''Summer Horns'' is a collaboration album by

Dave Koz David Stephen Koz (born March 27, 1963) is an American smooth jazz saxophonist, composer, record producer, and radio personality based in California. Early life Dave Koz was born in Encino, California, to Jewish parents: Norman, a dermatologist ...

Gerald Albright Gerald Albright is an American jazz saxophonist. He earned Grammys for 24/7 in 2012 and Slam Dunk in 2014 and has been nominated for New Beginnings in 2008 and for Sax for Stax in 2009. Biography Born in Los Angeles, Albright grew up in its ...

Mindi Abair Mindi Abair (born May 23, 1969) is an American saxophonist, vocalist, author, and National Trustee for the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the organization that puts on the Grammy Awards show. Her solo career has produced ten N ...

and

Richard Elliot Richard Elliot (born January 16, 1960) is a Scottish-born American saxophonist. He was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards for ''Summer Horns''. Career Elliot started out as a member ...

. It was released on May 7, 2013 via

Concord Records Concord Records is an American record label owned by Concord and based in Los Angeles, California. Concord Records was launched in 1995 as an imprint designed to reach beyond the company's foundational Concord Jazz label. The label's artists have ...

. The album was nominated for

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at the

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(held on January 26, 2014) losing to ''Steppin' Out'' by

Herb Alpert Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American trumpeter who led the band Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass in the 1960s. During the same decade, he co-founded A&M Records with Jerry Moss. Alpert has recorded 28 albums that have landed on the ...

Track listing

# "Always There" (William Jeffrey, Ronnie Laws) - 4:05 # "

Got to Get You into My Life "Got to Get You into My Life" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, first released in 1966 on their album ''Revolver''. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The song is a homage to the Motown Sound, wit ...

" - 5:38 # "Rise" (Andy Armer, Randy Badazz) - 5:08 # "

So Very Hard to Go "So Very Hard to Go" is a torch song performed by American rhythm and blues band Tower of Power, issued as the second single from their eponymous third album. It was produced by the band and written by band members Emilio Castillo and Stephen Ku ...

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Hot Fun in the Summertime "Hot Fun in the Summertime" is a 1969 song recorded by Sly and the Family Stone. The single was released just prior to the band's high-profile performance at Woodstock, which greatly expanded their fanbase. The song peaked at number 2 on the U.S. ...

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Take Five "Take Five" is a jazz standard composed by saxophonist Paul Desmond and originally recorded by the Dave Brubeck Quartet for their album ''Time Out'' at Columbia Records' 30th Street Studios in New York City on July 1, 1959. Two years later it b ...

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25 or 6 to 4 "25 or 6 to 4" is a song written by American musician Robert Lamm, one of the founding members of the band Chicago. It was recorded in 1969 for their second album, ''Chicago'', with Peter Cetera on lead vocals. Composition In a 2013 interview, R ...

" - 4:47 # "Reasons" (

Philip Bailey Philip James Bailey (born May 8, 1951) is an American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter and percussionist, best known as an early member and one of the two lead singers (along with group founder Maurice White) of the band Earth, Wi ...

Maurice White Maurice White (December 19, 1941 – February 4, 2016) was an American singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer. He was best known as the founder, leader, main songwriter, and producer of the band Earth, Wind & Fire, and served as the ...

Charles Stepney Charles Stepney (March 26, 1931– May 17, 1976) was an American record producer, arranger, songwriter and musician. Stepney is noted for his work with artists such as The Dells, Ramsey Lewis, Rotary Connection and Earth, Wind & Fire. Career He ...

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I Got You (I Feel Good) "I Got You (I Feel Good)" is a song by American singer James Brown. First recorded for the album ''Out of Sight'' and then released in an alternate take as a single in 1965, it was his highest-charting song and is arguably his best-known record ...

" - 4:17 # "

You Haven't Done Nothin' "You Haven't Done Nothin" is a 1974 funk single by Stevie Wonder, taken from his album ''Fulfillingness' First Finale'' and featuring background vocals by The Jackson 5. The politically aware song became Wonder's fourth Number 1 pop hit and his te ...

- 3:46 # " God Bless the Child" - 5:58 # "Summer Horns" (

Rick Braun Rick Braun (born July 6, 1955) is a smooth jazz trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone and keyboards player, vocalist, composer, and record producer. Career Braun was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania and attended Dieruff High School. His mother was a se ...

, Paul Brown,

Brian Culbertson Brian Culbertson (born January 12, 1973) is an American smooth jazz/ R&B/funk musician and producer. His instruments include the synthesizer, piano and trombone. Early life and career Culbertson was born in Decatur, Illinois. As a child, he wa ...

) - 3:57

Personnel

Summer Horns *

– alto saxophone (1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 11), tenor saxophone (2, 7-10), soprano saxophone (3, 6, 12), baritone saxophone (4, 7),

flute The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...

(8) *

– alto saxophone *

– tenor saxophone (1, 3-6, 11, 12), alto saxophone (2, 7-10), horn arrangements (9, 10) *

– tenor saxophone Musicians * Tracy Carter –

Wurlitzer organ The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, usually referred to as simply Wurlitzer, is an American company started in Cincinnati in 1853 by German immigrant (Franz) Rudolph Wurlitzer. The company initially imported stringed, woodwind and brass instruments ...

(2, 4),

Hammond B3 organ The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert and first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding #Drawbars, drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, Hammond organs ...

(2, 4, 7, 11), acoustic piano (4, 7), keyboards (7) * Jeff Caruthers – keyboards (3, 8), guitars (3, 8), drum programming (3, 8) * Marco Basci – keyboards (5, 12), drum programming (5),

organ Organ may refer to: Biology * Organ (biology), a part of an organism Musical instruments * Organ (music), a family of keyboard musical instruments characterized by sustained tone ** Electronic organ, an electronic keyboard instrument ** Hammond ...

(9) * David "Kahlid" Woods – keyboards (9), guitars (9), synth bass (9), drum programming (9) * Darren Rahn – keyboards (10), synthesizers (10), Hammond B3 organ (10), drum programming (10) * Paul Brown – guitars (1, 2, 4, 5, 10), electric guitars (7),

steel guitar A steel guitar ( haw, kīkākila) is any guitar played while moving a steel bar or similar hard object against plucked strings. The bar itself is called a "steel" and is the source of the name "steel guitar". The instrument differs from a conve ...

(7) * Jay Gore – guitars (2, 4) * Frank Selman – guitars (10) * Jon Woodhead – guitars (11) * Randy Jacobs – guitars (12) * Roberto Valley – bass (2-5, 7, 8, 11, 12),

acoustic bass The acoustic bass guitar (sometimes shortened to acoustic bass or initialized ABG) is a bass instrument with a hollow wooden body similar to, though usually larger than a steel-string acoustic guitar. Like the traditional electric bass guitar a ...

(6) * Mel Brown – bass (10) *

Ricky Lawson William Riser III (November 8, 1954 – December 23, 2013), better known as Ricky Lawson, was an American drummer and composer. A native of Detroit, Michigan, he worked extensively as a session musician, collaborating with Stevie Wonder, Mich ...

– drums (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12) *

Lenny Castro Lenny or Lennie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Lenny (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Lennie (surname), a list of people * Lenny (singer) (born 1993), Czech songwriter Arts and entertainment Music * ''L ...

– percussion (4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12) * Lee Thornburg – trombone (1, 4),

flugelhorn The flugelhorn (), also spelled fluegelhorn, flugel horn, or flügelhorn, is a brass instrument that resembles the trumpet and cornet but has a wider, more conical bore. Like trumpets and cornets, most flugelhorns are pitched in B, though some ...

(1), trumpet (4) * Nick Lane – trombone (2) *

– trombone (5, 10) * Greg Adams – flugelhorn (1) * Sean Billings – trumpet (2) *

– trumpet (10), flugelhorn (10) * Michael McDonald – vocals (4) *

Jeffrey Osborne Jeffrey Linton Osborne (born March 9, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and lyricist. He is the former drummer and lead singer of the American R&B/soul group L.T.D., with whom he began his musical career in 1970. Biography Earl ...

– vocals (5, 11) *

Jonathan Butler Jonathan Kenneth Butler (born 10 October 1961) is a South African singer-songwriter and guitarist. His music is often classified as R&B, jazz fusion or worship music. Biography Born and raised in Athlone, Cape Town, South Africa, during Ap ...

– vocals (5, 10) * Billy Mondragon – backing vocals (5) * Eric Mondragon – backing vocals (5) * Damon Real – backing vocals (5) Arrangements * Marco Basci – rhythm arrangements (1, 5, 12), horn arrangements (12) * Greg Adams – horn arrangements (1, 4, 5, 8, 12) * Tracy Carter – rhythm arrangements (2, 4, 7, 11) * Tom Scott – horn arrangements (2, 3, 7, 11) * Jeff Caruthers – rhythm arrangements (3, 8) * Gordon Goodwin – arrangerments (6) * David "Kahlid" Woods – rhythm arrangements (9) * Michael Stever – music copyist (9, 10) * Darren Rahn – arrangements (10) * Paul Brown – rhythm arrangements (12)

Production

* John Burk – executive producer * Dave Koz – executive producer * Paul Brown – producer, recording, mixing * Darren Rahn – co-producer (10), recording * Jeff Caruthers – recording * Carmen Grillo – recording * John Lee – recording * Grady Walker – recording * David "Kahlid" Woods – recording * Lee Herschberg – mastering * Mary Hogan – A&R administration * Larissa Collins – creative direction * Greg Allen – art direction, design, photography * W.F. Leopold Management, Inc. – management

Chart history

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2013 albums Dave Koz albums Smooth jazz albums Collaborative albums