Gerald Albright
Sax For Stax
Label: Concord Jazz
Release Date: June 24, 2008
Official Site: www.geraldalbright.com
Social Site: www.myspace.com/geraldalbright
Core Info
On June 24, Peak Records (Concord Music Group) released Sax for Stax, the latest album from one of the most respected and sought after Jazz / R&B crossover saxophonists, Gerald Albright.
Consisting of eight passionately rendered covers of Stax classics, plus three originals written with Memphis in mind, Sax for Stax pays tribute to the legendary Memphis-based record label that defined Southern soul from the 1950s to the mid 1970s, coinciding with Concord Music Group’s re-launching of the Stax label, and also Stax’s 50th anniversary. Co-produced by Rex Rideout and featuring guest appearances from Earth Wind & Fire’s Philip Bailey on ‘Whatcha See is Whatcha Get’ - a 1971 hit by vocal quintet The Dramatics, Will Downing on ‘Never Can Say Goodbye’ - a Top 5 hit for Isaac Hayes and R&B vocalist Ledisi, who duets with Albright on the Staple Singers classic ‘Respect Yourself’.
MP3s
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Knock on Wood - Sax For Stax | |
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Respect Yourself - Sax For Stax |
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Sax For Stax Cover Art (Web-Res, jpg) |
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Gerald Albright Promo Photo (Web-Res, jpg) Photo Credit: Carl Studner |
