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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Mtume: Kiss The World Goodbye
In November 1978, “Epic” label released “Kiss This World Goodbye”, the debut Mtume album. It was recorded in 1978, at “RCA Studios” in New York City, and was produced by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas.
Personnel:
- James Mtume – lead and backing vocals, congas, percussion
- Tawatha Agee – lead and backing vocals
- Reggie Lucas – guitar
- Hubert Eaves III – keyboards
- Basil Fearrington – bass
- Howard King – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Reggie Lucas and James Mtume, except where noted.
- Theme (for the People) opening – Tawatha Agee, Reggie Lucas, James Mtume
- Just Funnin’ – Howard King, Reggie Lucas, James Mtume
- Kiss This World Goodbye
- Insert
- The Closer I Get to You
- Love Lock
- Funky Constellation
- Closer to the End
- Metal Flake Mind
- Phase I – James Mtume (subtitled 40 Seconds dedicated to all Conga Players)
- Day of the Reggin
- This Is Your World
- Theme (for the People) exit – Tawatha Agee, Reggie Lucas, James Mtume
Reggie Lucas
On May 19, 2018, Reginald Grant Lucas aka Reggie Lucas died aged 65. He was songwriter, musician (guitar) and record producer. As musician he has recorded and performed with Miles Davis, Carlos Garnett, Babatunde Olatunji, Norman Connors, Flora Purim, Lonnie Liston Smith, Hubert Eaves, Roberta Flack, Urszula Dudziak, James Mtume, Gary Bartz, Zbigniew Seifert, John Lee, Gerry Brown and Masabumi Kikuchi. As producer Lucas worked with Madonna, Mtume, Models, Randy Crawford, Rebbie Jackson, Bunny DeBarge, The Four Tops, John Adams, The Weather Girls, Elisa Fiorillo and Nick Scotti. In 1981, Lucas and James Mtume won a “Grammy Award” for “Best R&B Song” for their composition “Never Knew Love Like This Before”, which was performed by Stephanie Mills. As leader, Lucas has recorded two albums.
Roberta Flack: Blue Lights In The Basemant
On December 13, 1977, “Atlantic” label released “Blue Lights in the Basement”, the sixth Roberta Flack studio album. It was recorded 1976 – 1977, and was produced by Rubina Flake, Joe Ferla and Gene McDaniels.
Personnel:
- Roberta Flack– vocals, keyboards, arrangements
- Reggie Lucas– guitar
- Hugh McCracken– guitar, musical arrangements
- Jeff Mironov – guitar
- David Spinozza– guitar
- John Tropea– guitar
- Paul Griffin– keyboards
- Ronnie Foster– keyboards, background vocals
- Don Grolnick– keyboards
- Rob Mounsey– keyboards
- Leon Pendarvis– keyboards, background vocals, musical arrangements
- Harry Whitaker – keyboards, musical arrangements
- Anthony Jackson– bass guitar
- Basil Fearrington – bass
- Will Lee– bass guitar
- Gary King– bass, musical arrangements
- Steve Gadd– drums
- Allan Schwartzberg– drums
- Jimmy Wong – drums
- Howard King – drums
- Idris Muhammad– drums
- Crusher Bennett – percussion
- David Carey – percussion
- Jimmy Maelen– percussion
- James Mtume– percussion, background vocals
- Michael Kamen– oboe solo, musical arrangements
- Jim Gilstrap, Lani Groves, Gwen Guthrie, Yvonne Lewis, Gene McDaniels, Zach Sanders, Brenda White, Deniece Williams– backing vocals
Track listing:
- Why Don’t You Move in with Me – Gene McDaniels
- The Closer I Get to You – Reggie Lucas, James Mtume
- Fine, Fine Day – Rachel Perry
- This Time I’ll Be Sweeter – Pat Grant, Gwen Guthrie
- 25th of Last December – Gene McDaniels
- After You – Michael Masser, Ron Miller
- I’d Like to Be Baby to You – Morgan Ames
- Soul Deep – Wayne Carson
- Love is the Healing – Gene McDaniels
- Where I’ll Find You – David McHugh
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