or D’udda, which featured a who’s who of New Orleans’ greatest musicians alongside guests such as B.B. King, Willie Nelson, Mavis Staples and Randy Newman. He returned to England to produce Jamie Cullum's second album Catching Tales, which has established Jamie as an international star. Levine has most recently produced Aaron Neville’s début for Sony-BMG. The Soul Classics is a collection of some of the most memorable and loved R&B songs of all time. Levine called upon many old friends, including Joe Sample, David Sanborn and Ray Parker Jr. to accompany Aaron in a style suited to his distinctive, interpretive powers. As far as Levine is concerned, that is the function of a producer. “To me,” he says, “It’s about framing the artist properly. I guess it goes back to my early days as an arranger. It didn’t matter how brilliant the arrangements were if you didn’t make the singer sound their best. That was the only reason they hired you again!” Sources 1946 births Living people People from the Bronx Record producers from New York (state) American Jews