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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Michael Franks: Time Together
On June 14, 2011, “Shanachie Records” label released “Time Together”, the 17th Michael Franks album. It was recorded in 2011, and was produced by Charles Blenzig, Gil Goldstein, Chuck Loeb, Scott Petito and Mark Egan.
Personnel:
- Michael Franks – vocals, back cover photo
- Mark Egan – bass, feetless bass, arranger, mixing’
- Chuck Loeb – guitar, keyboards, percussion, drum programming, arranger, engineer
- Romero Lubambo – guitar
- David Spinozza – guitar
- Charles Blenzig – piano, keyboards, arranger
- Clifford Carter – keyboards
- Gil Goldstein – piano, arranger
- Jay Anderson – bass
- Greg Cohen – bass
- Tim Lefebvre – bass
- Will Lee – bass, background vocals
- Joe Bonadio – drums, percussion
- Wolfgang Haffner – drums, percussion
- Shawn Pelton – drums, percussion
- Billy Kilson – drums
- Jerry Marotta – drums
- Rogerio Boccato – percussion
- Mike Mainieri – vibraphone
- Veronica Nunn – vocals, background vocals
- Beth Nielsen Chapman, Carmen Cuesta, Lizzy Loeb – background vocals
- Till Brönner – trumpet
- Alex Sipiagin – trumpet
- Eric Marienthal – alto saxophone
- David Mann – saxophone
- Scott Petito – bass, arranger, assembly, engineer, executive producer mastering, mixing
- Hal Winer – engineer
- Phil Magnotti – mixing
- Dennis Wall – mixing
- Alysabeth Beesmer – art direction, design
- Kristina Swarner – cover painting
- Dion Ogust – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Michael Franks.
- Now That the Summer’s Here
- One Day in St. Tropez
- Summer in New York
- Mice
- Charlie Chan in Egypt
- I’d Rather Be Happy Than Right
- Time Together
- Samba Blue
- My Heart Said Wow
- If I Could Make September Stay
- Feathers from an Angel’s Wing
Madeline Peyroux: Half The Perfect World
On September 12, 2006, “Rounder/Universal” labels released “Half the Perfect World”, the fourth Madeleine Peyroux studio album. It was recorded in April 2006, and was produced by Larry Klein.
Personnel:
- Madeleine Peyroux – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Dean Parks– guitars, ukulele
- Greg Leisz– pedal steel guitar
- Sam Yahel– piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond organ, Estey organ
- d. lang -vocal
- Larry Goldings– celeste
- Gary Foster– alto saxophone
- Till Brönner– trumpet
- David Piltch – double bass
- Scott Amendola– drums
- Jay Bellerose– drums, additional cymbals
- Mark Orton – string quertet arrangements
- Carla Kihlstedt– violin
- Graeme Jennings– violin
- Charith Premawardhana – viola
- Sam Bass – cello
Track listing:
- I’m All Right – Walter Becker, Madeleine Peyroux, Larry Klein
- The Summer Wind – Hans Bradtke, Henry Mayer, Johnny Mercer
- Blue Alert – Leonard Cohen, Anjani Thomas
- Everybody’s Talkin’ – Fred Neil
- River – Joni Mitchell
- A Little Bit – Jesse Harris, Larry Klein, Madeleine Peyroux
- Once in a While – Jesse Harris, Larry Klein, Madeleine Peyroux
- (Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night – Tom Waits
- Half the Perfect World – Leonard Cohen, Anjani Thomas
- La Javanaise – Serge Gainsbourg
- California Rain – Jesse Harris, Larry Klein, Madeleine Peyroux
- Smile – Charlie Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner
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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