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.
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Gary Peacock
On September 5, 2020, Gary Peacock died aged 85. He was a musician (bass), one of the most important figures in modern jazz history. He recorded and performed with major jazz figures such as Albert Ayler, Paul Bley, Bill Evans, Keith Jarret, Frank Amsallem, Bill Carrothers, Marc Copland, Marilyn Crispell, Don Ellis, Clare Fischer, Barney Kessel, Sonny Simmons, Prince Lasha, Misha Mengelberg, Don Pullen, Bud Shank, Ravi Shankar, John Surman, Ralph Towner, Mal Waldrom, Tony Williams, Jack DeJohnette, Jimmy Woods, Toninho Horta, and Masabumi Kikuchi. As leader, he released twelve 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.
Gary Peacock: Voices
On June 21, 1971, “Sony Records” label released “Voices”, the second Gary Peacock studio album. It was recorded on April 5, 1971, at “Mohri Studio” in Tokyo, and was produced by Kiyoski Itoh.
Personnel:
- Gary Peacock – bass
- Hiroshi Murakami – drums
- Masahiko Togashi – percussion
- Masabumi Kikuchi – piano, electric piano
- Kenichi Handa – recording
Track listing:
All tracks by Gary Peacock.
- Ishi
- Bonsho
- Hollows
- Voice from the Past
- Requiem
- Ay.
Gary Peacock: Eastward
On May 21, 1970, “CBS” label released “Eastward”, the debut Gary Peacock album. It was recorded in February 1970, at “Kawaguchi Shiminkaikan” in Kawaguchi, Japan, and was produced by Kiyoski Itoh.
Personnel:
- Gary Peacock – bass
- Hiroshi Murakami – drums
- Masabumi Kikuchi – piano, electric piano
- Kenichi Handa – recording
- Eiko Ishioka – design
- Tadayuki Naitoh – photography
- Hiroshi Asada – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Gary Peacock, except where noted.
- Lessoning
- Nanshi
- Changing
- One Up
- Eastward
- Little Abi – Masabumi Kikuchi
- Moor
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