Track listings:
01. Fever (EDDIE J. COOLEY / OTIS BLACKWELL)
02. Hello (LIONEL B RICHIE)
03. At Last (HARRY WARREN / MACK GORDON)
04. If Love Is Overrated (GREGORY PORTER)
05. Not While I’m Around (STEPHEN SONDHEIM)
06. She’s Funny That Way (NEIL MORET / RICHARD A. WHITING)
07. This Masquerade (LEON RUSSELL)
09. If You Go Away (JACQUES BREL / ROD MC KUEN)
10. Empty Chairs (DON MCLEAN)
11. Lush Life (BILLY STRAYHORN)
12. Free Again (ARMAND FERDINAND ANTOIN CANFORA / JOSEPH OCTAVE BASILE / MICHEL EUGENE JOURDAN)
13. Is That All There Is (JERRY LEIBER / MIKE STOLLER)
14. Here’s To Life (PHYLLIS MOLINARY / ARTIE BUTLER)
15. This Is All I Ask (GORDON JENKINS)
16. One Day (ALAN BERGMAN / MARILYN BERGMAN / MICHEL JEAN LEGRAND)
Album Info:
Jack Jones’ latest album, ARTWORK, featuring Joey DeFrancesco. Long regarded as the singer’s-singer, the two-time Grammy award winner entered United Recording Studios in Los Angeles, CA with the A-team of jazz players in 2022, just prior to the untimely passing of Joey DeFrancesco (August 25, 2022). ARTWORK will be released on July 14tth spotlighting the initial singles, “Here’s to Life,” “One Day” and “Empty Chairs” on Cavalry Productions/BFE Entertainment and available worldwide at all major music outlets.
John Clayton arranged and conducted the 53-piece orchestra. Jack Jones, Joey DeFrancesco and John Clayton are Co-Producers with Tom Scott serving as Associate Producer. Jazz legends Tamir Hendelman, Jeff Hamilton and Graham Dechter all made significant contributions to ARTWORK.
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Credits:
Executive Producer: Paul Lowden
Producers: Jack Jones, Joey DeFrancesco & John Clayton
Associate Producer: Tom Scott
Arranged & Conducted by John Clayton
John Clayton: Arranget/Conductor
Joey DeFraccesco: B3 Organ, Tenor Sax, Trumpet Solos
Jeff Hamilton: Drums
Tamir Hendelman: Piano
Graham Dechter: Guitar
John Hamar: Bass
Saxes;
Keith Fiddmont
Jacob Scesney
Rickey Woodard
Bob Sheppard
Adam Schroeder
Trumpets;
Bijon Watson
Delbert Clay Jenkins
James Ford
Kye Palmer
Trombone;
Ira Nepus
Francisco Torres
Scott Whitfield
Juliane Gralle
Horn;
Allen Fogel
Katelyn Faraudo
Elizabeth Upton
Adam Wolf
Cello;
Trevor Handy
Cecelia Tsan
Niall Frerguson
Timothy Loo
Giovanna Clayton
Harp;
Gayle Levant
Percussion;
Petri Korpela
Vopla,
Rodney Wirtz
Caroline Buckman
Leah Katz
Robin Soss
Stefan Smith
Colleen Sugata
Violin;
Richard Adkins
Armen Anassian
Lauren E. Baba
Mark Cargill
Susan Chatman
Daphne Chen
Mario DeLeon
Joel Deroulin
Yvette Devereaux
Benjamin Jacobson
Marisa Kuney
Songa Lee
Ileathern McLeod
Michele Richards
Scott Wellington
Christopher Woods
Contractor;
JoAnn Tominaga
Librarian;
Chie Yamada
Recorded at United Recordings, L.A. CA
Engineer: Steve Genewick
Mastering at Vault Mastering Studios, Phoenix, AZ
Mixing Engineer: Nathan James
Painting of Jack Jones by Tony Bennett
Public Relations: Jim Della Croce
A Special Thank You to Victor Janacua – United Recording, L.A. CA
Album Design by Marty Colletti
Produced by Calvary Productions – Chris Lowden
Liner Notes by Will Friedwald – The Wall Street Journal / Vanity Fair
In Memory of Joey DeFrancesco
1971-2022
