![]() I joined Al Stewart's band in 1975 and played on his 1976 album "The Year of The Cat", recorded at Abbey Road studios in London. ![]() All the screaming girls must have had a profound effect on me, even at such an early age. Seeing them on TV playing live at Shea stadium, NY I was convinced that this was my calling. I grew up in England and started playing guitar after hearing the Beatles in the early 60s. Thank you to all involved for giving us Smooth Jazz and Peter White here on Long Island! Jamesport, NY Jamesport Vineyards I briefly had a moment to speak to Peter about his most enjoyable harmonica playing (I play chromatic harmonicas as well), which nicely put the cap on my Evening. The whole experience was terrific: great wine (although I can only indulge in a single glass) and a lovely setting for the very best music - and friendliest of audiences. Chris Geith on keyboards is a joy, although I didn't know the bassist or drummer, they were also wonderful. (Euge and Boney are still ahead), but I was particularly taken by how professional Vincent has become over these few years and how perfectly he 'fits'. ![]() He toured with Brown and Summer Horns and most recently has been on the road with South African gospel/jazz singer and guitarist Jonathan Butler.īecause Albright’s musical muse has taken him to so many fascinating locales along the contemporary R&B/urban jazz spectrum, he’s joyfully defied easy categorizations.I've been to several Peter White shows at Jamesport (and many others elsewhere), but even with the extreme humidity and preceding downpour, this truly was one of the most upbeat -thanks to the indefatigable energy of Vincent Ingala (whom I've also seen and heard before) - and matched by Peter! Last night (July 16th) was pure magic thanks to my all time favourite guitarist and now my close to favourite sax player. Between his last two Grammy-nominated solo albums Pushing The Envelope (2010) and Slam Dunk (2014), he enjoyed hit collaborations with two huge hits – 24/7 with guitarist Norman Brown and Summer Horns by Dave Koz and Friends (including Mindi Abair and Richard Elliot), which were also Grammy-nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Albums. In the late 1990s, he fronted a big band for and toured with pop star Phil Collins and did a dual recording with vocal great Will Downing called Pleasures of the Night. He has been a core part of the genre with chart-topping albums, countless radio hits and as a member of many all-star tours. He launched his solo career in the infancy of what became the smooth jazz format, with Just Between Us in 1987. Playing both sax and bass, he became the consummate session and touring musician in the 1980s, working with everyone from Anita Baker, Ray Parker, Jr., Atlantic Starr, The Temptations and Maurice White to Les McCann, Teena Marie, the Winans and Whitney Houston. Later, when the bassist left in the middle of a tour, Albright replaced him and finished the tour on bass guitar. A few months after graduating from college, he joined jazz pianist/R&B singer Patrice Rushen, who was in the process of forming her own band. “ebullient urban jazz… very funky” – Jazz Timesīorn and raised in Los Angeles, Gerald Albright was already an accomplished saxophonist by the time he enrolled at the University of Redlands, but he switched to bass after he saw Louis Johnson in concert.
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