On April 23, 1979, Douglass Haywood Rauch died aged 28. He was musician (bass), known for his unique and pioneering use of thumb in a downward and upward motion, technique now commonly referred to as “double thumbing”. Rauch performed and recorded with Buzzy Linhart, Voices of East Harlem, Bunky and Jake, Carly Simon, Loading Zone, Gábor Szabó, Tony Williams, David Bowie, Lenny White, Billy Cobham, Papa John Creach, Betty Davis, John McLaughlin, the George Duke Band and Jan Hammer, but was best known as member of Santana.
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The Stanley Clarke Trio: Jazz in the Garden
On April 15, 2009, “Heads Up” label released “Jazz in the Garden”, the debut Stanley Clarke Trio (The) album. It was recorded in December 2018, at “Mad Hatter Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Dave Love and Stanley Clarke.
Personnel:
- Stanley Clarke- double bass
- Hiromi Uehara- piano
- Lenny White- drums
Tracks listing:
All tracks by Stanley Clarke, except where noted.
- Paradigm Shift (Election Day 2008)
- Sakura Sakura – traditional
- Sicilian Blue – Hiromi Uehara
- Take the Coltrane – Duke Ellington
- 3 Wrong Notes
- Someday My Prince Will Come – Frank Churchill, Larry Morey
- Isotope – Joe Henderson
- Bass Folk Song No. 5 & 6
- Global Tweak – Stanley Clarke, Hiromi Uehara
- Solar – Miles Davis
- Brain Training – Hiromi Uehara
- Under the Bridge – Michael Balzary, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith, John Frusciante
Chaka Khan: Echoes Of The Era
On January 14, 1982, “Elektra” label released “Echoes of an Era”, the fifth Chaka Khan album. It was recorded 1981 -1982, at “Mad Hatter Studios”, Los Angeles, and was produced by Lenny White.
Personnel:
- Chaka Khan- vocals
- Joe Henderson- tenor saxophone
- Freddie Hubbard- trumpet, flugelhorn
- Chick Corea- piano
- Stanley Clarke- acoustic bass
- Lenny White- drums
- Bernie Kirsch – engineer
Track listing:
- Them There Eyes – Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber, William Tracey
- All of Me – Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons
- I Mean You – Coleman Hawkins, Thelonious Monk
- I Loves You Porgy – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
- Take the “A” Train – Billy Strayhorn
- I Hear Music – Burton Lane, Frank Loesser
- High Wire – The Aerialist – Chick Corea, Tony Cohen
- All of Me (Alternate take) – Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons
- Spring Can Really Hang You up the Most – Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf
Jaco Pastorius: Same
In August 1976, “Epic” label released the self-titled, debut Jaco Pastorius album. It was recorded in October 1975, at “Camp Colomby Studios”; “Columbia Recording Studios C&B” in New York City and was produced by Bobby Colomby.
Personnel:
- Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
- Sam Moore, Dave Prater– vocals
- Herbie Hancock- clavinet, Fender Rhodes, electric piano, piano
- Alex Darqui – Fender Rhodes electric piano
- Richard Davis– bass
- Homer Mensch– bass
- Narada Michael Walden– drums
- Lenny White, Bobby Economou – drums
- Othello Molineaux – steel drums
- Leroy Williams – steel drums
- Don Alias– congas, bongos, percussion, okonkoko iya, afuche
- David Sanborn- alto sax
- Michael Brecker- tenor sax
- Howard Johnson- baritone sax
- Wayne Shorter- soprano sax
- Peter Gordon – French horn
- Hubert Laws- piccolo, flute
- Randy Brecker, Ron Tooley – trumpet
- Peter Graves – bass trombone
- David Nadien, Harry Lookofsky, Paul Gershman, Joe Malin, Harry Cykman, Harold Kohon, Matthew Raimondi, Max Pollinkoff, Arnold Black – violin
- Stewart Clarke, Manny Vardi, Julian Barber, Al Brown – viola
- Charles McCracken, Kermit Moore, Beverly Lauridsen, Alan Shulman– cello
- Michael Gibbs- string arrangements
- Michael Gibbs- string arrangements, conductor
Track listing:
All tracks by Jaco Pastorius, except where noted.
- Donna Lee – Miles Davis
- Come On, Come Over – Jaco Pastorius, Bob Herzog
- Continuum
- Kuru/Speak Like a Child – Jaco Pastorius, Herbie Hancock
- Portrait of Tracy
- Opus Pocus
- Okonkolé Y Trompa – Jaco Pastorius, Don Alias
- (Used to Be a) Cha-Cha
- Forgotten Love
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.
Miles Davis: Bitches Brew
On March 30, 1970, “Columbia” label released “Bitches Brew”, the 38th Miles Davis album. It was recorded August 19–21, 1969, at “30th Street Studio” in New York, and was produced by Teo Macero. In 1971, the album won “Grammy Award” for “Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album”.
Personnel:
- Miles Davis – trumpet
- Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone
- Bennie Maupin – bass clarinet
- Joe Zawinul – electric piano
- Chick Corea – electric piano
- John McLaughlin – electric guitar
- Dave Holland – bass
- Harvey Brooks – electric bass
- Lenny White – drum set
- Jack DeJohnette – drum set
- Don Alias – congas
- Juma Santos (credited as Jim Riley) – shaker, congas
Track listing
- Pharoah’s Dance – Joe Zawinul
- Bitches Brew – Miles Davis
- Spanish Key – Miles Davis
- John McLaughlin – Miles Davis
- Miles Runs the Voodoo Down – Miles Davis
- Sanctuary – Wayne Shorter
Santana: Caravanserai
On October 11, 1972, “Columbia” label released “Caravanserai”, the fourth Santana studio album. It was recorded February –May, 1972 at “Columbia Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Carlos Santana and Mike Shrieve.
Personnel:
- Carlos Santana– vocals, lead guitar, guitar, percussion
- Neal Schon– guitar
- Douglas Rodrigues– guitar
- Wendy Haas– piano
- Gregg Rolie– vocals, organ, electric piano, piano
- Douglas Rauch– bass, guitar
- Tom Rutley– acoustic bass
- Michael Shrieve– drums, percussion
- José “Chepito” Areas– percussion, congas, timbales, bongos
- James Mingo Lewis– vocals, percussion, congas, bongos, acoustic piano
- Armando Peraza– percussion, bongos
- Hadley Caliman– saxophone intro, flute
- Rico Reyes – vocals
- Lenny White – castanets
- Tom Coster– electric piano
- Tom Harrell– orchestra arrangement
Track listing:
- Eternal Caravan of Reincarnation -Tom Rutley, Neal Schon, Michael Shrieve
- Waves Within – Doug Rauch, Greg Rolie, Carlos Santana
- Look Up – Doug Rauch, Greg Rolie, Carlos Santana
- Just in Time to See the Sun – Greg Rolie, Carlos Santana, Michael Shrieve
- Song of the Wind – Greg Rolie,Carlos Santana, Neal Schon
- All the Love of the Universe – Carlos Santana, Neal Schon
- Future Primitive – José Areas, Mingo Lewis
- Stone Flower – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Carlos Santana, Michael Shrieve
- La Fuente del Ritmo – Mingo Lewis
- Every Step of the Way – Michael Shrieve
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