Monday, May 12, 2014

Discography




The Friends Of Distinction - Grazin
1969 - Rca Victor LSP-4149. incl.: I Really Hope You Do




The Friends Of Distinction - Highly Distinct
1970 - Rca Victor LSP-4212




The Friends Of Distinction - Real Friends
1970 - Rca Victor LSP-4313. incl.: Lady Mae, My Mind Is A Camera




The Friends Of Distinction - Friends & People
1971 - Rca Victor LSP-4492




Earth, Wind & Fire - Last Days And Time
1972 - Columbia KC 31702. incl.: I'd Rather Have You




Earth, Wind & Fire - Head To The Sky
1973 - Columbia KC 32194




Don Everly - Sunset Towers
1974 - Ode Records SP 77023




Gene Harris - In A Special Way
1976 - Blue Note




Funkadelic - Tales Of Kidd Funkadelic
1976 - Westbound W227




Funkadelic - Hardcore Jollies
1976 - WB




Bobby Hutcherson - Highway One
1978 - Columbia 35550




The Brides Of Funkenstein - Never Buy Texas From A Cowboy
1979 - Atlantic




Fred Wesley - Say Blow By Blow Backwards
1979 - Atlantic SD 19254




Funkadelic - Uncle Jam Wants You
1979 - Warner Bros BSK 3371




Parliament - Gloryhallastoopid
1979 - Casablanca




Parliament - Trombipulation
1980 - Casablanca




Philippe Wynne - Jammin
1980 - Uncle Jam




Cousin Ice - Cousin Ice
1980 - Urban Rock




David Gamson - Sugar Sugar/Honey Honey
1981 - Rough Trade 12"




Funkadelic - Electric Spanking Of War Babies
1981 - Warner Bros




George Clinton - Computer Games
1982 - Capitol




Raw Silk - Do It To The Music
1982 - West End WES 22148




Raw Silk - Just In Time
1983 - West End WES 22159




Contemporary Composers' Orchestra - VOL.1
1984 - WMC. incl.: I Got It Bad




Dolby's Cube - May The Cube Be With You
1985 - Parlophone 7"




George Clinton - R&B Skeletons In The Closet
1986 - Capitol




INCorporated Thang Band - Lifestyles Of The Roach And Famous
1988 - Warner Bros




Thomas Dolby - Aliens Ate My Buick
1988 - EMI-Manhattan




George Clinton - The Cinderella Theory
1989 - Paisley Park




George Clinton - Presents Our Gang Funky
1989 - MCA 42048. incl.: Hooray For Our Team [Jessica "Ultra Zon" Cleaves]




Trey Lewd - Drop The Line
1992 - Reprise




George Clinton & The P-Funk All Stars - Go Fer Yer Funk
1992 - P-Vine [Jap]. incl.: Send A Gram [rec.1980-81]




George Clinton & The P-Funk All Stars - Plush Funk
1992 - P-Vine [Jap]. incl.: I Really Envy The Sunshine [rec.1980]




George Clinton & The P-Funk All Stars - P Is The Funk
P-Vine [Jap]. incl.: My Love [rec.1981]




George Clinton & The P-Funk All Stars - Testing Positive 4 The Funk
1993 - P-Vine [Jap]. incl.: Off The Wall [rec.1978]




George Clinton & The P-Funk All Stars - A Fifth Of Funk
1993 - P-Vine [Jap]. incl.: Eyes Of A Dreamer [rec.1981]




George Clinton - Hey Man, Smell My Finger
1993 - Paisley Park




Parliament/Funkadelic/P-Funk All Stars Presents - Dope Dogs
1994 - P-Vine [Japan]




George Clinton And His Gangsters Of Love
2008 - Shanachie. incl.: As In [hidden track, rec. ?]







Thursday, May 8, 2014

Memorial Service






"...her friends and family will celebrate her life this Friday (05-09-14) at 3pm in memorial services aboard the SS Lane in San Pedro, CA, according to Kelly Shapiro, an associate/friend of Cleaves."

www.eurweb.com


too bad i live in italy :-(... please, bring her a rose for me.
thank you so much!

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Pictures

1969
1969

Friends Of Distinction, 1969.
Friends Of Distinctions, 1970.

Saturday, May 3, 2014

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Press

JET, May 15, 1969


Billboard, May 24, 1969


JET, July 24, 1969

Friday, September 9, 2011

Biography



- 1948, December 10. Beverly Hills, California. Jessica born to Mary Gladys Wilkerson and Lane C. Cleaves.

- 1966. Join Harry Elston, Floyd Butler and Barbara Jean Love into "Distinctive Friends" changed to "Friends of Distinction" later.

- 1969-71. Recorded four albums with Friends Of Distinction.

- 1972-73. Join The Earth, Wind & Fire and rec. "Last Days & Time" and "Head To The Sky"

- 1973, January 10. Perform Live With Earth, Wind & Fire at the "Soul!" Show.

- 1974-76. Recorded with Don Everly, Gene Harris,...

- 1976. Join Funkadelic and recorded a couple of albums.

- 1978-80. Rec. with Bobby Hutcherson, Fred Wesley, Brides Of Funkenstein, Funkadelic and Parliament.

- 1980-82. Rec. with Parliament, Cousin Ice, Philippe Wynne, David Gamson, Funkadelic and George Clinton (I Really Envy The Sunshine, Send A Gram, My Love, Eyes Of A Dreamer)

- 1982-84. Join Raw Silk and rec. a couple of 12".

- 1985. Rec. the single "May The Cube Be With You" with Thomas Dolby.

- 1986-88. Rec. with George Clinton, Incorporated Thang Band and Thomas Dolby.

- 1987. Act with George Clinton P-Funk in "The Night Before" movie.

- 1989-90. Rec. with George Clinton.

- 1992. Rec. with Trey Lewd.

- 1993-94 Rec. the last (?) two albums with George Clinton/Parliament/Funkadelic/P-funk All Stars.

- 2012. "Cleaves' godson filmmaker Armand Araujo is scheduled to begin filming her life story "Jessica Cleaves, My Friends of Distinction" in 2013." (from WikiPedia)

- 2014, May 2. Los Angeles, CA. Jessica dies at age 65.