On February 26, 2019, Clifford Leon “Andy” Anderson died aged 68. He was musician (drums, percussion), recorded and performed with many artists and bands including Techno Twins, M/Robin Scott, Mother Gong, Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Steve Vengeance, Two-Bit Thief, The Saints, Backbeats, Edgar Broughton Band, Martha Munizzi, Group 1 Crew, the Gun Club, Spirits Burning & Clearlight, Steve Hillage, The Glove, Jimmy Somerville, Jimmy Pursey, Isaac Hayes, Midge Ure, Iggy Pop, Hawkwind, The Last Poets, Jason Donovan, The Rock & Roll Gypsies, Peter Gabriel, Mike Oldfield, Edwyn Collins, Glenn Matlosk, but was best known as member and drummer with The Cure.
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Toni Childs: The Woman’s Boat
On May 24, 1994, “Geffen” label released “The Woman’s Boat”, the third Toni Childs album. It was recorded in 1993, and was produced by Toni Childs and David Bottrill.
Personnel:
- Toni Childs – vocals, synthesizer
- Peter Gabriel– vocals
- Robert Fripp– guitar
- David Rhodes– guitar
- Jimmy Smyth – synthesizer, bass, guitar, piano
- Peter McKinney – drums
- Lee Ann Harris – percussion
- Pandit Dinesh – tabla, voices
- Ron Reeves – didjerid
- Sultan Khan – sarangui
- Trey Gunn– stick
- Kate St. John– cor Anglais
- Martin Tillman – cello
- Caroline Dale – cello
- Sabine Kabongo – voices
- Carole Rowley – voices
- Eric Flickinger – voices
- Ben Findlay – voices
- Kirsty Allen – voices
- Ron Aslan – programming, engineer
- Max Jules Brooks – programming
Track listing:
All tracks by Toni Childs and Jimmy Smyth, except where noted.
- Womb – Tony Childs
- Welcome to the World
- Predator
- I Just Want Affection – Tony Childs
- I Met a Man – Tony Childs
- The Woman’s Boat – Tony Childs, David Rhodes
- Wild Bride
- Sacrifice
- Lay Down Your Pain – Tony Childs, David Rhodes
- Long Time Coming
- Death
Steve Hunter: The Manhattan Blues Project
On April 30, 2013, “deaconrecords” label released “The Manhattan Blues Project”, the fifth Steve Hunter studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Steve Hunter.
Personnel:
- Steve Hunter– guitar
- Karen Ann Hunter – vocals
- Todd Chuba – drums
- Phil Aaberg– piano, keyboards
- 2Cellos – Luka Šulić, Stjepan Hauser
- Johnny Depp– guitar
- Marty Friedman– guitar
- Michael Lee Firkins– slide guitar
- Tommy Henriksen– vocal rap
- Tony Levin– bass guitar
- Joe Perry– guitar
- Joe Satriani– guitar
- Todd Chuba – drums
- Jason Becker – programming
- Dave Shirk – mastering
- Karen Hunter – design
- Michael Woodall – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Steve Hunter.
- Prelude to the Blues
- 222 W. 23rd
- Gramercy Park
- A Night at the Waldorf
- Solsbury Hill – Peter Gabriel
- Daydream by the Hudson – Jason Becker
- Flames at the Dakota
- The Brooklyn Shuffle
- What’s Going on – Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye
- Ground Zero
- Twilight in Harlem
- Sunset in Central Park
Tony Levin: Pieces of the Sun
On February 12, 2002, “Narada” label released “Pieces of the Sun”, the third Tony Levin album. It was recorded in 2001, at “Applehead Studios” in Woodstock, New York, and was produced by Tony Levin.
Personnel:
- Tony Levin – vocals, upright and electric basses, electric guitar, sticks, cello, omnichord
- Jerry Marotta – drums, percussion, acoustic guitar, omnichord, tenor saxophone
- Jesse Grees – vocals, coustic and electric guitars
- Larry Fast – synthesizers
- The California Guitar Trio– acoustic guitars
- Robert Frazza – engineer
- Doug Stringer – premix, overdub engineer
- Kevin Killen – mixing
- Trevor Sadler – mastering
Track listing:
- Geronimo – Tony Levin, Larry Fast, Jesse Gress, Jerry Marotta
- Aquafin – Tony Levin
- Dog One – Peter Gabriel
- Tequila – Tony Levin, Chuck Rio
- Pieces of the Sun – Tony Levin, Jerry Marotta
- Phobos – Larry Fast
- Ooze – Tony Levin
- Blue Nude Reclining – Tony Levin, Larry Fast, Jesse Gress, Jerry Marotta
- The Fifth Man – Tony Levin
- Ever the Sun Will Rise – Tony Levin
- Silhouette – Tony Levin
Herbie Hancock: The New Standard
On February 19, 1996, “Verve” label released “The New Standard”, the fortieth Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded in 1995, at “Manhattan Center Studios” in New York, and was produced by Guy Eckstine and Herbie Hancock.
Personnel:
- Herbie Hancock– piano
- Michael Brecker- tenor and soprano saxophone
- John Scofield- acoustic and electric guitar, electric sitar
- Dave Holland- acoustic bass
- Jack DeJohnette- drums, electric percussion
- Don Alias– percussion
- Oscar Brashear, Les Lovitt – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Gene Cipriano – oboe, English horn
- Suzette Moriarty – French horn
- Maurice Spears – trombone
- Sam Riney – flute
- Lili Haydn, Margaret Wooten – violin
- Cameron Stone – cello
- Bob Belden – arrangements
- Patricia Lie – art direction
- James Minchin, Jimmy Katz – photography
Track listing:
- New York Minute – Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, Kai Winding
- Mercy Street – Peter Gabriel
- Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
- When Can I See You – Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds
- You’ve Got It Bad Girl – Stevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright
- Love Is Stronger Than Pride – Sade Adu, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman
- Scarborough Fair – traditional
- Thieves in the Temple – Prince
- All Apologies – Kurt Cobain
- Manhattan (Island of Lights and Love) – Herbie Hancock, Jean Hancock
- Your Gold Teeth II – Donald Fagen, Walter Becker
The Bad Plus: It’s Hard
On August 26, 2016, “Okeh Records” label released “It’s Hard”, the twelfth Bad Plus studio album. It was recorded in April 2016, and was produced by Reid Anderson, Ethan Iverson and David King.
Personnel:
- Ethan Iverson– piano
- Reid Anderson– bass
- David King– drums
Track listing:
- Maps – Brian Chase, Karen Lee Orzolek, Nick Zinner
- Games Without Frontiers – Peter Gabriel
- Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman
- I Walk the Line – Johnny Cash
- Alfombra Magica – Bill McHenry
- The Beautiful Ones – Prince
- Don’t Dream It’s Over – Neil Finn
- Staring at the Sun – Tunde Adebimpe, David Andrew Sitek
- Mandy – Scott English, Richard Kerr
- The Robots – Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter
- Broken Shadows – Ornette Coleman
Storm Thorgerson
On April 18, 2013, Storm Thorgerson died aged 69. He was graphic designer and music video director, known for his work with music artists including Led Zeppelin, Nik Kershaw, Black Sabbath, Scorpions, Peter Gabriel, Genesis, Yes, Al Stewart, Europe, Catherine Wheel, Bruce Dickinson, Dream Theater, Anthrax, The Cranberries, The Mars Volta, Muse, The Alan Parsons Project, Helloween, Biffy Clyro, Ween, Angels and Airwaves and Rival Sons His best known work is the album cover artwork of Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of The Moon”.
Robert Fripp: Exposure
In June 1979, “E.G.” label released “Exposure”, the debut Robert Fripp solo album. It was recorded June 1977–January 1979, and was produced by Robert Fripp.
Personnel:
- Robert Fripp – voice, guitars, Frippertronics
- Terre Roche– vocals
- Peter Hammill – vocals
- Sid McGinnis – rhythm and pedal steel guitar
- Daryl Hall – vocals, piano
- Peter Gabriel – vocals, piano
- Brian Eno – voice, synthesizer
- Barry Andrews – organ
- Tony Levin– bass
- Jerry Marotta– drums
- Narada Michael Walden, Phil Collins – drums
- Edith Fripp, Mrs. Evelyn Harris, J.G. Bennett, Shivapuri Baba – voice
- Ed Sprigg – engineer
- Steve Short – engineer
- Chris Stein– design, photography
- Amos Poe– VTR imagery
- Mary Lou Green – hair
Track listing:
- Preface – Robert Fripp
- You Burn Me Up I’m a Cigarette – Daryl Hall, Robert Fripp
- Breathless – Robert Fripp
- Disengage – Peter Hammill, Joanna Walton, Robert Fripp
- North Star – Daryl Hall, Joanna Walton, Robert Fripp
- Chicago – Daryl Hall, Joanna Walton, Robert Fripp
- NY3 – Robert Fripp
- Mary – Daryl Hall, Joanna Walton, Robert Fripp
- Exposure – Peter Gabriel, Robert Fripp
- Hååden Two – Robert Fripp
- Urban Landscape – Robert Fripp
- I May Not Have Had Enough of Me but I’ve Had Enough of You – Joanna Walton, Robert Fripp
- First Inaugural Address to the I.A.C.E. Sherborne House – G. Bennett
- Water Music I – Robert Fripp, G. Bennett
- Here Comes the Flood – Peter Gabriel
- Water Music II – Robert Fripp
- Postscript – Robert Fripp
Peter Gabriel: Passion
On June 5, 1989, “Geffen” label released “Passion”, the eight Peter Gabriel album. It was recorded 1988 – 1989, and was produced by Peter Gabriel. “Passion” was originally composed as the soundtrack for the movie “The Last Temptation of Christ”, but after the movie’s release Gabriel worked additionally on the music and released it as full-fledged album instead of a movie soundtrack. In 1990, the album won “Grammy Award” for “Best New Age Album”.
Personnel:
- Peter Gabriel– voices, synthesizers, shakers, skins, surdo, flute samples, flute, bass, percussion, flute whistle, Prophet 5, piano, Akai S900, Audioframe, fairlight, surdo, emulator, contrabass
- Manny Elias– octabans, surdo, skins
- Hossam Ramzy– finger cymbals, tabla, dufs
- David Bottrill – drone mix
- David Rhodes– guitars
- Shankar– double violin
- Vatche Housepian– Armenian doudouk
- Antranik Askarian – Armenian doudouk
- Massamba Diop – talking drum
- Mustafa Abdel Aziz – arghuldrone
- Baaba Maal– vocals
- Fatala – percussion, African percussion
- Mahmoud Tabrizi Zadeh – kementché
- Doudou N’Diaye Rose– percussion loop
- Youssou N’Dour– voice
- David Sancious– backing vocals, Akai S900, synthesizer arrangement, Hammond organ
- Hossam Ramzy – tambourines, dufs, tabla, finger cymbals, triangle, surdo, mazhar
- Nathan East– bass
- Bill Cobham– drums, percussion, tambourine
- Kudsi Erguner– ney flute
- Robin Canter – oboe, cor Anglais
- Manu Katché– percussion
- Djalma Correa – Brazilian percussion
- Jon Hassell– trumpet
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan– Qawwali voice
- Julian Wilkins – choirboy
- Richard Evans – choir recording, tin whistle
- Musicians Du Nil – arghul
- David Bottrill – lead tambourine
- Hossam Ramzy – surdo, tabla
- Said Mohammad Aly – percussion loop
- David Bottrill – tambourine, distorted slide
Track listing:
- The Feeling Begins
- Gethsemane
- Of These Hope
- LazarusRaised
- Of These, Hope – Reprise
- In Doubt
- A Different Drum
- Zaar
- Troubled
- Open
- Before Night Falls
- With This Love
- Sandstorm
- Stigmata
- Passion
- With This Love (Choir)
- Wall of Breath
- The Promise of Shadows
- Disturbed
- It Is Accomplished
- Bread and Wine
Peter Gabriel: Same
On June 2, 1978, “Charisma” label released the self-titled, second Peter Gabriel album. It was recorded November 1977 – February 1978, at “Relight Studios” in Hilvarenbeek, The Netherlands, and was produced by Robert Fripp. The album cover was by Hipgnosis.
Personnel:
- Peter Gabriel– vocals, organ, piano, synthesizer
- Robert Fripp– electric guitar, acoustic guitar, Frippertronics
- Sid McGinnis– electric guitar, acoustic guitar, steel guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
- Larry Fast– synthesizer and treatments
- Bayete– keyboards
- Roy Bittan– keyboards
- Tony Levin– bass guitar, Chapman stick, string bass, recorder arrangements, backing vocals
- Jerry Marotta– drums, backing vocals
- Tim Capello– saxophone
- George Marge –recorders
- John Tims – insects
Track listing:
All tracks by Peter Gabriel, except where noted.
- On the Air
- D.I.Y.
- Mother of Violence – Peter Gabriel, Jill Gabriel
- A Wonderful Day in a One-Way World
- White Shadow
- Indigo
- Animal Magic
- Exposure – Peter Gabriel, Robert Fripp
- Flotsam and Jetsam
- Perspective
- Home Sweet Home







