaround (The Stewardess Song) – John Oates
- She’s Gone – Daryl Hall, John Oates
- I’m Just a Kid (Don’t Make Me Feel Like a Man) – John Oates
- Abandoned Luncheonette
- Lady Rain – Daryl Hall, John Oates
- Laughing Boy
- Everytime I Look At You
Stanley Turrentine: Don’t Mess With Mister T.
In September 1973, “CTI” label released “Don’t Mess with Mister T.”, album by Stanley Turrentine. It was recorded March – June 1973, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood, Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
- Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
- Bob James – piano, electric piano, arrangements, conductor
- Harold Mabern – electric piano
- Richard Tee – organ
- Eric Gale – guitar
- Ron Carter – bass
- Idris Muhammad – drums
- Billy Cobham – drums
- Rubens Bassini – percussion
- Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone
- Joe Farrell – tenor saxophone
- Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
- Randy Brecker – trumpet
- John Frosk – flugelhorn
- Alan Raph – bass trombone
- Harry Cykman, Harry Glickman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Guy Lumia, David Nadien, John Pintaualle, Irving Spice – violin
- Harold Coletta, Emanuel Vardi – viola
- Seymour Barab, George Ricci – cello
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Track listing:
- Don’t Mess with Mister T. – Marvin Gaye
- Two for T. – Stanley Turrentine
- Too Blue – Stanley Turrentine
- I Could Never Repay Your Love – Bruce Hawes
Elvin Jones: Genesis
In September 1971, “Blue Note” label released “Genesis”, the 14th Elvin Jones album. It was recorded in February 1971, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Francis Wolf and George Butler.
Personnel:
- Elvin Jones – drums
- Joe Farrell, Dave Liebman – soprano and tenor saxophone
- Frank Foster – tenor saxophone, alto flute, alto clarinet
- Gene Perla – bass, electric bass
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Track listing:
- P.P. Phoenix – Gene Perla
- For All the Other Times – Gene Perla
- Slumber – Dave Liebman
- Three Card Molly – Elvin Jones
- Cecilia Is Love – Frank Foster
Al Kooper: You Never Know Who Your Friends Are
In September 1969, “Columbia” label released “You Never Know Who Your Friends Are”, the second Al Kooper studio album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by Al Kooper.
Personnel:
- Al Kooper – vocals, piano, organ, guitar, ondioline, arrangements
- The Al Kooper Big Band under the direction of Charlie Calello
- Ralph Casale, Stu Scharf, Eric Gale – guitar
- Ernie Hayes, Paul Griffin, Frank Owens – piano, organ
- Walter Sears – Moog synthesizer
- Chuck Rainey, Jerry Jemmott, John Miller – electric bass
- Bernard Purdie, Al Rogers – drums
- George Young, Sol Schlinger, Seldon Powell, Joe Farrell – saxophone
- Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Marvin Stamm – trumpet
- Ray Desio, Jimmy Knepper, Bill Watrous, Tony Studd – trombone
- Hilda Harris, Connie Zimet, Albertine Robinson, Lois Winter, Michael Gately, Lou Christie, Robert John, Charlie Calello – backing vocals
- Glen Kolotkin, Roy Segal, Stan Tonkel – engineer
- Ron Coro – cover art direction, design
Track listing:
All tracks by Al Kooper, except where noted.
- Magic in My Socks
- Lucille
- Too Busy Thinkin’ ’bout My Baby – Norman Whitfield, Janie Bradford
- First Time Around
- Loretta (Union Turnpike Eulogy)
- Blues, Part IV
- You Never Know Who Your Friends Are
- The Great American Marriage / Nothing
- I Don’t Know Why I Love You – Lula Mae Hardaway, Don Hunter, Paul Riser, Stevie Wonder
- Mourning Glory Story – Harry Nilsson
- Anna Lee (What Can I Do for You)
- I’m Never Gonna Let You Down
Blue Mitchell: Many Shades Of Blue
On August 1, 1974, “Mainstream” label released “Many Shades of Blue”, the 22nd Blue Mitchell album. It was recorded in 1974, and was produced by Bob Shad.
Personnel:
- Blue Mitchell – trumpet
- Jim Bossy, Jon Faddis, Marky Markowitz – trumpet
- Joe Farrell – flute, tenor saxophone
- Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Frank Vicari – tenor saxophone
- Joe Beck, John Tropea – guitar, acoustic guitar
- Sam Brown – acoustic guitar
- Wilbur Bascomb, Michael Moore – electric bass
- Jimmy Madison – drums
- David Matthews – arranger, conductor
Track listing:
All tracks by David Matthews
- Where It’s At
- Harmony of the Underworld
- Funky Walk
- Blue Funk
- Golden Feathered Bird
- Beans and Taters
- Funny Bone
- Hot Stuff
Don Sebeski: Giant Box
In July 1973, “CTI” label released “Giant Box”, the third Don Sebeski album. It was recorded April – May 1973, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
- Don Sebesky – electric piano, organ, clavinet, accordion, arrangements, conductor
- Jackie Cain, Roy Kral – vocals
- Lani Groves, Carl Caldwell, Tasha Thomas – vocals
- Hubert Laws – soprano saxophone, flute
- Joe Farrell – soprano saxophone
- Romeo Penque – soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute, piccolo, oboe, English horn
- Grover Washington, Jr. – alto saxophone
- Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
- Phil Bodner – soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute, piccolo
- George Marge – soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet, flute, oboe, English horn
- Walt Levinsky – tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
- Randy Brecker, Alan Rubin, Joe Shepley – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Garnett Brown – trombone
- Wayne Andre, Warren Covington – trombone, baritone horn
- Paul Faulise, Alan Raph – bass trombone, baritone horn
- Jim Buffington, Earl Chapin – French horn
- Tony Price – tuba
- Dave Friedman, Phil Kraus, Ralph MacDonald, Airto Moreira – percussion
- Alfred Brown, Harry Cykman, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Harry Glickman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Charles Libove, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, Elliot Rosoff, Irving Spice – violin
- Seymour Barab, Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Alan Shulman – cello
- Margaret Ross – harp
- George Benson – electric guitar
- Bob James – organ
- Ron Carter – bass, electric bass, piccolo bass
- Homer Mensch – bass
- Billy Cobham – drums
- Jack DeJohnette – drums
- Airto Moreira – percussion
- Rubens Bassini – conga
- Milt Jackson – vibraphone
- Bob Ciano – design
Track listing:
All tracks, by Don Sebesky, except where noted.
- Firebird/Birds of Fire – Igor Stravinsky, John McLaughlin
- Song to a Seagull – Joni Mitchell
- Free as a Bird
- Psalm 150 – Jimmy Webb
- Vocalise – Sergei Rachmaninoff
- Fly/Circles
- Semi-Tough
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
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