Horn section for Earth, Wind & Fire
The Earth, Wind & Fire Horns is the main horn section for the band Earth, Wind & Fire . The horn section has also played alongside artists such as Whitney Houston , P Diddy , Queen Latifah and Kelly Clarkson .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] The horn section should not be confused with the EWF Horns which were the first main horn section from 1975 to 1983, later known as the Phenix Horns .
History
The Earth, Wind & Fire Horns were established in 1987 by Maurice White as Earth, Wind & Fire 's new horn section. Composed of tenor saxophonist Gary Bias , Reggie Young on trombone and trumpeter Raymond Lee Brown the horn section at first featured on Earth, Wind & Fire's 1990 studio album Heritage .[ 1] [ 3] [ 4]
During 2004 Raymond Lee Brown left the Earth, Wind & Fire Horns to be replaced by Bobby Burns Jr.[ 1]
Solo works
The Earth, Wind & Fire Horns' trio performed on Whitney Houston 's 1990 album I'm Your Baby Tonight .[ 5] They went on to play on MC Hammer 's 1991 Too Legit to Quit .[ 6] The horn section also performed on jazz guitarist Norman Brown 's 1992 album Just Between Us ,[ 7] saxophonist Kirk Whalum 's 1993 album Caché ' ,[ 8] and Salif Keita 's 1993 Amen .[ 9] The Earth, Wind & Fire horns then performed upon jazz guitarist Norman Brown's 1994 album After The Storm ,[ 10] and his 1996 album Better Days Ahead .[ 11] Additionally horn section members Brown and Young played on Quincy Jones 's 1995 Q's Jook Joint [ 12] and Babyface 's 1996 album The Day .[ 13] On March 6, 1997 the Earth, Wind & Fire horns played at Ghana 's 40th anniversary of independence gala held in its capital city of Accra alongside artistes such as Miriam Makeba and Joseph Hill of Culture .[ 14]
The Earth, Wind & Fire Horns later featured on British girl group Cleopatra 's 1998 album Comin' Atcha! ,[ 15] Puff Daddy 's 1999 album Forever [ 16] and Lionel Richie 's 2000 album Renaissance .[ 17] [ 18] They also played on guitarist Paul Jackson Jr. 2003 album Still Small Voice [ 19] and Queen Latifah 's 2004 The Dana Owens Album .[ 20] [ 21] Additionally, horn section members Bias and Young featured on Anita Baker 's 2004 album My Everything and Queen Latifah's 2007 album Trav'lin' Light .[ 22] [ 23] The Earth, Wind & Fire horns also played on Kelly Clarkson 's 2017 album Meaning of Life .[ 24]
References
Notable members
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