24/7 (Gerald Albright and Norman Brown album) explained

24/7
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Gerald Albright & Norman Brown
Cover:	File:24-7 (Gerald Albright and Norman Brown album).jpg
Released:	June 19, 2012
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	51:12
Label:	Concord Jazz
Producer:	Gerald Albright, Norman Brown, Herman Jackson

24/7 is a collaboration album by Gerald Albright & Norman Brown. The album was nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Album at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards.^[1]

Track listing

1. "In the Moment" (Gerald Albright) - 4:47
2. "Keep it Moving" (Herman Jackson) - 5:03
3. "Perfect Love" (Norman Brown, Dr. Farid Zarif) - 4:29
4. "Buenos Amigos" (Albright) - 5:20
5. "Tomorrow" (The Brothers Johnson) - 5:53
6. "Yes I Can" (Brown) - 4:38
7. "24/7" (Albright) - 5:59
8. "Champagne Life" (David Dorohn, Shaffer Smith) - 5:22
9. "The Best Is Yet to Come" (Brown, Jeanette Harris) - 4:41
10. "Power of Your Smile" (Albright) - 5:00

Personnel

• Gerald Albright – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, EWI, programming, bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals, arrangements, horn arrangements
• Norman Brown – guitars, rhythm guitar
• Phil Davis – keyboards
• Tracy Carter – keyboards, arrangements
• Herman Jackson – keyboards, arrangements, horn arrangements
• Mark Cargill – programming, strings, harp
• Rick Watford – guitars, rhythm guitar
• Byron Miller – bass
• Ricky Lawson – drums
• Charles Streeter – drums
• Jay Williams – drums
• Ray Ysalas – percussion
• Jeanette Harris – horn arrangements
• Selina Albright – vocals, backing vocals
• Rochella Brown – vocals
• Demille Cole-Heard – vocals

Production

• Mark Wexler – executive producer
• Gerald Albright – producer, engineer
• Norman Brown – producer, engineer
• Herman Jackson – producer, engineer
• Tracy Carter – engineer
• Phil Davis – engineer
• Ricky Lawson – engineer
• Michael Vail Blum – engineer, mixing
• Rick Watford – engineer
• Jay Williams – engineer
• Don Murray – mixing
• Paul Blakemore – mastering
• Michael Stever – music copyist
• Larissa Collins – art direction
• Albert J. Roman – package design
• Lori Stoll – photography

Charts

Year-end

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jazz festival salutes Gerald Albright . October 10, 2019 . Cape Gazette . 2022-07-24 . He has been nominated for several other Grammys, including in 2008 for New Beginnings and in 2009 for Sax for Stax. Subsequent Grammy nods were earned for 24/7 in 2012 and Slam Dunk in 2014. His latest release, 30, commemorates 30 years since the release of his debut CD, Just Between Us..
2. https://www.billboard.com/biz "Billboard Biz"
3. Web site: Jazz Albums – Year-End. 2012. Billboard. October 5, 2018.
4. Web site: Jazz Albums – Year-End. 2013. Billboard. October 5, 2018.