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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Frank Sinatra: A Man Alone
In August 1969, “Reprise” label released “A Man Alone” (fully titled A Man Alone: The Words and Music of McKuen), the 55th Frank Sinatra album. It was recorded in March 1969, in Hollywood, and was produced by Sonny Burke.
Personnel:
- Frank Sinatra – vocal
- Don Costa – arrangements, conductor
- Jerry Whitman – vocal
- Nancy Adams, Tom Bahler, Betty Baker, James Bryant, Jan Gassman, Bill Lee, Diana Lee, Susan Tallman, Marie Vernon – vocals
- Al Viola – guitar
- Bill Miller – piano
- Chuck Berghofer, Eddie Gilbert – bass
- Alvin Stoller – drums
- Irving Cottler – drums
- Larry Bunker – percussion
- Gene Cipriano, Norman Herzberg, Bill Hood, Ronny Lang, Don Lodice, Ted Nash, Bud Shank, Nino Tempo – saxophone
- John Cave, Vincent DeRosa, James Decker, James McGee, Arthur Maebe, William Hinshaw, Richard Perissi – French horn
- Thelma Beach, Arnold Belnick, James Getzoff, William Kurasch, Emo Neufeld, Lou Raderman, Sally Raderman, Mischa Russell, Ralph Schaeffer, Marshall Sosson, Gerald Vinci, Tibor Zelig, Israel Baker, Bonnie Douglas, Jacques Gasselin, Nathan Ross, Paul Shure – violin
- Alvin Dinkin, Alex Neiman, Allan Harshman, Paul Robyn – viola
- Justin DiTullio, Armand Kaproff, Edgar Lustgarten, Kurt Reher. Nino Rosso – cello
- Kathryn Julye – harp
- Justin DiTullio, Armand Kaproff, Ray Kramer, Jacqueline Lustgarten – vielle
Track listing:
All tracks by Rod McKuen.
- A Man Alone
- Night (spoken)
- I’ve Been to Town
- From Promise to Promise (spoken)
- The Single Man
- The Beautiful Strangers
- Lonesome Cities
- Love’s Been Good to Me
- Empty Is – (spoken)
- Out Beyond the Window – (spoken)
- Some Traveling Music – (spoken)
- A Man Alone (reprise)
V.A.: A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records
On November 22, 1963, “Philles” label released “A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records”, an album of Christmas songs. It was recorded September – October 1963, at “Gold Star” in Hollywood, and was produced by Phil Spector. In 2003, the album was ranked at no. 142 on “Rolling Stone” magazine’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”, and in 2019, it was ranked the greatest “Christmas Album of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Darlen Love – performer (White Christmas, Marshmallow World, Winter Wonderland, Christmas, Baby Please Come Home)
- The Ronettes – performer (Frosty the Snowman, Sleigh Ride, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus)
- Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans – performer (The Bells of St. Mary’s, Here Comes Santa Claus)
- The Crystals – performer (Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer, Parade of the Wooden Soldiers)
- Phil Spector – performer (Silent Night)
- Barney Kessel – guitar
- Bill Pitman – guitar
- Tommy Tedesco – guitar
- Nino Tempo – guitar
- Irv Rubins – guitar
- Leon Russell – piano
- Al De Lory – piano
- Don Randi – piano
- Ray Pohlman – bass
- Jimmy Bond – bass
- Hal Blaine – drums
- Sonny Bono – percussion
- Frank Capp – percussion
- Jack Nitzsche – percussion, arrangements
- Jay Migliori – saxophone
- Steve Douglas – baritone saxophone
- Roy Caton – trumpet
- Lou Blackburn – horns
- Johnny Vidor – strings
- Larry Levine – engineer
Track listing:
- White Christmas – Irving Berlin
- Frosty the Snowman – Steve Nelson, Walter Rollins
- The bells of St. Mary’s – A. Emmet Adams, Douglas Furber
- Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
- Sleigh Ride – Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish
- Marshmallow World – Carl Sigman, Peter DeRose
- I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – Tommie Connor
- Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer – Johnny Marks
- Winter Wonderland – Felix Bernard, Dick Smith
- Parade of the Wooden Soldiers – Leon Jessel
- Christmas (Baby Please Come Home – Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry, Phil Spector
- Here Comes Santa Claus – Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman
- Silent Night – Josef Mohr, Franz X. Gruber
John Lennon: Rock ‘n’ Roll
On February 17, 1975, “Apple” label released “Rock ‘n’ Roll”, the sixth John Lennon studio album. It was recorded October 1973 – October 1974, at “A&M Studios” and “Record Plant Studios”, and was produced by Phil Spector and John Lennon.
Personnel:
- John Lennon – vocals, guitars, arrangements
- Jesse Ed Davis – guitar
- Jim Calvert – guitar
- Eddie Mottau – acoustic guitar
- José Feliciano – acoustic guitar
- Michael Hazelwood – acoustic guitar
- Steve Cropper – guitar
- Leon Russell – keyboards
- Ken Ascher – keyboards
- Klaus Voormann – vocals, bass guitar
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Hal Blaine – drums
- Gary Mallaber – drums
- Arthur Jenkins – percussion
- Nino Tempo – saxophone
- Jeff Barry – horn
- Barry Mann – horn
- Bobby Keys – horn
- Peter Jameson – horn
- Joseph Temperley – horn
- Dennis Morouse – horn
- Frank Vicari – horn
- Phil Spector – arrangements
- Be-Bop-A-Lula – Tex Davis, Gene Vincent
- Stand by Me – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Ben E. King
- Medley: Rip It Up/Ready Teddy – Robert ‘Bumps’ Blackwell, John Marascalco
- You Can’t Catch Me – Chuck Berry
- Ain’t That a Shame – Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew
- Do You Wanna Dance? – Bobby Freeman
- Sweet Little Sixteen – Chuck Berry
- Slippin’ and Slidin – Eddie Bocage, Albert Collins, Richard Wayne Penniman, James H. Smith
- Peggy Sue – Jerry Allison, Norman Petty, Buddy Holly
- Medley: Bring It On Home to Me/Send Me Some Lovin’ – Sam Cooke, John Marascalco, Leo Price
- Bony Moronie – Larry Williams
- Ya Ya – Lee Dorsey, Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson, Morris Levy
- Just Because – Lloyd Price
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