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.
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Foals: Total Life Forever
On May 10, 2010, “Transgressive Records” label released “Total Life Forever”, the second Foals studio album. It was recorded in September 2009, at “Svenska Grammofon Studios” in Gothenburg, Sweden, and was produced by Luke Smith. The writers and editors, and the readers poll of the UK magazine “The Fly” voted “Total Life Forever” the “Best album of 2010”.
Personnel:
- Yannis Philippakis– vocals, guitar, drums, art direction
- Jack Bevan – drums, art direction
- Jimmy Smith – guitar, art direction
- Walter Gervers – bass, art direction, backing vocals
- Edwin Congreave – keyboards, backing vocals, art direction
- Caroline Wickberg – additional vocals
- Ferg Peterkin – programming, engineer
- Mike Crossey– recording assistant
- Daniel Rejmer – engineer
- Catherine Marks – engineer, mixing
- Alan Moulder– mixing
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Big Active, Tinhead – artwork
- Steve Gullick, Dave Ma – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Yannis Philippakis, Jack Bevan, Jimmy Smith, Walter Gervers and Edwin Congreave.
- Blue Blood
- Miami
- Total Life Forever
- Black Gold
- Spanish Sahara
- This Orient
- Fugue
- After Glow
- Alabaster
- 2 Trees
- What Remains
Camel: Snow Goose
In April 1975, “Island” label released “The Snow Goose”, the third Camel studio album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Island Studios” and “Decca Studios” London, and was produced by David Hitchcock. The album concept and title was based on Paul Gallico’s novella The Snow Goose. In 2014, the album was ranked at number 31 in the list “Top 100 Prog Albums of All Time” by readers of “Prog” magazine.
Personnel:
- Andrew Latimer– vocals, electric, acoustic and slide guitars, flute
- Peter Bardens– organ, electric piano, acoustic piano, pipe organ, Minimoog, ARP Odyssey
- Doug Ferguson – bass, duffle coat
- Andy Ward– drums, vibes, percussion
- David Bedford– orchestral arrangements
- Rhett Davies– recording
- Modula – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Peter Bardens and Andrew Latimer.
- The Great Marsh
- Rhayader
- Rhayader Goes to Town
- Sanctuary
- Fritha
- The Snow Goose
- Friendship
- Migration
- Rhayader Alone
- Flight of the Snow Goose
- Preparation
- Dunkirk
- Epitaph
- Fritha Alone
- La Princesse Perdue
- The Great Marsh
Marvin Gaye: What’s Going On
On May 21, 1971, “Tamla” label released “What’s Going On”, the eleventh Marvin Gaye studio album. It was recorded June –September 1970; March – May 1971, at “Hitsville U.S.A.”, “Golden World”, and “United Sound Studios” in Detroit and “The Sound Factory” in Hollywood, and was produced by Marvin Gaye. “What’s Going On” was an immediate success both commercially and critically, and is regarded as one of the most important albums in the music history. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked it at number six on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. In 1985, readers of “NME” magazine voted “What’s Going On” the “Best Album of all Time”. “Guardian” ranked “What’s Going On at number one on its list of the “100 Best Albums Ever”.
Personnel:
- Marvin Gaye – lead and backing vocals, piano, mellotron, box drum
- The Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted and arranged by David Van De Pitte
- The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
- Solo Horns – instrumentation
- Joe Messina, Robert White– electric guitars
- Jack Ashford– tambourine, percussion
- Earl Van Dyke– keyboards
- Johnny Griffith– celeste, keyboards
- Max Janowsky – double bass
- James Jamerson– bass guitar
- Bob Babbitt– bass guitar
- Chet Forest – drums
- Eddie “Bongo” Brown– bongos, congas
- Earl DeRouen – bongos, congas
- Bobbye Hall– bongos
- Jack Brokensha– vibraphone, percussion
- Larry Nozero, Angelo Carlisi, George Benson, Tate Houston– saxophone
- Eli Fontaine– alto saxophone
- Wild Bill Moore– tenor saxophone
- John Trudell, Maurice Davis – trumpet
- Nilesh Pawar – oboe
- Carl Raetz – trombone
- Dayna Hardwick, William Perich – flutes
- Gordon Staples, Zinovi Bistritzky, Beatriz Budinzky, Richard Margitza, Virginia Halfmann, Felix Resnick, Alvin Score, Lillian Downs, James Waring – violin
- Edouard Kesner, Meyer Shapiro, David Ireland, Nathan Gordon – viola
- Italo Babini, Thaddeus Markiewicz, Edward Korkigan – cello
- Carole Crosby – harp
- The Andantes – Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, and Louvain Demps – backing vocals
- Mel Farr, Charlie Sandersand and Lem Barney of the Detroit Lions – backing vocals
- Dave Bingof, The Detroit Pistons, Bobby Rogersof , The Miracles, Elgie Stover, Kenneth Stover – backing vocals
- Curtis McNair – art direction
- Katherine Marking – design
- Alana Coghlan – design
- James Hendin – photography
Track listing:
- What’s Going On – Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye, Renaldo “Obie” Benson
- What’s Happening Brother – Marvin Gaye, James Nyx Jr.
- Flyin’ High (In the Friendly Sky) – Marvin Gaye, Anna Gordy Gaye, Elgie Stover
- Save the Children – Al Cleveland, Renaldo “Obie” Benson, Marvin Gaye
- God is Love – Marvin Gaye, Anna Gordy Gaye, James Nyx Jr.
- Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) – Marvin Gaye
- Right On – Earl DeRouen, Marvin Gaye
- Wholy Holy – Renaldo “Oboe” Benson, Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye
- Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) – Marvin Gaye, James Nyx Jr,
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