On September 2, 2026, Cassandra Wilson died aged 70. She was singer, songwriter and producer, regarded as one of the most successful female jazz singers of all time. Wilson won numerous awards, including two Grammys, and was named in 2001, by “Time Magazine” the best America singer. She recorded and performed with Steve Coleman, Wynton Marsalis, Greg Osby, The Roots, Robin Eubanks, Don Byron, Terence Blanchard, Terri Lyne Carrington, Regina Carter, Olu Dara, Kurt Elling, Bill Frisell, Elvis Costello, Charlie Hade, Dave Holland, Javon Jackson, Angelique Kidjo, M-Base, David Murray, Meshell Ndegeocello, Courtney Pine, David Sanches, Steve Turre, Luther Vandros and Count Basie Orchestra. As leader she released 19 albums.
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Robert Glasper: Double Booked
On August 25, 2009, “Blue Note” label released “Double Booked”, the fourth Robert Glasper studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “System Two” and “Brooklyn Recording” in New York, and was produced by Robert Glasper.
Personnel:
- Robert Glasper – piano, electric piano
- Vicente Archer – double bass
- Derrick Hodge – bass guitar
- Casey Benjamin – alto saxophone, vocoder
- Terence Blanchard – voice
- Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson – voice
- Bilal Oliver – vocals
- Dante “Mos Def” Smith – rap vocals
- Jahi Sundance – scratches
- Joe Marciano – recording, mixing
- Keith “Qmillion” Lewis – recording, mixing
- Mike Marciano – mastering
- Konstantin Dzhibilov – art direction, design
- Joey Lawrence – photography
- Marques Green – additional photography
- Eli Wolf – A&R
- Gordon H Jee – creative director
- Shanieka D. Brooks – product management
Track listing:
The Robert Glasper Trio
All tracks by Robert Glasper except where noted.
- Intro
- No Worries
- Yes I’m Country (And That’s OK)
- Downtime
- 59 South
- Think of One – Thelonious Monk
The Robert Glasper Experiment
- 4eva – Robert Glasper, Dante Smith
- Butterfly – Herbie Hancock, Benjamin Maupin, Jean Hancock
- Festival – Robert Glasper
- For You – Sameer Gupta, Casey Benjamin
- All Matter – Bilal Sayeed Oliver
- Open Mind – Derric Hodge
Kamasi Washington: The Epic
On May 5, 2015, “Brainfeeder” label released “The Epic”, the third Kamasi Washington studio album. It was recorded in 2015, at “Kingsize Spundblabs” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Kamasi Washington.
Personnel:
- Kamasi Washington – tenor saxophone, band leader, arrangements
- Cameron Graves – piano, organ
- Brandon Coleman – keyboards, organ, piano
- Thundercat – electric bass
- Miles Mosley – upright and electric bass
- Ronald Bruner, Jr. – drums
- Tony Austin – drums, engineer
- Robert Miller – drums
- Leon Mobley – percussion
- Igmar Thomas – trumpet
- Todd Simon – trumpet
- Shaunte Palmer – trombone
- Ryan Porter – trombone
- Neel Hammond – violin
- Tylana Renga Enomoto – violin
- Paul Cartwright – violin
- Jennifer Simone – violin
- Lucia Micarelli – violin
- Molly Rogers – viola
- Andrea Whitt – viola
- Artyom Manukyan – cello
- Ginger Murphy – cello
- Dawn Norfleet – choir
- Thalma de Freitas – choir
- Maiya Sykes – choir
- Gina Manziello – choir
- Patrice Quinn – choir
- Natasha F. Agrama – choir
- Dwight Trible – choir
- Steven Wayne – choir
- Taylor Graves – choir
- Charles Jones – choir
- Jason Marales – choir
- Dexter Story – choir
- Cameron Graves – choir
- Tracy Carter – choir
- Dwight Trible – lead vocals
- Patrice Quinn – lead vocals
- Brian Rosemeyer – engineer
- Benjamin Tierney – mixing
- Daddy Kev – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Kamasi Washington, except where noted.
Volume 1: The Plan
- Change of the Guard
- Askim
- Isabelle
- Final Thought
- The Next Step
- The Rhythm Changes – Patrick Quinn, Kamasi Washington
Volume 2: The Glorious Tale
- Miss Understanding
- Leroy and Lanisha
- Re Run
- Seven Prayers
- Henrietta Our Hero – Patrick Quinn, Kamasi Washington
- The Magnificent 7
Volume 3: The Historic Repetition
- Re Run Home
- Cherokee – Ray Noble
- Clair de Lune – Claude Debussy
- Malcolm Theme – Terence Blanchard, Jamie Davis
- The Message
Terence Blamchard: Wandering Moon
On February 15, 2000, “Sony Classical” label released “Wandering Moon”, the 13th Terence Blanchard album. It was recorded in June 1999, at “Clinton Recording Studios, Studio A” in New York City, and was produced by Terence Blanchard.
Personnel:
- Terence Blanchard – trumpet, liner notes
- Aaron Fletcher – alto saxophone
- Branford Marsalis – tenor saxophone
- Brice Winston – tenor saxophone
- Dave Holland – bass
- Eric Harland – drums
- Edward Simon – piano
- Jim Anderson – engineer
- Giulio Turturro – art direction
- Jimmy Katz – photography
- Laraine Perri – executive producer
- Robin Burgess – associate producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Terence Blanchard.
- Luna Viajera
- If I Could I Would
- Bass Solo
- My Only Thought of You
- Simplemente Simon
- Sweet’s Dream
- Sidney
- The Process – Edward Simon
- Joe & O
- I Thought About You – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Mercer
Chick Corea: Randezvous in New York
On April 22, 2003, “Strech Records” label released “Rendezvous in New York”, the 58th Chick Corea album. It was recorded 2002 – 2003 in New York City, and was produced by Chick Corea and Herbert Waltl.
Personnel:
- Chick Corea – piano
- Gonzalo Rubalcaba– piano
- Bobby McFerrin– vocals
- Gary Burton– vibraphone
- Terence Blanchard– trumpet
- Steve Wilson– alto saxophone
- Michael Brecker– tenor saxophone
- Joshua Redman– tenor saxophone
- Tim Garland– tenor saxophone
- Steve Davis– trombone
- Steve Gadd– drums
- Dave Weckl– drums
- Roy Haynes– drums
- Jeff Ballard – drums
- Eddie Gómez– bass
- Avishai Cohen– bass
- Christian McBride– bass
- John Patitucci– bass
- Miroslav Vitous– bass
- Ana Barraca – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Chick Corea except where noted.
- Armando’s Rhumba – Chick Corea
- Blue Monk – Thelonious Monk
Concierto de Aranjuez/Spain – Joaquín Rodrigo, Chick Corea - Matrix
- Glass Enclosure/Tempus Fugit – Bud Powell
- Crystal Silence – Chick Corea, Neville Potter
- Bessie’s Blues – John Coltrane
- Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert
- Armando’s Tango
- Concierto de Aranjuez/Spain – Joaquin Rodrigo, Chick Corea
- Lifeline
- Quartet No. 2, Pt. 1
Gregory Porter: Nat King Cole & Me
On October 27, 2017, “Blue Note” label released “Nat King Cole & Me”, the fifth Gregory Porter studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Air Studios” in London, “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles and “Esplande Studios” in New Orleans.
Personnel:
- Gregory Porter– vocals
- Terence Blanchard – trumpet
- Christian Sands– piano
- Reuben Rogers – bass
- Ulysses Owens – drums
- Vince Mendoza– arrangements
Track listing:
- Mona Lisa – Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
- Smile – Charles Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner
- Nature Boy – Eden Ahbez
- L-O-V-E – Bert Kaempfert, Milt Gabler
- Quizas, Quizas, Quizas – Farres Osvaldo
- Miss Otis Regrets – Cole Porter
- Pick Yourself Up – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
- When Love Was King – Gregory Porter
- The Lonely One – Lenny Hambro, Roberta Helelr
- Ballenna – Bob Russell, Carl Sigman
- I Wonder Who My Daddy Is – Gladys Shelley
- The Christmas Song – Mel Tormé, Robert Wells
George Benson: Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole
On June 4, 2013, “Concord Jazz” label released “Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole”, the 36 George Benson studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by John Burk.
Personnel:
- George Benson- vocals, guitar
- Tim May – guitar
- Michael O’Neill- baritone guitar, banjo
- Lil’ Georgie Benson- vocals, ukulele
- Randy Waldman- piano
- Chuck Berghofer- bass
- Gregg Field – drums
- Michael Fisher – percussion
- Sheila E.- percussion
- Wynton Marsalis– trumpet
- Till Brönner– trumpet
- Idina Menzel– vocals
- Judith Hill- vocals
- Janey Clewer, Alvin Chea, Don Chelton – background vocals
- Chris Papastephanou, Randy Waldman- backing vocals
Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra:
- Ryan Chapman, Chris Burbank, Gilbert Paz, Jared Hall – trumpet
- Chris Gagne, Kendall Moore, Stephen Szabadi, Major Bailey p trombone
- Neil Carson, Kevin McKeown – alto saxophone
- Mark Small, Alex Weitz – tenor saxophone
- Derek Smith – baritone saxophone
- Cassandra Eisenreich – flute
- Jon Anderson – French horn
- Steffen Zeichner (concertmaster and soloist), Abby Young, Adam Diderrich, Karin O’Keefe, Zack Piper, Michelle Godbee, Patricia Jancova, Tomas Cotik, Victor Colmenares, James Reynolds, Jonah Osawa, Rob Patrignani, Arianne Urban, Michelle Mlacker, Katrina Schaeffer – violin
- Robyn Savitzky, Kathryn Severing, Marcela Fernandez, Lauren Miller – viola
- Joy Adams, Cecilia Huerta, Andrew Kromholz, Chia-Li Yu, Sarah Gongaware – cello
- Rachel Hershey, Jeff Kipperman, Yen-Ling Lin – bass
- Christina Hardister – harp
- Shelton Berg – dean
- Terence Blanchard – artistic director
- Scott Flavin – artistic coordinator
- Stephen Guerra – managing director
Track listing:
- Mona Lisa – (as Lil’ Georgie Benson)
- Just One of Those Things – Cole Porter
- Unforgettable – Irving Gordon
- Walkin’ My Baby – Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert
- When I Fall in Love – Victor Young, Edward Heyman
- Route 66 – Bobby Troup
- Nature Boy – Eden Ahbez
- Ballerina – Carl Sigman, Bob Russell
- Smile – Charlie Chaplin, John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons
- Straighten Up and Fly Right – Nat King Cole, Irving Mills
- Too Young – Sidney Lippman, Sylvia Dee
- I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter – Joe Young, Fred E. Ahlert
- Mona Lisa – Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
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