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Pushing the Envelope (album)

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Pushing the Envelope
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 15, 2010
RecordedUnknown
GenreJazz, R&B
LabelHeads Up Records
ProducerGerald Albright
Gerald Albright chronology
Sax for Stax
(2008)
Pushing the Envelope
(2010)
24/7
(2012)
Singles from Pushing the Envelope
  1. "I Found the Klugh"
    Released: 2010
  2. "Highway 70"
    Released: 2010

Pushing the Envelope is the twelfth studio album by saxophone player Gerald Albright. It was nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Album at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2011.[1]

Guests

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Guests on the album include:

Track listing

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All songs written by Gerald Albright, except where noted.

  1. "What Would James Do?" - 5:32 (featuring Fred Wesley)
  2. "Get on the Floor" (Michael Jackson, Louis Johnson) - 4:56
  3. "Bobo's Groove" - 5:02
  4. "Capetown Strut" - 4:52
  5. "Close to You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 4:57
  6. "I Found the Klugh" - 5:36 (featuring Earl Klugh)
  7. "Embrace the Spirit" - 6:01
  8. "The Road to Peace [A Prayer for Haiti]" - 5:10 (featuring George Duke)
  9. "Highway 70" - 4:53
  10. "From the Soul" - 5:40

Personnel

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  • Gerald Albright – alto saxophone (1-4, 6-10), baritone saxophone (1-4, 6, 7, 9, 10, tenor saxophone (1-4, 6-10), keyboards (1, 4, 6, 7, 8), bass guitar (1, 2, 3, 5-8, 10), drum programming (1), synthesizer programming (2, 3), EWI controller (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9), backing vocals (4), synthesizers (5), soprano saxophone (5, 8), percussion programming (6, 8)
  • Tracy Carter – keyboards (1-5, 7-10)
  • Luther Hanes – keyboards (6)
  • George Duke – acoustic piano (8)
  • Rick Watford – guitars (1, 2, 3, 6-10)
  • Earl Klugh – acoustic guitar (6)
  • Ricky Lawson – drums (2-10)
  • Fred Wesley – trombone (1)
  • Mark Cargill – string section (2, 5), string arrangements and conductor (2, 5)
  • Selina Albright – backing vocals (2, 5)

Production

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  • Mark Wexler – executive producer
  • Gerald Albright – producer, arrangements, recording
  • Yuya Morishita – drum recording (2-10)
  • Greg Cook – string recording (2, 5)
  • Erik Zobler – piano recording (8)
  • Don Murray – mixing
  • Sangwook "Sunny" Nam – mastering
  • Larissa Collins – art direction
  • Albert J. Roman – cover design
  • Lori Stoll – photography
  • Steve Chapman and Chapman Management – management

Studios

  • Recorded at Bright Music Studios (Castle Rock, Colorado).
  • Drums recorded at Ahhsum Studios (West Covina, California).
  • Strings recorded at CCI Media (Torrance, California).
  • Piano recorded at LeGonks West (Hollywood, California).
  • Mixed at G Studio Digital (Studio City, California).
  • Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Ojai, California).

References

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  1. ^ "53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards". The Recording Academy. Retrieved 2024-02-10.