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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Roland Kirk: Now Please Don’t You Cry, Beautiful Edith
In June 1967, “Verve” label released “Now Please Don’t You Cry, Beautiful Edith”, the 14th Roland Kirk album. It was recorded in May 1967, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
- Roland Kirk – tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute
- Lonnie Liston Smith – piano
- Ronnie Boykins – bass
- Grady Tate – drums
- Rudy van Gelder – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Roland Kirk, except where noted.
- Blue Rol
- Alfie – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
- Why Don’t They Know
- Silverlization
- Fall Out
- Now Please Don’t You Cry, Beautiful Edith
- Stompin’ Grounds
- It’s a Grand Night for Swinging – Billy Taylor
Al Foster
On May 28, 2025, Aloysius Tyrone Foster aka Al Foster, died aged 82. He was musician (drums), recorded and performed with Blue Mitchell, Illinois Jacquet, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, McCoy Tyner, Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Barron, Joe Henderson, Joanne Brackeen, Cedar Walton, Larry Willis, Steve Kuhn, Tommy Flanagan, Chris Potter, George Adams, Richie Beirach, Peter Bernstein, Walter Bishop Jr, Donald Byrn, Eli Degibri, Eliane Elias, Eric Le Lann, Red Garland, Dexter Gordon, Charlie Haden, Sadik Hakim, Jimmy Heath, Duke Jordan, Shirley Horn, Bobby Hutcherson, Sam Jones, Yusef Lateef, Andy LaVerne, Abbey Lincoln, Fred Lipsius, Larry Willis, George Mraz, Lonnie Liston Smith, Joe Lovano, Frank Morgan, Johnny Lytle, Hugh Masakela, Ronnie Mathews, Tete Montoliu, Sam Morrison, Bud Shank, Reggie Workman, Peter Zak, Cecil Payne, Dave Liebman and Art Pepper. As leader, Foster released eighth albums.
Roland Kirk: Here Comes The Whistleman
In February 1967, “Atlantic” label released “Here Comes the Whistleman”, album by Roland Kirk. It was recorded in March 1965, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York, and was produced by Joel Dorn and Roland Kirk.
Personnel:
- Roland Kirk – tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute, clarinet
- Jaki Byard – piano
- Lonnie Liston Smith – piano
- Major Holley – bass
- Charles Crosby – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Roland Kirk, except where noted.
- Roots
- Here Comes the Whistleman
- I Wished on the Moon – Dorothy Parker, Ralph Rainger
- Making Love After Hours
- Yesterdays – Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern
- Aluminum Baby – Jaki Byard
- Step Right Up
Pharaoh Sanders: Karma
In May 1969, “Impulse!” label released “Karma”, the third Pharaoh Sanders album. It was recorded in February 1969, at “RCA” in New York City, and was produced by ob Thiele.
Personnel:
- Pharoah Sanders — tenor saxophone
- Lonnie Liston Smith — piano
- Julius Watkins — French horn
- James Spaulding — flute
- Reggie Workman — bass
- Ron Carter — bass
- Richard Davis — bass
- Billy Hart — drums
- Freddie Waits — drums
- Leon Thomas — vocal, percussion
- Nathaniel Bettis — percussion
- Bob Simpson – engineer
- Robert & Barbara Flynn – cover design
- Joe Lebow – liner design
- Charles Stewart – photography
Track listing:
- The Creator Has a Master Plan (part one) – Pharaoh Sanders, Leon Thomas
- The Creator Has a Master Plan (part two) – Pharaoh Sanders, Leon Thomas
- Colors – Pharaoh Sanders, Leon Thomas
Rahsaan Roland Kirk And Al Hibbler: A Meeting Of The Times
In December 1972, “Atlantic” label released “A Meeting of the Times”, album by Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Al Hibbler (the 21st Rahsaan Roland Kirk album overtall). It was recorded in March 1972, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn.
Personnel:
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk – tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute, clarinet, baritone saxophone
- Al Hibbler – vocals
- Leon Thomas – vocals
- Lonnie Liston Smith – piano
- Hank Jones – piano
- Major Holley – bass
- Ron Carter – bass
- Grady Tate – drums
- Charles Crosby – drums
- Lew Hahn – engineer
- Phil Lehle – engineer
- Bob Liftin – remix
- Bob Alcorn – cover
- Loring Eutemey – cover
- Stuart Nicholson – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Rahsaan Roland Kirk, except where noted.
- Do Nothing till You Hear from Me – Duke Ellington, Bob Russell
- Daybreak – Duke Ellington, John Latouche, Billy Strayhorn
- Lover, Come Back to Me – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
- Don’t Get Around Much Anymore – Duke Ellington, Bob Russell
- This Love of Mine – Sol Parker, Henry W. Sanicola, Jr., Frank Sinatra
- Carney and Bigard Place – Rahsaan Roland Kirk
- I Didn’t Know About You – Duke Ellington, Bob Russell
- Something ‘Bout Believing – Duke Ellington
- Dream – Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Pharoah Sanders: Deaf Dumb Blind
In October 1970, “Impulse!” released “Deaf Dumb Blind (Summun Bukmun Umyun)”, the fifth Pharoah Sanders album. It was recorded in July 1970, at “A & R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Ed Michel.
Personnel:
- Pharoah Sanders – soprano saxophone, cow horn, bells, tritone whistle, cowbells, wood flute, thumb piano, percussion
- Woody Shaw – trumpet, maracas, yodeling, percussion
- Gary Bartz – alto saxophone, bells, cowbell, shakers, percussion
- Lonnie Liston Smith – piano, cowbell, thumb piano, percussion
- Cecil McBee – bass
- Clifford Jarvis – drums
- Nat Bettis – xylophone, yodeling, African percussion
- Anthony Wiles – conga drum, African percussion
- Dave Green – engineer
- Dixon Van Winkle – engineer
- Wallace Caldwell – design
- Jameelah Ali – liner notes
Track listing:
- Summun, Bukmun, Umyun – Pharoah Sanders
- Let Us Go into The House of The Lord – arranged by Lonnie Liston Smith
Reginald Lucas
On May 19, 2018, Reginald Grant Lucas died aged 65. He was musician (guitar), songwriter and producer, started his career performing and recording with Billy Paul and Miles Davis. As producer, composer and sideman he worked with Madonna, Models, The Four Tops, Randy Crawford, Rebbie Jackson, Bunny DeBarge, John Adams, Elisa Fiorillo, The Weather Girls, Nick Scott, Stephanie Mills, Gary Bartz, The Spinners, Lou Rawls, Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway, James Mtume, Carlos Garnett, Norman Connors, Babatunde Olatunji, Flora Purim, Lonnie Liston Smith, Zbigniew Seifert, Masabumi Kikuchi and Shunzo Ohno. As leader Lucas released two albums.
Reggie Lucas
On May 19, 2018, Reginald Grant Lucas aka Reggie Lucas died aged 65. He was songwriter, musician (guitar) and record producer. As musician he has recorded and performed with Miles Davis, Carlos Garnett, Babatunde Olatunji, Norman Connors, Flora Purim, Lonnie Liston Smith, Hubert Eaves, Roberta Flack, Urszula Dudziak, James Mtume, Gary Bartz, Zbigniew Seifert, John Lee, Gerry Brown and Masabumi Kikuchi. As producer Lucas worked with Madonna, Mtume, Models, Randy Crawford, Rebbie Jackson, Bunny DeBarge, The Four Tops, John Adams, The Weather Girls, Elisa Fiorillo and Nick Scotti. In 1981, Lucas and James Mtume won a “Grammy Award” for “Best R&B Song” for their composition “Never Knew Love Like This Before”, which was performed by Stephanie Mills. As leader, Lucas has recorded two albums.
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