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: In Your Eyes
In May 1983, “Warner Bros” label released “In Your Eyes”, the 19th George Benson studio album. It was recorded in 1983, at “Atlantic Studios”, “The Hit Factory” and “The Record Plant” in New York City, “Music Grinder Studio” in Los Angeles, “United Westren” in Hollywood, and was produced by Arif Mardin and Kashif.
Personnel:
- George Benson – lead and backing vocals, guitar solo, rhythm guitar
- David Spinozza– guitar
- Paul Jackson, Jr.– rhythm guitar, guitar
- Ira Siegel – guitar
- Adam “Gus” Falcon – rhythm guitar, rhythm arrangement
- Robbie Buchanan– electric piano, synthesizer, Moog bass, rhythm arrangement, acoustic piano, Linn Drum programming
- Jorge Dalto– acoustic piano, electric piano
- Kashif– keyboards, Synclavier 2, synthesizer, Moog bass, drums, finger snaps, backing vocals, rhythm arrangement
- Greg Phillinganes– additional synthesizer
- Steve Porcaro– additional synthesizer
- David Paich– keyboards, synthesizer, arrangements, brass arrangement
- James Newton Howard– keyboards, synthesizer, arrangements, string arrangements
- Peter Cannarozzi – synthesizer
- Richard Tee– electric piano
- Joe Mardin – synthesizer programming
- Will Lee– bass guitar
- Nathan East– bass guitar
- Anthony Jackson– bass guitar
- Marcus Miller– bass guitar
- Steve Ferrone– drums
- Leslie Ming – drums
- Jeff Porcaro– drums
- Carlos Vega – drums
- Steve Gadd– drums
- Steve Jordan–drums
- Sammy Figueroa– percussion
- Bashiri Johnson– percussion
- Stephen Benben – finger snaps
- Lenny Castro– percussion
- David Sanborn– alto saxophone
- Michael Brecker– tenor saxophone
- Lew Delgatto – baritone saxophone
- Randy Brecker – trumpet, horn arrangement
- Jon Faddis– trumpet
- Alan Raph, Tom Malone– trombone
- Jerry Hey– flugelhorn, brass arrangement
- Marty Paich, Lee Holdridge– string arrangement
- Alfred Brown, Emanuel Vardi, Fred Zlotkin, Frederick Buldrini, Gerald Tarack, Guy Lumia, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, Jonathan Abramowitz, Julien Barber, Marilyn Wright, Richard Maximoff, Richard Young, Ted Hoyle – strings
- Endre Granat , Gene Orloff– concertmaster
- Arif Mardin– BGV arrangement, rhythm arrangement, string arrangement, synthesizer arrangement, horn arrangement
- Paul Lawrence Jones III – vocal arrangements
- Hamish Stuart– backing vocals, BGV arrangement
- J. Nelson, Brenda White King, Lillo Thomas, Vicki Randle– duet vocals
- Zachary Sanders, Chaka Khan, Diva Gray, Lani Groves, Robin Clark, Babi Floyd, Mark Stevens – backing vocals
- Jeremy Smith, Michael O’Reilly, Gary Skardinia – recording
- Michael O’Reilly – engineer assistant
- Stephen Benben, Randy Burns, Robert Feist – engineer assistants
- John Agallo, Danny Caccavo, Bill Dooley, Jay Messina and Bobby Warner – additional recording
- Jeremy Smith, Michael O’Reilly – mixing
- Jeremy Smith, Michael O’Reilly, Dan Nash – post tracking
- Stephen Benben, Julie Last – tracking assistant
- George Marino – mastering
- Chrissy Allerdings, Frank De Caro, Lu Sneed – project coordination
- Simon Levy – art direction
- Laura Li Puma – design
- Jean Pagliusso – photography
Track listing:
- Feel Like Making Love – Eugene McDaniels
- Inside Love (So Personal) – Kashif
- Lady Love Me (One More Time) – David Paich, James Newton Howard
- Love Will Come Again – Arif Mardin, Hamish Stuart
- In Your Eyes – Dan Hill, Michael Masser
- Never Too Far to Fall – Hamish Stuart, Ned Doheny
- Being With You – Omar Hakim
- Use Me – James Ingram, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
- Late at Night – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
- In Search of a Dream – Adam Falcon
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