On December 29, 2020, Claude Bolling died aged 90. He was musician (piano), composer, and arranger. He wrote music for more than one hundred movies, collaborated with classical musicians, but also with musicians from various genres including Alexandre Lagoya, Pinchas Zukerman, Maurice André, and Yo-Yo Ma. Bolling has worked with some of the biggest names in the jazz music including Roy Eldridge, Kenny Clarke. Oscar Peterson, Lionel Hampton, Duke Ellington, Stéphane Grappelli, and Django Reinhardt. As leader he released 24 albums.
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James Taylor: Before This World
On June 15, 2015, “Concord” label released “Before This World”, the seventeenth James Taylor studio album.It was recorded 2014-2015, and was produced by Dave O’Donnell.
Personnel:
- James Taylor — guitar, vocals, harmonica, guitar synthesizer
- David Lasley, Kate Markowitz, Arnold McCuller, Andrea Zonn – vocals
- Michael Landau – guitars
- Larry Goldings – piano, keyboards
- Jimmy Johnson – bass
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Luis Conte – percussion
- David Mann, Lou Marini, Roger Rosenberg – saxophone
- Walt Fowler, Barry Danielian, Randy Brecker – trumpet
- Randy Andos, Michael Davis – trombone
- Tony Kadlek – flugelhorn
- Larry Di Bello, David Peel – French horn
- Jonathan Dinklage, Rachel Golub, Hiroko Taguchi, Entcho Todorov, Orlando Wells, Andrea Zonn – violin
- Katharine Kresek, Philip Payton – viola
- Emily Brause, Yo-Yo Ma, Peter Sachon – cello
- Rob Mounsey – arrangements
- Ted Jensen- mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by James Taylor, except where noted.
- Today Today Today
- You and I Again
- Angels of Fenway
- Stretch of the Highway
- Montana
- Watchin’ Over Me
- SnowTime
- Before This World / Jolly Springtime
- Far Afghanistan
- Wild Mountain Thyme – Francis McPeake
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