Sax for Stax
2008 studio album by Gerald Albright
Sax for Stax is the thirteenth studio album by Saxophonist Gerald Albright issued in 2008 by Peak Records .[ 1] The album rose to No. 4 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, No. 7 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart and No. 24 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Critical reception
Sax for Stax was nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Album at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards in 2009.[ 7]
Track listing
"Theme from "The Men"" (Isaac Hayes ) - 5:08
"Knock on Wood " (Eddie Floyd , Steve Cropper ) -4:04
"Never Can Say Goodbye" (Clifton Davis) - 4:17 (Featuring Will Downing )
"Memphis Passion" (Gerald Albright) - 4:54
"Respect Yourself" (Luther Ingram , Mack Rice ) - 5:05 (featuring Ledisi )
"I Stand Accused" (William Butler, Jerry Butler ) - 5:11
"Cheaper to Keep Her" (Mack Rice) - 4:22
"Walkin' Down Beale Street" (Gerald Albright) - 4:30
"What You See Is What You Get" (Tony Hester) - 4:50 (featuring Philip Bailey )
"Who's Making Love?" (Bettye Crutcher , Don Davis, Homer Banks , Raymond Jackson ) - 4:16
"W.C. Handy Hop " (Gerald Albright) - 4:36
Personnel
Gerald Albright – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, arrangements (1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11), flute (3, 4. 6), percussion (4, 11), bass (6, 8), vocal arrangements (6), horn arrangements (10)
Tracy Carter – keyboards (1, 2, 3, 5, 7-11)
Rex Rideout – keyboards (2, 5, 6, 9, 10), arrangements (2, 5, 6, 9, 10)
Arlington Jones – keyboards (4)
Errol Cooney – guitars (1)
Rick Watford – acoustic guitar (4), electric guitar (4), guitars (8, 11)
Darrell Crooks – guitars (6)
Melvin Lee Davis – bass (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10)
Teddy Campbell – drums
Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 2, 3, 5-10)
Kirk Whalum – tenor saxophone (8)
Mark Cargill – strings (1, 3, 6, 9), string arrangements (1, 3, 6, 9)
Will Downing – vocals (3)
Ledisi – vocals (5)
Selina Albright – backing vocals (6)
Philip Bailey – vocals (9)
Mabvuto Carpenter – additional backing vocals (9)
Production
Andi Howard – executive producer
Mark Wexler – executive producer
Gerald Albright – producer (1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11), recording
Rex Rideout – producer (2, 5, 6, 9, 10), recording
Marc Green – recording
Steve Sykes – recording
Josh Blanchard – assistant engineer
Seth Presant – assistant engineer
Don Murray – mixing
Eric Boulanger – mastering
Sangwook "Sunny" Nam – mastering
Valerie Ince – label coordinator
Yvonne Wish – project coordinator
Sonny Mediana – cover design, package design
Carl Studna – photography
George Duke – liner notes
Ross Moss – management
Chapman Management – management
Studios
Recorded at Castle Oaks Productions (Calabasas, California); KAR Studios (Sherman Oaks, California); Bright Music Studios (Moonpark, California); CCI Media (Torrance, California); The Green Room (London, UK).
Mixed at G Studio Digital (Studio City, California); The Firehouse (San Francisco, California).
Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Ojai, California).
References