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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Michael Brecker: Don’t Try This At Home
On September 5, 1988, “Impulse!” label released “Don’t Try This at Home”, the second Michael Brecker studio album. It was recorded in 1988, at “The Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Don Grolnick. In 1989, the album won a “Grammy Award” for “Best Improvised Jazz Solo”.
Personnel:
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone, EWI
- Don Grolnick – acoustic piano
- Herbie Hancock – acoustic piano
- Joey Calderazzo – acoustic piano
- Judd Miller – synthesizer programming
- Jim Beard – synthesizers, acoustic piano
- Mike Stern – guitars
- Charlie Haden – acoustic bass
- Jeff Andrews – fretless electric bass, electric bass
- Jack DeJohnette – drums
- Adam Nussbaum – drums
- Peter Erskine – drums
- Mark O’Connor – violin
- James Farber – recording, mixing
- Gary Solomon – engineer assistant
- Karen Robben – engineer assistant
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Kathleen Covert – art direction. design
- Mark Seliger – photography
- George Varga – liner notes
- Tom Gill – piano technician
- Ricky Schultz – executive producer
- Jerry Wortman – production assistant
- Karen Kramer – production coordinator
Track listing:
- Itsbynne Reel – Michael Brecker, Don Grolnick
- Chime This – Don Grolnick
- Scriabin – Vince Mendoza
- Suspone – Mike Stern
- Don’t Try This at Home – Michael Brecker, Don Grolnick
- Everything Happens When You’re Gone – Michael Brecker
- Talking to Myself – Don Grolnick
- The Gentleman & Hizcaine – Jim Beard
Gone Is Gone: Echolocation
On January 6, 2017, “Rise Records” label released “Echolocation”, the second Gone Is Gone album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Sencit Music” and “Rock Garden Recording Studio” in Clearwater, Florida, and was produced by Troy Van Leeuwen, Mike Zarin, Troy Sanders and Tony Hajjar.
Personnel:
- Troy Van Leeuwen – guitar
- Mike Zarin – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Troy Sanders – lead vocals, bass guitar
- Tony Hajjar – drums
- The Budapest Film Orchestra
- Matthew Janszen – orchestration
- Dan Byers – recording
- Axel Marrin – engineer
- Mike Stern – additional engineering
- Jared Kvitka – additional engineering
- Ken Andrews – mixing
- Dave Greenberg – mastering
- Lurie Belegurschi – photography
Track listing:
- Sentient
- Gift
- Resurge
- Dublin
- Ornament
- Pawns
- Colourfade
- Roads
- Slow Awakening
- Fast Awakening
- Resolve
- Echolocation
Eric Johnson and Mike Stern: Eclectic
On October 27, 2014, “Concord” label released “Eclectic”, album by Eric Johnson and Mike Stern. It was recorded in 2014, at “Saucer Sound” and “Studio Plush” in Austin, Texas, and was produced by Eric Johnson.
Personnel:
- Eric Johnson – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, piano
- Mike Stern – vocals, guitar
- Chris Maresh – acoustic and electric bass guitar
- Anton Fig – drums, percussion
- Malford Milligan – vocals
- Christopher Cross – vocals
- Leni Stern – vocals, ngoni
- Guy Forsyth – harmonica
- Mike Mordecai – trombone
- Andrew Johnson – trumpet
- John Mills – saxophone
- Wayne Salzmann II – percussion
- James Fenner – percussion
- Josh Johnson – engineer assistant
- Kelly Donnelly – mixing
- Paul Blakemore – mastering
Track listening:
All tracks by Eric Johnson and Mike Stern, except where noted.
- Roll With it
- Remember
- Benny Man’s Blues
- Wishing Well
- Big Foot (with Intro)
- Tidal
- You Never Know
- Dry Ice
- Sometimes
- Hullabaloo
- Wherever You Go (with Intro)
- Red House – Jimi Hendrix
Blood, Sweat & Tears: More Than Ever
In July 1976, “Columbia” label released “More Than Ever”, the ninth Blood, Sweat & Tears album. It was recorded in 1975, and was produced by Bob James.
Personnel:
- David Clayton-Thomas – vocals
- Mike Stern – guitar
- Steve Khan – guitar
- Eric Gale – guitar
- Larry Willis – keyboards
- Bob James – keyboards
- Richard Tee – keyboards
- Hugh McCracken – guitar
- Danny Trifan – bass
- Gary King – bass
- Eric Weissberg – banjo, dobro
- Bobby Colomby – drums
- Don Alias – percussion
- Dave Freidman – xylophone, marimba, vibes
- Arnie Lawrence – alto saxophone
- Bill Tillman – tenor saxophone, flute
- Tony Klatka – trumpet
- Forest Buchtell – trumpet
- Jon Faddis – trumpet
- Marvin Stamm – trumpet
- Dave Taylor – trombone
- Dave Bargeron – trombone, tuba
- Sid Weinberg – oboe
- Patti Austin, Vivian Cherry, Lani Groves, Gwendolyn Guthrie, Yolanda McCullough, Frank Lloyd, William Eaton, Zachery Sanders – backing vocals
Track listing:
- They – David Clayton-Thomas, William Daniel Smith
- I Love You More Than Ever – Allan Langdon, Douglas Lenier
- Katy Bell – Stephen C. Foster, Bob James
- Sweet Sadie the Savior – Patti Austin
- Hollywood – David Clayton-Thomas, William Daniel Smith
- You’re the One – David Clayton-Thomas, William Daniel Smith
- Heavy Blue – Larry Willis
- Saved By the Grace Of Your Love – William Daniel Smith, David Palmer
Jaco Pastorius
On September 21, 1987, John Francis Anthony “Jaco” Pastorius III died aged 35. He was a musician (bass), a member of Weather Report (1976 – 1981). Regarded as one of the best world bass players, he worked and recorded with Joni Mitchell, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, Randy Bernsen, Little Beaver, Ira Sullivan, Albert Mangelsdorff, Ian Hunter, Airto Moreira, Tom Scott, Flora Purim, Cockrell & Santos, Michel Colombier, Manolo Badrena, Michel Polnareff, Bob Mintzer, Brian Melvin, Jimmy Cliff, Brian Melvin Trio, and Mike Stern. In 2006 Pastorius was voted “The Greatest Bass Player Who Has Ever Lived” by readers in Bass Guitar magazine, and was inducted in the Down Beat “Hall of Fame”. During his lifetime Pastorius released four albums as a leader.
Miles Davis: The Man With the Horn
In July 1981, “Columbia” label released “The Man with the Horn”, album by Miles Davis. It was recorded May 1980 – May 1981, at “Columbia Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Teo Macero.
Personnel:
- Miles Davis – trumpet
- Bill Evans- soprano saxophone
- Barry Finnerty- guitar
- Mike Stern- guitar
- Marcus Miller- bass
- Al Foster- drums
- Sammy Figueroa – percussion
- Stanley Tonkel – engineer
- Don Puluse – engineer, remix
- Nancy Byers, Ted Brosnan – second engineer
- Harold Tarowsky – technical advisor
- George Butler – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Miles Davis; except where noted.
- Fat Time
- Back Seat Betty
- Shout – Glenn Burris, Randy Hall, Robert Irving III
- Aïda
- The Man with the Horn – Randy Hall, Robert Irving III
- Ursula
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