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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Alfa Anderson
On December 17, 2024, Alfa Anderson died aged 78. She was singer and educator, founding member (together with her husband Eruliel Barfield) of the band “Voices of Shalom”, but was best known as the lead singer of the band Chic. She recorded with many famous musicians, among them with Luther Vandross, Lou Rawls, The B-52’s, Jaheim, Roberta Flack, The Roches, Marvin Sease, Odyssey, Doc Powell, Martha Wash, Debbie Gibson, Jennifer Holliday, Ashford and Simpson, Nat Adderley, Roy Buchanan and Dionne Warwick. In 2014, Anderson received the “Global Entertainment Media Arts (G.E.M.A.) Foundation’s Golden Mic Award”, and Citation from the City of Philadelphia for her contributions to music “Le Freak” (song by Chis) featuring Anderson on the lead vocals, was inducted into the 2015 “Grammy Hall of Fame”. In 2018, the song was added to the “National Recording Registry” by the “Library of Congress”. In 2018, Mayor Hardie Davis Jr. of Augusta, Georgia gave Anderson the Keys to the City and declared May 5 as “Alfa Anderson Day”.
Aretha Franklin: Who’s Zoomin’ Who?
On July 9, 1995, “Arista” label “Who’s Zoomin’ Who?”, the thirtieth Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded October 1984 – May 1995,at “The Automatt” in San Francisco, “The Plant Recording Studios” in Sausalito, “United Sound Systems” in Detroit, “Right Track Recording” and “The Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Aretha Franklin, David A. Stewart and Narada Michael Walden.
Personnel:
- Aretha Franklin – lead vocals
- Walter Afanasieff– keyboards
- Preston Glass– backing vocals, keyboards, keyboard vibes
- Peter Wolf– lead vocals
- Nat Adderley Jr.– keyboards
- Robbie Kondor – synthesizer
- Annie Lennox– lead vocals, keyboards
- David A. Stewart– keyboards, rhythm guitar
- Benmont Tench– Hammond organ
- Corrado Rustici– guitar, guitar synthesizer
- Ray Gomez – guitar solo
- Doc Powell– guitar
- Steve Khan– guitar
- Mike Campbell– lead guitar
- Carlos Santana– guitar solo
- Randy Jackson– synth bass, bass guitar, backing vocals
- Louis Johnson– bass guitar
- Nathan East– bass guitar
- Narada Michael Walden– drums, percussion, acoustic piano, keyboards
- Yogi Horton– drums
- Stan Lynch– drums
- Shelly Yakus – drums
- Steve Kroon – percussion
- Gigi Gonaway– tambourine
- The Santana Rhythm Section– percussion
- Andy Narell – steel drums
- Clarence Clemons– saxophone
- Dizzy Gillespie– trumpet solo
- Paul Riser– string arrangements
- The Charles Williams Singers – choir
- Kitty Beethoven – backing vocals
- Carolyn Franklin– backing vocals
- Jim Gilstrap– backing vocals
- Vicki Randle– backing vocals
- Sylvester– backing vocals
- Jeanie Tracy – backing vocals
- Martha Wash– backing vocals
- Laundon Von Hendricks – backing vocals
- Nikita Germaine – backing vocals
- Craig Thomas – backing vocals
- Karen Benington – backing vocals
- Sandra Feva – backing vocals
- Margaret Branch – backing vocals
- Brenda Corbett – backing vocals
- Don Smith – engineer, mixing
- Josh Abbey – engineer
- David Frazer – engineer
- Adam Williams – engineer
- Jay Willis – assistant engineer
- Moira Marquis – second engineer
- Ray Pyle – second engineer
- Paul Hamingson – second engineer
- Gordon Logan – second engineer
- Dana Chappelle – second engineer
- Tim Crich – second engineer
- Maureen Droney – second engineer
- Dominick Celani – engineer assistant
- David A. Stewart – mixing
- Michael Brauer – additional mixing
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Stephen Marcussen– original mastering
- Donn Davenport – art direction
- Artis Lane – painting
- John Pinderhughes – photography
- Sephra Herman – production coordination
- Clive Davis– executive producer
Track listing:
- Freeway of Love – Jeffrey E. Cohen, Narada Michael Walden
- Another Night – Beppe Cantarelli, Roy Freeland
- Sweet Bitter Love – Van McCoy
- Who’s Zoomin’ Who – Aretha Franklin, Preston Glass, Narada Michael Walden
- Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves – Annie Lennox, David A. Stewart
- Until You Say You Love Me – Preston Glass, Narada Michael Walden
- Ain’t Nobody Ever Loved You – Jeffrey E. Cohen, Narada Michael Walden
- Push – Jeffrey E. Cohen, Narada Michael Walden
- Integrity – Aretha Franklin
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