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.
Tag Archives: Milton Nascimento
Milton Nascimento And Esperanza Spalding: Milton + Esperanza
On August 9, 2024, “Concord” label released “Milton + Esperanza”, album by Milton Nascimento and Esperanza Spalding. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Esperanza Spalding.
Personnel:
- Milton Nascimento – vocals
- Esperanza Spalding – vocals, bass, liner notes
- Dianne Reeves – vocal
- Paul Simon – vocal
- Matthew Stevens – guitar
- Lula Galvão – guitar
- Guinga – guitar
- Leo Genovese – piano
- Corey D. King – vocals, synths
- Justin Tyson – drums
- Eric Doob – drums
- Kainã Do Jêje – percussion
- Ronaldinho Silva – percussion
- Elena Pinderhughes – flute
- Carolina Shorter
- Orquestra Ouro Preto
- Lianne La Havas
- Maria Gadú
- Tim Bernardes
- Lula Galvão
Track listing:
- The Music was There – Justin Tyson
- Cais – Milton Nascimento, Ronaldo Bastos
- Late September – Esperanza Spalding
- Outubro – Milton Nascimento
- A Day in the Life – Lennon, McCartney
- Interlude for Saci – Corey D. King
- Saci – Guinga, Paulo César Pinheiro
- Wings for the Thought Bird – Esperanza Spalding
- The Way You Are – Esperanza Spalding
- Earth Song – Michael Jackson
- Morro Velho – Milton Nascimento
- Saudade dos Aviões da Panair – Milton Nascimento, Fernando Brant
- Um Vento Passou – Milton Nascimento, Márcio Borges
- Get It by Now – Esperanza Spalding
- Outro Planeta – Tyson
- When You Dream – Wayne Shorter, Edgy Lee
Sarah Vaughn: I Love Brazil
In December 1977, “Pablo” label released “I Love Brazil!”, the 39th Sarah Vaughan album. It was recorded October – November 1977, and was produced by Aloisio de Oliveira.
Personnel:
- Sarah Vaughan – vocals
- Dorival Caymmi – vocals
- Milton Nascimento – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Dori Caymmi – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Nelson Angelo – electric guitar
- Hélio Delmiro – electric guitar
- Antônio Carlos Jobim – piano
- Edson Frederico – piano, orchestration, piano
- José Roberto Bertrami – electric piano, organ
- Mauricio Einhorn – harmonica
- Sergio Barroso – acoustic bass
- Claudio Bertrami – acoustic bass
- Novelli – electric bass
- Wilson das Neves – drums
- Robertinho Silva – drums
- Ariovaldo – percussion
- Chico Batera – percussion
- Luna – percussion
- Marçal – percussion
- Danilo Caymmi – flute
- Paulo Jobim – flute
- Mário Jorge Bruno – engineer
- Tamaki Beck – mastering
- Durval Ferreira – creative director
- Sheldon Marks – design, layout design
- Norman Granz – design, layout design, liner notes
Track listing:
- If You Went Away (Preciso Aprender a Ser Só) – Ray Gilbert, Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle
- Triste – Antônio Carlos Jobim
- Roses and Roses (Das Rosas) – Dorival Caymmi, Ray Gilbert
- Empty Faces (Vera Cruz) – Lani Hall, Milton Nascimento
- I Live to Love You (Morrer de Amor) – Oscar Castro-Neves, Luverci Fiorini, Gilbert
- The Face I Love (Seu Encanto) – Ray Gilbert, Carlos Pingarilho, Marcos Valle
- Courage (Coragem) – Milton Nascimento, Cootie Williams
- The Day It Rained (Chuva) – Pedro Camargo, Durval Ferreira, Ray Gilbert
- A Little Tear (Razão de Viver) – Deodato, Gilbert, P.S. Valle
- Like a Lover (Cantador) – Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Dori Caymmi, Nelson Motta
Cannanball Adderley Quintet: The Price You Got To Pay To Be Free
In December 1970, “Capitol” label released “The Price You Got to Pay to Be Free”, album by Cannonball Adderley Quintet album (the 49th Cannonball Adderley album overall). Live material was recorded in September 1970, at the 1970 “Monterey Jazz Festival”, and studio material was recorded in October 1970, at “Capitol Studios” in New York City, and was produced by David Axelrod.
Personnel:
- Cannonball Adderley – vocals, soprano and alto saxophone
- Nat Adderley – vocals, cornet
- Nat Adderley Jr. – vocals, piano, electric piano, guitar
- Joe Zawinul – piano, electric piano, ring modulator
- Walter Booker – bass
- Bob West – bass
- Roy McCurdy – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Julian “Cannonball” Adderley except where noted.
- Soul Virgo – George Duke, Mike Deasy, Rick Holmes
- Rumplestiltskin – Joe Zawinul
- Inquisition – Nat Adderley
- Devastatement – Nat Adderley
- Pra Dizer Adeus (To Say Goodbye) – Edú Lobo, Torquato Neto, Lani Hall
- The Price You Got to Pay to Be Free – Nat Adderley Jr.
- Sometime Ago – Sergio Mihanovich
- Exquisition – Nat Adderley
- Painted Desert – Joe Zawinul
- Directions – Joe Zawinul
- Down in Black Bottom – Nat Adderley
- 1-2-3-Go-O-O-O! – Joe Zawinul, Roy McCurdy, Walter Booker, Nat Adderley
- Lonesome Stranger – Nat Adderley
- Get Up Off Your Knees
- Wild-Cat Pee
- Alto Sex
- Bridges – Milton Nascimento, Fernando Brant, Gene Lees
- Out and In
- Together – Nat Adderley Jr.
- The Scene – Nat Adderley, Joe Zawinul
Wayne Shorter
On March 2, 2023, Wayne Shorter died aged 89. He was musician (saxophone) and composer. He was member of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and Miles Davis’s Second Great Quintet, and then co-founded the band Weather Report. Many of the Shorter’s compositions have become jazz standards and his work earned critical praise worldwide. In 1970, he won “Down Beat’s” annual poll-winner, winning the critics’ poll for 10 consecutive years and the readers’ poll for 18 consecutive years. Shorter recorded and performed with Donald Byrd, Billy Childs, Pino Daniele, Lou Donaldson, Benny Golson, Gil Evans, Toninho Horta, Norah Jones, J. J. Johnson, Don Henley, Wynton Kelly, Michael Landau, Lionel Loueke, Grachan Moncur III, Milton Nascimento, Michel Petrucciani, The Rolling Stones, Masahiko Satoh, John Scofield, Esperanza Spalding, Steely Dan, Bobby Timmons, Kazumi Watanabe, Buster Williams, Herbie Hacock, Tony Williams, Joe Zawinul, Freddie Hubbard, Joni Mitchell, Lee Morgan, Jaco Pastorius, Carlos Santana and McCoy Tyner. In 2008, “The New York Times” described Shorter as “probably jazz’s greatest living small-group composer and a contender for greatest living improviser”. In 2017, he was awarded the “Polar Music Prize”. As leader, Shorter released 28 albums.
Wayne Shorter: Native Dancer
On January 18, 1975, “Columbia” label released “Native Dancer”, the fifteenth Wayne Shorter album. It was recorded in September 1974, at “The Village Recorder” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jim Price and Rob Fraboni.
Personnel:
- Wayne Shorter – soprano and tenor saxophone
- Milton Nascimento – vocals, guitar
- David Amaro – guitar
- Jay Graydon – guitar
- Herbie Hancock – piano, keyboards
- Wagner Tiso – organ, piano
- Dave McDaniel – bass
- Robertinho Silva – drums
- Airto Moreira – percussion
Track listing:
- Ponta de Areia – Milton Nascimento
- Beauty and the Beast – Wayne Shorter
- Tarde – Fernando Brant, Milton Nascimento
- Miracle of the Fishes – Fernando Brant, Milton Nascimento
- Diana – Wayne Shorter
- From the Lonely Afternoons – Fernando Brant, Milton Nascimento
- Ana Maria – Wayne Shorter
- Lilia – Milton Nascimento
- Joanna’s Theme – Herbie Hancock
Caetano Veloso: Araçá Azul
In November 1972, “Philips” label released “Araçá Azul”, the fifth Caetano Veloso studio album. It was recorded in 1972, in São Paulo, and was produced by Caetno Veloso.
Personnel:
- Caetano Veloso – vocals
- Antonio Perna – piano
- Lanny – guitar
- Moacyr Albuquerque – bass
- Luciano Oliveira – pandeiro
- Edith de Oliveira – vocals
- Tusé de Abreu – flute
- Tuti Moreno – percussion, drums, vibraphone
- Rogério Duprat – arrangements
- Marcus Vinicius – technician
- Luciano Figueiredo – artwork
- Oscar Ramos – artwork
- Ivan Cardoso – photography
Track listing:
- Viola, Meu Bem – traditional
- De Conversa/Cravo e Canela – Caetano Veloso, Milton Nascimento, Ronaldo Bastos
- Tu Me Acostumbraste – Frank Domínguez
- Gilberto Misterioso – Caetano Veloso, Sousândrade
- De Palavra em Palavra – Caetano Veloso
- De Cara/Eu Quero Essa Mulher – Caetano Veloso, Monsueto, Lanny Gordin, José Batista
- Sugar Cane Fields Forever – Caetano Veloso, Sousândrade
- Júlia/Moreno – Caetano Veloso
- Épico – Caetano Veloso
- Araçá Azul – Caetano Veloso
Wayene Shorter: Moto Gross Feio
In August 1974, “Blue Note” label released “Moto Gross Feio”, the thirteenth Wayne Shorter album. It was recorded April – August 1970, at “A & R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Duke Pearson.
Personnel:
- Wayne Shorter— soprano and tenor saxophone
- John McLaughlin— 12 string guitar
- Chick Corea— marimba, drums, percussion
- Ron Carter— bass, cello
- Dave Holland— acoustic guitar, bass
- Miroslav Vitouš— bass
- Michelin Prell (Micheline Pelzer) — drums, percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by Wayne Shorter except where noted.
- Moto Grosso Feio
- Montezuma
- Antigua
- Vera Cruz – Milton Nascimento
- Iska
Esperanza Spalding: Chamber Music Society
On August 17, 2010, “Heads Up”, label released “Chamber Music Society”, the third Esperanza Spalding studio album. It was recorded in October 2009 and was produced by Esperanza Spalding, and Gil Goldstein.
Personnel:
- Esperanza Spalding– vocals, bass guitar, double bass
- Milton Nascimento– guest vocals
- Leo Genovese– piano, electric piano, melodica
- Terri Lyne Carrington– drums
- Quintino Cinalli – percussion
- Entcho Todorov – violin
- Lois Martin – viola
- David Eggar – cello
- Ricardo Vogt – nylon-stringed guitar
- Gretchen Parlato– backing vocals
- Gil Goldstein– co-arranger
Track listing:
All tracks by Esperanza Spalding, except where noted.
- Little Fly – lyrics by William Blake, music by Esperanza Spalding
- Knowledge of Good and Evil
- Really Very Small
- Chacarera – Leo Genovese
- Wild Is the Wind – Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington
- Apple Blossom
- As a Sprout
- What a Friend
- Winter Sun
- Inútil Paisagem – lyrics byAloísio de Oliveira, music by Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Short and Sweet
- Midnight Sun – lyrics by Johnny Mercer, music by Lionel Hampton, Sonny Burke
Esperanza Spalding: Esperanza
On May 20, 2008, “Heads Up” label released “Esperanza”, the second Esperanza Spalding studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Wellspring Sound” in Acton, Massachusetts, “Big Time Audio” in Jonesborough, Tennessee, and was produced by Esperanza Spalding, Martin Walters, Niño Josele and Daniel Florestano.
Personnel:
- Esperanza Spalding – vocals, acoustic and electric bass
- Leo Genovese- piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Fender Rhodes piano
- Otis Brown – drums
- Horacio Hernandez- drums
- Jamey Haddad- percussion
- Donald Harrison- saxophone
- Ambrose Akinmusire- trumpet
- Gretchen Parlato- backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Esperanza Spalding, except where noted.
- Ponta de Areia – Milton Nascimento, Fernando Brant
- I Know You Know
- Fall In
- I Adore You
- Cuerpo y Alma (Body & Soul) – Edward Heyman, Robert Sour
- She Got to You
- Precious
- Mela
- Love in Time
- Espera
- If That’s True
- Samba em Preludio – Vinícius de Moraes, Baden Powell
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