On March 6, 2020, Alfred McCoy Tyner died aged 81. He was musician (piano), composer, bandleader, one of the most recognizable and influential figures in jazz history. He has recorded and performed with many famous musicians including John Coltrane, Art Blakey, Donald Byrd, George Benson, Art Farmer, Lou Donaldson, Benny Golson, Grant Green, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, Milt Jackson, J.J. Jackson, Blue Mitchell, Hank Mobley, Lee Morgan, David Murray, Julian Priester, Sonny Rollins, Ron Carter, Al Foster, Avery Sharpe, Woody Shaw, Jackie McLean, Cecil McBee, Jack DeJohnette, Wayne Shorter, Sonny Stitt and Stanley Turrentine, As a leader he recorded 74 albums. Tyner was a “NEA Jazz Master” and a five-time “Grammy” winner.
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Weather Report: Domino Theory
In February 1984, “Columbia” label released “Domino Theory”, the fourteenth Weather Report studio album. It was recorded in 1983, and was produced by Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter and Omar Hakim.
Personnel:
- Joe Zawinul– keyboards, synthesizers
- Wayne Shorter- saxophones
- Victor Bailey- bass
- Omar Hakim- drums
- José Rossy – percussion
- Carl Anderson- vocals
- Bernie Fromm, Mitch Gibson, Tom Suzuki – engineer
- Larry Ferguson – engineer assistant
- Tony Lane, Nancy Donald – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Joe Zawinul, except where noted.
- Can It Be Done – Wilson Tee
- D Flat Waltz
- The Peasant
- Predator – Wayne Shorter
- Blue Sound – Note 3
- Swamp Cabbage – Wayne Shorter
- Domino Theory
Chick Corea: The Song of Singing
On February 2, 1971, “Blue Note” label released “The Song of Singing”, the fifth Chick Corea album. It was recorded in April 1970, at “A & R Recording” in New York City, and was produced by Sonny Lester.
Personnel:
- Chick Corea– piano, keyboards
- Dave Holland– bass
- Barry Altschul– drums
Track listing:
- Toy Room – Dave Holland
- Ballad I – Barry Altschul, Chick Corea, Dave Holland
- Rhymes – Chick Corea
- Flesh – Chick Corea
- Ballad III – Barry Altschul, Chick Corea, Dave Holland
- Nefertiti – Wayne Shorter
Madlib: Shades of Blue
On June 24, 2003, “Blue Note” label released “Shades of Blue”, is a remix album by Madlib, on tracks from the archives of “Blue Note” label. It was recorded in 2003, at “The Bomb Shelter” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Madlib.
Personnel:
- Madlib – beats, interpretation, remixing, turntables
- Medaphoar – vocals
- Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone
- Ahmad Miller – vibraphone
- Dan Ubick – guitar
- Morgan Adams III – organ
- Joe McDuphrey – keyboards, organ, Fender Rhodes
- Jeff Jank – bass, art direction, design
- Malcolm Catto – drums
- Otis Jackson, Jr. – drums
- Yesterdays New Quintet
- Dave Cooley – mastering
- Gordon H. Jee – creative director
- Zach Hochkeppel – product manager
- Eli Wolf – executive producer
- Peanut Butter Wolf – executive producer
Track listing:
- Introduction
- Slim’s Return – Monk Higgins
- Distant Land – Donald Byrd
- Mystic Bounce – Ronnie Foster
- Stormy – Buddy Buie/ James Cobb / James B. Cobb Jr.
- Blue Note Interlude
- Please Set Me Easy
- Funky Blue Note
- Alfred Lion Interlude
- Stepping Into Tomorrow – Larry Mizell
- Andrew Hill Break – Andrew Hill
- Montara – Bobby Hutcherson
- Song for My Father – Horace Silver
- Footprints – Wayne Shorter
- Peace / Dolphin Dance – Herbie Hancock, Horace Silver
- Outro
Dee Dee Bridgewater: Red Earth
On April 17, 2007, “Universal/DDB Records/EmArcy Records” labels released “Red Earth”, the 16th Dee Dee Bridgewater album. It was recorded August – November 2006, at “Studio Bogolan” in Bamako, Mali, and “Studio Davout” in Paris, and was produced by Jean Marie Durand, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Cheick Tidiane Seck.
Personnel:
- Dee Dee Bridgewater- lead vocal
- Cheick Tidiane Seck- calebasse, Fender rhodes, karignan, Hammond organ, backing vocals
- Edsel Gomez – piano
- Ira Coleman- nass
- Minino Garay – cajon, caxixi, cymbals, drums, percussion
- Lansiné Kouyaté – balafon
- Habib “Dia” Sangaré – bolon
- Alou Kouloubali – calebasse
- Lassy “King” Massassy – rap vocals
- “Petit” Adama Diarra – djembe
- Cheick “Sékou” Oumar – djembe
- Djifli Mamadou Sanogo – djembe
- Moussa Sissikho – djembe, soloist
- Maré Sanogo – doum-doum
- Lamine Tounkara – doum-doum
- Aly Wagué – flute
- Gabriel Durand – guitar
- Modibo Kouyaté – guitar
- Jacob Soubeiga – guitar
- Djelimady Tounkara- guitar, soloist
- Benogo Diakite – kamalngoni, soloist
- Mamadou Diabaté – kora
- Cherif Samano – kora
- Yakhoba Sissokho – kora, soloist
- Adama Tounkara – ngoni
- Moriba Koïta – ngoni, soloist
- Bassekou Kouyate- ngoni, soloist
- “Pepito” Sekouba Kouyaté – tamav
- Moussa Sissoko – tama
- Ramata Diakité- vocals
- Oumou Sangare- vocals
- Fatou- background vocals
- Mamani Keïta- vocals, backing vocals
- Fatoumata Kouyaté – vocals, backing vocals
- Kabiné Kouyaté – vocals, backing vocals
- Amy Sacko – vocals, backing vocals
- Baba Sissoko- backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Dee Dee Bridgewater, except where noted.
- Afro Blue – Oscar Brown, Jr., Mongo Santamaría
- Bad Spirits
- Dee Dee – Dee Dee Bridgewater, Baba Sissoko
- Mama Don’t Ever Go Away
- Long Time Ago – Dee Dee Bridgewater, Wayne Shorter
- Children Go ‘Round
- The Griots
- Oh My Love
- Four Women – Nina Simone
- No More
- Red Earth
- Meanwhile – Dee Dee Bridgewater, Edsel Gomez
- Compared to What – Lassy “King” Massassy, Gene McDaniels
Christian McBride: Number Two Express
On April 15, 1996, “Verve” label released “Number Two Express”, the second Christian McBride studio album. It was recorded in 1995 at “Clinton Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Richard Seidel and Don Sickler.
Personnel:
- Christian McBride– upright and electric bass
- Kenny Barron– piano
- Chick Corea– piano
- Gary Bartz– alto saxophone
- Kenny Garrett– alto saxophone
- Steve Nelson – vibes
- Mino Cinelu– percussion
- Jack DeJohnette– drums
- Jim Anderson– recording
Track listing:
All tracks by Christian McBride, except where noted.
- Whirling Dervish
- Youthful Bliss
- Tones for Joan’s Bones – Chick Corea
- EGAD
- Miyako – Wayne Shorter
- Divergence
- Jayne – Ornette Coleman
- Morning Story
- Grove
- Little Sunflower – Freddie Hubbard
Joe Lovano: Flights of Fancy
On March 13, 2001, “Blue Note” label released “Flights of Fancy: Trio Fascination: Edition Two”, the 18th Joe Lovano album. It was recorded June 14 and 16, 2000, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joe Lovano.
Personnel:
- Joe Lovano– alto, soprano and tenor saxophone, alto clarinet, drums, percussion, gong
- Kenny Werner- piano
- Toots Thielemans- harmonica
- Mark Dresser- bass
- Cameron Brown- bass
- Idris Muhammad- drums
- Joey Baron- drums
- Billy Drewes- soprano saxophone, alto flute
- Dave Douglas- trumpet
- James Farber – engineer
- Greg Calbi – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Joe Lovano, except where noted.
- Flights of Fancy
- On April (I’ll Remember April) – Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye
- Amsterdam
- Blue Mist
- Off and Runnin’
- Infant Eyes – Wayne Shorter
- 206
- Bougainvillea – Judi Silvano
- Windom Street
- Hot Shot
- Aisha – McCoy Tyner
- Amber
- On Giant Steps – John Coltrane
- Flights of Fancy – reprise
Joni Mitchell: Travelogue
On November 19, 2002, “Nonesuch” label released “Travelogue”, the 18th Joni Mitchell studio album. It was recorded in 2002, and was produced by Joni Mitchell and Larry Klein. The album features orchestral recordings of songs from throughout her career. The composer of the orchestral arrangements Vince Mendoza, won a 2004 “Grammy Award” for “Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist” for the arrangement of the track “Woodstock”.
Personnel:
- Joni Mitchell – vocals
- Herbie Hancock– piano
- Billy Preston– Hammond B3 organ
- Larry Klein– bass, musical direction
- Chuck Berghofer– double bass
- Brian Blade– drums
- Paulinho da Costa– percussion
- Wayne Shorter– soprano saxophone
- Plas Johnson– tenor saxophone
- Kenny Wheeler– flugelhorn
- Gavyn Wright– orchestra leader
- Vince Mendoza– conductor, arrangement
Track listing:
All tracks by Joni Mitchell, except where noted.
- Otis and Marlena
- Amelia
- You Dream Flat Tires
- Love
- Woodstock
- Slouching Toward Bethlehem – based on a poem by B. Yeats
- Judgement of the Moon and Stars (Ludwig’s Tune)
- The Sire of Sorrow (Job’s Sad Song)
- For the Roses
- Trouble Child
- God Must Be a Boogie Man
- Be Cool
- Just Like This Train
- Sex Kills
- Refuge of the Roads
- Hejira
- Chinese Café / Unchained Melody – Alex North, Hy Zaret
- Cherokee Louise
- The Dawntreader
- The Last Time I Saw Richard
- Borderline
- The Circle Game
Herbie Hancock: Gershwin’s World
On October 20, 1998, “Verve” label released “Gershwin’s World”, the 42nd Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded March – June 1998, and was produced by Robert Sadin.
Personnel:
- Herbie Hancock– piano, organ, arranger, liner notes
- Joni Mitchell– vocals
- Kathleen Battle– soprano, vocals
- Marlon Graves – guitar, mixing, percussion
- Chick Corea– piano
- Stevie Wonder– vocals, harmonica, arranger
- Donald Palma – principal bass
- Stanley Clarke– bass
- Alex Al – bass
- Marji Danilow – bass
- Bakithi Kumalo– bass, guitar
- Ira Coleman – bass, production assistant
- Terri Lyne Carrington– drums, production assistant
- Gene Jackson – drums
- Cyro Baptista– percussion
- Cheik Mbaye – percussion
- Bireyma Guiye – percussion
- Massamba Diop – talking drum
- Kenny Garrett– alto saxophone
- James Carter– soprano and tenor saxophone
- Wayne Shorter– soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- David Singer – clarinet
- Charles Neidich– clarinet, E flat clarinet
- Eddie Henderson – flugelhorn, trumpet
- Matthew Dine – English horn
- Elizabeth Mann – flute
- Michael Finn – principal bassoon
- Cynde Iverson – bassoon
- Brian Greene – oboe
- William Purvis – principal horn
- Chris Komer – horn
- Madou Dembelle – djembe
- Eriko Sato – principal violin
- Richard Rood – violin
- Ronnie Bauch – violin
- Joanna Jenner – violin
- Catherine Cho – violin
- Martha Caplin – concert master, violin
- Nicolas Danielson – violin
- Jennifer Frautschi – violin
- Ellen Payne – violin
- Todd Phillips – violin
- Renee Jolles – violin
- Clavin Wiersman – violin
- Peter Winograd – violin
- Asmira Woodward-Page – violin
- Eric Wyrick – violin
- Naoko Tanaka – violin
- Sarah Clarke – principal viola
- Karen Dreyfus – viola
- Toby Appel – viola
- Ahling Neu – viola
- Nardo Poy – viola
- Katherine Murdock – viola
- Melissa Meel – cello
- Charles Curtis – cello
- Susannah Chapman – cello
- Mina Smith – cello
- Robert Sadin – arranger, drum programming, liner notes, percussion programming, programming
- David Charles Abell – consultant
- Dave Darlington – engineer
- Rob Eaton – engineer
- Clark Germain – engineer
- Todd Whitelock – engineer
- Steve Genewick – engineer assistant
- Robi Banerji, Thom Cadley, Fred Hedemark, Pete Karam – Ron Martinez, Jason Stasium, Brett Swain, David Swope, Kayo Teramoto – engineer assistant
- Rob Rapley – digital editing, engineer
- Andreas Meyer – digital editing
- Darcy Proper, Bill Airey Smith – digital editing
- Pedro Moreira – assistant
- Doug Sax, Mark Wilder – mastering
- Al Schmitt – surround mix
- Rich Breen – tracking engineer
- Bruce Swedien, Brian Vibberts– mixing
- Istvan Banyai – artwork, illustrations
- Jimmy Katz – photography, session photographer
- James Minchin – cover photo, photography
- Robert Zuckerman – session photographer
- Melinda Murphy – production coordination
- Camille Tominaro, Tom Truslow – production coordination
- Theodora Kuslan – release coordinator
Track listing:
- Overture (Fascinating Rhythm)
- It Ain’t Necessarily So
- The Man I Love
- Here Come De Honey Man
- Louis Blues
- Lullaby
- Blueberry Rhyme
- It Ain’t Necessarily So Interlude
- Cotton Tail
- Summertime
- My Man’s Gone Now
- Prelude In C# Minor
- Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In G, 2nd Movement
- Embraceable You
Norah Jones: Day Brakes
On October 7, 2016, “Blue Note” label released “Day Breaks”, the sixth Norah Jones studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Norah Jones, Eli Wolf and Sarah Oda.
Personnel:
- Norah Jones– vocals, electric guitar, Hammond B3, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
- Dan Lead – pedal steel guitar
- Peter Remm – electric guitar, Hammond B3
- Tony Scherr– electric guitar, backing vocals
- Lonnie Smith– Hammond B3, backing vocals
- Jon Cowherd– Hammond B3
- Tony Maceli – bass guitar
- John Patitucci– bass guitar
- Vicente Archer – bass guitar
- Brian Blade– drums
- Chris Thomas – acoustic bass, bass guitar, electric guitar
- Karriem Riggins– drums
- Daniel Sadownick – percussion
- Wayne Shorter– soprano saxophone
- Leon Michels – tenor saxophone
- Dave Guy – trumpet
- Walter Hawkes – trombone
- Katie Kresek, Max Moston – violin
- Todd Low – viola
- Dave Eggar– cello
- Catherine Popper– vocals
- Petter Ericson Stakee – backing vocals
- Sasha Dobson– backing vocals
- Dave Eggar – string arrangements
- Chuck Palmer – arrangements, string conductor
- Ted Tuthill – engineer
- Tom Elmhirst– mixing
- Owen Mulholland – engineer assistant
- Joe Visciano – mixing assistant
- Greg Calbi– mastering
- Marcela Avelar – art direction
- Danny Clinch– photography
- Phil Faconti – copyist, orchestration
- Brandon Bost, Jeff Citron, Cameron Alexander, Adam Tilzer – studio assistant
Track listing:
- Burn – Norah Jones, Sarah Oda
- Tragedy – Norah Jones, Sarah Oda
- Flipside – Norah Jones, Peter Remm
- It’s a Wonderful Time for Love – Norah Jones, Sarah Oda
- And Then There Was You – Norah Jones, Peter Remm
- Don’t Be Denied- Neil Young
- Day Brakes – Norah Jones, Peter Remm
- Peace – Horace Silver
- Once I Had a Laugh – Norah Jones
- Sleeping Wild – Sarah Oda
- Carry On – Norah Jones
- Fleurette Africaine (African Flower) – Duke Ellington
