On October 25, 2014, John Symon Asher “Jack” Bruce aka Jack Bruce died aged 71. He was musician (bass guitar, double bass, guitar, piano), singer and songwriter, best known as member and bass player of Cream. In his more than five decades long career, Bruce has performed and recorded with various famous musician including: Alexis Corner, Graham Bond, John Mayall, Manfred Mann, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Michael Gibbs, Tony Williams, Leslie West, Corky Laing, Carla Bley, Lou Reed, Michael Mantler, Charlie Mariano, John McLaughlin, Cozy Powell, Bernie Marsden, Trevor Rabin, Robin Trower, Mose Allison, Allan Holdsworth, Kip Hanrahan, Mark Nauseef, Miroslav Tadic, Anton Fier, Kenji Suzuki, Dick Heckstall – Smith, John Stevens, Vernon Reid, Cindy Blackman and John Medeski. In March 2011, “Rolling Stone” magazine readers selected Bruce as the eighth greatest bass guitarist of all time. As leader, he released 14 studio and 8 live albums.
Tag Archives: John Medeski
David Byrne: Same
On May 24, 1994, “Luaka Bop” label released the self-titled, fourth David Byrne album. It was recorded November – Decemebr 1993, and was produced by David Byrne and Susan Rogers.
Personnel:
- David Byrne – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, clavinet, bells, balafon, lap steel guitar
- Arto Lindsay– guitar
- John Medeski– organ, synthesizer, Farfisa
- Mitchell Froom– keyboards
- Paul Socolow – bass
- Valerie Naranjo– drums, percussion, marimba, shaker, talking drum, percussion sampling
- Todd Turkisher – drums, percussion, surdo, sampling, doumbek, roto toms, frame drum, trash cans
- Bashiri Johnson– percussion, bongos, chimes, conga, shaker
- Sue Hadjopoulos – percussion
- Bill Ware– marimba, vibraphone
- Mark Edwards – drones
- Marcus Rojas– tuba
- Bebel Gilberto– backing vocals
- Dolette McDonald– backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by David Byrne.
- A Long Time Ago
- Angels
- Crash
- A Self-made Man
- Back in the Box
- Sad Song
- Nothing at All
- My Love Is You
- Lilies of the Valley
- You & Eye
- Strange Ritual
- Buck Naked
musicalphabet 