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Pushing the Envelope is the twelfth studio album by saxophone player Gerald Albright. It was nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Album at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2011.[1]
Pushing the Envelope | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 15, 2010 | |||
Recorded | Unknown | |||
Genre | Jazz, R&B | |||
Label | Heads Up Records | |||
Producer | Gerald Albright | |||
Gerald Albright chronology | ||||
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Singles from Pushing the Envelope | ||||
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Guests
editGuests on the album include:
- Fred Wesley on track 1
- Earl Klugh on track 6
- George Duke on track 8
Track listing
editAll songs written by Gerald Albright, except where noted.
- "What Would James Do?" - 5:32 (featuring Fred Wesley)
- "Get on the Floor" (Michael Jackson, Louis Johnson) - 4:56
- "Bobo's Groove" - 5:02
- "Capetown Strut" - 4:52
- "Close to You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 4:57
- "I Found the Klugh" - 5:36 (featuring Earl Klugh)
- "Embrace the Spirit" - 6:01
- "The Road to Peace [A Prayer for Haiti]" - 5:10 (featuring George Duke)
- "Highway 70" - 4:53
- "From the Soul" - 5:40
Personnel
edit- Gerald Albright – alto saxophone (1-4, 6-10), baritone saxophone (1-4, 6, 7, 9, 10, tenor saxophone (1-4, 6-10), keyboards (1, 4, 6, 7, 8), bass guitar (1, 2, 3, 5-8, 10), drum programming (1), synthesizer programming (2, 3), EWI controller (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9), backing vocals (4), synthesizers (5), soprano saxophone (5, 8), percussion programming (6, 8)
- Tracy Carter – keyboards (1-5, 7-10)
- Luther Hanes – keyboards (6)
- George Duke – acoustic piano (8)
- Rick Watford – guitars (1, 2, 3, 6-10)
- Earl Klugh – acoustic guitar (6)
- Ricky Lawson – drums (2-10)
- Fred Wesley – trombone (1)
- Mark Cargill – string section (2, 5), string arrangements and conductor (2, 5)
- Selina Albright – backing vocals (2, 5)
Production
edit- Mark Wexler – executive producer
- Gerald Albright – producer, arrangements, recording
- Yuya Morishita – drum recording (2-10)
- Greg Cook – string recording (2, 5)
- Erik Zobler – piano recording (8)
- Don Murray – mixing
- Sangwook "Sunny" Nam – mastering
- Larissa Collins – art direction
- Albert J. Roman – cover design
- Lori Stoll – photography
- Steve Chapman and Chapman Management – management
Studios
- Recorded at Bright Music Studios (Castle Rock, Colorado).
- Drums recorded at Ahhsum Studios (West Covina, California).
- Strings recorded at CCI Media (Torrance, California).
- Piano recorded at LeGonks West (Hollywood, California).
- Mixed at G Studio Digital (Studio City, California).
- Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Ojai, California).
References
edit- ^ "53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards". The Recording Academy. Retrieved 2024-02-10.