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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Aretha Franklin: Get It Right
On July 14, 1983, “Arista” label released “Get It Right”, the twenty-ninth Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded in 1983, and was produced by Luther Vandross.
Personnel:
- Aretha Franklin – lead and backing vocals, vocal arrangements
- Doc Powell – guitar
- Georg Wadenius – guitar
- Teddy F. White – guitar
- Nat Adderley Jr. – keyboards, rhythm arrangements
- Marcus Miller – synthesizers, bass guitar, rhythm arrangements
- Yogi Horton – drums
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion, congas, bongos
- Steve Kroon – congas, triangle
- Dave Friedman – vibraphone
- David Carey – timpani
- George Young – soprano saxophone
- Alan Rubin, George Young, Gregory Williams, Jim Pugh, John Clark, Jon Faddis, Lew Soloff, Lou Marini, Peter Gordon, Ronnie Cuber, Tom Malone – horns
- Alfred Brown, Barry Finclair, Elena Barere, Emanuel Vardi, Guy Lumia, Harold Kohon, Harry Zaratzian, Homer Mensch, Jan Mullen, Jean R. Dane, Jesse Levy, John Beal, John Pintavalle, Jonathan Abramowitz, Joseph Rabushka, Judy Geist, Julien Barber, Kathryn Kienke, Kermit Moore, Lamar Alsop, Lewis Eley, Margaret Ross, Marilyn Wright, Regis Landiorio, Richard Sortomme, Richard Young, Sanford Allen, Sue Pray, Winterton Garvey – strings
- Rob Mounsey – string arrangements, horn arrangements
- Paul Riser – string and horn arrangements
- Luther Vandross – vocal arrangements, backing vocals
- Michael Love Smith – vocal arrangements, backing vocals
- Brenda White – backing vocals
- Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals
- Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals
- Phillip Ballou – backing vocals
- Tawatha Agee – backing vocals
- Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals
- Cissy Houston – backing vocals
- Darlene Love – backing vocals
- Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals
- Brenda Corbett – backing vocals
- Margaret Branch – backing vocals
- Sandra Richardson – backing vocals
- Aaron T. Smith – backing vocals
- Danny Dedusual Smith – backing vocals
- Myrna Smith – backing vocals
- Don Cuminale – engineer
- Paul Brocek, Michael Christopher – additional engineering, engineer assistant
- Mark Cobrin – engineer assistant
- Michael H. Brauer – mixing
- Donn Davenport – art direction
- Howard Fritzson – design
Track listing:
All tracks written by Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller, except where noted.
- Get It Right
- Pretender
- Every Girl (Wants My Guy)
- When You Love Me Like That
- I Wish It Would Rain – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield, Roger Penzabene
- Better Friends Than Lovers – Michael Lovesmith
- I Got Your Love – Luther Vandross
- Giving In – Clarence Franklin
Benny Golson: One Day, Forever
On February 27, 2001, “Arkadia Jazz” label released “One Day, Forever”, the 31st Benny Golson album. It was recorded in November 1996, September 1999 and October 2000, at “Sandhausen Studios” in Germany, “Avatar Studios” and “Patrych Recording” in New York, “39th Street Music” in New York City, and was produced by Bob Karcy.
Personnel:
- Benny Golson – tenor saxophone, arranger, conductor
- Shirley Horn – vocals
- Art Farmer – trumpet
- Curtis Fuller – trombone
- Robert Carlisle, John Clark – French horn
- Elizabeth Mann – flute
- Gerard Reuter – oboe
- Mulgrew Miller – piano
- Geoff Keezer – piano
- Lara Downes – piano
- Bill Mays – keyboards
- Clay Ruede, David Heiss, Diane Barere, Eliana Mendoza, Erik Friedlander, Eugene Moye, Frederick Zlotkin, Jeanne Leblanc, Joseph Kimura, Lanny Paykin, Maxine Neuman, Richard Locker – cello
- Ron Carter – bass
- Dwayne Burno – bass
- Joe Farnsworth – drums
- Carl Allen – drums
- Dennis Wall – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Benny Golson
- One Day, Forever (I Remember Miles)
- Blue Walk
- Killer Joe
- Are You Real?
- Sad to Say
- Out of the Past
- Blues Alley
- Along Came Betty
- On Gossamer Wings
Brad Mehldau: Elegiac Cycle
On June 8, 1999, “Warner Bros” label released “Elegiac Cycle”, the tenth Brad Mehldau album. It was recorded in February 1999, at “Mad Hatter Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Brad Mehldau and Michael Davenport.
Personnel:
- Brad Mehldau- piano, liner notes
- Bernie Kirsch – recording
- Alisha Chamberlain – engineer assistant
- Alan Yoshida – mastering
- Lawrence Azerrad – art direction, design
- John Clark – photography
- Michael Davenport – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Brad Mehldau
- Bard
- Resignation
- Memory’s Tricks
- Elegy for William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg
- Lament for Linus
- Trailer Park Ghost
- Goodbye Storyteller (for Fred Myrow)
- Rückblick
- The Bard Returns
Bruford: Gradually Going Tornado
In February 1980, “Polydor” label released “Gradually Going Tornado”, the fourth Bruford album. It was recorded October – November 1979, at “Surrey Sound Studios” in Surrey, UK, and was produced by Bill Bruford and Ron Malo.
Personnel:
- Bill Bruford– drums
- Dave Stewart– keyboards
- John Clark – guitar
- Jeff Berlin– vocals, bass
- Georgie Born– cello
- Amanda Parsons, Barbara Gaskin– choir
- Ron Malo – engineer
- Martin Moss – engineer
- Pete Buhlman – tape operator
- Paul Neagu– art direction, design
Track listing:
- Age of Information – Bill Bruford, Dave Stewart
- Gothic 17 – Bill Bruford, Dave Stewart
- Joe Frazier – Jeff Berlin
- E.D. – Bill Bruford, Dave Stewart
- The Sliding Floor – Jeff Berlin, Bill Bruford, Dave Stewart
- Palewell Park – Bill Bruford
- Plans for J.D. – Bill Bruford
- Land’s End – Dave Stewart
Jon Christensen
On February 18, 2020, Jon Ivar Christensen died aged 76. He was musician (drums) and composer, one of the most respected European Jazz drummers. He has recorded with artists such as Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, Enrico Rava, Palle Danielsson, John Abercrombie, Michael Mantler, Miroslav Vitous, Terje Rypdal, Bobo Stenson, Eberhard Weber, Ralph Towner, Barre Phillips, Arild Andersen, Rainer Brüninghaus, Charles Lloyd, Dino Saluzzi, George Russell, John Clark, David Friedman, David Darling, Steve Kuhn, Lee Konitz, Pony Poindexter, Phil Woods, Leo Wright, Yelena Eckemoff and Tomasz Stanko.
Bill Bruford: Feels Good To Me
In January 1978, “EG” and “Polydor” labels released “Feels Good to Me”, the debut Bill Bruford album. It was recorded in August 1977, at “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by Robin Lumley and Bill Bruford.
Personnel:
- Bill Bruford– drums, percussion
- Allan Holdsworth– electric guitar
- Dave Stewart– keyboards
- Jeff Berlin– bass
- Kenny Wheeler– flugelhorn
- Annette Peacock– vocals
- John Goodsall– additional guitar
- John Clark – additional guitar
- Neil Murray– additional bass
- John Brand, Colin Green, Stephen Short – tape operators
- Stephen W Tayler – engineer
- Peter Revill, Mick Rossi – equipment technicians
Track listing:
All tracks by Bill Bruford except where noted.
- Beelzebub
- Back to the Beginning
- Seems Like a Lifetime Ago (Part One)
- Seems Like a Lifetime Ago (Part Two)
- Sample and Hold – Bill Bruford, Dave Stewart
- Feels Good to Me
- Either End of August
- If You Can’t Stand the Heat…- Bill Bruford, Dave Stewart
- Springtime in Siberia – Bill Bruford, Dave Stewart
- Adios a la pasada (Goodbye to the Past) – Bill Bruford, Annette Peacock
John Scofield: Grace Under Pressure
On April 7, 1992, “Blue Note” label released “Grace Under Pressure”, the 17th John Scofield album. It was recorded in December 1991, at “The Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Steve Swallow.
Personnel:
- John Scofield – electric guitar
- Bill Frisell – acoustic and electric guitar
- Charlie Haden- bass
- Joey Baron- drums
- Randy Brecker- flugelhorn
- Jim Pugh- trombone
- John Clark- French horn
Track listing:
All tracks by John Scofield
- You Bet
- Grace Under Pressure
- Honest I Do
- Scenes from a Marriage
- Twang
- Pat Me
- Pretty Out
- Bill Me
- Same Axe
- Unique New York
Stanley Clarke: School Days
On October 8, 1976, “Nemperor” label released “School Days”, the fourth Stanley Clarke studio album. It was recorded in June 1976, at “Electric Lady Studios” in New York Cty, “A&M Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Stanley Clarke and Ken Scott.
Personnel:
- Stanley Clarke – vocals, electric, piccolo and acoustic bass guitar, handbells, acoustic piano, humming, gong, chimes, arrange,emts, ctic andonductor
- George Duke– keyboards
- Ray Gomez – electric and, rhythm guitar
- Icarus Johnson– acoustic and electric guitar
- John McLaughlin– acoustic guitar
- David Sancious– keyboards, Minimoog, organ, electric guitar
- Gerry Brown– drums, handbells
- Billy Cobham– drums, Moog 1500
- Steve Gadd– drums
- Milt Holland– percussion, triangls
- Tom Malone, Dave Taylor– trombone
- Jon Faddis, Alan Rubin,Lew Soloff – trumpet
- Earl Chapin, John Clark, Peter Gordon, Wilmer Wise – horns
- Al Aarons, Stewart Blumberg, George Bohanon, Buddy Childers, Robert Findley, Gary Grant, Lew McCreary, Jack Nimitz, William Peterson, Dalton Smith – brass
- Marilyn Baker, Thomas Buffum, David Campbell, Rollice Dale, Robert Dubow, Janice Gower, Karen Jones, Dennis Karmazyn, Gordon Marron, Lya Stern, Ron Strauss, Marcia Van Dyke& John Wittenberg – strings
- Ken Scott – engineer, remix
- Lynn Dreese Breslin, Bob Defrin – art direction
- Jerry Solomon, Ed Thacker, Michael Frondelli – engineer assistant
Track listing:
All tracks by Stanley Clarke.
- School Days
- Quiet Afternoon
- The Dancer
- Desert Song
- Hot Fun
- Life Is Just a Game
Jaco Pastorius: Word of Mouth
In July 1981, “Warner Bros” label released “Word of Mouth”, the second Jaco Pastorius album. It was 1980 – 1981, and was produced by Jaco Pastorius.
Personnel:
- Jaco Pastorius – vocals, electric bass, double bass, organ, piano, synthesizer, autoharp, percussion, drums
- Herbie Hancock– keyboards, synthesizers, piano
- Peter Erskine, Jack DeJohnette – drums
- Don Alias, Robert Thomas, Jr. – percussion
- Toots Thielemans– harmonica
- John F. Pastorius IV – vocal
- Wayne Shorter, Michael Brecker, Tom Scott, Mario Cruz– saxophone
- Chuck Findley– trumpet
- John Clark– French horn
- Howard Johnson– tuba
- Paul Horn-Muller – steel pans
- Othello Molineaux– steel pan
Track listing:
All tracks by Jaco Pastorius, except where noted.
- Crisis
- Three Views of a Secret
- Liberty City
- Chromatic Fantasy – Johann Sebastian Bach
- Blackbird – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
- Word of Mouth
- John and Mary
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