Eric Gale (September 20, 1938 – May 25, 1994) was an American

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...

and R&B guitarist.

''Early life and career''

Born in

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, New York, Gale grew up in a diverse household. His paternal grandfather was from Yorkshire, England. He had extended family in Barbados and Venezuela. Gale often visited the U.K. and Venezuela as an adolescent, which influenced his style into adulthood. He was fluent in Spanish. Gale started playing the guitar at age 12. At that time, he skipped junior high school. Soon after, in high school, he visited

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's home after school and sat in on jam sessions, which inspired Gale's readily recognizable style. Gale received his Master of Science in chemistry at

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. He was also on the football team. Later, Gale was pursued by

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to work on the hit song "My Way", as mentioned in Frank Sinatra's autobiography. Gale decided to pursue a musical career full-time instead of getting his Ph.D. in Chemistry. A close friend of Gale,

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, asked Gale to work with her on the '' Killing Me Softly'' album. He had just finished recording his ''

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'' album with the Wailers Band, along with

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on vocals, in

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. During that period of time, Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated in the United States and it hit Gale hard; he flew out to Montego Bay, Jamaica, to clear his mind and reconnect with nature, then was able to finish an album in Kingston with his friends who understood politics and injustice. This was mentioned in the Aston "Familyman" Barrett's autobiography. After that, Flack called Gale and begged him to come back home to New York to help her with the ''Killing Me Softly'' album. Gale was reluctant so she flew the band members to him instead. After some persuading, they ended up returning to the United States. The album was a hit. Gale often worked as a session musician, recording with musicians such as

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, The Flamingos,

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, Jimmy Smith,

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, and

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. In the 1970s he became a studio guitarist for

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, recording with Bob James,

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, and

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, and was a member of the R&B band

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. His first of many albums as a solo act was released by Kudu. Gale died of

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in 1994 at the age of 55 and is survived by his wife Masako Murakami-Gale, their three daughters, and two grandchildren.

Discography

As leader

* ''Forecast'' (Kudu, 1973) * ''

'' (Micron Music;

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, 1975) * ''Multiplication'' (Columbia, 1977) * ''Ginseng Woman'' (Columbia, 1977) * ''Part of You'' (Columbia, 1979) * ''Touch of Silk'' (Columbia, 1980) * ''Blue Horizon'' (Elektra Musician, 1982) * ''In the Shade of a Tree'' (JVC, 1982) * ''Island Breeze'' (Elektra Musician, 1983) * ''In a Jazz Tradition'' (EmArcy, 1988) * ''Let's Stay Together'' (Artful Balance, 1988) * ''Utopia'' (Rooms, 1998, released posthumously) With

* ''Stuff'' (Warner Bros., 1976) * ‘’More Stuff’’ (Warner Bros. 1977) * ''Live Stuff'' (Warner Bros., 1978) * ''Stuff It!'' (Warner Bros., 1979) * ''Live in New York'' (Warner Bros., 1980) * ''Made in America'' (Bridge Gate, 1994)

As sideman

With

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* ''Come as You Are'' (Warner Bros., 1976) * ''Send It'' (Warner Bros., 1977) * ''Is It Still Good to Ya'' (Warner Bros., 1978) * ''Stay Free'' (Warner Bros., 1979) * ''A Musical Affair'' (Warner Bros., 1980) * ''Street Opera'' (Capitol, 1982) * ''So So Satisfied'' (Big Break, 2015) With

Patti Austin Patti Austin (born August 10, 1950) is an American R&B, pop, and jazz singer and songwriter. Music career Austin was born in Harlem, New York, to Gordon Austin, a jazz trombonist. She was raised in Bay Shore, New York on Long Island. Quincy ...

* '' End of a Rainbow'' (CTI, 1976) * '' Havana Candy'' (CTI, 1977) * '' Every Home Should Have One'' (Qwest, 1981) * ''In My Life'' (CTI, 1983) With

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* ''

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'' (Verve, 1968) * ''

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'' (CTI, 1976) * ''

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'' (CTI, 1976) * ''Space'' (CTI, 1978) * ''

Pacific Fire ''Pacific Fire'' is an archival studio album by George Benson released in 1983 by CTI Records. This album consists of unreleased tracks recorded during the 1975 '' Good King Bad'' sessions. It is credited as the final release for CTI before the ...

'' (CTI, 1983) With

Ron Carter Ronald Levin Carter (born May 4, 1937) is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history. He has won three Grammy awards, and is also a cellist who has recorded nu ...

* ''

Anything Goes ''Anything Goes'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, heavily revised by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The story concerns madcap ant ...

'' (Kudu, 1975) * ''Very Well'' (Polydor, 1987) * ''Yellow & Green'' (Epic, 1987) * ''I'm Walkin'' (EmArcy, 1988) With

Hank Crawford Bennie Ross "Hank" Crawford, Jr. (December 21, 1934 – January 29, 2009) was an American alto saxophonist, arranger and songwriter whose genres ranged from R&B, hard bop, jazz-funk, and soul jazz. Crawford was musical director for Ray Charl ...

* '' Mr. Blues Plays Lady Soul'' (Atlantic, 1969) * '' It's a Funky Thing to Do'' (Cotillion, 1971) * '' Help Me Make it Through the Night'' (Kudu, 1972) * ''

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'' (Kudu, 1975) * ''

Hank Crawford's Back ''Hank Crawford's Back'' is the seventeenth album led by saxophonist Hank Crawford and his sixth for the Kudu label which was released in 1976.Payne, DKudu Records discographyaccessed October 9, 2015 Reception AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars. ...

'' (Kudu, 1976) * ''Tico Rico'' (Kudu, 1977) With

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* ''Ella Fue/Juan Pachanga'' (Columbia, 1977) * ''Ella Fue/Steady'' (Discophon, 1977) * ''Rhythm Machine'' (Fania, 1977) * ''Spanish Fever'' (Columbia, 1978) * ''Cross Over'' (Columbia, 1979) * ''Commitment'' (Fania, 1980) * ''Social Change'' (Dig It, 1981) With

* '' Chapter Two'' (Atlantic, 1970) * ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1972) * '' Killing Me Softly'' (Atlantic, 1973) * '' I'm the One'' (Atlantic, 1982) With

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* ''The Sea of Dirac'' (Kitty, 1977) * ''Evening Star'' (Kitty, 1978) * ''On the Move'' (Alfa, 1978) With

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* ''A Soul Experiment'' (Atlantic, 1969) * ''First Light'' (CTI, 1973) * ''In Concert'' (CTI, 1973) * ''Windjammer'' (Columbia, 1976) With Bob James * '' Two'' (CTI, 1975) * ''

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'' (CTI, 1976) * ''

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'' (CTI, 1977) * ''

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'' (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1977) * ''Touchdown'' (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1978) * ''Lucky Seven'' (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1979) * ''One On One'' (Tappan Zee, 1979) * ''Sign of the Times'' (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1981) * ''The Genie'' (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1983) * ''12'' (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1984) * ''Double Vision'' (Warner Bros., 1986) * ''Grand Piano Canyon'' (Warner Bros., 1990) With

* '' Walking in Space'' (A&M, 1969) * ''

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'' (A&M, 1970) * ''Smackwater Jack'' (A&M, 1971) * ''$'' (Reprise, 1972) * ''

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'' (A&M, 1974) * ''I Heard That!!'' (A&M, 1976) * ''Sounds ... and Stuff Like That!!'' (A&M, 1978) With

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* ''Still Together'' (Buddah, 1977) * ''The One and Only'' (Buddah, 1978) * ''About Love'' (Columbia, 1980) * ''Touch'' (Columbia, 1981) With Yusef Lateef * ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1969) * '' Suite 16'' (Atlantic, 1970) * ''

The Gentle Giant ''The Gentle Giant'' is an album by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef recorded in 1970 and 1971 and released on the Atlantic label.Autophysiopsychic'' (CTI, 1977) * '' In a Temple Garden'' (CTI, 1979) With

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* ''Sound of a Drum'' (Marlin, 1976) * ''The Path'' (Marlin, 1978) * ''Counterpoint'' (Marlin, 1979) * ''Universal Rhythm'' (Polydor, 1984) * ''Surprize'' (Polydor, 1985) With

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* ''Disco Baby'' (Avco, 1975) * ''The Disco Kid'' (Avco, 1975) * ''The Real McCoy'' (H&L, 1976) * ''Rhythms of the World'' (H&L, 1976) With

* '' Bigger & Better'' (Atlantic, 1968) * ''

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* ''From a Whisper to a Scream'' (Kudu, 1971) * ''Alone Again Naturally'' (Kudu, 1972) * ''Capricorn Princess'' (Kudu, 1976) With

* '' The Boss'' (Motown, 1979) * '' Why Do Fools Fall in Love'' (RCA Victor, 1981) * '' Silk Electric'' (Capitol, 1982) * '' Ross'' (RCA 1983) * '' Red Hot Rhythm & Blues'' (EMI, 1987) With

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* ''

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'' (Motown, 1977) * ''Who I Am'' (Motown, 1975) * ''Everything's Coming Up Love'' (Motown, 1976) With

* ''Mongo '70'' (Atlantic, 1970) * ''Mongo's Way'' (Atlantic, 1971) * ''Red Hot'' (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1979) With Shirley Scott * ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1969) * ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1969) * '' Something'' (Atlantic, 1970) With Tom Scott * ''New York Connection'' (Ode, 1975) * ''Blow It Out'' (Ode, 1977) * ''Intimate Strangers'' (Columbia, 1978) * ''Apple Juice'' (Columbia, 1981) * ''Streamlines'' (GRP, 1987) * ''Flashpoint'' (GRP, 1988) * ''Them Changes'' (GRP, 1990) * ''Keep This Love Alive'' (GRP, 1991) * ''Reed My Lips'' (GRP, 1994) With

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* '' Breakout'' (Kudu, 1971) * '' The Prophet'' (Kudu, 1972) * ''

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'' (Kudu, 1972) With

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* ''Strokin'' (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1979) * ''Natural Ingredients'' (Tappan Zee, 1980) * ''Real Time'' (One Voice, 1995) With

* ''

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'' (CTI, 1971) * ''

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'' (CTI, 1973) * ''The Baddest Turrentine'' (CTI, 1973) * ''The Sugar Man'' (CTI, 1975) * ''

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'' (Fantasy, 1976) * '' Nightwings'' (Fantasy, 1977) * ''West Side Highway'' (Fantasy, 1978) With

* ''

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'' (Kudu, 1971) * ''All the King's Horses'' (Kudu, 1972) * ''Soul Box'' (Kudu, 1973) * ''Feels So Good'' (Kudu, 1975) * ''

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'' (Kudu, 1975) * ''

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'' (Kudu, 1976) * '' Skylarkin''' (Motown, 1980) * ''Winelight'' (Elektra, 1980) * '' Come Morning'' (Elektra, 1981) * ''The Best Is Yet to Come'' (Elektra, 1982) * ''Inside Moves'' (Elektra, 1984) With Sadao Watanabe * ''Morning Island'' (Flying Disk, 1979) * ''Nice Shot!'' (Flying Disk, 1980) * ''How's Everything'' (Columbia, 1980) * ''Orange Express'' (CBS/Sony, 1981) * ''Bravas Brothers'' (1983) * ''Fill Up the Night'' (Elektra, 1983) * ''Rendezvous'' (Elektra, 1984) * ''Vocal Collection'' (Warner, 2009) With others * Mose Allison, ''Lessons in Living'' (Elektra Musician, 1983) *

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, ''My Abstract Heart'' (A&M, 1989) *

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, ''Avalanche'' (Warner Bros., 1968) * The Appletree Theatre, '' Playback'' (1968) * Richard Barbary, ''Soul Machine'' (A&M/CTI, 1968) * Gato Barbieri, ''Caliente!'' (A&M, 1976) * Gato Barbieri, ''Passion and Fire'' (A&M, 1984) *

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, '' Dinner Music'' (WATT/ECM, 1977) *

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, '' More Than Ever'' (Columbia, 1976) *

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, ''Angie'' (GRP, 1978) * Angela Bofill, ''Angel of the Night'' (GRP, 1979) *

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, ''Black Is Brown and Brown Is Beautiful'' (Skye, 1969) *

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, ''King Solomon'' (Atlantic, 1968) * Solomon Burke, ''I Wish I Knew'' (Atlantic, 1968) *

, '' Good Vibes'' (Atlantic, 1970) *

Paul Butterfield Paul Vaughn Butterfield (December 17, 1942May 4, 1987) was an American blues harmonica player, singer and band leader. After early training as a classical flautist, he developed an interest in blues harmonica. He explored the blues scene in his n ...

, ''Put It in Your Ear'' (Bearsville, 1975) *

Oscar Castro-Neves Oscar Castro-Neves (May 15, 1940 - September 27, 2013), was a Brazilian guitarist, arranger, and composer who is considered a founding figure in bossa nova. Biography He was born in Rio de Janeiro as one of triplets and formed a band with his br ...

, ''Tropical Heart'' (JVC, 1993) *

Stanley Clarke Stanley Clarke (born June 30, 1951) is an American bassist, film composer and founding member of Return to Forever, one of the first jazz fusion bands. Clarke gave the bass guitar a prominence it lacked in jazz-related music. He is the first ja ...

, ''Implosions'' (Jazzvisions, NEC Avenue, 1987) *

The Coasters The Coasters are an American rhythm and blues/rock and roll vocal group who had a string of hits in the late 1950s. Beginning with " Searchin'" and " Young Blood" in 1957, their most memorable songs were written by the songwriting and producin ...

, ''Young Blood'' (Atlantic, 1982) *

, ''

Stingray Stingrays are a group of sea rays, which are cartilaginous fish related to sharks. They are classified in the suborder Myliobatoidei of the order Myliobatiformes and consist of eight families: Hexatrygonidae (sixgill stingray), Plesiobatidae ...

'' (A&M, 1976) *

Randy Crawford Veronica "Randy" Crawford (born February 18, 1952) is an American jazz and R&B singer. She has been more successful in Europe than in the United States, where she has not entered the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 as a solo artist. However, she has ap ...

, '' Everything Must Change'' (Warner Bros., 1976) *

, ''Old Gold'' (Tru-Sound, 1961) * King Curtis, ''Get Ready'' (Atco, 1970) *

Fats Domino Antoine Dominique Domino Jr. (February 26, 1928 – October 24, 2017), known as Fats Domino, was an American pianist, singer and songwriter. One of the pioneers of rock and roll music, Domino sold more than 65 million records. Born in New O ...

, ''Fats Is Back'' (Reprise, 1968) *

Charles Earland Charles Earland (May 24, 1941 – December 11, 1999) was an American jazz organist. Biography Earland was born in Philadelphia and learned to play the saxophone in high school. He played tenor with Jimmy McGriff at the age of 17 and in 1960 fo ...

, ''Revelation'' (Mercury, 1977) *

Pee Wee Ellis Alfred James Ellis (April 21, 1941 – September 23, 2021), known as Pee Wee Ellis due to his diminutive stature, was an American saxophonist, composer, and arranger. With a background in jazz, he was a member of James Brown's band in the 19 ...

, ''Home in the Country'' (Savoy, 1977) *

Art Farmer Arthur Stewart Farmer (August 21, 1928 – October 4, 1999) was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player. He also played flumpet, a trumpet–flugelhorn combination especially designed for him. He and his identical twin brother, doub ...

, ''

Crawl Space A crawl space is an unoccupied, unfinished, narrow space within a building, between the ground and the first (or ground) floor. The crawl space is so named because there is typically only enough room to crawl rather than stand; anything larger t ...

'' (CTI, 1977) * Joe Farrell, ''La Catedral y El Toro'' (Warner Bros., 1977) *

Maynard Ferguson Walter Maynard Ferguson CM (May 4, 1928 – August 23, 2006) was a Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader. He came to prominence in Stan Kenton's orchestra before forming his own big band in 1957. He was noted for his bands, which often serv ...

, ''

Primal Scream Primal Scream are a Scottish rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie (vocals) and Jim Beattie. The band's current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes (guitar), Simone Butler (bass), and Darrin Mooney (drums). ...

'' (Columbia, 1976) * Maynard Ferguson, ''Conquistador'' (Columbia, 1977) *

, ''

Young, Gifted and Black ''Young, Gifted and Black'' is the eighteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Aretha Franklin, released in early 1972, by Atlantic Records. The album climbed to #2 on ''Billboards R&B albums survey and peaked at #11 on the main al ...

'' (Atlantic, 1972) * Michael Franks, ''

One Bad Habit ''One Bad Habit'' is a vocal album by Michael Franks (musician), Michael Franks, released in 1980 by Warner Bros. Records. It was Franks' sixth studio album and the first to receive significant radio play in the United States. Critical receptio ...

'' (Warner Bros., 1980) *

Fuse One Fuse One was a group of jazz musicians who collaborated for two albums released on CTI Records and one album released on GNP Crescendo Records. Allmusic Discography/ref> The albums ''Fuse One'' and ''Silk'' were produced by Creed Taylor. The first ...

, ''Silk'' (CTI, 1981) *

Dizzy Gillespie John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge but a ...

, ''

The Real Thing The Real Thing or Real Thing may refer to: Film and television * The Real Thing (film), ''The Real Thing'' (film) or ''Livers Ain't Cheap'', a 1996 American film * ''The Real Thing'', a 1980 television documentary by James Burke (science historian) ...

'' (Perception, 1970) *

Barry Goldberg Barry Joseph Goldberg (born December 25, 1942) is an American blues and rock keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer. Goldberg has co-produced albums by Percy Sledge, Charlie Musselwhite, James Cotton, and the Textones, plus Bob Dylan's ve ...

, ''Street Man'' (Buddah, 1969) *

Benny Golson Benny Golson (born January 25, 1929) is an American bebop/ hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He came to prominence with the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie, more as a writer than a performer, before laun ...

, ''

Tune In, Turn On ''Tune In, Turn On'' (subtitled ''To the Hippest Commercials of the Sixties'') is an album by Benny Golson featuring music from television advertisements recorded in 1967 and released on the Verve label.Urbie Green, '' The Fox'' (CTI, 1977) *

Dave Grusin Robert David "Dave" Grusin (born June 26, 1934) is an American composer, arranger, producer, jazz pianist, and band leader. He has composed many scores for feature films and television, and has won numerous awards for his soundtrack and record w ...

, ''Dave Grusin and the N.Y./L.A. Dream Band'' (GRP, 1982) * Dave Grusin, ''The Orchestral Album'' (GRP, 1994) *

Chico Hamilton Foreststorn "Chico" Hamilton (September 20, 1921 – November 25, 2013) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He came to prominence as sideman for Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan, Count Basie, and Lena Horne. Hamilton became a bandleader ...

, ''

The Head Hunters ''The Head Hunters'' is an album by American jazz drummer Chico Hamilton featuring performances recorded in 1968 and originally released on the Solid State label.Payne, D.Solid State Records discographyaccessed June 30, 2015 Reception The Allmu ...

'' (Solid State, 1969) *

Herbie Hancock Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and composer. Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he hel ...

, ''

Fat Albert Rotunda ''Fat Albert Rotunda'' is the eighth album by jazz keyboardist Herbie Hancock, released in 1969. It was Hancock's first release for Warner Bros. Records after his departure from Blue Note Records. The music was originally done for the TV specia ...

'' (Warner Bros., 1969) * Rufus Harley, ''King/Queens'' (Atlantic, 1970) * Greg Hatza, ''The Wizardry of Greg Hatza'' (Coral, 1967) * Greg Hatza, ''Organized Jazz'' (Coral, 1968) *

Joe Higgs Joseph Benjamin Higgs (3 June 1940 – 18 December 1999) was a reggae musician from Jamaica. In the late 1950s and 1960s he was part of the duo Higgs and Wilson together with Roy Wilson. He was a popular artist in Jamaica for four decades and is ...

, ''Life of Contradiction'' (Micron Music, 1975) *

Johnny Hodges Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges (July 25, 1907 – May 11, 1970) was an American alto saxophonist, best known for solo work with Duke Ellington's big band. He played lead alto in the saxophone section for many years. Hodges was also featured on soprano ...

, ''

Blue Notes In jazz and blues, a blue note is a note that—for expressive purposes—is sung or played at a slightly different pitch from standard. Typically the alteration is between a quartertone and a semitone, but this varies depending on the musical ...

'' (Verve, 1966) *

Loleatta Holloway Loleatta Holloway (, ; November 5, 1946 – March 21, 2011) was an American singer known for disco songs such as "Hit and Run" and "Love Sensation". In December 2016, ''Billboard'' named her the 95th most successful dance artist of all time. Acco ...

, '' Queen of the Night'' (Gold Mind, 1978) * Loleatta Holloway, ''

Love Sensation "Love Sensation" is a 1980 song performed by American R&B singer Loleatta Holloway, taken from her album of the same name. The song was produced and written by Dan Hartman, arranged by Norman Harris, and mixed by Tom Moulton. It was a hit on ...

'' (Gold Mind, 1980) *

Red Holloway James Wesley "Red" Holloway (May 31, 1927 – February 25, 2012) was an American jazz saxophonist. Biography Born in Helena, Arkansas,Daniel E. Slotnik"Red Holloway, Swinger of the Sax, Dies at 84" ''The New York Times'', February 28, 2012 ...

, '' The Burner'' (Prestige, 1964) * Richard Holmes, ''I'm in the Mood for Love'' (Flying Dutchman, 1976) *

Stix Hooper Stix or STIX may refer to: People * Stix Hooper (born 1938), American jazz musician * Gary Stix, American journalist * Thomas H. Stix (1924–2001), American physicist * Christine Stix-Hackl (born 1957), Austrian jurist Arts and entertainment ...

, ''Lay It On the Line'' (Artful Balance, 1989) *

, ''Lena & Gabor'' (Skye, 1969) *

Bobbi Humphrey Barbara Ann "Bobbi" Humphrey (born April 25, 1950) is an American jazz flautist and singer who plays jazz fusion, funk, and soul-jazz. She has recorded twelve albums and founded the jazz label Paradise Sounds Records. In 1971, she was the first ...

, ''Freestyle'' (Epic, 1978) * Bobbi Humphrey, ''The Good Life'' (Epic, 1979) *

Weldon Irvine Weldon Jonathan Irvine Jr. (October 27, 1943 – April 9, 2002), also known as Master Wel, was an American composer, playwright, poet, pianist, organist, and keyboardist. Biography Irvine, an African American, was born in Hampton, Virginia, on ...

, ''Sinbad'' (RCA Victor, 1976) *

Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the " King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over ...

, '' Bad'' (Epic, 1987) *

, ''Spectrum'' (Argo, 1965) *

Al Jarreau Alwin Lopez Jarreau (March 12, 1940 – February 12, 2017) was an American singer and musician. His 1981 album '' Breakin' Away'' spent two years on the ''Billboard'' 200 and is considered one of the finest examples of the Los Angeles pop and R ...

, '' Tenderness'' (Warner Bros., 1994) * Al Jarreau, ''Live at Montreux 1993'' (Eagle, 2016) *

, ''

52nd Street 52nd Street is a -long one-way street traveling west to east across Midtown Manhattan, New York City. A short section of it was known as the city's center of jazz performance from the 1930s to the 1950s. Jazz center Following the repeal of ...

'' (Columbia, 1978) * Billy Joel, ''

An Innocent Man ''An Innocent Man'' is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on August 8, 1983. The concept album is a tribute to the American popular music of Joel's adolescent years with Joel paying homage to a number of di ...

'' (Columbia, 1983) *

J. J. Johnson J.J. Johnson (January 22, 1924 – February 4, 2001), born James Louis Johnson and also known as Jay Jay Johnson, was an American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger. Johnson was one of the earliest trombonists to embrace bebop. Biograph ...

and

Kai Winding Kai Chresten Winding ( ; May 18, 1922 – May 6, 1983) was a Danish-born American trombonist and jazz composer. He is known for his collaborations with fellow trombonist J. J. Johnson. His version of "More", the theme from the movie '' Mondo Ca ...

, ''

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

'' (A&M/CTI, 1968) * J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding, '' Betwixt & Between'' (A&M/CTI, 1969) *

Salena Jones Salena may refer to: * Salena, Nepal, village development committee * Salena Jones (born 1930 or 1944), American jazz and cabaret singer * Salena Godden Salena Godden is an English poet, author, activist, broadcaster, memoirist and essayist ...

, ''My Love'' (JVC, 1981) *

Tamiko Jones Tamiko Jones (born Barbara Tamiko Ferguson, 1945) is an American singer. Her most successful record was "Touch Me Baby (Reaching Out For Your Love)" in 1975. Career Barbara Tamiko Ferguson was born in Kyle, West Virginia, and has part Japanese, ...

, ''I'll Be Anything for You'' (A&M/CTI, 1968) *

Earl Klugh Earl Klugh ( ; born September 16, 1953) is an American acoustic guitarist and composer. He has won one Grammy award and thirteen nominations. Klugh was awarded the “1977” Best Recording Award For Performance and Sound” for his album “Fin ...

, ''Wishful Thinking'' (Capitol, 1984) * Earl Klugh, ''Life Stories'' (Warner Bros., 1986) *

Al Kooper Al Kooper (born Alan Peter Kuperschmidt; February 5, 1944) is a retired American songwriter, record producer and musician, known for organizing Blood, Sweat & Tears, although he did not stay with the group long enough to share its popularity. ...

, ''

Kooper Session ''Kooper Session'' is the second-in-line of the ''Super Session'' albums featuring singer-songwriter Al Kooper. Joining Kooper in the guitar slot is 15-year-old phenomenon Shuggie Otis, son of rhythm and blues pioneer Johnny Otis. Divided into ...

'' (Columbia, 1969) * Al Kooper, ''

You Never Know Who Your Friends Are ''You Never Know Who Your Friends Are'' is the second solo album by American multi-instrumentalist Al Kooper, issued in 1969 on Columbia Records. Background Kooper wasted no time recording this album, coming just seven months after his debut ...

'' (Columbia, 1969) * Al Kooper, ''The Landlord'' (United Artists, 1971) *

Hubert Laws Hubert Laws (born November 10, 1939) is an American flutist and saxophonist with a career spanning over 40 years in jazz, classical, and other music genres. Laws is one of the few classical artists who has also mastered jazz, pop, and rhythm- ...

, ''

The Chicago Theme ''The Chicago Theme'' is an album by flautist Hubert Laws recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's Studio in New Jersey in 1974 and released in 1975 on the CTI label.

'' (CTI, 1975) * Hubert Laws, ''Romeo & Juliet'' (Columbia, 1976) *

Kenny Loggins Kenneth Clark Loggins (born January 7, 1948) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. His early songs were recorded with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1970, which led to seven albums recorded as Loggins and Messina from 1972 to 1977. His ...

, ''

Celebrate Me Home ''Celebrate Me Home'' is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins, released in 1977. The album, Loggins' first since splitting from Loggins and Messina, represents a slight move away from the folk-rock leanings of his p ...

'' (Columbia, 1977) *

Galt MacDermot Arthur Terence Galt MacDermot (December 18, 1928 – December 17, 2018) was a Canadian-American composer, pianist and writer of musical theater. He won a Grammy Award for the song "African Waltz" in 1960. His most-successful musicals were '' Ha ...

, ''Hair Pieces'' (Verve Forecast, 1968) *

Junior Mance Julian Clifford Mance, Jr. (October 10, 1928 – January 17, 2021), known as Junior Mance, was an American jazz pianist and composer. Biography Early life (1928–1947) Mance was born in Evanston, Illinois. When he was five years old, Mance st ...

, ''

With a Lotta Help from My Friends ''With a Lotta Help from My Friends'' is a rock/jazz/funk fusion album by jazz pianist Junior Mance which was released on the Atlantic label in 1970.Chuck Mangione Charles Frank Mangione ( ; born November 29, 1940) is an American flugelhorn player, voice actor, trumpeter and composer. He came to prominence as a member of Art Blakey's band in the 1960s, and later co-led the Jazz Brothers with his brother ...

, ''Tarantella'' (A&M, 1981) *

, ''

Glory of Love "Glory of Love" is a 1986 song performed by Peter Cetera, which he wrote and composed with his then-wife Diane Nini and David Foster. The song was recorded by Cetera shortly after he left the band Chicago to pursue a solo career. Featured in the ...

'' (A&M, 1967) * Herbie Mann, ''Unchain My Heart'' (A&M, 1968) *

Wade Marcus Wade Marcus was a music producer and arranger associated with the Motown sound during the 1970s. He composed the music to the film ''The Final Comedown'' with Grant Green. He also produced albums by The Blackbyrds, Gary Bartz, A Taste of Honey, T ...

, ''A New Era'' (Cotillion, 1971) *

Hugh Masekela Hugh Ramapolo Masekela (4 April 1939 – 23 January 2018) was a South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, singer and composer who was described as "the father of South African jazz". Masekela was known for his jazz compositions and for ...

, ''Grrr'' (Mercury, 1966) * Hugh Masekela, ''

Home A home, or domicile, is a space used as a permanent or semi-permanent residence for one or many humans, and sometimes various companion animals. It is a fully or semi sheltered space and can have both interior and exterior aspects to it. ...

'' (Moonshine, 1982) *

Percy Mayfield Percy Mayfield (August 12, 1920August 11, 1984) was an American Rhythm and blues singer with a smooth vocal style. He also was a songwriter, known for the songs " Please Send Me Someone to Love" and "Hit the Road Jack", the latter being a song ...

, ''Sings Percy Mayfield'' (RCA Victor, 1970) *

Ullanda McCullough Ullanda McCullough is an American pop music singer most noted as a backing vocalist. Career McCullough began her singing career at age 13 in Detroit, Michigan. In early 1970s she sang numerous advertising jingles including the 1971 Coca-Cola com ...

, ''Ullanda McCullough'' (Ariola, 1981) *

Gary McFarland Gary Robert McFarland (October 23, 1933 – November 3, 1971) was an American composer, arranger, vibraphonist and vocalist. He recorded for the jazz imprints Verve and Impulse! Records during the 1960s. '' Down Beat magazine'' said he made "on ...

, ''America the Beautiful'' (Skye, 1969) *

Jimmy McGriff James Harrell McGriff (April 3, 1936 – May 24, 2008) was an American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader. Biography Early years and influences Born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, United States, McGriff started playing pi ...

, ''Cherry'' (Solid State, 1966) *

Essra Mohawk Essra Mohawk (born Sandra Elayne Hurvitz on April 23, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter who has recorded a dozen albums, many receiving critical acclaim. Her best-known songs include "Sufferin' Til Suffrage" and "Interjections!" (both from ...

, ''Essra'' (Private Stock, 1976) * Melba Moore, '' This Is It'' (Buddah, 1976) * Melba Moore, '' Melba '76'' (Buddah, 1976) *

Van Morrison Sir George Ivan Morrison (born 31 August 1945), known professionally as Van Morrison, is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose recording career spans seven decades. He has won two Grammy Awards. As a teenager in t ...

, ''

Blowin' Your Mind! ''Blowin' Your Mind!'' is the debut studio album by Northern Irish musician Van Morrison, released in 1967. It was recorded 28–29 March 1967 and contained his first solo pop hit " Brown Eyed Girl". It was included by '' Rolling Stone'' as one ...

'' (Bang, 1967) *

Idris Muhammad Idris Muhammad ( ar, إدريس محمد; born Leo Morris; November 13, 1939 – July 29, 2014) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He had an extensive career performing jazz, funk, R&B, and soul music and recorded with musicians such a ...

, ''

House of the Rising Sun A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condi ...

'' (Kudu, 1976) * Idris Muhammad, ''

Turn This Mutha Out ''Turn This Mutha Out'' is a 1977 album by Idris Muhammad. Produced and arranged by CTI/Kudu staff arranger David Matthews, it was aimed more at the R&B/dance market than the jazz market. One of only a few Kudu albums not produced by label owne ...

'' (Kudu, 1977) *

Milton Nascimento Milton Nascimento (; born October 26, 1942), also known as Bituca, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has toured across the world. Nascimento has won five Grammy Awards, including Best World Music Album for his alb ...

, ''Yauarete'' (CBS, 1987) *

Oliver Nelson Oliver Edward Nelson (June 4, 1932 – October 28, 1975) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. His 1961 Impulse! album ''The Blues and the Abstract Truth'' (1961) is regarded as one of the most signifi ...

, ''

The Sound of Feeling ''The Sound of Feeling'' (full title ''Leonard Feather Presents The Sound of Feeling and The Sound of Oliver Nelson'') is a jazz album featuring two separate groups featuring Oliver Nelson recorded in late 1966 and released on the Verve label.

'' (Verve, 1966) * Oliver Nelson, '' Encyclopedia of Jazz'' *

Felix Pappalardi Felix A. Pappalardi Jr. (December 30, 1939 – April 17, 1983) was an American music producer, songwriter, vocalist, and bassist. He is best known as the bassist and co-lead vocalist of the band Mountain, whose song "Mississippi Queen" peaked at ...

, ''Don't Worry Ma'' (A&M, 1979) *

Peaches & Herb Peaches & Herb is an American vocal duo. Herb Fame (born October 1, 1941) has remained a constant as "Herb" since the duo was created in 1966; seven different women have filled the role of "Peaches", most notably Francine Edna "Peaches" Hurd B ...

, ''Peaches & Herb'' (MCA, 1977) *

Teddy Pendergrass Theodore DeReese Pendergrass (March 26, 1950 – January 13, 2010) was an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter. He was born in Kingstree, South Carolina. Pendergrass spent most of his life in the Philadelphia area, and initially rose to musi ...

, ''TP (Teddy Pendergrass album), TP'' (Philadelphia International, 1980) * Teddy Pendergrass, ''This One's for You (Teddy Pendergrass album), This One's for You'' (Philadelphia International, 1982) * Noel Pointer, ''Hold On'' (United Artists, 1978) * Bernard Purdie, ''Soul Drums'' (Date, 1967) * Chuck Rainey, ''The Chuck Rainey Coalition'' (Skye, 1972) * Jerome Richardson, ''Groove Merchant (album), Groove Merchant'' (Verve, 1967) * Tom Rush, ''The Circle Game (album), The Circle Game'' (Elektra, 1968) * Lalo Schifrin, ''Black Widow (Lalo Schifrin album), Black Widow'' (CTI, 1976) * Lalo Schifrin, ''Towering Toccata'' (CTI, 1977) * Diane Schuur, ''Love Songs'' (GRP, 1993) * Jimmy Scott, ''The Source'' (Atlantic, 1970) * Doc Severinsen, ''Brand New Thing'' (Epic, 1977) * Janis Siegel, ''Experiment in White'' (Atlantic, 1982) * Carly Simon, ''Boys in the Trees'' (Elektra, 1978) * Carly Simon, ''Hello Big Man'' (Warner Bros., 1983) * Lucy Simon, ''Lucy Simon'' (RCA Victor, 1975) *

, ''One-Trick Pony (album), One-Trick Pony'' (Warner Bros., 1980) * Paul Simon, ''Hearts and Bones'' (Warner Bros., 1983) *

, ''Silk & Soul'' (RCA Victor, 1967) * Nina Simone, ''Nina Simone Sings the Blues'' (RCA Victor, 1967) * Nina Simone, ''To Love Somebody (album), To Love Somebody'' (RCA Victor, 1969) * Nina Simone, ''Baltimore (album), Baltimore'' (CTI, 1978) * Jimmy Smith, ''Respect'' (Verve, 1967) * Jeremy Steig, ''Firefly (Jeremy Steig album), Firefly'' (CTI, 1977) * Sly Stone, ''High On You'' (Epic, 1975) * Sonny Stitt, ''Little Green Apples (album), Little Green Apples'' (Solid State, 1969) * Gábor Szabó, ''Macho (album), Macho'' (Salvation, 1975) * Grady Tate, ''Windmills of My Mind'' (Skye, 1968) * Grady Tate, ''Master Grady Tate'' (ABC Impulse!, 1977) * Howard Tate, ''Howard Tate'' (Atlantic, 1972) *

, ''Mumbles (album), Mumbles'' (Mainstream, 1966) *

, ''Got to Get It!'' (Milestone, 1968) * Phil Upchurch, ''Upchurch/Tennyson'' (Kudu, 1975) * Thijs van Leer, ''Nice to Have Met You'' (CBS, 1978) * Billy Vera, ''Storybook Children'' (Atlantic, 1968) * Harold Vick, ''After the Dance'' (Wolf, 1977) * Cedar Walton, ''Beyond Mobius'' (RCA Victor, 1976) * Clarence Wheeler, ''The Love I've Been Looking For'' (Atlantic 1971) * Michael White (clarinetist), Michael White, ''How Strong We Believe'' (Electric Bird, 1991) * Cris Williamson, ''Cris Williamson'' (Ampex, 1971)

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