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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The Bad Plus: For All I Care
On October 20, 2008, “EmArcy” label released “For All I Care”, the eight Bad Plus (The) album. It was recorded in April 2008, at “Pachyderm” in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, US, and was produced by Ethan Iverson, Reid Anderson and David King.
Personnel:
- Ethan Iverson – piano, bells
- Reid Anderson – bass, vocals
- David King – drums, vocals
- Wendy Lewis – vocals
- Brent Sigmeth – recording
- Tchad Blake – mixing
Track listing:
- Lithium – Kurt Cobain
- Comfortably Numb – David Gilmour, Roger Waters
- Fém (Etude No. 8) – György Ligeti
- Radio Cure – Jay Bennett, Jeff Tweedy
- Long Distance Runaround – Jon Anderson
- Semi-Simple Variations – Milton Babbitt
- How Deep Is Your Love – Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb
- Barracuda – Ann Wilson, Michael DeRosier, Nancy Wilson, Roger Fisher
- Lock, Stock and Teardrops – Roger Miller
- Variation d’Apollon – Igor Stravinsky
- Feeling Yourself Disintegrate – Michael Ivins, Steven Drozd, Wayne Coyne
- Semi-Simple Variations (alternate version) – Milton Babbitt
Nancy Wilson: Turned To Blue
On August 22, 2006, “MCG Jazz” label released “Turned to Blue”, the fifty-second and final Nancy Wilson studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild” in Pittsburgh, “Conway Studios” in Los Angeles, “Somy Music Studios” in New York City, “Audible Images Recording” in Port Matilda, and was produced by Marty Ashby and Jay Ashby. At the 49th “Annual Grammy Awards”, “Turned to Blue” won “Best Jazz Vocal Album” award.
Personnel:
- Nancy Wilson – vocal
- Marty Ashby – acoustic guitar, guitar, arrangements, executive producer
- Alon Yavnai – piano
- Liew Matthews – piano
- Billy Taylor – piano
- Vito DiSalvo – accordion
- John Clayton – bass
- Kip Reed – bass
- Nilson Matta – bass
- Rufus Reid – bass
- Jamey Haddad – drums, percussion
- Roy McCurdy – drums
- Terry Clarke – drums
- Winard Harper – drums
- Portihno (Telmo Porto) – drums, percussion
- Andy Narrel – steelplan
- Mike Tomaro – alto saxophone, clarinet
- Tia Fuller – alto saxophone
- Andy Snitzer – tenor saxophone
- Eric DeFade – tenor saxophone
- Jim German – baritone saxophone
- Jack Schantz – trumpet
- Jim Hynes – trumpet
- Steve Hawk – trumpet
- Sean Jones – trumpet
- Jay Ashby – trombone, percussion, marimba, backing vocals, arrangements, mixing, mastering
- Bob Matchett – trombone
- Ed Kocher – trombone
- Michael Davis – trombone
- Daglas Purviance – bass trombone
- Hubert Laws – flute
- Jennifer Cunner – flute
- Jeremy Black – violin
- Kate Black – violin
- Kate Hatmaker – violin
- Stephanie Tertick – violin
- Rosemary Harris – viola
- Mikhail Istomin – cello
- Dr. John H. Wilson – arrangements
- Liew Matthews – arrangements
- Jay Dudt – recording, mixing, mastering
- Pablo Array – recording
- Seth Waldmann – recording
- Todd Whitelock – recording
- David Stoller – recording
- Jeff O.Brien Myers – cover art, layout, design
- Leroy Hamilton – photography (Candid)
- Charles Bush – photography (Nancy Wilson)
- Renée Govanucci – associate producer
Track listing:
- This is All I Ask – Gordon Jenkins
- Take Love Easy – Duke Ellington, John LaTouche
- Turned to Blue – Jay Ashby, Maya Angelou
- Knitting Class – K. Lawrence Dunham, Bruce Rohde
- Be My Love – Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn
- Taking a Chance on Love – Vernon Duke, Ted Fetter, John LaTouche
- Just Once – Barry Man, Cynthia Weil
- These Golden Years – D. Channsin Berry, John Proulx
- I Don’t remember Ever Growing Up – Artie Butler
- Old Folks – Dedette Lee Hill, Wilard Robinson
- I’ll Be Seeing You – Sammy Fain, Irving Khal
Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley: Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley
In February 1962, “Capitol” label released “Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley”, album by Nancy Wilson and Cannonball Adderley. It was recorded June – August 1961, and was produced by Andy Wiswell and Tom “Tippy” Morgan.
Personnel:
- Nancy Wilson – vocals
- Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
- Nat Adderley – cornet
- Joe Zawinul – piano
- Sam Jones – double bass
- Louis Hayes – drums
- Ren Grevatt – liner notes
Track listing:
- Save Your Love for Me – Buddy Johnson
- Teaneck – Nat Adderley
- Never Will I Marry – Frank Loesser
- Iy Can’t Get Started – Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin
- The Old Country – Nat Adderly, Curtsi Lewis
- One Man’s Dream – Joe Zawinul, Charles Wright
- Happy Talk – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
- Never Say Yes – Nat Adderley
- The Masquerade Is Over – Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel
- Unit 7 – Sam Jones
- A Sleepin’ Bee – Harold Arlen, Truman Capote
Heart: Beautiful Broken
On July 8, 2016, “Concord” label released “Beautiful Broken”, the sixteenth Heart studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “Sunset Sound” in Hollywood, “Tom Tom” in Budapest, Hungary, and was produced by Dan Rothchild and Nancy Wilson.
Personnel:
- Ann Wilson – lead and backing vocals, autoharp
- Nancy Wilson – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bowed acoustic guitar, marxophone, autoharp, handclaps, whispers
- Ben Smith – drums, percussion, claps, snaps
- Craig Bartock – acoustic and electric guitars, 12-string acoustic guitar, percussive guitar, claps, snaps, backing vocals
- Chris Joyner – synthesizers, piano, Wurlitzer, Hammond B3, field organ, nylon-string guitar
- Dan Rothchild – bass, Moog bass, upright bass, additional synthesizer, Hammond B3, additional piano, acoustic and electric guitar, percussion, textures, handclaps
- James Hetfield – lead and backing vocals
- Paul Buckmaster – string arrangement
- Hungarian Studio Orchestra – strings
- Péter Illényi – conducting
- Péter Kanyurszky – concertmaster
- Ken Sluiter – additional textures, claps, snaps
- Billy Mims – claps, snaps
- Dwight Mikkelsen – copyist
- Ken Sluiter – engineering, mixing
- Bill Mims – additional engineering
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
- Gentry Studer – mastering engineering assistance
- Chris Claypool – engineering assistance
- Geoff Neal – engineering assistance
- Greg Fidelman – additional engineering
- Kurina Tamás – strings recording engineering
- Brian McGuffey – artwork
- Nancy Wilson – art direction
- Anna Knowlden – photography
- Dan Rothchild – photography
Track listing:
- Beautiful Version – Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Ben Mink, James Alan Hetfield
- Two – Shafer “Ne-Yo” Smith, Jesse “Corporal” Wilson, Adam “Royal Z’ Waldman
- Sweet Darlin – Ann Wilson
- I Jump – Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Dan Rothchild
- Johnny Moon – Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Sue Ennis
- Heaven – Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Sue Ennis
- City’s Burning – Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Sue Ennis
- Down on Me – Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Sue Ennis
- One Word – Nancy Wilson
- Language of Love – Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Sue Ennis
Wilbur Cobb
On May 24, 2020, Wilbur James Cobb died aged 91. He was musician (drums), one of the most influential and respected drummers in Jazz music. He has recorded and performed with many musicians including Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Dinah Washington, Pearl Bailey, Clark Terry, Cannonball Adderley, Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Wynton Kelly, Stan Getz, Wes Montgomery, Art Pepper, Gil Evans, Paul Chambers, Kenny Burrell, J. J. Johnson, Sonny Stitt, Nat Adderley, Phil Upchurch, Benny Golson, Hank Jones, Ron Carter, George Coleman, Fathead Newman, Geri Allen, Earl Bostic, Leo Parker, Charlie Rouse, Ernie Royal, Philly Joe Jones, Bobby Timmons, Walter Booker, Jerome Richardson, Joey DeFrancesco, Keter Betts, Jimmy Cleveland, Sam Jones, Red Garland, Joe Henderson, Eddie Gómez, Bill Evans, Jeremy Steig, Richard Wyands, Peter Bernstein, Walter Bishop, Jr., Richie Cole, Nancy Wilson, Ricky Ford, David Amram, Donald Byrd, Kenny Barron and Toshiko Akiyoshi. Cobb recorded 17 albums as a leader.
Richie Cole
On May 2, 2020, Richie Cole died aged 72. He was composer, arranger and musician (saxophone), began to play alto saxophone when he was ten years old, encouraged by his father, who owned a jazz club in New Jersey. In the 70’ he created his own “alto madness” bebop style. In the 90’s he formed The Alto Madness Orchestra. Cole recorded and performed with many musicians such as Buddy Rich, Lionel Hampton, Doc Severinsen, Eddie Jefferson, Nancy Wilson, Tom Waits, The Manhattan Transfer, Hank Crawford, Freddie Hubbard, Eric Kloss, Bobby Enriquez, Phil Woods, Sonny Stitt, Art Pepper, Greg Abate, Les DeMerle, Allan Harris, Jim Holman, Vic Juris, Peter Lauffer, Oliver Nelson, Anita O’Day, Red Rodney, Janine Santana, Mark Murphy, Sonny Stitt and Boots Randolph. In 2005, Cole was awarded the “State of California Congressional Certificate of Lifetime Achievement in Jazz” on behalf of the “Temecula Jazz Society”.
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