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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Miles Davis: Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall: The Legendary Performances of May 19, 1961
On July 16, 1962, “Columbia” label released “Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall: The Legendary Performances of May 19, 1961”, the sixth Miles Davis live album. It was recorded in May 1961, at “Carnegie Hall” in New York City, and was produced by Teo Macero.
Personnel:
- Miles Davis – trumpet
- Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
- Wynton Kelly – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Jimmy Cobb – drums
The Gil Evans Orchestra
- Gil Evans – arrangements, conductor
- Miles Davis – trumpet soloist
- Ernie Royal, Bernie Glow, Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci – trumpets
- Jimmy Knepper, Dick Hixon, Frank Rehak – trombones
- Julius Watkins, Paul Ingrahan, Bob Swisshelm – French horns
- Bill Barber – tuba
- Romeo Penque, Jerome Richardson, Eddie Caine, Bob Tricarico, Danny Bank – reeds, woodwinds
- Janet Putnam – harp
- Wynton Kelly – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Jimmy Cobb – drums
- Bobby Rosengarden – percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by Miles Davis, except where noted.
- So What
- Spring Is Here – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
- No Blues
- Oleo – Sonny Rollins
- Someday My Prince Will Come – Frank Churchill, Larry Morey
- The meaning of the Blues / Lament / New Rhumba – Bobby Troup / Leh Worth, J.J. Johnson, Ahmad Jamal
Thelonious Monk: Underground
In May 1968, “Columbia” label released “Underground”, the 24th Thelonious Monk album. It was recorded in December 1967, February – December 1968, and was produced by Teo Macero.
Personnel:
- Thelonious Monk – piano
- Charlie Rouse – tenor saxophone
- Larry Gales – bass
- Ben Riley – drums
- Jon Hendricks – vocals
- Tim Geelan – engineer
- John Berg, Richard Mantel – art direction
- Horn Grinner Studios – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Thelonious Monk, except where noted.
- Thelonious
- Ugly Beauty
- Raise Four
- Boo Boo’s Birthday
- Easy Street – A.R. Jones
- Green Chimneys
- In Walked Bud
Mile Davis: Nefertiti
On March 1968, “Columbia” label released “Nefertiti”, the 41st Miles Davis album. It was recorded June – July 1967, at “Columbia 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Teo Macero and Howard Roberts.
Personnel:
- Miles Davis – trumpet
- Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
- Herbie Hancock – piano
- Ron Carter – double bass
- Tony Williams – drums
- Fred Plaut, Ray Moore – engineer
- Rob Schwarz – mastering
Track listing:
- Nefertiti – Wayne Shorter
- Fall – Wayne Shorter
- Hand Jive – Tony Williams
- Madness – Herbie Hancock
- Riot – Herbie Hancock
- Pinocchio – Wayne Shorter
Charles Mingus: Let My Children Hear Music
In January 1972, “Columbia” label released “Let My Children Hear Music”, the 30th Charles Mingus album. It was recorded September – November 1971, and was produced by Teo Macero.
Track listing:
- Charles Mingus – bass
- Charles McPherson – alto saxophone
- James Moody – tenor saxophone
- Bobby Jones – tenor saxophone
- Snooky Young – lead trumpet
- Joe Wilder – trumpet
- Lonnie Hillyer – trumpet
- Julius Watkins – French horn
- Charles McCracken – cello
- Sir Roland Hanna – piano
- Dannie Richmond – drums
All tracks by Charles Mingus.
- The Shoes of the Fisherman’s Wife Are Some Jiveass Slippers
- Adagio ma Non Troppo
- Don’t Be Afraid, the Clown’s Afraid Too
- Hobo Ho
- The Chill of Death
- The I of Hurricane Sue
Miles Davis: Four & More: Recorded Live In Concert
On January 17, 1966, “Columbia” label released “’Four & More: Recorded Live in Concert”, album by Miles Davis. It was recorded in February 1964, at the “Philharmonic Hall of Lincoln Center” in New York, and was produced by Teo Macero.
Personnel:
- Miles Davis – trumpet
- George Coleman – tenor saxophone
- Herbie Hancock – piano
- Ron Carter – double bass
- Tony Williams – drums
- Fred Plaut – recording
- Jim Marshall – photography
- Billy Taylor, Mort Fega – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Miles Davis, except where noted.
- So What
- Walkin’ – Richard HenryCarpenter
- Joshua / Go-Go (theme and Announcement) – Victor Feldman, Miles Davis
- Four
- Seven Steps to Heaven – Victor Feldman, Miles Davis
- There Is No Greater Love / G0-Go (Theme and Announcement) – Marty Symes, Isham Jones, Miles Davis
J. J. Johnson: Trombone And Voices
In November 1960, “Columbia” label released “Trombone and Voices”, the 21st J. J. Johnson album. It was recorded in June 1960.
Personnel:
- J. J. Johnson – trombone
- Unidentified orchestra
- Unidentified choir
- Frank De Vol – arrangements
- Tom Yee – photography
- Teo Macero – liner notes
Track listing:
- Jennie’s Song – Bernard Herrmann
- Only The Lonely – Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
- Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child – traditional
- In a Sentimental Mood – Duke Ellington
- Get Out of Town – Cole Porter
- I’m Glad There Is You – Jimmy Dorsey, Paul Madeira
- You’re My Girl – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
- To the Ends of the Earth – Noel Sherman, Joe Sherman
- What Is There to Say – Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg
- Lazy Bones – Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer
Dave Brubeck: Time In
On June 14, 1966, “Columbia” label released “Time In”, the 53rd Dave Brubeck album. It was recorded in October 1965, and was produced by Teo Macero.
Personnel:
- Dave Brubeck – piano
- Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
- Gene Wright – double bass
- Joe Morello – drums
- Barry Ulanov, George T. Simon, George Wein, Goddard Lieberson, Jimmy Lyons, John Hammond, John S. Wilson, Leonard Feather, Ralph J. Gleason, Teo Macero – sleeve notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Dave Brubeck, except where noted.
- Lost Waltz
- Softly, William, Softly
- Time In
- 40 Days
- Travellin’ Blues – Dave Brubeck, Iola Brubeck
- He Done Her Wrong
- Lonesome – Dave Brubeck, Iola Brubeck
- Cassandra
Miles Davis: Live-Evil
On November 17, 1971, “Columbia” label released “Live-Evil”, album of live and studio recordings by Miles Davis. It was recorded February – June 1970, at “Columbia Studio B” in New York City, December 1970, at “The Cellar Door” in Washington, D.C., and was produced by Teo Macero.
Personnel:
- Miles Davis – trumpet, electric trumpet with wah-wah
- Herbie Hancock – electric piano
- Chick Corea – electric piano
- Keith Jarrett – electric piano, organ
- Joe Zawinul – electric piano
- Khalil Balakrishna – electric sitar
- Gary Bartz – soprano and alto saxophone
- Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone
- Steve Grossman – soprano saxophone
- John McLaughlin – electric guitar
- Dave Holland – acoustic and electric bass
- Ron Carter – acoustic bass
- Michael Henderson – electric bass
- Hermeto Pascoal – vocals, voice, drums, electric piano, whistling
- Jack DeJohnette – drums
- Billy Cobham – drums
- Airto Moreira – percussion
Track listing:
- Sivad – Miles Davis
- Little Church – Hermeto Pascoal
- Medley: Gemini/Double Image – Miles Davis, Joe Zawinul
- What I Say – Miles Davis
- Nem Um Talvez – Hermeto Pascoal
- Selim – Hermeto Pascoal
- Funky Tonk – Miles Davis
- Inamorata and Narration by Conrad Roberts – Miles Davis
Miles Davis: Sorcerer
On October 23, 1967, “Columbia” label released “Sorcerer”, album by Miles Davis Quintet. It was recorded August 1962 – May 1967, at “30th Street” in New York, and was produced by Teo Macero.
Personnel:
- Miles Davis – trumpet
- Bob Dorough – vocals
- Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
- Frank Rehak – trombone
- Herbie Hancock – piano
- Ron Carter – double bass
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Jimmy Cobb – drums
- Tony Williams – drums
- Willie Bobo (William Correa) – bongos
- Gil Evans – arrangements
Track listing:
All tracks by Wayne Shorter, except where noted.
- Prince of Darkness
- Pee Wee – Tony Williams
- Masqualero
- The Sorcerer – Herbie Hancock
- Limbo
- Vonetta
- Nothing Like You – Bob Dorough, Fran Landesman
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