On November 12, 2008, John Graham “Mitch” Mitchell died 62. He was musician (drums) and child actor, member of band Soul Messengers, has performed and recorded with Pete Nelson and the Travelers, Frankie Reid and the Casuals, Johnny Harris and the Shades, the Pretty Things, Bill Knight & the Sceptres, the Riot Squad, the Who, Georgie Fame, Roger Chapman, Junior Brown, Jack Bruce, David Torn, Larry Coryell, Ramatam, Greg Parker, Terry Reid, Martha Velez, Jeff Beck, Noel Redding, but was best known as member of the Jimi Hendrix Experience. In 2009, he was inducted into the “Modern Drummer Hall of Fame”.
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Joey DeFrancesco: Wonderful! Wonderful!
On July 17, 2012, “HihgNote” label released “Wonderful! Wonderful!”, the 31st Joey DeFrancesco album. It was recorded in March 2012, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood, NJ, and was produced by Joey DeFrancesco and Don Sickler.
Personnel:
- Joey DeFrancesco– Hammond B3, trumpet
- Larry Coryell– guitar
- Jimmy Cobb– drums
Track listing:
- Wonderful! Wonderful! – Sherman Edwards, Ben Raleigh
- Five Spot After Dark – Benny Golson
- Wagon Wheels – Billy Hill, Peter DeRose
- Solitude – Duke Ellington, Eddie DeLange, Irving Mills
- Joey D – Larry Coryell
- Love Letters – Victor Young, Edward Heyman
- Old Folks – Willard Robison, Dedette Lee Hill
- JLJ Blues – Joey DeFrancesco
Larry Coryell: New High
On April 11, 2000, “High Note” label released “New High”, the 48th Larry Coryell album. It was recorded in September 1999, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Don Sickler.
Personnel:
- Larry Coryell – guitar, liner notes
- Ronnie Mathews– piano
- Buster Williams– bass
- Yoron Israel– drums
- Shunzo Ono – trumpet
- Mark Sherman– vibraphone
- Maureen Sickler – engineer
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
- Jimmy Bruch – photography
- Joe Fields – executive producer
Tracks listing:
All tracks by Larry Coryell except where noted
- Bags’ Groove – Milt Jackson
- Like Sonny – John Coltrane
- Funereal
- Ursula – Harold Land
- John Charles – Ronnie Mathews
- Spiral Staircase – Mark Sherman
- Old Folks – Willard Robison, Dedette Lee Hill
- New High
The Head Shop: Same
In August 1969, “Epic” label released the self-titled, debut and only The Head Shop album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by Milan.
Personnel:
- Danny Prosseda – guitar, fuzz bass
- Drew Sbordone – bass
- Joe Siano – vocals
- Jesse Luca, drums, percussion
- Larry Coryell – guitar
- Geoff Wright – Hammond, Farfisa organ, fuzz bass
- Milan – screams
- Maxim – violin
Track listing:
- Head Shop – Milan, Maxim, Craig
- Heaven Here We Come – Milan
- Sunny – Bobby Hebb
- Listen with a Third Ear – Milan, Maxim
- Opera in the Year 4000 – Milan
- Where Have All the People Gone – Milan
- Yesterday – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
- Revolution- John Lennon, Paul McCartney
- I Feel Love Comin’ On – Milan
- Prophecy – Maxim, Milan
- Infinity – Milan
Joe Felds
On July 12, 2017, Joe Fields died aged 88. He has worked for “London Records”, “MGM”, “Verve”, “Prestige”, “Sue Records”, and “Buddha Records” (started their jazz division, “Cobblestone Records”), before he started his own label “Muse Records” in 1973. The label featured artists such as Pat Martino, Houston Person, Cedar Walton, Charlie Earland, Larry Coryell and Woody Shaw. In the 80’s Fields acquired “Savoy” and “Landmark Records” labels. “Savoy” owned recordings by Charlie Parker, Miles Davis and Dexter Gordon, among others. In 1997, Joe, and his son Barney, launched “HighNote” and “Savant Records”, labels that features artists such as Kenny Burrell, Houston Person, Wallace Roney, Eric Alexander, Freddy Cole, Tom Harrell and Russell Malone.
Jimmy Webb: And So On
In May 1970, “Reprise” label released “And So On”, the third Jimmy Webb studio album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Jimmy Webb.
Personnel:
- Jimmy Webb – vocals, keyboards, arrangements
- Larry Coryell– guitar
- Freddy Tackett– guitar
- Tom Scott– alto saxophone
- Francie Lauridsen – flute, recorder
- Lance Allworth – harmonica
- Skip Mosher – electric bass, tenor saxophone
- Ray Rich – percussion, drums
- Terry Brown – vocals
- The Good Sisters – vocals
- Sid Sharp – conductor
- Terry Brown – engineer
- Brian Ingoldsby – engineer
- Ed Thrasher– art direction
- Barry Feinstein– cover photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Jimmy Webb.
- Met Her on a Plane
- All Night Show
- All My Love’s Laughter
- Highpockets
- Marionette
- Laspitch
- One Lady
- If Ships Were Made to Sail
- Pocketful of Keys
- See You Then
Larry Coryell
On February 19, 2017, Larry Coryell died aged 73. He was musician (guitar) and composer, known as the “Godfather of Fusion”. As a leader he has recorded 65 albums, and has performed and recorded with many world known music acts including: John McLaughlin, Miroslav Vitouš, Chick Corea, Paul Santa Maria, Lenny White, Victor Bailey, Badi Assad, John Abercrombie, John Hicks, Willie Williams, Santi Debriano, Yoron Israel, Billy Cobham, Alphonse Mouzon, The Eleventh House, The Appletree Theatre, Jim Pepper, Gary Burton, Randy Brecker, Jazz Composer’s Orchestra, Wolfgang Dauner, The 5th Dimension, The Free Spirits, Chico Hamilton, Arnie Lawrence, Herbie Mann, Michael Mantler, Steve Marcus, Charles Mingus, Bob Moses, Chico O’Farrill, The Arista All Stars, Simon & Bard Group, Dennis Haklar, Joey DeFrancesco, The Fusion Syndicate, The Wide Hive Player, Kenny Drew Jr., Michael Urbaniak and Dylan Taylor.
Elvin Jones
On May 18, 2004, Elvin Ray Jones died aged 77. He was musician (drums), performed with Charles Mingus, Teddy Charles, Bud Powell and Miles Davis, but he is best known as a member of the John Coltrane quartet (from 1960 to 1966) along with Jimmy Garrison on bass and McCoy Tyner on piano, in the celebrated recording phase including the album “A love supreme”. Jones recorded with numerous artists including Art Farmer, J.J. Johnson, Aaron Bell, Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers, Pepper Adams, Kenny Burrell, Sonny Rollins, Thad Jones, Idris Sulieman, Mal Waldron, Steve Lacy, Bernie Green, Hank Jones, Jimmy Forest, Randy Weston, Curtis Fuller, Gil Evans, Harry Lookofsky, Julian Priester, Barry Harris, Clifford Jordan, Sonny Red, Yusef Lateef, Lee Konitz, Freddie Hubbard, Pony Poindexter, Duke Ellington, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Woods, Andrew Hill, Stan Getz, Bill Evans, Bob Brookmeyer, Wayne Shorter, Grant Green, Joe Henderson, Larry Young, Roland Kirk, Earl Hines, Jaki Byard, Larry Coryell, Ornette Coleman, Barney Kessel, Phineas Newborn Jr, Allen Ginsberg, Joe Farrell, Frank Foster, Billy Harper, Elek Bacsik, Oregon, Jimmy Rowles, Chico Freeman, Ray Brown, Pharaoh Sanders, Lew Soloff, James Williams, Marcus Roberts, Kenny Garrett, David Murray, Sonny Sharrock, Javon Jackson, Robert Hurst, John McLaughlin, Shirley Horn, Joe Lovano, Steve Griggs, Michael Brecker, Gary LeMel and Stefano di Battista, becoming one of the most recorded artists of all time. As leader, Jones released 48 albums.
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