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Gone Is Gone: Echolocation

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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:

  1. Sentient
  2. Gift
  3. Resurge
  4. Dublin
  5. Ornament
  6. Pawns
  7. Colourfade
  8. Roads
  9. Slow Awakening
  10. Fast Awakening
  11. Resolve
  12. Echolocation

Eric Johnson and Mike Stern: Eclectic

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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.

  1. Roll With it
  2. Remember
  3. Benny Man’s Blues
  4. Wishing Well
  5. Big Foot (with Intro)
  6. Tidal
  7. You Never Know
  8. Dry Ice
  9. Sometimes
  10. Hullabaloo
  11. Wherever You Go (with Intro)
  12. Red House – Jimi Hendrix

Blood, Sweat & Tears: More Than Ever

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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:

  1. They – David Clayton-Thomas, William Daniel Smith
  2. I Love You More Than Ever – Allan Langdon, Douglas Lenier
  3. Katy Bell – Stephen C. Foster, Bob James
  4. Sweet Sadie the Savior – Patti Austin
  5. Hollywood – David Clayton-Thomas, William Daniel Smith
  6. You’re the One – David Clayton-Thomas, William Daniel Smith
  7. Heavy Blue – Larry Willis
  8. Saved By the Grace Of Your Love – William Daniel Smith, David Palmer

Jaco Pastorius

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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

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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.

  1. Fat Time
  2. Back Seat Betty
  3. Shout – Glenn Burris, Randy Hall, Robert Irving III
  4. Aïda
  5. The Man with the Horn – Randy Hall, Robert Irving III
  6. Ursula