On August 23, 2024, Russell Malone died aged 60. He was musician (guitar), recorded and performed with Jimmy Smith, Harry Connick Jr., Diana Krall, Benny Green, Ron Carter, Roy Hargrove, Dianne Reeves, Kenny Barron, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Jack McDuff, Mulgrew Miller, Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson, Hank Jones, Bobby Hutcherson, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Sonny Rollins, Houston Person, David Sanborn, Mose Allison, Kenny Barron, Gary Bartz, Stefano Di Battista, David Benoit, Don Braden, Gary Burton, Regina Carter, Cyrus Chestnut, The Chieftains, Jimmy Cobb, Natalie Cole, Will Downing, Jon Faddis, Macy Gray, Dave Grusin, Vincent Herring, Shirley Horn, Freddie Hubbard, Etta Jones, B. B. King, Gladys Knight, Jeff Lorber, Christian McBride, Bill Mobley, New York Voices, Johnny O’Neal, Kenny Rankin, Tony Reedus, Stephen Scott, Janis Siegel, Terell Stafford, Joss Stone, Billy Taylor, Steve Turre and Gerald Wilson. As leader, Malone released 15 albums.
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Christian McBride: Conversations with Christian
On November 8, 2011, “Mack Avenue” label released “Conversations with Christian”, the tenth Christian McBride album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Avatar Studios”, and “MSR Studios” in New York City, “Chicago Recording Company” in Chicago, “LeGonks” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Christian McBride.
Personnel:
- Christian McBride – upright bass
- Angélique Kidjo – vocal
- Dee Dee Bridgewater – vocal
- Sting – vocal
- Gina Gershon – vocal
- Russell Malone – guitar
- Hank Jones – piano
- Chick Corea – piano
- Billy Taylor – piano
- George Duke – keyboards
- Regina Carter – violin
- Ron Blake – saxophone
- Roy Hargrove – trumpet
- Mat Lejeune – engineer
- Fernando Lodeiro – engineer assistant
- Randall Kennedy – creative director
- Anna Webber – photography
- André Kimo – associate producer
Track listing:
- Afrika – Jean Hébrail, Angélique Kidjo
- Fat Bach and Greens – Johann Sebastian Bach, traditional
- Consider Me Gone – Sting
- Guajeo y Tumbao – Eddie Palmieri
- Baubles, Bangles and Beads – George Forrest, Robert Wright
- Spiritual – Billy Taylor
- It’s Your Thing – O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley
- Alone Together – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
- McDukey Blues – Christian McBride
- Tango Improvisation #1 – Chick Corea, Christian McBride
- Sister Rosa – Christian McBride
- Shake ‘n Blake – Christian McBride
- Chitlins and Gefiltefish – Christian McBride
Cassandra Wilson: Travelling Miles
On March 23, 1999, “Blue Note” label released “Traveling Miles”, the thirteenth Cassandra Wilson album. It was recorded in December 1997, at “The Hit Factory” in New York City, May & September 1998, at “Bearsville Studios” in Bearsville, and was produced by Cassandra Wilson.The album is a tribute to Miles Davis.
Personnel:
- Cassandra Wilson – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Doug Wamble– acoustic guitar
- Eric Lewis– piano
- Jeffrey Haynes, Kevin Breit– acoustic, electric, resophonic & e-bow guitars, electric mandolin, mandocello, bazouki
- Lonnie Plaxico– acoustic bass
- Marcus Baylor– drums, percussion
- Marvin Sewell– acoustic, classical & electric guitars, bazouki
- Mino Cinelu– percussion
- Perry Wilson– drums
- Vincent Henry– harmonica
- Dave Holland– bass
- Olu Dara– cornet
- Steve Coleman– alto sax
- Pat Metheny– classical guitar
- Angelique Kidjo– vocals
- Regina Carter– violin
- Stefon Harris– vibraphone
Track listing:
- Run the Voodoo Down – Miles Davis, Cassandra Wilson
- Traveling Miles – Cassandra Wilson
- Right Here Right Now – Marvin Sewell and Cassandra Wilson
- Time After Time – Rob Hyman and Cyndi Lauper
- When The Sun Goes Down – Cassandra Wilson
- Seven Steps – Victor Feldman and Miles Davis
- Someday My Prince Will Come – Frank Churchill and Larry Morey
- Never Broken – Wayne Shorter and Cassandra Wilson
- Resurrection Blues – Marcus Miller and Cassandra Wilson
- Sky & Sea (Blue in Green) – Miles Davis and Cassandra Wilson
- Piper – Cassandra Wilson
- Voodoo Reprise – Miles Davis, Cassandra Wilson and Angelique Kidjo
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