Anthony Jackson (June 23, 1952) is an American bassist. Described as "one of the masters of the instrument", he has performed as a

session musician Session musicians, studio musicians, or backing musicians are musicians hired to perform in recording sessions or live performances. The term sideman is also used in the case of live performances, such as accompanying a recording artist on a ...

and live artist. He is also credited with the development of the modern six-string bass, which he refers to as a

contrabass guitar A contrabass guitar is a low-register bass guitar with four, five or six strings. It is often called, simply, a ''six string bass guitar''. The ''five string bass guitar'' is rarely called a contrabass guitar, even though it typically has the sam ...

Biography

Jackson played piano before starting guitar in his teens. When he turned to bass guitar, he was inspired by

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and

Jack Casady John William "Jack" Casady (born April 13, 1944) is an American bass guitarist, best known as a member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. Jefferson Airplane became the first successful exponent of the San Francisco Sound. Singles including " S ...

. Jackson worked as a session musician, in the

Billy Paul Paul Williams (December 1, 1934 – April 24, 2016), known professionally as Billy Paul, was a Grammy Award-winning American soul singer, known for his 1972 No. 1 single " Me and Mrs. Jones", as well as the 1973 album and single ''War of the Go ...

band, and with

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. Paul’s 1972 hit " Me and Mrs. Jones" was Jackson’s first No. 1 record. His performance on "

For the Love of Money "For the Love of Money" is a soul/funk song that was written and composed by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, and Anthony Jackson; it was recorded by Philadelphia soul group The O'Jays for the album ''Ship Ahoy.'' Produced by Gamble and Huff for Phi ...

" by

The O'Jays The O'Jays are an American R&B group from Canton, Ohio, formed in 1958 and originally consisting of Eddie Levert, Walter Lee Williams, William Powell, Bobby Massey, and Bill Isles. The O'Jays made their first chart appearance with the minor hi ...

helped move the song to No. 9 on the pop chart and No. 3 on the R&B chart in 1974. Jackson is a student of Jerry Fisher, Lawrence Lucie, and

Pat Martino Pat Martino (born Patrick Carmen Azzara; August 25, 1944 – November 1, 2021) was an American jazz guitarist and composer. Biography Martino was born Patrick Carmen Azzara in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, to father Carmen "Mickey" ...

. He has performed live in more than 30 countries and has recorded in more than 3000 sessions on more than 500 albums. In 2016 Jackson had to miss some performances with Hiromi, due to ill health.

Six-string contrabass guitar

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(1956), Fender (1961) and other manufacturers had produced six-string basses tuned one octave below a guitar (EADGBE), and Jackson had briefly played a Fender five-string bass tuned EADGC. Jackson first approached various

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s in 1974 about the construction of his idea for a “contrabass guitar” tuned in fourths BEADGC, and Carl Thompson built the first six-string for Jackson in 1975. He first performed on the Thompson-built bass in 1975, recording with

Carlos Garnett Carlos Garnett (born December 1, 1938) is a Panamanian-American jazz saxophonist. Biography Garnett was born on December 1, 1938, in Red Tank, Panama Canal Zone. He was interested in jazz after hearing the music of Louis Jordan and James Mood ...

and touring with

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. He later approached luthier Ken Smith to build him a six string bass before finally playing instruments made by New York-based bass makers,

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. Jackson said that the idea for adding more strings to the bass guitar came from his frustration with its limited range. When asked what he thought of criticism of the six-string bass, Jackson replied,

Why is four tringsthe standard and not six? As the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family, the instrument should have had six strings from the beginning. The only reason it had four was because
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was thinking in application terms of an upright bass, but he built it along guitar lines because that was his training. The logical conception for the bass guitar encompasses six strings.

From 1982 onwards Jackson almost exclusively played a contrabass guitar. Prior to 1982 his main instruments included a 1973

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, a 1973

Fender Jazz bass The Fender Jazz Bass (often shortened to ''J-Bass'') is the second model of Bass guitar, electric bass created by Leo Fender. It is distinct from the Fender Precision Bass, Precision Bass in that its tone is brighter and richer in the midrange a ...

fitted with a 1975 Precision neck, and a Gibson EB-2D bass. In 1984 Fodera introduced their first Anthony Jackson Signature Model contrabass, followed in 1989 with a single cutaway model, the “Anthony Jackson Presentation Contrabass Guitar”.

Discography

As co-leader

* ''Easy Pieces'' by Easy Pieces (

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, Renee Geyer, Anthony Jackson,

Hamish Stuart James Hamish Stuart (born 8 October 1949) is a British guitarist, bassist, singer, composer and record producer. He was an original member of the Average White Band. Biography Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Stuart attended Queens Park School in ...

) (A&M, 1988) * ''Trio in Tokyo'' with

Michel Petrucciani Michel Petrucciani (; ; 28 December 1962 – 6 January 1999) was a French jazz pianist. From birth he had osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic disease that causes brittle bones and, in his case, short stature. He became one of the most accomplish ...

Steve Gadd Stephen Kendall Gadd (born April 9, 1945) is an American drummer, percussionist, and session musician. Gadd is one of the best-known and highly regarded session and studio drummers in the industry, recognized by his induction into the ''Modern D ...

(Dreyfus, 1999) * ''Interspirit'' with Yiorgos Fakanas (Abstract Logix, 2010)

As studio musician or guest

With

Patti Austin Patti Austin (born August 10, 1950) is an American R&B, pop, and jazz singer and songwriter. Music career Austin was born in Harlem, New York, to Gordon Austin, a jazz trombonist. She was raised in Bay Shore, New York on Long Island. Quincy ...

* ''

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'' (CTI, 1977) * ''

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'' (Qwest, 1981) * ''In My Life'' (CTI, 1983) With

Alex Bugnon Alex Bugnon (born October 10, 1958) is a jazz pianist and composer from Montreux, Switzerland. He is a nephew of Donald Byrd. Bugnon studied at the Paris Conservatory and the Mozart Academy in Salzburg. At age nineteen, he moved to the U.S. and ...

* ''This Time Around'' (Epic, 1993) * ''Tales from the Bright Side'' (RCA, 1995) * ''As Promised'' (Narada, 2000) With

Michel Camilo Michel Camilo (born April 4, 1954) is a Grammy-award winning pianist and composer from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He specializes in jazz, Latin and classical piano work. Camilo lists some of his main influences as Chick Corea, Keith Ja ...

* '' Why Not?'' (Electric Bird, 1985) * '' In Trio'' (Electric Bird, 1986) * '' Rendezvous'' (Columbia, 1993) * '' One More Once'' (Columbia, 1994) * ''

Thru My Eyes ''Thru My Eyes'' is a studio album by Michel Camilo released in 1997 by Columbia Records. Track listing #"Poinciana" (Nat Simon, Buddy Bernier) #"Perdido" (H. J. Lengsfelder, Juan Tizol, Erwin Drake) #"Watermelon Man (composition), Watermelon ...

'' (TropiJazz, 1997) * ''Triangulo'' (Telarc, 2002) * ''Caribe'' (Calle 54, 2009) With

Jorge Dalto Jorge Dalto (July 8, 1948 – October 27, 1987) was a pop, jazz and Afro-Cuban music pianist from Argentina, and the former musical director and keyboardist (together with Ronnie Foster) for George Benson, contributing the acoustic piano intro a ...

* ''Rendez-Vous'' (Eastworld, 1983) * ''New York Nightline'' (Eastworld, 1984) * ''Listen Up!'' (Gaia 1988) With

Leslie Mándoki László "Leslie" Mándoki (born 7 January 1953) is a German-Hungarian musician who became known as a member of the music group Dschinghis Khan. He continued his career as a solo artist and became a music producer who worked with many internat ...

* ''People in Room No. 8'' (PolyGram, 1997) * ''Soulmates'' (Paroli, 2002) * ''Out of Key...with the Time'' (Sony, 2002) * ''Legends of Rock'' (Paroli, 2005) * ''Aquarelle'' (NEO, 2009) * ''BudaBest'' (Sony, 2013) With

Al Di Meola Albert Laurence Di Meola (born July 22, 1954) is an American guitarist. Known for his works in jazz fusion and world music, he began his career as a guitarist of the group Return to Forever in 1974. Between the 1970s and 1980s, albums such as ' ...

* '' Land of the Midnight Sun'' (Columbia, 1976) * ''

Elegant Gypsy ''Elegant Gypsy'' is the second album by American jazz fusion guitarist Al Di Meola. It was released in 1977 by Columbia Records. Background ''Elegant Gypsy'' was a follow-up album to Di Meola's debut release, '' Land of the Midnight Sun''. The ...

'' (Columbia, 1977) * ''

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'' (Columbia, 1978) * '' Splendido Hotel'' (Columbia, 1980) * '' Tour de Force'' (CBS, 1982) * ''

Electric Rendezvous ''Electric Rendezvous'' is the fifth studio album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 1982. It features flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía (who recorded '' Friday Night in San Francisco'' with Di Meola and John McLaughlin) on “ ...

'' (Columbia, 1982) * '' Tirami Su'' (EMI-Manhattan, 1987) * ''

Kiss My Axe ''Kiss My Axe'' is an album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 1991. It is a jazz fusion album, with significant world music influences. Like its predecessor, '' Tirami Su'' (1987), it is credited to "The Al Di Meola Project", a ...

'' (Tomato, 1991) * '' Flesh on Flesh'' (Telarc, 2002) * ''

Cosmopolitan Life ''Cosmopolitan Life'' is an album by Russian singer and composer Leonid Agutin, featuring Grammy-winning American guitarist Al Di Meola, released in 2005. It has been released with different track listings by SPV and Ole. After release of the alb ...

'' (Ole, 2005) * ''Vocal Rendezvous'' (SPV, 2006) With

Will Downing Wilfred "Will" Downing (born November 29, 1963) is an American singer and songwriter. He is married to singer Audrey Wheeler, who was a member of the R&B group Unlimited Touch. Biography Downing enrolled in Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, ...

* ''A Dream Fulfilled'' (Island, 1991) * '' Love's the Place to Be'' (4th & Broadway 1993) * ''Moods'' (4th & Broadway 1995) * '' All the Man You Need'' (Motown 2000) * ''Christmas, Love and You'' (GRP, 2004) * '' Lust, Love & Lies'' (Peak 2010) * ''Silver'' (2013) With

* '' Feel Like Makin' Love'' (Atlantic, 1974) * ''

Blue Lights in the Basement ''Blue Lights in the Basement'' is the sixth studio album by American singer Roberta Flack released by Atlantic on December 13, 1977. The album was a commercial success, peaking at number eight on the US ''Billboard'' 200, becoming her third to ...

'' (Atlantic, 1977) * ''

'' (Atlantic, 1978) * ''

Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway ''Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway'' is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Roberta Flack. Released via Atlantic in March 1980, the album features posthumous vocals by close friend and collaborator Donny Hathaway, who had ...

'' (Atlantic, 1979) * ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1994) With

Carlos Franzetti Carlos Alberto Franzetti (born June 3, 1948) is a composer and arranger from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Early life Franzetti was born on June 3, 1948 in Buenos Aires, Argentina to Carlos Osvaldo Franzetti and Beatriz Julia Elena DeGiacomo de Fran ...

* ''New York Toccata'' (Verve, 1985) * ''Tropic of Capricorn'' (Square Discs 1993) * ''Grafitti'' (Sonorama, 2007) With

Jun Fukamachi was a Japanese jazz fusion composer, arranger, and keyboardist. He played with The Brecker Brothers and Steve Gadd and released albums for Polydor Records, Polydor and Toshiba Records, Toshiba in the 1970s. Early life and career At the age of ...

* ''Spiral Steps'' (Kitty, 1976) * ''The Sea of Dirac'' (Kitty, 1977) * ''Evening Star'' (Kitty, 1978) * ''Live'' (Alfa, 1978) * ''On the Move'' (Alfa, 1978) With

Eric Gale Eric Gale (September 20, 1938 – May 25, 1994) was an American jazz and R&B guitarist. ''Early life and career'' Born in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, Gale grew up in a diverse household. His paternal grandfather was from Yorksh ...

* ''Ginseng Woman'' (Columbia, 1977) * ''Multiplication'' (Columbia, 1977) * ''Part of You'' (Columbia, 1979) With

Terumasa Hino is a Japanese jazz trumpeter. He is considered one of Japan's finest jazz musicians. His instruments include the trumpet, cornet, and flügelhorn. Early life He was born in Tokyo, Japan, and his father was a trumpeter and tap dancer. Hino start ...

* ''City Connection'' (Flying Disk, 1979) * ''Daydream'' (Flying Disk, 1980) * ''Double Rainbow'' (CBS/Sony, 1981) With

Garland Jeffreys Garland Jeffreys (born June 29, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter in rock and roll, reggae, blues, and soul music. Career Jeffreys is from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, of African American and Puerto Rican heritage. He majored in art hist ...

* ''

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'' (A&M, 1977) * ''

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'' (A&M, 1978) * ''I'm Alive'' (Universal, 2006) With

Chaka Khan Yvette Marie Stevens (born March 23, 1953), better known by her stage name Chaka Khan (), is an American singer. Her career has spanned more than five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus. Known as the " Qu ...

* '' Chaka'' (Warner Bros., 1978) * '' Naughty'' (Warner Bros., 1980) * ''

What Cha' Gonna Do for Me ''What Cha' Gonna Do for Me'' is the Gold certified third solo album by American R&B/ funk singer Chaka Khan, released on the Warner Bros. Records label in 1981. Overview Three singles were released from ''What Cha' Gonna Do'': the Beatle ...

'' (Warner Bros., 1981) * ''

'' (Warner Bros., 1982) * ''

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'' (Warner Bros., 1986) * ''

The Woman I Am ''The Woman I Am'' is the eighth studio album by American R&B/ funk singer Chaka Khan, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1992. It was Khan's first studio album since 1988's '' CK'' and due to artistic differences between Khan and Warner Bro ...

'' (Warner Bros., 1992) With

Steve Khan Steve Khan (born Steven Harris Cahn; April 28, 1947) is an American jazz guitarist. Career Steven Harris Cahn was born in Los Angeles. His father, lyricist Sammy Cahn, "loved to hear any and all versions of his songs". He took piano lessons as a ...

* ''Eyewitness'' (Antilles, 1981) * ''Modern Times'' (Trio, 1982) * ''Casa Loco'' (Antilles, 1984) * ''Helping Hand'' (Polydor, 1987) * ''Public Access'' (GRP, 1990) * ''Headline'' (Polydor, 1992) * ''Crossings'' (PolyGram, 1994) * ''The Suitcase: Live in Koln '94'' (ESC, 2008) * ''Parting Shot'' (ESC, 2011) With

Tania Maria Tania Maria (born May 9, 1948) is a Brazilian artist, singer, composer, bandleader and piano player, singing mostly in Portuguese or English. Her Brazilian-style music is mostly vocal, sometimes pop, often jazzy, and includes samba, bossa, Afro- ...

* ''Made in New York'' (Manhattan, 1985) * ''The Lady from Brazil'' (Manhattan, 1986) * ''Bela Vista'' (World Pacific, 1990) * ''Europe'' (Pee Wee Music, 1997) With

Harvey Mason Harvey William Mason (born February 22, 1947) is an American jazz drummer, record producer, and member of the band Fourplay. Mason, who attended Berklee in the 1960s, received an Honorary Doctorate at Berklee's 2015 Commencement Ceremony for ...

* ''Earthmover'' (Arista, 1976) * ''Funk in a Mason Jar'' (Arista, 1977) * ''Stone Mason'' (Alfa, 1982) With

* ''Music'' (Blue Note, 1989) * ''

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'' (Blue Note, 1991) * ''Both Worlds'' (Dreyfus, 1997) * ''Trio in Tokyo'' (Dreyfus, 1999) With

Buddy Rich Bernard "Buddy" Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer, songwriter, conductor, and bandleader. He is considered one of the most influential drummers of all time. Rich was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York ...

* '' Transition'' (Groove Merchant, 1974) * ''

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'' (Groove Merchant, 1974) * ''The Bull'' (Chiaroscuro, 1980) * ''Tuff Dude'' (LRC, 1986) * ''The All Star Small Groups'' (LRC, 2001) With

Lee Ritenour Lee Mack Ritenour ( ; born January 11, 1952) is an American jazz guitarist who has been active since the late 1960s. Biography Ritenour was born on January 11, 1952, in Los Angeles, California, United States. At the age of eight he started play ...

* ''

Captain Fingers ''Captain Fingers'' is the third studio album by guitarist Lee Ritenour, released in 1977 by Epic Records. Track listing Personnel * Lee Ritenour – guitar, guitar synthesizer * Ernie Watts – saxophone *Dave Grusin – synthesizer (track ...

'' (Epic, 1977) * '' The Captain's Journey'' (Elektra, 1978) * '' Lee Ritenour & His Gentle Thoughts'' (JVC, 1977) * ''On the Line'' (Elektra Musician 1983) * ''

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'' (GRP, 1988) * ''

Color Rit ''Color Rit'' is an album by American jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour that was released in 1989 by GRP Records. The album reached No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' magazine Contemporary Jazz chart. Track listing Personnel * Lee Ritenour – rhythm arra ...

'' (GRP, 1989) * ''Overtime'' (Eagle Eye 2004) * ''World of Brazil'' (GRP, 2005) With

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* '' Odds or Evens'' (Atlantic, 1991) * '' Who Let the Cats Out?'' (Heads Up, 2006) * '' All Over the Place'' (Heads Up, 2012) With

Hiromi Uehara , known professionally as Hiromi, is a Japanese jazz composer and pianist. She is known for her virtuosic technique, energetic live performances and blend of musical genres such as stride, post-bop, progressive rock, classical and fusion in her ...

* ''

Another Mind ''Another Mind'' is the debut release from Hiromi Uehara, a jazz and jazz fusion pianist. It was released in 2003 and received the award for foreign jazz album of the year in the 2004 Japan Annual Gold Disc Awards. Reception Peter Marsh of BBC ...

'' (Telarc, 2003) * ''

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'' (Telarc, 2004) * ''

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'' (Telarc, 2011) * ''

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'' (Telarc, 2012) * ''

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'' (Telarc, 2014) * ''

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'' (Telarc, 2016) With

Grover Washington Jr. Grover Washington Jr. (December 12, 1943 – December 17, 1999) was an American jazz-funk and soul-jazz saxophonist. Along with Wes Montgomery and George Benson, he is considered by many to be one of the founders of the smooth jazz genre. He wr ...

* '' A Secret Place'' (Kudu, 1976) * ''In Concert'' (Pioneer, 1982) * ''

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'' (Elektra, 1984) With others *

Monty Alexander Montgomery Bernard "Monty" Alexander (born 6 June 1944) is a Jamaican jazz pianist. His playing has a Caribbean influence and bright swinging feeling, with a strong vocabulary of bebop jazz and blues rooted melodies. He was influenced by Louis ...

, ''Caribbean Circle'' (Chesky, 1992) * Peter Allen, ''

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'' (A&M, 1974) *

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, ''Cool Again'' (Evj! 2015) *

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, ''Stay Free'' (Warner Bros., 1979) * Fahir Atakoglu, ''If'' (Taxim Edition Turkiye, 2005) * Fahir Atakoglu, ''Istanbul in Blue'' (Far & Here, 2007) *

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, '' Rhythm of Love'' (Atlantic, 1994) * Bob Baldwin, ''Lookin' Back'' (nuGroove, 2009) *

Gato Barbieri Leandro "Gato" Barbieri (November 28, 1932 – April 2, 2016) was an Argentine jazz tenor saxophonist who rose to fame during the free jazz movement in the 1960s and is known for his Latin jazz recordings of the 1970s. His nickname, Gato, is Spa ...

, ''Passion and Fire'' (A&M, 1984) * Gato Barbieri, ''Que Pasa'' (Columbia 1997) *

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, ''The Big Kiss'' (MCA, 1985) *

Jim Beard James Arthur Beard (born August 26, 1960 in Philadelphia) is an American jazz pianist and keyboardist, composer, arranger and producer who has worked with Wayne Shorter, John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Mike Stern, Dennis Chambers ...

, ''Song of the Sun'' (CTI, 1991) *

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, '' Still Waters'' (Polydor, 1997) *

George Benson George Washington Benson (born March 22, 1943) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 19 as a jazz guitarist. A former child prodigy, Benson first came to prominence in the 1960s, pla ...

, ''

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'' (Warner Bros., 1983) * George Benson, ''

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'' (Warner Bros., 1985) *

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, ''Manhattan Update'' (Arista Novus 1980) * Warren Bernhardt, ''Hands On'' (DMP, 1987) *

Randy Bernsen Randy Bernsen (born July 15, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist. Career Bernsen was born in Needham, Massachusetts and grew up in Florida. He attended high school in Plantation and was active in the clubs of South Florida, starting at age 1 ...

, ''Paradise Citizens'' (Zebra, 1988) *

Rory Block Aurora "Rory" Block (born November 6, 1949, in Princeton, New Jersey) is an American blues guitarist and singer, a notable exponent of the country blues style. Career Aurora Block was born in Princeton and grew up in Manhattan. Her father, Allan ...

, '' House of Hearts'' (Zensor, 1988) * Rory Block, ''Ain't I a Woman'' (Zensor, 1992) *

Perry Botkin Jr. Perry Botkin Jr. (April 16, 1933 – January 18, 2021) was an American composer, producer, arranger, and musician. The tune " Nadia's Theme", composed by Botkin and Barry De Vorzon, peaked at No. 8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1976 and bec ...

, ''Ports'' (A&M, 1977) *

Ralph Bowen Ralph Bowen (born December 24, 1961) is a Canadian jazz saxophonist. Biography Bowen started piano lessons at an early age, with clarinet and saxophone lessons following soon after. At thirteen he led a quartet and performed in big bands in Tor ...

, ''Movin' On'' (Criss Cross 1992) *

Till Brönner Till Brönner (born 6 May 1971 in Viersen, West Germany) is a jazz musician, trumpeter, flügelhorn player, singer, composer, producer and photographer. History From 1989–1991, Brönner was a member of the Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combin ...

, ''Midnight'' (Button 1996) *

Peabo Bryson Robert Peapo "Peabo" Bryson (born April 13, 1951) is an American singer and songwriter. He is known for singing soul ballads (often as a duet with female singers) including the 1983 hit "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" with Roberta Flack. Bryson ...

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Take No Prisoners The phrase no quarter was generally used during military conflict to imply combatants would not be taken prisoner, but killed. According to some modern American dictionaries, a person who is given no quarter is "not treated kindly" or "treated ...

'' (Elektra, 1985) * Peabo Bryson, ''Positive'' (Elektra, 1988) *

Jimmy Buffett James William Buffett (born December 25, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and businessman. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffet ...

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Hot Water Water heating is a heat transfer process that uses an energy source to heat water above its initial temperature. Typical domestic uses of hot water include cooking, cleaning, bathing, and space heating. In industry, hot water and water heated t ...

'' (MCA, 1988) *

Dina Carroll Geraldine Carroll (born 21 August 1968) is an English singer. She had a string of hits during the 1990s, including the UK top ten singles, " It's Too Late" (1991), " Don't Be a Stranger" (1993), "The Perfect Year", (1993), and "Escaping" (1996 ...

, '' So Close'' (A&M, 1993) *

Dennis Chambers Dennis Milton Chambers (born May 9, 1959) is an American drummer. He was inducted into the ''Modern Drummer'' Hall of Fame in 2001. Early life Chambers was born on May 9, 1959. He began drumming at the age of four years, and was gigging in Bal ...

, ''Getting Even'' (Glass House 1992) * Dennis Chambers, ''Planet Earth'' (BHM, 2005) *

Sandeep Chowta Sandeep Chowta is an Indian music director who primarily works in Bollywood and Telugu cinema. He is also the head of Columbia Records in India. He has also sung some of his songs. In 2003, he produced an anti substance abuse documentary, titl ...

, ''Matters of the Heart'' (Sony, 2013) * John Clark, ''Il Suono'' (CMP, 1993) *

Norman Connors Norman Connors (born March 1, 1947) is an American jazz drummer, composer, arranger, and producer who has led a number of influential jazz and R&B groups. He also achieved several big R&B hits of the day, especially with love ballads. He is pos ...

, ''Slew Foot'' (Buddah, 1974) * Norman Connors, ''

You Are My Starship ''You Are My Starship '' is an album by the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania jazz drummer Norman Connors. Released in 1976 on Buddah Records, it featured bass player/vocalist Michael Henderson and Philadelphia vocalist Phyllis Hyman. The album reache ...

'' (Buddah, 1976) *

Chick Corea Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz composer, pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain", " 500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba", and ...

, '' The Leprechaun'' (Polydor, 1976) *

Hank Crawford Bennie Ross "Hank" Crawford, Jr. (December 21, 1934 – January 29, 2009) was an American Alto saxophone, alto saxophonist, arranger and songwriter whose genres ranged from Rhythm and blues, R&B, hard bop, jazz-funk, and soul jazz. Crawford was ...

, '' Hank Crawford's Back'' (Kudu, 1976) *

Randy Crawford Veronica "Randy" Crawford (born February 18, 1952) is an American jazz and R&B singer. She has been more successful in Europe than in the United States, where she has not entered the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 as a solo artist. However, she has ap ...

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Everything Must Change ''Everything Must Change'' is the debut studio album by singer Randy Crawford released in 1976 on the Warner Bros. label. Background It was recorded and mixed at Hollywood Sound Recorders except " I'm Easy" and "I've Never Been To Me", which, a ...

'' (Warner Bros., 1976) * Randy Crawford, '' Abstract Emotions'' (Warner Bros., 1986) *

Lou Courtney Lou Courtney (born Louis Russell Pegues, August 15, 1943 – June 25, 2021) was an American soul singer and songwriter who had several hit records in the 1960s and 1970s, both as a performer and writer. Biography Born in Buffalo, New York, he ...

, ''Buffalo Smoke'' (RCA Victor, 1976) *

Eddie Daniels Eddie Daniels (born October 19, 1941) is an American musician and composer. Although he is best known as a jazz clarinetist, he has also played saxophone and flute as well as classical music on clarinet. Early life, family and education Daniel ...

, ''Morning Thunder'' (Columbia, 1980) * Michael Davis, ''Midnight Crossing'' (Lipstick, 1994) *

Rainy Davis Denise Lorraine Davis, better known by her stage name Rainy Davis, is an American songwriter, singer and record producer. Out of four ''Billboard'' charted singles, Davis is known best for her song " Sweetheart". The single was originally releas ...

, ''Sweetheart'' (Columbia, 1987) *

Eumir Deodato Eumir Deodato de Almeida (; born 22 June 1942) is a Brazilian pianist, composer, arranger and record producer, primarily in jazz but who has been known for his eclectic melding of genres, such as pop, rock, disco, rhythm and blues, classical, ...

, ''Very Together'' (MCA, 1976) * Devonsquare, ''Bye Bye Route 66'' (Atlantic, 1991) *

Paul Dresher Paul Joseph Dresher (born January 8, 1951 in Los Angeles) is an American composer. Dresher received his B.A. in music from the University of California, Berkeley and his M.A. in composition from the University of California, San Diego, where he st ...

Ned Rothenberg Ned Rothenberg (born September 15, 1956) is an American multi-instrumentalist and composer. He specializes in woodwind instruments, including the alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, and shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute). He is known ...

, ''Opposites Attract'' (CounterCurrents 1991) * Gene Dunlap, ''Party in Me'' (Capitol/EMI 1981) *

Eliane Elias Eliane Elias
BrowseBiography.com, 20 November 2011; retrieved 10 September 2014. is a Brazilian jazz pianist, sin ...

, '' A Long Story'' (Manhattan, 1991) *

Pee Wee Ellis Alfred James Ellis (April 21, 1941 – September 23, 2021), known as Pee Wee Ellis due to his diminutive stature, was an American saxophonist, composer, and arranger. With a background in jazz, he was a member of James Brown's band in the 196 ...

, ''Home in the Country'' (Savoy, 1977) *

Jon Faddis Jon Faddis (born July 24, 1953) is an American jazz trumpet player, conductor, composer, and educator, renowned for both his playing and for his expertise in the field of music education. Upon his first appearance on the scene, he became known ...

, ''Good and Plenty'' (Buddah, 1979) *

Donald Fagen Donald Jay Fagen (born January 10, 1948) is an American musician best known as the co-founder, lead singer, co-songwriter, and keyboardist of the band Steely Dan, formed in the early 1970s with musical partner Walter Becker. In addition to his w ...

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The Nightfly ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

'' (Warner Bros., 1982) *

Joe Farrell Joseph Carl Firrantello (December 16, 1937 – January 10, 1986), known as Joe Farrell, was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who primarily performed as a saxophonist and flutist. He is best known for a series of albums under his own name o ...

, ''La Catedral y el Toro'' (Warner Bros., 1977) *

Rachelle Ferrell Rachelle Ferrell (born May 21, 1961) is an American vocalist and musician. Although she has had some success in the mainstream R&B, pop, gospel and classical music scenes, she is noted for her talents as a contemporary jazz singer. In contem ...

, ''

'' (Capitol, 1992) *

Barry Finnerty Michael Barry Finnerty (born December 3, 1951) is an American jazz guitarist, keyboardist, singer, songwriter, and arranger, known for his work as a touring and recording session musician for Miles Davis, The Crusaders, the Brecker Brothers, H ...

, ''Lights On Broadway'' (Morning, 1985) * Barry Finnerty, ''Space Age Blues'' (Hot Wire, 1998) *

Sonny Fortune Cornelius "Sonny" Fortune (May 19, 1939 – October 25, 2018) was an American jazz saxophonist. Fortune played soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones, clarinet, and flute. Biography He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United Stat ...

, ''Infinity Is'' (Atlantic, 1978) *

Hiroshi Fukumura Hiroshi Fukumura (福村博) (born February 21, 1949, Tokyo) is a Japanese jazz trombonist. Fukumura played with Sadao Watanabe for much of the 1970s, excepting a period where he studied in the United States at the New England Conservatory of Mus ...

, ''Hot Shot'' (Morning, 1985) *

Four Tops The Four Tops are an American vocal quartet from Detroit who helped to define the city's Motown sound of the 1960s. The group's repertoire has included soul music, R&B, disco, adult contemporary, doo-wop, jazz, and show tunes. Founded as the ...

, ''

Magic Magic or Magick most commonly refers to: * Magic (supernatural), beliefs and actions employed to influence supernatural beings and forces * Ceremonial magic, encompasses a wide variety of rituals of magic * Magical thinking, the belief that unrela ...

'' (Motown, 1985) * Henry Gaffney, ''Waiting for a Wind'' (RCA 1976) * Henry Gaffney, ''On Again Off Again'' (Manhattan, 1978) *

, ''

Journey to Enlightenment ''Journey to Enlightenment'' is an album by saxophonist Carlos Garnett which was recorded in 1974 and released on the Muse Records, Muse label.

'' (Muse, 1974) * Carlos Garnett, '' Let This Melody Ring On'' (Muse, 1975) *

Stephane Grappelli Stephane may refer to: * Stéphane, a French given name * Stephane (Ancient Greece), a vestment in ancient Greece * Stephane (Paphlagonia) Stephane ( grc, Στεφάνη) was a small port town on the coast of ancient Paphlagonia, according to Arr ...

, ''Uptown Dance'' (Columbia, 1978) * Urbie Green, ''The Fox'' (CTI, 1977) * Michael Gregory, ''Situation X'' (Island, 1983) *

Dave Grusin Robert David "Dave" Grusin (born June 26, 1934) is an American composer, arranger, producer, jazz pianist, and band leader. He has composed many scores for feature films and television, and has won numerous awards for his soundtrack and record w ...

, '' One of a Kind'' (Polydor, 1977) *

Kit Hain Kit Hain (born 15 December 1956) is a British musician, songwriter and writer. She was a member of the rock duo Marshall Hain and had a solo career as a performer and songwriter. Musical career Hain met Julian Marshall while they were pupils ...

, ''School for Spies'' (Mercury, 1983) *

Delores Hall Delores Hall is an American stage and television actress who made her Broadway debut as a replacement in the ensemble of '' Hair''. Musical theatre career Starting in 1968 and through at least the summer of 1969 she was an original member of the ...

, ''Delores Hall'' (Capitol/EMI 1979) *

Lionel Hampton Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader. Hampton worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich, to Charlie Parker, Charles M ...

, ''Hamp's Blues'' (Denon 1986) * Lionel Hampton, ''Mostly Blues'' (Musicmasters 1989) *

Gene Harris Gene Harris (born Eugene Haire, September 1, 1933 – January 16, 2000) was an American jazz pianist known for his warm sound and blues and gospel infused style that is known as soul jazz. From 1956 to 1970, he played in The Three Sounds trio ...

, ''Tone Tantrum'' (Blue Note, 2001) *

Takehiro Honda was a Japanese jazz pianist and band leader. Honda was born in Miyako, Iwate. He started playing piano at age five and studied at the Kunitachi College of Music, where he played in a quartet with Kazunori Takeda. By 1969 he was recording with a t ...

, ''It's Great Outside'' (Flying Disk, 1978) *

Lena Horne Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American dancer, actress, singer, and civil rights activist. Horne's career spanned more than seventy years, appearing in film, television, and theatre. Horne joined the chorus of th ...

, ''Lena Horne: the Lady and Her Music'' (Qwest, 1981) *

Miki Howard Alicia Michelle "Miki" Howard (born September 30, 1960) is an American singing, singer and actress who had a string of Top 40, top 10 hit songs in the mid-1980s and early 1990s, including "Baby, Be Mine (Miki Howard song), Baby, Be Mine" (1987) ...

, ''Love Confessions'' (Atlantic, 1987) *

Bobbi Humphrey Barbara Ann "Bobbi" Humphrey (born April 25, 1950) is an American jazz flautist and singer who plays jazz fusion, funk, and soul-jazz. She has recorded twelve albums and founded the jazz label Paradise Sounds Records. In 1971, she was the first ...

, ''Freestyle'' (Epic, 1978) *

Phyllis Hyman Phyllis Linda Hyman (July 6, 1949 – June 30, 1995) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Hyman is best known for her music during the late 1970s through the early 1990s, some of her most notable songs were "You Know How to Love Me" ...

, ''Phyllis Hyman'' (Buddah, 1977) *

Masaru Imada is a Japanese jazz pianist and composer. Life and career Imada was born in Tokyo on 21 March 1932. He had classical piano lessons. He played jazz in student bands while a student at Meiji University, after which he worked in business for a year ...

, ''Tropical Sunset'' (Trio, 1981) * Masaru Imada, ''Blue Marine'' (Trio, 1982) *

Freddie Jackson Frederick Anthony Jackson (born October 2, 1956) is an American singer. Originally from New York, Jackson began his professional music career in the late 1970s with the California funk band Mystic Merlin. Among his well–known R&B/soul hits are ...

, ''Do Me Again'' (Capitol, 1990) * Joe Jackson, ''

Will Power William "Will" Steven Power (born 1 March 1981) is an Australian motorsports driver who currently competes in the IndyCar Series, driving for Team Penske. He is the 2014 and 2022 IndyCar Series champion and the 2018 Indianapolis 500 champion. ...

'' (A&M, 1987) *

Rebbie Jackson Maureen Reillette "Rebbie" Jackson-Brown (; born May 29, 1950) is an American singer, actress, and the eldest child of the Jackson family of musicians. She first performed on stage with her siblings during shows in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the MGM ...

, ''

Reaction Reaction may refer to a process or to a response to an action, event, or exposure: Physics and chemistry *Chemical reaction *Nuclear reaction *Reaction (physics), as defined by Newton's third law *Chain reaction (disambiguation). Biology and me ...

'' (CBS, 1986) *

Al Jarreau Alwin Lopez Jarreau (March 12, 1940 – February 12, 2017) was an American singer and musician. His 1981 album '' Breakin' Away'' spent two years on the ''Billboard'' 200 and is considered one of the finest examples of the Los Angeles pop and R ...

, ''

L Is for Lover ''L Is for Lover'' is the eighth studio album by American R&B singer Al Jarreau, released on September 8, 1986 by Warner Bros. Records. It peaked at No. 30 on the '' Billboard'' Top Soul Albums chart, No. 9 on the Traditional Jazz Albums chart, ...

'' (Warner Bros., 1986) *

Quincy Jones Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award n ...

, '' Sounds...and Stuff Like That!!'' (A&M, 1978) *

Junior Junior or Juniors may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * ''Junior'' (Junior Mance album), 1959 * ''Junior'' (Röyksopp album), 2009 * ''Junior'' (Kaki King album), 2010 * ''Junior'' (LaFontaines album), 2019 Films * ''Junior'' (1994 ...

, ''Acquired Taste'' (London 1985) *

Ryo Kawasaki was a Japanese jazz fusion guitarist, composer and band leader, best known as one of the first musicians to develop and popularise the fusion genre and for helping to develop the guitar synthesizer in collaboration with Roland Corporation and K ...

, ''Mirror of My Mind'' (Satellites, 1997) *

Earl Klugh Earl Klugh ( ; born September 16, 1953) is an American acoustic guitarist and composer. He has won one Grammy award and thirteen nominations. Klugh was awarded the “1977” Best Recording Award For Performance and Sound” for his album “Fi ...

, '' Finger Paintings'' (Blue Note, 1977) * Earl Klugh, ''Ballads'' (Manhattan, 1993) * Kahoru Kohiruimaki, ''Distance'' (TDK, 1990) *

Wayne Krantz Wayne Krantz is an American guitarist and composer. He has performed and recorded with Steely Dan, Michael Brecker, Donald Fagen, Billy Cobham, Chris Potter, David Binney, and Carla Bley. Since the early 1990s, Krantz has focused primarily ...

, ''Signals'' (Enja, 1990) * Bireli Lagrene, ''My Favorite Django'' (Dreyfus, 1995) *

Yusef Lateef Yusef Abdul Lateef (born William Emanuel Huddleston; October 9, 1920 – December 23, 2013) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and prominent figure among the Ahmadiyya Community in America. Although Lateef's main instruments ...

, ''The Doctor Is in ...and Out'' (Atlantic, 1976) *

Webster Lewis Webster Samuel Lewis (September 1, 1943 – November 20, 2002) was an American jazz and disco composer, arranger and keyboardist. Career Lewis was born in 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland. At a young age, his family encouraged him to take up music. L ...

, ''On the Town'' (Epic, 1976) *

Dave Liebman David Liebman (born September 4, 1946) is an American saxophonist, flautist and jazz educator. He is known for his innovative lines and use of atonality. He was a frequent collaborator with pianist Richie Beirach. In June 2010, he received a N ...

, ''Back On the Corner'' (Tone Center, 2006) *

Reggie Lucas Reginald Grant Lucas (February 25, 1953 – May 19, 2018)Ralph MacDonald Ralph Anthony MacDonald (March 15, 1944 – December 18, 2011) was a Trinidadian and Tobagonian American, Trinbagonian-American percussionist, songwriter, musical arranger, record producer, steelpan virtuoso and philanthropist. His compositions ...

, ''Port Pleasure'' (Videoarts, 1998) *

Teo Macero Attilio Joseph "Teo" Macero (October 30, 1925 – February 19, 2008) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer. He was a producer at Columbia Records for twenty years. Macero produced Miles Davis' ''Bitches Brew'', and Dave ...

, ''Impressions of Virus'' (Columbia, 1980) *

Madonna Madonna Louise Ciccone (; ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Widely dubbed the " Queen of Pop", Madonna has been noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, a ...

, ''

'' (Sire, 1983) *

Teena Marie Mary Christine Brockert (March 5, 1956 – December 26, 2010), known professionally as Teena Marie, was an American singer-songwriter, musician, composer, arranger, and producer. She was known by her childhood nickname Tina before taking the sta ...

, ''

Robbery Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take anything of value by force, threat of force, or by use of fear. According to common law, robbery is defined as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the perso ...

'' (Epic, 1983) * Sleepy Matsumoto, ''Papillon'' (Compose, 1992) *

Maureen McGovern Maureen Therese McGovern (born July 27, 1949) is an American singer and Broadway actress, well known for her renditions of the songs " The Morning After" from the 1972 film '' The Poseidon Adventure''; "We May Never Love Like This Again" from ''T ...

, '' Baby I'm Yours'' (BMG, 1992) *

Sergio Mendes Sergio may refer to: * Sergio (given name), for people with the given name Sergio * Sergio (carbonado), the largest rough diamond ever found * ''Sergio'' (album), a 1994 album by Sergio Blass * ''Sergio'' (2009 film), a documentary film * ''Se ...

, ''Sergio Mendes and the New Brasil '77'' (Elektra, 1977) *

Pat Metheny Patrick Bruce Metheny ( ; born August 12, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist and composer. He is the leader of the Pat Metheny Group and is also involved in duets, solo works, and other side projects. His style incorporates elements of progre ...

, '' Secret Story'' (Geffen, 1992) *

Bette Midler Bette Midler (;''Inside the Actors Studio'', 2004 born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, comedian and author. Throughout her career, which spans over five decades, Midler has received List of awards and nominations received by Be ...

, ''

Thighs and Whispers ''Thighs and Whispers'' is the fifth studio album by American singer Bette Midler. Released in 1979, the album reached #65 on the ''Billboard'' Pop Albums chart. Production and release The album was largely disco-influenced. It saw Midler reunite ...

'' (Atlantic, 1979) *

Barry Miles Barry Miles (born 21 February 1943) is an English author known for his participation in and writing on the subjects of the 1960s London underground and counterculture. He is the author of numerous books and his work has also regularly appeare ...

, ''Sky Train'' (RCA Victor, 1977) *

Russell Morris Russell Norman Morris (born 31 July 1948) is an Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist who had five Australian Top 10 singles during the late 1960s and early 1970s. On 1 July 2008, the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) recog ...

, ''Turn It On'' (Wizard, 1976) *

Gerry Mulligan Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing the instrum ...

, ''Little Big Horn'' (GRP, 1983) *

Milton Nascimento Milton Nascimento (; born October 26, 1942), also known as Bituca, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has toured across the world. Nascimento has won five Grammy Awards, including Best World Music Album for his alb ...

, ''Angelus'' (Warner Bros., 1993) * Milton Nascimento, ''Nascimento'' (Warner Bros., 1997) *

David "Fathead" Newman David "Fathead" Newman (February 24, 1933 – January 20, 2009) was an American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist, who made numerous recordings as a session musician and leader, but is best known for his work as a sideman on seminal 1950s and ...

, ''

Mr. Fathead ''Mr. Fathead'' is an album by saxophonist David Newman recorded in 1977 and released on the Warner Bros label.Maxine Nightingale Maxine Nightingale (born 2 November 1952) is a British Rhythm and blues, R&B and soul music singing, singer. She is best known for her hit single, hits in the 1970s, with the million seller "Right Back Where We Started From" (1975, UK #8 & 197 ...

, ''

Night Life Nightlife is a collective term for entertainment that is available and generally more popular from the late evening into the early hours of the morning. It includes pubs, bars, nightclubs, parties, live music, concerts, cabarets, theatre, ...

'' (United Artists, 1977) *

Claude Nougaro Claude Nougaro (, oc, Claudi Nogaròu; 9 September 1929 – 4 March 2004) was a French songwriter and singer. Life and career Claude Nougaro was born in Toulouse to a respected French opera singer, Pierre Nougaro, and a piano teacher, Liette ...

, ''L'amour Sorcier'' (Mercury/Universal, 2014) *

, ''

Ship Ahoy ''Ship Ahoy'' is a 1942 American musical-comedy film directed by Edward Buzzell and starring Eleanor Powell and Red Skelton. It was produced by MGM. Background ''Ship Ahoy'' was the first of two films in which Powell and Skelton co-starred. It ...

'' (Philadelphia International, 1973) *

Jeffrey Osborne Jeffrey Linton Osborne (born March 9, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and lyricist. He is the former drummer and lead singer of the American R&B/soul group L.T.D., with whom he began his musical career in 1970. Biography Earl ...

, ''Only Human'' (Arista, 1990) *

, ''

360 Degrees of Billy Paul ''360 Degrees of Billy Paul'' is an album by soul singer Billy Paul. It was produced by Gamble & Huff, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and arranged by Bobby Martin (producer), Bobby Martin, Lenny Pakula and Norman Harris (musician), Norman Harris. Rel ...

'' (Philadelphia International, 1972) * Billy Paul, ''

War of the Gods ''War of the Gods'' is an album by soul singer Billy Paul. The album was produced by Gamble & Huff, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and arranged by Bobby Martin (producer), Bobby Martin and Lenny Pakula. Released in 1973, the album reached number 12 o ...

'' (Philadelphia International, 1973) *

Phil Perry Philip Eugene Perry (born January 12, 1952) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, musician and a former member of the soul group, The Montclairs, from 1971 to 1975. He was also known for performing the opening song to Disney’s sitcom, ''Goof ...

, ''Pure Pleasure'' (MCA GRP, 1994) *

Peter, Paul & Mary Peter, Paul and Mary was an American folk group formed in New York City in 1961 during the American folk music revival phenomenon. The trio consisted of tenor Peter Yarrow, baritone Paul Stookey, and contralto Mary Travers. The group's reperto ...

, ''

No Easy Walk to Freedom ''No Easy Walk to Freedom'' is a 1986 studio album by American folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary. Its release coincided with the group's 25th anniversary. Produced by John McClure and Peter Yarrow, the album was nominated in the Best Contempor ...

'' (Mercury, 1986) *

Esther Phillips Esther Phillips (born Esther Mae Jones; December 23, 1935 – August 7, 1984) was an American singer, best known for her R&B vocals.Santelli, Robert (2001). ''The Big Book of Blues: A Biographical Encyclopedia''. Penguin Books. p. 376. . She ...

, ''Capricorn Princess'' (Kudu, 1976) * Simon Phillips, ''Another Lifetime'' (Lipstick, 1997) *

Noel Pointer Noel Pointer (December 26, 1954 – December 19, 1994) was an American jazz violinist and record producer, whose life inspired a music foundation. Career Pointer made his solo debut at the age of 13, performing Vivaldi with the Symphony of the N ...

, ''Hold On'' (United Artists, 1978) *

Jesse Rae Jesse Rae (born 1951) is a Scottish singer and composer from St Boswells in Scotland. Career In the 1970s Rae moved to the US securing work as a runner in the New York Stock Exchange to fund his stay. Through work in Cleveland and Los Angeles ...

, ''The Thistle'' (Luzuli Music 2014) *

Ernest Ranglin Ernest Ranglin (born 19 June 1932) is a Jamaican guitarist and composer who established his career while working as a session guitarist and music director for various Jamaican record labels including Studio One (record label), Studio One and I ...

, ''Gotcha!'' (Telarc, 2001) *

Lou Rawls Louis Allen Rawls (December 1, 1933 – January 6, 2006) was an American record producer, singer, composer and actor. Rawls released more than 60 albums, sold more than 40 million records, and had numerous charting singles, most notably his s ...

, ''Shades of Blue'' (Philadelphia International, 1980) *

Jess Roden Jess Roden (born 28 December 1947) is an English rock singer, songwriter and guitarist. Biography Roden's first band was The Raiders followed by The Shakedown Sound which also included the guitarist, Kevyn Gammond, and keyboard player, August E ...

, ''The Player Not the Game'' (Island, 1977) *

Diana Ross Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, who became Motown's most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world's best-selling girl groups o ...

, '' The Boss'' (Motown, 1979) *

Ray Russell Ray Russell (September 4, 1924 – March 15, 1999) was an American editor and writer of short stories, novels, and screenplays. Russell is best known for his horror fiction, although he also wrote mystery and science fiction stories. His most ...

, ''Goodbye Svengali'' (Cuneiform, 2006) *

Sam & Dave Sam & Dave were an American soul and R&B duo who performed together from 1961 until 1981. The tenor (higher) voice was Sam Moore (born 1935) and the baritone/tenor (lower) voice was Dave Prater (1937–1988). Nicknamed "Double Dynamite", "The ...

, ''Soul Study Volume 1'' (51 West 1982) *

David Sanborn David William Sanborn (born July 30, 1945) is an American alto saxophonist. Though Sanborn has worked in many genres, his solo recordings typically blend jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He released his first solo album ''Taking Off'' in 1 ...

, ''A Change of Heart'' (Warner Bros., 1987) * David Sanborn, ''Heart to Heart'' (Warner Bros., 1990) *

Arturo Sandoval Arturo Sandoval is a Cuban-American jazz trumpeter, pianist, and composer. While living in his native Cuba, Sandoval was influenced by jazz musicians Charlie Parker, Clifford Brown, and Dizzy Gillespie. In 1977 he met Gillespie, who became his ...

, ''Flight to Freedom'' (GRP, 1991) *

Alejandro Sanz Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro, better known as Alejandro Sanz (; born 18 December 1968), is a Spanish musician, singer and composer. Sanz has won 22 Latin Grammy Awards and four Grammy Awards. He has received the Latin Grammy for Latin Grammy Awar ...

, ''No Es Lo Mismo'' (WEA, 2006) *

Lalo Schifrin Boris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin (born June 21, 1932) is an Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. He is best known for his large body of film and TV scores since the 1950s, incorporating jazz and Latin American musical elemen ...

, '' Black Widow'' (CTI, 1976) * Lalo Schifrin, ''

Towering Toccata ''Towering Toccata'' is an album by Argentine composer, pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin recorded in 1976 and released on the CTI Records, CTI label.Payne, DCTI Records discographyaccessed March 1, 2012 Reception The Allmusic review states "it ...

'' (CTI, 1977) *

Helen Schneider Helen Schneider (born December 23, 1952) is an American singer and actress working mainly in Germany. Life and career Helen Leslie Schneider was born in Brooklyn, New York City, the daughter of Dvora and Abraham Schneider. Schneider studi ...

, ''Let It Be Now'' (Windsong, 1978) *

John Scofield John Scofield (born December 26, 1951), sometimes referred to as "Sco", is an American guitarist and composer whose music over a long career has blended jazz, jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul and rock. He first came to mainstream attention in the ...

, '' Who's Who?'' (Arista Novus 1979) *

John Sebastian John Benson Sebastian (born March 17, 1944) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and harmonicist who founded the rock band The Lovin' Spoonful. He made an impromptu appearance at the Woodstock festival in 1969Doc Severinsen Carl Hilding "Doc" Severinsen (born July 7, 1927) is an American retired jazz trumpeter who led the NBC Orchestra on ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson''. Early life Severinsen was born in Arlington, Oregon, to Minnie Mae (1897–1998) a ...

, ''Brand New Thing'' (Epic, 1977) *

Carly Simon Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, memoirist, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation" (No. 13), " The Right Thin ...

, ''

Torch A torch is a stick with combustible material at one end, which is ignited and used as a light source. Torches have been used throughout history, and are still used in processions, symbolic and religious events, and in juggling entertainment. In ...

'' (Warner Bros., 1981) * Edward Simon, ''Beauty Within'' (AudioQuest, 1994) *

Paul Simon Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor whose career has spanned six decades. He is one of the most acclaimed songwriters in popular music, both as a solo artist and as half of folk roc ...

, '' One-Trick Pony'' (Warner Bros., 1980) * Paul Simon, ''

Hearts and Bones ''Hearts and Bones'' is the sixth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was released in 1983 by Warner Bros. Records. Background The album was originally intended to be called ''Think Too Much'', but Mo Ostin, president ...

'' (Warner Bros., 1983) *

Simon & Garfunkel Simon & Garfunkel were an American folk rock duo consisting of the singer-songwriter Paul Simon and the singer Art Garfunkel. They were one of the best-selling music groups of the 1960s, and their biggest hits—including the electric remix of " ...

, ''

The Concert in Central Park ''The Concert in Central Park'' is the first live album by American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, released on February 16, 1982, by Warner Bros. Records. It was recorded on September 19, 1981, at a free benefit concert on the Great Lawn in ...

'' (Warner Bros., 1982) *

Kathy Sledge Kathy Sledge (born January 6, 1959) is an American singer–songwriter and producer. Sledge is best known as the youngest and founding member of Sister Sledge, an American vocal group which is made up of her sisters that formed in 1971. After ach ...

, ''Heart'' (Epic, 1992) *

Lonnie Liston Smith Lonnie Liston Smith Jr. (born December 28, 1940) is an American jazz, soul, and funk musician who played with such jazz artists as Pharoah Sanders and Miles Davis before forming Lonnie Liston Smith and the Cosmic Echoes, recording a number of ...

, ''

Silhouettes A silhouette ( , ) is the image of a person, animal, object or scene represented as a solid shape of a single colour, usually black, with its edges matching the outline of the subject. The interior of a silhouette is featureless, and the silhou ...

'' (Doctor Jazz, 1984) *

Steve Smith Stephen, Steve, Stevie, or Steven Smith may refer to: Academics * Steve Smith (political scientist) (born 1952), British international relations theorist and senior university manager * Stephen Smith (journalist) (born 1956), American journalist, ...

, ''Steve Smith and Buddy's Buddies Featuring Buddy Rich Alumni'' (Tone Center, 1999) *

Phoebe Snow Phoebe Snow (born Phoebe Ann Laub; July 17, 1950 – April 26, 2011) was an American roots music singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for her hit 1974 and 1975 songs "San Francisco Bay Blues", "Poetry Man", "Harpo's Blues", and her credited g ...

, ''Something Real'' (Elektra, 1989) *

Bert Sommer Bert Sommer (February 7, 1949 – July 23, 1990) was an American folk singer and songwriter. He appeared in the musical '' Hair'' and at the Woodstock Festival, and released several albums as a singer-songwriter. Life and career Sommer was born ...

, ''Bert Sommer'' (Capitol, 1977) *

David Spinozza David Spinozza is an American guitarist and producer. He worked with former Beatles Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and John Lennon during the 1970s, and had a long collaboration with singer-songwriter James Taylor, producing Taylor's album ''Walking ...

, ''Spinozza'' (A&M, 1978) * David Spinozza, ''Superstar'' (A&M, 1978) *

Steely Dan Steely Dan is an American rock band founded in 1971 in New York by Walter Becker (guitars, bass, backing vocals) and Donald Fagen (keyboards, lead vocals). Initially the band had a stable lineup, but in 1974, Becker and Fagen retired from live ...

, ''

Gaucho A gaucho () or gaúcho () is a skilled horseman, reputed to be brave and unruly. The figure of the gaucho is a folk symbol of Argentina, Uruguay, Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, and the south of Chilean Patagonia. Gauchos became greatly admired and ...

'' (MCA, 1980) *

Jeremy Steig Jeremy Steig (September 23, 1942 – April 13, 2016)Peter Keepnews, "Jeremy ...

, ''Temple of Birth'' (Columbia, 1975) * Charles Sullivan, ''Genesis'' (Strata-East, 1974) * Ximo Tebar, ''Eclipse'' (Sunnyside, 2006) *

Nino Tempo Nino Tempo (born Antonino LoTempio; January 6, 1935) is an American musician, singer, and actor. He was a duet partner with his older sister April Stevens as well as the frontman for a 1970s funk band, 5th Ave. Sax. Career Antonino LoTempio wa ...

, ''Tenor Saxophone'' (Atlantic, 1990) *

John Tropea John Tropea (pronounced 'tro-pay'; born January 7, 1946) is an American guitarist. Career Tropea began guitar studies at the age of 12. His musical education continued at Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he studied jazz guitar, harmony, ...

, ''NY Cats Direct'' (DMP, 1986) * John Tropea, ''Tropea 10: The Time Is Right'' (Videoarts, 2007) *

Michal Urbaniak Michal (; he, מיכל , gr, Μιχάλ) was, according to the first Book of Samuel, a princess of the United Kingdom of Israel; the younger daughter of King Saul, she was the first wife of David (), who later became king, first of Juda ...

, ''Fusion III'' (CBS, 1975) * Michal Urbaniak, ''Ecstasy'' (Marlin, 1978) *

Dave Valentin David Peter Valentin (April 29, 1952 – March 8, 2017) was an American Latin jazz flautist of Puerto Rican descent. Life and career Valentin was born to Puerto Rican parents in The Bronx in New York City. He attended The High School of Mu ...

, ''Legends'' (Arista GRP, 1978) *

Luther Vandross Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr. (April 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005) was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Known for his sweet and soulful vocals, Vandross has sold over 40 million records worldwide. He achieved eleven consecutive P ...

, '' Never Too Much'' (Epic, 1981) *

Harold Vick Harold Vick (April 3, 1936 – November 13, 1987) was an American jazz saxophonist and flutist. Biography Harold Vick was born on April 3, 1936 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. At the age of 13 he was given a clarinet by his uncle, Prince Robin ...

, ''After the Dance'' (Wolf, 1977) *

Roch Voisine Joseph Armand Roch Voisine, (born 26 March 1963) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, actor, and radio and television host who lives in Montreal and Paris. He writes and performs material in both English and French. He won the Juno Award for Male V ...

, ''

Coup de tête ''Coup de tête'' ( en, italic=yes, Hothead) is a 1979 Cinema of France, French comedy-drama film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and scripted by Francis Veber. It stars Patrick Dewaere and Jean Bouise, who won the César Award for Best Actor in ...

'' (Les Disques Star Records, 1994) *

Martha Wash Martha Elaine Wash (born December 28, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and producer. Known for her distinctive and powerful voice, Wash first achieved fame as half of the Two Tons O' Fun, who sang backing vocals for the disco si ...

, ''Martha Wash'' (RCA 1992) *

Kazumi Watanabe is a Japanese guitarist. Other guitarists such as Luke Takamura and Sugizo have cited him as an influence. Career Watanabe learned guitar at the age of 12 from Sadanori Nakamure at the Yamaha Music School in Tokyo. He released his first album ...

, ''Mermaid Boulevard'' (Alfa, 1978) * Sadao Watanabe, ''Autumn Blow'' (Flying Disk, 1977) * Sadao Watanabe, ''How's Everything'' (Columbia, 1980) *

Frank Weber Frank Weber (born 12 March 1963) is a German former cyclist. He competed in the sprint event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ...

, ''As the Time Flies'' (RCA Victor, 1978) *

Dave Weckl Dave Weckl (born January 8, 1960 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American jazz fusion drummer and the leader of the Dave Weckl Band. He was inducted into the ''Modern Drummer'' Hall of Fame in 2000. Biography Weckl started playing his first set ...

, ''Master Plan'' (GRP, 1990) * Dave Weckl, ''Hard-Wired'' (GRP, 1994) *

James D-Train Williams James Nelson Williams (born 1962), known by the stage name D Train, is an American singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, producer and actor. He rose to fame in the early 1980s with the release of his first album “ You're the One for Me” (wor ...

, ''Miracles of the Heart'' (Sony, 2011) *

Vanessa Williams Vanessa Lynn Williams (born March 18, 1963) is an American singer, actress, and fashion designer. She gained recognition as the first African-American woman to receive the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984. She resigne ...

, ''

The Sweetest Days ''The Sweetest Days'' is the third studio album by American singer Vanessa Williams, released on December 6, 1994, by Wing Records and Mercury Records. The album peaked at number 57 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and at number 25 on the Top R&B/Hip ...

'' (Mercury, 1994) * Nancy Wilson, ''Nancy Now!'' (Columbia, 1988) *

Bernie Worrell George Bernard Worrell, Jr. (April 19, 1944 – June 24, 2016) was an American keyboardist and record producer best known as a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic and for his work with Talking Heads. He is a member of the Rock and Roll ...

/Jesse Rae, ''Worae'' (Luzuli Music 2017) *

Akiko Yano is a Japanese pop and jazz musician and singer born in Tokyo and raised in Aomori and later began her singing career in the mid-1970s. She has been called "one of the major musical talents of the Japanese popular music world", and her vocals an ...

, ''Welcome Back'' (Midi, 1989) * Akiko Yano, ''Love Life'' (Nonesuch, 1993)

References

External links

Interview at ''Bass Musician'' magazine

Article at ''Bass Player''
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